Li Tingting shook her head confidently: "No, your dad loves you so much anyway, he will definitely help you."
Shen Man stared at the notebook in her hand in a daze, not yet deciding whether to go home and tell her father.
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Sheng An Ning didn't take the two people seriously at all. To her, getting into trouble with Li Tingting and Shen Man was just a dimensionality reduction attack and had no technical content.
She had more important things to do, such as it was time to go see Old Master Cheng and ask him what he meant by the words he left that day.
When I returned home in the afternoon, I was surprised to find that Zhou Shuanglu, who had been living at the second brother's house, had come back. He was talking to Zhou Nanguang in the yard with his hands behind his back, and Jiguang was squatting obediently beside Zhou Shuanglu's legs.
Sheng An Ning went over to say hello: "When did Grandpa come back? Stay at home for a few days this time."
Zhou Shuanglu looked at Sheng An Ning with a smile: "I have to stay for two days to see An An and Zhou Zhou Mo Mo. If I don't come back to see them, they will not recognize me as their great grandfather."
Sheng An Ning smiled and said, "No, they have a good memory. An An always asks Grandpa when he will come home and when he will take her out to play."
Zhou Shuanglu was very interested: "Really? It seems that the little girl is very thoughtful."
He changed the subject: "I heard your grandpa came to Beijing, did you meet him?"
Sheng Anning nodded: "Yes, Grandpa, you know my grandpa too?"
Zhou Shuanglu narrowed his eyes as if he was lost in some memories. After a while, he said, "I know him. He's an old stubborn guy. I don't know if his temper has changed after so many years."
Zhou Nanguang smiled and said, "It's still the same. He's in good spirits."
Zhou Shuanglu thought for a moment and said, "We have to invite him to our house for dinner. We need to get together."
Zhou Nanguang went to make arrangements. Sheng Anning thought that since Mr. Cheng had said that, he might have some grudge against Zhou Shuanglu and might not be able to come for dinner.
Unexpectedly, on Saturday night, Zhou Nanguang said that Mr. Cheng would come over for lunch the next day at noon.
Zhou Shuanglu began to make arrangements: "Then Hongyun should buy two chickens and a fish tomorrow, and also buy some more pork belly. Grandpa An Ning likes to eat braised pork."
Zhou Hongyun nodded in response and memorized them all in his mind.
Zhou Shuanglu thought for a moment and then reminded, "One more thing, buy some bulk Erguotou with a higher alcohol content."
Sheng Anning was surprised. She didn't expect that Zhou Shuanglu actually knew her grandfather's hobbies very well.
An An stuffed noodles into his mouth, listening to his great grandfather talking about chicken and other meats. He smacked the noodles with his little mouth and quickly raised his hand to speak: "An An wants to eat too. An An wants to eat a lot of fish."
Zhou Shuanglu smiled and said, "Okay, then buy a few more fish, and I'll get the money for you later."
An An was satisfied with all this and slurped the noodles happily.
Shen Anning was still quite surprised that Zhou Shuanglu seemed to have a good relationship with his grandfather.
The next morning, Zhou Hongyun and his aunt were busy stewing meat and cleaning fish in the yard. The three children did not sleep in either. They followed Zhou Hongyun and squatted in a row like mushrooms, watching him scrape the fish scales.
Even the focused little expression is the same.
Sheng Anning washed her hands and went over to help: "Why did you buy so many fish?"
There were six or seven fish in the basin, each weighing two or three pounds.
Zhou Hongyun scraped the fish scales neatly and said, "Your grandfather was worried about me buying it, so he went to the South City Market with your father early in the morning to buy it. I don't know how many people came, but they bought so many fish and a big piece of pork belly. I think it's enough for three tables of banquets."
Sheng Anning reached out to help clean it and tear off the black lining in the fish's belly.
Zhou Hongyun was still nagging: "These three fish are used to make braised fish, and there are three left. Marinate them and eat them later. Your father went to invite your uncle and his family over early in the morning. They will probably be here soon. When they arrive, do you want to talk to your uncle and aunt about what happened in the front yard?"
Sheng Anning nodded: "Okay, I'll tell them when they get here."
Seeing such fresh fish turned into salted fish, it was a pity: "I'll fillet these later and make fish fillet porridge for An An and the others."
Zhou Hongyun didn't know how to make fish porridge: "You can make it when the time comes. I can't make it well, but it sounds like this porridge is good."
"Okay, I'll do it in a moment."
Although Sheng Anning’s cooking skills are average, she is pretty good at making soup.
Zhou Hongyun asked curiously, "Your grandfather and your maternal grandfather actually know each other. Why haven't I heard of them before?"
Sheng Anning didn't know either. When she lived in the compound before, she had some contact with Cheng Mingzhong's family, but she had never heard Zhou Shuanglu mention it, so she was very surprised.
While the two were chatting, Zhou Nanguang came over with Cheng Mingzhong's family. Wang Da was holding a live hen in his hand, which attracted the interest of the three children again.
Sheng An Ning knew that this was a hen that Wang Da had raised for a year and was laying eggs. She felt embarrassed and said, "Aunt, you should take the chicken back later. We have everything at home."
Wang Da refused: "How can I give and take back? I raised three hens today. This one lays the most eggs. You can also raise it and lay eggs for An An and the others to eat. When it gets cold, kill it and make chicken soup for the children."
Sheng Anning was still embarrassed: "That won't work."
Wang Da didn't say much to her. He took out a rope from his pocket, tied the chicken legs and wings together, and threw them on the ground for the three little guys to see.
Sheng An Ning had no choice but to let Cheng Mingzhong and the others enter the house first: "Why didn't Ai Min come today?"
Wang Da said disdainfully: "He is afraid of your grandpa. He said that he dares not eat when he sees your grandpa. He would rather eat cold steamed buns at home than come to eat."
Sheng Anning was happy: "Then go back this afternoon and prepare some delicious food for Ai Min."
Seeing Zhou Shuanglu and Old Man Cheng coming, Sheng An Ning poured some tea and started talking about what happened in the front yard.
Zhou Nanguang then realized that Wang Da wanted to buy the yard: "Do you want to buy the yard of the house in front?"
Wang Da couldn't speak to Cheng Mingzhong, so he nodded and said, "I want to buy a yard. I have three sons in my family, and we can't always live in the three houses in the yard. When we get married, we need a place to live."
Cheng Mingzhong didn’t even know that Wang Da was thinking about buying a yard: “How much does it cost? Besides, if they get married in the future and can stay in the army, they can also follow the army.”
Wang Da rolled his eyes at him and said, "Look at where they serve in the army. Which girl in Beijing would be willing to marry there? I think the front yard is also fine. We can have two families living there."
Cheng Mingzhong was glared at by her and did not dare to object anymore: "How much does it cost?"
Wang Da looked at Sheng An Ning again: "How much does that yard cost?"
Zhou Hongyun rushed to answer: "Four thousand five, the price is a bit expensive, but we have a good location here. If it hadn't happened, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to buy it at all."
Cheng Mingzhong was speechless for a moment. Four thousand five hundred, their family couldn’t come up with four thousand five hundred even if they were beaten to death!
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