Chapter 266 A place full of seafood, father and daughter meet
Father Yu laughed and scolded, "How can shrimp be sweet?"
Father Zhang laughed and explained, "This is saltwater black grass shrimp. You can eat it while it's fresh by just rinsing it with water and dipping it in sauce. The meat is slightly sweet and tastes good. When we go back home, we always make a big pot of it and eat it as a snack."
Upon hearing this, Father Yu couldn't help but twitch his mouth. They couldn't buy saltwater shrimps at all. If they wanted to eat them, they could only go to the supermarket to buy frozen ones. A box of them cost thirty or forty yuan, not even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth. They didn't even know when they were frozen, and the taste was not as good as those fresh freshwater shrimps, so they never bought them. He couldn't even imagine eating a big pot of them as a snack.
"Eat, eat, eat quickly." Mother Zhang called out, and before she started eating, she picked up a large piece of lamb chop and a large piece of fish for Yu Zhi.
The meal made the Yu family father and son almost lean on the wall.
Father Yu and Father Zhang drank two cups, and both said that it was easy to talk at the table. After a few cups, Father Yu became more talkative, and sighed with Father Zhang: "My girl was really too willful this time. She ran so far without saying anything. We were crazy looking for her yesterday, but after thinking about it, I couldn't bear to blame her. She has been helping with housework since she came back, and her mother ordered her around. But this brat, after coming back, he hid in the room playing games all day. The girl naturally felt uncomfortable with the comparison. Hey! This time I have to communicate with her properly, and then go back and give my wife a few words. She can't be so biased!"
Yu Zhi was so shocked by what he said that he didn't even dare to breathe. If he knew things would turn out like this, he would never have kept hiding in his room playing games. However, no matter how much he regretted, it would be of no use. He might as well keep his head down and behave himself.
Zhang's father advised: "Don't think too much. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. The child just didn't think it through for a while. His temper will go away in a few days. In fact, I think the children are studying and working outside now. How many times do they come back in a year? Let them have a good rest and relax when they come back. There is really no need to ask them to help with anything. Only in this way can they feel a sense of belonging to the family!"
"You're right!" Father Yu toasted Father Zhang.
After three rounds of drinking, Yu's father was afraid of getting drunk and refused to drink anymore.
Father Zhang looked at the clock on the wall and found that it was not yet one in the afternoon, so he said to Zhang Boyan, "Let's go now. It will be almost two o'clock when we get to your aunt's place. It will be less busy then, and you can sober up there."
Zhang Baiyan didn't drink a drop of wine and immediately got up and prepared.
Zhang's mother cleaned up the dishes and washed the empty plates, then changed her clothes and went out with him.
The journey to Qingpu was quite smooth. They arrived at Li Meili's farm house just after 2:00 p.m., and before the car stopped they could hear the girls laughing and giggling.
Father Yu got out of the car excitedly, and looking at Yu Yunfei picking strawberries in the strawberry garden from afar, he couldn't help but shouting, "Daughter, Dad is here to pick you up!"
Yu Yunfei was startled, and turned her head suddenly, just in time to meet Yu's father's eyes. She immediately stood up and ran over, crying with tears in her eyes, "Dad."
Father Yu was so distressed that he hurriedly coaxed her, "Don't cry, don't feel bad, don't feel wronged. I scolded your mother severely yesterday. If she is so partial to you again in the future, just tell dad and I will support you! Look, you just ran to Bai Yan's house without thinking about whether it would cause trouble to them? Fortunately, Bai Yan's family are all good-tempered. You, you!"
Father Yu tapped Yu Yunfei's head and was speechless when he saw her wearing dirty clothes that did not belong to her.
Yu Zhi shrank forward and said, "Sister, don't be angry, come back with us, I promise I won't just play games anymore, I'll help you with the work!"
"You'd better do what you say!" said Yu's father unhappily.
Just then, Li Meili came over, and the group went into the thatched cottage to make tea and eat strawberries.
Yu Yunfei washed the strawberries she had picked and brought them over, saying happily, "I picked these myself. You can try them. I only picked the big ones."
"Yes, try it, it's delicious!" Father Zhang urged.
Father Yu and Yu Zhi each took one, tasted it and nodded, "This is the kind of strawberry Yun Fei brought home last year. I have some impression of it."
"Yes!" Yu Yunfei said, and went to the fields to help Zhang Wanwan.
Father Yu hurriedly asked, "Why do you need so much? Can you finish it?"
"We are helping aunt with work!" Yu Yunfei responded and continued to work.
Yu Zhi followed him into the fields out of curiosity.
Li Meili brought some snacks and asked everyone to drink tea. Then she said, "Some people have placed orders for my strawberries now, so I have to pick several baskets every day. Especially during the Chinese New Year, there are too many orders and I am too busy. As soon as they heard it, they said they wanted to help me. I said I would cook them a big meal in the evening to reward them, haha."
"Good work! Children who study don't move much and their physical fitness is not good!" said Zhang's mother, pulling Li Meili aside to talk.
Li Meili then asked quietly: "Is that Yunfei's father and brother? Why are they here?"
Mother Zhang said with a smile: "Yun Fei is dating Bai Yan now. Although she ran away because of a conflict with her family, it's a good thing that her father is here. We can also let them see the situation here, which will make it easier to talk about in-laws in the future. From what Bai Yan said, it should be Yun Fei. We will all eat at your place. Please try to make it better. Just tell me if you need any ingredients and I will prepare them!"
Li Meili glared at Zhang's mother. "Since you are here, I will naturally entertain you well. Do you really need to prepare anything? Who do you think I am? Go away, I have to get busy!"
Perhaps because of what Zhang's mother said, Li Meili became extremely enthusiastic towards the Yu father and son. She even called Chen Jie and asked him to get some hard goods over.
In the afternoon, Zhang's mother helped Li Meili, while Zhang's father went fishing and talking with Yu's father. During this time, Zhao Guoqing came over, sat with them for a while, and then went back to work. It was almost the New Year and they were all very busy.
After just one afternoon of leisure, Father Yu felt relaxed and all his fatigue was gone. He couldn't help but sigh, "Winter is still the best here! Sitting here in the sun and fishing makes me feel so comfortable. The river is closed over there now, and some children are skating on the ice. Fishing in winter is impossible!"
As he was speaking, there was a movement on Yu's father's fishing hook. He quickly pulled it up and found a yellow-fin fish the size of a palm. Its tail kept swinging, splashing quite a bit of water. Yu's father was immediately delighted.
In the evening, Li Meili and Zhang's mother cooked a table full of authentic farm dishes. They also made soup with the yellowfin croaker caught by Yu's father. Everyone enjoyed a unique dinner.
(End of this chapter)
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