Upon receiving the call, Liu Fenxiu and her husband Yu Jun rushed over immediately after getting off work.
Yu Jun felt an almost intimate connection with his aunt and uncle, as if he were seeing his own parents.
From the moment he entered the door, Yu Jun practically stayed by the side of the elderly couple, Feng Chungu and Liu Guifang.
Lu Wanling found it very strange to see her second cousin's husband being so affectionate.
So, while her in-laws were surrounded by her three cousins, she secretly leaned over to her husband's ear and whispered, "Why do I feel like my second cousin's husband is as affectionate towards Mom and Dad as he is towards his own parents?"
Upon hearing his wife's words and looking at his second cousin's husband, Feng Haidong couldn't help but let out a wry smile.
Then Feng Haidong whispered in his wife's ear, "You don't know, my second brother-in-law got into some trouble back then. At that time, my parents had already returned to the countryside from the provincial capital. My second sister went to the countryside to find my parents in order to save her brother-in-law. Later, my father came to the provincial capital in person and found some old connections to clear my second brother-in-law's case."
Upon hearing this, Lu Wanling was taken aback and looked at her father-in-law, who was now just an old farmer in the countryside, with disbelief.
"What did Dad do for a living in the provincial capital? What organization did he work for?"
Feng Haidong told his wife in a low voice, "I haven't told you this because my parents felt it was unnecessary to mention my past work. I used to work in the provincial household registration department."
This was the first time I had heard that my father-in-law used to work in the provincial capital.
This information truly shocked Lu Wanling.
However, upon further reflection, Lu Wanling gradually realized that although her father-in-law looked like an old farmer on the surface, he had a very dignified manner in his speech and behavior.
My father-in-law was particularly open-minded, especially when it came to concepts of remembrance.
Lu Wanling felt that this might be related to her father-in-law's past work in the provincial government.
While Feng Haidong and his wife were chatting quietly, the three older cousins had already been lectured by the elderly couple.
Liu Guifang said earnestly to her eldest and second nieces, "Dazhen and Erxiu, you two sisters have always been close since childhood. How come you can still have such little squabbles now that you're in your forties?"
Faced with their aunt's reprimand, Liu Fenzhen and Liu Fenxiu dared not refute her at all.
Liu Guifang continued, "Erxiu, Dazhen is in trouble now. Your family is the best among the three sisters in the provincial capital. If you can help, please do so, okay?"
Liu Fenxiu quickly said, "I know, Aunt. Later, I also asked Yu Jun to help my older sister."
Yu Jun, standing to the side with a smile, said, "Yes, yes, Auntie, it was Xiu who asked me to get the license done for my older sister and bring it over."
Liu Guifang nodded and said, "That's good. When you have time in the future, bring your friends to Dazhen's food stall to support her."
Yu Jun immediately agreed: "Okay, Auntie, I'll definitely bring my colleagues when I have time."
Liu Fenxiu also stated that she would bring her friends and colleagues over.
Liu Fenlin and Yue Kang, a married couple, also said they would bring friends to support them.
Liu Guifang then looked at Liu Fenzhen and said, "Dazhen, you are the eldest sister, so be more tolerant of your younger sisters. After all, they can help support you, but you still have to run the business yourself. We rely on our own hands to work, so don't feel inferior just because you're doing business. You should stand tall and do business with integrity."
Listening to her mother-in-law's words, Lu Wanling couldn't help but whisper to her husband, "Mom, it seems she can't read, right?"
Feng Haidong smiled and replied to his wife: "Although Mom is illiterate, she did live in the provincial capital with Dad, and later moved around to many places. She met many educated people, so Mom is also educated."
Lu Wanling said, "What I mean is, although Mom is illiterate, she speaks very eloquently."
Feng Haidong nodded and said, "Of course, Mom is the backbone of our family, and she has always been very reserved."
While everyone was talking, Lu Yue stayed by her aunt and uncle's side.
Seeing her aunt and uncle whispering to each other, Lu Yue felt ignored and snuggled into her aunt's arms, saying, "Aunt, Uncle, why aren't you talking to Yueyue?"
Hearing her niece's words, Lu Wanling looked down at her niece and smiled, saying, "I'm sorry, Aunt and Uncle have both neglected our Yueyue."
Lu Yue then added, "Auntie, so many aunties came today!"
Feng Haidong laughed and said, "That's right, those three are also aunts, namely the eldest aunt, the second eldest aunt, and the third eldest aunt."
Lu Yue tilted her head back and thought for a moment before saying, "Why do I have so many aunts?"
Feng Haidong and Lu Wanling both laughed when they heard this.
Feng Haidong said to his little niece, "Your brother Fanfan asked the same question before. Maybe it's because you two are more favored by your aunt."
Hearing this, Liu Fenxiu, the second cousin, turned to Feng Haidong and asked, "Haidong, didn't your Fanfan come along?"
Feng Haidong shook his head and said, "Second sister, Fanfan still has to go to school, so we didn't bring him. We'll bring him over when he's on vacation."
After dealing with the issues of the Liu Fenzhen and Liu Fenxiu sisters, it was almost time for Liu Fenzhen to set up her food stall, so everyone decided to help her.
During the process of setting up the stall, Feng Haidong was busy running around, as if he were setting up a stall at his own home.
Seeing this, Liu Fenzhen couldn't help but feel that she hadn't spoiled her cousin Feng Haidong for nothing.
Feng Haidong and his group set up all the food stalls, and the children from his second and third cousins' families also came over after school.
My second cousin, Liu Fenxiu, has a son who is two years older than my third cousin's daughter. He is currently a senior in high school and his name is Yu Xiangyang.
On their way here, Yu Xiangyang and his sister Yue Rujuan had already heard Yue Rujuan talk about their uncle Feng Haidong, so they wanted to meet him as soon as they arrived.
Before they could exchange more than a few words, Ma Bangcheng interrupted them: "Auntie, Uncle, let's eat first. This food stall mainly caters to the night market, so there aren't many customers right now."
Feng Haidong laughed and said, "That's the same as where we are. We only start getting passengers around 8 or 9 pm, and the peak time is usually after 10 pm."
Liu Fenzhen said, "We usually have another group of people here around two or three in the morning."
Ma Bangcheng said, "Yes, yes, there were even more guests at that time."
Upon hearing this, Feng Haidong couldn't help but exclaim, "This is truly the provincial capital! Back home, people start packing up around 3 PM."
Feng Chun-gu said, "Then let's eat first. If you adults and children want to chat, you can chat slowly after you finish eating."
The whole family sat around a large table. Liu Fenzhen showed off all her signature dishes, and the prepared braised dishes were also served. Finally, she specially prepared "Cola Chicken Wings" for Lu Yue, saying that she learned it from a chef in the provincial capital.
Once all the dishes were served, Liu Fenzhen sat down, and Feng Haidong raised his glass and said, "Come on, let's all raise our glasses and toast to our reunion with our three cousins in the provincial capital."
Everyone smiled, raised their glasses, and shouted in unison, "Cheers!"
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