Feng Haidong originally planned to spend a week in the provincial capital with his wife and parents.
However, after he finalized his plan to open a shop in the provincial capital, his wife confirmed that everything was in order and urged him to go back first.
Feng Haidong never expected that his wife would ask him to go home first to prepare for opening the shop.
Hearing his wife urging him to go home first, Feng Haidong looked at her and said, "Actually, there's really no need to rush. I can stay with you a little longer. I also want to take you and Mom and Dad to stroll around the pedestrian street."
Lu Wanling said, "I know you want to be with me and take care of me, but the key thing right now is for you to open your shop. Since you have a complete plan, it's better to finalize the opening of your shop sooner rather than later."
Feng Haidong said, "But if I go back now, it's impossible for me to prepare the money and come back immediately."
Lu Wanling said, "That's why I'm letting you go back first. Think about it, you'll need some time to prepare when you go back, right? It's already November, and it will take you some time to raise the money. Then you'll need to prepare for things like renovations when you come back, and all of these things take a lot of time."
If you hurry, you might be able to open before New Year's Day. That way, with increased foot traffic on the pedestrian street during New Year's, your store in the provincial capital might be able to gain some recognition.
Feng Haidong was somewhat surprised: "You've already thought about opening on New Year's Day?"
Lu Wanling said, "Of course! Look at your family's restaurant, didn't it suddenly become famous thanks to the National Day holiday? If the branch in the provincial capital makes good use of New Year's Day, maybe it can replicate the success of your family's National Day business."
Feng Haidong was somewhat surprised to hear his wife say that.
However, he remained conservative, saying, "It's not easy to replicate the situation at home during the National Day holiday. After all, we know the people and place at home very well, and we've already been operating for several months and have established a reputation."
Moreover, we have the support of relatives and friends, and we live in a small city, so our reputation can easily spread.
The provincial capital is a much larger city, and we are completely unfamiliar with the area.
So replicating the National Day celebrations at home is really not easy.
Hearing this, Lu Wanling couldn't help but say, "Why do you always say discouraging things? Can't you just try your best?"
Feng Haidong was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "I'm not saying anything discouraging."
Originally, Feng Haidong was going to continue presenting the facts and reasoning, but he felt that it was not a good idea, so he simply said, "Okay, let's work hard and try to think positively about everything."
Upon hearing her husband's words, Lu Wanling immediately smiled and said, "That's right, you should go back and prepare properly."
Seeing his wife's insistence, Feng Haidong had no choice but to agree to go back ahead of schedule.
Having already completed their medical examinations, the elderly couple heard that Feng Haidong was going back early, so they naturally decided to go back with him.
Feng Haidong said, "Mom and Dad, if you don't want to come back with me, you can stay in the provincial capital for a few more days and spend some time with Wanling."
Lu Wanling also said, "Yes, yes, Mom and Dad, don't rush back. I feel a little embarrassed to stay at my third sister's house alone."
Liu Guifang said, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Just treat your third sister's house as your own. If you need anything, just tell your third sister directly. If you need money, ask Haidong to leave you some extra."
At this point, Liu Guifang lowered her voice and asked, "Wanling, is it okay if Yueyue stays with you? Or should we take Yueyue back? We can take care of her in town anyway, or Haidong can take her back and help look after her when he gets back?"
Lu Wanling said, "Mom, it's okay. I can take good care of Yueyue. Besides, my third sister and brother-in-law can help, and Rujuan will also help take care of Yueyue."
Then Lu Wanling looked outside and made sure her little niece was having a great time playing with her older sister.
She lowered her voice and said, "The main thing is that Yueyue seems very lively now, but she always cries when I'm not around at night. It will be a lot of trouble for you to take her back at night."
Liu Guifang said, "These past few days you've been in the hospital, and I've been sleeping with Yueyue at night. I haven't seen her fussing."
Lu Wanling said, "Mom, that's because she lives not far from me. She can see me when she gets up in the morning and comes to the hospital. If she went back with you, she would definitely make a fuss if she couldn't see me."
Feng Haidong knew in his heart that not only could his niece Lu Yue not be separated from his wife, but his wife could also be somewhat inseparable from his niece.
So Feng Haidong said, "Mom and Dad, let Yueyue stay here. My third sister, brother-in-law, and Rujuan can take care of Yueyue."
Liu Guifang said, "I'm just worried that Wanling is too preoccupied with Yueyue."
Lu Wanling said, "It's okay, Mom. I still have some time. I will definitely be more careful during this time and try not to go out. It's just too much trouble for my third sister and brother-in-law."
Liu Guifang said, "What's the trouble? We're all family, your third sister won't say anything."
Feng Haidong thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll come over every weekend when I have some free time. You can call me if you need anything."
As Feng Haidong and the others were discussing things, their third cousin, Liu Fenlin, suddenly walked over.
"Haidong, what do you mean by this? Are you worried that I won't take good care of your Wanling?"
Feng Haidong quickly said, "No, Third Sister, you're a doctor, how could I not trust you? I just came to see my wife and children. Besides, I wanted to bring my son over this weekend."
Liu Fenlin said, "You brought your son over to see us? Fine, but if you're afraid of troubling Third Sister and don't tell her if you need anything, then I won't allow it."
Lu Wanling looked at her third cousin and said, "Third cousin, you've really gone to so much trouble."
Liu Fenlin said, "It's no trouble at all. Wanling, to be honest with you, it's just the three of us in our family. In the provincial capital, only my eldest sister and second sister are around, and even then, we can't visit each other often. So if you don't come, our house will be quite lonely."
After a brief pause, Liu Fenlin said, "You don't know, these past few days since you came, my daughter has said that she feels the house is more lively now, and it feels more like home."
Feng Haidong asked, "What about my third brother-in-law?"
Liu Fenlin said, "Your brother-in-law has no objection. He just sometimes feels that after his aunt's husband and Haidong went back, he was the only man left at home, and he felt a little uncomfortable."
Hearing her third cousin's words, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Finally, Feng Chun-gu, who had been silent until now, said, "Wan-ling has only been here for a few months, so please bear with the hardship, San-ya. Once Hai-dong has prepared the money, he will definitely treat you to a good meal when the business opens."
Liu Fenlin said with a smile, "My uncle-in-law finally called me 'Third Sister,' now we're family."
Everything was arranged, and the next day Feng Haidong took the train back with his parents.
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