After lunch on Saturday afternoon, Feng Haidong took the children out to play again, this time inviting his third cousin and brother-in-law along, so Lu Wanling was also brought along.
Both families had a great time, taking the children to a park in the provincial capital.
Afterwards, I went to my second cousin's house and sat there for a while.
That evening, we all went to my older cousin's food stall.
Feng Haidong even brought his son to help out at his cousin's food stall.
Feng Haidong's actions made his older cousin, Liu Fenzhen, very happy.
At the same time, Feng Haidong told his older cousin about the location of the shop and also shared his plans for the next three years with her.
After listening to her cousin's plan, Liu Fenzhen asked almost immediately, "Haidong, is this three-year plan so that your brother-in-law and I can retire smoothly?"
Feng Haidong was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then he smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to guess it, big sister."
Liu Fenzhen said, "It's not hard to guess at all. After your brother-in-law and I were laid off, our only hope was to reach retirement age. I have two more years left, and your brother-in-law has three more years."
When you rent that shop, you tell the renter you'll rent it for three years at once.
You just told me about your plans for the next three years. If I still can't guess what you're thinking, I'm really out of my mind.
Feng Haidong said, "Big sister, then listen to your brother this time. We'll work together to run the shop well for the next three years. After three years, when you and your brother-in-law retire, if you still want to continue, we can renew the lease or move to another location. If you don't want to continue, I'll continue running it myself."
Liu Fenzhen smiled and said, "Of course we should keep working. In three years, your brother-in-law will only be sixty, and I will only be in my fifties. We're not at the point where we can't move yet, so why can't we continue working?"
Feng Haidong smiled and said, "Okay, then my brother and I will continue to work on this and make our store a well-known brand in the future."
Liu Fenzhen said, "Of course, we want to make it a major international brand."
The siblings then burst into laughter.
Ma Bangcheng looked at the siblings and couldn't help but laugh along.
The older cousin naturally couldn't let Feng Haidong and his son stay overnight at the food stall.
So around 10 p.m., when she saw that Feng Qifan was starting to doze off, Liu Fenzhen immediately told Feng Haidong to take his son home first, and even forced the father and son to take a taxi home.
Before being helped into the car by his older cousin and brother-in-law, Feng Haidong said one last thing: "Big sister, brother-in-law, don't worry. I'll rent the shop next month and start renovating it. Then you won't have to work so hard and stay up all night."
Liu Fenzhen and Ma Bangcheng smiled and agreed, "Okay, you two be careful on your way back."
Feng Haidong smiled and said, "Don't worry, I haven't been drinking. I'll be fine going back."
I watched my cousin and his family drive away in their taxi.
Liu Fenzhen asked her husband, "What do you think of my cousin?"
Ma Bangcheng said, "What can I say? If I say this cousin is no good, you won't fight me?"
Liu Fenzhen said, "You dare say no? Haidong has arranged everything for us, what more do you want?"
Ma Bangcheng said with a smile, "How could I say no? I really didn't expect Haidong to be so impressive now. He can think of everything and arrange everything perfectly."
Liu Fenzhen said, "Yes, my little brother Haidong has really grown up."
Ma Bangcheng added, "I'm quite looking forward to seeing what this Haidong branch will be like, and how his dishes like grilled fish and spicy crab actually taste."
Liu Fenzhen said, "Judging from Haidong's confidence, it must taste really good."
Ma Bangcheng said, "However, there is another thing I am quite worried about. The fish and crabs in our provincial capital can only be transported from other places. Isn't the cost a bit too high?"
After listening and thinking about it for a moment, Liu Fenzhen also said, "That's true. These things can't be sourced locally in the provincial capital, so transporting them here might indeed be quite expensive."
Ma Bangcheng said, "I'll have to talk to Haidong about this later, and we must take that into account when setting the price."
Liu Fenzhen said, "Yes, yes, we should tell him."
My older cousin and brother-in-law are also very business-minded and don't want Feng Haidong to lose money in the end.
On Sunday, Feng Haidong and his son did not go out again, but stayed at his third cousin's house.
Feng Qifan obediently did his homework in his room.
Feng Haidong then shared some writing tips with his niece.
Lu Wanling was sitting in the living room watching TV with her little niece.
And so the family spent a peaceful morning at home.
After lunch, Feng Haidong, with his son and carrying the gifts his three cousins had bought for him, boarded the train back home.
My third cousin's husband, Yue Kang, along with Yue Rujuan and Lu Yue, went to the train station to see them off.
When Lu Yue saw that her uncle and brother were really leaving, the little girl couldn't help but cry.
Yue Rujuan held her younger sister in her arms and wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.
Feng Qifan stood in front of his younger sister and said, "Yueyue, don't cry. When I have my vacation, I'll come to visit you and Sister Juanjuan again."
Lu Yue pouted and looked down at her brother, saying, "Okay, brother, you have to come."
Feng Qifan said, "Okay, I will definitely come."
Then Feng Qifan said to his cousin, "Sister Juanjuan, please take good care of Yueyue."
Yue Rujuan watched her cousin give her instructions like a little adult, smiled and gently patted his head, saying, "Don't worry, Yueyue is also my sister, I will definitely take good care of her."
Feng Haidong also chatted with his third cousin-in-law for a few minutes.
Yue Kang said, "Hai Dong, if this business really goes well, your family can move to the provincial capital together. That way we can keep each other company. Anyway, your business is doing quite well now, and you can apply for a leave of absence without pay at work."
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely make arrangements. And it's really not possible to move to the provincial capital for the time being, because I hope Fanfan can finish elementary school at home and then transfer to the provincial capital for junior high school, so that he can have some time to grow up."
Yue Kang was somewhat surprised: "Training?"
Feng Haidong said, "Yes, things have been going too well for this child lately. I don't think it's good for him. If I let him come to the provincial capital to study temporarily, I'll be busy with business and probably won't be able to take care of him. I might as well let him stay at home and toughen up a bit. The key is that my parents-in-law can help take care of him at home. My mother-in-law is a retired teacher after all."
Upon hearing this, Yue Kang immediately nodded: "Oh, that does work."
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "That's why I call it a three-year plan. Everything is in the planning stage, and we'll take it one step at a time."
Yue Kang laughed heartily and patted Feng Haidong on the shoulder: "Good, we all believe that you have the ability, Haidong."
After saying goodbye to his third brother-in-law, niece, and little niece, Feng Haidong led his son into the train station.
This weekend trip to the provincial capital has come to an end.
Feng Haidong said to his son at the train station, "Alright, now it's time for us to work hard. I won't bring you here before New Year's Day. As for whether you can come on New Year's Day, it depends on your performance."
Upon hearing his father's words, Feng Qifan replied with considerable spirit, "I'll come back on New Year's Day."
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