Feng Haidong didn't come out of the kitchen until there were no more new customers in the shop.
When Feng Haidong came out, drenched in sweat, he saw that his son, Yu Xiangyang, and Yue Rujuan were all in the store, and they were all wearing aprons with the store's name printed on them.
Upon seeing Feng Haidong come out, the three children immediately greeted him in unison.
"dad."
"Uncle."
"Uncle."
Feng Haidong looked at the three children, smiled, and asked, "What are you three doing here? Didn't you go home with your families?"
Liu Fenzhen reached into the cash register and took out the tea she had prepared in advance for Feng Haidong, handing it to him and saying, "These three kids came to the store tonight specifically to help out. In Xiang Dong's words, they came to experience what it's like to work and to have a Labor Day holiday."
Feng Haidong tilted his head back and drank almost the entire glass of water.
After finishing his water and catching his breath, he said, "Not bad, our kids are starting to understand what it's like to experience work?"
Yu Xiangyang said, "Uncle, we all study with my eldest sister and Ming-ge."
Ma Ling said with a smile, "I didn't teach you anything. I think you should learn more from Fanfan."
Ma Ming also said, "Yes, Fanfan did a great job today."
Feng Haidong was somewhat surprised to hear everyone praising his son: "Feng Qifan behaved very well today? What did he do that deserves all of your praise?"
Upon hearing this, customers who hadn't finished eating couldn't help but speak up in their defense.
"Boss, your son was great today. He took the initiative to greet the customers and even took them to choose fish and crayfish. He was also very talkative and recommended a lot of delicious food to us. He truly deserves to be your son."
Feng Haidong smiled and said, "Really? Feng Qifan, don't recommend dishes to people casually. Let the customers choose for themselves."
Feng Qifan said, "I know, I'm just saying what we have, and everyone can choose for themselves."
After hearing what Feng Haidong said to his son, Liu Fenzhen couldn't help but say, "Haidong, what's wrong with you? Your son is behaving so well, and you don't even praise him? Instead, you're saying he's wrong in front of everyone. That's not how a father should act."
Feng Haidong said, "Haven't you all already praised me? How else can I praise you?"
Liu Fenzhen said, "Then you can't discourage the child's enthusiasm."
Feng Haidong said, "Alright, alright, I didn't mean to discourage him."
Ma Bangcheng spoke up for him: "Haidong, you really shouldn't have said that about Fanfan. Fanfan really worked very hard tonight. He explained to the customers what we have in our store over and over again. I think this kind of kid is really good. You should praise him more."
Feng Haidong noticed that everyone seemed somewhat dissatisfied with what he had said about his son.
He smiled and waved to his son, "Son, come here."
Feng Qifan walked up to his father.
Feng Haidong looked at his son, grinned, and patted his head: "Not bad, you did a great job today, everyone praised you like this, and you even talked about your father for him. You really are my good son."
Feng Qifan was naturally very happy to receive the praise.
"Dad, you worked very hard today too. If you get too hot in the future, come out and cool off for a bit instead of staying cooped up in the kitchen all the time."
Liu Fenzhen said, "See, your son still cares about you."
Feng Haidong chuckled and said, "Of course, this is my own son."
Feng Haidong's words amused everyone.
Then he said to his son, "Don't be proud. You did so well today and received praise from everyone. You must not be proud in the future and must always remain humble."
Feng Qifan nodded: "Yes, I know, Dad."
As the last table of customers left the restaurant, Feng Haidong's restaurant finally closed for business on May Day.
Almost everyone was extremely tired.
Liu Fenzhen exclaimed, "There are so many customers coming to the store today, and there are always waves of people queuing up. It seems like the number of people queuing outside hasn't decreased at all."
Ma Bangcheng said, "The main reason is that Haidong's crayfish and grilled fish taste good, and we are the only restaurant nearby, so customers who have been to the pedestrian street will definitely choose to eat at our restaurant."
Feng Haidong suddenly asked, "By the way, when did the newspaper staff leave?"
Liu Fenzhen said, "You still remember them? No wonder, you were too busy later today and didn't have time to greet them. We wanted to invite the people from the newspaper to stay for a meal, but they saw that there were too many people and left together."
Feng Haidong said, "I didn't expect business to be so good today."
Yue Rujuan said, "Uncle, your business is really booming today. I see that all the fish and crayfish in your fish tank have been sold out."
Feng Haidong said, "Even my uncle didn't expect this. I originally planned to use these crayfish to last for two days, but I didn't expect to use them all up in just one day. It looks like I'll have to call home and ask them to send another batch tomorrow."
Liu Fenzhen said, "I've already called. Jianxing said he anticipated our business would be good, so he prepared in advance. Hongwei will deliver the fish to us tomorrow, and Xiao Liang said he will also deliver a batch of fish tomorrow, so we can continue to operate tomorrow."
Feng Haidong smiled, clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute to his older cousin, then bowed deeply and said in a theatrical voice, "Thank you, elder sister."
Hearing Feng Haidong's opera singing style amazed everyone in the shop.
Feng Qifan, however, did not find it strange, because he sometimes heard his father singing opera at home.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him with surprise, Feng Haidong simply sang a short song for everyone.
Upon hearing Feng Haidong sing, Liu Fenzhen and Ma Bangcheng exchanged a glance.
At this moment, the couple couldn't help but recall some past events.
After Feng Haidong finished singing, everyone in the store, led by Yue Rujuan, applauded him.
While clapping, Yue Rujuan said, "Uncle, you sang so well! I didn't know you had such a good voice and could sing opera so well."
Liu Fenzhen said with a smile, "Rujuan, your mother didn't tell you about this, did she?"
Yue Rujuan asked curiously, "Auntie, what did my mom say to me?"
Liu Fenzhen said, "Of course I'm telling you, your uncle used to be a very talented arts and culture backbone. Don't think that your uncle can only write articles. He used to be a great opera singer, and he even tried to get into the provincial arts school back then."
Yue Rujuan exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, is it really my uncle?"
Yu Xiangyang said, "I think I've heard my mom mention it before."
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "That was a long time ago. In the end, my uncle didn't pass the exam, so he went back to his hometown to farm, and later he went to work in a factory."
Yu Xiangyang said, "Uncle, you have such a rich experience."
Feng Haidong said, "Haha, it's alright. Now my uncle has started doing business again, and his experience is still growing."
Then Feng Haidong said to the children, "So, children, you are like the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning. You must work hard and strive upwards, because this world will belong to you in the future."
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