Feng Haidong, his wife, and son had no idea that his parents-in-law would come to the night market to visit them that evening.
Feng Haidong quickly invited his parents-in-law into the food stall and personally borrowed a table and chairs from Sun Yongxing's house for them to sit down.
"Mom and Dad, please sit down. I didn't expect you to come so late."
Father-in-law Lu Chengzong looked at his son-in-law and daughter, then at the entire night market, and finally his gaze fell on his son-in-law's cart. He asked, "How is it? Is your business doing well?"
Feng Haidong quickly said, "Dad, business is pretty good. Look, I just started this stall not long ago, and a lot of customers from the food stalls around here want to eat my spicy crayfish."
Lu Wanling chimed in, "That's right, Dad, business here is indeed very good."
Feng Qifan added, "Grandpa, Dad's cooking is amazing. The crayfish he makes are especially delicious."
Upon hearing his grandson's words, Lu Chengzong naturally smiled.
“My son Fanfan says his dad’s cooking is good, so his dad’s cooking must be great.”
Feng Qifan said, "Grandpa, it's not just me who says it's good, everyone says it's good."
Grandma Lin Guojin laughed and said, "Our Fanfan is getting better and better at talking now, isn't she? She knows how to promote things to her dad, doesn't she?"
Feng Qifan said with a grin, "Grandma, I'm not bragging, it really is Dad's cooking that's good."
Lin Guojin smiled and said, "Okay, Grandma and Grandpa know."
Feng Haidong thought for a moment and then said, "Mom and Dad, have you eaten yet? If not, I'll ask Brother Sun to cook a few more dishes so we can eat together."
Lu Chengzong said, "What time is it? Fanfan's grandma and I must have already eaten before we came."
Feng Qifan immediately said, "Then Grandpa, why don't you and Grandma try my dad's spicy crayfish?"
Lu Wanling said, "Yes, yes, Mom and Dad, you should try Haidong's cooking."
Feng Haidong had naturally stood up and walked to his cart.
Sun Yongxing handed him a clean plate directly from the side.
Feng Haidong also specially selected a few, arranged them on a plate, and served them to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Lu Chengzong and Lin Guojin were somewhat surprised when they saw the crayfish on the plate on the table.
On a white porcelain plate, whole, bright red crayfish are neatly arranged, making them look incredibly beautiful against the white porcelain background.
Lu Chengzong examined it carefully and said, "Not bad, Haidong, your plating is really good. Looking at it this way, the crayfish on your plate really do look like big lobsters."
Upon hearing his grandfather's words, Feng Qifan immediately asked curiously, "Grandpa, have you ever eaten lobster?"
Lu Chengzong smiled and replied, "Grandpa ate it once. It was when he went on a business trip to a coastal city in the south. When they entertained him there, they served a big lobster."
Feng Qifan became even more curious after hearing this: "Grandpa, is that lobster big?"
Lu Chengzong chuckled and said, "Of course it's big. The lobster my grandfather ate back then was bigger than this whole plate."
Hearing his grandfather say this surprised Feng Qifan greatly.
Seeing her grandson's surprised look, Grandma chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, Fanfan, stop listening to your grandpa. Come on, let's eat together and try your dad's cooking."
Feng Qifan said, "Grandma, this is for you and Grandpa. Mom, Dad, and I will eat later."
Grandma, feeling sorry for her grandson, asked, "Why haven't you eaten yet, it's so late?"
Seeing that his grandmother looked at his parents with a reproachful look, Feng Qifan quickly grabbed her hand and said, "Grandma, don't blame my parents. It's because I have to do my homework after school, and Dad has to go to his stall. So we agreed that after I finish my homework, Mom and I will come to find Dad together."
Dad said he'd ask Uncle Sun to cook me a big meal to celebrate my essay being published in the newspaper.
Upon hearing this, Sun Yongxing laughed and said, "Haha, what does Xiao Fan want to eat? As long as you can tell me, Uncle Sun will make it for you tonight. I will definitely satisfy our little writer's request."
Feng Qifan was embarrassed when he heard this: "Uncle Sun, please don't call me a little writer. I'm not good enough yet. My dad helped me revise it. I still need to learn more from my dad. My dad is the real writer."
Sun Hongyu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Little brother, you're quite modest. Your essays have been published in newspapers. You're already a young writer. I admire you."
Feng Qifan smiled and said, "Thank you, big brother."
Zhao Hongxia then asked, "What would Xiaofan like to eat?"
Feng Qifan thought for a moment and said, "I'd like to eat beef, is that okay?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Yongxing immediately said, "Haha, you want to eat beef? Well then, the question is, do you want it braised or stir-fried? How about Uncle Sun makes you both?"
Feng Qifan asked curiously, "Uncle Sun, can you still cook with me? I remember that every year during Chinese New Year, my grandma and paternal grandma would cook braised beef for a very long time."
Sun Yongxing immediately took out a pressure cooker and said, "Uncle has a pressure cooker here. It heats up very quickly. Okay, wait here, Uncle will make it for you. I'll make a braised dish and stir-fry some beef slices for you to eat first."
Upon hearing this, Feng Haidong quickly said, "Brother Sun, just make one kind; there's no need to make so many kinds."
Sun Yongxing immediately asked, "What's wrong? Are you afraid your older brother will ask you for money? My nephew's essay was published in the newspaper, how could I, as his uncle, not afford to treat him to a beef meal?"
Zhao Hongxia said with a smile, "Alright, you all just wait and see. Have a good meal tonight, don't be shy."
Although Sun Yongxing's family was very hospitable, Lu Chengzong still whispered to his daughter and son-in-law, "Don't forget to give them money later. We're all in business, and it's not easy for anyone."
Feng Haidong nodded and said softly, "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely give you the money."
Upon hearing this, Feng Qifan said, "Dad, you can use my royalties."
That made everyone laugh.
Feng Haidong said in a low voice, "Son, your ten yuan in royalties isn't enough for this beef meal."
Feng Qifan asked in surprise, "Isn't that enough?"
Lu Wanling said, "It's really not enough. Your ten yuan can only buy less than two jin of pork, and you can't even afford one jin of beef."
Hearing his mother's words made Feng Qifan feel a little disappointed.
Feng Haidong smiled and reached out to pat his son's head: "It's okay, Dad will pay for today's meal. You should work hard in the future and try to earn more royalties."
Grandpa chimed in with encouragement: "Yes, our Fanfan is still young. If she works hard, she'll definitely earn higher royalties in the future."
Grandma said, "Grandma believes Fanfan can do it."
Lu Wanling added, "Mom also believes in Fanfan."
Encouraged by everyone, Feng Qifan smiled and nodded earnestly: "Yes, I will definitely work hard and, like my father, write articles that can be published in Reader's Digest."
Feng Haidong smiled and nodded: "That's right, keep up the good work."
Everyone laughed, and at that moment they were full of expectations for Feng Qifan's future.
After everyone calmed down, the father-in-law asked Feng Haidong, "I heard from Wanling when she got home that you want to rent a storefront to expand your business?"
Upon hearing his father-in-law's question, Feng Haidong immediately understood the true purpose of his father-in-law and mother-in-law's visit that evening.
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