June 2, 1996, Sunday.
Today is Feng Qifan's birthday. Yesterday, the father and son appeared on the TV news together, and the family received many phone calls throughout the night.
Friends and relatives called to congratulate them, all expressing their joy for the father and son.
Feng Haidong got up very early in the morning and specially cooked breakfast for his wife and son.
I prepared a bowl of shrimp noodle soup for my son, and even poached an egg in it.
This can also be considered a bowl of longevity noodles prepared for my son's birthday.
While eating breakfast, Feng Haidong asked, "Son, where do you want to go today? Mom and Dad will spend the day with you to celebrate your birthday, okay?"
Feng Qifan was naturally very happy, nodding as he ate his noodles and said, "Okay, I want to go..."
Seeing her son's expression, Lu Wanling smiled and said, "Just finish your noodles and don't talk while you eat."
Feng Qifan remained silent and ate the noodles in his mouth.
Then he said, "Mom and Dad, can we go to the park today? I want to go to the park to play."
Feng Haidong immediately agreed: "Okay, today the three of us will go to the park for a day, and we'll have a picnic by the lake at noon."
Lu Wanling smiled and said, "A picnic? Have you prepared anything?"
Feng Haidong said mysteriously, "This is a secret for now. When we go out, I'll give you and your daughter a real surprise."
Lu Wanling and her son Feng Qifan looked at Feng Haidong in surprise.
Lu Wanling asked doubtfully, "Are you really prepared?"
Feng Haidong still did not give a direct answer: "I can't say now. Let's eat first. After breakfast, we'll prepare and I'll tell you when we leave."
Lu Wanling said, both amused and exasperated, "Why are you being so mysterious? Is there something you can't tell us?"
Feng Haidong said, "We should leave a sense of surprise; life should be fun."
Feng Qifan immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, Dad is right."
Lu Wanling said with a smile, "I think I understand now. You two are like brothers now, and you listen to your father in everything."
Feng Qifan quickly said, "No, I've always been on my mother's side."
Seeing her son hugging her as he spoke, Lu Wanling laughed and said, "How old are you? You're already a big kid whose essays are in the newspapers and whose performances are on TV news. Why are you still acting like a child with your mother?"
Feng Qifan said with a grin, "I will always be my mom and dad's child."
Feng Haidong said, "Haha, you're right. You'll always be your parents' child, so you can still act cute now."
Lu Wanling said, "Alright, alright, you two are always right. Hurry up and eat."
Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, the family of three successfully finished their breakfast.
While Feng Haidong was washing dishes in the kitchen, Lu Wanling took the opportunity to sneak into the kitchen and, when her husband wasn't looking, she carefully searched around the kitchen.
Sure enough, Lu Wanling soon found what her husband had prepared in the cupboard.
Lu Wanling looked at the neatly wrapped rice balls, some sealed braised dishes, and even pre-fried chicken pieces and wings.
She asked, somewhat surprised, "You really prepared? And so much at that?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Haidong turned around and saw his wife had found the picnic supplies in the cupboard. He immediately laughed and said, "Why did you sneak in and launch a surprise attack? That's not right. We agreed that I would show them to you when we left."
Hearing her husband's words and seeing his complaining expression, Lu Wanling laughed and said, "Hehehe, it's your own fault for not hiding it well enough."
Seeing his wife's slight smugness, Feng Haidong added, "But this is only part of it; I have more to prepare."
Lu Wanling glanced at the contents of the cupboard, then looked at her husband suspiciously and asked, "Only part of it? What else did you prepare?"
Feng Haidong said, "It's a secret. You'll find out when we leave. You and your son should go change your clothes first. Today, our whole family is going to dress up nicely before we go out."
Lu Wanling curled her lip: "So mysterious, always doing all this fancy stuff."
Although she said that, Lu Wanling was still very much looking forward to it, so she left the kitchen with a smile on her face.
After washing the dishes and tidying up, Feng Haidong changed his clothes.
When he came out of the bedroom after changing his clothes, he saw his wife and son sitting in the living room, looking expectant.
Feng Haidong smiled and said, "What's wrong? Let's go, let's set off now."
Feng Qifan stood up and asked, "Dad, where are the things you're preparing for the picnic?"
Feng Haidong said, "Didn't Mom already find it? It's in the kitchen cupboard."
Lu Wanling immediately asked, "Is that all? Didn't you say you prepared other things?"
Feng Haidong said, "Of course, I was definitely prepared."
As he spoke, Feng Haidong first took out the things his wife had seen from the kitchen cabinet, then took out some prepared fruit from the refrigerator, and even a small cream cake.
Finally, right under the noses of his wife and son in the living room, Feng Haidong lifted the cover off the dining table, revealing two lunchboxes underneath.
Lu Wanling was somewhat surprised to see her husband produce a bunch of things as if by magic.
Especially the things right in front of her, placed on the dining table, she didn't even bother to look at them while eating breakfast.
"You actually prepared so much stuff?"
Feng Haidong smiled and said, "Of course, today is our son's birthday, so we should also formally celebrate the success of his Children's Day performance."
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