Yan Rushan became obedient. When Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong came back with the food, the atmosphere in the main room remained the same. The only sound he could hear was the old man talking to the children.
"Mr. Yan, the food is here." Gu Lingguo looked at Mr. Yan. Between Yan Rushan and his wife and the old man, Gu Lingguo chose to talk to the old man.
Yan Guofeng looked up at them, nodded with a smile, then lowered his head and kissed his great-great-grandson on the forehead.
"Let's eat, then. Where's the children's food? Has it been served?"
"The children's complementary food will have to wait a while, so it hasn't been served yet." Wang Daya said.
Gu Lingguo nodded, "That's right."
"Bring it here and let them play on the floor. They can eat however they want. They are almost one year old and it's time for them to learn to eat by themselves." Yan Rushan made the decision for the old man.
The eldest grandson had already spoken, and the old man followed suit and said, "Okay, please make another trip."
"It's not a big deal. It's what we should do." Gu Lingguo nodded in agreement and asked Fang Guozhong to help in the main room. He could go to the kitchen alone to get the complementary food. There were two portions for each child, so it would be convenient to put six portions on a tray.
After Gu Lingguo left, Fang Guozhong had nothing to do. The children were with the old man, Wang Daya, and Gong Zhaodi, so he couldn't help. The food was already on the table, and there was really nothing he could do in the main room. As for Yan Rushan and his wife, he could tell they were full just by looking at them, so they didn't need any help.
"Mr. Yan, let's go to the table first." Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi each took a child and said to the old man.
Yan Guofeng let them take one child each. Without any children to drag around with him, he stood up and walked to the table holding Li Ming. When he got to the table, he still sat at the seat of honor. As for his second great-grandson Li Ming, Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi took him away and put them on the floor covered with a mattress.
The three little guys successfully joined together and were making a lot of noise. They could roll over and over again when they were hugged together and played.
After they sat down, they did not start eating; instead, they waited for Gu Lingguo to come back so that the family could have dinner together.
When Gu Lingguo came back, he was holding a tray with six bowls of complementary food on it; they were minced meat and vegetable porridge and egg custard, the kind with more meat than porridge. There were two egg custards in each bowl, which were steamed tenderly and looked delicious.
"Give them each a bowl of minced meat as complementary food first, and then give them egg custard after they finish eating." Zhong Yuxiu reminded.
Yan Rushan and Yan Guofeng didn't even look at her. To them, their granddaughter-in-law was quite principled in dealing with children; she knew exactly how to teach and guide them.
Heavy fog!
Zhong Yuxiu had no idea what they were thinking. She was becoming more and more soft-hearted towards her children, very soft. She still expected a strict father and a kind mother, but in terms of having a strict mother, she felt that she had a lot of room for improvement.
"Okay, Comrade Zhong." Gu Lingguo brought out three bowls of minced meat and placed them in front of the three of them. He squatted down and spoke to them, "Li Ji, Li Ming, Li Zhen, the food is here. There's meat. Do you want to eat?"
The three little guys smelled the fragrance, stopped playing crazily, and looked in the direction of the scent; they immediately let go of their brothers, crawled to Gu Lingguo and sat down to wait to be fed.
Sitting in rows shows good self-awareness.
But why did he feel like he was feeding a military dog?
The well-trained military dogs are the same. When it is time to eat, as long as they see their owners playing with their bowls, they will look at their owners like this; then, they will sit in a row and wait to be fed.
It feels like feeding a dog.
Gu Lingguo suppressed the sudden thought and spoke to the three little guys, "Li Ji, Li Ming, Li Zhen, I can't feed you. Can you just eat with a spoon? Use the spoon to scoop the food into your mouth."
Li Ji looked at him, then lowered his head to glance at the bowl. Whether out of curiosity or understanding, he reached out and picked up the spoon. He couldn't control his strength well, and after a few stirs with the spoon, the mattress was covered with minced meat and broth.
"ah?"
Li Ji looked confused. This was different from when he fed them before; when he fed them, nothing spilled. He didn't eat it, so that's it.
Li, Ming and Li were two little troublemakers. Seeing their brother doing this, they also started stirring the food with spoons. For a while, the only sound was the sound of the spoons colliding with the bowls, and more soup splashed onto the mattress.
"Let them play. When they run out of food later, they'll know they can't play anymore." Zhong Yuxiu said, then added, "Comrade Gu, come and eat. Leave them alone."
"Okay." Gu Lingguo stood up and returned to the table, sitting next to Fang Guozhong.
"Let's eat."
After the old man gave the order, he started eating first, and then the others began to eat; the three little ones had a lot of fun playing with the new toys, and they had no time to notice how happily and deliciously the adults were eating.
By the time the adults finished their meal, the three little ones had almost wasted all the minced meat in their bowls; they didn't eat much, so four-fifths of it was wasted. They not only stirred it up to play with it, but also rubbed it with their hands.
It was my first time playing like this, and I giggled with joy.
Zhong Yuxiu shook her head and sighed. Fortunately, she was born in the Yan family. If she was born in someone else's family, she would probably be slapped on the hands.
Grandpa Yan looked at his great-grandchildren having fun, and although he felt sorry for the food and meat, he didn't say a word to scold them.
Yan Rushan was not so compassionate and spoke seriously: "Book of Rites, rituals are clear, rituals are true."
"ah!"
Lizhen reacted the fastest. She turned her head to look in the direction of the sound and let out an "ah" as if responding to her father.
Li Ming was more direct, he just started playing after taking a look; Li Ji was no less capable, his father and other things had no influence on him.
"That's food and meat for you to eat. Don't waste it."
Now, Li Zhen pretended not to hear and had more fun playing with his two brothers.
As a father, his authority was completely destroyed. Although these three brats were still young and couldn't understand what he said, he still felt bad. He couldn't find a way out for a while. He couldn't take a step forward, nor could he take a step back.
Zhong Yuxiu chuckled and said, "Comrade Wang, Comrade Gong, carry them out to the corridor. There's no need to put down mattresses for them. Take out the empty bowls and spoons and place them in front of them. Let them see that they have nothing to eat. Don't worry if they're hungry."
"Mom."
Zhong Yuxiu's heart softened when Li Ji called out to her, but she still had her rationality; she knew that she couldn't spoil her children blindly, otherwise it would be difficult to change them in the future.
"There's no point shouting. Comrade Wang, Comrade Gong, just watch them. There's no need to give them dinner tonight."
Comrade Wang felt a little distressed and asked worriedly, "What if she gets hungry and cries?"
"If they cry, put them in front of empty bowls and teach them not to waste food; teach them sternly so that they will remember that food cannot be wasted for playing." Zhong Yuxiu made the decision and also gave Yan Rushan a way out.
Yan Rushan felt relieved and happy that his sons were punished.
Yan Guofeng felt bad, but he couldn't persuade his grandson's wife not to punish him. As a military veteran, he understood better than anyone that a balanced approach to success was a long-term solution. He taught his children the same principles, so he could only bear the pain and get up to leave.
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