Chapter 30 I'm Your Dad
Su Taotao didn't expect that she actually slept all the way, and it was Fu Zhengtu who woke her up when she got home.
As soon as the car came to a stop, many members were already circling around Fu Zhengtu's car, talking about something:
"Is it a journey? Oh my goodness, it really is a journey!"
"Zhengtu, you're finally back. We thought you...ah, bah, bah, bah, no, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back..."
"This car is cooler than a tractor. Is Zhengtu a high-ranking official? How can he afford such a nice car?"
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Fu Zhengtu was obviously not good at small talk. He answered a few polite words and went into the house with his things.
Su Taotao followed closely behind.
The farmyard didn't seem to have changed much. It was still the same as I remembered, clean, tidy and orderly. However, there were two more roses where the vegetables were originally grown. They were blooming gorgeously, and the breeze brought a faint fragrance, a bit like the smell my wife left in the car.
Fu Yuanhang was taking Chenchen to feed the chicks. A few days ago, an old hen stopped laying eggs, so Zhou Linglan had to stew it and added two more chicks. Chenchen liked them very much and fed them earthworms three times a day by himself.
Fu Yuanhang heard the noise outside the door, but Zhou Linglan and Su Taotao were not at home, so he usually stayed there well and would not go out alone to join in the fun.
He didn't look towards the door until he heard the sound of it opening.
Seeing Fu Zhengtu coming in, he dropped the shovel in his hand with a clang and sprinted over to him: "Brother, you, you are finally back!"
The boy's eyes were red, but he was still a child after all. He couldn't hold back his tears and stood in front of Fu Zhengtu, crying loudly.
Fu Zhengtu put down the luggage in his hand, touched the boy's head, and raised the corners of his lips slightly: "You are taller and stronger."
Fu Yuanhang cried even harder.
God knows how afraid he was that his elder brother would never come back, and his sister-in-law was so angry that she really remarried with Chenchen.
Chenchen thought that another bad guy had come to bully the family. The little uncle started crying. He immediately put down the shovel in his hand, ran over with his short legs, and kicked Fu Zhengtu on the calf as if he had kicked Uncle Fu: "Bad guy~~Go away~~"
Fu Zhengtu stared at the bulging little carrot that was not even as high as his calf. When he saw his appearance clearly, he froze in place.
The photography skills at that time were not up to standard, and the photo was taken outdoors under the strong sun, so Chenchen's outline was not very clear. In addition, Chenchen had not fully grown up when the photo was taken, and was still a little thin and unrecognizable. He did not even think, "Could it be my son?"
Now the lively little fellow stood in front of him. His eyebrows, features, and the angry look on his raised face were all his reflections.
Perhaps it was because of blood connection, Fu Zhengtu didn't even need to ask, just one glance and he was sure that Chenchen was his son.
Fu Yuanhang wiped away his tears, bent down and picked up the little guy: "Chenchen, he is your uncle's brother and your father. He is not a bad person. Call him daddy."
It turns out to be his son!
Fu Zhengtu saw that Su Taotao and Fu Yuanhang did not feel homesick. He felt guilty, but not too much. Country, country, family always comes after country. He believed that his family could understand and support him.
But looking at the child in front of him with a puffy little face and angry and defensive eyes, he almost didn't dare to look directly into his clear and bright eyes. He couldn't convince himself that he didn't feel guilty.
According to the time he left home, the child must have been two years old when he saw him for the first time, or even knew of his existence. Before that, he thought he was the child of Su Taotao and another man. Fu Zhengtu felt even more guilty.
Fu Zhengtu lowered his head and looked the child straight in the eye: "Your name is Chenchen, right? I am your father."
Su Taotao was secretly amazed. Together with the letter and the meeting, this was already the longest sentence she had ever heard Fu Zhengtu say. It was really rare.
Chenchen bit his chubby fingers, tilted his little head and looked at Fu Zhengtu with curiosity, but refused to call out to him.
"Don't stand at the door, let's talk inside." Su Taotao smiled and reached out to hug the little guy, kissing his chubby white face as she walked, "Chenchen, did you miss your mother today?"
I thought to myself, Fu Zhengtu, you, the cheap dad, are trying to trick my son into calling me dad the first time you show up. How can that be that easy?
Chen Chen's attention was immediately diverted to that. He hugged Su Taotao's neck, smiled and nodded: "I miss Mommy~~"
After spending this period of time together, Su Taotao's status has become the same as Zhou Linglan and Fu Yuanhang, and she is ranked first in Chen Chen's mind.
Su Taotao kissed him again: "So good."
After all, he is her biological father. Su Taotao doesn't want Chenchen to be alienated from him, so she introduces Fu Zhengtu to him solemnly: "Chenchen, do you remember the father your mother mentioned?"
Chen Chen nodded seriously, a father like Uncle Lao Gen, the little black tan.
Su Taotao pointed at Fu Zhengtu and said, "He is Chenchen's father. Because of work, he only has time to go home to see Chenchen now, so does Chenchen want to call him dad?"
Chen Chen looked at Fu Zhengtu carefully and seriously again, and finally shook his head.
Su Taotao didn't force him. Chen Chen couldn't force him. He was smarter than other children, and naturally more defensive than other children. It was not easy to get his approval. She spent a lot of time and effort to gain the child's approval.
There is a long way to go, and sincerity will be rewarded with sincerity, and the children will definitely know it.
Su Taotao touched the child's head and said, "It's okay. Just wait until Chenchen gets a little familiar with his father before calling him."
Su Taotao changed the subject and discussed with the boy: "Mom bought fish today, and Uncle Xu left a pig skull for Chenchen. Dad is coming home today, and we are all very happy. We decided to add another dish. Should we make fried leek and eggs or tomato and egg drop eggs to celebrate Dad's return home?"
Chen Chen thought about the taste of the two dishes and quickly made a decision: "Egg drop soup~~"
Su Taotao nodded: "Okay, then mom will make tomato egg drop soup and go feed the chickens. The eggs at home depend on you."
Chen Chen nodded emphatically: "Yeah, hello, Fatty~~"
Su Taotao touched his head again and said, "Go ahead."
The little guy ran to the chicken pen with his short legs to continue feeding the chicks.
Fu Zhengtu watched the interaction between the mother and son, and his frozen heart felt like it was soaked in warm spring water. He couldn't describe the feeling, it was warm, touching, and comfortable, but in short, very strange.
"You taught him very well." He was well raised, fair and clean with a chubby face, and he didn't look like a child who grew up in the countryside.
Su Taotao thought, if you had come back two months earlier, you would never have said this, and of course it was none of her business before.
She really put a lot of effort into taking care of Chenchen.
Su Taotao didn't intend to take credit for it. Since she came here, Chen Chen is her son, and it's what she should do.
"Chenchen is very well behaved and smart." This is also the truth. Among children of the same age, she has never seen a child who is more well-behaved and smarter than Chenchen. "Didn't I send you a photo of Chenchen in advance? Did you bring him a gift this time? Children need company, and they need to be treated with sincerity. This is the first time he has seen you since he was born. If you want him to call you dad, you must first be kind to him sincerely."
Su Taotao was talking so much that she didn't notice that Fu Zhengtu's face was so stiff that it was unbearable to look at...