Chapter 32: A Short Separation Makes You Happy

Fu Zhengtu and Zhou Linglan had just finished their conversation when Su Taotao had just finished cooking.

As soon as Fu Zhengtu walked into the kitchen, he saw three smiling cat faces.

Chenchen raised his two little black paws and asked his uncle to take him to wash his hands.

Zhou Linglan said: "Taotao, go wash your face, I'll start the meal."

Su Taotao took off her apron and said, "Mom, we still need to simmer the rice in the pot for a while. Let's serve everyone a bowl of tomato soup. Chenchen likes tomatoes, so give him two more."

"Okay, I understand." Zhou Linglan took her apron and hung it on the wall.

Fu Zhengtu looked at Su Taotao's dirty smile and bright eyes, and suddenly understood why his mother suddenly liked her so much.

Su Taotao not only washed her face, but also went back to her room to change into clean clothes. She was sweating after cooking and was covered in dust. She was so dirty that she couldn't bear to look at herself.

The kitchen at home is very big. It is warm to eat in the kitchen in winter. In summer, if it doesn’t rain, we can move the dining table to the yard to eat.

Su Taotao also likes to eat in the yard. Before eating, she rinses the floor of the yard with well water, which makes it refreshing and cool. She then lights a handful of mugwort, and even mosquitoes dare not come.

In a small farmyard like this, eating dinner in the sunset and listening to the croaking of frogs and chirping of insects is the happiest leisure time for the family.

Fu Zhengtu is not a male chauvinist who doesn't know the difference between grains and wouldn't even help if a fat man fell over.

On the contrary, he was also very diligent. He rolled up his shirt sleeves, revealing his strong and powerful light brown arms. He easily moved the table by himself, which usually required two people to carry together.

Su Taotao came back after changing her clothes and saw Fu Zhengtu already sitting next to Chenchen. The father and son lowered their heads, not saying a word, and just leaned against each other, not knowing what strange thing they were playing.

When Zhou Linglan saw Su Taotao coming back, she smiled and said to Chen Chen, "Let's eat first, and then play after dinner."

Fu Zhengtu raised his head and saw a beautiful lady in a white shirt walking towards him in the setting sun. The golden glow of the sunset shone on her pure and beautiful face, making her look like a fairy who had accidentally stumbled into a farmyard while on a calamity-free pilgrimage.

Fu Zhengtu is devoted to scientific research and has a strong mind. He is rarely distracted by anything other than scientific research. Getting married was an accident, and having a child was an accident within an accident. It seemed as if he saw his wife's face clearly for the first time.

Before, when I heard Zhou Linglan say that Su Taotao deliberately painted her face black with soot from the bottom of the pot to avoid trouble, I didn’t take it seriously.

It turned out that after not seeing him for more than two years, his wife had become so beautiful.

Fu Zhengtu withdrew his gaze.

She deserves the title of "beauty brings disaster".

The dinner was extremely rich. Su Taotao mentioned that Chenchen loved to eat pig skulls, so Chef Xu reserved a portion for him today. Su Taotao also bought a Anhui fish. She had originally planned to only eat the pig skull and stir-fry some vegetables in the evening and save the fish for tomorrow. However, in order to welcome Fu Zhengtu, Su Taotao made the fish into pickled fish and added a tomato and egg soup. These days, preparing such a rich dinner is already the standard of New Year's Eve dinner.

Fu Zhengtu didn't have much of an appetite. In the past, food was only used to fill his stomach and replenish his energy. He didn't have much concept of whether food tasted good or not, as long as he was full, it was fine.

It was not until he took a bite of tonight's meal that he was shocked at the huge difference in food. He thought of the pride on Zhou Linglan's face when she said that Su Taotao got a job as a worker in a state-owned hotel thanks to her cooking skills, and that she only needed to work ten days a month to earn a full month's salary for others.

She did have reason to be proud. Not to mention the state-owned hotels, even the food at state banquets was not as tasty as what she cooked.

Especially the sauerkraut fish, it was the first time he had seen this kind of cooking. The Anhui fish bones were fried to make the soup base, the fish soup was milky white, the fish slices were as thin as cicada wings, and it was paired with Laotan sauerkraut, which was sour and delicious. Probably considering Chen Chen's appetite, they only sprinkled a few red dried chilies on the top to garnish it, and splashed it with oil to increase the aroma and flavor. It was actually not spicy. He had eaten a lot of fish, but never had his appetite increased as much as today.

As usual, Su Taotao left the whole fish belly for Chen Chen, and even crushed it to make sure there was not a single fish bone before putting it into Chen Chen's bowl. The little guy has a big appetite, and the little guy ate a bowl of soup, a bowl of rice, and a bunch of vegetables, and his little belly was as bulging as a ball.

Su Taotao didn't dare let Chenchen eat anymore, so she let him go downstairs and play with a small ball to help digest the food.

Fu Zhengtu began to understand why Chenchen grew into a little meatball, and even he himself added two more servings of rice without realizing it. Fu Yuanhang even dipped the rice cooker's crust into the vegetable sauce and cleaned the bottom.

The family finished this hearty dinner before the last rays of sunset sank into the western mountains.

Fu Yuanhang rushed to wash the dishes, Zhou Linglan wiped the table and put away the chairs, Fu Zheng moved the table, and Su Taotao became the most idle one. She sat on the small recliner and watched Chen Chen play football, looking at the sunset in the distance from time to time.

After traveling for so long, she seemed to feel for the first time what a peaceful and peaceful life was like.

Regardless of whether there is an emotional foundation between her and Fu Zhengtu, her husband is her husband, and he is the head of the family. When he comes back, her backbone is also back. This feeling is extremely clear at this moment.

Or, she could try to trust this man.

After dinner, Fu Zhengtu took Chenchen to play origami. Su Taotao originally thought that Chenchen was very good at it, but when she saw that a few ordinary old newspapers instantly turned into a tank in Fu Zhengtu's hands, she didn't want to say anything.

There is no need for blood tests or DNA testing, they are definitely father and son.

"This is a tank." Fu Zhengtu handed the folded tank to Chenchen.

Chen Chen frowned for a rare moment, and said to Fu Zhengtu in a childish tone: "Dangke~~"

"It's about being flat, not lying down." Fu Zhengtu corrected him.

Chen Chen: "Lie Ke~~"

Fu Zhengtu: “…” Forget it, the kid is still young.

As a result, Fu Zhengtu watched helplessly as the little guy tore apart the "Dangke" in a few seconds.

Fu Zhengtu frowned, thinking about how to communicate with the boy and tell him that this was wrong behavior.

Then, he watched the little fellow restore the "Dangke" that he had just taken apart in a few moves, returning it to its original state. He suddenly realized something and said "Ah~~". His wrinkled brows also relaxed. He walked to Fu Zhengtu, tilted his head and said in a childish voice: "Dangke~~"

Fu Zhengtu: “…”

Is the two-year-old kid already so good? He has been praised for his intelligence since he was a child, but when he was two years old, he couldn't play origami to this extent.

Before they knew it, it was Chenchen's bedtime. Su Taotao assigned Fu Yuanhang a bedtime task of reading a bedtime book to Chenchen every day. The reading was not limited to fairy tales, but could also be classics, poems, or even quotations, but it had to be in standard Mandarin.

At first, Fu Yuanhang read it very stiffly and his pronunciation was not standard. Later, he followed Su Taotao and read it to Chen Chen a few times. When he encountered a word he didn't know how to pronounce, he asked her and also read along with the broadcast on the radio. In this way, he gradually improved himself over a period of several months.

Now he can read any book with clear pronunciation and intonation, which is not much inferior to the broadcasting voice. Chenchen has also gotten used to falling asleep listening to his uncle telling stories, and if Su Taotao comes across a story that interests her, she will also stay to listen.

Fu Zhengtu stood at his brother's door with his arms folded across his chest and listened for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.

When it was late at night and everyone in the house went back to their rooms to sleep, Su Taotao finished her shower and walked into the bedroom. She saw a handsome man in pajamas leaning against the head of the bed reading a book. He had unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt, revealing his strong honey-colored muscle texture. Su Taotao pinched his collar and her heart almost stopped beating!

She almost forgot about this. She and Fu Zhengtu were husband and wife, a real couple who were expecting a child together. As the saying goes, a short separation makes a new marriage better than a new one. Doing things like turning off the lights, drawing the curtains and covering the quilts were reasonable and legal.

The problem is that Su Taotao was a virgin in her previous life. In this life, she doesn't even remember how she gave birth to a child. How can she remember the wedding night? The point is, she and Fu Zhengtu are not familiar with each other at all!

How can two strangers do something like that?

"Come here." The man's clear voice was particularly distinct in this country night where only frogs and insects could be heard. It was like a furry ear pick inserted into her ears, bringing out a tingling sensation.

Su Taotao prided herself on being thick-skinned, but she couldn't help blushing. She grabbed her collar and walked over slowly: "What, what are you doing?"

Fu Zhengtu suddenly put down the book, stood up and stretched out his hand to her. Su Taotao froze in place, her breathing suddenly stagnated...