“I ordered an eight-inch cake according to your instructions. When I went to pick up the cake today, I saw that other people’s children’s birthdays were all ordered a ten-inch cake, which looked more impressive. Let’s order a ten-inch cake for Xiao Wu’s birthday next year.”
Feng Chenghai came back after taking the cake. He was carrying two bags of fruit in his hand, one bag of apples and oranges, and a smaller bag of cherries.
“Why waste that money? Let alone an eight-inch cake. There are only a few of us at home. We may not be able to finish a six-inch cake.”
Qiu Xia came out of the kitchen and took the box of cakes from Feng Chenghai’s hand.
“Quickly wipe the sweat from your face. It’s already autumn. Why do you still sweat so easily?”
She glared at Feng Chenghai angrily and then handed him two tissues.
“Physical constitution.”
Feng Chenghai chuckled, thinking that he had made the right choice to marry this wife. In the past, the two men in the family had lived a rough life.
When they were busy, dirty clothes piled up like a mountain, so they could only pick out a few relatively clean ones to wear. Now it is different.
The clothes were always neatly folded in the closet, smelling of a fragrant smell of detergent, and the old yellow stains on the collar and cuffs were scrubbed clean.
When he went out, old friends said that he looked brighter.
Not only that, but now when he occasionally worked overtime, someone would call to ask about his well-being, and when he returned home in the middle of the night, there would always be a hot supper prepared.
In the past, there was only his only son in the family, and even if he cared about others, he would not think as carefully as a wife.
“By the way, where are Xiao Wu’s classmates?”
According to Feng Chenghai’s meaning, his daughter could invite a few more good classmates to the house, but not long after school started, Qiu Wu wanted to invite her current deskmate to come over for her birthday this time.
“She is already here. She is in Qiu Wu’s room now. I’ve almost finished cooking this dish. Why don’t you call the two children out and have some drinks first?”
There was a pot of stewed pig’s trotter soup in the kitchen, as well as the main dish of sweet and sour fish that was to be eaten while it was hot.
Qiu Xia told her husband and ran back to the kitchen to continue cooking.
“Xiao Wu, come out to eat with your classmates.”
Feng Chenghai went to the bathroom and wiped his face with a towel, and then he knocked on Qiu Wu’s door and shouted at the door. His words just happened to interrupt Jiang Baobei’s memories.
“Let’s go out. I saw my mother bought a pig’s trotter this morning. The pig’s trotters she stewed are delicious.”
Ah Wu took Jiang Baobei’s hand and went out, excitedly introducing her mother’s specialty dishes to her.
Jiang Baobei used to love this soybean stewed pig’s trotter the most, but she hadn’t eaten this dish for eight years.
Jiang Baobei pursed her lips, pretended to be excited and expectant, and followed Qiu Wu out.
“Uncle, this is my classmate. Her name is Jiang Baobei.”
Qiu Wu introduced Jiang Baobei to Feng Chenghai.
“Baobei? Your parents must love you very much if they gave you such a name.”
Feng Chenghai smiled. Many people might call their children so affectionately in private, but few people would directly use it as their child’s first name.
Calling your child a treasure showed how much parents loved their children.
“Well, my Dad is very good to me.”
Jiang Baobei nodded. When she mentioned the original father, Jiang Fugui, she finally diluted a little of the loneliness in her heart.
“You two are both good children. You should supervise each other and make progress together in school from now on.”
Feng Chenghai smiled and said a few polite words.
“Old Feng, don’t just focus on eating. Pour a drink for Qiu Wu’s classmate and pick up some dishes.”
Qiu Xia brought out the freshly made sweet and sour fish and greeted Jiang Baobei warmly: “Don’t be polite. Just treat your Uncle’s house like your own home.”
“I bought this fried crispy pork from a delicatessen. That delicatessen is very famous. I heard it’s a popular online store. There are long queues every day. Children of your age especially like to eat this kind of fried food. I don’t know if this dish suits your appetite. I bought a lot today. If you like it, take some back later. It’s also a good snack.”
Seeing that Jiang Baobei didn’t take the initiative, Qiu Xia was particularly affectionate and used unused chopsticks to help her pick up a large piece of crispy pork on the plate in front of her.
“Yeah, it’s delicious.”
In comparison, Qiu Wu was much more proactive. She picked up a chopstick of crispy pork for herself and ate it with relish.
“Thank you.”
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