After returning home, Song Hongguo went into the kitchen and started cooking. While working, she listened to the sounds of children playing in the yard outside. She turned to Huo Minglou and sighed, "It's lively when there are too many children in the house. Usually Xiaozhi and Xiao Yuan Ke is not so lively and laughs. After the two of them finish their work, they spend their free time reading, listening to the radio, or playing with the toys I bought for them. They rarely run and jump like this..."

Huo Minglou took off his coat and wore the sweater she knitted underneath. He rolled up his sleeves to avoid getting dirty, so he put on an apron and then started to scrape the fish scales. His movements were a little clumsy. When he heard her words, he responded, " Both of them are too sensible, especially Xiaozhi, who is young and mature, has a strong sense of responsibility, has a lot of responsibilities and worries, and it is difficult for him to let go of himself and truly play like a carefree child. From this perspective, his childhood , naturally there are shortcomings, but it is undeniable that this will be of great help to his future. When he matures and becomes famous, when he looks back, he will only be grateful."

Song Hongguo thought for a moment and smiled with relief, "You're right, fish is what I want, and bear's paws are what I want too. You can't have both. You'd rather give up fish and take bear's paws."

Huo Minglou said in a gentle voice, "There are no absolutes in this world. Work hard. If you can't have it both ways, you can try to get as much as possible. Just like now, the relaxation and joy of this day will definitely stay with them forever." In their memories, it becomes a kind of spiritual enrichment for them, which can slightly make up for their regrets.”

Hearing this, Song Hongguo couldn't help but joke, "I didn't expect you to have quite an insight into parenting."

Huo Minglou said with a smile, "Actually, we all learn and sell now."

"Ok?"

"I read some books on this subject to learn how to be a competent and excellent father, but they were all just words on paper. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to accumulate practical experience."

"..."

I feel teased by my connotation.

The pairing of men and women makes the work not tiring, not to mention that the two of them are already in love, and it feels like a table of sumptuous dishes is ready in just a few words.

The main dish is hot pot fish, a large grass carp weighing seven to eight pounds. First fry it on both sides with oil, pour in the pre-mixed base soup, and cook it directly. There are also many side dishes underneath, such as bean sprouts, bean skins, Dried mushrooms, vermicelli, and various freshly pulled vegetables were served in a pot full, and the greedy children sniffed and swallowed hard.

In addition, I also made glutinous rice lotus root, sweet and sour pork ribs, tomatoes stored in glass bottles, scrambled eggs, and finally fried a large plate of French fries.

When eating, the chopsticks fly down.

Song Hongguo was afraid that they would get stuck on fish bones, so she had to remind them, "Slow down and carefully pick out the fish bones before eating them, otherwise you will suffer a lot if they get stuck in your throat..."

Huo Huaichen just swallowed a delicious mouthful of fish. The fish was covered with soup, tender and spicy, which made people want to stop. Hearing this, he was immediately troubled, "But, little aunt, the food you cook is so delicious. I I can't eat slowly, my mouth won't allow it..."

Song Hongguo couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He picked up a piece of fish, helped to pick out the thorns, and put it into his bowl, "Eat it, then you can enjoy it with peace of mind."

Huo Huaichen quickly said with a flattering smile, "Thank you, little aunt!"

When Huo Minglou saw this, he glanced at him lightly, "Can't do it? Then next time I will only bring Huaixu here, and you can stay at home and eat in the cafeteria."

"Ah? Don't, uncle, I, I will try my best to change, okay?" Huo Huaichen begged pitifully, regretting that he had just spoken, "Little aunt, please take care of uncle, he is so cruel."

Before Song Hongguo could say anything, Ling Yuan took over the words with a confused look on his face, "Why is Uncle Huo so cruel? He is obviously very gentle and never loses his temper or takes action, isn't that right, brother?"

Ling Zhi nodded "Yeah".

Huo Huaichen's eyes widened, "Gentle?"

Does his brother-in-law have anything to do with the word gentle? Yes, my uncle has never beaten or scolded them, but the children at home are subconsciously afraid of him.

He turned to look at Huo Huaixu blankly, "Brother, tell me."

How old was Huo Huaixu? He saw better than him. He raised his hand and hit him on the head, "What did I say? You just deserve a beating. My uncle is not vicious to begin with. That's called prestige."

"Prestige? What about our dad?"

"That's called majesty."

"What about our mother?"

"..."

Huo Huaichen rolled his eyes and became amused, "Why don't you say anything anymore? Don't you dare? Don't worry, my mother can't hear you. I promise I won't sue you."

His appearance made everyone laugh.

A few children finally listened to what they said. When eating fish, they were slower, but they still couldn't control their chopsticks for other things.

“This sweet and sour pork ribs is so delicious!”

"This glutinous rice lotus root is also delicious, sweet and glutinous."

"These fried potato chips are the most delicious. They are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. With these ingredients, I can eat a big plate."

"Eh? Are there still tomatoes at this time? Haven't they been pulled out long ago..."

Seeing that Huo Minglou was also curious, Song Hongguo explained, "This is saved from the summer. After cleaning the tomatoes and cutting them into pieces, they put them in a glass bottle, steam them in a basket for ten minutes, then seal them and keep them for a long time. It’s not bad. If you eat it in winter, it’s not much different from the fresh one.”

Huo Huaixu liked this dish very much. Hearing this, he nodded and agreed, "I tasted it and it is indeed similar to what I eat in the summer. I will let my mother save some for next year."

Huo Huaichen said, "Are you sure you can still eat what was saved after it passed through my mother's hands?"

"I'll tell my mother when I get home."

"Don't, don't, brother, good brother, why don't you feel happy that I was wrong..."

With him constantly joining in the fun, the atmosphere at the dinner table was very lively.

After eating, the children were very sensible and helped clear the table and wash the dishes, but Song Hongguo and Huo Minglou seemed to have nothing to do.

The two went to the main room, sat by the stove, drank tea and chatted.

After the children finished their work, they played with toys at home for a while, and then ran out to watch fish and lotus roots being fished. When they came back, they worked together to carry two baskets, one filled with fish and the other filled with lotus roots.

Ling Zhi said, "Mom, this is what my uncle and grandpa gave to our family. I counted, there are eight fish, they are not small, and the lotus root weighs twenty or thirty kilograms."

"Where are the other families in the village?"

"It's almost the same amount."

The fish could no longer be kept alive, so Song Hongguo had to clean the fish, temporarily apply salt on it, choose two thick-fleshed ones, and make fish balls and fish tofu. In addition, she also made more glutinous rice and lotus root, and waited until Huo Ming When Lou led his nephew away, he asked him to bring some to his brother and sister-in-law to try.

In addition, canned food, meat sauce, etc. were also packed in a net bag. Huo Huaichen was greedy when he saw it. When he was far away, he sat on the beam in front and couldn't help but said with envy, "Uncle, you are really rich." You are lucky enough to marry a daughter-in-law like my little aunt, but will you have to worry about it for the rest of your life?"

Huo Minglou, "..."

It sounds like he is a freeloader.

Huo Huaichen's little mouth was still mumbling, "Look at the things hanging on the handlebars, the big and small bags, they are much more than what we gave them. It seems like we came to take advantage of them, even eating and taking them, ugh , although I’m a little embarrassed, but uncle, when can we come back next time?”

"..."

Those who didn’t know, thought that my nephew loved to take advantage of others.

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