Chapter 80

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After Cai Dexiang and the others left, Mei Yiliang stared straight at Feng Yiping, "Is this still my mischievous nephew?"

This question allowed no ambiguity, and Feng Yiping immediately exploded, "Who is mischievous? Let's go back and ask Grandpa and the other neighbors, okay? Comrade Mei Yiliang, you were the most mischievous in Mei Family Bay. When I was young, I was naive and did a lot of bad things under your influence. I still regret it now!"

"Alright, alright, I'm afraid of you. You really are like Uncle Three now, your mouth is just like a woman's, you won't stop until you win, right!" Mei Yiliang said with a smile.

"Who asked you to call me mischievous? Familiarity is one thing, but if you speak recklessly, I'll still sue you for defamation!" Feng Yiping smoothly recited a familiar line.

"Alright, alright, I was wrong," Mei Yiliang raised his hands in surrender, "I just want to ask, why do you know so much now?"

"Read more books, Uncle. Look at history, in which era did the land prices in big cities not rise after people became wealthy? Don't just grow muscles and not brains, okay?" Feng Yiping picked up the newspaper on the coffee table and looked at him with disdain.

Hearing his nephew's words, Mei Yiliang felt embarrassed. He took a quick step forward, "Little brat, if I can't argue with you, can't I still beat you up?"

Feng Yiping had anticipated this consequence. As soon as Mei Yiliang moved, he immediately stood up and ran out. In front of outsiders, especially his future father-in-law, future brother-in-law, and future wife, Mei Yiliang, as long as he was still sane, would absolutely not dare to chase and beat him.

"Hmph, you have your strategies, I have my countermeasures!"

He slowed down as soon as he rushed out the door, almost colliding with Cai Hong, "What's going on? Did your uncle bully you?"

"Yes, yes, Auntie, help me bully him back!" Cai Hong, holding a plate, smiled, "Sure, come, here are some freshly fried lotus root patties, have some to tide you over."

"Thank you, Auntie, you're so good to me!" Feng Yiping was really hungry; at school, he would have already had dinner by this time.

Cai Hong walked into the room and pinched Mei Yiliang, "You only know how to bully children, can't you be more ambitious!"

Poor Mei Yiliang, even his girlfriend was bought over. He had no way to express his frustration.

Today's fried lotus root patties were beautifully made. The ones on the plate were evenly sized, slightly yellow, and each piece had a few green scallion flowers on top. The batter on the patties was not too thick, and a light touch with chopsticks would let the meat juice seep out from the small holes.

Feng Yiping, whose stomach was rumbling, swallowed his saliva on the spot. However, it wouldn't be good to show such a gluttonous appearance in front of others. He turned and went back into the room with the plate, since Cai Hong was protecting him now.

"Uncle, you must be hungry too, come and eat. Auntie's cooking is really good, these fried lotus root patties are even better than what my mom makes. Uncle, you'll be lucky in the future!"

Of course, Cai Hong's fried lotus root patties were better than Mei Qiuping's, because Mei Qiuping had never made this dish. For any dish that required money to buy, like lotus, Mei Qiuping made it rarely.

Mei Yiliang, of course, knew this, but at this moment, he didn't dare to say a word. Cai Hong was blushing and secretly pleased!

He could only try to turn his frustration into appetite. However, Feng Yiping's words were smooth, and the only pair of chopsticks was in his hand. In front of Cai Hong, he couldn't snatch them. Cai Hong had repeatedly emphasized hygiene, and he hadn't washed his hands after coming back, so he couldn't just grab the food with his hands in front of her.

If he went to wash his hands and came back, there might not be many left in the plate. As for going to the kitchen to get another pair of chopsticks, Cai Lei's wife's mouth was not forgiving, and he didn't have the thick skin for that.

So, after much thought, he could only secretly glare at Feng Yiping, "I'm not hungry, you eat!"

Then he picked up the newspaper to block his view, out of sight, out of mind. But the smell couldn't be blocked, and he was actually hungry too, usually by this time he would have already had dinner.

Hold it, hold it, don't swallow saliva!

On the other side, Feng Yiping was eating and talking to Cai Hong. When he heard that he had been responsible for cooking for Feng Zhenchang and the others these days, Cai Hong was very surprised, "You, at such a young age, can cook? Is the food edible?"

Feng Yiping said, "What's the big deal? In our place, even elementary school kids can cook. The taste can't compare to yours, but it's still edible. My uncle could cook when he was young too, don't believe me, ask him."

Mei Yiliang couldn't remain silent at this point. This was a big issue related to future household chores. Before Cai Hong could ask, he quickly explained, "Don't listen to Yiping, I really can't cook! I'm the youngest in my family, with one older sister and three older brothers, it's not my turn! By the time it was my turn to cook, I had already left, I really can't cook!"

"It's okay if you can't cook, you can learn, right, Auntie? I learned when I was so young."

"Right, right, you can learn, there will be plenty of opportunities!" Cai Hong immediately agreed wholeheartedly.

Well, I won't say anything, Mei Yiliang could only sulk and hide behind the newspaper.

With this banter, Mei Yiliang's initial feelings were probably forgotten. Feng Yiping also reflected, was it his own behavior today that was out of line? Or was he too sensitive? Did he get excited just hearing such words?

As for whether his parents had similar feelings or doubts, he wasn't worried at all. Parents trust their children unconditionally! Especially for a child like him, who is good at studies, sensible, and considerate. All his behaviors would be attributed to one reason, "Our child is just that excellent!"

It was around eight o'clock when Old Wang from the neighborhood committee finally arrived.

Old Cai led his eldest son to accompany him in, and Cai Xin welcomed the others at the building entrance. Beside him was a girl with glasses, who seemed to work for a foreign company. When she spoke, her head was always held high, as if she wasn't talking to you but to the air.

Hearing that Feng Yiping had published a few articles, she introduced herself, emphasizing that her name was Xie Li, the "Li" in "Jasmine," not the "Li" in "beautiful," and she could also be called by her English name, "Shelly."

"Right, you're in junior high now, you should have learned English, right!"

"Learned," Feng Yiping felt annoyed but didn't want to be impolite. This was probably the most pretentious person he had ever met.

Seeing her sitting next to Cai Xin, acting coquettishly, she talked about how a few days ago, she and her colleagues went to eat a medium-rare filet mignon, which was still bloody inside but very tender, and the cheese was so delicious.

Maybe she wasn't showing off or bragging. Eating Western food was still a novelty for ordinary people at that time, and she was just sharing it with everyone.

But Feng Yiping hated this the most. "Filet mignon" and "cheese" were just grilled beef and cheese, was it worth such a long speech? It was as if eating such a meal made one rise above the vulgar and join the upper class.

Fortunately, Old Wang arrived just in time, saving him. If she continued, Feng Yiping might have said something to provoke her.

Thank you all for your support! Thank you, book friend, for your generous reward!

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