yournovel Chapter 493: You won't even peel an egg for me?
Chapter 493: You won't even peel an egg for me?
Chapter 493 Won't you peel an egg for me?
The restaurant was filled with a tranquil atmosphere in the early morning.
Suddenly, a series of light footsteps, accompanied by a gentle and clear voice, echoed softly into the space—
Good morning, everyone!
At this moment, Yu Huan was sitting side by side with her grandfather at the dining table, chatting.
He instinctively turned around when he heard the sound.
Lin Yourong was seen walking gracefully from the restaurant entrance towards them with light steps.
Her long, glossy black hair cascaded naturally over her shoulders like black silk, with a few wisps falling on either side of her face, perfectly framing her delicate, oval face.
Beneath her bangs, her almond-shaped eyes resembled a clear spring, and the upturned corners of her mouth revealed a row of clean, even teeth like pearls, adding a unique touch of brightness to the entire morning.
Just then, my uncle strode out of the kitchen, carrying a plate steadily in each hand.
As he watched Lin Yourong approach, a teasing smile appeared on his face, and he jokingly said loudly, "Oh, our family's beauty has arrived!"
As he spoke, his uncle bent down and placed the plate he was carrying on the dining table.
One plate held steamed buns, and the other held boiled eggs; both were steaming hot, having just been taken out of the steamer.
Lin Yourong smiled slightly, ignoring her uncle's teasing remark.
Instead, she moved gracefully towards the dining table, asking, "Uncle, what delicious food have you prepared for breakfast?"
"Homemade steamed buns, with sauerkraut and pork filling, they smell so good! And boiled eggs, served with hot milk, what do you think?" Uncle clapped his hands, enthusiastically finished his introduction, and then turned and quickly went back to the kitchen.
"Yes, yes, Uncle, you're so thoughtful to come so early in the morning to prepare such a sumptuous breakfast for us!"
Lin Yourong walked to the dining table, turned her gaze away from her uncle's departing figure, pulled out the chair next to her grandfather, and sat down.
Grandpa turned his head and looked at Lin Yourong's energetic appearance. His smile became even more amiable. He said, "Yourong, you slept well last night. Look at your energy, you're in great shape."
"Rongrong won eight hundred yuan playing cards, of course she's in high spirits," Yu Huan said humorously, with a hint of teasing.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yourong leaned forward slightly, feigning anger as she glared at him, but her eyes betrayed a smile as she said, "Sister Qing probably didn't sleep well. She complained that I always hugged her neck while we slept, waking her up several times."
Grandpa chuckled softly and said, "You've never had a proper sleeping posture since you were little. You can kick the blanket off the bed, and when you sleep with someone, you often take up most of the bed lying around."
As he spoke, Grandpa turned to look at Yu Huan, his barely suppressed amusement speaking volumes, as if silently implying that Yu Huan was in for a rough time.
Yu Huan couldn't help but smile and chimed in, "Rongrong is indeed a bit restless when she sleeps at night."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yourong gave a soft, coquettish "humph" through her nose.
My uncle walked briskly out of the kitchen, carrying a bowl and chopsticks in one hand and a dish of pickled vegetables in the other.
She placed the plate on the table and then introduced with a smile, "These pickled vegetables were pickled by Ah Yan herself. They taste amazing when eaten with steamed buns!"
Upon seeing this, Yu Huan immediately stood up, took the bowls and chopsticks from her uncle's hands, and distributed them to each person in front of their seats.
Lin Yourong picked up her chopsticks, took a bite of pickled vegetables, and put it in her mouth.
She chewed it a few times and immediately praised it, saying, "It's really delicious, crisp and refreshing, and the saltiness is just right."
"Your sister-in-law is really good at making pickled vegetables—" Before the uncle could finish speaking, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and without even touching the ground, he quickly turned around and went back to the kitchen to get the milk.
Yu Huan watched her uncle's busy back as she picked up a sauerkraut and pork bun and took a big bite.
With his cheeks puffed out, he said sincerely, "Uncle, you've been busy all morning, you must be very tired."
Uncle soon came out of the kitchen again, cheerfully placing a mug full of milk in front of everyone, and said, "Oh, this is nothing - your aunt even set my alarm for 6 o'clock before going to bed so I could get up early to prepare breakfast for you. She was worried I would oversleep!"
After saying that, he sat down at the table without using chopsticks, and casually picked up a meat bun and gently broke it in half with both hands.
The steam carrying the rich aroma of sauerkraut and pork filling instantly filled the air.
He took a big bite of the bun, his cheeks bobbing rhythmically, a look of extreme enjoyment on his face, and said indistinctly, "Xiao Yu, your mother-in-law is the main force behind making these buns, you should eat a few more."
Grandpa cracked open an egg, peeling it slowly with a faint smile on his face, and said, "Xiao Fang's steamed buns are indeed well made, with thin skin and generous filling. Back then, I didn't agree to her being with Xiao Lin. When she saw that my crying, making a scene, and even threatening suicide had no effect, she was even planning to go to Guangzhou to sell steamed buns and cold noodles."
Yu Huan was happily drinking her milk when she suddenly heard her grandfather's truly amusing words. Her throat felt like it was being choked by a sudden gust of air, and she almost spat out her milk with a "pfft" sound, completely unprepared.
He quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth, but a few drops of milk still fell onto the edge of the table.
"Cough cough..." Yu Huan coughed while trying to suppress her laughter and said, "Grandpa, I remember Dad did mention this to me before."
Seeing this, Lin Yourong smiled and tore off a few tissues.
She leaned forward, past her grandfather in the middle, and considerately handed the tissues to Yu Huan.
Grandpa glanced at this scene, his smile growing even more amiable, and began to recount the story in a gentle, detailed manner:
"That's right, Xiao Yu. Back then, your father-in-law died young, and your mother was sickly. I thought, Xiao Lin's family is so poor, Xiao Fang will suffer if she marries into them! I felt sorry for her, so I absolutely refused to agree to their relationship. Your mother-in-law is very stubborn. She said she wanted to run away from home and actually packed her bags to go to Guangzhou to make a living, claiming she wanted to open a breakfast shop."
Yu Huan casually wiped her mouth with a tissue and cleaned up the milk stains that had splashed on the table.
He turned and threw the crumpled paper into the basket. After a moment's thought, he smiled and said, "Is this probably a strategy of advancing by retreating? Mom probably already knew that although you and Grandma disagreed at the moment, you still love her in your hearts. She did this to show you her determination."
Grandpa gently shook his head, sighed with a touch of emotion, and said, "At the time, I couldn't have thought of so much. I just felt that she was too willful. I was both angry and anxious. I couldn't sleep at night, tossing and turning, thinking, 'Why is this child just like her mother! So stubborn!'"
Uncle chuckled, his eyes narrowing into slits, revealing his two signature gold teeth. He said, "Little Yu, your parents-in-law really wanted to go to Guangzhou back then. They even submitted their resignation applications and were just waiting for approval so they could buy train tickets immediately. I was in Changsha during that time, and luckily I was running back and forth every day, doing all the persuasion. I practically wore my lips out!"
After peeling the egg, Grandpa looked at the round egg in his hand, but instead of putting it in his own mouth, he naturally placed it into Lin Yourong's bowl. Lin Yourong was taking small bites of a steamed bun, her cheeks puffing out.
Noticing her grandfather's actions, she quickly raised her left hand, gently pressed her fingers against the rim of the bowl, and pushed the bowl towards her grandfather.
"Grandpa, you eat by yourself."
"You eat it." Grandpa's tone was very firm, and he immediately pushed the bowl back.
Then, he reached out and picked up an egg, cracking it on the table and creating fine cracks.
As he peeled the shells, he continued slowly, "As parents, we just want our children to be happy. But later, we felt that Xiaolin had really had a hard time, and Xiaofang was determined. If we strongly opposed it, we might really hurt her."
"Grandpa, so you and Grandma agreed?" Yu Huan's curiosity was completely piqued, and she couldn't help but interject.
Upon hearing this question, Grandpa looked up at Uncle, a slightly teasing smile appearing on his face, and said with a chuckle:
"Of course I agreed. Your uncle is such a blabbermouth. I remember right after the meeting, he rushed to my workplace and told everyone about it. There was a whole group of colleagues around, all trying to persuade me, saying that if young people are truly in love, parents should support them. If I really drove my son away, wouldn't people laugh at me?"
Yu Huan couldn't help but smile and secretly gave her uncle a thumbs up.
Uncle noticed his little action, swallowed the bun in his mouth, smiled up, showing off his big gold teeth, and said to his grandfather, "That's right, Dad, with your high-ranking position, your reputation is definitely important."
The words have not yet fallen.
Uncle then turned his gaze to Yu Huan, and casually remarked with a smile, "Retired cadres like your grandfather usually have special treatment such as personal cars and personal assistants, and even a dedicated secretary. But the old man turned them all down with the words 'I don't want to waste public resources and I don't want special treatment.'"
Grandpa placed the peeled, white eggs into Yu Huan's bowl, and said with a smile, "Throughout my life, I've worked hard, starting from the grassroots level, and all I wanted to do was get things done. The good life we have today is all thanks to the Party's support. Now that I'm retired, I can't cause any more trouble for the organization."
"Thank you, Grandpa," Yu Huan looked at her grandfather with admiration, feeling her party spirit soaring, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Grandpa, you are amazing!"
Seeing his grandfather pick up his chopsticks and reach for the dish of pickled vegetables, his uncle couldn't help but laugh and say, "Dad, won't you peel an egg for me?"
Upon hearing this, Grandpa looked up and glanced at Uncle, saying with a slightly mischievous tone, "You're a grandfather now, don't you have hands?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Huan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, the four of them enjoyed their breakfast together.
After finishing their meal, the young couple, having other plans to follow, bid farewell to their uncle without lingering.
Lin Yourong affectionately linked arms with Yu Huan, and the two stepped out of the door side by side.
She turned around and waved to her maternal grandfather and uncle who had come to see her off, saying, "Grandpa, Uncle, please stay, you don't need to see me off."
Grandpa had a kind and amiable smile on his face, and his steps, though slow, were steady, showing no sign of stopping.
Uncle followed beside Grandpa, jokingly saying with a smile, "We just finished breakfast, so let's take this opportunity to walk a few more steps, just to stretch our muscles and aid digestion."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yourong nodded slightly and said no more.
The young couple got into the BMW.
Yu Huan fastened his seatbelt, started the engine, and began warming up the car.
The low hum of the engine broke the morning's tranquility.
At that moment, he noticed through the car window that his uncle was walking around towards the driver's side and lightly knocking on the window a few times.
Yu Huan immediately rolled down the car window, her face beaming with smiles, and said to her uncle, "Uncle, thank you so much for your hospitality! See you next time!"
My uncle leaned forward slightly, one hand resting naturally on the edge of the car window, while the other hand unzipped his jacket and began to rummage inside.
He grinned and replied with a smile, "Hey! Why be so polite with your uncle? We're all family. I'll probably be going to Xingcheng after the fifteenth to discuss business. Maybe we can even have a drink together then!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his uncle pulled out a thick red envelope from his inner pocket.
He gently tossed the red envelope through the car window onto Yu Huan's lap, his smile growing wider, and continued, "Little Yu, although this isn't your first visit, it's a formal one. Please take this red envelope; it's a small token of our appreciation from your aunt and me."
Yu Huan didn't mince words, but smiled brightly and said cheerfully, "Thank you, Uncle! You must call me when you arrive in Xingcheng. Rongrong and I will treat you well then. If you need any help with business, just let me know. I'm young and strong, running errands and lending a hand is no problem at all!"
Hearing his increasingly humorous words, his uncle grinned, showing his big gold teeth, and patted Yu Huan's shoulder heavily: "Good lad, be careful on the road, drive slowly!"
At this moment, Lin Yourong, who was in the passenger seat, also lowered the window.
She turned to her grandfather, who was near the car window, and said with concern, "Grandpa, go back quickly. It's cold in the morning, so be careful to keep warm and don't catch a cold."
Grandpa smiled and waved his hand, his eyes full of love, and said, "Drive carefully on the road, and remember to let us know when you get to Xingcheng."
"Grandpa! Please take good care of yourself. We'll come pick you up when the weather gets warmer!" Yu Huan turned around and called out to her grandfather, while simultaneously putting down the handbrake.
Grandpa nodded with a smile and replied, "You two don't need to rush on the road, take it easy."
Yu Huan turned around and waved to her uncle, then gently pressed the accelerator.
The wheels turned and rubbed against the ground, making a subtle but clear "shush" sound.
Lin Yourong sat in the passenger seat, her eyes fixed on the rearview mirror.
Through this small mirror, she saw her grandfather's figure standing still, looking somewhat thin in the morning light, but his eyes were fixed on their car...
(End of this chapter)