Chapter 221 Trivial matters and decisions in five years
"I'm back."
"Oh oh oh! Dad is back."
Suddenly, two soft and waxy beauties ran out from the back room, with a little bean sprout behind them.
"Eldest sister, second sister, wait for me."
Zhang Yu hung the handbag on the shelf and took off his coat to hang it up.
He grabbed his body, opened his arms and hugged all three children tightly.
"Nuannuan, Xinxin, Goudan, did you listen to your mother at home today?"
As the eldest sister, Nuannuan was the first to speak.
"Listen, listen, we are obedient today. I even did my own laundry today."
The second daughter said not to be outdone.
"And Xinxin, Xinxin also washed her own clothes."
While praising myself, I also didn’t forget to tell my father about the trouble my brother got into today.
"My brother didn't wash himself and poured water on my aunt, so he was spanked by his mother."
Little Dog Dan is very dissatisfied with his second sister’s betrayal.
"Second sister, no, no, Goudan accidentally spilled it on my aunt. Goudan apologized to her."
Zhang Yu heard that Goudan made a mistake and was taught a lesson by Mengyi, so he stopped scolding him.
As early as when Nuannuan and Xinxin were born, Mengyi had communicated with Zhang Yu.
Mengyi spends a lot of time with her children at home, so Mengyi herself suggested playing red face.
Due to work reasons, Zhang Yu had little time to spend with his children, so he asked Zhang Yu to make a fool of himself.
Zhang Yu disagreed at first. After all, the tradition since ancient times is that fathers are strict and mothers are kind.
It’s too unfair to let Mengyi play the role of a strict mother.
But unable to withstand Mengyi's repeated emphasis, Zhang Yu had no choice but to agree to Mengyi's proposal.
"Really, Goudan knows that he was wrong, that's great."
Zhang Yu first praised Goudan, affirming Goudan’s attitude towards admitting his mistakes.
"Don't make this kind of mistake again in the future"
This second sentence is to deepen Goudan’s understanding of his mistakes and prevent this little guy from making it again.
"Yeah, Goudan knows, Goudan won't do it again in the future."
Zhang Yu was very satisfied with his son's attitude and couldn't help but reach out and rub the little puppy's head.
"What a treasure, so good."
Nuannuan and Xinxin looked at their father expectantly, hoping to get his approval.
Zhang Yu lived up to the expectations of his little sisters.
"Nuan Nuan and Xin Xin are the same. You did great today. You can even wash your own clothes. Dad will prepare delicious food for you later as a reward."
"Dad, dad, there are still dog eggs, and I want to eat the dog eggs too."
Goudan was afraid that his father would forget about him, so he quickly reminded his father.
Of course Zhang Yu did not forget Little Dog Dan.
"Okay, okay, everything is there."
Zhang Yu stood up, came to Mengyi, and hugged Mengyi.
"Daughter-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
Feeling the warmth in Zhang Yu's arms, the fatigue of the day was instantly forgotten.
"It's not hard, the children are very obedient, and Mengxue helps me."
"It's you, it's been a hard day's work."
Zhang Yu and Mengyi did not deliberately avoid the children's eyes. They had already made the children feel the happiness of the family.
Zhang Yu let go of Mengyi, took out two bottles of cream and a pack of toffee from the handbag on the wall, and put them in Mengyi's hands.
"These two bottles of ice cream are for you and Mengxue. You have to worry about things at home every day, so don't forget to take care of your skin."
"Otherwise I will feel bad."
"And this pack of toffee is for the children. It's up to you how to distribute it."
Mengyi did not complain about Zhang Yu's spending money.
In the past two years, Zhang Yu has returned to work. He has been a level 9 researcher for just two years, with a monthly salary of 102 yuan.
In addition to living expenses, Zhang Yu can save more than 70 yuan every month. Zhang Yu sometimes buys some skin care products for Mengyi and some snacks for the children, which Mengyi has become accustomed to.
In the past two years, the higher authorities have required full resumption of classes, but due to some circumstances, classes have often been suspended or not started.
Mengyi also had time to spend with her children.
Let me mention here separately that Zhang Yu and Mengyi have moved back to the compound, which was mentioned by Mengyi on her own initiative.
Mengyi feels that she still needs her own small family, so that the family's life will be more warm.
Furthermore, Mengyi does not want the elderly to interfere too much in the guidance of children.
It’s not that I dislike the elderly for not being able to take care of children, but I feel that because they are separated from each other by a generation, the elderly’s tolerance for children is too magnified.
Mengyi will never allow children to easily develop wrong perceptions.
Zhang Yu fully supports Mengyi’s decision, all for the sake of the children’s educational future.
It can be said that Mengyi does what she says, and Zhang Yu has seen her children's educational achievements in the past five years.
Mengyi does not act arbitrarily, and communicates with Zhang Yu on all matters. The two have never had any conflicts because of their children.
Zhang Yu himself knows that when it comes to educating children, as long as Mengyi's dominant position is established, Zhang Yu will not refute Mengyi.
I will always stand by Mengyi's side, acting as a supporting role to help ease the tension between Mengyi and the children.
When running a family, both husband and wife must use their own wisdom, have the same goal, and work together to create such a warm environment for the family.
Mengyi took the things in her hand into the back room. The children were attracted by the toffee in Mengyi's hand, and followed Mengyi into the back room.
Mengxue has gone home now. Mengxue has now taken over Zhang Yu's original position and assumed the responsibility of the chef.
After studying with Zhang Yu for these years, there is no problem in learning even five or six points, not to mention everything.
Just make some homely meals, no problem at all.
Zhang Yu adjusted his cuffs and came to the kitchen. It happened to be summer now, and there were many choices in terms of ingredients.
After taking a look, there were still leftover steamed buns from yesterday. Zhang Yu simply mixed the batter and added two eggs.
Cut the steamed buns evenly into steamed bun slices, wrap them in batter, fry them in the pan until golden brown on both sides, take them out and put them on a plate.
After a while, the plate formed a small mountain. I took out the small salted fish that I had soaked this morning, dipped it in the remaining batter, and fried it again.
Now the entire backyard was filled with the aroma of fried fish, which made the residents in the courtyard hungry.
Smelling the tangy aroma, I ate one more corn tortilla.
Zhang Yu poured out the remaining oil residue and put it in a small bowl. Dip the oil residue with steamed buns and eat it, it is delicious.
The children in the family are not picky eaters. They can eat all the sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty food.
It is much easier for Zhang Yu to cook. After five years of cooking career, he has reached full level (level 10) in all five cooking skills of Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, and Anhui cuisine.
Although the remaining three cooking skills of Jiangsu cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, and Fujian cuisine are not at full level, they have reached level eight.
Tonight’s meal will be mainly Sichuan cuisine, supplemented by Shandong cuisine, and mixed with two small cold dishes.
"Daughter-in-law, come here to help with the dishes."
"Coming."
Mengyi came to the kitchen and helped Zhang Yu put the food on the table.
Nuan Nuan and Xinxin took the puppy Dan, took out the bowls and chopsticks, placed them one by one, and sat obediently on their stools, waiting for Zhang Yu and Zhang Yu to sit down and start eating.