The three children came over to help prepare the meal and quickly sat down to eat.
There was stewed lamb chops in the big pan, plus various hot pot dishes and vegetables. The children ate it quickly and kept saying it was delicious.
Xue Yang, the big eater, even ate several bowls in one go, plus half a bowl of soup.
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but advise: "Don't eat too much, as too much will hurt your stomach."
"It's okay, I'm only eighty percent full." Xue Yang chuckled.
Liu Ying narrowed her eyes with a smile and whispered: "Eat, eat more."
Mother Xue reminded: "Xiao Xin, why don't you eat meat? Eat a few more pieces."
Xiaoxin smiled shyly and said, "I've been a little fat recently and I need to lose weight."
"This kid!" Xue's mother said amusedly: "Where are you fat? You bean sprouts!"
Everyone laughed.
Liu Ying shook her head and said: "You are too thin! If the north wind is stronger, it will blow you away. You can't gain weight at your age, so you need to eat more."
Xiaoxin was a little disapproving and whispered: "Skinny beauty is becoming popular now. The thinner you are, the more beautiful you are."
"Wrong." Xue Ling helped her pick up a piece of meat and explained: "Eating meat does not make you fat. We need some meat every day to maintain the nutrients our body needs. Meat makes you feel full easily. If you eat it all like rice and other
, but you have to eat more. If you don’t eat meat, you will be hungry at other times. When you are hungry, you can eat biscuits, candies, bread, etc. These are standard obesity foods.”
After hearing this, Xiaoxin half believed and half questioned: "Really?"
"Really." Xue Ling found the most credible example and said: "Aunt Xiao, do you still remember? When she was young, she was just plump, not fat at all. She likes to eat pork belly the most.
All the aunties in charge of the dormitory knew that she ate one meal of meat every day, and she was not necessarily overweight. Later she went to work, and the editor's work was not too busy. She just sat and worked leisurely all day, chatting with her colleagues and eating biscuits.
She has a sweet tooth, especially cakes and ice cream, and will eat five or six portions at a time in the summer. From then on, she started to gain weight."
"Then what?" Xiao Chong asked curiously.
Xue Ling replied: "Then I became fat until now, and I have never lost weight."
"Haha!" Xue Yang asked: "How much does she weigh now? Isn't she still 180?"
"Less a few kilograms." Xue Ling explained: "The base number is too large and it is too difficult to change."
Everyone chuckled.
Cheng Tianyuan also gave his daughter a piece of meat and whispered: "Adults won't like girls who are too thin. As long as you don't eat sweets and snacks, you won't get fat."
"Dad, my mother used to be very thin, right?" Xiaoxin asked with a smile: "I saw photos of my mother when she was young, and she was also very thin. Did you not like her when she was young?"
Cheng Tianyuan was slightly embarrassed and glanced at his wife next to him funny.
"No matter how thin or fat she is, she is the same to me."
Xue Ling chuckled and continued eating.
Xiao Chong on the side was very naughty and deliberately asked: "Dad, what do you mean by the same? Like it the same, or don't like it the same?"
The three children all chuckled.
Cheng Tianyuan gave his younger son a funny look and asked, "What do you think? I still don't like your mother, so where are you from?"
"Haha!" The children all laughed.
At around eight o'clock, the two old men finally came back, shivering from the cold.
Cheng Tianyuan hurriedly pulled them into the heating vent in the living room and poured hot water for them to drink.
Father Xue took a few sips from the water glass before taking off his long coat.
Cheng Tianyuan saw that his father's face was not very good, so he stepped forward and helped him take off his hat and coat.
"Dad, does Uncle Zhilan have anything to do with you?"
Cheng Muhai blinked a few times and whispered: "No... I found him. Your mother and I discussed that we should let A Fang pay back part of the money to A Heng. I feel that I am really sorry for A Heng and must pay it back. We
"I disagree." Dad Xue sighed: "He said not to think too much, it's not about money right now."
Cheng Tianyuan felt a little unhappy, secretly feeling that his parents always thought of things too simply.
"Don't make your own opinions in the future. Saying some things will not only be ineffective, but may also be counterproductive."
Cheng Muhai whispered tiredly: "Your mother and I... just want to make it up to A Heng, so as not to make him feel too sad.
"It's useless." Cheng Tianyuan said solemnly: "You don't understand the essence of the matter at all. Uncle Zhilan is right, this is really not about money."
Cheng Muhai sighed deeply and said no more.
Father Xue on the side couldn't see it and said warmly: "A Yuan, your father just wants to ease the relationship with A Heng. Both he and your mother mentioned it like this because they feel so sorry for A Heng."
"I know." Cheng Tianyuan lowered his eyes and said, "Don't think too much, A Heng is not a child, he can get over it."
"Yes." Dad Xue said, "He has gone back to work in the factory in the afternoon and is in pretty good spirits."
Cheng Muhai smiled bitterly: "But he feels bitter in his heart."
"There's nothing we can do about it." Cheng Tianyuan whispered: "Don't get involved, wait until A Fang's matter is resolved, and then we'll discuss what to do."
In his opinion, time can heal pain and sadness. As time goes by, Aheng will slowly heal himself.
Now that they are divorced, how can A Heng still behave like this? At most, he can only be angry and sad, and can't do anything else.
If there is no divorce, there may be a few big fights and then divorce.
But now that we are divorced, what else can we do?
The old man ran to A Heng to comfort him, but there was no other use than poking his wound again to make him uncomfortable and painful.
Cheng Tianyuan went to get two basins of hot water and let the two old people soak their feet.
Father Xue asked: "Ayuan, where are the children?"
Cheng Tianyuan replied: "The weather is really cold, so the three children went to bed early. The mothers also went back to the house to rest."
"Oh." Father Xue looked at the clock on the wall and said suspiciously, "Why does time fly by so fast? Let's go out to have hot pot."
Cheng Tianyuan said warmly: "Eating hot pot takes time, and eating while cooking, and chatting at the same time, time flies by the fastest."
After chatting with the old man for a while, Cheng Tianyuan returned to the opposite side.
Xue Ling asked: "Everyone is back?"
"Everyone went back to their rooms and went to sleep." Cheng Tianyuan sneered and shook his head: "Whether you can sleep or not is another matter."
Xue Ling put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "It's impossible to sleep well until the matter is settled."
Cheng Tianyuan sighed helplessly and changed the topic.
"The gentleman named Guo was about our age and had a good background. He was an assistant coach of the national swimming team. He chatted with me for a long time and finally decided to let me take Yangyang to visit his training venue on the weekend. He said,
If Yang Yang can be at the same level as his players, he can even directly recommend him to the national team. He also said that he knows Yang Yang's coach and they were both players in the past, but they later changed careers and lost contact."
“Oh?”
Although I feel sorry for the child, I still have to face this challenge.
"That's okay." Cheng Tianyuan said: "With the help of Assistant Guo, it will be much clearer and more direct, and there is no need to waste time. If not, Yang Yang can only study and take the college entrance examination. If it works, it will be quite an honor to join the national team.
Yes, let him give it a try, and the future depends on his own efforts."