With Li Huaide gone, his time at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill has also come to an end. The journey is high and the road is far away. I don’t know when we will meet again next time.
Looking at his watch, he realized that it was almost time to get off work. Zhang Zhifei did not go back to the cafeteria, but went directly to the women's union of the steel rolling mill to meet his wife Yang Manli for a date that had been delayed for twenty years.
It's just that Liu Lan, who first dated Yang Erhu (Yang Chenghu), has passed away, leaving only Yang Manli. I don't know if Yang Chenghu will cry bitterly to commemorate his first love.
After such a long period of communication, Yang Manli finally agreed to go see her father, Yang Chenghu, on behalf of her mother tonight.
Yang Manli grew up in Chongqing. In order to cater to her taste, the place we agreed on tonight was Shuxiangyuan, which specializes in Sichuan cuisine. I don’t know if it was Yang Chenghu or Zhao Yu’s idea.
"Zhifei, what do you think I should call him?" Yang Manli sat on the bicycle, leaning her head on Zhang Zhifei's back, and said quietly.
"Manli, let's not compete with ourselves. Just follow your own wishes and call her whatever you want." To be honest, Zhang Zhifei originally didn't want Yang Manli and her father to meet each other recently, but the plan couldn't keep up with the change.
On the one hand, Yang Chenghu returned to Yanjing from Sichuan Province ahead of schedule. Zhao Yu urged him urgently, saying that regardless of whether Yang Manli recognized Yang Chenghu or not, the two fathers and daughters had to meet each other, even if they were taking the place of their mother-in-law.
On the other hand, it is Yang Manli's own problem. I don’t know why, but she has been absent-minded recently.
Zhang Zhifei guessed that it might be because of Yang Chenghu's incident. For the mother's mental health, he could only let Yang Manli see Yang Chenghu.
As for whether they recognize each other, that's not what Zhang Zhifei needs to pay attention to. He just needs to look at his wife and don't suffer from postpartum depression or something, which will be troublesome.
Seeing that Yang Manli was silent again, Zhang Zhifei comforted him: "Manli, just go and meet her once, and your mother's wish will be fulfilled. We don't live together anyway, so don't worry too much."
"Yeah." Yang Manli was still a little nervous.
When Zhang Zhifei was riding his bicycle and was about to arrive at Shuxiang Garden, he saw five people standing at the door from a distance, one large and three small. There was a tall man among them who looked at each other from time to time. He must be Yang Chenghu.
Zhang Zhifei did not deliberately pedal the bicycle faster, but still rode it leisurely. When he was more than thirty meters away from Shuxiang Garden, Zhang Zhifei saw Zhao Yu and determined that the man was Yang Chenghu, his wife's biological father.
Zhang Zhifei stopped his bicycle and said to Zhao Yu, "Auntie, I've been here for a while."
"I didn't have much time. Xiaobing, Xiaojun, and Xiaoqun came to say hello to my sister and brother-in-law." Zhao Yu was very emotional and even brought his three children with him.
Based on his understanding of Yang Manli, even if he is dissatisfied with Yang Chenghu, he will definitely treat his three children as younger siblings.
"Hello sister, hello brother-in-law."
"I am Yang Bing."
"I'm Yang Jun."
"I'm Yang Qun."
The three children greeted Zhang Zhifei and Yang Manli politely, while Yang Chenghu stared at Yang Manli. If Zhang Zhifei hadn't known that he was his wife's biological father, he might have thought that he was a pervert and a lunatic.
Looking at Yang Chenghu who was a little embarrassed and hesitant to speak, Zhang Zhifei also understood what he was thinking. He must have mixed feelings at this moment and wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it.
"Xiaobing, Xiaojun, Xiaoqun, you all are welcome." Zhang Zhifei greeted with a smile. Yang Manli also greeted the three children very cordially, which made Yang Chenghu very happy. It seems that it is useful to have children.
"Let's stop standing at the door and go in. Manli is still pregnant and will get tired easily." Zhao Yu suggested.
"Yes, yes... we should go in and talk." Yang Chenghu finally spoke.
A group of seven people entered the private room reserved by Yang Chenghu in advance. Zhang Zhifei looked at Yang Chenghu who was still a little embarrassed and thought that this general was also an ordinary person and would be helpless when meeting his daughter.
"Zhifei, Manli, what do you two want to eat? You're welcome, order it yourself." Zhao Yu said gently to Yang Manli and Zhang Zhifei.
"Auntie, it's your choice, we won't pick." Yang Manli had no objection to Zhao Yu and replied softly.
"You are more familiar with Sichuan cuisine than Auntie, so you should order some." Zhao Yu insisted on letting Yang Manli order.
"Xiao Bing, what do you three want to eat? Let's go out and order." Zhang Zhifei thought for a while and decided to leave some space for them.
"I'll go too." Zhao Yu also stood up and said.
Yang Manli looked at Zhang Zhifei, but didn't say anything she wanted to say. Zhang Zhifei gave her a look of affirmative support, indicating that she would face it firmly and that no matter what decision she made, she would stick to it.
After leaving the private room, Zhang Zhifei simply ordered a few dishes suitable for pregnant women, then asked Zhao Yu to order while he played with the three little guys.
"Xiao Yang Qun, how old are you?" As soon as Zhang Zhifei called this name, he had the urge to split the heads of his father-in-law and his wife. How did they come up with this name? It was because they missed the life of herding sheep.
"Brother-in-law, I'm five years old." The little guy was so cute that Zhang Zhifei began to imagine that Yang Manli was also carrying a girl, how wonderful it would be.
"Tell my brother-in-law who gave you your name."
"It was my father who started it. He said that I am a soldier, my brother is a soldier, and my sister is a member of the people. We must protect my sister." Yang Bing is not afraid of life at all.
"Yang Qun? Don't you know what Yang Qun is?" Zhang Zhifei asked curiously.
Maybe they really don’t know what a flock is, but it’s not impossible. Before he traveled through time, some teenage children didn’t even know all the crops. They grew up in Yanjing City, so it’s not impossible that they don’t know a flock. .
"I don't know." Several children raised their ears and were ready to listen to Zhang Zhifei's explanation.
Zhao Yu also focused on Zhang Zhifei. You must know that he and his husband fought for a while over naming their daughter. In the end, it was the sons who sided with her husband and chose the name Yang Qun.
"Do you know goats and sheep? A group of goats or sheep together is called a flock. There is a lot of ambiguity in the name your father gave."
Zhang Zhifei said to the little guys in a coaxing way that he wanted to see his father-in-law being criticized.
"Yang Qun, Yang Qun! Yang Erhu!" Zhao Yu said through gritted teeth, not even calling out his name.
Then he whispered to his daughter: "From now on, you will no longer be called Yang Qun. We will call you Yang Xue. Mom is Yu and you are Xue."
"Yes, my name is Yang Xue. Dad is not reliable at all."
"That's right, give your sister such an unpleasant name."
Zhang Zhifei smiled and continued to tease the children, as if he was not the one who provoked Zhao Yu's temper.
Several people were crusading against Yang Chenghu. When they saw the waiter carrying the food into the private room, they felt that they had almost finished talking, so they also walked towards the private room.
Zhang Zhifei went in and saw that Yang Manli's eyes were red, probably thinking of her mother. Yang Chenghu was not in a very high mood. The two of them had just recalled the past and thought of Liu Lan.
"How is the situation?" Zhang Zhifei asked Yang Manli with his mouth.
Seeing her husband's concerned look, Yang Manli calmed down and explained in a low voice: "Let's face it, he didn't mean it. The army has discipline. It was my mother's fate."
"Well, it's okay. Auntie will take it out on you later." Zhang Zhifei explained in a low voice.
After Yang Chenghu talked with Yang Manli, his mood improved a lot. Although his daughter hadn't called her daddy yet, her knot was relieved a lot and she would get used to it after some time.
He didn't know that Zhao Yu was waiting for him, that is, he was still outside. If he went home, he would probably have to face a violent storm, and there was no hope of going to bed.
