This winter was not too cold. Perhaps it was because they were reunited with their eldest son and granddaughter, but Dong Yuee and Yang Chonggui were smiling every day. They seemed to have become younger and their bodies seemed to have become more agile. Yang Chonggui, in particular, circled around his granddaughter happily. There was no trace of the old-fashioned old man he used to be.
Except for occasionally reprimanding Yang Yi, Yang Chonggui was kind most of the time, especially in front of Xi Xi.
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was late November. It was a rare sunny weekend. Yang Yi held a stone slab barbecue activity in his yard. In fact, he used natural volcanic stone slabs to replace the iron frame on the barbecue rack.
The charcoal burned the stone slabs. When the thick steak was placed on them, it immediately made a sizzling sound. The oil in the food seeped out and was roasted by the stone slabs.
Just by smelling the first aroma, Xi Xi, who was next to them, danced with excitement and shouted with Lan Xin.
Yang Yi sprinkled spices on the stone slabs, made two cuts, and smeared sauce on them. The golden exterior and tender interior of the stone slabs made the two girls salivate.
Of course, the chef had to continue the barbecue. Yang Yi put the grilled steak on a plate covered with lettuce. The green lettuce and the oily steak formed a sharp contrast. He brought it to Murphy and asked her to help cut it and distribute it to everyone.
"Eat, eat!" Xi Xi ran around her mother and jumped desperately. Not to mention the two little foodies, even Bao Bao, who smelled the aroma, was wagging his tail desperately.
The advantage of the stone slab barbecue was that it was evenly heated. As long as one paid attention to the fire, it would not be easy to burn. The moisture in the ingredients would not be lost as when directly grilled with charcoal.
Murphy cut two small pieces and waited for them to cool down. She handed them to Xi Xi and Lan Xin with a fork. The two girls could not wait to take a bite. The extremely elastic rib-eye steak tasted good. After chewing for two bites, the fragrant meat juice overflowed their mouths. This feeling!
There was no need to describe it. Just by looking at Xi Xi's intoxicated big eyes, one could know the feeling.
Of course, Murphy cut the rest of the steak and gave everyone a piece. Xi Xi and Lan Xin, who came to their senses and found that the meat was gone, cried anxiously.
"Don't worry. Dad is still grilling. The piece just now was just for you to taste and see if it was too salty." Murphy smiled and patted their heads. She comforted them. "And I've grilled a few more pieces this time.. I promise, it will be enough for you."
"I'm not in a hurry to eat it. Mo Fei, cut this piece and let the child eat first." Yang Chonggui stuffed his plate back. His granddaughter's frowning appearance really made him feel distressed.
"Dad, you can't give them whatever they want. Sometimes, you have to let them learn to take care of other people's feelings. Even if it's something you like, you can't eat it all the time. You should share it with your friends and family at the same table. "Murphy hesitated and said.
Recently, Yang Chonggui's doting on Xi Xi made Murphy feel a little inappropriate. She talked about this with Yang Yi in private. Yang Yi's attitude was that they were all his family. If there was anything wrong, he could point it out directly. There was no need to be too reserved. That would be treating them as outsiders!
Yang Chonggui was stunned. He did not know that he wanted to leave his share of meat for his granddaughter to eat. Suddenly, he was a little unhappy. The old man's temper was firm, but he could not reprimand Murphy. He just frowned.
Xi Xi blinked her big eyes. She looked at her mother and then looked at her grandfather. She seemed to understand something.
The little girl stepped on the grass and ran to her grandfather's side. She pulled her grandfather's clothes and said softly, "Grandpa, I don't want yours. You eat it too. PaPa's grilled meat is super delicious! Have a taste! "
As for Lan Xin, she had already surrounded Yang Yi, waiting for the next piece of meat.
Listening to his granddaughter's persuasion, Yang Chonggui felt that the unhappiness in his heart suddenly disappeared. He smiled and picked up the piece of meat and said, "Well, then grandpa will eat it?"
Xi Xi licked her mouth and finally made up her mind. She nodded and said, "Eat it quickly. Otherwise, it won't taste good when it gets cold."
"You know this!" Zheng Shuyi said in surprise.
There was another burst of laughter.
"Old man, I think Murphy is right!" Dong Yue`er took advantage of the opportunity and scolded her childish old man. "Children are not young anymore. There are some rules to be learned. When Tie Zi and Qing Zi were young, didn't you teach them benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith?"
At that time, Yang Yi and Yang Qing were scolded to stand aside and could not eat.
It could only be said that a son was different from a granddaughter …
"Actually, it's my fault. I was too direct just now." Murphy also quickly apologized.
"It's okay. I still have to say what I have to say. Dad, I think you're spoiling Xixi a little too much. This isn't good. There are some principles that you taught me!" Yang Yi turned around and interjected with a smile.
In fact, Yang Chonggui had already thought it through, but he wanted to save face and refused to admit his mistake. He put on a straight face again, stood up and said, "I'm going to grill meat for Little Yang Xi."
"Grandpa, you know how to grill meat too?" Xi Xi skipped behind her grandpa.
"Little Yang Xi, you're underestimating your grandpa! Back then, your grandpa caught a pheasant in the forest, covered it with soil, buried it, and grilled it with fire. It was delicious … "
"Wow!"
The old man was bragging while the little one was listening with great interest. It was quite an interesting contrast.
"Ignore him. This old man has such a weird temper." Dong Yue`er protected her daughter-in-law.
"By the way, why didn't Huanhuan come today?" Zheng Shuyi asked curiously and changed the topic.
Murphy explained, "Huanhuan has an activity in school today. She's a university student. It's good for her to join some club activities and make some friends."
…
However, was Yang Huan really going to join a club activity?
At this moment, Yang Huan was sitting in Ding Xiang's car outside the Jiangnan military zone. She had to come for an audition today. In order to hide it from Yang Yi, she had to make up an excuse.
The audition venue was in the guest house outside the Jiangnan military zone. The filming of Drawing Sword was also a collaboration with the Jiangnan military zone. However, the crew had not yet moved into the zone and had to wait until everything was ready. Chen Fengchen's assistant would bring the crew's information to the army to apply for a pass.
When they arrived at the guest house, someone arranged for Yang Huan to sign in and asked her to wait in a conference room.
There were about ten people in the conference room, all of them women. It seemed that they were there to audition for the role of Xiuqin. Almost everyone had a hemp braid and a few of them were even wearing retro cotton-padded jackets. Those were the characteristics of Xiuqin in the book!
"So many people?" Yang Huan's heart was pounding and she whispered to Ding Xiang.
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