The leisurely life of a reborn dad

Mengmeng was very happy when her father said this. She stretched out two fingers and gestured: "Okay!"

Cao Shujie looked in the rearview mirror at his daughter who was happily rolling back and forth on her mother's lap, and he was also happy in his heart.

It was less than 4 pm when I drove back to Caojiazhuang. Before I got out of the car, I saw my mother Wang Yuelan and my neighbor Lian Fengying chatting in front of their house.

Lian Fengying is Cao Shujie's biological mother.

Seeing Cao Shujie stop the car, Lian Fengying returned to Wang Yuelan and said, "Yuelan, just as I was talking about your granddaughter, they came back."

Wang Yuelan was also very happy: "It's true, why did you come back so early after going to the county seat?"

"Mom, why are you standing outside on such a hot day? Go sit at home for a while and drink a glass of water." Cao Shujie said after getting off the car.

Cheng Xiaolin got out of the car and greeted Lian Fengying with Mengmeng in her arms: "Auntie, I have nothing to do now. Let's go home and play for a while."

"No, I just came out of your house." Lian Fengying said.

She said, "I just took advantage of my free time today to come over and see Dad. It looks like he's getting better soon."

"Well, if my dad hadn't been old and recovered slowly, he would have been able to get out of bed and move around long ago." Cao Shujie said.

Lian Fengying said: "You can't say that. Your dad really fell too hard this time. Fortunately, the bones are fine, otherwise he would be in big trouble."

Who says it's not the case? Even Cao Shujie is now a little lucky that his father didn't hurt any bones.

"Yue Lan, look at how well your son is doing now. A family of three is watching over you two and doing some trouble at home. I think he is much better than hanging around outside." Lian Fengying was particularly envious.

She said: "Our Cao Zhen has been busy working in the county town and has never done anything famous for so many years. I should have let him follow his second uncle to stay on the road. At least he would be guaranteed to have a public meal."

Cao Shujie thought to himself: "Mom, I'm afraid you have never seen how prosperous my brother Zhen is in the county town. With his ability, he will be able to make money sooner or later."

"Auntie, I called Brother Zhen today. He said he would be back at the end of the month." Cao Shujie said.

Hearing what he said, Lian Fengying wondered: "If he really comes back, then I'll go to the market in two days to buy some food."

"Really, aunt, isn't it necessary to release water in the upper reaches of the Yellow River? I'm going to the county town today to buy fishing nets. Brother Zhen said he would come back at the end of the month."

"He is good at catching fish." Lian Fengying complained about her own son.

"Shujie, you should talk more about your brother Zhen. You are almost 30 years old and your relationship has not stabilized yet. What's going on?"

Cao Shujie said with a smile: "Okay, aunt, I don't think you need to worry about emotional matters. My brother Zhen might find you a better daughter-in-law."

Lian Fengying was very happy when she heard what Cao Shujie said, but she still said with a straight face: "If he could really find it on his own, he would have gotten married and had children long ago, so I wouldn't need to worry about him."

Speaking of children, Lian Fengying looked at Mengmeng and said, "Yuelan, look at how good this child is. He is quiet, smart, and not naughty."

"Thank you, grandma!" Mengmeng knew that someone was praising her, so she quickly said thank you first as her mother taught her.

Such a polite child attracted a lot of praise, and Mengmeng happily got off her mother's arms and insisted on running two laps by herself.

But Cao Shujie couldn't help but roll his eyes, quiet and smart?

Are you really praising his daughter?

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After coming back, Cao Shujie got up and worked every day to the sound of roosters and dogs barking, and rested under the shining of the moon and stars. During the day, in addition to going to the orchard to see the growth of fruit saplings, he also pruned and removed fruit trees in the old orchard. If the fruit is good, water it again in a few days, and spend the rest of the time with your parents, wife and children.

By the end of the month, his father, Cao Jianguo, was finally able to walk on his own.

But looking at the way he frowned after walking for a while, one could tell that his recovery was not very good.

But Cao Jianguo has his pride and is tired of lying in bed all the time.

"Dad, do you think it's ok? If not, just rest for two more days." Cao Shujie also reminded his dad.

Cao Jianguo shouted directly: "My legs are not lame, what's wrong with me?"

As he was talking, Cao Jianguo was not angry when he saw his granddaughter Mengmeng walking next to him, but smiled from ear to ear: "Mengmeng, what grandpa said is right, right?"

"Yes!" Mengmeng said simply.

She also said: "Grandpa, go fishing."

"You go ahead, I can't do it now." Cao Jianguo did not pretend in front of his granddaughter.

He gestured: "If there is a sudden flood in the Yellow River, I won't be able to run now. I will be swept away by the flood and I won't be able to see Mengmeng."

"No!" Mengmeng quickly grabbed Grandpa's hand as soon as she heard it, with a panicked expression on her little face.

Even though she is young, she is really smart and can understand some words.

Wang Yuelan saw that her husband had frightened her granddaughter like this. She couldn't stand it and scolded him: "You old guy, your legs are weak and you don't know what to say. Look, you scared Mengmeng."

"I just said it casually." Cao Jianguo was also a little embarrassed. He didn't expect his granddaughter to understand.

Cao Shujie packed up the fishing rods, poke nets, buckets and small horses, and called to his wife and daughter: "Let's go quickly and see how many fish we can catch while it's cool. We'll have an extra meal in the evening."

When Cheng Xiaolin heard her husband shouting, she came out with her hat: "Mengmeng, hurry up, wait for us to catch a fish and give it to your grandpa."

"Okay, okay, I want to fish too." Mengmeng nodded hurriedly.

I went fishing in the Yellow River the day before yesterday, but failed to catch anything, but this did not prevent Cheng Xiaolin from also enjoying fishing.

Together, she helped Cao Shujie carry the equipment and put it in the back of the electric tricycle. Just as she was about to leave, Daha and Erha, who were tied up in the yard, screamed crazily. The two brothers had already had enough at home and were irritated. Grinding his teeth while biting the iron cage, when he saw Cao Shujie and the others going out, he wanted to follow them out to have some fun.

When Mengmeng saw the two of them, she also shouted: "Daddy, little puppy."

"Okay, take them with you." Cao Shujie went over and untied the dog leash and led them on the tricycle. Cao Shujie rode the tricycle towards the Yellow River.

When I'm at home, I feel more and more that the car is a burden.

For short distances like theirs today, driving is really not as convenient as riding an electric car. They can't run many long distances in their hometown, and the usage rate of cars is getting lower and lower.

In about ten minutes, they arrived at the Yellow River.

Seeing that there was not a lot of water in the river, and adults were playing with their children on the river bed, Cheng Xiaolin asked: "Husband, why hasn't the water risen yet? Did the upstream forget to release the water?"

"How is that possible? You haven't seen the news talking about the release of water these days." Cao Shujie reminded his wife.

Cheng Xiaolin also remembered that this was indeed mentioned in the news.

Cao Shujie locked the electric tricycle, took down the bucket and fishing gear, and Big Ha and Er Ha jumped out after him.

After finding a suitable place, Cao Shujie said to his wife: "You keep an eye on Mengmeng first, but don't let her run around. I'll help you lower the pole."

"You should do your own thing first, I don't need your help." Cheng Xiaolin glanced at her husband, there were only a few steps in fishing, and her husband had already helped to finish it, so what was she doing?

When you come to fish, isn’t it the process that you enjoy?