Chapter 69 - Salt and Pepper Shrimps and Ribs(椒盐排骨虾) (2/2)

Old man Yang’s nervousness was reduced by half thanks to that sentence, but to call him by name naturally was something he couldn’t do. Old master Shen looked younger than him, but Shen Fu was already this big, old man Yang didn’t dare to see himself as older. So he asked, “May I know how old are you this year?”

Old master Shen smiled, “Seventy-six.”

Old man Yang was a little surprised. Old master Shen was already seventy-six, older than him by five years, but he looked so much younger. However, seniority couldn’t be decided by appearance, so old man Yang smiled back, “Old master Shen, you are five years older than me, calling you by name is a bit distant, I will call you Shen-laoge instead.”

Old master Shen didn’t mind old man Yang’s friendliness, instead, he looked very happy, “Good good, I will call you Yang-laodi.”

t/n: laoge: big bro, laodi: younger bro.

Father Shen got out of the second car, and when he saw his old man, who was so old but still like to call each other brothers, he covered his darkened face. When he finished covering his face, he took mother Shen to old man Yang to say hi.

“Uncle Yang.” In front of old man Yang, father Shen, in his suit, and dignified mother Shen gave old man Yang a very respectful greeting.

Old man Yang was shocked, he quickly said, “You don’t have to be so polite.”

Old master Shen was not happy, “We’re not, this etiquette shouldn’t be forgotten no matter what the circumstances. This is my son and daughter-in-law, Shen Fu’s parents, we all came together.”

After the introductions had been made, Xiao Wan’s grandma gave them a shout. Old man Yang finally remembered and told them to hurry into the house.As soon as they entered the house, they could smell a delicious aroma.

Xiao Wan’s grandma walked out with a clay pot and, unlike old man Yang, when she saw them she wasn’t nervous at all. “Both Xiao Fu’s parents are here ah? And this must be, …Xiao Fu’s grandpa? I have heard about you coming. Come, come and have a sit.”

After another round of introduction, everyone finally sat down.

Once everyone was seated, old man Yang couldn’t stop peeking at the expression of the members of Shen family when they looked around the house. He feared that they would find this house terrible. But it didn’t happen like he had imagined. Even though everyone was looking around the house, not a single one of them had a disgusted expression.

On the contrary, after looking around half a day, old master Shen finally expressed, “I haven’t lived in this kind of house with a yard for many years. It’s great to have a place where you can grow whatever you want to eat. I remember when I was young, I was brought back to my hometown by my parents. There was a big pear tree in the yard of my old home. The pears on the top were so sweet. Later on, the tree was cut down and, since then, I haven’t had any pears as sweet…”

The words of old master Shen completely opened up everyone’s mouths. Everyone sat and chattered nonstop, they didn’t look like they had just met earlier.

Both father Shen and mother Shen were born in the city. They didn’t have any common topics, but they were still listening carefully. They’d reply from time to time, even if there was nothing to say, they didn’t make the atmosphere awkward.

Old man Yang couldn’t help but think that it wasn’t only just because they were fond of Lin ShuYi, but also because the Shen family’s upbringing. Even when they came from a different world, it didn’t put him in an uncomfortable position.

And after a meal, old master Shen also fully understood whst type of person old man Yang was. An ordinary and simple man who was good to Lin ShuYi from his heart, who was all nervous because of their arrival but didn’t show a bit of flattery. He was neither haughty nor humble, this was similar to Lin ShuYi. And the most important thing was, old man Yang made delicious food. Although they were all homely dishes, but the taste was definitely at the top, each of every dishes were made with heart.

Both sides were very satisfied with this meeting.

In the evening, old master Shen accepted old man Yang’s invitation to stay at his house. Old man Yang’s house had three rooms in total, which he had all cleaned. One room for old master Shen and one room for father and mother Shen.

They were simple rooms, clean and tidy. Although it wasn’t a fancy house, old man Yang wanted to make them understand his intentions: that he saw Lin ShuYi as his grandson and treated him well.

Lin ShuYi and Shen Fu naturally returned to Lin ShuYi’s home. For the first time, Lin ShuYi felt that his room was too small to stay.

“You finally understand ah?” He had felt this for a long time, thought Shen Fu.

While laying the blanket down, Lin ShuYi said, “I didn’t feel it before, but now that I think about it, there is no place for visitors to stay over and I can’t bother grandpa Yang every time. It seems I need to renovate this house.” After he had the money, thought Lin ShuYi.

Shen Fu looked around and flopped down to the sofa.

No, not only did the visitors have nowhere to sleep, even he also had nowhere to sleep. Not only did he want to renovate the house, but he also wanted to change the bed into a stronger and more durable one that was big enough to roll around on.