Stand-In Boyfriend Fu Zheng Ji

Chapter 427 Outdoor Hot Pot
Decided to have a picnic in the countryside.

Delicious meals are of course a must.

Li Xiang originally wanted to be romantic and just pay the hotel chef to help cook it on the spot.

This proposal was directly rejected by Xiaodouzi.

Because the presence of an unfamiliar chef will directly destroy the happy atmosphere of a family of three.

Even Zhang Ling suggested that her father come to help.

But Xiaodouzi still firmly rejected it.

The reason is that Xiaodouzi doesn't want his elderly grandfather to be too tired.

There are also children who just want to take this opportunity to greedily monopolize more love from their parents.

Zhang Ling asked slightly unhappy:

Wu Man stood aside and watched, ignored.

Li Xiang, who was still sober, took the initiative to remind him:

"Okay, then listen to Xiaodouzi. Mom and dad will work together to make delicious food for you."

The two adults looked at each other and said "Ah" when they heard this.

Xiaodouzi was waiting for this question.

They also couldn't bear to let Xiaodouzi down.

You can empathize with your soul.

Doesn’t Xiaodouzi’s behavior reflect the lively appearance that children of this age should have?

Not only will it not cause confusion to passers-by.

This is probably one of the reasons why Xiaodouzi did not regard Wu Man as an outsider.

Xiaodouzi said with a happy smile after achieving her wish:
"That's great! Mom and Dad, Xiaodouzi loves you so much."

Xiaodouzi was not affected by the emotions of the two adults.

Li Xiang thought about it for a moment before nodding and acquiescing to Zhang Ling's words.

Zhang Ling said:
"if not?"

There was an expectant smile on his little face and he said:

"Xiaodouzi, do you have any better suggestions? If you have any, just tell me."

"Then shall we go to the vegetable market to buy some ingredients?"

The child's expectant smile became a little stronger and said:

period.

The expectant smile on the little face said with a bit of narcissism:
"Well, just thinking about it. Xiaodouzi has already felt the deliciousness of the food. Mom and Dad, can you do it?"

So they nodded slightly and answered in unison:

"No! Xiaodouzi just wants them to know. Xiaodouzi became the happiest person in the world after he had his parents."

On the contrary, it will make passers-by smile with admiration and envy when they see Xiaodouzi.

Xiaodouzi continued to shake his head happily and said with a bit of stubbornness:

Appropriate lively and lovely behavior.

Right!

Cook a meal for their children.

Zhang Ling heard this and said on behalf of Xiao Douzi:
"Okay! It doesn't seem like it would be a big deal to make the child happy."

The family of three then discussed what to eat for the picnic.
and the topic of where to go for a picnic.

The two adults looked at each other again for a moment.

"Mom and Dad, why do you always think about inviting people to cook for us?"

Perhaps only those who have experienced being indifferent can truly detect the same indifferent soul in time.

So Xiaodouzi thoughtfully invited Wu Man to participate.

Envy here.

Li Xiang also smiled and said:
"Okay. Xiaodouzi, calm down a little. Look, the uncles and aunties passing by are all looking at us."

It was because they envied the couple for having such a lively and lovely daughter, Xiaodouzi.

"Xiaodouzi really hopes to eat the food you made together."

To be honest, they really didn't think about working together.

Zhang Ling nodded in agreement with Li Xiang's reminder.

He also thoughtfully pestered Wu Man to tell him the food he wanted to eat.

Even though Muzi brought many favorite gifts to Xiaodouzi.

When Muzi mentioned that he wanted to take care of Chen Jian in the hospital, he could not come to Xiaodouzi.

Xiaodouzi didn't feel any pity for this.

You can even see an expression on his little face that doesn't want Muzi to come.

Maybe it is because Muzi's behavior shows that Muzi likes Chen Jian.

As a result, Xiaodouzi's love for Muzi dropped off a cliff.

You know, Xiaodouzi never really liked Chen Jian.

If the little guy hadn't been sensible, he wouldn't have wanted to embarrass Zhang Ling.

She has long been like a willful little princess, scorning Chen Jian every time he comes.

A more direct approach is to express one's dissatisfaction and evict guests.

But for Xiaodouzi, these can only be thought about casually in his mind.

Because Xiaodouzi knew that she was neither a princess nor a princess.

So naturally you can't imitate the princess's temperament.

If you offend your parents, you will lose more than you gain.

Xiaodouzi didn't want her hard-won happy life as a family of three to be ruined by herself.

People must learn to cherish the life in front of them.

Xiaodouzi has lived in the orphanage for many years.

She also understands how precious her current family of three is.

I'm afraid this is the only thing that really doesn't play house.

Only then will people understand the fundamental reason why home is precious.

Wu Man pays special attention to Xiaodouzi.

So he willingly helped them pick up the ingredients they purchased.

This made Li Xiang, a man, feel sincerely embarrassed.

He took the initiative to take over the burden from Wu Man.

Talk about physical work like lifting things.

Let him, the man, do it.

Never thought.

Wu Man said stubbornly like a man:

"I have a lot of strength. If I don't use it, I will feel uncomfortable..."

Li Xiang was a little confused.

What strength can a woman have?

But he still took Zhang Ling's intuitive feelings into consideration.

He did not continue to struggle with Wu Man and insisted on helping to carry the things.

Zhang Ling seemed to understand Wu Man's true inner thoughts.

After failing to persuade Wu Manrang to agree to Li Xiang's request to share the burden, he was speechless.

Suburbs.

Next to a beautiful river.

Walking on rocks in the shallows.

The rocks shook with every step I took, like playing whack-a-mole.

Pick the next suitable stone to step on before your body is about to collapse.

Repeating this with both feet back and forth.

Quite interesting!

Little Douzi happily jumped around under the protection of her parents.

At the same time, Xiaozui counted how many stones he had stepped on.

Happy laughter is like a cheerful nursery rhyme.

Immediately it resounded throughout the sky above the river beach.

moment!

Xu Shi discovered fish in the river while jumping around.

Xiaodouzi stopped.

Squatting quietly by the river and observing quietly.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiang suggested:
"Little Douzi, do you want to eat fish? Dad will go down to the river to catch two for you."

As he spoke, my father rolled up his sleeves and was already ready to take off his shoes and get into the water.

Xiaodouzi immediately shook his head to stop and said:

"Dad, no! I don't want to eat them."

Li Xiang then asked:

"why?"

Xiaodouzi raised his hand and pointed at the fish in the water and said:

"Dad, look! They seem to be a family of three."

Li Xiang understood somewhat.

But he still asked curiously:

"How did you know they were a family?"

Xiaodouzi explained:

"This is easy to see. There is a small fish guarding the two big fish. How does it look like mom and dad were playing skipping stones with little Douzi just now?"

Zhang Ling glanced at Li Xiang.

He signaled to Li Xiang not to think about fishing.

At the same time, he put a hand on Xiaodouzi's shoulder and said:

"Little Douzi reminded me. Don't say it yet. It does look very similar if you look at it again."

Xiaodouzi continued to nod and said:

"Mom, look. Don't they look happy swimming around in the water?"

The fish in Zhang Ling's river nodded and said "hmm" twice.

Xiaodou then said:

"So Xiaodouzi doesn't want to ruin this beauty. How about you just let them live such a comfortable life in the water?"

Li Xiang felt a little aggrieved.

His original intention was for Xiaodouzi.

Now it was somehow his fault.

The mistake was that the thought of eating fish in the river should not have surfaced.

Li Xiang is still doing some psychological construction on himself for this.

Seeing that Li Xiang had not answered, Zhang Ling urged:
"Hey, the child's father, why are you stunned? Didn't you hear Xiaodouzi asking you?"

Li wanted to hear the sound.

Then he woke up and quickly looked at Xiaodouzi and said, "I originally caught fish for you. Now Xiaodouzi, if you don't want dad to catch it, then dad won't catch it."

Xiaodouzi smiled and said "thank you" to Li Yuan.

Then he looked at the fish in the water and said:
"Fish, fish, don't be afraid! You heard me. My father has decided not to catch you. You can continue to live in the water with peace of mind..."

Li Xiang listened to Xiaodouzi's thoughts about Yu'er.

There was always something unpleasant in his heart.

Emotionally, he, Li Xiang, is a heinous villain.

Xiaodouzi is a hero who prevents him from spreading evil hands to innocent people.

So he, the big bad guy, was successfully defeated.

never mind!

There is no shame in losing to your own children.

Zhang Ling seemed to have seen Li Xiang's little thoughts.

I also feel a little sad for what happened to him.

So he put his head over and prepared to say a few words of comfort to Li.

He never thought that Li Xiang would misunderstand that Zhang Ling wanted to give him a kiss.

He also responded with a smile of enjoyment and anticipation.

But what was waiting for him was Zhang Ling’s soft voice:
"Li Xiang has wronged you."

Li Xiang was even more looking forward to Zhang Ling giving him a kiss to compensate him.

He continued to tilt his body to the right, and poked his head out a little more, with a smile of intoxication and enjoyment on his face, and closed his eyes and ears as if listening to something.

Time passed minute by minute.

Li Xiang didn't wait for Zhang Ling's kiss.

But he waited for Xiaodouzi's reminder.

Because Xiaodouzi saw from the reflection in the water that Li wanted to keep up his strange movements for some time.

That’s why I curiously said to Li:
"Dad, you've been acting like this for a while."

Li Xiang said "Ah" in surprise.

He quickly opened his eyes and looked at Xiaodouzi with some embarrassment.

Xiaodouzi continued to ask doubtfully:
"Can you tell Xiaodouzi what the special meaning of your action just now is?"

Oops!

You can't tell your child that he's waiting for Zhang Ling's kiss.

What's more, if there are only three of them here.

It's all said and done.

But Wu Man was always nearby to help.

How to do?
Just when he was hesitating how to answer Xiaodouzi.

He overheard Zhang Ling's happy laughter behind him.

Follow the sound.

She stood not far away with a cartoon-patterned apron in front of her.

He is holding an onion in his hand as if he is peeling it.

Maybe he heard Xiaodouzi's question.

Seeing that Li Xiang couldn't think of an explanation for a while, he probably laughed out loud.

Xiaodouzi may not know the meaning of his actions just now.

But it’s been so long!
Zhang Ling knew exactly what his behavior meant.

So he smiled awkwardly and asked:
"Zhang Ling, why are you laughing?"

Zhang Ling pretended to be confused and said:
"Did I laugh?"

Li Xiang reminded helplessly:

"You smiled!"

Zhang Ling said "Oh" and continued:
"Maybe I really laughed. But it doesn't seem to matter why I'm laughing."

With that said, she motioned to Li Xiang to look at Xiaodouzi, who had been looking forward to the answer.

Zhang Ling then said:
"It seems that the most important thing now is that you should answer the question Xiaodouzi asked you. Li Xiang, you are the father of the child. Don't let the child wait for you for too long!"

Li Xiang has not reacted to this yet.

He heard Xiaodouzi call daddy again.

Needless to say, the word "Dad" was urging him to answer the question.

Li Xiang didn't dare to delay too much and hurriedly agreed.

At the same time, he withdrew his eyes that looked at Zhang Ling with a hint of resentment.

When looking at Xiaodouzi, he quickly smiled and continued:
"What's the meaning of what I just did?"

While asking Xiaodouzi this question, he was also asking himself.

The purpose is to buy time for him to find reasons and excuses.

"To be honest. Xiaodouzi, you may not believe it. What you did just now has no special meaning."

Speaking of it.

There was obvious doubt in Xiaodouzi's eyes.

Li Xiang didn't want to lose his position in Xiaodouzi's heart for this reason.

So he went on to say:
"If there is any meaning to what I just did, it would be that my father was shielding Xiaodouzi from the sun. He was afraid that Xiaodouzi's eyes would be hurt by the reflection in the water."

The reason why he could find this reason.

It was because during the process of explaining, the sun's rays happened to irritate his eyes through the water surface.

Obviously, the reason he was looking for was not bad.

Xiaodouzi smiled and directly chose to believe what he said.

She even took the initiative to praise Zhang Ling for her father's kindness to her.

We learned this from Xiaodouzi’s complimentary words just now.

When Xiaodouzi looked at the fish in the water.

The reflected sunlight does irritate the eyes.

Li wanted to finish explaining to Xiaodouzi.

I happened to see Zhang Ling moving things from the car.

This is the moment to show off your manly charm.

How could Li Xiang miss it so easily?
After taking care of Xiaodouzi's safety, he quickly left for Zhang Ling.

Just for a while.

Xiaodouzi looked towards the river again to search.

There was no trace of Yu'er's family of three.

Then there was a hint of disappointment on the little face.

Then he muttered in a small voice:
"Yueryuer, your family just wandered away like this. Why didn't you say goodbye to me before you left?"

As he spoke, he sighed lightly and continued:

"I said Yu'er, you guys are really heartless. You don't intend to see me again! Maybe I misjudged you..."

Think of this.

It seems like just this moment.

Xiaodouzi treated Yuer's family of three.

A lot of emotion has been invested.

So I feel a little regretful.

I regret not letting my father go into the water to fish out all three of the fish family.

Do not misunderstand!
Little Bean had no intention of eating them.

Instead, I plan to get a fish tank and keep it at home.

You can check on them as a family as often as you need.

Xiaodouzi resentfully faced the water and finished expressing his negative emotions towards the fish.

He tried his best to put on a smile on his little face.

She turned around just in time to see Li trying to carry the little stove she was so curious about before out of the car.

It is said that this small stove, which is more than half a meter high, can cook.

Xiaodouzi has never seen it before.

So a pair of short legs walked briskly towards Li Xiang.

At the same time, Xiaozui said loudly and curiously:

"Dad, this stove does not use natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas, and there is no gas or briquettes prepared. Xiaodouzi really can't figure out how it makes a fire for cooking?"

Li wanted to place the stove somewhere relatively flat and comfortable.

Then he looked at Xiaodouzi with a smile and explained:

"Speaking of which, when everyone gathers firewood, the flames are high. Come on, kid, can you go collect firewood with your father now?"

Li Xiang originally planned to use a wood stove to eat hotpot outdoors.

Father and daughter join hands to collect firewood.

It is also a good opportunity for parent-child interaction.

At the same time, it also allows Xiaodouzi to experience the fun of eating by himself.

Xiaodouzi accepted Li Xiang's father's suggestion without hesitation.

Zhang Ling’s mother stayed and continued picking and washing vegetables with Wu Man.

I saw Li Xiang visually confirming the gap between two huge rocks on the east side of the river beach.

Maybe a flash flood left behind a pile of dry branches.

So he took Xiaodouzi's hand and went together.

It took about a quarter of an hour to pick it up.

Xiaodouzi spotted a branch that could hardly be grasped by his little hands and pulled hard.

When Li Xiang saw it, he smiled and persuaded Xiaodouzi to stop trying so hard.

But the stubborn Xiaodouzi still insisted that he must pull it out.

Because she heard Li say that the thicker the branches, the stronger the fire.

The fire is booming.

Then the picnic hot pot can be eaten as soon as possible.

Helpless!

Li Xiang really couldn't defeat Xiaodouzi.

He also didn't want to see Xiaodouzi get hurt.

So I had to quickly come over and help the child.

did not expect!
The stubborn little Douzi actually pulled out the thick branch.

Li wanted to show off her power to Li who was walking over happily.

Li Xiang took the thick branch that Xiaodouzi had just pulled out and looked at it.

Finally, he hugged him with satisfaction and said:

"Our little beans are great! I think these branches are almost enough to make a meal. Come on, kid, let's go find mother to make a fire and cook."

Xiaodouzi originally wanted to pull another slightly thinner branch that she liked.

Never thought about it!
I accidentally saw an adult-like hand stretching out from the soil not far away.

That moment!
Xiaodouzi raised his finger and exclaimed "Daddy".