Chapter 2396

At this moment, they heard Feng Yumin, who was busy in the kitchen, shout: "Old Shang, it's almost time to eat, go and bring the children back!"

Shang Peixin, who had just sat down, immediately stood back up: "I'll go find them!"

Dong Fengying placed the bowl of garlic sauce on the dining table, then raised her head and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall: "Yumin, the dumplings are ready, take them out of the pot."

"Alright!" Feng Yumin replied, then bent down, took four plates from the dish rack, and took them to the sink to scrub them carefully. After washing, she used a clean towel to wipe the water off the plates.

The lid of the steamer was jumping incessantly from the steam, making a "whoosh-whoosh" sound. Feng Yumin turned to the steamer and gently lifted the lid. In an instant, a burst of steam gushed out, and the small kitchen was instantly filled with the billowing heat, which then drifted out through the open window.

Pei Fengyuan placed the sliced cold dishes on the table, wiped her hands on her apron, and turned to shout to Feng Ermin: "Ermin, come over and help me move the table; everything is ready, it's time to eat."

Feng Ermin stood up, walked quickly to the dining table, and together with Pei Fengyuan, carefully moved the table toward the living room to make more space. Chen Baolong and the others saw this and also stood up one after another, picking up stools and placing them around the table.

"The table is a bit small!" Feng Ermin frowned, scanned the people in the room, and said: "With so many people, I'm afraid we won't fit!"

Dong Fengying said with a smile: "You young people go ahead and drink and chat; my sister, Fengyuan, and I will eat at the coffee table with the children."

Feng Yumin brought the steaming dumplings to the table, then greeted Zhou Andong with a face full of smiles: "Dongzi, come over and sit; if you don't sit, they won't sit either!"

Zhou Andong didn't stand on ceremony either, smiling and greeting everyone: "Come, come, come, everyone hurry up and sit!"

Feng Ermin took some chilled Yanjing beer out of the refrigerator, but the fridge was a bit small, and the refrigerator and freezer compartments combined only held a dozen or so bottles: "This is all that's cold, everyone drink these first."

After speaking, he put the beer on the floor, then turned and went to the wall to pick up a case of beer. He first put a dozen or so bottles into the fridge to chill, then put all the rest into the kitchen sink and filled it with water. Although the effect would be much worse this way, it was still better than warm beer.

Zhou Andong took the beer handed over by Chen Baolong: "Why hasn't brother-in-law come back yet?"

Feng Yumin brought two plates of dumplings and placed them on the coffee table: "You guys drink first, don't wait for him."

"I'm back!" Just as Feng Yumin finished speaking, Shang Peixin's shout rang out at the door.

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw Shang Peixin walking in in a rush, with two lively little ones following closely behind him.

"Why are there so many people?" Shang Fang opened her mouth wide in surprise, her eyes scanning back and forth like a radar.

"Mom!" A crisp cry came, and Feng Jun rushed straight toward Pei Fengyuan. As soon as this little guy entered the door, he was attracted by the steaming dumplings on the coffee table; his mouth was almost watering, and he shouted impatiently: "I want to eat dumplings!"

"Brother-in-law, come over quickly!" Zhou Andong stood up hurriedly and greeted him warmly. Then he saw that there were only dumplings on the coffee table and no other dishes, so he turned and walked quickly to the kitchen. He took two plates from the dish rack, scooped out half of the pig ears, pig head meat, and sausage, and sent them over, placing them gently on the coffee table.

"We aren't drinking, and we aren't eating these things; you hurry up and take them back." Feng Yumin hurriedly picked up the plates, preparing to take them back.

"Oh my, if you don't eat them, won't the children eat them?" Zhou Andong reached out to stop Feng Yumin, then said to Gao Zhen: "Bring a bowl of the stewed chicken over for the children."

"Coming!" Gao Zhen agreed and walked over with a basin of stewed chicken from the table.

"You guys!" Feng Yumin shook her head helplessly. Since Zhou Andong was so insistent, she could only compromise. She slowly put down the plates in her hand and pulled Shang Fang to her side: "Fangfang, come, Mom will introduce you; you need to call them Uncle. This one... you can just call him Uncle Zhou; this is Uncle Gao."

The little girl looked very lively and didn't seem shy at all. After hearing her mother's words, she immediately revealed a sweet smile and obediently shouted: "Hello Uncle Zhou, hello Uncle Gao!"

Pei Fengyuan picked up Feng Jun and said softly: "Junjun, you need to call this one Grandpa Zhou, and this one, you also need to call Uncle Gao!"

The little guy blinked those big, watery eyes. Suddenly, a long, thick snot flowed out of his nose. However, the little guy gave a sharp sniff, and the snot disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Zhou Andong laughed out loud: "This kid, he's exactly the same as his dad when he was little."

Gao Zhen also said with a smile: "When he was little, Ermin's snot was never wasted; it was either sniffed back up or went into his mouth."

"Can you stop talking about me?" Feng Ermin shouted with dissatisfaction: "Hurry up and come over to drink."

"Wait a second!" Zhou Andong happily pinched the little guy's cheek: "This kid hasn't called me Grandpa Zhou yet."

"Grandpa Zhou!" Feng Jun called out crisply, then pushed away Zhou Andong's hand that was pinching his little face with dissatisfaction.

"Oh!" Zhou Andong pinched him again: "You kid, you're even unwilling; I insist on pinching you."

"Why do you always pinch the child's face?" Gao Zhen pushed Zhou Andong away and said with a smile: "Come, call Uncle Gao!"

Looking at Gao Zhen's big round face, the little guy called him Uncle Gao very reluctantly.

"Not bad!" Gao Zhen smiled, reached out his hand, and pinched the little guy's face: "Uncle Gao will reward you."

The little guy's mouth drooped, and he was about to cry. Feng Yumin slapped Gao Zhen's hand away in annoyance: "Why are you so annoying? Hurry up and go eat, stop teasing the child."

Zhou Andong let out a "heh" laugh and rubbed Shang Fang's little head: "In a couple of days, let Mom take you to Grandpa Zhou's house to play with your little aunt and little sister."

Dong Fengying said to Zhou Andong and Gao Zhen with a face full of smiles: "Hurry up and eat, chat after you're done, it'll all be cold in a while."

"Coming, coming!" Zhou Andong and Gao Zhen turned and returned to the table, sitting down with a thud; he was indeed hungry.

"My friends!" Zhou Andong picked up the wine glass in front of him and said to Chen Baolong and the others: "Although this is our first time meeting today, because of the connection with Ermin, we are brothers. I'll toast everyone a glass first."

Seeing this, Chen Baolong and the others hurriedly stood up and raised their glasses: "Being able to sit at the same table and drink with Brother Dong is something we wouldn't even dare to imagine, so this first glass, we toast you."

Everyone clinked glasses, making a crisp sound, and then tilted their heads back to drain the wine in their glasses. After a glass of wine went down, the atmosphere among everyone instantly became heated.

Chen Baolong and the others began to toast Zhou Andong and Gao Zhen one by one, and Zhou Andong and Gao Zhen accepted every one. As the drinking progressed, Chen Baolong and the others gradually let go of their initial restraint and became relaxed and casual.