allonlinenovel Chapter 261 Acknowledgment of Daughter
Chapter 261 Acknowledgment of Daughter
The next day, the Su family got up at dawn. Except for Xiaoliang, who was still young, the other children got up on their own without the adults urging them.
Everyone washed up first, and then had a simple breakfast. Su Ping, his brothers and children each picked up a broom and swept the already clean yard again.
Li Yue and her two sisters-in-law stayed in the kitchen and prepared the dishes that needed to be prepared for today. Some of the meat dishes were half-cooked first so that when they started cooking at noon, they could be ready for serving quickly without wasting time.
The fish head soup was still simmering on the coal stove, but at this moment, only a small amount of sliced bacon that Su Ping and his friends bought yesterday and half a salted duck were placed at the bottom of the pot. They would wait for Mr. Du and his friends to arrive, then put the fried big fish head bought yesterday in the pot, and then boil the soup over high heat until it turned milky white. In this way, a pot of delicious and fragrant salted duck and fish head soup would be ready.
Around 9:30, everyone in the Su family saw that there was nothing to do inside or outside the house, so they all went back to the house to change into their best clothes. Su's father and mother changed into the new clothes that Su Yunyun and Han Sen bought yesterday. For a moment, people felt like it was Chinese New Year.
Su Yunyun and Han Sen were no exception. They went back to the house to change their clothes before coming out. Then they asked their family members to wait in the yard while they stood at the gate to welcome Mr. Du.
After a while, the two saw Mr. Du walking towards them leisurely, carrying only a briefcase and nothing else.
Su Yunyun and Han Sen looked at each other, confused as to why Mr. Du didn't bring any luggage.
Seeing Mr. Du getting closer, the two of them didn't have time to discuss and hurried forward to greet Mr. Du. Han Sen even reached out to help Mr. Du with the briefcase, but Mr. Du politely declined, "I can still carry this, you don't need to take it!"
Han Sen retracted his outstretched hand, and Su Yunyun asked directly, "Teacher, where is your luggage? Why didn't you bring it with you? Could it be that you..."
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Du smiled heartily, "Stop talking and stop imagining. I just want to finish the ceremony in the morning and move the luggage here in the afternoon. There's no rush!"
After hearing what Mr. Du said, Su Yunyun and Han Sen finally put their minds at ease and smiled as they invited Mr. Du into the yard.
But Mr. Du waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, there are others coming!"
Anyone else coming?
Su Yunyun and Han Sen were full of questions. They had almost no acquaintances in the capital, except Ning Wei and Old Du.
No, there is also Mr. Li, but they don’t have Mr. Li’s contact information, so naturally he is excluded.
Then this acquaintance must have been invited by Mr. Du, but who was invited?
It was Mr. Du who valued him so much that he was willing to wait at the door rather than go in first.
Old Du saw the confusion on Su Yunyun and Han Sen's faces, but didn't say anything. After all, they knew the two people who were coming, and they would know once they arrived.
Indeed, when Mr. Li and Mr. Fan stood at the door and greeted Mr. Du, Su Yunyun and Han Sen discovered that they were both acquaintances. Although they were not as familiar with Mr. Fan as Mr. Li, they had at least spent more than a day on the train together.
After Su Yunyun and Mr. Du, Mr. Li and Mr. Fan finished their greetings, they invited them to the yard first.
The three Du elders followed Su Yunyun and Han Sen to the yard, where they saw Su's father and mother asking their family to wipe the table in the living room.
"Mom, that table is so shiny that you can see a mirror on it. If you wipe it again, the surface will be peeling off!" Su Tai looked at his mother helplessly. He noticed that her face changed and was about to hide aside. He caught a glimpse of Su Yunyun coming in with a group of people. Among them were three old men, two of whom he recognized, namely Mr. Du and Mr. Li.
Su Tai's face lit up with joy, "Dad, Mom, Elder Du and Elder Li are here."
A loud shout called out all the people in the yard, big and small. Everyone came forward with a smile on their face, led by Su's father and mother, "Mr. Du, Mr. Li, and this comrade, welcome."
Su Yunyun pointed at Mr. Fan and introduced them. "This is Mr. Fan. Han Sen and I met him on the train when we came to Beijing. Later we found out that he and the teacher were good friends."
Father and Mother Su quickly said to Mr. Fan, "Welcome, Mr. Fan."
Seeing how polite Su's father and mother were, Du Lao thought that this would not work, so he stepped forward and said, "After the godparents' ceremony, Yunyun will call me godfather, and you will be my godparents. Besides, we will live together in the future, so it is not appropriate for you to call me that. I asked Yunyun before, you are younger than me, so I will be more generous. From now on, you can call me big brother, and I will call you younger brother and younger sister-in-law. Do you think this is okay?"
Su's father and mother were a little surprised when they heard this. Mr. Du is a senior intellectual and a university professor. Isn't it inappropriate for them to call him "big brother"?
Mr. Du saw the hesitation and discomfort of Su's parents, "Although I am a university professor, I also need to eat, drink, wear clothes, and sleep, just like you. If you still don't believe me, just look at your children, especially those who have been admitted to university. Don't they all need food, clothing, shelter, and transportation just like you?"
After hearing what Du Lao said, Su's father and mother realized that they had thought too much, so they threw away their previous thoughts and shouted directly to Du Lao, "Big Brother."
"Hey," Mr. Du answered very straightforwardly, and introduced Mr. Li and Mr. Fan to them with a bright smile, "Brother, sister-in-law, Mr. Li and Mr. Fan are both older than you. From now on, just call Mr. Li "Brother Li" and Mr. Fan "Brother Fan". This will make it easier for you to get along with each other."
Su's father and mother followed Mr. Du's instructions and called them Brother Li and Brother Fan. Mr. Li and Mr. Fan readily agreed without any hesitation.
"I specially invited Lao Li and Lao Fan to come and watch the ceremony to witness me accepting Yunyun as my goddaughter," Elder Du then explained the arrival of Elder Li and Elder Fan. "After all, Yunyun is my goddaughter and their niece. They will have to take care of her in the future, so I asked them to come here today."
When Su's father and mother heard that Mr. Du attached so much importance to adopting Su Yunyun as his goddaughter and even invited the heavyweights Mr. Li and Mr. Fan to witness it, they were very excited. They wanted to say some words of thanks and ask their family to serve them tea to warm them up, but they found that they were still standing in the yard. "I'm so happy that I even forgot that we have been standing in this yard for a long time. Come on, come into the house and warm up."
Su's father stretched out his hand to lead them to the living room, while Su's mother asked Li Yue and the others to serve tea quickly.
After they sat down in the living room, they saw a neatly arranged set of men's clothes and a pair of black shoes on the table.
When Su's father and mother saw this, they quickly stood up and called Su Yunyun over, asking her to hold the clothes and shoes and walk to Old Man Du, "Brother, we don't know the rules of recognizing godparents in the capital, so we followed the customs of our hometown and asked Yunyun to buy a new set of clothes. Please change into them first, and we will be able to recognize godparents later."