The Family Garden

"Bai Zhi Hua bought so many types of clothes, what do you think of this one?" Bai Miao Miao gestured on herself, currently wearing nothing.
Sister Miao was truly unreserved, but it stimulated Shen Fu quite a bit.
Then he picked up an item, "This one, the emerald green is very beautiful."
Bai Miao Miao turned around, "Help me put it on~"
Shen Fu first put on her undershirt, then added each item of clothing, finally even taking care of her hair.
He took the hairpin he bought for Zhi Hua and gently placed it in her hair.
Finally, Shen Fu said, "Change into the embroidered shoes too, put them on yourself."
Bai Miao Miao touched her head, "Oh, this thing is so tiny."
"Not only tiny, but also sharp~"
Bai Miao Miao chuckled, "Be careful, what if Bai Zhi Hua suddenly pricks you, it could easily cause a murder."
Bai Miao Miao was indeed Bai Miao Miao. Even though all the clothes and accessories she wore belonged to Bai Zhi Hua, Shen Fu could still tell from her demeanor and gestures.
Even Wan Zi Tian, who hadn't been in contact with them for long, could tell. Only Shen Ao Tian and his wife didn't find anything amiss, merely not expecting their daughter-in-law to have such a preference. But this preference was good, emerald green, looked healthy.
Shen Fu took a group photo of Bai Miao Miao and Long Xi Xi. Bai Miao Miao had no affection for human children, but fortunately, her expression management was up to standard. By the end of the photoshoot, Xi Xi even directly kissed Sister Xiao Die's face a few times, whom she liked very much.
Next, Shen Fu led the two elders on a tour of the house to familiarize them, having already arranged another bedroom on the first floor for them.
Shen Fu pointed to the vast space in the backyard, saying with great enthusiasm, "Dad, Mom, what do you say about such a large space? Do you want to grow vegetables, or build a big greenhouse so we can have fresh greens even in winter!"
He then received two disdainful glances.
Sui Bing Yue: "Grow vegetables? What vegetables? This place should obviously be for flowers and plants."
"More elegant, it needs style~" Shen Ao Tian also criticized him.
"What kind?" Shen Fu retorted.
Shen Ao Tian pondered. He had never lived in a villa and had no experience in this regard, so he looked at Long Xi Xi, "Xi Xi, come here, your family lives in a villa, right?"
"Yes, Grandpa."
"That's right," Old Shen chuckled, "So what do you plant in your yard?"
"My parents don't plant anything, they made me a mini-park with slides, swings, and even a spinning wooden horse," Long Xi Xi replied, "But I'm already tired of playing with them~"
Shen Ao Tian and his wife exchanged glances. The gap between their family and the Long family back then was truly significant. Even though their son had a promising future now, there was still a huge disparity compared to an elite clan accumulated over generations like the other party.
Shen Fu thought of something and asked with a smile, "Then tell me what your paternal grandparents plant."
"Oh, my grandpa's house grows onions!" Long Xi Xi said with a laugh, "Grandpa says he loves eating onions, can't do without them!"
Shen Fu knew about this because he had been there before. Old Master Long had explained that the Long family had migrated from Lu Jing to the Philippines back then, with their ancestral home in Lu Jing, and a deep-seated passion for scallion pancakes in their genes.
However, by Long Yu's generation, she rarely ate onions anymore, saying they caused bad breath when kissing.
Hearing this answer, Old Shen and his wife exchanged glances. Sui Bing Yue still couldn't accept growing onions; it was too vulgar. So she suggested, "How about we grow garlic! I love eating garlic~"
Old Shen frowned, "The smell is strong enough, even worse than onions. Onions aren't convenient either. I think growing fruit trees would be better."
Shen Fu pointed to the yard, "There's a pomegranate tree and a walnut tree there. Don't look at them having nothing this year, but the security guard said they'll bear fruit next year."
Shen Ao Tian felt that fruit trees in the courtyard had more style than growing vegetables. Although he also came from a farming background, his main profession was an orthopedic doctor, and his vegetable-growing skills had long been abandoned.
"We can plant more grapes, so we can enjoy the cool shade in summer, and then decorate with some potted flowers, ageless pine trees, and such~"
Shen Fu chuckled, "Then I'll trouble you, Dad. I love eating grapes."
Long Xi Xi, "I like strawberries!"
Shen Fu looked at his father. Shen Ao Tian immediately said kindly, "Alright, plums will also be arranged, haha."
As they spoke, it was already dark. Sui Bing Yue found the kitchen, "Almost got lost. Oh, why is there nothing in the kitchen?"
Shen Fu looked at Bai Miao Miao. Bai Miao Miao, who had changed back into her usual clothes, saw everyone looking at her. Ah, the kitchen seemed to be a housewife's battlefield.
"Mom," she said affectionately, "We just moved in, and we haven't bought enough kitchen utensils, let alone cooking. Recently, we've been eating out or ordering takeout."
"Right, right, right!" Shen Fu chimed in.
Her "mother" made Sui Bing Yue's heart warm and soft. She quickly hugged her daughter-in-law, "Poor Xiao Die, moving must have been hard recently, you've gotten thin!"
Hearing this, Bai Miao Miao quickly sucked in the small belly that had appeared due to Bai San San's excessive eating, which hadn't been fully digested yet. She really knew how to eat!
Afterward, the family, along with Long Xi Xi, naturally went to the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant outside the residential area.
In the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant's lobby, there was an introduction to its founder, Guan Tao, who entered the Imperial Kitchen during the Guang Xu era and became its head chef at the end of the Guang Xu era. After the Great Qing's demise, he opened a restaurant in the capital, which later had some interruptions.
When it reopened, the founder's grandson once again opened his own restaurant. Then, the founder's great-grandson improved the imperial dishes and brought the restaurant here. Now, it was being run by the fifth generation.
Shen Fu chuckled and nudged his father's shoulder, "Dad, you said our ancestors were imperial physicians, right? This is good, everyone here has worked in the palace, so we're colleagues."
Old Shen said with certainty, "My grandfather was indeed an imperial physician. Later, because he was dissatisfied with Empress Dowager Cixi's chaotic rule, he abandoned medicine for farming. The ancestral techniques passed down to me are less than 1%, but they're enough to make me stand out in the countryside. What do you think it's based on? It's based on the profound accumulation of our ancestors."
"Oh, come on. Before, when we watched 'Divine Doctor Xi Lai Le,' you lied to me, saying Xi Lai Le's prototype was my Grandfather. Then, when I got a little older, I learned that he was simply an artistic creation by the screenwriter, with no prototype."
Old Shen looked embarrassed, "Who told you you were so easy to fool back then? You were only ten, if not you, then who?"
Years passed, eighteen years in a flash.
No need to mention old stories. The family ordered dishes. Shen Ao Tian and Sui Bing Yue deliberately avoided looking at the menu, and they didn't intend to look when paying either, focusing only on eating.
Because looking would be too heartbreaking!
It would be strange if imperial cuisine that was both authentic and cheap existed.
But in the end, when it was time to pay, the owner didn't take any money. Not only that, but he also gave Shen Fu a VIP card, offering a twenty percent discount!