Chapter 200 - 200

Chapter 200 A Trip to the Gate of Heavenly PeaceWhen Father Yun After seeing the dishes, Mother Yun and Liang Dan finally believed that he had really learned to cook."It looks pretty good. It's already very good for the beginning.""Everyone, please try it..."" Xiao Feng, you should sit down and eat too. Don't be shy here. I don't like people who are too timid." Yun Ting deliberately teased her, and sure enough, the girl didn't dare to be shy or polite anymore."Brother, not bad, the taste is alright, keep up the good work." Yun Xu commented with a smile after eating a piece of meat."You brat, you need to learn to cook too, instead of just criticizing your older brother.""Mom, I'm so busy, how can I have time to learn?""If you don't learn, who will cook for you in the future? You can't expect your wife to do everything after you get married. Are you marrying a wife or hiring a maid? The men in our family can't act like they're the boss. They need to know how to cherish their wives and be considerate of each other."Yun Zhao nodded, "Mom, I understand.""Mom, I don't have a wife yet! It's too early to talk about that.""How would you know if I didn't tell you sooner? Stop talking nonsense. Just listen to what I'm telling you.""Yes, yes, I understand, I'll keep it in mind."...After dinner, Yun Ting took Xiao Feng back to her courtyard. Yun Xu didn't go over; his older brother had a room, so he decided to stay there."Mom and Dad, you should rest first. I'll take you to visit my place another day, and we can go out for a walk. We'll rest tomorrow, and then we'll go to my second brother's place the day after tomorrow.""Okay, there will be plenty of opportunities to go out and have fun in the future. You go back first! Take Xiao Feng back with you and get some rest."The next day, before Yun Ting could even arrive, her older brother brought their parents over."Little sister, I'm going to Steel Plant to collect scrap today. I'm leaving Mom, Dad, and your sister-in-law in your care.""Go ahead! I'll take them out for a walk in a bit.""Big brother, I'll go with you to help.""Alright, let's go!" Yun Zhao naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony with his underling.Before leaving, Yun Zhao slipped two hundred yuan to his daughter-in-law.When she goes out with her parents and younger sister, she shouldn't always let her younger sister pay. Liang Dan isn't unreasonable, so she readily agreed.Last night, the young couple, having been apart for a short time, enjoyed a warm and intimate conversation, embracing each other and chatting about what had happened during their separation and their future plans.When Yun Zhao handed her the passbook, she was stunned. In just six months, not only had he bought a yard, but he had also saved so much money.Actually, Yun Zhao planned to give half to her parents and keep half for her own family, but herfather Yun... Mother Yun refused, saying that they would be in charge of their own household from now on, and that the two of them would live and eat at his place.But Yun Zhao still slipped 1,500 yuan to his mother. When he came to Capital City from home, his parents gave him 1,000 yuan as capital. Now that he has the ability to earn it back, he wants to return it to his parents. The 500 yuan is a gift to his parents."Mom and Dad, sister-in-law, we're taking the train to my second brother's place tomorrow, so let's just wander around the neighborhood today! We'll have plenty of time to go sightseeing when we get back.""Daughter, Dad wants to go see the Gate of Heavenly Peace."Last year, my child's mother went to see the Gate of Heavenly Peace. After she came back, she kept telling her that she couldn't wait to go right away. Now that the opportunity has come, she doesn't want to wait a moment longer."Arrange it right away, haha..."Yun Ting naturally brought her own camera to take some photos of her parents at the Gate of Heavenly Peace. Her dad would definitely be happy, because he was also very happy when she took her mom there last year to take photos.The family took the bus to the Gate of Heavenly Peace. Fortunately, the bus wasn't too crowded. This time, Mother Yun and her sister-in-law were fine and didn't get dizzy.Yun Ting thought to herself, "It's so inconvenient not having a car! I definitely need to buy one in a few years."The asphalt pavement of the Gate of Heavenly Peace square was scorching hot from the sun, and the air was filled with the scent of locust blossoms and the sweet aroma of soda.Yun Ting carried a canvas bag on one arm and clutched a black Seagull camera in the other—apurchase she made during her last trip to Flower City.Today I'm taking some photos of my parents, sister-in-law, niece, and nephew to commemorate the " Gate of Heavenly Peace." My parents will surely be happy.Despite the sweltering heat of midsummer, there were still quite a few people in the square, including young people wearing polyester shirts and a child with pigtails chasing after pigeons.Father Yun, dressed in a navy blue Zhongshan suit with the top button fastened tightly, stood upright in front of the portrait of Chairman Mao despite the sweat beading on his forehead, muttering, "Daughter, we have to take a full picture of the portrait so that your Uncle Liu and the others will be envious when we get back.""Okay, Dad, let me take a solo picture for you first, and then Mom will join you and all of us in a bit."Mother Yun pointed to the Monument to the People's Heroes and said to the little girl, "That's a monument to the heroes. Stand up straight for the photo later, and don't be naughty.""Grandma, I understand."Yun Ting chose an angle that would frame the Gate of Heavenly Peace tower, and first had her parents stand by the railing. Her father naturally put his hands behind his back, while her mother squinted from the sun, but still tried to smile.Yun Ting called out, "Look at the camera," and pressed the shutter button. With a "click," the camera captured the red walls and yellow tiles of the tower behind her parents, as well as the stray hairs at her mother's temples that were being blown by the wind."Alright, the photo is very well taken. I guarantee that when you take it back and show it to your uncles and elders, they will all praise it.""You silly girl, you're just fooling around with your dad. We can keep it as a memento ourselves, why do we need to show it to others?""Haha, let them see the Gate of Heavenly Peacetoo!""Exactly, ignore your mother. Don't think I don't know. Didn't she show the photos she took to her group of friends over and over again? What's your mother doing? It's like the magistrate is allowed to set fires while the common people are forbidden to light lamps.""You old man, trying to act all cultured, huh?"Mother Yun said with a laugh."Alright, Mom and Dad, let's take a few more pictures. Sister-in-law, take a couple of pictures with Little Girl."Xiao Bao is now ten months old and very clever; he laughs whenever you tease him.The eldest sister-in-law was wearing a light pink floral shirt, holding her nephew Xiaobao in her arms. Xiaobao was clutching a floral ball, his drool soaking his shirt. A six-year-old girl, wearing a little red dress, stood next to her sister-in-law, holding a nearly melted mung bean popsicle, and tiptoed to touch the carvings on the railing.Yun Ting told them to move a little closer to the city gate, then stepped back a few paces and adjusted the camera angle. " Little girl, Xiao Bao, look at your auntie, smile!" Little girl grinned, revealing a gap in her mouth where she was missing a front tooth. The moment she smiled, Xiao Bao seemed to understand and grinned along with her. Yun Ting pressed the shutter at that moment.The camera captured the sister-in-law's gentle gaze towards her two children, the little girl's playful expression as she held up an ice pop, and the little baby's adorable grin. The five-starred red flag fluttering in the background was also included in the shot.Tired from filming, the family rested under a locust tree by the square. Yun Ting took out two military water bottles from her canvas bag, gave one to her sister-in-law, and poured water for her parents. She then took out the steamed dumplings she had brought from an aluminum lunchbox."Are you hungry? Have a couple of steamed dumplings to tide you over, and we'll eat dinner later after you've rested."