Rebirth of a Farmer's Dad

With the Wu family elders disrupting things early in the morning, Luo Feng's morning training session was canceled.

Not only was he in no mood for anything, but the villagers outside were also pointing fingers at Luo Feng, which made him afraid to even go out.

Luo Feng was extremely frustrated. Why were things going wrong every few days since he returned? If this continued, how would he have time to train apprentices? Wouldn't his plan to take over the cafeteria fall through?

"I hope these things can be resolved soon," Luo Feng muttered to himself.

But life is sometimes like that; the more you try to avoid problems, the more problems will arise.

Just as Biaozi had taken the two elderly people home, Officer Liu appeared at the gate of his yard a short while later.

"Isn't this Officer Liu? What brings you here?" Luo Feng greeted him with a smile, though his smile seemed somewhat forced.

"Fengzi, this is good news. Come with me quickly, our chief is here too, and he specifically asked to see you," Officer Liu said to Luo Feng with a smile.

"What exactly happened? Can you explain it to me first?" Luo Feng felt relieved when he heard Officer Liu say there was good news, but he immediately asked again.

"The method you told me last time really worked. We removed the people in the open and then had plainclothes officers lie in ambush nearby, setting a trap for those bastards. I didn't expect it to actually catch them." Officer Liu said, patting Luo Feng on the shoulder.

"That's great news! The villagers will finally be able to live in fear no longer," Luo Feng said cheerfully.

"Then what does your bureau chief want with me?" After laughing for a while, Luo Feng asked again, puzzled.

"Are you stupid? Of course we're calling you to commend you, since you're the one who came up with the solution!" Officer Liu said, slapping Luo Feng on the back of the head.

"These are all thanks to you police officers, so I won't take credit for it," Luo Feng thought. He decided against the commendation; if one day he became a target of those thugs' accomplices, it would be too late to regret it.

"What are you talking about? I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, they've all been caught," Officer Liu said solemnly to Luo Feng.

Then he whispered mysteriously in Luo Feng's ear, "I'll tell you quietly, this is a decision from above. These past few days, because of the case, the villagers in the surrounding area have been in a state of panic, and their trust in our police has plummeted. The most urgent task now is to rebuild the image of our police, and we need someone to step forward and reassure everyone."

"So, the higher-ups have chosen me," Luo Feng said.

“Of course, you’ve really succeeded this time,” Officer Liu replied.

After figuring everything out, Luo Feng felt relieved and went with Officer Liu to see their bureau chief.

In fact, Luo Feng had met this bureau chief a few times, and they had even had a meal together. The bureau chief's surname was Li, he was of medium height and slightly overweight, and he was a veteran police officer with many years of experience.

Just as Officer Liu had predicted, upon meeting, Director Li stated that in order to salvage the police's image, they planned to hold a public interview event in the county. He hoped that Luo Feng could cooperate and attend the event as a citizen representative.

Luo Feng certainly wouldn't refuse. In his view, this was an excellent opportunity to promote the store, and he certainly wouldn't miss it.

Director Li was pleased to see that Luo Feng had agreed and told him to come to the county to participate in an event three days later. Director Li also gave Luo Feng a speech draft and instructed him to memorize it.

After all, this was a government-organized event, so everything naturally had to be arranged in advance. Therefore, Luo Feng was not surprised by this.

Soon, Luo Feng returned home with the speech draft given to him by Director Li. As soon as he entered the house, he saw his daughter running towards him, the little girl calling out "Daddy" repeatedly while tears streamed down her face.

Helpless, Luo Feng could only try to calm his daughter down first. But then he yelled at Afu and Baosheng, "What exactly happened? Tell me clearly right now!"

Then the two of them explained the situation with smiles on their faces. Luo Feng laughed after listening, patting Xinghua's head and saying repeatedly, "Silly girl."

Xinghua, who was playing outside, overheard the village children saying that their fathers had been taken away by the police. Xinghua then rushed home, wanting to find out what had happened.

However, seeing Xinghua's anxious expression, the two played a little joke on her. They told Xinghua that Luo Feng had really been taken away by the police. Unexpectedly, Xinghua couldn't resist the teasing and immediately burst into tears.

Just when the two were at their wits' end, Luo Feng returned.

"I'm telling you, you two are no good people either, teasing my daughter like that," Luo Feng said, pointing at the two of them.

"Hehe." Baosheng and Afu laughed awkwardly, then stepped aside without saying a word.

"Come here, little girl, I have something good to show you." Luo Feng said, beckoning to Xinghua and taking out the speech from his pocket.

"Brother Feng, what's this? Look how happy you are." Afu and Baosheng couldn't help but come over curiously.

"What's this? This is a speech draft personally given to me by the police chief. I'm going to the county in three days to participate in an event organized by the police. I'll be giving a speech as a representative of outstanding citizens then," Luo Feng said smugly.

"Can you take us there then?" Baosheng asked.

“That’s right, that’s right, we also want to see the world.” Afu nodded in agreement.

"You guys haven't even learned what I taught you yet, and you're already thinking about running around everywhere! I'm not taking you with me. Stay home and practice properly. If you don't, you'll be in big trouble," Luo Feng said to them with a deliberately stern face.

"Don't be like that, Brother Feng, please take us there. We'll definitely train hard."

"That's right, that's right, I promise, as long as you can take us there, we will train hard from now on, and you won't have to worry about it."

Seeing the earnest expressions on their faces, Luo Feng couldn't bear to tease them any longer.

"Alright, I was just kidding. Let's all go together. Even if you can't speak on stage, at least you can cheer me on," Luo Feng said with a smile.

"Daddy, you're so great! Can you take Xinghua with you?" Xinghua asked, looking up at her father.

"No problem, Father will definitely take Xinghua with him so everyone can see that I, Luo Feng, have a wonderful daughter." As Luo Feng spoke, he playfully pinched the little girl's nose, making her giggle.

In an instant, the courtyard was filled with apricot blossoms and silvery laughter.