sbdcsierra Chapter 1764 Asking
Chapter 1764 Asking
Chapter 1764 Asking
Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing returned one after the other. When he entered, Lin Xiuqing was eating the cake left by Ye Chenghu and asking about the children's playtime at home that day.
"Has Chenghu already left?" he asked as he changed his shoes.
"They had already left when I came back; they said they had just left about half an hour ago."
"Where is he? I haven't seen him."
"I've taken Zheng Shuya home."
"Good lad, he's being blatant! Does he think he can act openly and honestly just because he's been informed?"
"Give them a talking-to when you get back."
Ye Yaodong walked to the dining table and noticed the small amount of cake left on it. "Is there any left?"
"Your older brother bought a two-tiered cake, and we each ate a big slice. This one was specially saved for you and Mom."
"Really? So filial? And they just couldn't finish the leftovers?"
"My older brother deliberately left it for me; he even told me not to sneak a bite when he left!"
Ye Yaodong scooped up a piece of cream with his index finger and slurped it up.
Lin Xiuqing glared at him reproachfully, "Aren't your hands dirty? You scooped out cream without washing your hands. How old are you? You still use your hands like a child."
“I haven’t been working in the fields, so it shouldn’t be dirty, right? It’s fine, it’s all in my stomach anyway, a little dirt won’t hurt me. Tell Huimei to stop working and eat a piece first.”
Ye Huimei replied from the kitchen, "Don't worry about me, I've already eaten. Chenghu cut the cake, and he even cut a big one for me. I probably won't be able to eat anything else later."
"Here, have some," Ye Yaodong pushed the cake in front of Ye Xiaoxi, "Your eyes are practically glued to the cake, staring at it like a hawk."
Ye Xiaoxi licked her lips, and just as she reached out, Lin Xiuqing slapped her hand.
"It's time to eat. You're not allowed to eat. You're still talking about dieting? What are you trying to lose weight from? How can you lose weight after eating this cake?"
Ye Xiaoxi took her arm and swayed it coquettishly, "Let's eat first, it's not like we eat this every day."
"Put it away in the refrigerator. We'll eat it when we get hungry tonight. It's almost time for dinner."
"So you ate it all just now."
"Didn't you just finish eating? Can your stomach hold any more?"
"can!"
Lin Xiuqing touched her belly and pushed her aside, "Your belly is already bulging and you're still eating. Go to your father's, don't sit next to me."
After saying that, she picked up the cake and put it in the refrigerator, while also helping Ye Huimei with the preparations.
"Don't cook too much, they probably won't be able to eat it all in one night."
"I didn't cook many dishes. They still had leftovers from lunch. I just needed to heat them up, stir-fry some vegetables, and make a soup. The rice was already cooked. I didn't need to help. There was nothing to do. They cleaned everything up perfectly."
Ye Yaodong sat at the table with his legs crossed and asked Ye Xiaoxi, "Your hair is tied up on both sides like Nezha's today, it looks pretty good, who tied it up?"
Ye Xiaoxi happily touched the two little buns on her head with both hands. "I think they look good too. Sister Xiaoya tied them for me. My older brothers don't know how to tie hair. They all fell down. I'm going to look in the mirror."
She had a wonderful day and hadn't even thought about looking in the mirror. It was only after someone complimented her that she remembered to check herself out and admire herself a little.
"You've been eating chicken wings for nothing, and you can't even comb your hair."
He then asked Ye Chengyang, "What did your brother do today?"
Ye Chengyang went on and on about everything the two brothers had done since they got up in the morning.
"Your brother is quite generous and rich, huh?"
"Yeah, I asked my older brother how much money he had, but he wouldn't tell me."
"So how much money do you have?"
Ye Chengyang's eyes widened, and he quickly shook his head, "I won't tell you."
"Ah……"
Lin Xiuqing laughed and said, "You know you should keep your money safe and not tell others, yet you still go and ask how much money your brother has?"
"I saw how much he spent. He must have spent over 100 yuan on groceries and cake today, maybe even 200 yuan. That's a lot."
"He earned the money himself, and he's willing to spend it. If you're willing to spend it, you can also invite your classmates over to play."
Ye Chengyang quickly shook his head, "No, I want to save more. 100 yuan is almost a month's salary, I don't want it!"
"Looking at it all, your eldest brother is the most generous. You two younger ones are incredibly stingy."
"No way, I'm very generous too, okay? They all ask me for money when they buy snacks, and I always have to pay for them!" Ye Chengyang pointed at Ye Xiaoxi and the Pei Yu twins.
Ye Xiaoxi stood in front of the bathroom mirror and shouted, "Who told you to be my brother?"
Ye Yaodong looked towards the door. "Why hasn't Ye Chenghu come back yet? How long has he been gone? I'm starving. I'm going to eat now."
Ye Huimei quickly said, "Then I'll just stir-fry the vegetables and wait for them to go into the pot."
"My brother has been out for more than half an hour, he should be back soon."
"We won't wait for him, he's already had a full meal today anyway."
Ye Chenghu was pedaling his bicycle home with great enthusiasm, his mouth wide open in a big grin. He was so happy he felt like he could fly. The evening breeze was blowing his hair, making each strand stand up, and he looked radiant.
As soon as he arrived at his doorstep, he heard Ye Xiaoxi speaking up for him and creating opportunities for him.
"...If Sister Xiaoya comes to our house on weekends to tutor my older brother, he'll definitely be able to get into university..."
"Sister Xiaoya and the class monitor said they wanted to apply to Hatching Egg University. How come it's called Hatching Egg University? What kind of egg is that? Why does it have such a strange name?"
Ye Yaodong glanced at her and asked, "How much money did your brother give you to go to such lengths to speak up for him and create opportunities for him?"
Ye Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment, remembering that her older brother had just given her a dollar at lunchtime.
Just one dollar!
She was actually bought off with just one yuan, and she's still going to such lengths to speak up for him!
That's incredibly stupid!!
She helped out for so long and did so much for others in her daily life, and the older brother only gave her one yuan!
Suddenly realizing what had happened, she became somewhat angry. "My older brother didn't give me any money. He only gave me one yuan at noon."
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but laugh, "You're really cheap, you were bought off for just one yuan."
She opened her mouth to refute, but found that she couldn't.
Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Xiuqing and said, "I think we can hire a tutor for your son. What do you think? He'll be a senior next semester, so we really need to pay attention to him. His grades are probably just so-so right now, aren't they?"
"We can ask the teacher first if there's any hope that he can barely get into university with his current grades. If there's no hope at all, then there's no need to make things difficult for him, just let him be. If there's a little hope, then we should do as you said and ask the teacher to tutor him. If we can get the teacher to come to our home to teach him, that would be the best."
"you're right……"
Ye Chenghu listened at the door for a while before coming in. "Why are you suddenly asking me to hire a teacher?"
"We have to ask if the teacher is willing to teach. It's not like you invited them and they're just going to come and teach," Ye Yaodong said, glancing down at the doorway.
Lin Xiuqing followed up, saying, "Don't your school teachers do home visits? How come I haven't heard of any in the past two years? Back in my hometown, they used to do home visits."
Ye Chenghu touched his nose guiltily. Of course he did. When he first entered high school, the teacher asked him to fill in the address during a home visit. He filled in JA district and then wrote that his parents were not home and that he was alone.
The teacher skipped him over, and when a home visit was needed next semester, even though he had moved to Pudong, he filled out the form again as before, and it hasn't changed since.
There were no parent-teacher meetings at this time; they only happened in the senior year of high school.
"Ah, maybe the teacher's information wasn't updated. They thought the JA area was too far and didn't go. Didn't we used to live there?"
Neither of them doubted it; they thought it must be true.
"Come over and have dinner first. Once I'm done with my work these next couple of days, I'll go to the school and ask your homeroom teacher about your studies and see if there's any hope."
"I think I have a pretty good chance!"
"There's hope? If you fail the exam, I'll break your legs?"
Ye Chenghu remained silent. Why should he agree to something that wouldn't benefit him?
Anyway, the reward for passing the test is a car, and it's not a big deal if you don't pass. If you agree to this, you'll be taking on the risk of breaking your leg for no reason.
After he had a little bit of rice and sat down, Lin Xiuqing began a new round of scolding.
"Your most important task right now is to prepare for the second half of your senior year and the college entrance exam a year from now. Everything else can wait. Things like dating and such can wait until you're in college. There's no rush now..."
She went on and on, while Ye Chenghu simply nodded and hummed a few times.
After she finished speaking, Ye Chenghu also put down his chopsticks.
"I'm done eating."
Lin Xiuqing looked up at her son, who was taller than her, and asked, "Did you listen to what I just said?"
"I know, we're not dating anyone right now. She's aiming for Fudan University, she has lofty ambitions, and I definitely can't let her be a distraction. Besides, I'm also going to go to university!"
"It's good to know."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Ye Yaodong and said, "Why don't we let him go to sea during the summer vacation? Let him stay at home and hire a tutor to give him two months of extra lessons. Let's see if his grades can improve a little."
"That's fine too, but first ask the teacher if there's any hope. If there's no hope, there's no need to bother. Just let Anle finish high school."
"Ah."
Ye Chenghu hadn't gone far when he heard that summer tutoring had been arranged for him. He was going to protest, but then he thought, staying in Shanghai, staying at home, isn't this more comfortable than going to the sea?
Although there is no salary...
But it doesn't matter. He already made enough money off his dad at the end of last year. He can take the opportunity to make even more in the second half of this year to make up for his summer wages.
So cool.
He swallowed his words and let them do as they pleased.
If he can get two months of extra lessons and pass the university entrance exam next year, that would be the best outcome.
He also has a strong desire to improve himself.
Ye Xiaoxi sulked the whole time she ate, and glared at Ye Chenghu fiercely, still resentful that she only got one yuan.
As soon as he put down his chopsticks, I quickly put mine down too, and followed closely behind.
"Big brother."
"what?"
"Big brother, haven't I been good to you?"
"Hmm?" Ye Chenghu asked, somewhat puzzled. "Which aspect are you referring to?"
Ye Xiaoxi snorted and said, "I've been speaking well of you and Sister Xiaoya in front of our parents, creating opportunities for you, and praising you in front of Sister Xiaoya. Aren't I good to you? Aren't I a good sister?"
He nodded, patted her head, and said, "Indeed, she's a good little sister!"
Ye Xiaoxi dodged his touch and said unhappily, "So you're only going to give me one yuan today? All the help I've given you is only worth one yuan! You spend one or two hundred yuan treating everyone to meals, and you only give me one yuan!"
Ye Chenghu: "..."
Weren't you quite happy when you received it in the afternoon?
He instantly recalled when he first walked in the door, his father had said she was cheap.
"Okay, how many do you want?"
Ye Xiaoxi was satisfied, but then became arrogant again, "It's up to you to decide. How much do you think your love is worth?"
Ye Chenghu: "..."
Stuck.
"Who taught you that? How come you're so good at talking? Where did you learn that?"
"Just tell me how much your love is worth!"
"Priceless, free of charge."
After finishing his sentence, Ye Chenghu leisurely leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and prepared to watch TV.
Ye Xiaoxi was caught off guard and quickly moved closer to him.
"Brother, you have to have a conscience!"
"Hahaha……"
"No laughing."
Ye Chenghu patted his pockets and took out the dozen or so yuan he had left for the day, placing them on the sofa.
"That's all I have. Take it if you want, or don't. This is all the money I have on me."
Ye Xiaoxi looked at the banknotes and coins on the sofa with delight, then pretended to be calm and reluctantly put them away.
"alright."
Next time, tell Sister Xiaoya that their love is only worth a dozen yuan!
"You're the only one in your family who's like a Pixiu, only taking in and never giving out. How much money have you saved? Tell me."
"No."
She carefully counted the banknotes and then quickly took them upstairs to deposit them.
Ye Yaodong was telling Lin Xiuqing what he had done that day and where he was going tomorrow, without paying any attention to the situation of the two siblings.
"I estimate that it should be done in about two more days. Then I won't need to worry about things here anymore. I'll just need to listen to reports and come over to check on things occasionally."
"So, you'll go back as soon as you're done with your work?"
"What about your eldest son? If he has any hope of getting into university, then invite his teacher over, preferably his subject teacher."
There aren't many shady training institutions these days, and teachers rarely take on private jobs. If you really need tutoring, it's better to find your regular teacher.
“Okay, I’m at work every day now, and my schedule conflicts with his class time. When you’re done with your work, you can go to the school and ask his homeroom teacher.”
"Ah."
Ye Yaodong took this matter quite seriously. He had been too busy to take care of them before, and in his memory, his eldest son's grades were also average. He didn't have high hopes for him, and he wasn't very ambitious either, so he just let things be.
Anyway, studying isn't the only way out. A child who isn't good at studying isn't necessarily not smart; most of them just use their intelligence in other ways.
Many successful entrepreneurs don't have much formal education, yet they still succeed and can hire a bunch of college graduates to work for them.
He has now succeeded in starting his own business. Even if his son doesn't go to school, he won't have to worry about being idle or starving. As I said before, his eldest son now has many choices in life, and studying is not the only path.
However, starting last year, my eldest son seemed a bit different. He became much more motivated and set his sights on going to university.
I don't know if it was the inspiration from the toy car or the desire to have a future with my dream girl, but suddenly I became motivated and started working hard, and my exam results actually improved.
This suddenly gave him hope.
He respects his child's choices. If the child can't study, he can come home and help out. If the child can study, of course it's better to go to university.
Of course, we should give it our full support now.
However, you should ask the teacher about the specific situation of the child's studies, as the teacher will know more about it.
He was busy for two days, and after finishing his work, he made a special trip to the school.
The students hadn't been dismissed yet, and he didn't know which teacher to look for, so he went to find the classroom first, stood in the corridor and waited until it was almost time to leave before standing at the back door of the classroom and calling for Ye Chenghu.
The teacher was still tidying up the podium and hadn't left yet, and the students were also tidying up their desks. He called out Ye Chenghu's name, and everyone looked towards the back door.
Today, Ye Yaodong made a special effort to tidy himself up. He wore a white T-shirt and casual clothes, shaved his head, and cleanly shaved his beard. He looked mature yet young, and exceptionally energetic. Anyone who didn't know him would think he was Ye Chenghu's brother.
The students who turned around were all full of curiosity, until Ye Chenghu exclaimed "Dad!" in surprise, and everyone's expressions instantly changed.
The classroom, which had been quiet because of the name "Ye Chenghu," suddenly erupted into an uproar, with everyone letting out a series of incredulous exclamations.
"Huh? This handsome guy is Ye Chenghu's dad?"
"Holy crap? This is Ye Chenghu's dad? Really?"
"Wow! So young... His dad? He looks more like his brother!"
"It should be right. Ye Chenghu even called him 'Dad'! Holy crap, how come his dad is so handsome? He looks so young, and he's never said that before!"
"Maybe his father had him earlier?"
……
The students' surprised and stunned expressions, along with their various incredulous discussions, pleased Ye Yaodong.
He felt smug, and couldn't help but smile – this was exactly the effect he wanted!
Ignoring the whispers of his classmates, Ye Chenghu quickly ran to the back door. "Dad, what brings you here?"
Everyone strained to listen to them, but they couldn't understand their dialect.
"You're here to see your homeroom teacher? Did you just finish class? Was that your homeroom teacher just now?"
"No, the homeroom teacher is the English teacher, and the one just now was the math teacher."
"Then take me to your homeroom teacher, I want to ask about your grades."
Ye Chenghu's previously delighted expression froze. "Oh, so you really have to ask the homeroom teacher about your grades?"
"What, you're afraid to let me know?"
He scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "No..."
"Let's hurry up and go, or the teacher will probably be going to eat."
"Oh, it might be too late to go now. The teacher should have gone to eat by now?"
"Take me to the office first. The teacher may have just finished class and needs to go to the office to tidy up before going back for dinner."
"You know quite a lot, don't you, Dad?"
"Stop talking nonsense and get going. Don't waste time."
"Oh……"
Ye Chenghu glanced at the classmates who were still curiously watching him and his father, and had no choice but to silently lead the way for his father first.
They left school at the same time, and the corridors and stairwells were full of students. The father and son could only move slowly, surrounded by their classmates, who all curiously peeked at them.
However, no one dared to greet Ye Yaodong. After all, he was an elder, and everyone had a natural respect for elders. They only dared to watch and not speak to him.
"Dad, you came over today without telling me in advance, and you didn't mention it last night either."
What difference does it make whether you say it or not?
"You told me so I could be mentally prepared."
“I’m afraid if I say it, you’ll be restless all morning and won’t be able to concentrate on class.”
That's true.
As Ye Chenghu was going down the stairs, he unexpectedly saw his homeroom teacher, who was also his English teacher. His English teacher had curly hair, looked very stylish, and stood out from the crowd.
His heart tightened, and he stole another glance at Ye Yaodong.
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back, letting them linger in his throat before finally managing to say, "Dad, my English might not be very good..."
"Maybe? Aren't you even sure how good your English is?" Ye Yaodong said irritably.
"Uh... my English is a bit poor."
"I know you only got 40 points on your midterm exam."
Ye Chenghu kept his mouth shut. As long as he knew, he was relieved. At this moment, he was afraid of not knowing.
"Did you choose humanities or sciences?"
"I just randomly chose... humanities."
"Don't you even know whether you're better at humanities or sciences?"
"Heh...they're about the same...aside from history, there's nothing particularly good about them, it seems..."
Ye Yaodong glared at him, feeling there was nothing to ask, and that asking would be pointless.
After descending the stairs, Ye Chenghu pointed at his homeroom teacher, who was walking slowly ahead, and said, "Dad, you're lucky, my homeroom teacher is over there."
"Then hurry up, go up and say hello to the teacher first."
"Oh."
Several of Ye Chenghu's close classmates followed behind the two, mostly the same ones who had visited their home a few days ago.
They were all very curious, so they followed behind.
Ye Chenghu had already noticed them. After glancing at them, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go up to greet the homeroom teacher.
"teacher……"
"Ye Chenghu? Going to eat?" the teacher asked with a smile. It was rare for a student to suddenly run up to her and greet her, and the teacher was a little surprised.
"Teacher, my dad wants to talk to you about my grades." He said hesitantly, his voice low.
Ye Yaodong quickly greeted him with a smile, "Hello teacher, is it convenient for us to chat? I'd like to know about Ye Chenghu's performance at school, as well as his grades and such."
The homeroom teacher looked at him in surprise, then scanned the two faces back and forth, as if trying to find similarities between them.
"Oh, haha, so you're Ye Chenghu's father. You're so young, that's surprising. Let's go to the office first and talk there."
Ye Yaodong walked and talked with the homeroom teacher, while Ye Chenghu lagged behind, looking utterly hopeless.
He managed to evade the teacher's home visit, but he couldn't escape his father coming to his door in person.
The students who had been following behind immediately surrounded him.
"Ye Chenghu, what's your dad doing at the school?"
"Your dad is so good-looking! He looks so young!"
"Is it really your dad? Your dad is way more handsome than you. How come you didn't inherit even half of his looks?"
"Get lost, you son of a bitch..."
"Why did your dad talk to the homeroom teacher? Oh no, did he find out you were dating and that's why he came over to talk to the homeroom teacher?"
"Oh no, is it because we went to your house a few days ago?"
"This is a bit serious. Your dad even came to the school. How did he find out?"
Ye Chenghu quickly explained, "No, it's not about that. My dad came to ask my homeroom teacher about my studies and wants to arrange a tutor for me during the summer vacation."
"Oh, there are extra classes during summer vacation?"
"I heard that universities are going to expand their enrollment this year. High school seniors still have to go to school on weekends and only get half a day off on Sundays. It's exhausting."
"Expanding enrollment is good. With more students enrolled, the entry requirements will naturally be lowered."
"Then our chances of getting into university have increased even more!"
Ye Chenghu was worried, wondering what his homeroom teacher would say to his father.
He followed behind, not daring to go forward, yet not daring to leave.