sbdcsierra Chapter 1713 Daily life
Chapter 1713 Daily life
Chapter 1713 Daily life
After Ye Yaodong arrived in Shanghai, he made sure to keep track of his children's dismissal times every day while he was out and about, and would pick them up early when it was time to leave.
Normally, bodyguards pick them up, but now their own father is here instead. The kids are overjoyed and eagerly await the end of school every day before rushing to the school gate.
Only they always had someone pick them up; the other students all walked back on their own.
Ye Xiaoxi was so happy that she would flutter around like a butterfly after school every day. "Dad, I wish you could come pick me up from school every day."
"What's so great about it? If I could pick you up from school every day, our whole family would starve."
“Mom works and earns money now, right? Let her earn it.” Her schoolbag swayed back and forth behind her.
“Okay, then go back and tell her to work hard and earn more money, then I won’t have to work anymore, I can just pick you up and drop you off at home every day.”
"Hehe, you tell her yourself."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes at her and took her schoolbag.
Without a cumbersome schoolbag, she felt light and dashed out like a cannonball, running ahead while turning back to say, "Wait for me."
"Slow down, why are you running so fast?"
"I want to try my luck at the lottery. If there are too many people later, I won't be able to squeeze in and I won't be able to try my luck."
Pei Yu handed him the schoolbag and then quickly followed.
Ye Yaodong hung the two schoolbags on the handlebars, and following behind them with a puzzled expression, pushed his bicycle to a small shop next to the school gate.
A large crowd of students had already gathered around the stall, packed tightly together, so much so that the stall owner and his family couldn't keep up with the money. They kept shouting that customers had to pay for their purchases.
The students picked out items one by one, holding the items in one hand and paying with the other.
There was one corner that was particularly crowded. Ye Xiaoxi and Pei Yu squeezed to the front, handed over their money, and started playing the lottery...
"I gave 5 cents, and I can touch it 5 times..."
"Ah...it's empty..."
"Hey... the reward is an eraser..."
"Ah! It's empty again..."
"Reward cards...cards, boss reward cards, both are cards..."
Ye Xiaoxi quickly finished her lottery draw, and Pei Yu also spent 5 cents. Satisfied, the two squeezed out of the crowd to find Ye Yaodong.
"Dad, I got three today, not a loss!"
"I also found a pencil! And a set of Journey to the West flashcards!"
Ye Yaodong was speechless. "Why don't you use your money to buy food instead of squeezing it out?"
"Dad, the first prize is a bicycle!"
Ye Yaodong: "..."
“My brother used to play the lottery every day.”
"If I let you touch it, money would rain down from the sky. You don't learn the good things, you only learn the bad. Now that you've spent all your money, are you happy? Can you leave now?"
"Let's go home and eat."
How much money does your mother give you per day?
"I just spent 5 cents, so I don't need to try my luck at the lottery after school tonight, I can go straight home."
"Next time you buy something to eat, don't get this kind of random stuff. You can't even eat it, so what's the point?"
"Take them to play with. There are even more at the school gate, and they're all celebrity posters. There are so many, even street vendors sell them. They're really expensive, several yuan each, and there are always a lot of people buying them."
Did your older brother buy it?
"No, my brother said it's a waste of money. Buying female celebrities is pointless since they don't even know them. He's handsome enough on his own, so there's no need to buy male celebrities. He can just take a picture of himself and stick it on his bedside."
Ye Yaodong's lips twitched.
"Oh, Dad, Mom says my eldest brother's shamelessness is a bit like yours!"
"Don't listen to your mother's nonsense. Get in the car. We're going to pick up your second brother. Xiaoyu is a bit short, so she'll sit in the front bumper first, and you'll sit in the back. After we pick up your second brother, you two can switch places. You can sit in the front, and she'll be just right to squeeze in the back with your second brother since she's so thin."
The two put the small items they won in the lottery into their schoolbags and climbed onto the bicycle as instructed.
Ye Yaodong chatted with them as he pedaled his bicycle, "Why didn't you try your luck at the lottery yesterday or the day before?"
"We forgot about it when you picked us up the day before yesterday. We had PE class yesterday, so I need to save the money to buy ice water!"
“Your two older brothers used to have a ton of these cards, and they even went to try their luck at the lottery.”
I don't know if those cards have an inheritance system. When Ahai and the others got older, they passed them on to their younger siblings, and then the younger siblings passed them on to their even younger siblings.
It's unclear whether they've all ended up in his family's hands or been transferred to the twins.
It really is a succession, one after another.
"Brother's are all old, this version is newer! Dad, you don't understand, and besides, I want to win the first prize!"
"You're touching a ghost, you're touching the first prize."
"We must have dreams and goals!"
"alright."
Anyway, I only get 5 cents a day for pocket money, so I just want to be happy.
After picking up his second brother, Ye Yaodong went to pick up his eldest brother. The eldest brother had a bicycle and could pedal it himself, so Ye Chengyang moved over and the two brothers shared a bicycle.
"Dad, we're off tomorrow. Should we go shopping and buy us clothes and shoes?" Ye Chenghu asked.
"And my cake, my birthday present!" Ye Xiaoxi hurriedly reminded her.
"I remember, I remember everything. After dinner tonight, you guys should finish your homework quickly. Tomorrow morning, after you wake up, I'll take you shopping. Then we'll order a cake. We'll order a big one first, and we'll blow it on your birthday in a couple of days. If there's a small one on hand, we can buy it for you to eat first."
"Yeah."
I'm not unhappy at all when I go shopping for three days straight. I'm also much more motivated to do my homework, and I want to finish it as soon as possible so I can free up some time.
The next morning, before dawn, he got up and waited. He even went out for a walk to buy breakfast so that Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing could eat as soon as they got up.
Ye Yaodong had finally been able to sleep with his wife for a few days, so he didn't want to get up so early. Besides, the weather had just warmed up, and it was the perfect time for the couple to lie comfortably in bed.
No matter how you move, you won't feel any draft. If it gets hot, just lift the blanket.
The two lay in bed until the sun was high in the sky, not caring whether the three children had eaten breakfast or not. They were all grown up, and they would naturally go out and buy breakfast when they were hungry; they wouldn't starve.
The two of them lay there contentedly, while the three children sat by the front door, constantly checking the time and glancing at the door inside.
"Why aren't you up yet? The sun's already high in the sky."
"Yeah, they even told us to finish our homework early yesterday, and then took us there early this morning, but they didn't even get up themselves."
"It's 8 o'clock, go and call them." Ye Chenghu raised his chin and ordered Ye Xiaoxi.
Why aren't you going?
"You're the youngest, so it's your turn to run errands and call people."
"Why should I? I'm all grown up! You go if you want!"
"Then let's not go. It's not my birthday, and I'm not the one buying cakes and presents!"
Ye Xiaoxi stood up angrily, stomped her foot, and said, "Hmph, I'll go then."
She ran toward the door, where the two brothers were still sitting, but they turned their heads and stared at the door.
Ye Xiaoxi knocked on the door and called out, "Dad, Mom, get up! The sun's already high in the sky, it's past 8 o'clock, you two get up quickly."
"understood."
She went back to the doorway. "Father said he knows."
Ye Chenghu glanced at the time. "Then let's wait a little longer."
Another half hour passed before Ye Yaodong finally got up, though the other three were already getting impatient.
Ye Chengyang frowned. "Dad, why are you only getting up now!"
Ye Xiaoxi was angry, "I've been calling you for ages!"
"What's the rush? We have a whole day to go shopping. You'll walk until your legs break."
Ye Chenghu urged, "Hurry up, breakfast is already bought. Wash up and eat quickly, it's on the table. Hasn't my mother gotten up yet?"
“Your mother has been sitting for long periods of time these past two days learning to drive, she’s exhausted, her back and waist are aching. Give her a break, she’ll get up soon.”
"Then you eat first."
Lin Xiuqing sat up, supporting her lower back. Hadn't she been suffering from back pain for the past two days?
She quickly tidied up and went out, having a simple breakfast.
The family finally went out.
As Ye Xiaoxi walked, she muttered, "They said it was early in the morning, what a lie, it's already 9 o'clock."
"Isn't 9 o'clock early enough?"
"You're still calling me at 9 a.m.? The old man next door has already finished working in the fields and is back, and you're still not up."
"How do you know I haven't been working? Hmm, how do you know I usually don't work until this late?"
Ye Xiaoxi put her hands on her hips and said, "You're still sleeping until 11 a.m. at the factory!"
"That's because I went out for a social engagement the day before. I was at sea and my days and nights were reversed. I didn't get any rest or sleep."
"Alright, the bus is here, hurry up and get on, stop talking."
"There are advantages to leaving the house later; the buses are less crowded, so you can quickly find a seat."
The three are all grown up now. The youngest, Ye Xiaoxi, is 10 years old (by Chinese reckoning), so I can just hold her hand. As for the other two older ones, I don't need to watch them much; I just tell them not to squeeze into the crowd.
Two adults can easily take three people shopping, and the two boys can help carry the things they buy, saving them the trouble.
This was their first time going out since school started, and they were all in high spirits, wanting everything new and interesting they saw.
Ye Yaodong felt compelled to make amends, so he tried his best to satisfy them as long as they weren't too unreasonable. After all, the first two children had suffered, and the one born last would be the one to enjoy the blessings.
He felt he treated all three children equally, except that he felt guilty and wanted to make amends because Ye Xiaoxi was younger, so he showed her a little more favoritism. But materially, they were the same.
Today's outing wasn't just about ordering a cake and buying a birthday present for Ye Xiaoxi; I also bought whatever my two other sons wanted, which were also gifts.
His wife was the same, but she basically had everything and could buy whatever she wanted. Ye Yaodong could only take her to the women's clothing section and let her buy whatever she wanted.
Then I took her to Lao Feng Xiang Gold Shop to buy her more gold to wear, and also to make a longevity gold lock for Ye Chenghe's newborn child.
Ye Xiaoxi stared wide-eyed at the glittering pile of gold in the display case. "Dad, is this for my nephew? I want some too, is that okay?"
"Okay, I'll buy one for you too, but you can only keep it and can't take it out, it's easy to get stolen or robbed."
She nodded happily, then raised both hands, spreading out her ten claws.
"Then put them on all of them!"
P.S.: I've slacked off again. Still trying to stockpile chapters? I haven't even written enough for an update. I'll add another chapter after I take a shower.