The leisurely life of the reborn daddy

"Let's talk about it after Mr. Lei comes."

Cao Shujie said to his wife, "I'm going to go upstairs and rest for a while. Call me when it's time for dinner."

"You go ahead." Cheng Xiaolin said.

Cao Shujie fell asleep next to the bed upstairs.

When he woke up, it was already past 5pm. Seeing Mengmeng and Ruirui, brother and sister, standing by the bed calling him, Cao Shujie opened his eyes and smiled at them.

"Dad, Mom asked you to go downstairs to eat." Cao Yirui said quickly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mengmeng was unhappy: "Ruirui, what's wrong with you? I clearly agreed that I would shout first, why did you get there first?"

"Can I call you daddy?" Cao Yirui also stared at his sister with his eyes wide open. With his father backing him up, he was not afraid at all.

Seeing Mengmeng was about to fight, Cao Shujie quickly sat up and separated the two siblings with one hand each: "Go down quickly, what did mom cook today?"

"Meat." Cao Yiru said with a pout.

For him, being able to eat meat every day is a happy thing.

Seeing his son's happy look, Cao Shujie also started laughing.

The three of them went downstairs to eat together.

Maybe because his sister came back today, today's dinner is very sumptuous.

When the three of them came down, Cao Shujie saw his wife talking to his sister.

Grandpa is eating fish and egg custard.

Seeing how happy he was, Cao Shujie was also happy for him.

"Grandpa, eat more." Cao Shujie said.

Cao Zhenghu nodded with a smile: "You should eat quickly too."

"The food your wife cooked is delicious."

After hearing this, Cao Shujie asked his grandfather whether he drank.

Finally, after hearing his grandfather say to drink less fruit wine, Cao Shujie trotted to get the fruit wine.

In the evening, even his sister Cao Huifang drank two glasses of fruit wine. The whole family gathered together and it felt like it had been so lively for a long time.

Cao Shujie also asked about how his sister’s short video was going.

After hearing his sister say that the overall performance was good and the profits were substantial, Cao Shujie felt relieved.

But in the end, he still said to her: "If you feel you can't do it anymore, come to work in the factory, and I will definitely give you a high salary."

"Brother, I just arrived and you offered me a high salary. What will others think about this?" Cao Huifang asked.

Cao Shujie didn't care at all: "If anyone doesn't want to do it, just say so earlier. Does my company still need to listen to their opinions?"

Cheng Xiaolin thought what her husband said was really cool.

……

Anyi City, Room 16, Building 1601, Block C, Huangjincheng Community, this is Cao Shubin’s residence.

It has been more than 10 years since I purchased this house.

Cao Shubin especially feels that after he turned 40, each year goes by faster than the last.

The thing he least wants to do now is celebrate his birthday. He feels an inexplicable sense of fear.

He felt that it was not like a celebration for his birthday, but rather more like a death warrant at the end of the year, reminding him that he was one year younger.

Fortunately, he was still looking forward to being together with his family.

His wife Zhang Yi is packing up and preparing to return to her hometown, Caojiazhuang, the day after tomorrow.

His son Cao Yichuan will be a senior in high school after the summer vacation. At this time next year, he should be preparing to report to university. He doesn’t know what kind of school his son will be able to get into by then?
Two tragedies occurred in the community in the first half of this year. A third-year junior high school student jumped from his home.

But before long, another senior high school student followed.

The couple saw the bloody photo in the group. Since then, they dared not put pressure on their son. They just let him do whatever he wanted as long as he was healthy.

Now many people in their community are afraid of jumping, and no one dares to put pressure on their children anymore.

Even the community groups no longer discuss sensitive topics such as study/training classes, tutoring, etc.

These topics were discussed so intensely in the past.

In addition, Huangjincheng itself is located in a prime location in Anyi City, and most people who buy houses here have good financial conditions.

People with money have higher expectations for the next generation. In order to make the next generation meet expectations, the various costs paid are also high. It is no exaggeration to say that there are countless tutoring classes around the community.

But during this period, the employees of those cram schools did not dare to enter the community to promote their courses, as they were afraid of being beaten.

"Wife, are you done packing?" Cao Shubin asked his wife.

Zhang Yi was packing her luggage while there was still time, and she also packed up the books her son needed to review and took them back with her.

What if my son wants to watch it himself?
You can't just print it out at home when the time comes, right?

Zhang Yi put several sets of clothes into the suitcase and put her son's books on top. She raised her arm to wipe the sweat on her forehead and said, "Okay, come and help me fasten the suitcase. There are too many things and I can't fasten it."

"Then take less. We won't be staying there for many days." Cao Shubin said.

But Zhang Yi disagreed. She said, "I thought that since I finally got the chance to go back during the summer vacation, I might as well stay for ten days or eight days and let Yichuan relax in his hometown."

Cao Shubin really didn't know what his wife was planning, so he asked, "Do Shuxin and the others know about this?"

"Jingjing knows. We have discussed it and she agrees." Zhang Yi said.

The two sisters-in-law have already discussed it.

Cao Shubin wanted to laugh after hearing what his wife said.

What is this? Act first and ask for permission later?
If he hadn't asked today, they would not have told the two brothers until they got home.

"Can Shuxin be arranged to do this?" Cao Shubin was puzzled.

His younger brother runs the 'Energy Regeneration Technology' Co., Ltd. and is usually very busy.

Zhang Yi pouted and said, "Shubin, come on, let's chat. Tell me, when will you be done?"

Cao Shubin was so choked by his wife's words that he was speechless.

But he also knew in his heart that he had work to do today and there would be a lot of work to do tomorrow, and there would be no time to finish the work.

"I didn't know you would stay for so long. I haven't made any arrangements in the orchard yet," said Cao Shubin.

But Zhang Yi didn't care and said to him: "You can drive over there tomorrow and tell the two workers in the orchard and ask them to keep an eye on it." "There are no fruits in our orchard now. Usually we just prune the branches and weed. It's not a lot of work."

"Okay then, I'll go again tomorrow." said Cao Shubin.

Their son Cao Yichuan was in his bedroom. After he came back, he locked himself in the bedroom and refused to come out. They didn't know what their son was doing.

They are about to enter the third year of high school, and this time their summer vacation will be shorter than usual.

Cao Yichuan has clearly felt a lot of pressure since the beginning of this spring.

His parents hoped that he could do better in the exam, so they enrolled him in various tutoring classes, online courses, and one-on-one teaching.

But with his head filled with all kinds of knowledge, Cao Yichuan felt it would be difficult to get a dozen more points, let alone several dozen more points.

But his father and mother often said how much they had sacrificed for his studies...

Frankly speaking, Cao Yichuan felt a little disgusted when he heard such words now. He felt that he could not feel their "concern" at all. They just kept instilling in himself the idea that he had to study hard, take exams well, and get good grades in order to be worthy of them.

One of the two students a while ago was a female classmate who went to the same school as him.

He had seen her at school and thought she looked very pretty when she smiled. He never expected something like this to happen.

But what Cao Yichuan didn't expect was that since that incident, his parents no longer cared about his studies.

He remembered it very clearly. That day, his father and mother invited him to dinner. During the meal, they told him that no matter what grades he got in the exams, what school he went to, or what he did in the future, as long as he didn't regret it, it would be fine!

Originally, Cao Yichuan felt that his parents were too strict with him, which suppressed him and made him disgusted with studying.

But after dinner that day, he suddenly felt that his parents no longer cared about his studies, and he became a little panicked.

That feeling seemed to be saying, 'Son, you are not cut out for studying, just give up.' This in turn inspired Cao Yichuan's determination to work harder.

He knew why his parents were like this, and they were afraid that he would be like those two people, but he was really not that fragile.

So much so that on the first day of the holiday, Cao Shubin and Zhang Yi still wanted him to go out and play, but Cao Yichuan didn't want to go out at all. He locked himself in his bedroom to read books, do homework, and practice exercises.

After Cao Shubin and Zhang Yi prepared dinner, they called him to eat. After calling him three times, he slowly came out of the bedroom.

Cao Shubin thought his son was playing games in the bedroom. In the past, he would have scolded him, but now he didn't care and let him do what he wanted.

But Cao Shubin never expected that after his son came out, he muttered, "Dad, are you annoying? I haven't finished a test paper yet. You called me three times. Can't you wait until I finish the test before eating?"

"Oh my god!" Cao Shubin looked at his wife and suspected that he had heard it wrongly.

Not to mention him, even Zhang Yi was surprised. This was not his son's style!

"Yichuan, let's not do the homework for now. Let's finish our meal first. Your dad will accompany you to play ball or run later." Zhang Yi said to her son.

But Cao Yichuan shook his head: "I won't go. I still have a set of questions to finish. What's the point of playing?"

"There is no rush to study. We need to learn to relax and work hard at the same time." Cao Shubin taught his son.

The result was a roll of the eyes from his son: "Dad, come on, I still have to get into a good university. How can I get into university if you play with me every day? Are you kidding me?"

"Haha!" Cao Shubin laughed when he heard his son say that.

He looked at his wife and suddenly felt like having a drink tonight.

He also said to his son: "Yichuan, let's stay in our hometown for a few more days this time. You can ask your uncle for advice when you have time. He is a serious college student in our family. When he just graduated, he even worked in the Agricultural Research Institute in Beijing."

"Uncle?" Cao Yichuan stopped talking.

The younger uncle is a legend in their family. Cao Yichuan has never told his classmates that Cao Shujie, who often appears on TV, is his younger uncle and cousin.

And because his uncle performed so well, he felt a lot of pressure.

……

The next day, Cao Shubin went to the orchard he contracted and reassigned tasks to the two workers.

At the same time, he also called his brother and told him that he would stay in Caojiazhuang for a period of time this time.

His younger brother Cao Shuxin said that everything has been arranged here, so it’s okay to stay at home for a while.

"Just have fun anyway. I can't go back usually. It only happens once or twice a year." Cao Shuxin said.

He is quite open-minded.

On the morning of the 17th, Cao Shuxin drove over to pick up his eldest brother and his family of three, and drove towards Caojiazhuang together.

In the car, Cao Shuxin asked his nephew: "Yichuan, how are you? Have you decided which school to apply to?"

"Uncle, not yet. I want to see the results first." Cao Yichuan said generously.

"Okay, it seems that Yichuan is very confident in himself. Then study hard and try to get into a good university. In the future, you can start your own business like your uncle." Cao Shuxin said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yi said to him, "Shuxin, don't praise him. Let him learn slowly on his own. Whatever he learns is what he gets."

Cao Shubin looked at his nephew Cao Yixin. He and his son Cao Yichuan were only one year apart in age, and the two brothers took the college entrance examination one year apart.

Cao Shubin also encouraged him, but Cao Shubin now has different ideas from before. He does not think that he must get into a very good school to be successful.

If it really doesn't work, they can work harder and prepare for the two brothers in advance.

The car continued driving and before we knew it, we were on the highway.

After resting for a while at the second service area, the two brothers took over driving and continued towards Caojiazhuang.

We set out from Anyi City before 9 o'clock in the morning and returned to Caojiazhuang at almost 12 o'clock in the afternoon.

We encountered road construction on the highway and there was a traffic jam, otherwise they would have come faster.

But think about it, five or six years ago, it took them three or four hours to drive home, but now it’s much better.

Seeing the familiar children's theme park and people coming and going on the street, brothers Cao Shuxin and Cao Shubin were actually a little excited.

Zhang Yi also said in the car: "I see that there seem to be more people playing in the park."

"That's right. It's summer vacation now and many students come here to play. Look, the roller coaster in the park is still running." Ren Jingjing had already seen the roller coaster running in the park and she also wanted to ride it.

Not to mention her, even the brothers Cao Yichuan and Cao Yixin wanted to go and sit for a while.

But Cao Shubin said, "Let's go home and eat first. We're not in a hurry to leave these two days anyway. It won't be too late to come back this afternoon or tomorrow to play."

"That's right." Zhang Yi nodded.

She felt that the whole family might be waiting for them at this time, and it would not be a good idea to waste any more time outside.

When Cao Shuxin drove to the door of his cousin Cao Shujie's house and just stopped the car, he heard the sound of dogs barking in the yard.

Cao Jianguo, who was setting up a stall at the door, also heard the noise. He turned his head and saw his two nephews getting out of the car. Cao Jianguo ignored the stall and walked over quickly: "Shuxin, Shubin, you are here. Are you tired from the journey?"

"Oh, you too, come down quickly and have some rest at home, Shuxin, your father is here too, let's go home and have something to eat first, and you can go to the south later." (End of this chapter)