As for Shen Ge, Tian Zihao said honestly that he had Chi Yi to get hot water for him, and he couldn’t carry all three cups. Shen Ge blushed, but Chi Yi didn’t refute him, but nodded in agreement, which made Shen Ge turn around and signal him with his eyes, “Stop nodding.”

　　[Why are you looking at me? Tian Zihao is right. And he is so careless, what if he spills the water? That’s all hot water.]

　　Shen Ge: …

　　Never mind, he’ll just pretend he didn’t hear it.

　　The evening self-study in the third year of high school is different from that in the first and second year of high school. Although it is called evening self-study, in fact, teachers of different subjects will take turns to explain the questions. When Chi Yi and Shen Ge returned home exhausted, Chi’s mother immediately asked the nanny Zhang to bring supper: “Zhang ma cooked noodles. You must be tired from studying. Eat something before going to bed, otherwise it will be bad for your stomach.”

　　Chi Yi and Shen Ge looked at each other, but still couldn’t persuade Chi’s mother, so they put down their schoolbags, washed their hands, and sat at the dining table.

　　Chi’s mother was very careful. The soup for cooking noodles was made from an old hen. She was taught Shen’s mother: “Xiaoge, try it. I asked Sister Zhang for advice and specially skimmed off the oil on the chicken soup. It’s not greasy to drink.”

　　Chi Yi looked at the small portion of noodles in the bowl. It was enough to fill his stomach without making his stomach uncomfortable from eating too much at night.

　　Seeing Shen Ge slurping his noodles, Chi’s mother pushed a small plate of spicy dried radish next to him and said, “You didn’t like these tasteless things before. You always liked to eat them with the dried radish I made. I haven’t had anything to do recently, so I just made some and you can eat them slowly later.”

　　Huh? Why did you suddenly make him spicy dried radish? But he really doesn’t like too light meals.

　　Chi Yi picked up a piece of dried radish and ate it with the noodles. It was indeed delicious.

　　Father Chi also took a newspaper and sat down at the dining table reluctantly, his good mood evident on his face.

　　Chi Yi glanced at the newspaper in his father’s hand with surprise. Don’t the middle-aged bosses in novels and on TV read newspapers and news in the morning? Why did his father read them at night?

　　Chi Yi lowered his head to eat, and when his father wasn’t paying attention, he quietly looked up at the words on the newspaper: Linhai Morning Post. The date was also very fresh, today’s.

　　Father Chi saw Chi Yi looking at him with caring eyes from time to time, and he seemed to feel that the newspaper in his hand was a bit embarrassing. He coughed lightly and closed the newspaper: “I made some money recently, is there anything you two want?”

　　Make money? Chi Yi asked his father tentatively: “From the Wei family and the Gu family?”

　　Father Chi snorted coldly: “What they are doing is called compensation! This is because the company has been doing well recently, and the R&D department won an award. It was all earned by your father through hard work!”

　　Mother Chi covered the back of Father Chi’s head with a newspaper and said unhappily, “You are the only one who talks too much. Can’t you see that the two children are tired? Ayi, Xiaoge, you two should go back and have a rest. I’ll ask Aunt Li to bring you some hot milk later.”

　　The teacher was explaining the questions during evening study, and Chi Yi hadn’t finished his homework yet, so he had to finish the remaining noodles in the bowl in two bites and go back to his room to continue burying himself in the sea of ​​questions.

　　Father Chi touched the back of his head aggrievedly. He just wanted to buy something the children liked. What did he do wrong?

　　It seemed that ever since Chi Yi and Shen Ge had an accident at Yinghua, Chi’s father had lost his position in front of everyone, especially in front of Shen’s mother. But it was also his fault. Not only was Shen Ge bullied and sent to the hospital, but he also didn’t know that Chi Yi had a bad time at school before. It was indeed his and his wife’s fault.

　　But he didn’t dare blame his wife, so he had to bear everything with tears.

　　Chi’s mother called Chi’s father to the study, closed the door and asked him: “How is the store I asked you to look at? It has to be in a good location. I will negotiate the price. Winter will come in a month or two. We can’t just watch Xiaoge’s parents setting up a stall outside in the cold weather. Otherwise, how will the child see us?”

　　Chi Wen also thought so, but he hesitated when he remembered Shen’s mother’s attitude towards them last time: “But you saw it last time. They didn’t believe us. Because of Xiaoge’s matter, they were even more unwilling to accept our help.”

　　Mother Chi rolled her eyes at Father Chi, sat on the sofa and poked Father Chi’s head with her hand: “You, after so many years of doing business, your emotional intelligence has not improved at all. They are angry that we didn’t take good care of the children. We bought the store, and at most we gave it to them as a loan, saying that the children will need money for school in the future, and having a store of their own is more or less a guarantee. I am also a mother, and I also hope that my children will be well. I will persuade them well, and they will agree.”

　　That’s a good idea.

　　But Father Chi was still a little worried: “If they really pay back the money, we will really accept it. Our family is not short of that money.”

　　Mother Chi was so angry at Father Chi that she lost her temper. She pointed at him and said angrily: “Chi Wen, are you stupid? What do you think of people if you don’t take their money? Can’t you take it and then tear up the IOU quietly, and then find an excuse to return it to them later? At worst, you can save it for the two children. How come you are so stupid? The wrinkles in your brain have been ironed flat^[1]used to describe someone who is perceived as stupid, foolish, or ignorant, right? Go away, I’m going to sleep. As for the store and the school district house, you should pay attention and get it done as soon as possible.”

　　After saying this, Mother Chi didn’t care about Father Chi’s complicated mood and went back to the master bedroom to rest, leaving Father Chi still thinking.

　　Why is even my wife angry?