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Chi Yi thought it was fun, but seeing Shen Ge almost embarrassed, he decided to help him. He looked towards the kitchen and changed the subject: “What did you cook today?”
Shen Ge seemed to have found a topic. He looked up and sniffed the fragrance in the air, and said to Chi Yi: “It should be braised pork with dried bamboo shoots.”
As if to confirm Shen Ge’s words, Shen’s mother, wearing an apron, hurriedly brought out a pot of braised pork from the kitchen and placed it on the dining table, calling them: “Today I made the braised pork you like. Don’t sit there, come and eat!”
At this time, Shen’s father also came out of the kitchen, holding a bowl of rice in his right hand and a bottle of soju in his left hand. He put the things down and went to serve rice again. Shen’s mother instructed Shen’s father to bring out the soup from the kitchen, and she placed the dishes in front of the three children.
Mother Shen looked at the clothes that were obviously newly bought by Shen Ge and Chi Yi and they didn’t look cheap. She felt relieved to know that the Chi family didn’t treat Shen Ge badly, but at the same time she felt a little sad.
Yes, they are just a piece of flesh and blood that fell from one’s body. How could parents be willing to treat their children harshly?
Mother Shen tugged at her apron with her hands a little awkwardly, and while waiting for Father Chi to serve the dishes, she put a piece of meat in Chi Yi’s bowl: “I heard from Youyou that your name is Chi Yi. I don’t know what you like to eat, so I made my best dish, braised pork with bamboo shoots, and they all like it very much.”
Chi Yi smelled the aroma of the roasted meat and took a bite under the stealthy gaze of several people. It was indeed delicious, so he nodded under the expectant gaze of Mother Shen and whispered, “It’s delicious”.
Mother Shen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled awkwardly at Chi Yi: “As long as you like it.”
Mr. and Mrs. Shen are usually busy setting up the stall and have no time, and Shen Ge and Shen Yao are in school. They haven’t eaten this for a long time, so they all started eating when Mr. Shen came back.
Mother Shen picked a piece of fat and thin fish and put it in Shen Ge’s bowl. She asked him about school: “Next week you will be transferring to that new school called Hua. I don’t know what the new school is like. What if you can’t adapt?”
Father Shen poured himself a cup, took a sip and continued what Mother Shen said, but his eyes looked at Chi Yi: “Call it Yinghua, see how good your memory is. Child, I am a rough man, so I will call you Xiaoyi. We have never been to that school, and we don’t know what it is like. I heard from your parents that you are studying in that school, why don’t you tell us what that school is like? Youyou is about to enter the third year of high school, and we really don’t feel at ease to transfer him to another school at this time.”
Shen’s father originally disagreed with the transfer, but he hated himself for being incompetent. Shen family could neither give Shen Ge nor Chi Yi the same life as the Chi family. Now there was an opportunity for Shen Ge to receive a better education, but he could not see or touch the life of rich people. He was afraid that Shen Ge would not adapt and delay the college entrance examination, so he had to bite the bullet and ask Chi Yi, whom he met for the first time.
As soon as Chi’s father finished speaking, except for Shen Ge who was eating with his head down awkwardly because of the nickname “Youyou”, the remaining three pairs of eyes were looking at Chi Yi, and their eyes were full of concern.
Chi Yi paused holding the chopsticks, and felt a little guilty when he looked up and met Shen’s mother’s worried eyes.
Is he going to say it?
Shen’s parents are very nice. If he hadn’t come from a book, he would have told them that Yinghua was not a good thing and would even delay Shen Ge’s return.
But he didn’t dare to gamble. If he took Shen Ge to circumvent the plot of the original book, would this novel world collapse?
Ah! Can a system answer this?
When others traveled through time and space, at least they got some golden fingers, but when it came to Chi Yi, why did he only get the second ending of being a senior in high school and a vegetable? Has the activity of giving golden fingers to people who traveled through time and space been cancelled?
Facing the look in Shen’s mother’s eyes, Chi Yi felt that even the braised pork in his bowl was not fragrant anymore, and he was thinking about how to answer. Chi Yi’s silence made Shen’s father and mother feel anxious.
Chi Yi thought about the days Shen Ge spent in Yinghua and the look in Shen’s mother’s eyes in the original book. In an instant, his mouth was faster than his brain and he blurted out:
”I’ll take care of him at school.”
Chi Yi’s 1.85-meter height and his cold and taciturn temperament are very convincing. With him around, his gentle son will not be bullied.
Shen’s mother immediately felt relieved and chatted with Shen Ge about family matters with a smile on her face: “Students have all started school recently, and the night market has been very lively. Your father and I have made a lot of money. The weather is going to get cold soon, so your father and I will make some hot snacks by then, and there should be a lot of people.”
Shen Yao’s eyes lit up: “Mom, let’s make the beef noodle soup you made for me and my brother last year. Once I drink the beef soup you made, my whole body will be warm!”
Father Shen flicked Shen Yao’s forehead and laughed, “You greedy girl, no matter who is missing, you won’t be missing. A few days ago, I asked Lao Chen to help me find out if there are any job openings. He said that it will be the end of the year in a few months and there is nothing suitable. Let’s wait until the end of the year and the beginning of spring to see.”
Seeing that he had drunk two glasses without noticing, Shen’s mother glared at him, snatched the bottle, put the cap back on and put it in the cabinet: “Drink less and set a good example for the children. Next year, then next year. You used to be a worker, so you still have to find a decent job. You can’t run a stall with me forever, otherwise how will the children go to school in the future.”
Shen Ge looked at his parents’ expressions and said at the right time: “Dad, Mom, don’t worry. I will ask my uncle and aunt to see if they can help.”
Shen Ge saw clearly just now that there were some oil spots on Shen’s mother’s hands, leaving marks on her skin. She would rub her knees and calves from time to time while eating. My parents are getting older, and it’s tiring enough just to stand all day, and they also have to set up a stall. Shen Ge now just wants to go back to the Chi family and ask Chi’s father and mother for help so that they can live less hard. Compared with this, my self-esteem and nobleness are nothing.
However, Shen’s father disagreed with Shen Ge’s idea: “You are still a child, don’t worry about adults’ affairs. After all, they have no obligation to help us. You should study hard, making money is the adults’ business.”
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