Chapter 479 Ye Shenge's Half-Day Life
"Xiao Youyou, hurry up and get up for school. Today is your first day of elementary school, and we can't be late. Mom has to take you and then take your sister to kindergarten."
Ye Shenge sat by her son's bed and patted his little bottom. The little guy liked to sleep on his stomach, and his little bottom felt quite springy when patted.
"Mom, you can't pat my bottom anymore. Don't you know you can't touch a tiger's backside?"
Ye Shenge raised her eyebrows. Who taught him this? This little kid always spoke like an adult.
"Oh? So Xiao Youyou is a big tiger. But don't forget, even if you are a big tiger, you were born by me."
Xiao Youyou got up and looked at his mother as if she were an idiot.
"Then Mom is the tigress they always talk about?"
"Pfft, cough cough cough."
Ye Shenge didn't need to turn her head to know that the father was eavesdropping at the door again. Ye Shenge put on a fierce face and grabbed her son's ear.
"Today I'll show you what a tigress is. You're really too bold. You must tell me who taught you to say these things today."
"Ah~~ Mom, I was wrong. Even if you are a tigress, you are the most, most, most beautiful tigress in the world."
Ye Shenge took a deep breath, lifted her son, and placed him on her lap, spanking his chubby bottom a few times.
"Daddy, is Mom hitting brother again?"
Zi Yisheng looked down and saw his daughter standing at his feet in a cute nightgown. He quickly squatted down and picked her up.
"Your brother said something wrong, and Mom doesn't hit him every day."
Little Mi'er pressed her chubby face against her father's face. They had to snuggle every day.
"Mm, brother makes mistakes often. Teacher said disobedient children are like that."
"Yes, our Little Mi'er is the most obedient."
Ye Shenge finished spanking her child and saw the father and daughter snuggling affectionately. Zi Yisheng was always busy and didn't have much time to spend with the children, but he knew how to coax them. He made their daughter mention her dad all day long, and she could only secretly be jealous.
" Hurry up and wash your face and brush your teeth. If you're late again today, I'll leave you at school for the whole day."
"Hmph, Mom is getting fiercer and fiercer."
But as Xiao Youyou passed his father, he gave him a glare. The two of them had never been harmonious.
Ye Shenge looked at her daughter and felt a surge of anger. The two of them left.
"Aren't you going to help your daughter with her washing and dressing? Otherwise, you'll take the children to school later."
Zi Yisheng quickly hugged his daughter, chased after his wife, and kissed her. The price of angering his wife was sleeping in the study.
"I guarantee I'll get everything done in ten minutes."
Due to Zi Yisheng's position, Ye Shenge never entrusted the children to others. She personally picked them up and dropped them off every day, with A Can and the others sometimes accompanying her. Every day, she rode her old bicycle, with one child in front and the other behind, not wanting the children to think they were special from a young age.
After Ye Mama started her business, she moved out. Now, Ye Dad called his son-in-law every day, asking when Zi Yisheng would transfer him back, and every time he complained to his daughter.
Ye Mu'en had also returned to Mingcheng safely a month ago. As her position became higher, she also moved into the compound. Just this one person who came to freeload meals every day was enough to give Zi Yisheng a headache, let alone letting her father return in the next two years.
Ye Shenge pushed her bicycle with the children and encountered many people as she left home.
"Ye Zi, going to take the kids to school?"
"Yes, Aunt Zhao, are you going out to buy groceries?"
"Hello, Grandma Zhao."
"Hello, hello."
Such greetings continued from the doorstep to the courtyard gate. Today, A Sen was waiting for Ye Shenge at the main gate. They could no longer enter the compound freely.
"Mom, I hit Zhao Zihan yesterday, so I don't want to say hello to Grandma Zhao today."
Ye Shenge's mouth twitched. Her daughter was already invincible in kindergarten, and most people wouldn't cause trouble because of Zi Yisheng. But every time Ye Shenge understood the situation and took her daughter to apologize, it was mostly because her daughter had caused the trouble.
This was also due to having too many uncles, who had spoiled her into becoming more and more overbearing. Ye Shenge had tried to reason with her countless times, but it was useless.
"What was it about this time?"
"She said she has the same skirt as me, but this skirt was sent to me by my great-uncle from abroad. So Zhao Zihan is a liar, a big liar. I must let her know that lying is wrong."
Ye Shenge desperately told herself not to hit her child on the street and patiently asked her son.
"Xiao Youyou, what would you do if you encountered something like this?"
Xiao Youyou stared straight ahead with a blank expression.
"Does Zhao Zihan having a skirt or not, or lying or not, have anything to do with me? Only children fight over trivial matters."
"Pfft, hahahahaha."
A Sen, who was following behind, heard the entire conversation. He really liked these two children. They always thought differently from other children.
Ye Shenge glared at A Sen. He was just like his master, always standing by and watching the fun.
"Brother is lazy. Brother said it's better to sleep more than to get angry."
"You're talking nonsense. The reason you two fight is too childish."
"I'm not childish, brother is lazy."
"You're childish."
"You're lazy."
"Enough! One is lazy and the other is childish, and you both feel proud. When you come back at noon today, each of you will practice two large characters for me. Since you both have so much energy to cause trouble every day, I'll add more work for you every day."
"Hmph, Mom is so fierce."
Ye Shenge curved her lips and smiled as she dropped everyone off at school, not wanting to spend another second with these two little devils.
"Madam, are you still going to the pharmaceutical factory?"
"No, let's go see how the new house is being decorated."
Ye Shenge disliked living in the compound. Everyone was in the same system, and any family matter would be known throughout the entire compound. Even if she spanked her child, people would ask about it the next day, leaving her with no privacy.
So Ye Shenge chose a three-courtyard siheyuan from her private property and renovated it. This way, her two masters could also go home every day instead of staying at the pharmaceutical factory because it was troublesome.
Ye Shenge arrived at the siheyuan, and the gate was wide open. People were busy working inside.
"Comrade Ye, you're here. Do you like the renovation?"
Ye Shenge looked at the rooms she had designated, all of which had been fitted with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and she was very satisfied. Some siheyuan were very dark, which she disliked, so her main goal was to make every room bright.
The rest retained the original appearance of the siheyuan, giving it a blend of East and West.
"You've done a good job. I'll be entrusting a few more houses to you."
"Thank you for your trust, Comrade Ye. We will definitely do a good job."
Recently, Ye Shenge had received tasks from several of her cousins. They were now running businesses all over the country, but whenever they returned to the old Bai family residence, they would be urged to get married. So their first thought was to escape the Bai family, and each of them gave Ye Shenge a property to manage.
There was no other way. She was the most leisurely person in the family. Her only "work" was researching medicinal properties with her masters at the pharmaceutical factory. The rest of her time was spent revolving around home and children.
Zi Yisheng was not someone she could rely on. He was so busy every day that he had no time for his family. She couldn't just have children and not raise them.
One of them had to be willing to contribute, and Ye Shenge never thought she was someone who could excel in one field. She had many talented people around her, so why bother herself? She preferred to enjoy the fruits of others' labor.
The annual income from various sources had already made her a hidden super-rich person. What more could she be unsatisfied with?
After looking at the house, Ye Shenge went to the special school to see Xiao Tiantian. Xiao Tiantian now attended the special school five days a week. On Saturdays, her adoptive father, Min Xing, would pick her up, and on Sundays, she would be brought back to the compound for a day.
Last week, for some reason, Xiao Tiantian didn't come home, and Min Xing didn't even call. So Ye Shenge decided to visit today.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the special school, one had to register before entering. Ye Shenge went to Xiao Tiantian's class as if she were familiar with the place and looked from outside at the little beauty learning to dance.
Yes, Xiao Tiantian was now a sixteen-year-old beauty, and she could speak. However, she only spoke one or two sentences a day.
As Xiao Tiantian turned, she saw the person standing outside the window and smiled sweetly. Her name truly suited her; she was very sweet.
Ye Shenge waited until Xiao Tiantian's class was over, and the teacher came out with Xiao Tiantian.
"Sister Tiantian is here. Tiantian has made great progress recently."
"That's good. As long as Tiantian is happy, teacher, you don't need to increase the teaching intensity."
Ye Shenge was very familiar with this type of teacher. Every family member who came to see Xiao Tiantian said the same thing.
After bidding farewell to the teacher, Ye Shenge held Xiao Tiantian's hand and walked around the school.
"Tiantian, why didn't you go home last week?"
Xiao Tiantian immediately lowered her head, looking wronged.
Ye Shenge smiled when she saw this. The only person who could make Xiao Tiantian angry was Min Xing. The two of them used to be very close, but now they fought fiercely. In reality, Min Xing was just bored and doing it intentionally, also to make Xiao Tiantian speak more.
"I wanted to go see brother, but Min Xing said if I went to see brother, he would go abroad and never come back."
Ye Shenge shook her head helplessly. Only a scoundrel like Min Xing could say such a thing. He must be preventing her from seeing Mo Lin at a critical moment and not explaining it properly to Xiao Tiantian.
"Mo Lin is at a crucial stage right now. Min Xing not letting you go is probably afraid you'll distract him."
"I don't like brother being a jpeople."
"Why? Aren't Ye Dad and Ye Ge both jpeople?"
"But they don't have time to accompany Ye Mom and you. Grandma Bai also said Ye Ge is a bachelor for life and will never find a wife. I don't want big brother to be a bachelor for life."
Ye Shenge laughed heartily. It was a good sign that Xiao Tiantian could now consider Mo Lin's future.
"Your big brother isn't looking for a partner because he hasn't met anyone he likes, so he's a special case. But Mo Lin is different. Once he's established his career, he'll slow down and consider his future. After all, Mo Lin once said that the Mo family's continuation depends on him."
Xiao Tiantian tilted her head and looked at her sister. Her sister was still so beautiful after so many years.
"Really?"
"You little rascal, you've learned to not believe your sister's words now."
Ye Shenge reached out and pinched the little rascal's face.
"Alright, I caught you! How dare you bully my daughter."
Ye Shenge turned around and saw Min Xing dressed like a second-generation rich kid, slacking around. She really didn't understand how he had the nerve to call Xiao Tiantian "daughter" every day. He had no semblance of an elder.
"Xiao Tiantian, tell him if I bullied you?"
"No, big sister dotes on me the most."
Min Xing quickly clutched his chest, looking injured.
"You little rascal, I'm the one who raised you, but I'm still not as good as your sister. You've broken my heart."
Ye Shenge watched Min Xing's antics, wondering when this kind of person would "grow up."
Xiao Tiantian, looking worried, walked over and held Min Xing's arm as if supporting an old father. Seeing Min Xing's smug look, Ye Shenge deeply felt that this guy would never grow up in this lifetime.
"Why are you here?"
"I'm here to see my daughter. Why are you here?"
They sent Xiao Tiantian back to class and chatted idly.
"Are you really going to continue like this?"
"Like what? Isn't it good for me now? And I'm the largest and most conscientious supplier for your pharmaceutical factory."
Ye Shenge knew he was deliberately not answering. Fine, she wouldn't bother him anymore.
"Since you're a conscientious supplier, shouldn't we renegotiate the unit prices of a few medicinal materials? Why do they seem so high to me?"
Min Xing clutched his chest again, glaring at Ye Shenge as if she were a ruthless businesswoman.
"Hmph, if you don't let Xiao Tiantian come home on weekends, I'll personally come to your company to discuss prices."
Ye Shenge left Min Xing behind and walked away. She had to pick up the children for lunch.
"Usurer, exploiter!"
After picking up the children and returning home, she surprisingly saw the father, who shouldn't have been home.
"How did you have time to come home?"
Zi Yisheng took his wife's bag and kissed her in front of the children.
Xiao Youyou was unfazed, his little face cold as he went to wash his hands.
"Dad, you haven't kissed me yet."
"Okay, Dad will kiss you too."
Zi Yisheng hugged his daughter and kissed her, then went to the bathroom. Seeing his son's sullen face, he felt like kicking him. He was really unlikable.
"Stinky kid, you don't even call me Dad."
Xiao Youyou quickly stopped and deliberately bent down and bowed. However, it would have been better if he had ignored what he said.
"Hello, Dad. Dad, you've worked hard. Dad, Dad, I love you."
With that, he left. She didn't know why such a childish person would marry her. What a pity!
Fortunately, Zi Yisheng didn't hear his son's inner thoughts, or he would have expelled his son from the Zi family on the spot.
Zi Yisheng washed his daughter's hands and face before sitting next to his wife.
"I have to go on a business trip, but I want you to accompany me. We'll be meeting foreign friends, and your English is good, so it'll be a chance to get out and relax."
"What about the children?"
"Send them directly to Min Xing. They're good friends, and Min Xing has experience taking care of children."
At this moment, Zi Yisheng was no longer his daughter's good father.
Ye Shenge felt that this man was doing it on purpose, or had planned it long ago, and was now just informing her after the fact.