Chapter 753: Chapter 753: The Straight Guy’s Four Treasures
「The next day.」
The couple had not forgotten about the matter.
After waking up, Si Bao changed into a tracksuit, ready for his morning run. Before he could step out the door, Lin Feng stopped him. Lin Feng approached Si Bao, extended his right hand, and said, "Si Bao, let
borrow your phone for a mont."
Si Bao just said, "Oh," without a second thought and pulled the phone from his pocket.
As he handed it over, he casually asked, "What for?"
Lin Feng said nonchalantly, "My phone’s having issues. I need to use yours to make a call."
Pointing at the landline, Si Bao asked, "Don’t we have a landline at ho?"
Without even looking up, Lin Feng replied, "That’s broken, too."
With another "Oh," Si Bao turned and left for his run. No one would be calling
at this hour anyway, he thought. Besides, running with a phone is a pain. It’s better to leave it at ho.
After Si Bao left, Lin Feng sat on the sofa with the phone. When he lit up the screen, he discovered it didn’t even have a passcode.
"Honey."
"What are you doing?"
Just then, Zhang Yuxi woke up. Clad in a silk pajama set, she slowly descended the stairs and walked over to Lin Feng.
At that mont, Lin Feng was opening Si Bao’s WeChat to check on his son’s budding romance.
Without looking up, he told her, "I’m seeing how things are going between Si Bao and that girl..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuxi said, "Isn’t that a little inappropriate?" but her body betrayed her as she eagerly scooted closer, sitting beside him on the sofa to look.
Si Bao had plenty of chat history, but the content was agonizing to read.
The girl sent a photo of her manicure, asking if it was pretty.
He had replied, "It’s alright, I guess. But that n’s watch in the background isn’t bad. Can you ask what brand it is for ?"
The girl said she was tired after work. She was hungry and wanted to eat but was also trying to lose weight and didn’t know what to do.
He had replied, "Eating one al won’t make you that much fatter. Just put off dieting until tomorrow. If you don’t eat, where will you get the energy to diet?"
The girl sent a rare selfie, which looked unedited and quite genuine.
He had replied, "Your pores are kind of large, and you have blackheads. You need to start washing your face properly!"
After reading, the couple just looked at each other, speechless.
What could they even say? The fact that this girl had managed to keep chatting with Si Bao for so long was no small feat. To be blunt, Si Bao was completely inept at charming girls; his thinking was far too rigid. You’d talk to him about one thing, and he’d latch onto sothing else entirely. You’d ntion the east, and his focus would be on the west. A classic case of a guy with a one-track mind.
"You’d better put his phone back," Zhang Yuxi said, feeling drained. She rubbed her temples and stood up from the sofa.
"I’m going back to bed for a bit. I woke up feeling quite refreshed, but now I have a headache."
Lin Feng shook his head without a word. Who wouldn’t get a headache from having a son that blunt?
When Si Bao returned, Lin Feng sighed and handed the phone back to him.
Si Bao was completely baffled. "Dad, what’s with you?"
Lin Feng sighed again, shook his head, and walked away.
***
「In the morning.」
After Zhou Cuilan woke up, she excitedly found Er Bao to tell her that soone had contacted her about a business partnership.
Er Bao took the phone and glanced at it. "Grandma, this world is full of scams. It’s very easy to get into trouble if you’re not careful."
Although Zhou Cuilan was old, she was still sharp and understood the risks. Moreover, the elderly couple enjoyed keeping up with the news and had heard stories about such things, which was why she had co to Er Bao. She wasn’t after money; she just wanted sothing fun to do.
After a mont of thought, Er Bao suggested, "Grandma, why don’t you sell our family’s products? Our things are reliable, so you can sell them without any worries."
Zhou Cuilan thought that was an excellent idea. It would be nice to be able to contribute to the family in her old age.
This put Er Bao in a difficult position. She wasn’t sure if her grandmother could handle it at her age. As if sensing her granddaughter’s hesitation, Zhou Cuilan quickly pulled her husband over, confident that the two of them together would have no problem.
This ti, Lin Dashan was very supportive. He assured Er Bao, "Once you teach us, we can handle it ourselves."
"Besides, your parents are here at ho. Nothing will go wrong, so don’t you worry."
Er Bao smiled. "Alright, then. I just don’t think you two need to do all this. Simply having fun with your livestreams is enough."
When people get old, their biggest worries are often falling ill and becoming a burden, or feeling useless. The elderly couple quickly reassured her again and again, so Er Bao decided she would give them lessons every day.
Did she think she could just lie around at ho for her entire vacation? No way. Free ti was for visiting relatives and getting together with friends. Over the years, she had gradually reconnected with so of her close friends from middle and high school. Furthermore, she wanted to visit her old teachers, so of whom had retired while others were approaching retirent. Since it was a rare occasion for them all to be around, they arranged a large reunion, inviting teachers from both of their forr classes to join.
「In the blink of an eye, only two days remained before Da Bao had to leave Yangcheng.」
Zhang Yuxi frowned. "Ti flies, doesn’t it? It feels like he just got here, and now Da Bao is already leaving."
Lin Feng was busy vacuum-sealing bags of food. There were ready-to-eat items, dried goods, and even pre-portioned ingredients that Lin Feng had prepared. For making soup, everything could go directly into the pot. This was perfect for soone like Da Bao, who had no ti to cook.
"Honey," Lin Feng said while working, "didn’t you buy gifts for Cai Xia’s family? You should get those packed up."
Zhang Yuxi exclaid with a light slap to her forehead. "Oh, honey, thank goodness you reminded ! Otherwise, I would’ve completely forgotten."
With that, she hurried upstairs to pack the gifts.
That evening, the elderly couple called Da Bao into their room and gave him US$ 5,000.
Da Bao couldn’t possibly accept their money. "Grandpa, Grandma, I can’t take this. You two should keep it for yourselves."
Zhou Cuilan chuckled and tried to put the money in his hands. "Your grandpa and I are old now. We don’t have much to spend money on! We can’t compare to you young people and your expenses. It costs money to go anywhere these days. This is just a small token of our love, so take it, alright?"
Da Bao still refused. "I have money, plenty of it. Grandpa and Grandma, you should keep this to buy whatever you want."
Zhou Cuilan’s smile vanished, and she put on a stern face. "What’s the matter with you, child? Just take it. Your grandpa and I have our own money; you don’t need to worry about us."
"Besides, this money isn’t just for you. Half of it is for your girlfriend. We don’t know what she likes, so you can take the money and buy sothing for her on our behalf."
Lin Dashan, frowning at his side, deliberately feigned impatience. "It’s just a few thousand dollars. Just take it when you’re told. Be a good grandson!"
Indeed, it was only a few thousand dollars. A single casual dress for Er Bao could cost one or two thousand. Her jewelry was even more expensive, with casual pieces easily starting in the tens of thousands.
Seeing their insistence, Da Bao had no choice but to accept.
Zhou Cuilan chuckled. "Bring her ho to et us for the New Year. Your grandpa and I will give her a big red envelope!"
Da Bao smiled. "Alright!"
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