The leisurely life of a reborn dad

Before Cheng Xiaolin could say more, Mengmeng squeezed over again, her head occupying the entire phone screen: "Dad, I'm telling you..."

Cao Shujie had a headache just looking at Mengmeng, he really didn't want to talk to his daughter.

He might as well chat with his wife.

He said: "Mengmeng is obedient, look how quiet Ruirui is, you can go play with your brother, I have something to say to your mother."

Mengmeng snorted after hearing this: "Dad, I won't pay attention to you."

"I wish I could." Cao Shujie said.

But as soon as he finished speaking, his son Cao Yirui's weak voice sounded: "Sister, please move aside, I want to talk to Dad."

Cheng Xiaolin laughed in the back.

The family of four chatted on video for more than half an hour. Mengmeng and Ruirui, brother and sister, competed for the priority to chat with their father in front of the video, and they were about to fight. Cheng Xiaolin thought they were too noisy, so she hung up the video chat.

At the end, she told her husband to take good care of grandpa.

They will go back after playing outside for a few days.

"Mom, no, I want to play for a few more days." Mengmeng yelled.

She felt like she hadn't been out to play for a long time.

Cao Shujie was too lazy to complain about his daughter, let the child do whatever she wants.

"You should also pay attention to safety." Cao Shujie reminded them.

When he hung up the video chat, Cao Shujie went downstairs to take a look. His grandfather had fallen asleep. Cao Shujie locked the door and then went back upstairs to prepare for bed.

Usually the whole family was there and the house was very lively. Today it suddenly became calm, and Cao Shujie was a little uncomfortable.

He tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep at all, and there was no entertainment. He went to the hut outside, turned on his wife's computer, and prepared to watch movies online to pass the time.

Shaw Brothers martial arts dramas have always been Cao Shujie's favorite.

On the contrary, those movies that were remade later, although the shots were clear, the special effects were explosive, and the actions were exaggerated, Cao Shujie felt that the fights were more exciting.

For example, "New One-Armed Swordsman" played by Ti Lung and David Chiang when they were young, Cao Shujie watched it again.

After watching a movie, Cao Shujie looked more energetic. He was about to continue watching Liu Jialiang's "Eighteen Martial Arts" and wanted to see the demonstrations of various weapons and hard bridges and hard horses. Suddenly, he heard a series of coughs coming from downstairs. Cao Shujie quickly turned off the sound of the sound system and went downstairs to see.

Before entering his grandfather's room, he heard the coughs stopped again. He opened the door and saw his grandfather still sleeping in the moonlight. He could still hear the even breathing sound, so he went back upstairs.

At this time, Cao Shujie had no mood to watch movies. He was about to turn off the computer and go to bed. Then he remembered that he hadn't looked at the stocks he bought for a long time. He didn't know how much time had passed. Now how much has it risen?

He opened his stock trading software calmly and saw that the only stock in his fund holding area was dazzling red, and the rise and fall situation was clear at a glance.

Unconsciously, the closing price of Kweichow Moutai yesterday had reached 471.58 yuan. Cao Shujie has not bought or sold since he increased his position in 2015.

Up to now, its total holdings have been converted into shares after two dividends, plus the part of the later increase in holdings, and a total of 3327.36 lots are held. The remainder is mainly from the transfer of shares.

His stock cost has dropped to 142.43 yuan, and the overall holding profit is 231%.

Starting from the increase in holdings in 2015, it has doubled in two years. This steady growth rate can only be said to be generally satisfactory.

In Cao Shujie's opinion, if this money is invested in other places, it may get more.

Of course, it may also be lost.

After turning off the stock trading software, Cao Shujie took a look at the Bitcoin trading center, which he had hardly logged in this year. The price of one coin has risen to 2601.99 US dollars, and it has been trading sideways at a high level recently.

Although Cao Shujie has insufficient investment experience in this area, he also understands one thing.

According to the current sideways trading duration and trading volume, there will be new highs later.

Cao Shujie is not sure how much money it will rise to later, but he wants to wait until this wave of upward trend is over and sell it in batches when the downward trend is confirmed.

Cao Shujie also understood a truth, that the decline of any thing will have a period of ups and downs to digest.

After turning off the computer, Cao Shujie returned to the bedroom and sent a message to his wife before going to bed: "Good night, dear!"

Then he threw his mobile phone aside and fell asleep in a daze.

When he woke up at 5 o'clock the next morning, Cao Shujie took the four dogs to the dam for exercise for a while. After getting off the dam, he hurried home to cook.

There were only him and his grandfather at home, and Cao Shujie seemed very busy.

After he served his grandfather to finish his meal, he took the time to go to the factory in the town, but he didn't stay for long. He bought some lunch in the town and then came back.

"Shujie, you are back so early?" Cao Zhenghu asked his grandson.

Cao Shujie told his grandfather that there was nothing to do in the factory: "I can't do much work there, and my dad's stall..."

"Isn't there someone watching you?" Cao Zhenghu asked him.

Cao Shujie laughed and didn't say anything.

Grandpa was right. Father's stall was being looked after by someone, so he was not needed now. Cao Shujie was actually in the most relaxed state at this moment.

"Grandpa, you are not busy this afternoon. Can I take you to the park for a walk?" Cao Shujie asked him.

But Cao Zhenghu waved his hand and told his grandson that he would not go out today.

"What's wrong with you?" Cao Shujie was quite nervous.

He was afraid that something might happen to his grandfather.

Cao Zhenghu smiled and said, "Nothing, your uncle will come over later, you cook a few dishes, and your uncle will eat here tonight."

"Okay, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll prepare it." Cao Shujie asked his grandfather.

Knowing that Cao Zhenghu wanted to eat rice, it was not a difficult thing to do, the key is that his grandfather can't eat much.

"Grandpa, how about eating fish?" Cao Shujie asked him.

Seeing his grandfather nod, Cao Shujie went to the refrigerator to look through it, and there was really no fish.

He told his grandfather and went to the Dafulun Supermarket in the town to buy fish.

One dish would definitely not do, so Cao Shujie bought something else. After returning home, he looked at the stock in the refrigerator and started to get busy.

When his uncle Cao Jianlin came over, Cao Shujie had already prepared the dishes and was waiting to cook them in the pot.

"Uncle, you talk to grandpa first, I'll cook now." Cao Shujie said.

Cao Jianlin was not in a hurry and asked his nephew to cook less.

"Shujie, are your parents and Linlin out?" Cao Jianlin asked.

Cao Shujie did not hide it and told him that they were going out to play for a few days and would be back before the middle of the month.

"That's good, where did they go?" Cao Jianlin asked.

This time Cheng Xiaolin took the whole family out without a clear purpose, just taking them around to see the scenery outside.

Cao Shujie also told his uncle, and Cao Jianlin was really envious after hearing it.

He was also wondering when his two sons would be able to take him out for a walk.

"Uncle, did they tell you that my eldest brother and second brother would be back in the middle of the month?" Cao Shujie asked casually.

Hearing that the uncle had told him, Cao Shujie didn't say anything more.

Cao Jianlin looked at his old father imperceptibly, but he could actually see that his father's condition was not right.

This intermittent state started last year.

At his father's age, Cao Jianlin also hoped that his father could live a few more years, but Cao Jianlin was also 70 years old. He knew in his heart that thinking well did not mean that the result would be good.

"Dad, Yichuan will take the college entrance examination next year. Do you want to see your eldest grandson admitted to university?" Cao Jianlin walked to his old father and sat down to chat with him.

He told him that his eldest grandson Cao Yichuan would take the college entrance examination next year.

Cao Zhenghu was also happy when he heard it.

Cao Shujie listened to the chat between his grandfather and uncle outside, and he hurried to cook.

When he cooked the meal, put the food on the dining table, and asked his grandfather and uncle to prepare for dinner, his wife sent a WeChat video.

Cao Shujie saw that the background should be in a restaurant.

Looking at the antique decoration, it didn't take long before Mengmeng and her brother Cao Yirui blocked the camera of the mobile phone with their faces.

The argument was so urgent that the siblings even wrestled together.

Cao Shujie felt upset when he saw this scene, but his grandfather Cao Zhenghu and his uncle Cao Jianlin felt very happy after seeing it.

The two little guys calmed down when they saw that their grandfather and great grandfather were there.

Father Cao Jianguo also said hello to the great grandfather and told the family that they were in the ancient city of Xi'an today, and were now near the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qinling Mountains, and were going to see the Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit tomorrow.

Cao Shujie thought about the distance between the two places and admired them for running 800 kilometers in two days. They probably didn't have much fun on the way.

However, seeing that Mengmeng and her brother Cao Yirui were eager to show off, telling him where they went today, where they went to play yesterday, and what they were eating now, Cao Shujie thought it would be nice if you two could be quiet for a while.

"You guys should eat quickly, we have just finished and are preparing to eat." Cao Shujie said to them.

"Mengmeng, say goodbye to the old grandfather and great grandfather." Cheng Xiaolin said.

Mengmeng is very well-behaved and follows her mother's instructions.

Cao Yirui saw how his sister did it, and he followed suit. The siblings behaved very pleasantly.

After hanging up the video chat, Cao Jianlin asked: "They went to the Qinling Terracotta Warriors so soon."

"I guess they didn't stop much, they drove straight there." Cao Shujie told his grandfather and uncle.

Cao Zhenghu called them: "Hurry up and eat it while it's hot. The fish will be fishy when it's cold and not delicious."

This is the right thing to do. Cao Shujie took off the most tender belly meat from the fish and shared it with his grandfather and uncle. He took the fish head away.

"Grandpa, uncle, you eat more."

"You can't eat so many dishes, Shujie, you should eat more too." Cao Jianlin said.

...

In Xi'an, Cheng Xiaolin and her family are having dinner.

Song Baoming also ate with them.

Along the way, Song Baoming rushed to do any hard work.

He helped carry the luggage and helped look after the children. He worked hard and never complained.

"Master Song, you should eat more food too." Cheng Xiaolin called him.

Cao Jianguo also called Song Baoming to eat more, because he would drive them back to the hotel later. Song Baoming did not drink.

In fact, in the past two days, Cheng Xiaolin would buy an extra portion for Song Baoming no matter what local specialties she bought.

Mengmeng also pointed to a plate of meat and told Song Baoming to eat more.

"Uncle Song, where are you taking me to play tomorrow?" Mengmeng asked.

Song Baoming smiled and said that he would go to the Qinling Terracotta Warriors and Horses tomorrow.

This was already planned. They just arrived here today and there are many places to play.

In addition, they have plenty of time, so they are not in a hurry and are ready to take a stroll.

Meng Meng nodded in a serious manner, and soon she was full.

When Cao Yirui saw that his sister didn't want to eat, he didn't eat either, so he put down his chopsticks and went to play with his sister.

Cheng Xiaolin saw this and said to the two siblings with a stern face: "If either of you runs around again, I will throw you out directly."

Meng Meng saw that her mother didn't want to joke, so she quickly sat down in her seat and didn't dare to go anywhere.

Cao Yirui saw that his sister didn't run around, so he also behaved.

He sat obediently beside his grandmother, pointing to the ribs on the table and told her that he wanted to eat.

"Aren't you full?" Wang Yuelan asked her grandson.

As a result, the boy covered his stomach with his hands and shouted: "Grandma, I'm almost full."

Wang Yuelan really wanted to slap her grandson. This naughty child was not full at first glance, so he knew how to be stubborn.

She picked up a piece of ribs for her grandson and watched him grab it with his hands and put it in his mouth. His hands were full of oil, and oil squeezed out from the gaps between his fingers.

He ate it so deliciously.

When Wang Yuelan turned her head to look at her granddaughter, she asked her if she wanted to eat another piece.

Mengmeng shook her head.

Cheng Xiaolin said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, you don't have to worry about her. If she doesn't have enough to eat, just starve. If she wants to eat at night, kick her out."

Cheng Xiaolin felt that she must not indulge her daughter's bad habits.

Especially not eating a proper meal, always thinking about snacks.

When Cheng Xiaolin saw this, she felt that her blood pressure was rushing up.

Wang Yuelan nodded. In this regard, she and her daughter-in-law were consistent.

...

Two days passed in a blink of an eye. During these two days, Cheng Xiaolin and her friends went to several places, which greatly satisfied Mengmeng's curiosity about the outside world.

On this day, they were preparing to move to other cities and pack up to leave.

Cheng Xiaolin was greeting Mengmeng and her brother to get in the car, and Cao Jianguo and Wang Yuelan were also carrying things and putting them in the trunk.

Song Baoming was holding a black backpack in one hand, and was about to put it in the trunk after Cao Jianguo and his wife had finished putting it down.

Just then, an electric bike came over, with two young people sitting on it, and rushed over here without slowing down.

Before Cheng Xiaolin noticed, she saw that when the two young people rode the electric bike past them, the young man on the back seat reached out to grab the bag in Cheng Xiaolin's hand.

What happened in this instant made Cheng Xiaolin unable to react, and she didn't expect such an accident to happen.

But while Song Baoming was helping to get things, he was always looking around vigilantly.

When he saw this scene, he didn't think about it, grabbed the shoulder strap of the backpack with one hand, and threw it towards the young man on the back seat in front.

Before the other party could snatch Cheng Xiaolin's bag, Song Baoming was the first to arrive, and the heavy backpack hit the other party's back firmly.

Causing the other party to stagger, the electric bike twisted back and forth a few times, and the two people finally fell to the ground. (End of this chapter)