Before Cheng Xiaolin could say more, Mengmeng squeezed over again, her head occupying the entire phone screen: "Dad, let me tell you..."
Cao Shujie had a headache just looking at Mengmeng. He really didn't want to talk to his daughter.
If I have this time, I might as well chat with his wife more.
He said: "Mengmeng is obedient. Look how quiet Rui Rui is. You can also play with your brother. I have something to tell your mother."
After Mengmeng heard this, she hummed: "Dad, I won't pay attention to you anymore."
"I can't wait to do it," Cao Shujie said.
Unexpectedly, just after he finished speaking, his son Cao Yirui's very weak voice sounded: "Sister, please step aside, I want to talk to dad."
Cheng Xiaolin laughed heartily from behind.
A family of four had a video chat for more than half an hour. Mengmeng and Ruirui, siblings, were vying for the priority to chat with their father in front of the video. They almost got into a fight. Cheng Xiaolin thought they were too noisy, so she hung up the video chat.
At the end, she told her husband that she must take good care of grandpa.
They play outside for a few days and then go back.
"Mom, I can't, I want to play for a few more days." Mengmeng shouted loudly.
She felt like she hadn't been out to play in a long time.
Cao Shujie didn't even bother to complain about his daughter. She could do whatever she liked.
"You should also pay attention to safety." Cao Shujie warned them.
When he hung up the video chat, Cao Shujie went down and took a look. His grandfather was already asleep. Cao Shujie locked the door and then returned upstairs to prepare for bed.
Usually the whole family is here and the house is very lively. Today it suddenly became calmer, and Cao Shujie was not used to it.
He lay on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep at all, and had no entertainment activities. He went to the outside cabin again, 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, in the later remakes of the movies, although the shots were very clear, the special effects were explosive, and the movements were exaggerated, Cao Shujie felt that punch-and-kick fighting was more exciting.
For example, "The New One-Armed Sword" played by Ti Lung and David Chiang when they were young, Cao Shujie watched it again.
After watching a movie, Cao Shujie seemed 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 when he suddenly heard a burst of sound from downstairs.
There was a continuous coughing sound. Cao Shujie quickly turned off the sound of the stereo and came down from upstairs to take a look.
Before he entered his grandfather's room, he heard the coughing disappear again. He opened the door and saw that his grandfather was still sleeping in the moonlight. He could also hear the even breathing, and then returned upstairs.
At this moment, Cao Shujie had no intention of watching a movie. He was about to turn off the computer and go to sleep, when he remembered that he hadn't looked at the stocks he bought for a long time, and he didn't know how it was going up now after such a long time.
He calmly opened his stock trading software and saw that the only stock in his capital position area was bright red, and the rise and fall conditions were clear at a glance.
Unknowingly, the closing price of Kweichow Moutai yesterday had reached 58 yuan. Cao Shujie had not traded it since adding a position in 2015.
Up to now, its total holdings have gone through two dividends and stock transfers, plus the subsequent increase in positions, and it holds a total of 36 lots. The fraction is mainly from the transfer of shares.
His stock cost has dropped to 43 yuan, and the overall position profit is 231%.
Counting from the time the position was added in 2015, it has tripled in two years. This steady growth can only be said to be generally satisfactory.
In Cao Shujie's view, if the money was invested elsewhere, he might get more.
Of course, you may lose everything.
After turning off the stock trading software, Cao Shujie took a look at the Bitcoin trading center, which he had barely logged into this year. The price of one coin had risen to US$99, and it had been trading sideways at a high level recently.
Although Cao Shujie has little investment experience in this area, he also understands a truth.
According to the current sideways trading duration and trading volume, there will be new highs later.
Cao Shujie is not sure how much the stock can rise in the future, but he wants to wait until the upward trend is over and then sell in batches after confirming the downward trend.
Cao Shujie also understands the truth that the decline of any thing will have an up and down period of time 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 the phone aside and fell asleep.
When Cao Shujie woke up at around 5 a.m. on the second day, he took his four dogs to the dam for exercise. After coming down from the dam, he hurried home to cook.
He and his grandfather were the only two people at home, and Cao Shujie seemed very busy.
After he finished serving his grandfather, he took the time to go to the factory in the town, but he didn't stay long. He bought some lunch in the town and then came back.
"Shujie, are you back so early?" Cao Zhenghu asked his grandson.
Cao Shujie told his grandfather that there was nothing going on in the factory: "I can't do much work if I stay there. Besides, my dad's stall..."
"Isn't there someone watching you?" Cao Zhenghu asked him.
Cao Shujie laughed and didn't answer any more.
Grandpa was right. There was someone watching his father's stall and there was no need for him now. Cao Shujie was in the most relaxed state at the moment.
"Grandpa, I'm not busy this afternoon. Can I push you to go to the park for a walk?" Cao Shujie asked him.
However, Cao Zhenghu waved his hand and told his grandson that he would not go out today.
"What makes you uncomfortable?" Cao Shujie was very nervous.
He was afraid that something would happen to his grandfather.
Cao Zhenghu smiled: "Nothing happened. Your uncle will come over later. You can cook some dishes. Your uncle will have dinner here in the evening."
"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 was not a difficult task. The key was that his grandfather could not eat much.
"Grandpa, do you want to eat another fish?" Cao Shujie asked him.
Seeing his grandfather nodding, Cao Shujie went to the refrigerator to search, but there was really no fish.
He told his grandfather and went to Dafulun Supermarket in town to buy fresh fish.
One dish was definitely not good enough, so Cao Shujie bought something else. After returning home, he looked at the inventory in the refrigerator and started to work.
When uncle Cao Jianlin came over, Cao Shujie had already prepared the dishes and was waiting to be cooked.
"Uncle, you talk to grandpa first, and I'll start cooking." Cao Shujie said.
Cao Jianlin was not in a hurry and asked his nephew to cook less.
"Shujie, have your parents and Linlin gone out?" Cao Jianlin asked.
Cao Shujie didn't hide it, and told him to go out for a few days and wait to come 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 with no clear purpose. She just took them around to see the scenery outside.
Cao Shujie also told his uncle, and Cao Jianlin was really envious after hearing this.
He was also thinking about when his two sons could take him out for a walk.
"Uncle, did they tell you that my eldest brother and second brother were coming back in the middle of the month?" Cao Shujie asked casually.
After hearing the uncle say that he had already told him, Cao Shujie didn't say any more.
Cao Jianlin looked at his old father without any trace. In fact, he could also tell that his father's state was not right.
This intermittent situation started last year.
At his old father's age, Cao Jianlin also thought that his father could live a few more years, but Cao Jianlin was also 70 years old, and he knew in his heart that just because his thoughts were good did not mean that the outcome would be wonderful.
"Dad, Yichuan will take the college entrance examination next year. Do you want to see your eldest grandson go to college?" Cao Jianlin walked to his old father and sat down to chat with him.
Tell him about the college entrance examination that your eldest grandson Cao Yichuan will take next year.
After Cao Zhenghu heard this, he felt very happy.
Cao Shujie listened to the chat between his grandfather and uncle outside and hurriedly went to cook.
After he finished cooking, put the food on the dining table, and called his grandfather and uncle to prepare for the meal, his wife sent a WeChat video.
Cao Shujie saw that the background should be in a hotel.
Looking at the antique decoration, it didn’t take long for Mengmeng and her brother Cao Yirui to block the cell phone camera with their faces.
The argument got so intense that the siblings started to fight together.
When Cao Shujie saw this scene, he found it really disturbing, but his grandfather Cao Zhenghu and uncle Cao Jianlin felt very happy after seeing it.
The two little guys calmed down when they saw that both the old man and the old man were there.
Father Cao Jianguo also said hello to his uncle and told his family that they were in the ancient city of Xi'an today and are now near the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in the Qinling Mountains. They plan to visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses pits 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 both eager to show off and tell him where they went today, where they went to play yesterday, and what they were eating now, Cao Shujie thought that it would be good if the two of you could live in peace for a while.
"Hurry up and eat. We have just finished cooking and are preparing to eat." Cao Shujie said to them.
"Mengmeng, say goodbye to grandpa, grandpa." Cheng Xiaolin said.
Mengmeng is very well-behaved and follows her mother's instructions.
When Cao Yirui saw what his sister was doing, he followed suit. The performance of the two siblings was very gratifying.
After hanging up the video chat, Cao Jianlin asked: "They went to the Qinling Terracotta Warriors and Horses so soon."
"I guess I didn't stop much and drove straight over there." Cao Shujie told his grandfather and uncle.
Cao Zhenghu greeted them: "Hurry up and eat it while it's hot. The fish will become fishy when it's cold and won't taste good."
This is the right thing. Cao Shujie removed the most tender fish belly meat from the fish and gave it to his grandfather and uncle to eat. He took the fish head away himself.
"Grandpa, uncle, you guys eat more."
"I can't eat so many dishes, Shujie, you should eat more." Cao Jianlin said.
…
In Xi'an, Cheng Xiaolin and her family are having a meal.
Song Baoming also ate with them.
Along the way, Song Baoming rushed to do any tiring work.
Help carry the luggage, help look after the children, work hard and never complain.
"Master Song, you should also eat more food." Cheng Xiaolin greeted him.
Cao Jianguo also asked Song Baoming to eat more and would drive his family back to the hotel later. Song Baoming did not drink.
In fact, in the past two days, no matter what local specialties Cheng Xiaolin bought, she would buy an extra one for Song Baoming.
Mengmeng also pointed to a plate of meat and told Song Baoming to eat more.
"Uncle Song, where will you take me to play tomorrow?" Mengmeng asked.
Song Baoming said with a smile that he would go to the Qinling Terracotta Warriors and Horses tomorrow.
This has been planned. They just arrived here today and there are many places to play.
In addition, they had plenty of time, so they were not in a hurry and were ready to take their time shopping.
Mengmeng nodded decently, and soon she was full.
When Cao Yirui saw that his sister stopped eating, he didn't eat either. He put down his chopsticks and went to play with his sister.
When Cheng Xiaolin saw it, she said to the siblings with a straight face: "If any of you run around again, I will throw you out directly."
Mengmeng saw that her mother didn't want to make a joke, so she quickly sat down in her seat and didn't dare to go anywhere.
When Cao Yirui saw that his sister was not running around, he became honest.
He sat obediently next to his grandma, pointed to the ribs on the table and told her that he wanted to eat them.
"Aren't you full?" Wang Yuelan also asked his grandson.
As a result, the boy covered his stomach with his hands and shouted, "Grandma, I'm just a little bit full."
Wang Yuelan really wanted to give her grandson a slap in the face. The naughty kid knew he was being tough as soon as he saw that he didn't have enough to eat.
She picked up a piece of spareribs for her grandson and watched as he grabbed it with his hands and put it into his mouth. His hands were covered with oil and the oil squeezed out from between his fingers.
It tastes delicious.
When Wang Yuelan turned 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, don't worry about her. If she doesn't have enough to eat, she will be hungry. If she wants to eat at night, just beat her out."
Cheng Xiaolin felt determined not to tolerate her daughter's shortcomings.
Especially when I don’t eat serious meals and always think about eating snacks.
As soon as she saw this, Cheng Xiaolin felt like her blood pressure was rising.
Wang Yuelan nodded. In this regard, she and her daughter-in-law are consistent.
…
Two more days passed in the blink of an eye. In these two days, Cheng Xiaolin and the others visited several places, which greatly satisfied Mengmeng's curiosity about the outside world.
On this day, they were preparing to move to other cities, packing their things and leaving.
Cheng Xiaolin was greeting Mengmeng and her brother to get in the car, while 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 waiting for Cao Jianguo and his wife to put it in the trunk.
At this moment, an electric car came next to it, with two young people sitting in the car. The car did not slow down and rushed towards this direction.
Before Cheng Xiaolin noticed, she saw the two young men riding an electric bicycle passing by them. The young man in the back seat reached out to grab the bag in Cheng Xiaolin's hand.
Cheng Xiaolin couldn't react to what happened at this moment, and she didn't expect such an accident to happen.
But when Song Baoming was helping to get things, he kept looking around him with vigilance.
When he saw this scene, without even thinking about it, he grabbed the strap of his backpack with one hand and threw it towards the young man in the back seat in front of him.
Before the other party could snatch Cheng Xiaolin's bag, Song Baoming arrived behind him, and his heavy backpack hit the other party's back firmly.
This caused the other party to stumble, the electric car twisted back and forth a few times, and the two of them finally fell to the ground. (End of Chapter)
