The next day, 6: 30 AM
Opening his eyes, Chen Yu picked up his phone and looked at the time. He then sat up and rubbed his stiff cheeks.
"Two and a half hours left …"
"It's hard to bear."
He did not sleep all night.
For the entire night, his mind was filled with nervousness and excitement. He tossed and turned for seven to eight hours, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.
Unwilling to continue lying in bed, Chen Yu changed into a new set of clothes and walked out of his bedroom to wash up.
Walking to the sofa in the living room, he sat down beside the sleeping Chen Erke and stared at the scenery outside the window in a daze.
On Sunday, Lao Da, Lao Er, and Lao San didn't need to get up early to go to school. Mother didn't get up to make breakfast either.
Apart from Chen Erke's even breathing, the whole living room was so quiet that one could almost hear a pin drop.
For a time, Chen Yu actually felt like he had nothing to do in this quiet environment.
"Creak …"
Roughly ten minutes later, the master bedroom's door opened, and a yawning Mother Chen walked out. When she saw Chen Yu, she couldn't help but be stunned. "Why are you up so early?"
"I'm awake."
"You didn't pull an all-nighter last night, did you?" Mother Chen asked suspiciously as she scrutinized Chen Yu's haggard complexion.
Chen Yu: "..."
"I'm going to cook. Tell Eldest and Second Brother to get up to wash their faces and brush their teeth."
"Alright."
Nodding, Chen Yu stretched out his hand and nudged Chen Erke, saying, "Get up.
Pig. "
"Oh?"
Raising her head in a daze, Chen Erke narrowed her eyes and glanced at Chen Yu. She then shrunk her head and hid herself under the blanket.
"Hey!
Get up, "Chen Yu said as he increased his strength.
Chen Erke was indifferent.
"Then don't blame me."
Lifting a corner of the blanket, Chen Yu took off a sock and tossed it inside.
Three.
Two.
One.
"Ahhh!"
The quilt was suddenly kicked away from the inside. Chen Erke struggled to get off the sofa and gasped for breath. She immediately became energetic.
"Time to eat."
He then patted Chen Erke's furry head and said, "Go wash your face and brush your teeth."
"Chen Yu!
You're disgusting! "
"Not bad."
Chen Erke covered her nose and shouted, "Mom!
My brother bullied me! "
"Lower your voice!
Your sister is still sleeping!
Get up and wash your face and comb your hair! "Mother Chen walked out of the kitchen with a spatula and scolded.
"…"
Chen Erke pouted, feeling wronged.
"Let's go wash our faces."
Standing up, Chen Yu dragged Chen Erke to the bathroom and turned on the faucet. "Wash your face!"
Seeing that Chen Erke had obediently washed her face, Chen Yu walked out of the bathroom and arrived outside Chen Yike's room. Just as he was about to push the door open, he suddenly felt a dull pain in his left eye.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
"Eldest, it's time to eat," Chen Yu shouted.
There was no response from inside the house.
"Get up!"
"Wake up and eat ~ ~"
"Little sister, it's time to eat!"
"Get up quickly …"
"Shut up!" Chen Yike shouted angrily from inside the house.
Startled, Chen Yu hurriedly retreated by a meter.
Half a minute later, a sleepy Chen Yike opened the door and kicked Chen Yu's calf. She then walked into the bathroom.
Meanwhile, Chen Yu's complexion paled as he slowly squatted on the ground, clutching his calf in pain.
Twenty minutes later.
The family sat neatly at the dining table, eating in silence.
Having just woken up, Chen Sanke drowsily chewed on her millet porridge. Forgetting to swallow, she fell asleep again while eating.
Father Chen had yet to wash his face, and eye wax still hung from his eyes.
Mother Chen also appeared exhausted.
Chen Yu, on the other hand, had a sleepy look on his face.
Chen Yike and Chen Erke were the only ones left in the house. They quickly devoured all the food on their plates.
"Chen Yu."
Yawning, Mother Chen looked at Chen Yu and said, "Send Second Eldest to cram school later. I have something to do in the morning. I need to pay the electricity bill."
Taken aback, Chen Yu hurriedly said, "I have something to do in the morning as well!"
He still had to wait at home for his first technological product.
"I'm going to pay the electricity bill!
Which one is more important? "Mother Chen asked in dissatisfaction.
"Can't you pay it in the afternoon?"
"I still need to do part-time work in the afternoon."
"You're going to do part-time work?"
"Mhm, part-time work. I need to earn some money for the meals at home."
Hearing this, Father Chen, who was silently eating his porridge, paused for a moment. He then put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up, and said, "I'm full."
"There's still porridge in your bowl," Mother Chen said, frowning.
"You eat. I'm going to work."
After washing his face, Father Chen put on his coat and picked up his blue tool bag. He then pushed open the door and left.
Inside the living room, Chen Yike and Chen Erke exchanged glances with each other silently.
Naturally, Mother Chen and Chen Yu also had nothing to say.
Meanwhile, Chen Sanke was still sleeping.
The house fell into the silence of the early morning once more.
A few minutes later, Mother Chen finished Father Chen's leftover porridge and calmly said, "Send Second Eldest to school in the morning."
"... Okay."
After finishing breakfast and cleaning up the dishes, Mother Chen grabbed her wallet and left the house.
Pulling out his phone, Chen Yu took a look at the time. He then said to Chen Yike, who was currently memorizing words in the living room, "Eldest, I'm going to send Second Eldest to cram school. Take care of Third Eldest."
"Okay." Chen Yike nodded and put down her book, hesitating to speak.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yu asked.
"Brother..." Pursing her lips, Chen Yike said, "M-Our class is organizing an autumn outing in half a month. We must go to Twin Dragon Mount.
The transportation, clothing, food, and so on cost a total of 320 yuan. I don't know how I'm going to get it from Mom. "
Chen Erke, who stood beside Chen Yike, pricked up her ears.
After a moment of silence, Chen Yu revealed a smile and said, "You don't need to tell Mom. I'll get the money for you."
"Brother... Do you have money?"
"I do.
Stay at home and look after Third Eldest. I'm going to send Second Eldest to class. "
After saying so, Chen Yu grabbed Chen Erke's hand, put on his shoes, and left the house.
Twenty minutes later...
Chen Yu led Chen Erke to the mental abacus class. When he saw the surrounding children holding drinks, he suddenly smacked his forehead.
"Second Eldest!
I forgot to bring your glass of water! "
Chen Erke secretly glanced at the drinks in her classmates' hands. She then pinched the corner of her shirt with her left hand and shook her head. "I'm not thirsty."
"I'll take you to buy water."
"Brother, I'm not thirsty."
Without giving Chen Erke a chance to say anything, Chen Yu led her into a nearby supermarket and placed a bottle of iced black tea in her hand.
"Brother!
I'm really not thirsty. "
Placing the iced black tea back on the shelf, Chen Erke blinked her big eyes and said, "Big Sis still has an autumn outing. Don't spend all the money."
"Mhm..." Picking up the bottle of iced black tea again, Chen Yu tapped Chen Erke's head and said, "That's not something you should worry about."
After paying, they left the supermarket.
Standing at the entrance, Chen Yu watched as Chen Erke entered the class with the iced black tea. Sighing deeply, he turned around and headed back to the mall.
It was already past nine o'clock. The Transdimensional Marketing Company's express delivery must have arrived long ago.
However, since he was already out, he might as well sell some useful items.
For example, a mask to hide his face...
By the time Chen Yu returned home, it was already nine-thirty in the morning.
After greeting Chen Yike, he hurriedly ran into the bedroom and saw the big box on the floor at first glance!
"The express delivery is here!"