70s: Raising a Baby

"You're back?" Ye Jinzhi was helping several children pack their things when they went out.

I was a little surprised to see a group of people walking in.

The whole nine people are all so tall. If you didn't know better, you would think they were here to cause trouble.

"There is a package from Haishi." The man shook the package in his hand.

"Put it there." Ye Jinzhi didn't care.

Although she has been in the capital for so long, Aunt Liu still sends some things from time to time, knowing that she likes to eat seafood.

Every time, a large package of overseas goods would be sent. At first, Ye Jinzhi would write a letter asking her not to send it.

It's still a long way from the army to the seaside, and we can't send fresh ones yet, we can only dry them and send them over, which is very troublesome.

"I have nothing to do anyway, so this little thing won't take much effort." It will be sent over after a while.

Seeing that Ye Jinzhi could not be persuaded, she gave up, so she often sent some things to him, and sometimes she would visit the Wang Yang brothers.

Both Wang Yang brothers were admitted to the military academy in the capital and are now studying here.

It was difficult for the two brothers to get out of there. Even if they had a day off, it would only be a day or two. If they couldn't go home, Ye Jinzhi asked them to come and stay to make up for the two brothers.

"We happen to be going skating, why don't you come together?" Ye Jinzhi was originally worried that she and Yuan Shaochen had four children, which would be inconvenient to take care of.

Naturally, a few people had no objections, since they had nothing to do anyway.

In the past, when I had no rest, I would be busy all day long, but now when I have a rest, I feel bored and too idle.

"Eat first, tell the kitchen to make more."

"I'll go, I'll go." Lao San quickly ran away.

"Ao Ao, Ao Ao." Heisang had just returned from playing in the garden with a few children.

When I came back, I saw them and ran up and down in front of them excitedly.

Speaking of which, Heisang was already five years old, which was when he was most energetic. With Ye Jinzhi occasionally adding a few drops of water to the well water he drank at home, Heisang was even more advanced than his peers.

"Uncle, uncle, you are back." A few children hadn't had enough fun yet, so when they saw a group of them, they wanted to play with them.

"You still have energy for skating at night." Just as a few people were about to take them there, they heard the man say something.

"That's right, you guys have to skate at night, but now that you're playing, you'll lose your energy at night." Xiaojiu pulled them and said.

The children thought it made sense and had no choice but to nod.

but--

"We have put together the toys, I will take you to see them." Several children pulled people to see the toys they had put together.

Although the nine of them were in their twenties, Ye Jinzhi saw that they were not much different from Azhao and the others, and they were just as playful.

"Back." Yuan Shaochen heard the voice bringing them back in the study.

"Yeah." Several people were familiar with Yuan Shaochen, especially Yuan Shaochen who often took them to practice.

"Let's practice together tonight?" Yuan Shaochen raised his eyebrows.

"Okay, come back and practice." The man nodded.

They have all formed a certain tacit understanding. Every time Yuan Shaochen comes back, he will play a few tricks with them, and each time he will make different progress.

"Brother, please take me with you this time." Xiaojiu shamelessly got in between them.

There are nine of them in total, and they are divided into groups every time. This group will be another group next time, and they are very enthusiastic every time.

"No, what are you doing, cutting in line?" Someone next to me was unhappy, "Just wait until next time."

They can learn a lot every time they compete with Yuan Shaochen, and Yuan Shaochen will point out their shortcomings to them, which they cherish.

"I'll make milk tea and bring it to drink later, do you want it?"

Ye Jinzhi put the freshly made milk tea outside to cool, and she also specially made her favorite pearls.

"I want it, I want it." Xiaojiu is the liveliest among the nine people. His favorite taste is very similar to his appearance. In future generations, he will be a little milk dog.

The only pity is that with such a good-looking face, he doesn't have a girlfriend. It's not like Ye Jinzhi has never seen a girl express her feelings like them.

It may not be a big deal in future generations, but now, it is a very brave thing. After all, people are more conservative now. Although it is much better than before, it is really brave to express it in person.

Ye Jinzhi once really couldn't help it and asked them face to face what kind of girlfriend they were looking for.

In the past few years in the capital alone, Ye Jinzhi had met more than a dozen girls who liked them, but they couldn't look down on any of them.

I play with a few children every day, or go to Ye Jinzhi's place to help, but I don't see any of them getting close to anyone of the opposite sex.

However, they told Ye Jinzhi that they did not plan to get married and that they thought it would be good to live like this for the rest of their lives.

Ye Jinzhi was shocked when he heard this. This thought was too advanced.

In later generations, people have become more open-minded and are aware of non-marriageism. However, people around you will often gossip and it is difficult to avoid it.

Since that exchange, Ye Jinzhi stopped urging them to find girlfriends.

But he didn't let them idle either. Since they didn't want to get married and fall in love, let's just work.

Ye Jinzhi gave them a suggestion. One was to let them open a security company. Anyway, they were so good at helping others, so it would be a pity not to put them to use.

You can't take care of her children for the rest of your life, or work as a security guard in her company. You should cherish your talents.

Several people still haven't given an accurate answer, and Ye Jinzhi doesn't urge them. After all, if they want to do something, they have to do it well.

Security companies may not be so popular in this era, but they will gradually develop later, especially in the Internet era in more than ten years.

By then, these celebrities will definitely need bodyguards, and those with high net worth will definitely have several enemies, and not all of them will need bodyguards.

She had bodyguards around her in later generations, three or four on the surface, and more secretly. In this way, she would be in danger from time to time because of business matters.

"Have you considered what I told you last time?"

Fortunately, their living room was large. When Ye Jinzhi bought the sofa, he had considered so many people. The sofa he bought was quite large. It was just barely big enough to sit in, and it was still a bit crowded.

However, they are not particular about it. In summer, there is no blanket on the ground, but a layer is laid directly on the ground. If there is no space to sit on the sofa, they can sit directly on the ground, and they are not afraid of the cold.

Several people were silent after hearing this. Apart from the playing of a few children, there was only the sound of breathing one after another in the living room.

Ye Jinzhi was not in a hurry. She was making fruit tea. Many of them didn't like this little girl's drink, so Ye Jinzhi made some fruit tea, which was also delicious.

"If you don't want to, just go to catering, hot pot restaurant, milk tea shop, fried chicken shop and dessert shop." Ye Jinzhi reported a lot more at once.

But when it comes to the milk tea shop, Ye Jinzhi thinks that it must be funny for a group of 1.8-meter strong men to squeeze into that small space.

"If you're worried about money, just tell me."

"We are not short of money." The man said silently.

They were nominally adopted by Uncle Ye. Sometimes the Ye family is relatively old-school. For example, when they were very young, they would have pocket money, a bit like the ancient "monthly money."

Ever since she was a child, and until now, Ye Jinzhi knows that her father gives them monthly pocket money, so she follows his father's method and keeps doing it every month.

In addition, they also work, and Ye Jinzhi does not confuse the two. She still thinks that since the Ye family has this rule, she will continue it.

Therefore, although they have not had parents since they were young, they have plenty of money after being adopted. They do not need to spend money on anything in life, and they can only buy some things.

The nine people sat there and said nothing. They all listened to the elder brother.

Seeing that they were silent, Ye Jinzhi sighed. She knew what they were thinking.

They all looked like grown-ups, but they felt insecure on the inside. They always felt that Ye Jinzhi wanted to abandon them by asking them to do this, which was just a childish idea.

"I asked you to do this, not because of who asked you to separate, but," Ye Jinzhi stopped what he was doing and looked at them,

"I hope you can have your own career. Even if you don't get married, you still have your own value. You don't have to revolve around us. You are separate individuals."

"Since dad decided to adopt you back then, no matter what his purpose was, from that moment on, the Ye family was also your home."

Several people's eyes flashed, a little moved.

The four children had already stopped playing when their mother was talking. They sat next to their father and listened carefully to what their mother said.

"Family." Ayan suddenly shouted.

There was a bit of a heavy atmosphere at first, but once it was disturbed by Ayan, it instantly became lighter.

"Yes, a family." Ye Jinzhi smiled, kissed Ayan, and held him in his arms.

"Family." Ayan didn't know what happened. Seeing his mother's action, he squinted his eyes and grinned, and repeated it excitedly.

"Aren't we a family, uncle?" Ah Hao lay on Yuan Shaochen's lap, feeling a little strange.

Yuan Shaochen touched his head and nodded: "We are a family."

"Miss and uncle, dinner is ready." A man walked in and saw a group of people sitting in the living room, and was startled.

"Let's go, let's eat first." Ye Jinzhi also happened to stop, and the fruit tea was placed beside him to cool down.

The nine people still haven't digested what they just said, and they all had their own thoughts on the meal.

Ye Jinzhi saw through it but didn't tell them, and let them think about it by themselves. Watching a few children keep peeking there, he picked up food for them to signal them to concentrate on eating.

"Mom, I'm fine."

"I also want to take this with me."

"I want to sit down."

Ayan didn't know what he was doing, so he pushed the cart in his hand and insisted on taking it there.

Yuan Shaochen resisted and refused to let him lead him. The father and son were at a stalemate with each other, neither of them willing to give in.

"What are you taking me for?" Yuan Shaochen had a headache and didn't know what kind of monster he was going to do.

Ye Jinzhi watched from a distance. She didn't want to get involved in this matter. Sometimes Ayan was so stubborn that no one could stop him.

Ayan blinked his big eyes, his eyes were stubborn and he wanted to take it.

Yuan Shaochen was not used to him, so he watched him push hard, but he couldn't push it.

Suddenly, Yuan Shaochen looked at him and rolled his eyes, wondering what trick he had come up with.

"Humph, I won't take it with you." Ayan let go of his hand and turned around to leave.

But Yuan Shaochen felt that he would not give up so easily, so he stood there and watched. Sure enough, after a while, he drove out a car again.

Father Ye made it specifically for his three children before. At that time, little Ye Jinzhi didn’t look for the design drawings to make it.

But when Ayan was almost old, he could walk very smoothly. When he would go to the toy room to look for toys to play with, he would find these three cars in there, and he would not obey them anymore.

As soon as Ye Jinzhi came back that day, he ran to her and cried aggrievedly.

"Why does my brother have that car, but Ayan doesn't?" Tears came at every turn, and it was heartbreaking to see.

Ye Jinzhi didn't react at first. She was not at home during the day and didn't know what happened.

Seeing that his mother was silent, Ayan thought that her mother had forgotten him, so he ran away and ignored her in anger.

Later, the three older children told her that Ayan was angry when he saw that he was the only one who didn't have the toy car that his grandfather made for them.

Ye Jinzhi had no choice but to find the design draft left by his father at that time, and asked someone to make another one, and then he was able to coax him.

Afterwards, Ayan was still unhappy after receiving the car and felt that his mother had forgotten him.

"Grandpa made this for my brother. We Ayan didn't exist at that time." Ye Jinzhi explained to him.

"I'm driving this car." Ayan proudly stuck out his tongue at Yuan Shaochen when he saw him.

Yuan Shaochen was really angry at him and laughed. He grabbed him with one big step and lifted him out of the car like a chicken.

"Stand still." He was carried to the corner. "If you don't want to go, just stay home alone. Let's go."

"Just one person." Ayan was frightened, his shoulders shook slightly, tears welled up in his eyes, and he yelled at Yuan Shaochen unconvinced.

People in the yard looked at Yuan Shaochen's angry forehead with veins popping out, and his hands clenching into fists.

Ye Jinzhi saw that something was wrong, and immediately winked at the children, and pulled Yuan Shaochen away.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry, Ayan is ignorant, don't be angry with him." Ye Jinzhi took Yuan Shaochen's hand and walked into the room.

To be honest, Ye Jinzhi felt a little guilty about Ayan's behavior. She happened to take over the business when Ayan was still young, and she neglected his education.

In addition, he is the youngest, so everyone in the family gives in to him and pampers him intentionally or unintentionally. His temper is usually good, but when he gets stubborn, no one can do anything about him.

Yuan Shaochen took a few deep breaths and held Ye Jinzhi's hand behind his back, "I'm fine."

Outside, a group of people also gathered around Ayan.

Ayan saw that his parents were gone, and the tears that he had been holding back began to fall, as if he wanted no money.

After all the commotion today, everyone's good mood was gone, and the plans for the skating rink were also cancelled.

"I'm sorry, how about we go tomorrow?" Ye Jinzhi felt a little guilty. She knew how much the children were looking forward to it.

Not only can we go play, but also because mom and dad are here, the whole family is neat and tidy. It has been a long time since the children in the family went out to play together.

On the contrary, the children shook their heads sensibly, "It's okay, Mom, we can go again tomorrow."

"Thank you, baby." Ye Jinzhi hugged them into his arms.

When they were young, Ye Jinzhi and Yuan Shaochen lived in different places. They would see their father once or twice throughout the year. Later, they moved in, but they didn't get along for long and they were separated.

Although the children didn't say it in their hearts, they were longing for them in their hearts. Ye Jinzhi was proud and distressed for these children.