These words, like the whispers of the devil, deeply moved Chen Shichao.

In the end, he accepted Chen Bing's explanation in its entirety.

"You're a good son, just as I said. We'll do it your way!"

"This child is teachable," Chen Bing nodded with satisfaction, and raised his little fist to make a manly promise with Chen Shichao.

"Okay, then no one can tell anyone about this. This is an agreement between us men."

"Okay! A promise between men!" Chen Shichao's face was flushed, and he looked very excited.

Why are you treating me like a child, bro? Between us, who's the son and who's the father?

So it's just a father and son bound by a bond, then filial piety won't save them, family members.

Afterwards, Chen Bing went over the script with Chen Shichao in detail, explained the pros and cons, and outlined the restaurant's future plans.

Let Dad handle it for now, and we'll stock up on some more when Bitcoin comes out in a few years. I believe that if things continue like this, the Chen family will achieve financial freedom in no time.

After settling the money matter, Chen Shichao happily ran to find Liu Yue to boast about his achievement. However, halfway there, he suddenly realized that he should be more mature and composed. So he slowed down, pretended to be serious and upright, and then continued on his way with a cheerful mood.

Compared to Chen Shichao's jubilation, Chen Bing, who stayed at home, appeared much calmer.

He quietly cleaned the house, and his parents returned shortly afterward.

Seeing Liu Yue's happy face, Chen Bing was genuinely happy as well.

The gears of fate for the Chen family have finally been put back into motion.

...

After August, we welcomed the crisp and clear autumn of September.

Although it's said that autumn is a time of clear skies and crisp air, in Chen Bing's hometown, the weather is actually quite hot during this season.

Fortunately, they had air conditioning installed at home, so Liu Yue and Chen Bing were able to watch TV comfortably at home.

What? You're asking where Comrade Chen Shichao went?

A capable man will naturally go out and work hard. At the beginning of his business, for the sake of his wife and children, he certainly can't stay idle.

At that moment, on the television news channel, a serious and earnest anchor was reporting on the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in the United States.

Today is September 5, 2008, ten days earlier than the original timeline.

It seems that even this little butterfly has flapped its wings and begun to influence the world.

The gentle Liu Yue's mother was preparing things for Chen Bing's enrollment at the moment.

In just two more days, this financial tycoon, fluent in N languages, who has completed nine years of compulsory education, spent three years in prison during high school, and has four years of university education in Chinese, will be able to enroll in the renowned bilingual kindergarten in Whitestone Town and begin his studies for a kindergarten degree.

The word "bilingual" in "bilingual kindergarten" clearly indicates its renowned reputation.

Indeed, in 2008, in an ordinary small town on the East China Plain, there was a kindergarten that featured "bilingual education".

It's not hard to tell his level just from his name.

Putting aside everything else, just consider its teaching staff.

The minimum requirement for hiring kindergarten teachers is a college degree in preschool education; they don't even accept top-performing vocational school graduates.

Wow! This tiny bilingual kindergarten is terrifying!

With a heart full of emotion, Chen Bing stood up with Liu Yue's mother and tried on the backpack that Liu Yue had handed him.

In her previous life, Chen Bing attended only an ordinary kindergarten in town. The reason she was able to enter such a "noble" school in this life was mainly because her family was wealthy.

Just three days after receiving that unexpected windfall, Liu Yue's mother took her to the kindergarten she had originally enrolled in to cancel her spot, and then went to a bilingual kindergarten to enroll her in their class.

Although Chen Bing didn't care which kindergarten she attended, since they were all just places to have fun anyway, Ms. Liu Yue was happy that her son could attend a good kindergarten, and she enthusiastically prepared everything he would need for the start of school every day.

"Bingbing-ge! Come out and have some fun!"

Just as Chen Bing was enjoying a relaxing and pleasant time with her son, she heard a child's voice coming from outside.

After greeting Liu Yue, Chen Bing ran out to take a look.

Unlike cities, rural areas have doors that are always open, so Chen Bing saw Zhang Yuan and the others standing at the door as soon as he stepped out of his house.

It's so hot outside, go home and enjoy the air conditioning! Aren't you hot coming out to play? You bunch of little black devils.

Oh, there's no air conditioning at home.

Sorry, it's mine.

Chen Bing thought that after starting kindergarten, everyone would be scattered all over the town and they would rarely see each other. So she decided to do a good deed and play with these wild children one more time.

So he shouted at the group of little kids outside who were looking at him expectantly.

"Okay! Coming right now!"

After returning to the house and saying goodbye to Liu Yue, Chen Bing put on a sun hat and left home.

Given the hot weather today, Chen Bing decided to lead the children in some water-related games.

"Brother Bingbing, what game should we play?"

"Woof woof!"

Where did that dog barking come from?

Oh, so it was Zhang Yuan who ran out to play and brought Hei Zhuang along.

Indeed, ever since the day it subdued Hei Zhuang, it has joined the 2004-2005 cohort of White Elephant Village as an observer member.

“Come on, let’s go to the old house. I’ll take you to dig a stream.”

The old house refers to an abandoned mud house in the village, with a small, desolate yard in front of it, which used to be overgrown with weeds.

This place was destined to be a paradise for children, but because it was overgrown with weeds on ordinary days, they could only play there around the New Year when the grass withered.

In order to create a permanent playground, this spring, before the weeds grew tall, Chen Bing led a small group to clear the grass in a certain area of ​​the yard and tamp it down with their feet, creating a "vacuum" isolation zone for themselves and others to play in.

Now is the perfect time to take advantage of it.

First, everyone found some wooden sticks, and then they worked hard to dig a winding little "trench" in the ground.

In this process, the one who contributed the most was neither Chen Bing nor any of the gifted children in the small group, but the visibly chubby, dark-skinned guy.

Once he understood what everyone meant, he immediately started digging at the soil with his two claws, and he was faster than everyone else combined.

Some children, unwilling to admit defeat, dropped their sticks and started digging like it, though they looked quite fierce but were much slower.

This made Zhang Yuan, Hei Zhuang's good friend, very proud.

After digging out the main body of the stream, you can't fill it with water right away. You have to tamp down the loose soil with your feet first so that the water you pour in will remain clear and won't evaporate too quickly.

Of course, it would be even better if you could find some small pebbles to put on top.

There happened to be a small pile of stones nearby, so everyone picked out some pebbles and spread them on top.

Some children, unsure of the correct size stone, would specifically come to Chen Bing for his opinion. He would approve any stone, regardless of its type, even with his eyes closed. After all, it wasn't an engineering project; a quick, perfunctory job was fine.

After doing all this, everyone took various bottles and jars, filled them with water from the nearby tap, and then poured them all into the stream.

After going through it again and again, a clear stream soon appeared before everyone's eyes.

Everyone laughed and slipped their sandal-clad feet into the tub, immediately feeling the coolness.

Chen Bing also put her feet in; the cool, refreshing feeling was indeed very comfortable.

Moreover, and more importantly, this is the fruit of our labor, so it will be more comfortable to enjoy it.

Even so, please do not drink this water.

Chen Bing, with a dark expression, stopped a little kid who was lying on the ground trying to drink the water.

The dim-witted little kid was a bit sad. He pointed at the burly black guy who was drinking happily to the side and asked, "Why can he do it himself but I can't?"

In response, Chen Bing said that if you say it that way, then you can't say it that way.

Fine, if you're willing to demean yourself, then go ahead and demean yourself.