Chapter 32 The School Heartthrob's Dad: I Can't Be a Little Wild
Having unlocked the ability to speak the language of ordinary demons, Pei Yiyan was forced to become an enthusiastic high school boy, having to find time to mediate the conflicts among the plants amidst his intense studies.
For example, if you want to make corn and pork rib soup, you can't just buy corn at the market; you also need to buy potatoes.
Because corn and potatoes are symbiotic plants, they are natural friends, and good friends should be served together on the table.
Once, Pei Yiyan stubbornly only bought potatoes. The next time he went to the market, he could hear Yumi cursing from two stalls away.
"You wretched humans! Why did you separate me and Potato? We promised to go to the same house and cook in the same pot! You bad people!"
"Oh, my dear potato, I'm the corn that misses you."
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Pei Yiyan silently picked up the corn, paid, and left.
In fact, the rootless vegetables and fruits in the market have long lost their consciousness. What Pei Yiyan heard was just a bit of obsession left in their bodies. Their true consciousness is still in the vegetable garden.
Pei Yiyan felt that the words of the plants were not very practical. They could only be used to pass the time when he was bored, but after a while he found them noisy.
Later, Xixi taught him to recite a mantra to shut down his inner voice, and only then did his peaceful life return.
On the day the college entrance examination ended, Pei Yiyan walked out of the examination hall and felt an unprecedented sense of relief. The end of the college entrance examination meant the complete end of his grueling, relentless high school life.
Zhou Yi sent a congratulatory telegram from Beijing and extended an invitation for him and Xi Xi to come to Beijing.
Pei Yiyan agreed.
With two months of summer vacation, he wanted to plan a trip with his daughter. After a dreary high school life, how could they not have a graduation trip?
Upon hearing that he was going on a graduation trip, Qiu Ming immediately and persistently clung to him.
Pei Yiyan was absolutely certain. There are times when one person can't keep up with the energy while taking care of a child, and that's when the advantage of having someone else comes in handy. Nothing makes him feel more at ease than someone he knows well.
Liu Yang and Yang Sen waited with Xi Xi outside the examination center. As soon as Pei Yiyan came out, the group went to the hotel they had booked for dinner. Meanwhile, Zhou Yi, who was far away in Beijing, specially ordered an eight-tiered cake to celebrate her son entering a new stage of life.
During the meal, his three good friends asked him again about the college application he was going to fill out.
This time, Pei Yiyan didn't hide anything: "The capital city."
The three of them simultaneously revealed expressions of "I knew it!"
Qiu Ming knew his grades best. In the last mock exam, Pei Yiyan's score was far ahead of the second place, exceeding the second place by 40 points and ranking first in the whole school.
Qiu Ming couldn't help but feel envious; this was an achievement he could only dream of, and he knew he could never attend the same school as Yan Ge again.
Liu Yang: "I remember asking you before if you would consider schools in Beijing, and you refused outright. Why did you suddenly change your mind this time?"
Pei Yiyan: "The results aren't out yet, so everything is still unknown."
None of the undergraduate universities in Beijing have low admission scores; there are 26 211 universities alone, which shows how competitive and difficult it is to get into an undergraduate university in Beijing.
He wouldn't do something as foolish as popping champagne halfway through the process or making grand promises before the results are announced.
However, if you ask why the destination was suddenly changed from a slow-paced southern city to the dynamic and treacherous city of Beijing, you might wonder why.
Pei Yiyan glanced at the boy beside him, who was happily eating with rice stuck to the corners of his mouth, and the answer was obvious.
In order to provide a better life for the children in the future, to let them see a wider world, and not to be fooled by a few melons and a bowl of plain porridge.
After dinner, the group dispersed. Children shouldn't stay up late, and Xixi went to bed early, so Pei Yiyan, as the stay-at-home dad, had no choice but to go home early.
Once Xixi was fast asleep at night, Pei Yiyan secretly got up, changed his clothes, and slipped out the door.
Since the day he found Xixi, Pei Yiyan has never smoked a cigarette again. The ashtray at home has become a decoration, and he would occasionally put some candy in it or keep fish in it.
He devoted himself to being a father for more than half a year. Even though Xixi was obedient and sensible, how could a twenty-year-old boy in the prime of his youth not miss those carefree and unrestrained days of the past? How could he be willing to dedicate every minute and second to her?
Taking advantage of the fact that the college entrance examination was over today, Pei Yiyan selfishly wanted to indulge himself for one night.
Liu Yang's car was parked downstairs in the residential area. The flamboyant yellow sports car, accompanied by a loud roar, disappeared into the warm night in no time.
Lily of the Valley Bar.
The dance floor was crowded and noisy, and people were playing cards in the booths not far away. Only Pei Yiyan's private room with his three companions was a peaceful haven.
Liu Yang and Yang Sen, two seasoned men, originally wanted to hire two prostitutes to play cards together, but the four of them felt it wasn't lively enough and something was missing.
Pei Yiyan frowned as soon as he saw the line of young girls brought by the foreman, and coldly refused them.
He looked like a minor. Regardless of whether it was voluntary or forced by life, Pei Yiyan was used to elevating himself by a generation.
He is a father of a daughter, but his mental age is already forty, unlike young men his age.
The other three didn't see his thoughts; they just felt that he had become cautious and timid after more than half a year of being a stay-at-home dad with a child.
Pei Yiyan snorted and said in a tone of someone who had been through it all, "You'll understand when you have a daughter."
The three of them:
Having a daughter is no big deal, you're never going to stop.
Let's force-feed him!
Pei Yiyan tried his best to defend himself, but unfortunately, he couldn't fight off four people and was forced to drink a bottle of red wine. The others were kind enough not to give him vodka.
Red wine has a low alcohol content, so for Pei Yiyan it's like drinking fruit juice.
He kept a close eye on the time and watched the home security cameras, afraid that Xixi would wake up in the middle of the night and find him gone, so she would come out to look for him.
At 2 a.m., the young father, who had been out for three hours, returned home.
The first thing I do when I get home is take a shower and brush my teeth. I secretly use Xixi's strawberry-flavored toothpaste to get rid of the lingering smell of smoke in my mouth. I also use Xixi's children's shampoo.
I have to say, children's toiletries smell better than adult ones; the fruity scent is so pleasant, so sweet.
After taking a shower, Pei Yiyan felt like he had turned into a giant strawberry.
After making sure he was all ready, Dad carefully climbed into bed in the dark. Before he could even warm up, a mobile heat source pressed against him.
Pei Yiyan: !
He blinked, then nervously turned his head away; the child was snoring softly.
It was a false alarm.
Pei Yiyan adjusted his position, tilted his head to the side, and fell asleep.
Once you start, you'll start again. Once the door is opened, Pei Yiyan's method of sneaking out at night becomes more and more sophisticated, and it's only a matter of time before he messes up.
"Dad, where are you going?"
"restroom."
Xi Xi rubbed her eyes, turned over and sat up, facing her father in the dark, her tone as if to say, "Do you think I'm stupid?"
"You're lying to me, you're going out to play."
Pei Yiyan closed his eyes. "If you walk by the roadside often, you're bound to get your shoes wet."
"I didn't." He quickly crawled back into bed. "I'm not going to the bathroom, I'm going to sleep."
The little girl wasn't about to let Pei Yiyan off so easily. She pounced on him, her voice piercing his ears: "Take Xixi with you, Xixi wants to go."
"Where are you going in the middle of the night? Go to sleep."
"Let's go play!"
"You can play it even in your dreams."
"It's no fun without Daddy in my dreams." The little one's tantrums are absolutely maddening. "Lying isn't the mark of a good dad, and all the flowers and plants have told Xixi that."
Pei Yiyan opened her eyes abruptly, her teeth itching with anger.
What happened to the promise that the plant community keeps its word? Those plants enjoyed the benefits of his pruning, pest control, and pot cleaning, and then they betrayed him. How despicable!
The original location had to be canceled, and he appeared before the three bewildered people with a spirited little girl.
In the sweltering July heat, a few of us had hot pot together. There was no other way; many restaurants were closed at night, and the middle of the night was the time for hot pot and barbecue restaurants.
Halfway through the meal, the child ran out of energy and fell asleep on the table. When he opened his eyes again, it was already the next day.
After that, Pei Yiyan dared not sneak out at night anymore, and only dared to go out for a few hours during the day when Xixi was in her extracurricular classes.
Xi Xi requested the extracurricular classes herself; she likes drawing and dancing, so Pei Yiyan enrolled her in these two classes.
The boy's father returned half an hour before the end of the extracurricular class, his tall figure standing out conspicuously in the crowd.
"Pei Yiyan?"
Someone tapped him on the shoulder from behind; the voice sounded familiar.
Pei Yiyan frowned and turned around, only to be met with Old Lu's round, chubby face.
"It really is you," Old Lu laughed. "What are you doing here?"
"I"
"Oh, I see. You're picking up your daughter, right?" Old Lu answered quickly, smiling. "I thought you'd already left Pingshui City to travel all over the country. I didn't expect you to stay put. Not bad, you're quite composed."
Pei Yiyan couldn't get a word in edgewise with Lao Lü.
"Have you decided how to fill out your college application?" After going around in circles, the question finally got to the point.
"Kyo City University."
"Hey, good lad, you've got big ambitions." Old Lu stroked his chin and glanced at him sideways. "But it's not hopeless. Judging from the speed at which you've improved in the last half semester, you might actually make it."
Five years have passed since the top student from Renjiamu High School was admitted to a university in Beijing.
Old Lu had high hopes for Pei Yiyan, looking at him as if he were a hot commodity.
Pei Yiyan was silent for a moment, then spoke the truth: "It's not a university in Beijing, but a university within the Beijing area."
Old Lu: "That's good too." Universities in Beijing have a high level of prestige.
As the melodious school bell rang, Pei Yiyan roused himself, his long legs blurring as he rushed to be the first to pick up his daughter.
Old Lu: "Oh dear, this brat doesn't even know how to lend an old man a hand."
Xi Xi took two steps back, her little nose wrinkled, and she was very unhappy: "Dad, you stink."
The little girl had a loud voice, and when she spoke, the other parents and children all heard her.
Pei Yiyan maintained his cool and aloof demeanor, awkwardly rubbing his nose and saying stiffly, "I won't smoke when I pick you up from now on."
Xi Xi didn't speak, but looked up at him quietly.
Pei Yiyan felt a little guilty.
"Okay, Dad won't smoke anymore, okay?"
"Great!"
The child's voice was exceptionally clear and his eyes were exceptionally bright.
Old Lu in the back row, looking like he was watching a melon seed: Haha, one thing subdues another, this kid is a doting father.
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