Ye Zhou remained kneeling and did not get up.
The father and son were lying on a stretcher and kneeling on the ground, creating a harmonious scene.
Ye Zhou fell silent. If the boy from his previous life had heard these words, would things have been different?
"Son, could you carry your dad to the shade of that tree over there? I'm getting heatstroke from being in the sun all this time."
Ye Zhou: "I think you can stand up on your own."
Ye Fan was a little embarrassed. "The police officer told me to wait here for the ambulance to arrive and to make sure I get a full medical check-up at the hospital."
"And I feel like my pants are a little wet..."
Ye Zhou's gaze swept over them.
"…………"
"Ahem." Ye Fan felt a little embarrassed, after all, this had damaged the lofty image of a father he had just established. "By the way, son, the president of Tsinghua and Peking Universities just called me to thank you for applying to their school, because he couldn't get through to you on the phone. Son, well done! You've been admitted to one of the top universities in the country!"
Ye Fan became more and more excited as he spoke, his face practically glowing.
The ambulance finally arrived, the back door opened, several nurses got out, lifted Ye Fan's stretcher and carried him into the ambulance.
Ye Zhou stepped aside.
"Sir, are you feeling unwell anywhere? Hang in there, we'll be at the hospital soon!"
Ye Fan smiled and said, "Miss Nurse, my son actually got into Tsinghua and Peking Universities. See that handsome young man standing over there? Oh, I'm really sorry! This kid not only inherited my good looks, but also my intelligence."
Ye Zhou: "…………" Luckily, I didn't inherit your Alipay account.
What a huge misunderstanding! Ye Zhou shook his head, then smiled with relief.
Looking around, Jiang Zhongtian was nowhere to be seen...
"You run really fast, you old bastard."
**
The long holiday after the college entrance examination made Ye Zhou feel incredibly relaxed and comfortable.
Because of the farcical incident that nearly injured Ye Fan, Zhou Ping refused to let him go back to working as a security guard.
Ye Fan, now middle-aged, is planning a fresh start. He spends his days sending out resumes and looking for jobs, mostly to power companies.
Ye Zhou wasn't idle either; he was secretly preparing for his mother to open a small supermarket.
Zhou Ping had always wanted to open a small supermarket, saying that when she got old, she would sit at the cashier's counter and collect money while watching TV.
Ye Zhou has now earned enough money and has every opportunity to achieve his mother's goal. Moreover, factory life is too harmful to the body. Many of Zhou Ping's illnesses in her previous life were caused by working in a factory.
First, you need to find a suitable shop that is for sale, in a good location, preferably close to home. Rent is never a consideration for Ye Zhou.
Ye Zhou would go out right after breakfast and often wouldn't return until late at night.
This continued for several days.
The family reunited around the dinner table.
Almost all the dishes on the table were prepared by Ye Fan, because Zhou Ping hasn't found a job yet, so she can have a proper meal when she gets home after finishing her work.
Ye Fan couldn't help but speak up.
"Son, have you been dating a girl lately? Is it the girl you brought home last time?"
Ye Zhou stopped eating and sighed.
"well."
Zhou Ping cautiously probed, "You weren't rejected by that girl, were you? That girl is quite well-behaved, and I quite like her."
Ye Zhou: "Tsk."
"What exactly happened?"
Ye Zhou didn't keep them in suspense any longer and said, "I accidentally won the lottery, and it's a lot of money!"
He used the excuse his dad had come up with before: he really wasn't good at lying.
Ye Fan's eyes lit up: "How much?"
Ye Zhou pretended to scratch his head: "Two million? I've been so worried these past few days, I don't know how to spend it?"
As Ye Zhou spoke, he deliberately observed the reactions of the two people, but of course, he most wanted to see Zhou Ping's reaction.
Ye Fan seemed quite pleased. "Haha, it seems I don't need to look for a job so quickly. This money should be enough for you to live on for a while."
Zhou Ping, however, looked genuinely worried and said nothing.
...
Ye Zhou covered Zhou Ping's eyes and stood in front of the shop, where the shelves were already full of all kinds of goods.
After letting go, Zhou Ping stared blankly at the supermarket store.
"Mom, this supermarket is yours from now on. You can sit at the checkout counter. They've even installed a TV there, so you can watch whatever you want!"
Zhou Ping didn't seem surprised, nor did she show the kind of delighted expression Ye Zhou had hoped to see.
"Xiao Zhou, how much did this shop cost?"
"It's about 200,000 in total."
"Mom knows you're a good child, but we've always worked honestly and diligently to earn money, even when we weren't doing well before. We don't feel at ease spending this unexpected money."
Ye Zhou had initially thought that saying he wanted to buy lottery tickets would be a good reason, but now it seemed he had made a mistake.
"What should we do? This shop has finally opened, Mom, please don't go to work in the factory anymore, it's really bad for your health."
Ye Zhou lowered his head, recalling the image of Zhou Ping in his previous life, dying on her sickbed due to a terminal illness.
"Mom, I don't want to lose you."
The two stood in front of the shop, time seemed to stand still, and neither of them spoke.
After a long silence, Zhou Ping spoke.
"Well then, can you promise Mom something? If you promise me, I'll also promise to let you take over the supermarket."
Ye Zhou suddenly looked up. "Please speak."
"Let's donate some money; that way I'll feel more at ease."
"Okay." Ye Zhou replied almost without hesitation.
Ye Zhou pointed to the still blank sign above the supermarket: "This shop doesn't have a name yet. What name do you want? I'll have someone put it up tomorrow."
Zhou Ping followed the gaze and saw a huge plaque.
"Let's call it 'Light Boat Supermarket' then."
Zhou Ping spoke very quickly, almost as if the name had just come out of her mouth, as if she had simulated it countless times in her mind.
Ye Zhou smiled.
"I thought you would name it Pingping Supermarket."
"Qingzhou Supermarket sounds better."
"How about Pingping Supermarket?"
"I'm not considering it."
Zhou Ping sat on the single sofa behind the cashier's counter, and could see the LCD TV on the wall when she turned her head to the side.
Zhou Ping smiled slightly.
"It's all too good to be true, it's almost unreal."
Seeing his mother's smile, Ye Zhou also smiled with relief.
"Mom, this is the truth. You've worked hard for most of your life, it's time for you to take a good rest."
Zhou Ping sternly corrected him: "Nonsense, I'm only eighteen years old this year!"
Ye Zhou laughed: "Oh right, you'll always be eighteen."
Ye Zhou took a book out of his bag and handed it to Zhou Ping, saying earnestly, "Supermarket Management and Operation Methods. You must study this carefully. I will come over to check on you when I have time."
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