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Chapter 2976 Are you really my dad?!

Wang Yue immediately accepted the task, and that very night he went to dig up some clay that could be used to make ceramics.

In fact, Wang Yue's method was quite simple: he threw all the soil into the space, and then used the loopholes in the space to filter out the ordinary soil debris, leaving only the clay that could be used to make porcelain. Although it was not as good as the kaolin from Jingdezhen, it was still pretty good.

The reason Wang Yue put so much earth in the space was that he understood this was probably not the first deal, nor would it be the last.

Indeed, that was the case. The next morning, after Old Xu left with his father's ceramic statue, someone else came that evening. They were people who hadn't had time to come the previous morning, and they still wanted to have a ceramic statue made.

But thinking about it, it's understandable!
After all, not everyone can accept the sudden mandatory cremation. It's not like they've committed some heinous crime that warrants being cremated.

Moreover, the ceramics Wang Yue made are incredibly lifelike, and they were even made using ashes, which provides some comfort to future generations.

However, because business was so good, the first two orders were only placed by people who were well-off and daring. But after two orders were placed, the orders started to line up.

After several busy days, Wang Yue finally had some money, so he quickly went to the hospital to pick up his child.

In the TV series, the child was named Qiqi, and Wang Yue, of course, didn't change it.

However, some things cannot be hidden, such as the business of making ceramic statues.

Business was booming for over a month, which made many people envious. Of course, it was impossible for Wang Yue to keep making money like this forever.

However, Wang Yue had a spatial dimension, and the security personnel came to search several times but found nothing, which made Wang Yue more alert.

Wang Yue thought that no matter how many people reported it, it wouldn't make a difference, so he didn't take it seriously. But a few days later, Qiao Yicheng and Qiao Erqiang came back from school with bruises on their faces, which gave Wang Yue a bad feeling.

Before Wang Yue could even speak to the two children, Qiao Erqiang, his face bruised and swollen, looked at Wang Yue and asked, "Dad, can you please stop making ceramic statues of the dead?"

Qiao Yicheng, being more sensible, immediately spoke up to stop him, "Erqiang, what nonsense are you talking about? What Dad is doing can give many people who miss their loved ones a sense of peace. This is a good thing!"

What Qiao Yicheng really thought was that it was better for his father to make porcelain than to gamble. He was worried that if his father stopped making it, things would go back to the way they were before.

Between two evils, choose the lesser. Qiao Yicheng felt that although his father's reputation wasn't very good, he could not only provide them with enough money, but he had also changed a lot.

For example, they can now eat meat at home every few days, and they have eggs with every meal. Even their youngest sister has milk powder.

Qiao Yicheng was older and not as foolish as his younger brother. He didn't want his father to go back to the way he was before, so he quickly scolded Qiao Erqiang.

Wang Yue saw what his two children were thinking. He also felt that children have a strong sense of self-esteem, and it was indeed difficult for them to understand why their father was doing this kind of business.

Just like Lin Miaomiao in the movie "Growing Pain", she was very sad when she learned that her father was a funeral emcee!

Keep in mind, Lin Miaomiao is already in high school. Even a child that age can't understand this, let alone a little kid like her.

Moreover, last month Wei Shufen suddenly said that she was too busy to take care of her three children and asked Wang Yue to take care of his own children from now on.

Wang Yue was probably upset about the money. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Yicheng, don't talk about Erqiang either. I know you just feel ashamed. From now on, I won't take any more business. Can I just watch you study properly?"

Hearing that Wang Yue agreed so easily, Qiao Erqiang, who had been hiding behind Qiao Yicheng in fear, immediately poked his head out and asked,
"Dad, are you serious?"

Wang Yue replied matter-of-factly, "Of course. I'll be watching your studies from today onwards. If you still don't do well, you'll see if I don't beat you up."

Qiao Erqiang immediately shrank back. He wanted to say that he didn't need Wang Yue to supervise his studies, but he felt that being forced to study was better than being ridiculed at school.

Although Qiao Yicheng was still a little uncertain, he thought that his father said that if he saw them studying, they would not go out to gamble, which was good.

So, after the family of three made the decision, Wang Yue really stopped taking on business and spent his days after get off work watching the children study together.

Qiao Yicheng was reviewing his first-year junior high school lessons, Qiao Erqiang was diligently reading his third-grade elementary school lessons, and Qiao Sanli was also obediently looking at her first-grade textbook. Qiao Simei saw that her three older brothers were all studying, and although she was unwilling, she could only obediently watch Qiqi.

Of course, Wang Yue, Qiao Yicheng, Qiao Erqiang, and Qiao Sanli would also help out when Qiao Simei was too busy, since Qiao Simei was too young and didn't have the strength to change Qiqi's diapers.

This family lived together quite harmoniously.
However, Qiao Yicheng was in trouble because Wang Yue's learning speed was very fast. He quickly caught up with his first year of junior high school and had already started studying for the second year.

Seeing how quickly Wang Yue was reading, Qiao Yicheng couldn't help but ask,
"Dad, you haven't studied for so many years, can you really understand the second year of junior high?"

Seeing that Qiao Yicheng didn't believe him, Wang Yue said disdainfully, "Your grades are so good, you think you inherited them from your mother, right?"

Qiao Yicheng still didn't believe it, so when he returned to school the next day, he asked his eighth-grade teacher for a few test papers and decided to have Wang Yue do them.

In fact, Qiao Yicheng himself had also studied the second-year junior high school curriculum in advance. The second-year junior high school textbook that Wang Yue was looking at was the one that was on Qiao Yicheng's desk.

What Qiao Yicheng didn't expect was that when he asked Wang Yue to do the problems with him that night, he found that Wang Yue actually did better than him.

Comparing the two students' scores, Wang Yue, in order to prepare for the upcoming college entrance examination, deliberately boasted,
"Yicheng, you don't actually think your clever brain comes from your mother, do you? You got it from me!"

Although Qiao Yicheng still didn't believe it, he couldn't say anything to refute it. All he could do was study harder.

However, Qiao Yicheng was able to concentrate on his studies, but Qiao Erqiang was in a bit of a predicament. He didn't work as hard as his brother, so he wasn't as eager to study.

Every day he just drags his feet, even when he gets home he plays with his friends for a long time before coming back, just so he can study less when he gets home.

Although Qiao Sanli was a bit young, she felt that this kind of life was quite good, and she also had more free time to study.

However, Wang Yue also has ways to deal with unruly children.

That day, Qiao Erqiang was really envious of his classmate who had white sneakers, so he lowered his head and went to Wang Yue to ask him about it.
"Dad, could you give me some money? I want to buy a pair of white sneakers."

Seeing that Qiao Erqiang was hesitant to look up, Wang Yue knew his chance had come. He smiled and said...

"It's not that you can't have money, but you have to agree to one condition!"

Qiao Erqiang was surprised that he actually had a chance, and immediately looked up and asked,
"Dad, what's the condition?" Wang Yue said matter-of-factly, "There are over fifty people in your class. If you can get into the top thirty this time, I'll buy you a pair of sneakers."

Upon hearing Wang Yue's conditions, Qiao Erqiang immediately wanted to shake his head, because he felt that studying was just too painful.

But at this moment, someone added fuel to the fire. Qiao Simei said with dissatisfaction,
"Dad, my older brother has always been number one in his class, why don't you reward him? That's not fair!"

Qiao Yicheng was happy to see that the four beauties were on his side, but he also knew about his family's situation. It was already difficult to support them with just his father's salary, let alone have so much money to buy shoes.

So he quickly stopped him, saying, "I don't need it, my shoes are fine now."

Wang Yue shook his head and said, "What do you mean no? Starting today, we're going to establish a rule in our family: if I'm satisfied with your test scores, I'll give you a reward!"

As for your brother, I'm planning to reward him with a bicycle as a token of appreciation for his consistently excellent grades over the years.

"Wait for me, the car is ready, I'll get it out right away."

Qiao Yicheng's eyes lit up immediately when he heard about bicycles. He wanted to say he didn't need one, but seeing that Wang Yue had already pushed open the door and left, he was also quite looking forward to it.

The other children were also very excited and eager to know what kind of bicycle Wang Yue would receive as a reward.

A short while later, Wang Yue took out a bicycle he had ridden under Zhengyang Gate from his spatial storage. Although it looked a bit old, it was a multi-speed bicycle, clearly a rare item.

Although Wang Yue knew that this thing was too advanced and might not be a good thing, he thought that as long as the markings were erased, no one would know where it came from.

Wang Yue did this because Qiao Yicheng was somewhat insecure and sensitive, and he wanted to help the boy become more confident.

Qiao Yicheng's later marital unhappiness was partly due to the burden of his younger siblings, which stemmed from his own inferiority complex and sensitive personality.

After making a plan, Wang Yue removed the markings, picked up his bicycle, and went inside. He then spoke to Qiao Yicheng.
"Ichisei, this is your multi-speed bicycle. I had a hard time finding it!"

Although Qiao Yicheng was a little disappointed that the bicycle was old, having a bicycle was better than having none at all.

He didn't recognize what a multi-speed bicycle was; he was just looking at the bicycle with genuine curiosity.

Wang Yue explained to Qiao Yicheng how to change gears, and then encouraged him.

"Try riding your bike there, but it's getting dark, so please be very careful."

Although Qiao Yicheng was more composed, he was still a child at heart, and he reluctantly pushed his bicycle out.

Qiao Erqiang, Qiao Sanli, and Qiao Simei couldn't sit still any longer and followed after them. Fortunately, it wasn't dark yet, so Wang Yue wasn't worried.

The allure of a multi-speed bicycle was immense, and Qiao Erqiang was quite envious. Although Qiao Yicheng wasn't stingy, Qiao Erqiang couldn't ride a bicycle and had no way to do so, so he could only long for his sneakers.

With this role model in mind, Qiao Erqiang became much more diligent in his studies afterward.

The whole family studied diligently, and even Qiao Yicheng's grades improved. During the summer exam, he ranked first in the entire school.

Qiao Erqiang's grades improved very quickly, and in the final exam, he actually entered the top twenty in the class.

Although this result is very average, it is a significant improvement compared to Qiao Erqiang's previous results.

Wang Yue kept his word and bought Qiao Erqiang sneakers, and even Qiao Sanli, who had made some progress, got the new dress she wanted.

Qiao Simei was the only one who hadn't gone to school, so she was really looking forward to starting school and practically forced Wang Yue to give her a first grade early.

Wang Yue considered that since the children would be going to university in the future, it would be better for them to attend the same school so that they could go to the daycare together after school to pick up the youngest, Qiqi.

So Wang Yue agreed immediately, since the child could repeat a grade if he fell behind in his studies, and he couldn't dampen his enthusiasm at this time.

Time flies, and October has arrived in the blink of an eye. At this time, news of the college entrance examination also came.

Wang Yue felt he needed to talk to his family about these things, so he held a family meeting and talked about his plans to take the college entrance examination.

Qiao Erqiang, Qiao Sanli, and Qiao Simei didn't think much of it after hearing it, since they felt it had nothing to do with them.

Qiao Yicheng, however, had many thoughts on the matter. He said uncertainly, "Dad, after you go to university, you probably won't be able to work anymore. What will we do?"

Wang Yue had been prepared for this. He said very seriously, "During that time, I was making a lot of money firing ceramics. We still have several thousand yuan at home, which is more than enough for our family to live on."

Moreover, nowadays, not only is there no tuition fee for university, but there is also a living allowance. By then, only you few children will have money to spend, and I can always save that money when I start working again.

At that time, you can move directly into his house and no longer have to live in this small hut.

Seeing that Wang Yue already had a plan, Qiao Yicheng immediately asked another question.
"Dad, I know you're already reviewing high school courses, but there are so many high school students across the country. You can only study at home by yourself. Are you really capable of doing that?"

Wang Yue felt he could have a good talk with Qiao Yicheng, and he said with a smile, "Since you don't believe me, let's make a bet."

"If I get into university, will you be able to call me 'Dad' properly from now on? Look how long it's been since you last did."

Qiao Yicheng blushed slightly after that, but he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he said to the younger ones,

"You three go back inside first. I have something to do and I can't let you three hear me."

Although Qiao Erqiang was very unwilling, he still went back to the inner room with Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei.

After the three of them went inside, Qiao Yicheng turned to Wang Yue and asked,
"Are you really my dad?"

(End of this chapter)