Kerry raised his eyelids, put a peeled shrimp in Venus's bowl and asked slowly, "How many?"
"Fifteen."
"I'll have Henry deliver them to the school tomorrow," Kerry peeled another shrimp to his wife, and
asked casually, "How much did you sell?"
Jingyan didn't dare to look at his father's eyes and faltered as he messed with his bowl, "Of course, I'll
sell them at the market price."
"Oh, that's sixty-eight thousand Yuan."
"What? Didn't Uncle Henry say fifty thousand?" Jingyan was surprised. He counted his savings as soon
as he came back to home, and if it was fifty thousand, he would have just enough money to cover.
Kerry smiled faintly, “Fifty thousand Yuan is a discount price out of friendship, it could be offered to you
Uncle, but not your classmates.”
"You're too stingy that you even charge Uncle for money." Jingyan said with great dissatisfaction.
"How can I support you without charging other’s money?"
Jingyan got panicked, he said cheekily after hesitated for a while, "Dad, please give me a discount
price for my classmates.
"Why should I feel embarrassed about it? Even reckoning makes long friends." After Kerry said that, his
thigh was pinched by Venus, Kerry held her hand under the table after got her hint.
Jingyan still didn't give up, "Dad, please give my classmates a discount price for me."
"Is it you don't have enough money?" Kerry asked coldly.
"Right." Jingyan answered quickly, yet he covered his mouth with one hand immediately afterwards.
Venus couldn’t conceal her laughter, and Jingyan knew he had been exposed and quickly stood up to
apologize, "Dad, I was wrong."
"Why?" Kerry didn't put down his chopsticks, but his tone was serious.
Jingyan confessed, "I shouldn't have taken the robot to school and played with it in class, and I
shouldn't have told my classmates that it only cost thirty thousand Yuan."
"Good, you're pretty honest." Kerry teased him.
Jingyan smiled, "Of course, I wouldn't dare to lie in front of you, my old father."
Kerry picked up a piece of tofu and threw it over to Jingyan, who caught it with his bowl hastily.
"Who are you calling, am I old?" Kerry was very upset, he’s only in his thirties. Well, thirty-eight is still
thirties.
Jingyan put down his bowl, came to his father obediently, and praised him in good conscience, "I was
wrong, you are not old at all, you are a young man of 20 years old. People will think we are brothers if
we walk in the streets.”
Kerry gave him a pat on his neck, laughing and scolding, "What are you talking about, brat?"
"I swear, I meant what I said, Dad, you look so young." Jingyan looked so pious.
Kerry was completely helpless with such a son, where did he learn to speak so flippantly?
Seeing that his father was smiling, Jingyan knew that this was almost over, so he asked carefully, "Dad,
how did you know about this?"
Kerry snorted, "Your classmate's parents and I are business partners, and they called me to ask about
the robot, so I inquired the details. I didn’t imagine that my good boy did business in the school. It's a
good idea to do it, but I've lost hundreds of thousands of dollars all of a sudden. If you go on like this,
Yehuang will be lost by you."
"Just once, there will be no next time." Jingyan said obediently.
"Oh."
Kerry didn't say anything more, but Jingyan couldn't help but shiver, waiting for his father's punishment
with his arms hanging down.
Kerry ate porridge one mouthful at a time, and added a bowl of soup for his wife from time to time,
saying, "drink some more" while ignoring Jingyan completely.
The other three kids, though not laughing at Jingyan loudly, were winking at him secretly, because they
loved to see their big brother being punished.
A few minutes later, Venus pushed Kerry’s arm, then Kerry said, "Daddy teach you a lesson today not
because you lost the money, but because you shouldn't be so swagger in school. You think you're
smart, you topped every exam, your teacher likes you and spoils you, so you think the world is around
you?"
Kerry paused and said to the other three, "Listen, you all, it’s a big world, and you can’t always outdo
others. Is your ideal so small only to inherit the family business? Do you have the ability to operate the
company well after inheriting it? Can you guarantee that tens of thousands of employees will be fed?
Can you live on your own without succeeding the company?"
Kerry's words silenced the four youngsters. Although they were young, their daily life made them
mature enough to know the responsibilities they would have to take on in the future.
Kerry slowed down, he signed, “The God is just. He gave you a smart brain and a rich life, but he will
always take something away from you, especially Pingan and Ruyi. You are gifted with great talent, but
you don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, maybe one day, misfortune will come to
your door. Make yourself strong and powerful when your life is going well, so if something unexpected
happens, you will be able to cope with it. After all, you are the one who live your life, parents only
accompany you for a limited time."
All children lowered their heads and didn't speak, Venus felt the atmosphere was a bit heavy, she
coughed and said, "Everyone, eat your dinner first, and then we'll talk afterwards. Pingan, go back to
the dining table.”
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