"We put all this thought into it to make you work hard and grow up sooner!
After all, no matter how useless I am, I wouldn't gamble with my daughter's future!"
"Wait... so I was the clown all along?"
Ye Qing was speechless after hearing that. So all those tearjerking scenes back then had been an act put on by his parents...
And he had actually believed them. With acting skills like that, it was a shame they hadn't become actors.
But looking at it another way, he had to admit that his parents' trick had really worked on his ignorant, idle former self.
Even if he hadn't transmigrated here, he believed the original owner would have started working hard too!
Seeing his son's stunned expression, Ye Dad laughed heartily. "Haha, seeing how hard you're working now, I know all that effort back then wasn't wasted!
Anyway, get some rest at home. I'll head out and see how far your mother and sister have gotten. Our family has to celebrate properly tonight!"
"Okay."
Feeling a little weary at heart, Ye Qing left everyone to play outside and headed into the house.
He entered his bedroom, where sunlight spilled into the room and a faint fragrance lingered.
Everything in the bedroom, including the bedsheets, was spotless. It seemed his mother hadn't forgotten to clean his room every day while he was away.
After a quick wash and a change into clean clothes, Ye Qing lay down again on the familiar lounge chair beneath the tree.
The chair rocked gently, and sunlight filtered through the leaves. A sudden wave of drowsiness nearly sent Ye Qing to sleep again.
Fortunately, everyone in the yard was making quite a racket, so the noise kept Ye Qing from falling asleep for the moment.
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