Chapter 170: Blinded by greed (bonus update for 500 monthly votes)
There was another big bowl of oysters scrambled with eggs on the dinner table. The two children ate only the eggs, leaving the oysters. Lin Xiuqing thought the oysters were too big. One or two were fine, but too many made her feel sick, so she left them alone too.
In the end, the entire bowl of oysters went into his stomach. A bowl in the morning, a bowl at noon, and another at night-he had eaten dozens that day. It was easy to imagine how worked up he felt.
Afraid his wife would find him unpleasant, he scrubbed himself clean before bed and even volunteered to get the two little rascals to sleep.
"Hurry up and sleep. Close your eyes."
"Dad, you have to pat our chests. Mum always does."
Ye Yaodong obliged. "All right, hurry up and sleep!"
A little while later!
"Dad, I need to pee..."
"Go!"
The older boy scrambled out of bed, and Lin Xiuqing switched on the light for him. Once he had peed and lain down again, the younger boy said, "I need to pee too..."
"Come here."
He picked the younger boy up and carried him over to pee.
"All done. Lights out. Go to sleep."
Click. The light went out, plunging the room into darkness again, with only a little moonlight filtering in.
"Dad, I want some water."
"Dad, I want some water too."
"Why do you two need so many things?" Still, he got up again to pour them water.
Once they had finished drinking, he turned off the light and lay down again. "Can you sleep now? Hurry up and close your eyes."
"Dad, I can't sleep."
"You have to, even if you can't."
"Dad, I want maltose!"