Chapter 611: 607. Cozy Daily Life (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

After finishing the discussion, Zhang Ran headed back; taking advantage of the time to spend with his family was the right thing to do.

By the time Zhang Ran arrived home, it was already the early hours of the morning, yet their house was still brightly lit.

As soon as he entered, he saw the four little ones spiritedly watching a TV show, their little mouths constantly chewing on snacks, and occasionally letting out a few squeals.

Hearing the commotion, the four little ones turned their heads in unison, then rushed over in unison.

"Grandpa, Mom."

"Grandpa, Dad."

"Dad, Mom."

The four little ones each sought out their targets, but Zhang Siyan and Sicheng were left feeling a bit awkward.

Because Susu and Taotao had both rushed into Zhang Ran's arms, their enthusiasm was instantly doused by a bucket of cold water.

Fortunately, the two little ones hadn't forgotten them; after finishing their affection with Zhang Ran, they ran over to the two of them to act affectionately.

This finally made the siblings feel a bit more balanced.

After the two little ones, Auston and the other, finished acting spoiled, they were led away by Prince Haiman; it was so late that they needed to go back and get some rest too.

"Why aren't you two sleeping?" Zhang Ran teased the two little ones.

Zhang Xiaotao said with a serious face: "Susu and I were waiting for Grandpa to come back so we could sleep together."

Susu nodded along, though her big eyes were rolling around constantly, looking very crafty.

At this moment, Liu Lu brought out the meal she had prepared earlier, reheated and served, and said with a smile upon hearing this: "Dad, don't listen to them. These two little things were just so engrossed in watching cartoons that they didn't want to go to sleep."

Zhang Ran was speechless upon hearing this and pinched the two little ones' small noses: "You've even learned to lie."

"No, Grandpa, I really was waiting for you to come back, and just watching TV on the side," Taotao was still quite eloquent.

"Alright, alright, I believe you. Now that I'm back, go wash up and sleep," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

At this, Taotao and Susu hesitated, but Taotao's brain turned quickly: "I want to sleep with Grandpa. Grandpa, you eat, and Susu and I will just wait for you on the side."

Watching his serious demeanor, Zhang Ran finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He then said to Sicheng: "If you were half as shrewd as Taotao, that would be great."

Sicheng said speechlessly: "Why is it back on me again? It's just that when I was little, everyone said honest people were good and that glib people were unreliable.

Well, by the time I grew up, 'honest person' became a derogatory term, and glib people were what society needed. I'm also very desperate."

Sicheng was speaking from the heart.

When he was young, being honest was something every parent liked; they would tell everyone, "Your child is so well-behaved and honest, they'll definitely have a bright future when they grow up."

At that time, in order to earn face for his mother and because he didn't want to cause trouble, Sicheng was very honest from a young age and became the "good child" in the neighbors' mouths.

But when he grew up, "honest person" became what everyone called a "failure," becoming a derogatory term.

However, Sicheng didn't have much resentment; he was already very satisfied now, and having met a wife like Liu Lu, what else could he be dissatisfied with?

The reason he said this was because Zhang Ran had brought it up.

"Honesty isn't bad; it's just that the current social atmosphere is restless. In these few short decades, Huaxia has traveled the path that other countries took hundreds of years to walk, so it's inevitable that some areas are overlooked. This is very normal.

But I believe that with the development of society, some things will change sooner or later." Zhang Ran could only say this; at the very least, he didn't know when that time would come, or perhaps it would never arrive.

But as a father, no matter how old his children are, the big principles that should be taught to them still need to be taught.

"I hope so," Sicheng shrugged and said.

After eating a little, Zhang Ran accompanied the two little ones to watch cartoons for a while before going to sleep.

He didn't wake up until ten o'clock the next morning, and as soon as he got up, he saw the two little ones doing their homework with bitter faces.

"You haven't finished yet?" Zhang Ran was a bit surprised; why was there so much homework?

Seeing Grandpa say this, Taotao immediately pouted and said: "Grandpa, there's too much homework. Why don't you talk to the teacher and ask them not to assign so much, okay?"

Zhang Ran frowned slightly; it was normal and expected for students to do homework, as that was their duty.

But there couldn't be too much; it wouldn't be appropriate if children had to do it until the early hours of the morning every day after school.

They were only in elementary school now; it wasn't time for that yet, and they still needed to grow.

Just as Zhang Ran was about to make a call to ask the teacher, Liu Lu couldn't help but interject from the side: "Dad, don't listen to his nonsense. There isn't much homework at all. If they really wrote it seriously, they could definitely finish it in a week. They're just being playful."

"Is that so?" Zhang Ran looked at Zhang Xiaotao and asked.

Zhang Xiaotao said unconvinced: "But I've been writing for over a week and still haven't finished."

"Heh, how much do you write every day? Every time Grandma Lin and I aren't around, what are you doing? Do you really think I don't know?" Liu Lu 'sneered'.

Do you really think you can hide your little tricks from me?

Seeing this situation, Zhang Ran immediately dismissed his own thoughts and also put away his bit of sympathy.

He also believed that the teachers must have considered the homework assignments carefully; after all, being a teacher nowadays wasn't easy either.

Simply ignoring the two little ones, Zhang Ran sat in the courtyard to rest after eating.

He had been tired during this period; don't let his relaxed appearance fool you, but in reality, there were many things he had to consider every day.

Every step could not be wrong; once wrong, it would take even more time, energy, and money to make up for it.

Now it was good; the matters regarding Galaxy Capital were finally settled, and he could relax a little and go to South Africa with peace of mind.

"Brother Zhang, what's wrong? Shouldn't you be happy?" Huo Zhiyuan had been watching from the gate of her own courtyard early on, and as soon as she saw Zhang Ran come out, she pretended to have a chance encounter and came over to visit.

"I am happy, just a bit tired. How have you been lately?" Zhang Ran asked casually, while pouring a cup of tea for Huo Zhiyuan.

"I'm very well. The company has long since entered a regular track, and our development is steady; every step is traceable, so it doesn't require too much energy," Huo Zhiyuan said with a smile.

"That's good." Zhang Ran was just asking.

"Brother Zhang, I heard you're going to South Africa?" Huo Zhiyuan said, pretending to be curious.

Zhang Ran didn't mind and nodded: "Yes, going over to handle some things."