"Dad, come on, let's talk about this!"
Yuan Zhaodi couldn't fulfill his purpose, so how could he leave so easily?
"I've got nothing to say to you!"
Old Yuan glared fiercely at his fourth son, "Get lost, quick!"
"Old man, can't you talk properly?"
Mrs. Zeng felt sorry seeing her son's pitiful appearance and spoke up.
"Mom, you're absolutely right, Dad's being completely unreasonable!"
With his mother's support, Yuan Zhaodi felt like he had a backing.
Unfortunately, as soon as he finished speaking, Old Yuan kicked over angrily: "Little brat, you say I'm unreasonable?"
"Dad, I didn't mean it!"
Yuan Zhaodi quickly denied it.
Sadly, the words came from his mouth, even Mrs. Zeng gave him a 'good luck' look.
"Dad, I'm wrong!"
Seeing his father angry, Yuan Zhaodi shouted "I'm wrong" while dashing towards the door outside.
Before Old Yuan could make a big fuss, Yuan Zhaodi had already rushed out of the main room.
With his dash, the little box he brought naturally remained in the main room.
"This brat!"
When Old Yuan and Mrs. Zeng came to their senses, they realized that Yuan Zhaodi had tricked them.
"Old man, what do we do about this?"
Mrs. Zeng looked at Old Yuan.
Old Yuan sighed and said, "Well, you better keep it for Jiaojiao for now!"
Yuan Zhaodi escaped from the main room, leaving the stuff behind.
Back in the west wing with Mrs. Xiao Li, he smugly recounted the incident.
"Wife, am I clever or what?"
"Very clever!"
Mrs. Xiao Li, hearing the story, also felt amused.
...
"Old Fourth, Old Fourth!"
Early the next day, Yuan Zhaodi was sleeping when he heard his big brother Yuan Pandi shouting in the yard.
"Big brother, what's the matter?"
Because his wife had given birth, Yuan Zhaodi didn't need to go to the dock today. The head steward gave him a day off, and Yuan Zhaodi planned to sleep in, but his brother was disturbing his sweet dreams.
"Get up quickly, Dad is calling us to go into the mountains and chop wood!"
"Why chop wood? I'm still not fully awake!"
Yuan Zhaodi grumbled but obediently got up.
No choice, Dad had spoken, if he continued to laze in bed, he'd surely come in with a stick once his temper flared.
Having such a hot-tempered dad really isn't something to envy!
Yuan Zhaodi got up and went outside, only to find his father already standing in the yard with a sour expression.
"The sun's already burning your butt, and someone has to wake you up, aren't you ashamed?"
"... "
Yuan Zhaodi wanted to cry; he had been exhausted for days, couldn't sleep well at the dock, finally got a day off but still had to get up early.
Look at this weather, the sun hasn't even fully risen!
However, seeing his father was in a bad mood, he chose to remain silent.
The father and his five sons left home and just behind the village, they met Yuan Lu and Yuan Shou, who also brought their sons out.
It was only then that Yuan Zhaodi knew why they were going into the mountains to chop wood.
"Big brother, our family plans to build a house, how come I didn't know?"
Yuan Zhaodi felt excluded; such a big event and no one informed him.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Pandi blinked, then suddenly realized, "Oh, it was mentioned while drinking yesterday, I forgot you weren't there at the time..."
How could anyone forget this?
Yuan Zhaodi felt really uneasy, does he even have any presence in this family?