Film and television started from Yan Jiecheng in the Siheyuan

After receiving the lottery ticket that he had bought with Zhao Ling's lifelong singleness, Mark called Mary.

"Lily, where are you?"

Although this girl goes to the same school as Mark, he doesn't see her very often.

Today, during the break, the father and daughter met and had a brief chat. Mark gave Mary a hundred dollars as pocket money so that the girl could buy some snacks or drinks.

"I'm at home!" Mary replied.

"Come out, let's find a place to eat. I'll be at the community soon."

Although you can cook for yourself, it is not as convenient as going to a restaurant.

This is no longer an era when restaurants are rare. There are restaurants everywhere in the capital, and the least worrying thing is how to eat.

"Dad, my mom is cooking at home, why are we going out to eat?"

Although this cotton-padded jacket was helping Mark to be angry with Tian Ye, it was obvious that he could be angry with Tian Ye on his own and did not support Mark and Tian Ye's attitude of estrangement.

"Is your mother at home?"

Mark thought that after the conversation in the morning, Tian Ye had most likely moved away, but he didn't expect that he was still at home.

"I've cooked a lot of dishes at home. Come back and eat. We'll be waiting for you."

After saying that, Mary hung up the phone.

It would be meaningless for Mark to go out to eat alone without his daughter, his little cotton-padded jacket, by his side.

Since the divorce has not been made public, Mark cannot act out of place.

So Mark went back home and eating the food cooked in the fields was not something he could not accept.

Tian Ye’s cooking skills must be of a very high standard, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to make Mark so fat.

"Mark, you're back. The meal will be ready soon, you should take a rest first."

Seeing Mark enter the house, Tian Ye smiled widely and said.

"Actor queen." After complaining in his mind that women are born actors, Mark replied, "I'm back," and sat back on the sofa.

Tian Ye's big smile was for Mary in the room to see, and did not require Mark to really respond sincerely.

After Mark sat down, Mary followed him.

"Dad, is there something wrong between you and my mom?"

"What's the problem? Isn't everything fine?"

Mark looked at Tian Ye who was cooking in the kitchen and asked Mary back.

It was only after Mary saw Tian Ye and Zhao Ling hugging that she felt there was a problem between Mark and Tian Ye.

But in fact, there were no flaws in Tian Ye's performance over the past two days.

"Well, why are you taking me out for dinner again today?"

"I just want to take you out for a meal, and you think there's something wrong between me and your mother, is that right?"

“Isn’t this unusual?”

"I, your father, was worried that you were angry with your mother and didn't want to eat at home, so I took you out to eat. You actually hope that something will happen to us. Is this how you treat your daughter? Are you worthy of your father's painstaking efforts?"

Mark deliberately expressed an angry attitude and asked Mary.

"No, no, of course I hope you two are fine. I'd be happiest if you two are fine."

Mary explained hurriedly, her eyes no longer able to hide her sympathy for Mark.

It's really hard to hide the fact of divorce for too long.

The fact that their divorce had not been made public had put a lot of pressure on Ma Li.

"There's nothing wrong with the two of us, but what's going on between you and your mom?"

In order to avoid Mary's continued questioning, Mark took the initiative to bring up something that Mary was reluctant to talk about.

Although Mark knew the answer to this question, it was not normal for him not to ask.

"We should handle our own affairs between the two of us. Manou is still waiting for me to play with him. I'm going back to the house first."

Ma Li had to flee in panic. The little girl was far from being able to fool people compared to middle-aged women like Tian Ye.

The next step was the routine family dinner.

Mark and Tian Ye, Mary and Tian Ye were unwilling to say more.

Fortunately, there is a small agate at home.

He is at an age where everyone hates him and even when he is eating, he keeps making a fuss.

There was nothing unusual about the dining atmosphere.

It might be a little awkward for several people to sit together.

But if you look from an outsider's perspective, they seem to be a harmonious family.

After eating, the day is basically over.

The Ma family has a relatively healthy lifestyle and doesn't have much nightlife.

Tian Ye cleaned up the house and did some tidying up.

Mali did her homework while Manou played with the tablet and watched cartoons.

Mark was more of a "big boss" and just lay on the sofa to watch TV and movies.

This was the rhythm when short videos were not so popular.

Overall, it is still slower than in the following years.

"Mark, are you planning to stay on the sofa again today?" After waiting for Tian Ye to finish cleaning the house, he came to find Mark.

Mark even prepared a blanket and indeed planned to sleep on the sofa.

The lottery draw was at around nine in the evening, and Mark was going to take a look before going to bed.

Get ready to experience a process and see how far your luck can go.

If you don’t participate in this experience once every ten years, you would feel a little sorry for the sacrifice made by your “good brothers”.

"Yes, I'll sleep on the sofa today. When you come in, remember to turn off the lights in the living room for me."

Mark glanced at Tian Ye, who was only wearing a bath towel, and replied.

"You're sleeping on the couch. Isn't that telling the kids that there's something wrong between us?"

"There is a problem between us. Do we really need to keep it secret? If we don't expose the problem and just tell the children about the divorce, how can they suddenly accept it?"

"You can't expose yourself now. It's up to you whether you want to sleep in the room or not."

Tian Ye said something very unreasonable and went into the bedroom without even closing the door.

If two people continue to sleep in the same bed, accidental shooting is inevitable.

I was supposed to go to bed at around nine o'clock, but I was kept up until around eleven o'clock.

"Tian Ye, what's wrong with you? You've already got the divorce certificate, but you're still like this."

After it was over, Mark reminded Tianye.

Mark can help, but he can't be tied down by Tian Ye again.

"You were the one who went rogue first."

"Didn't you call me to the bedroom?"

"..." Tian Ye: "I can't do this any longer. I'll move out when it's time to rest."

The situation is not bad, the fields still yearn for freedom.

She is a woman with big ideas and will not live just for these things.

"Okay, when do you take a break?"

In normal units, of course, we have weekends off.

But Tian Ye’s hotel industry is not a normal industry.

People are required to go to work every day. Although they still have two days off a week, it is a system of adjusted days off.

"Do you really want me to move out earlier? I can switch shifts with a colleague."

When Tian Ye replied, there was some anger in his voice.

The typical state of being rude to those close to you and resentful to those far away from you. "Why do I want you to move out earlier? If I ask you what you want to move out of, can't I help you?"

Mark had the idea of ​​letting Tian Ye go outside, so when he replied, he naturally would not give Tian Ye any face at all. He still had to save some face for their future meetings.

"I'll rest the day after tomorrow." Tian Ye glared at Mark and replied.

"Have you found a house? Do you want me to help you find one?"

Remembering the plot, Tian Ye would find a dilapidated compound to live in that had not been properly repaired for many years. The circuit alone would trip many times a day, Mark reminded him.

Not that Mark cared that much about the quality of living behind the fields.

The main reason is that Tian Ye lives like this, and the house doesn’t even have the basic ability to shelter from wind and rain, which creates opportunities for Zhao Ling.

"I can do it on my own. I can live well without you men."

Tian Ye has this idea, but of course his thoughts have been a little confused recently.

There were all kinds of poisonous news everywhere, and Tian Ye, who didn't look very smart, was easily poisoned.

"Okay, think about your son and let him live with you, so don't be so casual when looking for a house. Be serious about it. No one will mind if he stays at home for a few more days."

Although the siheyuan is of high value in itself, the slum is much inferior.

There is a yard and dozens of households. No rich person would buy a house with complicated property rights.

In terms of transaction value, no one values ​​the residential attributes of this kind of slum.

Only the school district of an area is valuable. Some houses are only ten square meters in size. Even if the price per square meter is a little higher, the school district still has an advantage.

From a purely living perspective, the living environment in a slum that has not undergone modern renovation is not even as good as that in a rural area.

It is inevitable that the rent is the cheapest, second only to the legendary suburbs and basements dozens of kilometers away.

It’s not like Tian Ye is without savings. Mark was able to save 800,000 yuan.

Even though Tian Ye was a woman who was more willing to spend money, she had at least several hundred thousand in savings.

Having to live in a slum means that Tian Ye has to leave Mark and doesn't want a house. He instantly feels the pressure of life.

Finding a yard with such poor foundation can only be attributed to the rush of time.

"You can't treat your son badly."

"If it's too bad, don't blame me for taking my son back."

Mark's threat is really just a threat.

Mark was still very happy that Tian Ye wanted to bring his son with her.

"System sign in."

"Congratulations to the host for winning: 100 cash and a box of happy water."

The next morning, after returning from routine morning exercise.

Mark first confirmed that the luck burst did not appear in the system sign-in.

This is no longer the age of imperfect economic regulation.

The system directly gives too much money, and it becomes a problem how to launder it.

Then Mark took out his mobile phone and went online to confirm the lottery numbers he bought, which were exactly the same as those drawn yesterday.

Of course, I bought ten numbers yesterday, and only one was exactly the same.

But the boss placed five bets for Mark on each number.

Five first prizes can at least temporarily solve Mark’s urgent needs.

"Morning, Dad."

Mark was in a good mood, and Mary was also in a good mood.

With two days of buffer, it was finally not so difficult to accept for Ma Li and Tian Ye to have dinner together.

After all, Tian Ye is Mali's biological mother, and it is really difficult for Mali to keep feeling so much resentment towards Tian Ye.

"morning."

"Dad, are we going to school together today?"

"Not today. Dad is taking a day off today."

The sooner the better, the later. Mark plans to go to the lottery center to cash in his lottery ticket.

"Dad, why do you suddenly want to take a leave?"

"Lily, you should know that Dad is a physical education teacher, so it's normal for him to be weak and sickly."

Mark had been in class for two days and no teacher had come to tell him that he was sick. This was very different from what Mark had imagined.

But if I recall, Mark has been a physical education teacher for so many years and he has not been "ill" for a long time.

Generally, the body tends to become "weak" before monthly exams, midterm exams, final exams, and other examinations.

Although it is a private school, everything is based on educational results.

It is not as easy for teachers without a permanent position to get laid off as it is for teachers with a permanent position.

For high salaries, titles and bonuses, teachers are indeed more competitive and prefer to teach.

But students' emotions also need to be taken care of, so Mark's health does not seem to be that weak.

"Dad, are you sick?" Ma Li immediately became worried, because she was definitely her biological daughter.

"I'm not sick. How could I be sick if I can eat and drink? Dad just has something to take care of."

Mark explained to Mary.

"Dad, our class has physical education class this morning."

After her worry was gone, Mary was obviously a little depressed.

Regardless of whether students like studying or not, most of them can rank physical education classes at the top of their list of favorites.

"I'll call your teacher, Mr. Sun, and ask him to switch classes with me. I'll help you make up for this physical education class."

Mark thought for a moment and replied.

If it were any other class, it would be fine, just slack off as much as possible.

Since it is Mary's class, Mark can help Mary make up for it in this physical education class.

"Mark, if you're not at work, what are you going to do?"

In order not to show the estrangement between the two in front of their daughter, Mark had to go out to do something and his "daughter-in-law" didn't even know about it. Tian Ye asked Mark about it only after Mary left.

"Do you think it's appropriate for you to ask this?" Mark replied coldly. The distance between the two of them should still be noted:

"Don't worry, what I'm going to do has nothing to do with you and won't affect you."

Mark had no intention of hiding his lottery winnings from anyone.

Even if you don’t post it on your Moments, spread the word.

But Mark would not keep it to himself to those who should know.

The reason why I didn't tell Ma Li was because this matter hasn't been settled yet, and I have to get the money first before telling my daughter.

Mark didn't tell Tian Ye because he was worried about an accident.

Tian Ye is not a money-grubber, but he doesn't totally ignore money.

If you think Mark is rich and married.

You can also help with your business, or hire someone to do the housework and take care of the children.

It does not affect the pursuit of freedom, but it is not impossible for them to bite back.

"Okay, I won't ask about your affairs from now on." Although Tian Ye managed his expression well, one could still hear a hint of anger and humiliation in his expression.

"I'm leaving now. It's really important."

Mark didn't continue to argue with Tian Ye.

It is not an easy thing to collect the money. After arriving at the lottery center, various verifications are required.

It was not until noon that the money finally arrived in Mark's bank card. After deducting income tax, it was exactly two thousand.

Of course, he was not considered a rich man in the capital, but it also changed Mark's current situation of being short of money. (End of this chapter)