My College Teacher is My Children's Mom-Chapter 786

Just as he was about to drive back, he saw someone waving at him.

"Boss, are you going to Nanxing Hong Road?"

Lin Feng sized up the two young women before him. "Get in."

The girls got into the car, gave him an address, and Lin Feng drove toward the destination without a word.

"Where are you from?"

"We’re from Zhoushan City."

"Zhoushan City, huh? I’ve heard of it but have never been. How many hours is the flight?"

"A little over two."

One of the girls was lively, while the other was relatively quiet. The lively one was quite the talker; Lin Feng only had to start the conversation, and she opened up like a book.

"Bro, how old are you? Are you married?"

Lin Feng raised an eyebrow at the rearview mirror. "Bro? Young lady, I’m over fifty. You should be calling me ’uncle.’"

The two girls were shocked. "For real?"

"But you look so young! You’re not pulling our leg, are you?"

Lin Feng found it amusing. "Why would I lie to you?"

The quiet girl, who had not spoken until now, suddenly said, "I think I’ve seen you somewhere before."

This reminded Lin Feng of all the memes his "online cuties" had made of him. He cleared his throat. "We’re here. You can get out."

"Um... Uncle, how much is the fare?"

"Don’t worry about it. I was going this way anyway. Off you go."

"Thank you, Uncle! You’re such a good person."

Lin Feng shook his head with a chuckle and started the car, only for a middle-aged man to approach.

"Are you for hire? I need to get to the Dujing Complex."

What’s with today? Do I really look that much like a taxi driver? Lin Feng thought.

He replied, "That’s in another district. I don’t go that far."

The man pleaded with a sincere expression, "Buddy, I have an emergency, please help me out. It’s hard to get a taxi here; I’ve been waiting for almost half an hour."

It was true that hailing a cab was difficult in this area.

Lin Feng sighed. "Alright, get in."

Once the man was seated, he glanced around the car’s interior. "Brother, this car of yours can’t be cheap, can it?"

Lin Feng grunted in acknowledgment. "It’s decent."

The man was also very talkative, chattering on about all sorts of things while Lin Feng listened quietly for the entire ride.

Aren’t most people supposed to be socially anxious these days? How is everyone so chatty? Oh, right. It’s the young people who have social anxiety. Uncles are a different breed.

After dropping the man off, he collected twenty yuan and received a "thank you."

The man’s friend, smoking a cigarette, asked, "Is that a friend of yours? Nice car."

The man laughed. "What friend? Just a cab I hailed on the street."

His friend was astonished. "You’ve got to be kidding me. A car worth millions driving as a taxi?"

The man was baffled. "???"

When he got home, the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Treasures were all gone, leaving only the Fifth Treasure at home.

The little one was playing the violin while the two elders sat beside her, smiling warmly and showering her with a torrent of over-the-top praise for her performance.

"Daddy, am I playing well?"

"...It’s alright, I guess," Lin Feng replied helplessly, not daring to crush his little treasure’s confidence.

Zhang Yuxi was in the kitchen washing teacups. Over the past year or two, she had suddenly developed a hobby of collecting beautiful cups. She would buy all sorts of gorgeous teacups, lose interest in them after a flash of initial excitement, and then store them away in a cabinet. When she took them out again, she would fall madly in love with them all over again. Lin Feng often teased her, calling her fickle.

He came home and plopped down on the sofa. When asked why he was so late, he said, "I drove a couple of taxi fares today..."

He paused, then added, "You know, it was actually quite interesting."

The Fifth Treasure toddled over. "Then you should go be a taxi driver, Daddy."

Lin Feng looked down at her. "Why are you so enthusiastic about this?"

The Fifth Treasure was quiet for a moment. "Because if you think it’s interesting, then you’ll be happy doing it."

"I heard Grandma and Grandpa say that it wasn’t easy for you to take care of my older brothers and sisters, and me.

"Now my brothers and sisters are grown up, and I don’t need you to help with my homework anymore. You can do what you enjoy."

Her older siblings had left today, and she had been especially down after coming home. Grandma, Grandpa, and Mom were also quite sad. Dad must feel the same way, right? Grandma and Grandpa have their garden to tend to, Mom has her work, and Dad... hmm, it seems he doesn’t have much to do.

Lin Feng was taken aback. He rarely heard such considerate words from his usually carefree "Fifth Treasure 2.0," and his heart warmed.

"It’s not out of the question," he said. "There’s still some time before your school break. I might as well drive a taxi to help with the family finances."

His little treasure laughed. "We don’t need help with our finances! Dad, you’re the richest one in our family!"

Lin Feng rolled his eyes, at a loss for words.

Just then, his little treasure shrugged and yawned.

"I’m going upstairs to read for a bit, then it’s time for bed."

"Goodnight, Mom, Dad, Grandma, and Grandpa!"

These days, his little treasure was so self-disciplined that she needed no help with her studies at all.

Now, only Lin Feng and the two elders were left in the living room. Zhang Yuxi, having finished her chores, also sat down with a magazine, and the house grew quiet. For some reason, Lin Feng felt an inexplicable pang of loneliness.

So, he took out his phone and made a post on his Moments, specifically for his children to see. The post whined about how his children had all left and now he had to drive a taxi just to feed himself.

When he woke up the next morning and checked, he was furious.

Not a single comment, just likes—what was that supposed to mean? ARGH! Raising children is worse than raising pigs!

He immediately made another post on his Moments to express his feelings.

[The world in which only I am hurt has been achieved. Meanwhile, certain people just ’like’ it.]

Then he tossed his phone aside, went to take a shower, and started making breakfast. He got so busy he forgot all about the matter until he finally had a free moment and glanced at the notifications on his phone. He nearly exploded with rage.

Although they had commented this time instead of just liking the post, Lin Feng felt it was entirely unnecessary. Those comments were completely heartless. Utterly heartless!

First Treasure (Lin Tuantuan): Dad, are you hurt?

Lin Feng: Tuantuan, you need to keep up with the times. Don’t you know internet slang?

Second Treasure (Lin Pingping): Dad, who was so cruel? Don’t be sad.

Lin Feng: Heh, I suspect you’re playing dumb, but I have no proof.

Third Treasure (Lin Anan): Dad, what’s wrong? Is someone flaming you online again?

Lin Feng: Oh, thank you so much for your concern! Don’t you know how well-regarded your father is online, memes aside?

Fourth Treasure: Haha, Dad, you’re such a sad sack.

Lin Feng: How did I raise such a thoughtless son?

Third Treasure (Lin Anan): Dad, be well.

Lin Feng: Ugh, ugh...

Forget it...

Just when he thought it was over, his second and fourth treasures started chatting with each other. Right there, in his comment section.

Ultimately, Lin Feng decided not to stoop to the level of these ingrates. What did they know, anyway?

Although he thought this, his fingers moved quickly. Another Moments post went up.

It read, simply: Heh...

That passive-aggressive tone, so early in the morning, already promised a lot of drama. Lin Feng refused to believe that his brilliant children couldn’t guess what was really going on.

In this moment, Lin Feng was exactly like a sulking old father. His mind was racing, but his face remained a placid mask, revealing nothing.

Less than five minutes later, after he had finished cooking, he heard the DING! DING! DING! of notifications from his bank app.

[Your account ending in 5753 has received a transfer of 100,000.00 yuan from Lin Tuantuan. Your new balance is...]

The second message arrived three minutes later.

[Your account ending in 5753 has received a transfer of 100,000.00 yuan from Lin Pingping. Your new balance is...]

[Your account ending in 5753 has received a transfer of 100,000.00 yuan from Lin Anan. Your new balance is...]