A Billionaire CEO Brings His Child Home: The Awakening of the Stay-at-Home Dad System

The next morning, Chen Hao was squatting in the yard checking the materials that had been delivered the day before.

He picked up a brick and weighed it in his hand, then picked up a steel pipe and checked its wall thickness.

He personally selected all the materials, but he still had to check them again when they arrived to avoid any problems.

His phone rang, and when he took it out, he saw it was an unfamiliar number.

"Feed?"

"Mr. Chen, this is Hongda Building Materials. The goods have arrived at your village entrance. Where are you?"

The driver's voice was quite loud on the other end of the phone, and you could also hear the roar of the truck engine.

"Please wait a moment, sir, I'll be right there." Chen Hao hung up the phone, put the brick back in its place, stood up, and dusted off his hands.

Shen Xiaoting was squatting down watching the ants move house. A group of ants lined up and crawled into the crack in the wall. She watched very intently, her little head almost touching the ground.

Chen Hao squatted down, patted her head, and said, "Tingting, the materials for building the swimming pool have arrived. Come with Dad to the village entrance to pick them up."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoting immediately stood up, not even bothering to brush the dust off her knees, her eyes lighting up instantly:

"Have the swimming pool materials arrived? Can we build the swimming pool now?"

"Move the materials first, and we'll start construction tomorrow."

"Okay!" Shen Xiaoting jumped for joy and ran over to take her father's hand.

The two of them quickly walked out of the courtyard and headed towards the village entrance along the village road.

On both sides of the village road are the courtyards of each household, some growing vegetables and some raising chickens. Shen Xiaoting usually looks around for a long time when walking on this road, but today she doesn't look at anything and just pulls her father forward.

Upon reaching the village entrance, a medium-sized truck was parked on the side of the road, its cargo bed packed full.

Cement bags were stacked several layers high, sand was piled up in large woven bags next to them, and bricks were stacked neatly in piles.

Several long pipes were laid horizontally across the back seats, with a section extending out of the car window.

The trunk was also open, and inside were a water pump, a sand filter, and several buckets of waterproof paint, all wrapped in plastic sheeting.

"Follow me." Chen Hao greeted the driver and led the way.

The truck followed slowly behind, its engine humming.

They drove up to the old house and stopped, and the driver and two unloading workers jumped out of the vehicle.

Chen Hao directed them to unload the materials on the open ground on the east side of the yard. He had chosen that spot yesterday—it wouldn't block the way and would be convenient for construction.

The cement bags were stacked on the moisture-proof mat, piled up six layers high.

The sand was piled up next to the cement. When it was unloaded, some sand leaked out of the bag opening. It was golden yellow and very fine.

The bricks were stacked neatly against the courtyard wall, row upon row, for more than a dozen rows.

The tiles were placed against the bricks, and the box was labeled "High-grade Tiles" with a drop-proof symbol.

Pipes and tools should be placed under the eaves to prevent them from getting wet in the rain.

Chen Hao squatted down to check the production date of the cement.

The bag had a string of numbers printed on it; it was from last month, so it was very fresh.

He picked up two more bricks, tapped them together, and they made a crisp sound. They had no cracks, so they were good bricks.

I opened a box of tiles, took one out and examined it. The color was uniform, there was no color difference, and the glaze was smooth.

He nodded, feeling relieved.

[Ding! Material inspection completed. God-level masonry experience points +128!]

"No problem." Chen Hao stood up and signed the delivery slip.

After the driver and unloading crew finished unloading the last batch of goods, they drove the truck away.

With so many things suddenly added to the yard, it felt a bit crowded.

Shen Xiaoting squatted down next to the pile of materials, picked up a red brick, examined it from all angles, and then put it back.

She then touched the buckets of waterproofing paint. The buckets had water droplet patterns drawn on them. She couldn't read the words, but she knew it was for waterproofing.

She looked up at her father, her little face full of anticipation: "Daddy, are we starting to build the swimming pool tomorrow?"

"Starting tomorrow."

"Dad will choose the location and draw the lines first today," Chen Hao said, patting his daughter's head.

The live stream was never turned off; it had been on since he started checking materials in the morning.

As viewers saw the materials being unloaded and piled high on the ground, the comment section began to flood with messages.

"The materials have arrived! We'll start work tomorrow!"

"Looking forward to the streamer building a swimming pool! It'll definitely be much better than those ready-made pools sold outside."

"The anchor is so good to her daughter. She said she would build a swimming pool and she did it without hesitation."

"Tingting is so happy. Look at the little expression on her face as she squats next to the bricks. It's so cute."

Chen Hao stood up, walked around the yard, looked at it from all angles, and finally chose an open space between the yard and the garden.

The plot of land was about four meters long and three meters wide. There used to be a small patch of grass, but the grass was not growing evenly and some places were bald.

There's a garden next door, planted with roses and lavender, which looks quite beautiful when they bloom.

Behind them are the white walls of an old house, with a few vines climbing on them.

This location has good lighting, getting sunshine from morning to night, and it doesn't block the way, with the path in the middle of the yard still clear.

He took out a measuring tape and lime powder from the tool shed.

The measuring tape is five meters long, with a yellow casing. It has been used for several years, and although there is some wear on the tape, it is still usable.

The lime powder was in a plastic bag; it was leftover from the last time we built the wall.

He squatted down, measured the dimensions with a measuring tape, and drew lines on the ground.

It is 4 meters long, 2.5 meters wide, and the depth varies from shallow to deep: 0.6 meters in the shallow water area and 1.2 meters in the deep water area. There is a slope in the middle to transition the depth. It is not safe to go from deep to deep all at once.

The pool walls are made of red bricks, and the bottom and walls of the pool are waterproofed twice, then tiled, and a circulating filtration system is connected to the outside.

While the lines were being drawn, Shen Xiaoting squatted down and watched. The lime powder created white, winding lines on the ground. She reached out her finger to touch them, but Chen Hao quickly said:

"Don't touch it, the lime powder will burn your hands." Shen Xiaoting pulled her hand back and continued to squat down and look.

[Ding! Swimming pool design completed. God-level masonry experience points +134!]

It was almost noon by the time I finished drawing the lines.

Chen Hao stood up, his back aching from squatting for too long.

He looked at the white line on the ground, then checked the dimensions, and thought it was fine.

The sun was shining overhead, and it was a bit hot.

He took Tingting to a convenience store for lunch. On the way, Shen Xiaoting kept talking about the swimming pool, asking if construction could really start tomorrow.

Chen Hao said yes, and she asked if it could be completed the day after tomorrow. Chen Hao smiled and said it wouldn't be that fast; it would have to be done step by step.

He didn't start work in the afternoon.

Building a swimming pool is no small matter; you need to be well-prepared before you start.

He drove Tingting to town to buy a swimsuit and a life ring.

The car drove to the only swimming equipment store in town. The store was small, sandwiched between a barbershop and a general store. Several colorful inflatable swimming rings hung at the entrance, swaying back and forth in the wind.