sbdcsierra Chapter 1882 is here.
Chapter 1882 is here.
Chapter 1882 is here.
The next day they had to go to school, so Lin Xiuqing limited their TV time and urged them to go to their room to sleep at 9 o'clock.
"Our older brother isn't even back yet, and you're telling us to go to sleep?"
"You still have to wait for your older brother to come back and coax you to sleep?"
"He hasn't come back yet. He's so late, we should go to bed late too." Ye Xiaoxi protested. She didn't want to sleep, not at all.
Falling asleep means no time to play, and she has to go to school as soon as she opens her eyes tomorrow. If she doesn't fall asleep, she can play a little longer.
"Aren't you tired? You've been on a ship for two days, and then you went straight to Shanghai. You've been running around there the whole time. Now you have to bury yourself in your homework when you get back."
Lin Xiuqing held her lower back, feeling like she was about to fall apart. If it weren't for the fact that they weren't asleep and she needed to urge them to sleep, she would have gone back to her room to lie down long ago.
Ye Xiaoxi responded loudly, "Not tired."
Ye Chengyang also shook his head, "I'm not tired either."
Damn it, how can kids have so much energy?
“Even if you’re not tired, you still need to go to sleep on time. Your brother is already grown up, while you two are still growing and developing. If you go to bed late, you won’t get enough sleep and won’t grow tall. You’ll also be tired the next day. Besides, he hasn’t started school yet. He only registers tomorrow. Even if he comes back late, he can still sleep until he naturally wakes up, unlike you two who have to get up at 7 a.m.”
She pouted, "Why is going to university so awesome!"
"If you study hard, you can do it too when you pass the exam."
"That will take a very, very long time."
"Then let your second brother work hard and get into university first."
"Ah, this is hardly consolation. You're telling me to let my second brother get into university first, while I can just watch them enjoy their happy university life."
"That will give you more motivation. Stop talking nonsense and get upstairs to sleep. Yangyang too, both of you go upstairs to sleep. Don't let me see your lights on."
The brother and sister could only silently go upstairs to sleep, since they hadn't taken the college entrance exam yet and didn't have the freedom and happiness of college students.
Ye Chenghu returned around 10 o'clock, beaming with joy. There was no one downstairs, only a light was left on at the entrance of the stairwell.
He quickly and efficiently locked the courtyard gate, then locked the main gate, before tiptoeing upstairs.
Hearing the commotion, Lin Xiuqing came out of her room and called out, "Son?"
"it's me."
"Be careful coming back so late. School starts tomorrow, and you're staying out so late tonight."
"I was careful and knew my limits. I'm going back to my room to sleep. Mom, you should go to sleep early too. Goodnight."
After Ye Chenghu finished speaking, he quickly went inside and closed the door.
Lin Xiuqing shook her head and went back to her room to sleep.
The next day, after seeing all three off, she breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the air in the house was fresher.
She stood at the door, stretched lazily, and watched Ye Chenghu's car drive away.
"Hye-mi, shall we go out now?"
"Come on, let's go help me clean my new house."
"My God, I have to do your hard labor? I just woke up from a nap. I'll go to your house later, I have to go to the office first. I started working a few days ago, and I only called to let you know I was coming back late. I have to go to the office now, I'll go to your house tomorrow."
"Okay, then let's go to your office first. I'll sit here for a while, and then I'll go to check out the new house this afternoon."
The two women, sister-in-law and aunt, quickly tidied themselves and their homes, then went out hand in hand.
Ye Yaodong arrived three days later; he had dealt with some urgent matters at hand before coming over.
With the factory director and so many department heads there, he only needs to go over, take a look, coordinate things, make a few important decisions, and then he can leave.
However, he still had to go to the fishmeal processing plant to take a look, which is why he was busy for three days.
When Ye Xiaoxi saw him sitting on the sofa after school, she was so happy that she rushed over to him.
"Wow, Dad, you really came! This time you kept your word!"
"When have I ever gone back on my word?" Ye Yaodong laughed as he pulled her off him. "You're a grown woman now, you can't keep throwing yourself at me like that."
“The eldest daughter is also your daughter.”
“My daughter can’t jump on me either.”
"can!"
"You should put your backpack down first. It's heavy, and you're still carrying it around."
"It's heavy, so incredibly heavy, but I'm so excited to see you."
"Are you that happy? Didn't we just see each other a few days ago?"
"Oh dear, the past few days were the past few days, and today is today."
Ye Yaodong was delighted by her flattery and picked up a knife from the table to peel an apple for her.
She snuggled up to him affectionately, took his arm, and then blinked at him.
He glanced back at her eyes and sensed a purpose in them; she kept blinking meaningfully.
"what?"
"I wasn't thinking about you for no reason."
Ye Yaodong: "?"
He put the apple down, stuck the knife in it, and Ye Xiaoxi was so frightened that she pulled her legs back onto the sofa.
"What are you doing? Why did you stab Apple!"
"I feel like you're eyeing my pocket. Let me make this clear beforehand: your mother has already increased your allowance. Don't try to take it from me. It's fine now that she's increased it. Kids shouldn't have too much money on them."
"I wasn't eyeing your pockets, I was just surprised to see you back, hmph."
She picked up her schoolbag from the corner of the sofa, slung it over her shoulder, and went upstairs. "I'm going back to my room to do my homework. Come on, Xiaoyu."
"You're leaving already? Aren't you going to eat the apple?"
"I'm not eating. I'll do my homework first, and then I'll eat."
"When did you become so self-disciplined?"
Ye Yaodong watched the two go upstairs, then picked up the apple again, not bothering to peel it, and started eating it directly.
I only peel fruit for her, wanting to hear her praise herself for being so clever. I don't care about the peel; I don't need to go through all that trouble to eat it myself.
But he left before they could even have a proper two-minute kiss, wasting his fatherly love.
Lin Xiuqing hadn't returned yet, and only Ye Huimei was cooking in the kitchen, so he could only watch TV and wait until they finished their homework before coming down.
The twins were doing their homework at the dining table. As soon as they finished, they rushed over to watch TV, without even putting their homework away. They were in a hurry.
"Uncle, let us watch it for a while..."
"All we saw was eating..."
"You're not going to watch TV after you finish eating? It's three hours from 6:00 to 9:00, can you manage without watching TV?"
"Yes, I can do it. Of course I can do it."
"Why can't I believe it?"
While cooking, Ye Huimei also had to keep an eye on the two of them. Holding a spatula, she shouted at the kitchen door, "You two, put your homework away first! Who finished their homework and just left it there like that? How are we going to eat later? Don't even think about watching TV until you've packed your bags and homework."
The two hurriedly went back to pack their homework and schoolbags.
"These two don't seem very good at studying," he said, leaning back on the sofa with his hand behind his head.
"Can't read anything? He gets 60 points on tests every day. He's only in elementary school. He's hopeless."
"You passed!" Pei Zuo shouted loudly.
"You two still have the nerve to shout? You barely passed and you dare to talk loudly, you have no shame at all."
Pei You chimed in, "Father said that you can accomplish great things without studying."
“It’s not wrong for you to go to sea to help your father do great things and carry on his mantle. He just needs two strong assistants like you two.”
Pei Zuo: "Look, even Third Uncle agrees that we should help Dad do something big."
"You listened to your third uncle's lies. Why didn't he tell your eldest cousin to quit school and go to sea with him? You two are idiots."
Pei You: "That's because my older cousin wanted to pursue a girlfriend, so he went to university."
Ye Yaodong laughed heartily, "You're not wrong. If he hadn't been pursuing a girlfriend, he wouldn't have been able to get into university. If I were to ask him to come with me on this sea trip, his girlfriend would run away."
The twins both looked at Ye Huimei with "you see" eyes.
Ye Huimei had a headache. "Do you really think going to sea is a good thing?"
"You can make a lot of money by going overseas."
"Do whatever you want. Don't cry later, it'll be too late to regret it."
"Your schoolbag is packed, we can watch TV now."
The two of them carried their schoolbags to the sofa and then placed them on the floor next to it.
Seeing that the two of them were staring at him, Ye Yaodong had no choice but to give them the TV.
However, one wanted to watch Sun Wukong, and the other wanted to watch Calabash Brothers. Before long, they started arguing, then wrestled together, forming a human pyramid, and only those on top had the right to speak.
Lin Xiuqing had just entered the room when she saw the two fighting. "Why are they fighting? Adong, why didn't you stop them?"
"I won't stop you. What will I see if I do?"
Kids fighting is so much fun.
"What time did you arrive? You didn't call to let me know afterward, and I was too busy to call."
"I didn't get home until 4 o'clock. It was cloudy and dark today, and the wind was strong, so I didn't go out. I just watched TV at home for a while. I got home about half an hour before they got back from school."
"Are the others doing their homework upstairs? I'll go call them down for dinner."
Ye Xiaoxi regained her cheerful demeanor and skipped downstairs, almost as if she wanted to climb the handrail and slide down as if it were a slide.
"How old are you? You're still jumping around when you walk. Be careful not to fall."
"No, Dad, why didn't you come yesterday or the day before? Why did you come today? It's Monday, and I have to go to school, so I can't play with you anymore."
"I've been playing for a month during winter break and I'm still not done. I've received so many red envelopes, why do I still want to play? It's time to get back to work and start school. I'll try my best to get better grades this year."
Is there a reward?
If you rank in the top five in your class in the final exams, I'll have your mother take you to the Canton Fair.
The little girl will be 14 years old next year, which is not young anymore. She's almost taller than Aqing, so it's time to take her out and let her see the world.
He'll bring it himself when he has time, and if he doesn't, he'll have Ah Qing bring it.
Her eyes lit up like stars as she excitedly exclaimed, "Great! I want to go! I want to go!"
"The prerequisite is that you are in the top five of your class."
"No problem, I'll try my best. If I accidentally get 6th place, you still have to go! We can't let anyone down."
"Then I'll reluctantly allow you to accept one more person."
She was overjoyed, but her joy quickly faded.
"Why is it the Canton Fair in the second half of the year, and not the one in the first half? Isn't May in the first half of the year quick enough? I don't even have to wait for the final exams; I can get my midterm results. Waiting for the Canton Fair in the second half of the year is too long; it's only the beginning of the year now."
"If you go in May, you'll have to take time off, which will take up several days of your studies. If you go in October, you won't have to, because there's the National Day holiday, and you can just take two more days off."
"Damn it, the calculation was just right for you."
After washing her hands, Lin Xiu brought out the food and said, "It's only the beginning of the year, and you're already talking about the second half of the year. You're going so far ahead. We can talk about it again in a few months."
“Dad is just making empty promises to me, so I told him that all my skills are hereditary.”
"I'm not making empty promises, I'm just encouraging you, giving you motivation to study hard and improve every day."
Ye Chengyang asked hopefully, "What about me?"
"the same as you."
"Okay."
He had been thinking about it for a long time; he really wanted to go when his older brother went last year.
The twins looked up at him and said in unison, "What about us?"
Ye Yaodong chuckled incessantly; it was the biggest joke he'd heard all day.
"You'd be more likely to be fifth from the bottom."
"So it's settled then?"
Ye Huimei flicked each of them on the forehead, saying, "You big idiots! Even if you're fifth from the bottom, you'd get your pants pulled down and a beating. The Canton Fair? More like a Party-criticism conference!"
"You've made us stupid."
"Exactly, someone who could have been in the top five, but after you hit them twice, they became the fifth from the bottom."
"Shut up, go wash your hands and sit down to eat. You're all so meddlesome, always wanting to chime in and get involved in everything. It's none of your business."
Pei Zuo sighed, "Why doesn't Father work as hard as Third Uncle?"
"I hope Dad will be more ambitious and earn more money this year."
"You're asking for trouble. I didn't hit you hard enough. Others hope their sons will become dragons, but you hope your father will become a dragon."
Pei You: "Mother, next time you see Father, tell him to work hard. Our family's wealth and prosperity depend on him. Only if Father works hard to earn money can you live a happy life without worrying about food and clothing."
“I’m already living a life of comfort now, so you two shut up. If you utter another word, I’ll hit you. Third Brother always complains that I yell at them and shout at them. Tell me, how can that not be infuriating? You two are just asking for a beating.”
The two of them kept their mouths shut.
Pei Yu had already helped separate the chopsticks and spoons.
“If they were even half as easygoing and sensible as their older sister, I wouldn’t be so short-tempered now,” Ye Huimei said angrily, glaring at her two troublesome sons.
She used to be a gentle and sweet girl, but after becoming a mother, her latent temper exploded, turning her into a shrew. She was always on the verge of exploding, and she couldn't be gentle even if she wanted to.
Is it that she doesn't want to be gentle? It's clearly the child who's too infuriating; I want to hit him 800 times a day.
The most adorable angels are those who are asleep.
"If you're angry, just beat them up."
"What good is a beating? He's got thick skin. He'll only behave for a couple of days after a beating. He's getting more and more resistant to beatings. He's immune to beatings now. In a couple of years, he'll be able to beat me up."
Ye Yaodong laughed at her words and looked at the twins, "Do you dare?"
They both shook their heads.
"We can hold onto Mom and stop her from beating us."
"Let her hit the air."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Ye Huimei glared at her, "Even food can't shut you up. If I can't beat you up, I'll get your dad to beat you up later."
“Dad can’t beat the two of us by himself. We can also hold him back and stop him from beating you. Then we can each hold one of you and Dad together.”
"You guys are really promising."
(End of this chapter)