sbdcsierra Chapter 1801 Show off
Chapter 1801 Show off
Chapter 1801 Show off
Lin Xiuqing's successful surgery relieved Ye Yaodong of a great worry, and he no longer had to keep thinking about it.
At most, they only need to have a routine physical examination every few days. Everyone naturally has to do this, and in a few years, the factory will also have to start basic physical examinations.
Lin's father and the others had physical examinations and found no major problems, but they had quite a few minor ailments. In any case, everyone who had a physical examination was prescribed a bunch of medicines to take home.
Ye's parents felt strangely at ease seeing that their children had been diagnosed with various minor ailments during their medical checkups, as everyone was taking medication.
After arranging for Lin's father and his party to leave, Ye Yaodong resumed his normal work.
Lin Xiuqing only rested for about a week and then recovered without any major problems, and she started going back to work as usual.
New Year's Day is just around the corner, and this year's Lunar New Year falls on February 9th. The factory is now busy preparing for the holiday.
Besides handling factory affairs, Ye Yaodong also had to socialize every day. The task of collecting payments for goods has now been handed over to the various salespersons, with each person responsible for their own order.
The task of collecting payments for fish products is now handled by the finance department, which saves him some trouble.
His business is now basically stable, but as the year draws to a close, he needs to inspect the progress of many of his businesses.
In particular, the freight department that was just established this year, as well as the fishmeal processing plant, have all the machines in place and the staff have been trained and are ready to start work. They are just waiting for the start date to begin production.
At the end of the year, he was running around everywhere, inspecting and checking accounts, plus socializing. He was so busy that he was dizzy every day.
I might be in Zhoushan today, Shanghai tomorrow, and then back in Zhoushan the day after, frequently traveling between the two cities.
However, no matter how busy he is, he will always find time to read the newspaper early in the morning, usually while eating breakfast. This has long been a habit of his.
With rapid development in recent years, there are various policies every year, and newspapers and television news are the best channels for obtaining information.
But he was always on the go and didn't have time to watch the news regularly every day, so newspapers were more convenient for him.
Coincidentally, he also saw the Company Law being passed at the 5th meeting just before New Year's Day, and it officially came into effect on July 1, 1994.
At present, my country lacks unified corporate laws and regulations, which leads to market disorder and failure to protect investors' rights.
Our country is developing rapidly and vigorously promoting the economy, so we must have a complete set of rules and regulations.
With the deepening of reform and opening up, the original enterprise forms based on ownership, such as state-owned and collective ownership, are no longer suitable for the needs of the market economy.
The different units he's currently running are all named after processing plants, not yet as companies. Next year, he'll definitely have to follow the rules and regulations.
After seeing the newspaper, he called Manager Qi and others over, telling them to keep up with policy developments.
After the Company Law officially comes into effect next year, he plans to register Dongsheng Group Co., Ltd., and then establish several subsidiaries, with the existing promoted managers as the main persons in charge of each company.
However, these are all things to be discussed later, but they still need to be planned and formulated in advance.
Everyone has their own area of expertise, and after he made the suggestion, others naturally followed suit.
Meanwhile, this year's holiday schedule is similar to previous years, having been planned and announced in advance according to the usual procedures.
The factory has been developing for several years, and now there are established practices to follow and refer to, so he doesn't need to worry about them much. He just needs to stay at his post until the end.
As in previous years, Lin Xiuqing and the others went back a few days early.
Ye Yaodong didn't stay too late and arrived home around the 27th of the lunar calendar. This year, Lunar New Year's Eve was only the 29th, not the 30th.
He also heard that the village had gone all out this year, even hiring an opera troupe to perform. When he returned to the village, it was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, but the streets were deserted. However, he could hear the sound of opera singing coming from the loudspeakers.
Ye Chenghu, who was standing next to him, was excited as he listened to the opera singing coming from the loudspeaker.
"Father, there's a big opera being performed at the Tianhou Palace."
"Yeah, there's nobody on the road. They're probably all at the Tianhou Temple. Let's go home, put our luggage down, and then we'll go take a look."
"Dad, the stone tablet! There's a big stone tablet at the entrance of the village. Wow, your name is at the very beginning, and it's even enlarged."
Ye Yaodong had already seen it when he came back in the summer, so he didn't find it strange. Ye Chenghu hadn't come back this year because of his studies, so this was the first time he had seen it, and he was extremely proud.
"Dad, you're amazing! Your name is the first one on the stone tablet at the Tianhou Temple! And you're the first one on the stone tablet for the road construction in our village!"
Ye Yaodong was also quite pleased with his son, saying, "It's nothing, just a contribution to the village. We grew up in the village, and the village has helped us a lot. We should repay them."
"I know, we are native villagers, and we will return to our roots in the future, so naturally we want the village to get better and better."
"Yes, that's right. Let's go."
Ye Chenghu touched it a couple more times, quite curiously. "Have you taken a picture? We need to take a picture and save it."
"It's been filmed."
"That's good!"
The father and son went home first.
The others said goodbye and hurried home as well.
Other boatmen and Lin Dongxue and her siblings also returned on the same boat. However, they were in a hurry to get home, and since there were now shuttle buses running in the town, they couldn't wait to take the bus home as soon as they got off the boat.
When they got home, there was no doubt that there was only the dog and no one.
Before they even entered the house, they heard the dogs in the yard barking incessantly, and one of them was lying on the door, barking through the crack in the door.
As soon as they opened the gate, the dog pounced on them, nearly knocking them over.
"Get lost! If you order dog meat hotpot again tonight!"
The dogs barked, but they also wisely stood aside. After the dogs came in, they rubbed against the dogs' legs.
Ye Yaodong looked at the dozen or so dogs in the yard wagging their tails at him, feeling utterly exasperated. He didn't even know where to step; there was dog poop all over them.
"Dad, with so many dogs locked up in here, they must have gone to the opera. There's definitely no one home."
"probably."
"It's the same old trick, I know it all!"
"Let the dog out and come inside."
As Ye Yaodong spoke, he shooed the dogs out to run around. Seeing the dog poop on the ground, he could only go find a broom.
"Go and get some ashes from the stove and sprinkle them on the dog poop."
"Well, thank goodness the door was locked, otherwise we would have had to take it home."
Ye Chenghu muttered to himself and went inside to do as instructed.
Their entire family is now working away from home, and their house by the sea is basically uninhabited; even thieves wouldn't bother with it.
The family here consists of two elderly women and a few girls. Although they are wealthy, they live in other places. It's obvious that they wouldn't keep their money at home. At most, the elderly women have some money, so it's relatively safe.
Their village has been very peaceful these past few years, and many able-bodied men from nearby villages have been hired by their village to work.
If a family can earn money and life is good, no one would become a thief. Only idle people who can't find work and have crooked thoughts would.
Last year, a bad apple dropped in their family, which is why thieves came to their house. It was his cousin-in-law, who had just been released from prison, who hired some outsiders to poison their dog and then break in or retaliate against them.
Last year, the village committee severely punished them, which served as a deterrent. Although most of the able-bodied men in their village were earning money outside, some of them stayed at home to raise livestock.
The income from raising livestock in recent years has been quite considerable, allowing people to stay comfortably at home, preventing the village from becoming a place where only the elderly and children are left behind.
After cleaning up the dog poop, Ye Yaodong put the broom and dustpan in the corner and went inside to rest.
Ye Chenghu had plenty of energy; he threw down his luggage and ran out, saying, "Dad, you stay here, I'm going to the Tianhou Temple."
He was indeed not interested in opera, so he simply collapsed on the sofa to rest and casually glanced at the newspaper at home.
Just as he was lying on the sofa, half asleep and half awake, he heard a commotion outside. When he woke up, he found that the village broadcast had stopped playing opera.
His entire family, young and old, came in from outside.
"Dongzi is back."
"It's just in time for the last day. The village can put on another opera performance tomorrow, but there won't be any more on New Year's Eve."
"Third Uncle, our village has been so lively these past few days. There are stalls everywhere in front of the Tianhou Temple, it's like a market."
"Are you going to see a play or to buy things?" Ye Yaodong asked them with a smile.
"We're there wherever there's excitement."
Mother Ye smiled broadly, "It's rare to see our village so lively all year round."
"Why did you suddenly decide to hire an opera troupe to perform in the village? That seems like it would cost a lot of money. Did the village committee pay for it?"
"How could that be? It was the village committee that proposed it, and then every household chipped in, 50 yuan each, so that we could hire an opera troupe to perform and liven up the village."
Father Ye said, "In recent years, the conditions of every household have improved. The average family income in our village is more than 3000 yuan. Everyone is happy to hire an opera troupe to perform."
Mother Ye said, "It's more than 3000. If one worker goes to work on the ship, he can earn almost 4,000 a year. If two brothers or two fathers and sons go, that would be incredible. If there are more brothers in the family, they can earn 10,000 a year just from working."
"That's great! The average income per capita in the village has increased, and every family is getting richer."
The old lady, leaning on her cane, walked unsteadily to him. "Dongzi, are you hungry? I'll cook you something to eat first. Your mother is really something, she's so busy talking that she doesn't even bother to cook anything."
"Oh, go cook, let Dongzi have some canned food to tide him over. It's almost mealtime, let him save his appetite for dinner. It'll be quick to get things ready." Only then did Mother Ye hurry off to get busy.
I hadn't seen her for more than half a year, and she seemed to have aged a lot. Her back was more hunched, and her voice was softer; I had to strain my ears to hear her clearly.
Holding his hand, I saw that his palm was as rough and wrinkled as tree bark, and the veins on the back of his hand were bulging.
Ye Yaodong shook her hand and found that the old lady was so thin that her hands were just bones covered by skin, with bulging blue veins. He felt a pang of heartache.
"Why have you gotten so thin? You're all skin and bones. Haven't you been eating more?"
Hearing his concern, the old lady smiled and her face crinkled into a circle. "Yes, yes, I eat a bowl of rice every meal, and I also eat chicken, duck, fish and meat. I'm just getting old."
"Did you drink the milk I bought for you?"
"No, no, that's too expensive. Give it to the kids so they can grow."
Ye's mother interjected, "She wouldn't drink the milk powder you bought, she absolutely refused to drink it, so she hid it and saved it up. Then, when Chenghe's son came back before the New Year, she secretly took it to Chenghe. Chenghe brought it back, and that's when we found out."
The old lady was still smiling. "Give it to the little boy. I'm too old for anything else to drink. Giving it to the little boy will help him grow taller. Chenghe said you bought it, but he absolutely refuses to accept it. He said he has the money and will buy it himself. You should send it to him quickly."
Ye Yaodong put on a stern face and said seriously, "He's the one who raises his own child. Why are you worrying about it? The milk powder I bought is specially for the elderly. Children can't drink it. If children drink it, they'll get too much nutrition and won't grow up. Only you can drink it; no one else can."
"Huh? Other people can't drink it? Then you should return it right away."
"You can't return it. It's been so long. Who buys something and then returns it? Besides, the milk powder is about to expire. If you don't drink it now, you'll just have to throw it away."
“Don’t throw it away! How can you throw away something so good? Let your parents drink it. They work hard too. I sit in the sun all day. I don’t need to drink it.”
"I already told you, only you can drink this. It's bad for other people's health if they drink it. If you really don't want to drink it, then you can only throw it away. Otherwise, it will expire after a while and no one can drink it. It can only be used to feed chickens and dogs."
"I'll drink it, I'll drink it! How can you throw away something so good? What a waste! You deserve to be struck by lightning!"
"Then you have to drink it quickly. More than half a year has passed, and it will probably expire in a few months. If you drink one cup every morning and evening, you can probably still finish it. Otherwise, if you don't drink it on time, the rest will only be used to feed the dogs."
"Oh, I'll drink it now, I'll go get it right now." The old lady was now in a hurry.
Ye's mother said irritably, "No matter what anyone said before, it was no use. She just wouldn't listen and insisted on saving it up, saying she would give it to Chenghe's child when he came back. I told her not to drink it, but to give it to me instead, and she wouldn't listen."
The old lady then tried to justify herself, saying, "Dongzi said you couldn't drink it, so I was saving it for the children."
Mother Ye rolled her eyes when she heard this.
Ye Yaodong looked at his mother and said, "Later, I'll go to town and buy a few cans of milk powder so you and Dad can drink it to help us get some nutrition."
Mother Ye raised her voice, "What supplements? Your father and I are doing fine, we don't need to buy any. I just can't stand old ladies, that's why I said that on purpose. I won't drink it. Drinking milk at your age is disgusting."
“You and Dad are getting old, so you need to take calcium supplements. Drinking some milk powder for middle-aged and elderly people is good for your health and provides nutrition.”
"They haven't finished all their medicine yet, and they're still drinking milk powder. We can't even keep up with all their food intake."
Father Ye chimed in, "Yeah, taking a bunch of medicine every day is exhausting enough. Adding two glasses of milk on top of that, what's the difference between that and a mission? No way. If you want to nourish me, buy me pig's feet."
"Whatever you want, just don't complain of aches and pains when you're old. Drinking milk can help with calcium, which is good for your bones. Maybe you can still swing the hoe a few more times and cultivate the land for a few more years."
"You think you can't kill me, huh...?"
Mother Ye said, "Then let your father drink it. Let him work for a few more years. The land at home needs someone to till it."
The old lady said, "I'll give your father two cans of milk powder. If he can't work and can't till the land, the land at home will just lie there uncultivated, and that won't do."
Ye's father's chest heaved as he looked at the two of them, feeling a headache coming on.
Men, once you get married, you have to support your wife and mother until they die!
Ye Xiaoxi then secretly moved to Ye Yaodong's side, resting her elbow on his leg, and smiled sweetly.
"Dad, none of them drink it. Buy it for me. I want to drink milk. I can drink it every day and never get tired of it."
Ye Yaodong chuckled and pinched her cheek. "Is there anything you won't eat?"
"Of course."
"Then tell me, what don't you eat?"
Ye Xiaoxi saw that his mind was stuck and he suddenly couldn't remember anything.
"I forgot, but when I see it, I'll definitely remember what I don't eat."
"Alright, go play by yourself. Don't lie on my lap, it's hurting me. Don't you know how much you weigh?"
"How much do I weigh? I've clearly lost weight. I'm just wearing thick clothes, and that's all the weight of the clothes."
She angrily sat directly on his lap, facing the TV with her back to him, and slammed down on him several times.
Ye Yaodong howled in pain from his thigh, "You brat, stop!"
"I want milk powder!"
"Buy, buy, buy! I'll buy a few cans so you three siblings can drink them together."
When he was busy, he didn't think much about how hard his three children's studies were and how much nutrition they needed. They all looked so strong and healthy that he couldn't see how hard they were working.
He definitely needs more nutrition; he's growing. Ye Chenghu has also grown quite a bit this year, looking to be 175cm tall, surpassing his height from his previous life.
It's also possible that due to growing taller, his body stunted, making him as thin as a stick.
Lin Xiuqing said, "I was thinking of buying milk powder for my eldest and second children, but they both said they didn't want it and wanted to eat meat, so I didn't buy it. Your daughter shouldn't drink it either, lest she get too much nutrition."
Looking at Ye Xiaoxi's still round face and Ye Chenghu's skinny figure, Ye Yaodong felt that the eldest brother should still drink, and the younger brother didn't need to.
However, Ye Xiaoxi refused, wriggling and pouting, "I want to drink it, I want to drink milk, I'll just exercise more."
"Okay, okay, I'll buy it. Get off my lap, or my legs will break."
"That's more like it." She got off her lap with satisfaction.
Ye Yaodong changed the subject, "Your family, A Yuan and A Ming, have brought their wives back, right? When are you going to have the wedding banquet?"
"They say there will be a good day after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and we'll hold a big celebration on that day to introduce the two new brides to our relatives and friends."
"Then let's go then. A-Yuan has quite a lot of vacation time. He stayed for so many days before the New Year, and he can stay until after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year."
"He'll be leaving around the sixth day of the Lunar New Year and will be back before the Lunar New Year. He's already stayed for quite a few days, so it'll be about 12 days in total by the sixth day of the Lunar New Year."
"Ah."
At this moment, Ye's father leaned over and asked, "Dongzi, did you bring your big brother back?"
"Huh? You brought it? Why?"
"Where did you put it? Give it to me."
"Take it from here in your bag, what are you doing?"
Ye's mother, who had been listening intently to the commotion, quickly interjected, "What else could it be? He's showing it off, of course. These past few days, he's been going on and on about how amazing and expensive your old mobile phone is. Now that you're back, he has to show it off to others and prove to them that he wasn't just bragging."
Father Ye blushed. “I wasn’t showing off. It just happened in the heat of the moment, and everyone was envious and curious. They just wanted to take a look. They told me to wait for Dongzi to come back and let them see it. There’s nothing wrong with them looking. I definitely won’t let them touch it. They can’t afford to pay for it if they break it.”
"Tch, I know you too well."
"How dare you say that to me? As soon as you came back, you told people that you could speak English, and that you spent several days in Guangzhou speaking English with foreigners every day, and that you even helped Dongzi get a lot of orders."
“I’m just stating the facts. Dongzi’s stall was deserted at first, and I was the one who brought him customers. Don’t underestimate me; I can talk to foreigners.”
"I don't believe you for a second. Do you think I don't know how much you know? Being able to recognize a few words is already amazing. If you can speak foreign languages, then I'd be on top of the world."
“Then go to heaven! I can only say it. Dongzi proved it to me. Dongzi even taught me a few words.”
Mr. Ye looked at Ye Yaodong and chuckled, "Oh, so it was your son who taught you English."
Ye Yaodong touched his nose, feeling rather embarrassed. He quickly found his old mobile phone for his father and stuffed it into his father's hand.
"Alright, go show it off, just don't break it."
"Have you activated roaming? Can I make a call?"
"No, we can't offer roaming in this small place."
"Well then, it's good to take a look." Mr. Ye happily held the mobile phone and then waved it at Mrs. Ye.
"You can speak English? Say a few sentences for me, and I'll admit you can."
"You don't need to admit it, I know how anyway, so go out and show off your skills, don't get in my way here."
Ye's mother rolled her eyes at him.
When Mr. Ye went out to show off his mobile phone, Mrs. Ye quickly turned to Lin Xiuqing and asked, "I've forgotten how to say those words again. My memory isn't what it used to be. Can you help me remember?"
Lin Xiuqing said helplessly, "Hey, Luke Luke, good good, one, hug to death, those are the only five words I taught you back then."
Her English was exactly the same as Ye's mother's, they were practically identical, which made Ye Yaodong laugh.
Lin Xiuqing glared at him. "Don't laugh."
Ye's mother excitedly repeated, "I've learned it again, I've remembered it. When your father comes back, I'll recite it to him and see if he dares to go to heaven."
As she stirred the pot with the spatula, she muttered something to herself, preparing to show off her skills to her husband when he returned.
Lin Xiuqing walked over to Ye Yaodong and explained to him, "As soon as I came back, my mother asked me how to pronounce it, and then I showed off in the workshop. The aunties and grandmas praised me a lot, but I guess I've forgotten it again these past two days."
"That's great. Her age doesn't affect her ambition."
"They're all concerned about saving face."
P.S.: I've been writing too much about daily life lately, so I'm a bit tired. The story about the high seas will start soon.