sbdcsierra Chapter 1792 Buying a House and Getting Married (Next Chapter at 2 PM)
Chapter 1792 Buying a House and Getting Married (Next Chapter at 2 PM)
Chapter 1792 Buying a House and Getting Married (Next Chapter at 2 PM)
Ye Chengyang looked at Ye Yaodong, "Dad, my eldest brother's birthday is in a couple of days. Aren't you going to wait until after his birthday before you leave?"
"No, it's his birthday, he's not celebrating with me, he's celebrating with his classmates. If I'm here, he might even find me in the way. Let him invite his classmates over for his birthday. I've been here for too many days, and I have a lot of things to do."
Ye Chenghu also said, "Dad, you go about your business and don't worry about me. Just buy me a birthday present, and Mom will take care of the rest."
"Don't try to scam me out of money. Your mom will take care of your birthday present."
"Ok."
The next day, Ye Yaodong went to the shipyard and sailed the Dongyu No. 4 back to Zhoushan. He had already called the crew over the day before, so he had all the manpower ready.
He has always paid attention to training seafarers, since he is adding new ships every year. Now, almost all of his seafarers are certified, just in case.
Once we get back to Zhoushan, the new boat can go out with the fishing boat directly. He doesn't need to make any other arrangements, as everyone is already familiar with this fishing route.
Having been away from Zhoushan for more than half a month, he had accumulated a lot of things to do, and he was so busy that he was dizzy and overwhelmed.
At this moment, Lin Guangming excitedly ran over to him and said that he wanted to buy a house and get married.
"Uncle, I want to buy a house, I want to get married."
"Have you gotten past your partner's parents?"
"It happened. At the end of last month, I went to their house for dinner. I told them about my family's situation and said that I could buy a house here and would definitely settle down here for at least the next 5 years. But no one can guarantee what will happen in the future, and I didn't dare to make any promises to avoid being suspected of marriage fraud. Anyway, I will definitely buy a house here and get married. That's what I told them."
Ye Yaodong nodded, "That's good. To be honest, it makes people feel more at ease. Otherwise, if you make fancy promises, people will feel uneasy and think that making random promises is unreliable."
"Yes, I'm just stating the facts. At the time, I saw that they were quite satisfied and very enthusiastic. I felt that at least I had a house here, which was like having a home. No matter where I go in the future, I would never give up a house here. Besides, I have a lot of relatives and friends here, so I'm not all alone."
When are you going to get married?
"Hehe, then I'll have to bring my parents over and have them come over to talk." Lin Guangming laughed foolishly.
"The girl's parents have agreed to the marriage, right? You should find out what their requirements are first, so you can talk to your parents about it. If they can meet all of them and there aren't any major problems, it would be best if they could come over and finalize the deal directly. It would save them from having to make a trip and then encountering all sorts of problems later. They're not going to just sit around doing nothing."
"I said, as long as we can buy a house here and treat Wang Xiaofen well, that's all that matters. I don't have many other requirements. Houses are so expensive and hard to buy these days. If we can solve the problem of buying a house, what other problems could there be?"
"Indeed, the old three items and the new three items don't cost much, but houses are harder to get."
"Yes, so as long as I buy the house, we can get married. That's why I rushed here as soon as you came back."
"Go and have the logistics department take you to choose a house. When you go, bring your partner along too. You two are going to live together, so you should take her with you when you choose a house. Listen to her opinions. If she doesn't like it, there might be things to talk about later."
Lin Guangming happily agreed.
"Have you asked about the bride price?"
"She said that according to the current local rate, three thousand yuan would be fine, and that her parents wouldn't accept the whole amount."
"That's not much, just half a year's salary."
"Yes, yes, so none of that matters, as long as the housing issue is resolved."
Ye Yaodong smiled and looked at him, "These past few years you've only been receiving a salary, haven't needed to spend much, and have had your food and lodging provided. You've saved tens of thousands of yuan, enough to buy yourself a house and get married."
"Hehe, that's enough. It's all thanks to my uncle's promotion. Otherwise, I wouldn't be living such a good life."
"Just don't complain that I've held you back for ten years."
"How could that be? Truck drivers are in high demand. I couldn't be a driver without you. Your salary is high too. I wouldn't want to go anywhere else. I'm not cut out to work independently. If I were to go independent, I wouldn't even have enough capital to buy a truck. Right now, I definitely wouldn't have enough money to buy a house or get married. Besides, it's good to have a powerful backer. Going independent isn't that easy. I'd rather work for you honestly. There's no risk, and the salary is good too."
Lin Guangming could see that Ye Yaodong didn't lack drivers, and if he wanted to leave, he would definitely let the people go.
But while it's easy to leave, going it alone is not. He doesn't have much capital, and there are risks involved, so he might as well play it safe.
Moreover, now that I'm about to get married, I can't get married without money. After marriage, I need to seek stability, since I need to support my family.
Instead of taking the money to buy a car and go solo, which would be risky, he'd rather use it to buy a house and get married—that would be safer.
Everyone has their own ambitions, and his ideas are different from those of Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chenghe.
The two thought they should take a gamble; even if they lost, their families would cover for them. But he couldn't bear to let his family cover for him.
"Well, it's good that you think this way, seeking stability. But if you ever decide you don't want to do it anymore, just say so."
"Okay, I definitely have to work for the full 10 years. Now I need to buy a house and get married, and my pockets are almost empty. I definitely have to work hard to make money. With money in hand, I won't panic."
"Discuss it with your partner and pick a time to go house hunting. The management office of the residential compound has a plan, just follow the rules."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle. I'll be going now. You go ahead with your work, I won't bother you anymore."
"Have you told your parents? When are they coming?"
Lin Guangming, who was about to leave, stopped. "I told them, and they told me to talk to you about the house first, to settle on a house, and then they will come over to discuss the details of the wedding."
"Okay, let me know in advance when you come so I can arrange a welcome dinner for them."
"No need to bother..."
"You can't decide this. They've come all this way for the first time, so of course we have to treat them well. Once things are settled, let them go to Shanghai for a couple of days. Have your aunt take care of them, and they can go back after they've had their fun."
"Hehe, that's fine too, as long as Auntie doesn't find it troublesome."
Lin Guangming left happily.
Ye Yaodong thought for a moment and then called Lin Xiuqing to tell her.
This may be the first of her nephews to get married, and her second brother and sister-in-law may be coming soon as well.
Lin Xiuqing was indeed very happy to receive the call.
“Ah Yuan said he’s found a girlfriend, but I don’t know when they’ll get married. It looks like my younger brother will beat him to it.”
"Didn't A Yuan say it was before the New Year? The two brothers will probably arrive one after the other."
"I haven't called home for two months, I don't know what I've been busy with."
"Isn't this normal? They might be at sea, and it's quite normal to be at sea for more than half a year. Anyway, they'll definitely make a call when they have free time."
"Forget about him, he's an officer now, and his mind is quite clear."
"It's only a matter of time, probably this year. He said last time that if all goes well, they expect to get married by the end of this year. Anyway, your older brother and sister-in-law have everything ready, just waiting for them to announce their marriage."
"I don't think my older brother and sister-in-law will need to prepare anything. A Yuan's wedding will probably be held at the military base. At most, he'll come home and have a meal with the whole family to get to know each other."
"It's too early to talk about this now."
Lin Guangyuan, whom the two mentioned, was currently at sea returning to port and planned to make a trip soon.
If you're lucky, you might even be able to bring your partner out to meet them.
But the prerequisite is that Lin Guangyuan calls them in advance to let them know, and then they help set a time; otherwise, it's quite difficult to find such a coincidence.
After Ye Yaodong hung up the phone, Lin Guangming had just left when Ye Chengjiang rushed over.
He looked up at him and asked, "What are you doing? Are you also buying a house to get married?"
"Third Uncle, please don't make fun of me. What kind of marriage would I get? I don't even have a boyfriend."
"How dare you say that? Everyone younger than you is married, and you're not worried at all. You still write letters and do all that literary stuff every day. Reading and writing essays almost killed you, and now you can still write letters. You might as well stop calling yourself 'Following the Wind' and start calling yourself 'Wanderer' instead."
"How...how did you know my name was Suifeng?"
Ye Chengjiang felt a little ashamed and embarrassed...
Ye Yaodong said irritably, "Chenghe scolded you, saying you were shameless, that you wanted to have pen pals, and that you were called Suifeng, like an old cow eating young grass."
"Pshaw, so what if I have a pen pal? I'm making friends to relieve my pen pal's study pressure and encourage her. Otherwise, it's her last year, and she'll be taking the college entrance exam next year. The academic pressure is immense. It's great to have someone to write to and confide in, to share the pressure. The best part is that she's a stranger, so we don't have to meet, and there's no psychological burden."
"Then why do you have the audacity to ask if the people from Chenghu are pretty?"
"Hey, I was just asking secretly. Oh, Uncle, don't worry about it. You're an old man, don't concern yourself with the young people's affairs. Can I borrow your game console in the dorm for a bit?"
Ye Yaodong touched the keys and handed one to him, saying, "Have fun and lock up the dorm room for me. If anything goes missing from my dorm, I'll hold you responsible."
"Okay, they're really not being fair. They left the game console in the dorm for a month and I didn't even know. I only found out when I called them a couple of days ago."
"Ye Chenghu hasn't even played it yet."
"It's his bad luck to have to take the college entrance exam."
"How do you talk?"
"Oh, no, it's because he has to go to university to bring honor to the family and can't be addicted to games. Third Uncle, how about I move the TV and game console to my dorm? It's just that my dorm doesn't have a TV, otherwise I could just take a game console."
"Dream on! I want to play games. You've taken away my TV and game console. What am I supposed to play?"
"You want to play too?" Ye Chengjiang was surprised.
"Is that not allowed? Your third aunt likes to play."
"Okay, then I'm leaving."
"The three of them should not fight."
"Know!"