sbdcsierra Chapter 1790 Angry
Chapter 1790 Angry
Chapter 1790 Angry
Ye Chengjiang even gave himself a nice-sounding pen name, "Sui Feng" (meaning "following the wind"), so that he could make pen pals!
He had been thinking about this pen name for several days and finally came up with a satisfactory one. He was just waiting for the start of the school year.
Because he chose a pen name for himself, it instantly sparked a trend of choosing pen names in the dormitory, and everyone else was also thinking about choosing a pen name for themselves.
Lin Guangwen had registered late and could have cut in line, but he decided against it, feeling a little embarrassed to stand in public and be watched by so many people.
I'm thinking that once others have succeeded, I can introduce them to others privately.
As the hostess, Lin Xiuqing warmly greeted the factory leaders and the women, personally seeing them off to their car and giving them gifts as souvenirs.
They didn't stay out too late; they saw everyone off around 9 p.m.
She didn't bother to find out who had succeeded or not; success or failure depended on the individual, and the factory had already had its share of excitement.
After seeing the person off, she went to the cafeteria, filled two bowls with cold drinks, and brought them back to her dormitory, so that the two children could also have a taste.
Watching the two kids playing video games, she tapped the table. "You're playing games here, aren't you going to watch the fun?"
“Without Brother Jiang and my cousin, what’s the point of watching the other people? We kids can’t understand their relationship anyway,” Ye Chengyang said matter-of-factly.
Upon seeing the food, Ye Xiaoxi dropped the handle and happily picked up the bowl.
"And where did the ice-cold drinks come from?"
"Have the cafeteria prepare this. We're entertaining guests this evening. There are some left over, so tell them to leave two bowls. Eat quickly, I'll help you play."
"Where's Dad? Why haven't I seen him come back?"
"He went out for drinks."
Lin Xiuqing joined them and played until 10 o'clock before telling them to go to sleep.
For the next few days, she was also engrossed in it, while Ye Yaodong was always busy and nowhere to be seen. The three of them got used to it and didn't pay any attention to him.
It wasn't until the start of the school year was approaching that Ye Yaodong finally found a moment to ask them when they would be going back.
"Tomorrow is the 30th, and registration is on the 1st. Aren't you going back to prepare earlier?"
"It doesn't seem like there's anything to prepare? Just prepare the money to register, we have the money, no need to prepare anything else. We can just take half a day to go out and buy everything else, we can go back on the 1st."
Lin Xiuqing is getting a little carried away with the game, even keeping a tight schedule, and is still thinking about returning on the 1st.
Ye Yaodong glared at her with exasperation, "You don't learn the good things, you just pick up bad ones from them. Didn't you say you'd be back on the 30th? Now it's the 1st?"
"Hehe, Dad, we can register for number 1 or 2, and start school on number 3, so we have time and there's no rush at all," Ye Chengyang chuckled.
Lin Xiuqing poked his chest. "You don't want me here, and you want to kick me out? Am I in your way?"
Ye Yaodong grabbed her hand, "You're crazy. I was thinking that they're about to start school, and there are so many little things to do. Why do you have to wait until the last day and make things so rushed in this hot weather? We still have an older son in Shanghai. Don't we want him? We've been leaving him alone for so many days."
"Alright, then I'll go back tomorrow."
She patted her head and said, "Did you hear me? Pack your things tonight and head back to Shanghai first thing tomorrow morning."
The two looked dejected, their heads drooping; their happy day was almost over.
Because it was the last day, we let them play a little longer in the evening and didn't call them to bed until 11 o'clock.
Ye Yaodong thought for a moment and decided to take a few days to accompany them back to Shanghai. He also wanted to take the opportunity to check out the cargo base, fishing boats, and machinery there.
If the delivery time is as scheduled, Dongyu No. 4 should be delivered soon.
After handing it over, he would have 11 Yuanyanghao, 4 Dongyuhao, and 2 Xianfenghao in the deep sea area.
There are 11 Dong Sheng vessels in the nearshore area, including three fresh seafood collection boats of 30 meters, 36 meters, and 41 meters in length.
This time he plans to order two more Pioneer ships and two more Dongyu ships. The number of fishing boats needs to be continuously increased to make the business bigger and stronger.
Make a trip at the beginning of September, otherwise he might not be available in the middle or end of the month, and he'll have to attend the Canton Fair at the beginning of next month.
He will definitely have to go in person for the first two years. After everyone is familiar with each other and has a lot of experience, he won't have to do everything himself.
After confirming everything, he also packed his luggage and went to the post office to manually process roaming. He had to report every few days he went there, otherwise he wouldn't be able to make roaming calls in other locations.
It was really hard work.
He had no idea when 2G networks came out in his previous life, and he didn't know much about current affairs and politics. He only knew the general idea: there were big mobile phones in the 90s, and small mobile phones around the turn of the millennium. He didn't know the exact year they came out, he only knew that they probably existed, should exist, or might exist.
Ye Chenghu, who was home alone, had called two days earlier to urge them to come back. After much anticipation, he finally got them to return.
When he saw his younger siblings, he hugged them with unprecedented enthusiasm and joy.
"You're finally back, leaving me all alone at home. How awful! You won't be back until the last day, the 30th."
Ye Chengyang was overjoyed to see him too. "Big brother, you're so happy being home alone. Nobody's watching you. You only have to attend two hours of classes, and you can do whatever you want the rest of the time and go wherever you want."
"It's refreshing, but it's too hot outside. Who goes out to sunbathe every day?"
"You can invite your classmates over to play. Anyway, you have classes in the morning and the whole day from noon to evening."
"Yes, but I haven't seen you guys for two months, of course I miss you."
After returning home, Ye Yaodong slumped onto the sofa, quickly turned on the fan, and made a few sarcastic remarks.
"You miss them, but they don't miss you at all. They're having so much fun they don't want to come back. Yesterday they were even thinking of waiting until tomorrow to come back."
"Damn, you guys are so addicted to making money, what's one more day?"
Ye Chengyang chuckled somewhat guiltily and didn't reply.
"How much money have you made in the past two months?"
"what?"
Ye Chengyang was stumped by his question. He had only received a month's salary last month, and then went back to his hometown on the 10th of this month. He hasn't gone to work at the factory since.
Ye Xiaoxi casually replied, "We didn't earn much. We only received our wages for one month. We only worked for 10 days this month and haven't been paid yet."
"How come you only worked 10 days this month? What have you been doing lately? Are you reluctant to come back?"
This question stumped Ye Xiaoxi, and she looked at Ye Chengyang.
She wanted to tell her older brother yesterday that they were playing video games at home, but her second brother wouldn't let her.
Now, what am I supposed to say when my older brother asks?
Ye Chenghu saw the two men exchange glances, looking hesitant to answer, and knew something was amiss. How could he not know them?
How could you not answer if I just asked you how much money you make or why you don't go to work?
He looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression. "What are you two hiding from me?"
Ye Xiaoxi chuckled, feigning ignorance, then quickly waved her hand, betraying her second brother.
“It’s none of my business. Ask my second brother. He’s the one who told me not to say anything. I was going to tell you yesterday anyway.”
Ye Chengyang almost jumped up, "Don't try to shift the blame."
"That's what it is."
"What are you two hiding from me? You look like you've done something wrong. You didn't go to work and you didn't want to come back. What have you been up to?"
Ye Xiaoxi quickly ran away to her father's place to enjoy the fan.
"It's so hot, I'll put my backpack down first."
Ye Chengyang changed the subject, fanning himself with his hand, and quickly went upstairs with his schoolbag on his back.
One by one, they all ran away feeling guilty, so Ye Chenghu had no choice but to ask Ye Yaodong again.
"Father, what are they hiding from me this time?"
Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Xiaoxi and combed the stray hairs on her forehead, which were damp with sweat.
"Why are you hiding this from your brother? What's there to hide? He's busy with tutoring and doesn't have time to play."
“I didn’t deliberately hide it from my older brother. We’ve been playing games and haven’t called him, so of course I couldn’t tell him. Yesterday, I was about to call you on your old cell phone when my second brother suddenly covered my mouth and wouldn’t let me say anything.”
Ye Chenghu had been listening intently, and when he heard the words "playing games," he quickly asked, "What games are you playing?"
Now that no one was stopping her, Ye Xiaoxi honestly told him, "Dad bought a Little Tyrant game console a few days ago. We played it at our hometown for two days, and then brought it to the factory to play. We didn't mean to hide it from you. We were just busy playing games and didn't have time to call you to tell you."
“I was going to tell you this on the phone yesterday, but my second brother covered my mouth and wouldn’t let me. He said it would affect your studies and you would get angry and say that we’ll have fun, but you won’t.”
Ye Chenghu's face was long and drawn. He was playing fun games behind his back, and he didn't get a share of them.
"That's outrageous! You played video games without telling me."
"You didn't call us, and we didn't call you, so how can we tell you?"
"Where's the Subor game console?"
"I didn't bring it back. My dad wouldn't let me, saying it would affect my studies."
Ye Chenghu had originally intended to forgive them, but upon hearing this, he gritted his teeth in anger.
Damn it, so he's the only one who doesn't get to play!
"So you two started playing games after you went back to your hometown, and you still can't bear to come back to Shanghai."
"Hehe, it's so much fun! It's really fun! We even bought four game cards: Mushroom Eating Game, Tank Battle, Contra, and..."
Seeing his murderous look, Ye Xiaoxi was speechless and quickly hid behind Ye Yaodong.
"You can't yell at me! It's not my fault, you had to go to tutoring yourself, it's not like I didn't let you play."
After glaring at her, Ye Chenghu looked at Ye Yaodong, but he didn't dare to act rashly. He could only say aggrievedly, "Dad, if you don't bring the game console back, everyone else will have a game to play, but I won't."
"I'm afraid it will affect your studies. You're taking the college entrance exam next year, so you have to study hard. You can't let video games ruin your efforts. There's less than a year left, so this is the final sprint."
"Who says playing video games affects your studies?"
"Playing video games will affect your studies anyway. You'll have plenty of opportunities to play in the future. Besides, how much does a game console cost? If you get into university, you'll have a car, but they won't. They'll be looking at you longingly and begging you to drive them around."
"But I want to play now. They can play during summer vacation, but I haven't been able to play yet."
"Yeah, they can only play during summer vacation. Now that school has started, they can forget about playing."
"Then I can't play either, I haven't even played with or touched it yet."
"I'll let you guys play when we go to Zhoushan during the holidays. Forget about it now. School's starting and you're not allowed to buy any new ones. If I find out, your mom will smash them."
"It's not fair..."
"If you get into university next year, I'll give you a car, but that wouldn't be fair to them. So, why don't you accept it then?"
Ye Chenghu's chest heaved with anger.
Ye Yaodong was worried that if he became rebellious, he would get stuck on things and act recklessly, so he tried to appease him again.
"Their hard times are yet to come. You'll be free next year. Be good. After your mother rests, we'll go out to eat together, and then I'll take you to buy school supplies. I'll buy you two sets of new clothes and shoes."
Ye Xiaoxi added, "Big brother, next time we go to Zhou City, I won't play any games, you can play them all. Dad said we can go whenever we have a holiday, so don't be angry."
Ye Chenghu was still angry.
"You guys always leave me out of all the good things. It's been almost half a month, and no one has thought to tell me."
He continued his accusation, "Neither of them called me, so they didn't tell me. Dad, didn't you even think of telling me?"
"I don't think I called you. I called your mom, but I didn't talk to her about game consoles. Of course, I wouldn't talk to her about that."
Lin Xiuqing also said, "I only found out when I went to your father's place a few days ago. I didn't know before."
Ye Chenghu felt even more aggrieved, his eyes reddening. He was the one who had been abandoned.
Lin Xiuqing pressed his shoulder and made him sit on the sofa. "My hands can barely reach your shoulders anymore. You've grown so fast."
"Alright, stop being so temperamental. They are your younger siblings, so just give in to them a little. Next time we go to your dad's, we'll ask them to let you play with them all. We didn't bring them back because we were worried about it affecting your studies. They didn't play with us for many days either. When we were at home, a bunch of people took turns playing with us. We only got to play with them for a few days after we came back to Zhoushan."
Ye Yaodong was too lazy to coax her anymore, so he turned on the TV and left the comforting to Lin Xiuqing.
Lin Xiuqing spoke to him softly, "Don't be angry. It's your birthday in two weeks. I'll give you a proper birthday celebration then. I'll take you out to play during the day, and you can invite your classmates over to celebrate another unforgettable birthday in the evening. Is that okay?"
"You pay!"
"Sure, I'll pay for it. I'll buy you a huge two-tiered cake and a birthday present—that expensive watch you like."
"It's a deal, you can't lie to me."
"I'm not lying to you. When have I ever lied to you? When have I ever broken a promise?"
Ye Chenghu breathed a sigh of relief, his emotions calmed down, but he still couldn't see Ye Xiaoxi clearly.
However, Ye Xiaoxi was shameless enough to approach Ye Chenghu even though he didn't like her, and she would still laugh and offer him food.
"Big brother, you can't blame me. I just didn't call you, and you didn't call me either, so we're even."
"Humph."
"I'm going to tell you something else, but you're not allowed to get angry, okay?"
Ye Xiaoxi felt that honesty would be the best policy, and she couldn't hide the fact that she had taken the 250 yuan red envelope from her older brother. Otherwise, her brother would be even angrier when he found out that she had been kept in the dark.
Ye Chenghu's eyes widened in surprise. "What else are you hiding from me?"
"We're not hiding anything from you, it's just that we haven't met with you, so we can't tell you."
"what's up?"
“When we went back to our hometown, my maternal grandparents gave me 100 yuan, my paternal grandmother gave me 50 yuan, and my father gave me 100 yuan… Ah, no, my father didn’t give me any, my father doesn’t count… I took 150 yuan when I got home.”
Caught off guard, she blurted out the 100 yuan her father had given her, even though he had secretly given it to her and nobody knew.
"So, did you take 150 or 250?"
"150? You're only 250."
"Hmph, I think you took 250. You let it slip. Do you know that you laugh when you lie, and you laugh with a guilty look on your face?"
Ye Xiaoxi was just there, chuckling and laughing, then she hid back next to Ye Yaodong.
"Just 150!"
Ye Yaodong looked at her speechlessly, touched his pocket, took out 150 and handed it to Ye Chenghu.
"Here's the replacement for you, keep it safe."
Ye Chenghu happily accepted it, and after talking for a long time, he finally saw the money.
"That's pretty much it."
Ye Xiaoxi moved closer and said, "Big brother, you should thank me. If I hadn't spoken up, Dad wouldn't have given you any money to compensate you."
"Thank you for the 250?"
"Nonsense, no, it's only 150."
The brother and sister bickered and then made up, only to start fighting over the TV again.
Ye Yaodong took out the latest Shanghai newspapers and read them carefully.
The daily newspapers in Shanghai are different from those in Zhoushan. Shanghai is, after all, the future world financial center, and the newspapers in Shanghai publish all kinds of information, news and policy changes.
The daily changes are evident in the newspapers.
The newspaper allowed him to learn about the latest information and developments in Shanghai, and at that moment, local news was published in the section.
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower reached a structural height of over 212 meters, becoming the tallest building in Shanghai at the time, and marking the first time that the height of a building in Pudong exceeded that in Puxi.
The Yangpu Bridge is expected to be completed and open to traffic next month. With a main span of 602 meters, it will be the world's longest cable-stayed bridge at the time.
The inaugural film festival will be held from October 7th to 14th.
All these news items have witnessed the growth of the country and the rapid development of Shanghai.
Lin Xiuqing leaned closer and asked him, "When are we going out later?"
Ye Yaodong was engrossed in the newspaper and didn't even look up. "Let's wait until four or five o'clock when the sun isn't so strong before going out. It's too hot now, so let's just stay at home and take a nap."
"also."
Lin Xiuqing then turned to Ye Chenghu and asked, "What did you have for lunch?"
"I was eating instant noodles when my aunt called me over for dinner, but I was too lazy to go because it was too hot."
Ye Chenghu suddenly remembered, "Dad, I almost forgot. Can you show me your big brother? I don't even know what it looks like."
He was so caught up in his sadness that he forgot about the important matter of the cell phone.
Ye Xiaoxi chimed in, "It looks like a big brick, a black brick, and has a long power cord, just like the power cord of a black and white television."