sbdcsierra Chapter 1788 Telegraph Chapter
Chapter 1788 Telegraph Chapter
Chapter 1788
When the couple was registering for the internet service, a crowd of people around them were watching them and whispering about how powerful they were.
If the salesperson hadn't put up a safety line to keep people away, they probably would have been surrounded by a crowd watching them register for the network.
While they were waiting to register for the network, the salesperson kindly reminded them.
"Boss, the security situation isn't very good right now. So many people saw you buy those mobile phones and carry so much money. Be careful on your way out later."
The couple exchanged a glance, and Ye Yaodong said, "Thank you, we will be careful."
Lin Xiuqing looked at him and muttered softly, "How about we call the factory later and ask some people to come over? Motorcycles are fast, but I'm afraid there might be some reckless people who don't know what's good for them."
"Okay."
These days, it's not uncommon for people to get robbed as soon as they step out the door.
"It's good to make a couple more calls to test it out. If there's a problem, we can ask them to replace it with a new one in time."
Ye Yaodong responded and took out the instruction manual. He would take a look at it casually first, and ask the young man next to him if he didn't understand anything. He also wanted the young man to help demonstrate the machine since he had just received it.
When it came time to choose numbers, the couple studied for a long time before finally selecting a free one that was auspicious, had a lot of 8s, and ended with two 8s.
They could also pay extra for special numbers, but both felt it was unnecessary and preferred to save where they could and spend where they could.
An hour had passed by the time everything was done. Including the time spent consulting earlier, it was already 10 o'clock. Ye Yaodong was still a little excited as he held the brand-new mobile phone.
Although it's an old antique, it was also a symbol of status at that time.
He clumsily pulled out the long antenna and, amidst the envious gazes of the crowd, handed the phone to Lin Xiuqing.
"Here you go! I'll be calling you the first time!"
Lin Xiuqing was overjoyed. "No need, you make the call. Didn't you say you were calling your son? You make the call, I'll see how you use it."
"Are you sure you want to call me? Should I just dial now?"
"let's hit."
Under the envious gazes of everyone, Ye Yaodong pressed the phone at his home in Shanghai.
Summer vacation is too hot, and teachers are unwilling to teach at noon, so Ye Chenghu's tutoring time is scheduled from 8 am to 10 am.
Just then, he finished his class and was about to see his teacher off when the phone in the living room rang.
The teacher also told him not to go, but to answer the phone first.
"Hey?"
"Son, can you hear me?"
"I can hear you! When is my mom coming back? When are Yangyang and my sister coming back?"
"They'll stay a few more days until school starts before going home. Can you hear me clearly on the phone? Will there be any static or interruptions?"
"No, it's the same as usual, the signal is fine," Ye Chenghu replied as usual, puzzled. "How long are they staying? What day? Why so late?"
"As long as the signal is good," Ye Yaodong said with satisfaction. "They'll probably stay until the 30th before going back. Aren't you happy being left alone at home?"
"It's pretty cool, but it's also pretty boring."
"Have you finished making up for today's lessons?"
"I just finished class. The teacher was leaving, and I was going to walk her home when the phone rang, so I answered it first."
"Okay, then don't wander around. It's so hot. I'll hang up if there's nothing else."
"Hey wait a minute, call Yangyang and Xiaojiu over to answer the phone. Neither of them has called me in ages, almost a month. What are they so busy with? They didn't even call me after coming up from home. There are only a few days left before school starts, and they still have to work until the last day?"
Ye Yaodong changed the subject, "They're in the dorm, I'm outside at the post office. Your dad just bought a mobile phone, and you were the first person I thought of. I called you to test the signal."
Ye Chenghu was surprised. "Ah! Big Brother, you bought a mobile phone? Dad, you finally decided to buy one."
"What do you mean by finally being willing to buy it? Your dad is willing to buy two cars. It's just a mobile phone, but I don't think it's necessary, so I haven't bought it yet."
"Is it necessary now?"
"Of course."
"Dad, when are you coming to Shanghai? I want to see your mobile phone. I've never seen what it looks like up close before."
"We'll talk when I'm free. Bye."
"When will you have time... beep beep beep..." Ye Chenghu was speechless, holding the phone. His father didn't even want to say a few more words to him.
Ye Yaodong hung up after he finished speaking; continuing would only be a waste of phone charges.
“Your son said it was the same as a normal phone call, with no static and a good signal.”
"Of course, we're still at the post office. The people who bought the mobile phones haven't left yet. The signal might be bad in other places, but how could it be bad here?"
"That's true..."
"Call the factory and ask a few people to come and accompany us back. Otherwise, it's really not safe for us to just walk out like this."
"alright."
Ye Yaodong overheard her making a phone call to call people, and told her to have a few people from the factory come to the post office.
After finishing their call, the two chatted idly and examined their new phone. Someone called out to show them their new mobile phone, but they ignored it and continued to stand inside the cordon.
To avoid being disturbed by those around them, they decided to continue making phone calls, this time to call home.
Ye Yaodong told Lin Xiuqing to hit it, so she could try it out too.
Lin Xiuqing carefully pressed the number keys, and after the call connected, she couldn't help but feel happy, "It connected...it got through even from so far away..."
"Hello, Mom? Are you home? Are you cooking?"
"Yeah, are you at work? How's the tutoring at Chenghu going? If you ask me, there's no need to put too much pressure on the kids. They don't even have time to come home during summer vacation, they're always in class, it's too tiring for them."
“He only attends tutoring for two hours a day, and he can play as much as he wants the rest of the time, so he won’t get tired. I’m not in Shanghai anymore; I’m with Adong now.”
"Did they go to Dongzi's place? Didn't Dongzi and the others arrive upstairs a couple of days ago? They didn't even call to let us know..."
Lin Xiuqing chatted with Ye's mother for a while, and only after the old lady came over to answer the phone did she hand the phone to Ye Yaodong for a short talk.
They made a long-distance call, and the signal was still very good. After hanging up, the two couldn't help but wonder if it was because of the post office.
I'm thinking of getting another test when I get home to see how it goes.
The people sent by the factory arrived very quickly. While they were talking, they kept an eye on the outside. When they saw a tractor arrive, the two of them pulled each other along as they walked out.
"coming……"
"So fast, is it from our factory?"
"You'll know after you take a look."
When the two reached the door, they were stunned to see people jumping out of the tractor like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
"Why are there so many?"
"Boss, boss's wife..."
Ye Yaodong pointed to the people still jumping down from the truck bed; there seemed to be about a dozen or so.
"Didn't you say to just send a few people? Why are there so many?"
"I don't know. Manager Qi went to the freight department and called out that anyone who was free could take a tractor to the post office. It's almost lunchtime now, and most of the goods have been moved, so we don't need many people. We left a few people there to move things, and then everyone came."
After the person finished speaking, they looked around and seemed to realize there wasn't much to move.
"What do you need us to do, boss? Do we need to move something? Where is it?"
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but facepalm. "What are you moving? Money? Robbing a bank?"
"what!"
The workers were dumbfounded, and the people who had crowded to the entrance of the post office to watch the commotion were also stunned. The surroundings were silent for a few seconds.
Ye Yaodong quickly explained, "I was just kidding. I didn't need so many of you to come. I just asked Manager Qi to send a few people. I didn't expect so many to come. It's nothing serious. We're leaving now and going back."
"Huh? Oh."
Ye Yaodong urged them to get into the car, and his own motorcycle was parked on the side. He also took Lin Xiuqing and got on the motorcycle.
"Shall we go back to the factory now?"
"Yes, let's go back. I'll ride ahead, and you guys follow behind."
"Ok."
Ye Yaodong put on his helmet, watched how they came down and jumped back up, and was speechless for a moment.
People were still peering at them curiously from the entrance of the post office.
After everyone had gotten back onto the tractor, he rode his bicycle ahead of them.
Back at the factory, he first went to Manager Qi to complain.
Manager Qi was also quite innocent. On the phone, he asked if there were any spare people in the factory, and suggested that a few be sent to the post office in tractors.
So he went to ask who was free, right? Who knew that it wasn't busy in the morning and so many people were free, though they didn't specify how many. He figured since everyone was free, the more the merrier, so he wouldn't be short-handed.
He was still wondering if he had gotten into a fight with someone outside, which is why he wanted to have more people so that they would be more aggressive in the fight.
Ye Yaodong was speechless after hearing his explanation. "If I want to fight, I'll definitely make you bring several truckloads of people. I'm not just asking you to call a few people."
"Ha ha……"
"Never mind, it's nothing."
"That's not a fight. Boss, why are you calling everyone to the post office? You can't be thinking of robbing a bank, can you?"
“It’s not funny at all. I’m going to buy a mobile phone.” Ye Yaodong showed him the box he was carrying.
"I also wanted to tell you my new number. Write it down. You can call this number anytime if you need anything. You won't have to worry about not being able to find me after I go out."
Manager Qi's eyes widened in surprise, and he said the same thing as Ye Chenghu.
"Boss, you've finally bought a mobile phone!"
Have you been looking forward to this for a long time?
"Yes, sometimes when you're out socializing or not around, there might be urgent matters that you need to contact but can't find."
"It will be more convenient in the future, make a note of it."
Ye Yaodong opened the box and took out the mobile phone to show off to him.
Lin Xiuqing reminded him, "Why don't you call home again?"
"Row."
The old lady had just hung up the phone and was still sitting on the sofa when the phone rang again. When she answered it, it was Ye Yaodong again, and she was pleasantly surprised.
"Why make two phone calls in a row? That's a waste of phone credit. You could buy a lot of eggs with that money."
"Let me test the signal on my new phone again."
"That's great, I can hear everything now, it's so convenient. I can call you anytime I want to talk to you."
"No problem, I can answer your call anytime."
Ye Yaodong said a few words briefly, and the old lady stared at the time on the phone. She hung up quickly after 58 seconds, afraid of wasting his phone bill. They had just talked on the phone, and she wanted to save money on this second call.
The signal was still very good. After greeting Manager Qi, he happily went to the cafeteria with Lin Xiuqing for lunch before returning to the dormitory.
Without a doubt, the two kids were still sitting in front of the TV playing video games.
Ye Yaodong frowned slightly. "Have you gone to eat yet?"
"We've already eaten; we ate before this came."
"That's good."
Ye Xiaoxi put down her game console and looked for Lin Xiuqing, saying, "Mom, where did you go this morning? I looked for you for breakfast, but I couldn't find you anywhere."
"I'm going out with your dad to buy a cell phone."
Even Ye Chengyang turned around this time, and the two of them said in unison, "A cell phone?"
"A mobile phone?" Ye Chengyang excitedly put down the game controller. "What does it look like? Dad, let me see it."
"Is it that big, dark-skinned big brother from Hong Kong TV?" Ye Xiaoxi asked, her face full of curiosity.
Ye Yaodong showed them the mobile phone he was holding and explained its functions.
The two of them were making loud noises.
"Dad, hurry, hurry, let's call our eldest brother." Ye Xiaoxi was extremely excited.
“I called him from the post office earlier.”
Ye Chengyang was also tempted, "Let's make another call, it's been a long time since we've spoken to our older brother on the phone."
Ye Xiaoxi urged, "Why don't you make a call? Let's try using our mobile phones to talk to our big brother."
"Alright, shall I call you? You call your older brother, do you know the home phone number?"
"I remember!" Ye Xiaoxi exclaimed excitedly as she quickly snatched it away and held it in her hands.
Lin Xiuqing was terrified by her movements. "You better be careful. If you fall on the ground, you'll get a beating."
"I was careful, I put it on my legs."
She and Ye Chengyang sat close together, each pressing a number to dial their home phone.
Ye Chenghu was eating instant noodles when the phone rang again, so he had no choice but to answer it.
"Big brother! Dad bought a mobile phone!"
“I know, I knew it before you did.”
"Wow, that's so cool! Do you know what a mobile phone looks like? I'm going to call you on one right now! Mobile phones are awesome..."
Ye Xiaoxi chattered on and on, saying that she was calling him with her old mobile phone, describing how to use it and what it looked like.
After finishing speaking, I felt a little regretful.
"What a pity, brother. You've missed out on so many fun things. Your tutoring was such a waste, it's so pitiful."
Ye Chenghu was confused. "What did I miss? It's just a mobile phone. What's so great about it? You can only touch it and make a call. Dad definitely won't let you play with it."
"You've missed out on so much..."
Ye Chengyang covered up what was to come.
Ye Chenghu asked curiously, "What else did I miss?"
Ye Chengyang replied, "It's nothing, brother. We'll be back in Shanghai to see you in a few days."