sbdcsierra Chapter 1778 Game Consoles
Chapter 1778 Game Consoles
Chapter 1778 Game Consoles
Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi slept until early the next morning.
When she woke up, Ye Xiaoxi immediately pressed her face against the window and called out to her mother.
Ye's mother was picking eggplants by the back door when she heard the call. She quickly looked up, smiled, and waved to her, "You're awake! Come down and have breakfast."
"Coming."
Once this person wakes up, no one else needs to sleep anymore.
After leaving his room, he started calling out to his second brother and father.
She woke everyone else up as well, but after she finished calling them, she went to wash up. While everyone was dawdling and getting ready to get up, she had already happily gone downstairs to eat.
"You slept straight from yesterday afternoon until now, you slept so well?" Mother Ye said with a smile as she led a basket of vegetables into the house.
"It's so nice to sleep in, Grandma's house is so comfortable and cool."
"Then don't go, just stay at home. Let your dad go alone when the time comes."
"Then my mom will call and yell at me. I'll let you answer the phone then."
"Never mind then, if they can't study, they'll blame me. Is Yangyang still not awake?"
“I called him.”
"I heard you gave the old lady a glasses chain, why didn't you buy me a gift?"
This stumped Ye Xiaoxi. She had simply noticed that the principal's glasses had a chain, and thought it would be convenient for the old lady to not have to look for her glasses everywhere, so she chased after her to buy one.
Seeing Ye's mother, she really didn't know what to buy.
She stared blankly at Ye's mother, her mind racing.
"Because...because...because you're not wearing glasses! If you were wearing glasses, I would have bought you an extra pair."
Ye Xiaoxi said pitifully, "I haven't gone out at all. I go to school every day, and my mother doesn't let me run around on weekends. I can't buy anything. I can only buy stationery at the school gate."
"And you have your own money, you have a lot of money, all of my grandfather's money is with you, you have everything, you can buy whatever you want, my mother even sent you a big bag of clothes, but your grandmother has nothing, your grandmother has nothing."
Ye's mother rolled her eyes. "I only said one sentence, and you replied with a whole bunch."
That's because they feel guilty.
She lowered her head and ate her porridge silently.
Before long, the people upstairs who had been woken up by the noise also came down one after another.
Ye Yaodong tapped her on the head, "If you're going to get up, then get up. Why are you yelling? Doesn't everyone else want to sleep?"
"Dad, did you buy gifts for Grandma and Grandpa?"
"No, why would I buy a gift out of the blue? It's not a holiday, and it's not like it's my first time traveling far from home or coming back from Zhoushan."
Ye Xiaoxi glanced at her mother and whispered, "I bought it for the old lady, but she said I didn't buy it for her."
"She's just joking with you. What doesn't she have? She's the most fashionable middle-aged woman in the whole village."
She nodded vigorously, "Yes, Grandma was the first to get her hair permed, and she looked so stylish. Now everyone in the village is copying her hair perming and her clothing style."
Ye's mother came out of the kitchen and said, "You went to sleep as soon as you got back, and didn't even leave the house until dawn the next day. So you know everyone is copying me?"
"Didn't you say that on the phone? You even told my dad to buy you more clothes when he goes to Guangzhou. I overheard him telling Mom."
"You know everything." Ye's mother glanced at the father and daughter, telling them to eat quickly, as she had to go out and get busy.
Ye Xiaoxi quickly finished shoveling the food and then ran off to find her friends.
Ye Yaodong also had things to do. He needed to go to town to check on the unloading of the fishing boats. The cargo on the boats needed to be unloaded and loaded onto trucks for delivery, which wouldn't be quick.
After he finished eating, he rode his motorcycle to town.
Although Ye Yaodong brought two children back, all three of them were very busy. They left early in the morning after breakfast, each busy with their own things. Whether they went home or not made no difference.
Aside from mealtimes, you can still see people around; at other times, it's still the old lady looking after the house.
After that, Ye Yaodong disappeared even at dinner time. Only Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi appeared right on time, covered in sweat.
Fortunately, his family has gotten used to it; as long as his presence is in the house, that's enough.
Anyway, the old lady stays at home all day, so no matter what time he gets up, she can always see him.
There were only times when the father and his two sons did not meet.
But the brother and sister were having so much fun that they forgot all about their father. They would come home for meals in a rush and then run off as soon as they finished eating.
Going home for dinner is just to replenish energy; it's just a task.
Ye Yaodong spent three days in town before finally returning home. He slept until noon, which allowed him to have breakfast and lunch together.
It was only then that he realized how his two fair-skinned children had turned into charcoal.
When he saw the two rushing in from outside, he almost didn't recognize them.
"How did you two get so tanned!"
"hold head high?"
The two glanced at him dismissively, then pulled out their own chairs; the food was already served.
"Go wash your hands and faces first. Look how red your faces are and how sweaty you are. What are you running around for? What have you been playing?"
"We're just hanging out with our friends," Ye Xiaoxi said before washing her hands.
Ye Chengyang's outfit was transparent.
When questioned or when his answer is likely to be wrong, he usually pretends to be invisible to reduce his presence.
“Where have you been playing? I haven’t seen you for just two or three days, and you’ve gotten so much darker. You didn’t get this dark even after studying for half a year. You’ve gotten this dark in just two or three days. If you go back in a few more days, your mother won’t even recognize you.”
Ye Xiaoxi touched her face with her wet hands. "Really?"
"Not yet? When you came back, you were wearing a beautiful princess dress, picking and choosing, saying you wanted to show it to your friends. Look at yourself now, whose clothes are you wearing?"
She looked down and tugged at her shirt and pants, and saw that the insteps of her feet were tanned in two different colors; they were indeed tanned.
She felt a little guilty. "Grandma found my sisters' old clothes and gave them to me to wear."
In just a few days, it went from a pretty puffy princess dress to a yellowed and deformed tank top and floral shorts.
My knees were covered in bruises and red bumps, one here and one there. My shoulders and arms were tanned, revealing the marks of my vest. My hair was wet and stuck to my forehead and temples.
Ye Yaodong looked on with a complicated expression.
After spending more than a month in the factory, I had actually gotten a bit fairer, but now I've gone from a little princess to a wild girl.
I've only been back for three days.
"Then what's the point of you specifically picking out all those pretty little dresses to wear? Come here."
Ye Xiaoxi said hesitantly as she moved over, "It's not convenient to play in a skirt, but everyone has seen me in a skirt, that's enough."
Ye Yaodong tugged at her frayed vest and then touched the two contrasting colors on her shoulders.
"Look at your shoulders, two different colors. When you get back, will you still be able to wear a white tutu?"
"Then I won't wear it."
"So you're planning to go back to Shanghai in this outfit?"
"It's not like it's not allowed, it's cool anyway, everyone dresses like this."
"You've only been back for two days, and you've already given up on everything?"
She shut her mouth, grabbed a small section of her hem, and twisted it into a pretzel.
"It's so awkward, the clothes are all deformed. If you twist it a little more, it will stretch out again."
She quickly loosened her grip.
Go back to your seat and eat first.
"Oh."
Ye Yaodong turned to look at the other one.
Ye Chengyang kept his eyes down, eating his meal quietly, trying not to make a sound, hoping his father wouldn't bother him.
"What have you been up to now? Look at your hair, anyone who didn't know better would think you just pulled yourself out of the water."
"Second Brother was just pulled out of the water..."
Ye Chengyang pulled her away in time, and half of her body had already slipped out.
Ye Yaodong frowned, looking at him dangerously, "You went swimming? Where did you swim?"
“We went to play by the river. It was so hot that I went swimming for a little while. It was just a short while. The water was very shallow and not deep at all, really.”
Ye Chengyang quickly confessed honestly, thankfully he had almost finished eating.
Ye Xiaoxi quickly pleaded, "Dad, really, the river wasn't deep at all, it only came up to Second Brother's chest. Second Brother just went into the water to play for a bit and then came out."
Ye Yaodong looked at her again with a dangerous glint in his eyes.
She became alert and quickly removed her clothes. "I didn't swim, I was just playing in the river and catching shrimp, and my legs only got wet down to my knees!"
"You've become this wild in just a few days. If you dare to swim in the river today, you'll dare to swim in the sea tomorrow. I'll break your legs."
"No, we just picked up fish, shrimp and crabs at the beach and played house. Nobody went swimming."
Ye Chengyang quickly added, "Dad, don't worry, I've kept everything you said in mind. I won't go to dangerous places. Besides, I'm with my little sister, so I definitely won't take her to any dangerous places. We'll just stay by the small river not far from the main road at the village entrance, the place where Brother Jiang used to put the cages."
“We’re going today. We went to the beach a couple of days ago because the tide was out, which is why we got so tanned.”
Ye Yaodong's expression softened slightly. "You should listen to what I'm telling you. You can't do things you shouldn't do. Come to the city with me tomorrow."
They've become completely unruly after I haven't kept an eye on them for a few days.
The children in the village are all neglected. Their fathers go out to earn money, and their mothers are busy earning money or doing chores at home. The elderly only care that the children have enough to eat and come home on time. They don't care what the children do outside.
Those who grow up safely and don't go astray are blessed by God and have good roots.
Ye Xiaoxi asked curiously, "What are you going to the city for? Oh, I know, you're going to see your grandparents and great-grandfather?"
With the crisis averted, Ye Chengyang breathed a sigh of relief and continued to play dumb. He would just do whatever his father told him to do, and that was the right thing to do.
"I'm going to check the accounts too, and I'll take you two with me so you don't run around everywhere at home all the time. Look at you two, don't you realize you've gotten two different tans when you shower?"
"Hehe, it was already dark when we finished eating and took a shower. We just rinsed off and got clean, so we didn't look closely."
"You took off these clothes, and the arms and stomach are two different colors. Haven't you looked closely yet?"
"I looked at it, but the sun is going to tan it, so there's nothing I can do about it."
"If you stayed out in the sun less, would you have gotten this tanned? Seeing how tanned you are, I'm embarrassed to take you out."
"It's okay, it's summer vacation now, everyone's probably the same dark color, and you'll be fair again by the New Year."
"Hurry up and eat your food, stop talking so much."
Ye Xiaoxi ate her rice with her head down, thinking to herself: Isn't this the kind of question you keep asking and the one I answer? Second Brother doesn't say anything, so when you ask, no one answers, and he's definitely going to get angry again.
"After you finish eating, take a shower and then stay home and watch TV. Don't go anywhere, and don't go anywhere if anyone calls you."
"Oh."
The old lady waited until he finished scolding the child before speaking, "How many days are you going to the city tomorrow?"
"Two or three days."
"So you're leaving right after returning from the city?"
"No, let's stay here for another day or two. There's nothing important to do all day."
"Oh, that's good."
Turning her head, she looked at the two younger children. "It's even hotter outside at noon. Staying at home and watching TV is just right, and there's a fan blowing to keep us cool."
Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi both nodded.
Besides the four of them, Ye Yaohua's daughter, Ye Tingting, was also eating. She had been watching Ye Yaodong's reprimand with wide, curious eyes. She was also helping out at the workshop during her summer vacation and had come back to eat first.
The other two older girls work at a fish cannery and eat there instead of coming home for dinner.
As for Ye's mother and second sister-in-law, they are still in the workshop and haven't come over yet.
They don't need everyone to be present for meals anymore. Since it's not a holiday, the kids eat as soon as they get home from school or come back from outside. The adults are too busy to wait for anyone to have time to eat.
After finishing their meal, the brother and sister obediently went upstairs to take a shower, and then settled quietly on the sofa to watch TV.
Although I was tempted to go out, since I had made plans with my friends to go somewhere in the afternoon, staying at home with the fan on and eating iced jelly was really comfortable.
"Dad, I heard from a classmate that they have a Little Tyrant game console with lots of fun games, like the kind that plays arcade games. Should we get one too? That way, my sister and I won't have to go outside in the sun during holidays; we can just stay home and play games!"
Ye Chengyang looked at Ye Yaodong, who had also sat down beside him, his face full of longing.
He actually wanted to buy one himself; he had the money and knew where to buy it, but he was worried that his parents wouldn't agree, since playing games was a waste of time and energy, especially a video game console.
I'm worried that if I buy it and they throw it away, he'll be upset and the money will have been wasted.
"The Subor game console?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it's super popular! All my classmates are talking about it. They say it's really fun. Can I buy one, Dad?"
"If you buy them, you probably won't need to study anymore. As soon as school is over, you'll all be crowding in front of the arcade machines. Do you think I don't know? All those arcade machines on the street are for students like you to hang out and play after school instead of going home."
“They are them, but we all come home on time. Dad, you can have Mom supervise us until we finish our homework before we can play.”
After Ye Chengyang finished speaking, he winked at Ye Xiaoxi.
Upon receiving the signal, Ye Xiaoxi quickly stepped forward and took Ye Yaodong's arm. "Dad, aren't you worried that we'll get too tanned from going out in the sun? Then buy us a Little Tyrant game console, and we won't go out in the sun. We'll definitely stay home and play games."
"So feelings are still somewhat useful, so I can keep you guys at home?"
"Buy it, Dad. It's not expensive, and it definitely won't affect our studies. If Mom doesn't let us play, we definitely won't be able to play either."
Ye Chengyang added, "Dad, you can play with it too. It's suitable for all ages, adults and children can play with it. I've heard there are a lot of fun things to play with."
"Dad, aren't you curious about what the Little Tyrant game console looks like?"
"Not curious."
"I'm curious... Buy it, buy it." Ye Xiaoxi clung to his arm and kept pleading.
“Your older brother will be a senior in high school next semester and will take the college entrance exam next year. If you buy him one, he won’t need to study anymore. This will harm him.”
"Then why don't you just not let your older brother play with it?"
Ye Yaodong chuckled, "How could he be content with that? He should be grateful that the three of you didn't fight over it or start a brawl after he bought it."
Ye Chengyang said, "Dad, my older brother can't just keep his head down and study. That would put too much pressure on him. He needs to balance work and rest. We can let him play a little on weekends. Otherwise, if he's under too much pressure and goes astray, running off to play on the streets, wouldn't that be even worse?"
"Yes, yes, that's right. The teacher also said that we should combine work and rest to achieve twice the results with half the effort."
Ye Yaodong kept his eyes glued to the television, saying nothing, but his mind softened, and he acquiesced.
But the two of them insisted on getting an answer from him today, and they took turns talking incessantly.
Now only his father is here. As long as his father agrees and buys it, his mother won't say anything. Otherwise, when they go back, he will not only have to deal with his father, but also his mother, making things twice as difficult.
If we can resolve this now, then of course we should. Ideally, we should go to the city tomorrow and buy one directly.
Then, if we can stay here for another two days, we can take it with us.
Here, no one will compete with them; they can play to their heart's content at home.
If I go to Shanghai, I'll have an older brother there too.
"Dad, are you even listening to us? Buy, buy, buy! We want to buy, buy, buy!"
"Dad, can we buy it with our own money?"
Ye Yaodong turned to look at him, "You've saved up quite a bit of money, huh?"
"As long as you agree, we'll buy it ourselves. It definitely won't interfere with your studies. If it does, you can just put it away."
"Alright, I'll go to the city tomorrow and take a look when I have time. If it interferes with my studies, I'll just smash it."
The brother and sister ignored the last sentence and cheered excitedly.
"Great! Let's buy them and play here for a couple of days first."
"After we get back to Zhou City, we can plug it into the black and white TV in Dad's room and play with it."
"Then we'll go back to Shanghai on September 1st when we register."
Ye Chengyang nodded happily; the plan was perfect.
"If your older brother finds out, he'll be furious."
Ye Chengyang: "Big brother, you should prioritize your studies!"
Ye Xiaoxi: "Yes!"
"Pack a couple of your clothes into your backpacks later, and we'll leave together first thing tomorrow morning."
Ye Yaodong stared at Ye Xiaoxi's tattered clothes again, then reached out and tugged at them. "Wear the clothes you brought back yourself tomorrow. Where did this gaudy, tattered outfit come from? And there's a hole burned in it by a mosquito coil?"
Ye Xiaoxi glanced at the clothes she had just changed into after taking a shower. "This was also given to me by my grandma. She said that since I run around and go everywhere every day, wearing tattered clothes is just right."
"You really aren't picky, you wear anything, even the junk I picked out for you."
"It doesn't matter, we're all in the same boat anyway."
"Dress nicely when you go out to the city tomorrow."
"know."
Ye Tingting asked Ye Xiaoxi in a low voice, "What is a Little Tyrant game console?"
Ye Xiaoxi excitedly explained to her, "It's a game console with a keyboard and game cartridges. I heard it's really fun. We'll buy one for you to play in a couple of days."
She nodded happily, "I can't play while I'm at work, so I can play with it for a while when I get home from get off work."
"no problem."
The brother and sister were so excited about going to the city to buy a game console tomorrow that they behaved themselves and didn't go anywhere today.
Several groups of friends came to their door calling them, but they said they couldn't come out, no matter how they called.
Ye Yaodong also took a rare half-day off and didn't go anywhere.
A few days ago, I went to inspect the factory and shared my experience of the Canton Fair with Hong Wenle. I also gave him some guidance on how to apply, what procedures to complete, and how to use cash power in critical situations.
He had been entertaining clients for several days and was exhausted. Today, he even made a special trip to cancel, saying he had to go to the city to handle some business and check accounts, which allowed him to avoid the situation.
I've been back for three days, and today I finally managed to relax and watch some TV.
Mother Ye and Second Sister Ye returned a little later and were surprised to see him still sitting in the living room.
Why are you still here today?
"I'm not going out today. It's so hot and I'm exhausted. I'll rest for a bit and then go to the city tomorrow."
"How do you plan to get there? Has the ship already returned?"
"The ship finished unloading its cargo a couple of days ago, and I already had them take a boatload of goods from Linji back first. I plan to ride a motorcycle there; it'll be faster, and I'm only taking two kids with me, so there's room and it's convenient."
"Be careful when riding your bike on the road."
"Don't worry about that."
Ye Xiaoxi muttered to Ye Chengyang, "It's cooler to ride a motorcycle."
"But we'll have to eat dirt."
"Second brother, how much money do you have? Can we afford a Subor game console?"
"I only have a little over 100, what about you? Can we chip in?"
Ye Xiaoxi asked in surprise, "You brought so much money?"
Ye Chengyang suppressed the upward curve of his lips and nodded calmly, "And you?"
"I'm also a little over 100."
"Why did you bring so much money? Didn't you say you weren't bringing any?" Ye Chengyang was also a little surprised. She usually considered it a lot if she had 2 yuan in her pocket.
Ye Xiaoxi said somewhat guiltily, "I brought it secretly, with a little bit of my salary, just in case I need to spend money."
Ye Chengyang didn't think much of it, since the three siblings were already quite well-off.
"Then let's chip in and we'll have over 200 yuan. We'll see how much it costs later. If it's not enough, we'll ask Dad to lend us some. Then we'll buy this game console together, and our older brother can't take it from us!"
Ye Xiaoxi nodded in agreement, "That's right, if Big Brother wants to play, we both have to agree. When we want to play, he can't play; we have to play first."
"That's right, we buy it, so we call the shots."
"Let him keep an eye on it. Anyway, he has to take the college entrance exam, so his studies should be his priority."
"Then give me all your money first, and we'll split it in half. If it's not enough, Dad can cover it for you."
“Okay, let’s coax Dad into paying for what we don’t have. When we get back, we won’t give it to him. He’ll forget about it as soon as he gets back anyway, hehehe…” Ye Xiaoxi laughed mischievously.
"Then you try to coax them."
The two of them secretly whispered and made a decision.
P.S.: I'll update as usual today. The extra picture I promised to add will be added tomorrow.