sbdcsierra Chapter 1773 Teasing (Next Chapter 1:130)
Chapter 1773 Teasing (Next Chapter 1:130)
Chapter 1773 Teasing (Next chapter 1:00-1:30)
Ye Yaodong took the calendar to his face and looked at each date and the to-do items written on the edges and corners.
Once it's finished, he crosses it out; if it's not finished, he marks it with a red triangle; and if it's in progress, he draws a wavy line.
There are only three days left until the end of the month. If you don't finish, you'll have to copy it next month.
He wrote for a while, and seeing that August was empty with not much to do, he was satisfied.
Looking back at July, filled with records, he felt a sense of accomplishment, realizing he had accomplished quite a lot that month.
In August, fishing boats are heading out to sea, a fishmeal processing plant has finalized its site selection and construction, a freight depot in Shanghai is under construction, and the factory is hosting a social event for Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day).
Aside from the opening of the fishing season and Qixi Festival, other events haven't been specified for a particular day, and the itinerary or arrangements will have to be made on the fly.
He checked and saw that Qixi Festival was on August 24th, which was in the latter part of the month. If he wanted to go back, he could only do so in the first ten days of the month and then come back in the latter ten days.
Ye Yaodong twirled the pen in his hand, thinking. He didn't have much to do at the beginning of the month. After arranging for the fishing boats to go out to sea, he would check on the fishmeal factory here and the freight department in Shanghai. There was basically nothing major going on.
Depending on the situation, when the fresh seafood is transported back by boat, I can go back with them for a few days.
He temporarily marked the days from the beginning to the middle and end of the month, waiting to adapt to the changing circumstances.
Lin Xiuqing arrived on the evening of the 30th, bringing not only Ye Huimei but also Ye Chenghu.
When Ye Chenghu rushed into his office and shouted "Dad!", he was quite startled.
"Weren't you supposed to be having tutoring? What are you doing here?"
"Aren't you surprised? Did you miss me?"
"You're such a grown-up, what's there to think about? Don't you have classes? Where's your mother?"
"He's in the back. Let me come and see if you're in the office. If not, go to the dormitory to put your things down before you go to eat."
"I asked you so many questions, and you didn't listen to a single one of them, yet you still picked and chose your answers?"
Ye Chenghu was stunned for a moment, then recalled what questions his father had asked. "Didn't I answer all the questions you asked?"
Ye Yaodong glanced at him with a straight face, without a hint of a smile, showing no surprise whatsoever.
At that moment, the twins rushed into the office, calling out "Uncle!" one after the other.
"Why are you running like that? You're covered in sweat, and it's so hot outside, why are you running like that?"
"My cousin told us to go after him!"
"He said he'd buy us popsicles if he caught up with us!"
Ye Yaodong patted his pocket and gave each person a dollar. "Go buy it."
The two happily took it and ran away.
Ye Chenghu thought for a while before finally remembering, "Oh, Dad, you were just asking me why I didn't have class? I finished it. The month of summer tutoring is finally over today. Tomorrow is the weekend, so Mom brought me over."
When Ye Yaodong asked the question for the second time, he had already picked up the calendar and seen that today was the 30th, and tomorrow and the day after were the weekend.
When will your homeroom teacher start tutoring you in August?
"The teacher said she also needs to rest, and will come to my house in a week to make up for the three weeks I need to rest."
"Okay, then you can stay a few more days."
"I can stay for another week or so. I'm exhausted. I have classes every day, even during summer vacation, and then I have to go back to school in a few days! It's so tough!"
"No pain, no gain. If you suffer now, you'll be amazing when you get to college. Your ancestors' graves will be emitting auspicious smoke."
"Just for the college entrance exam, the college entrance exam, the college entrance exam... Sigh, I'm going to buy an ice pop too."
Lin Xiuqing and Ye Huimei arrived late.
"I told you to come all the way here to see if your dad was inside. If he was, just say so. You came in and saw him, and you didn't even bother to go out and say something?"
“You saw me run in and not come out, so you should know Dad is inside,” he said, and then ran off. “I’m going to buy popsicles, I’m dying of heat.”
The two stood under the fan and felt the breeze help them recover.
"it's too hot."
"Let's sit and rest for a while, and then we'll go eat together after the sun goes down."
"I really don't want to go out on this hot day."
"Then why did you ask me a while ago if I wanted to go back to my hometown?"
"Isn't it your son who keeps asking? I don't care, it's so hot, I don't want to move."
“I’m thinking that if I need to deliver goods back in a few days, I’ll go back with them. You don’t need to come along; you can stay in Shanghai. I’ll take the two of them with me. If they don’t want to come back, I won’t.”
Ye Huimei fanned herself with her hand and said in surprise, "Everyone just came by boat, why are you going back? It's just as hot at home."
“Go back and take care of some things. Check on the fish cannery and then go to the city to check the accounts. Dad doesn’t understand these things; he can only look at the accounts of those ships.”
Lin Xiuqing suddenly realized, "No wonder you suddenly changed your mind and said you wanted to go back. It's so hot, why bother with this trip?"
"Applications for the Canton Fair will open this month. I called and asked, and the fish cannery didn't have time to participate because they didn't complete the procedures in time in the first half of the year. Now they have prepared the materials and hope to participate in the second half of the year. I'll go back and take a look, and then give them some guidance on their exhibition experience."
"You can also tell them over the phone."
“It’s hard to explain things over the phone. Anyway, I’m thinking of going back to talk to them in person. It’s been more than half a year. I also want to check the factory’s revenue and the city’s revenue.”
"I should have gone back with A Yuan back then. A Yuan has already returned."
"There's no such thing as 'if only I had known earlier.' I'll tell you after I confirm when I'm going back."
"Okay, I'll stay here for the next few days and spend a week with my son. Then I'll take him back to Shanghai for tutoring."
"Who knows, you might even be able to put me on the ship."
"Yeah, I came all this way, but I'm still here before I even get back to Shanghai, and you're already going home."
Ye Yaodong was speechless. It was quite possible, after all, Ye Chenghu only started taking English lessons on the 9th.
Ye Huimei joked, "What does it matter? We're an old married couple, why are you still so reluctant to part? Since you're so reluctant, then let's make love a few more times here."
Ye Yaodong almost choked on his own saliva, looking at her incredulously, "What kind of indecent words are you saying?"
Lin Xiuqing blushed and slapped her, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Ye Huimei glanced at the two of them with an ambiguous look, and said with a smile, "What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't you just telling the truth? You've come all this way, so of course my brother has to pamper you. You might run home anytime soon, so he has to love you even more."
Ye Yaodong was so embarrassed by his own sister's teasing that he didn't know what to say.
These are all words of tiger and wolf!
How does Ah Guang usually teach?
His perfectly good younger sister has been taught to be so fierce.
He's never managed to train his wife to be like this in all these years.
However, before he could finish his thought, Lin Xiuqing blushed and retorted.
"You two are both like this, aren't you? Absence makes the heart grow fonder. He's been on the ship for half a year, and now that he's back, shouldn't you two cherish each other even more and not have to go out for days?"
"Then you can give me a few days off."
"How about we bring your daughter and son over to my place? That way we won't disturb you two's lovemaking."
Ye Huimei laughed at what she said and was too shy to retort.
Ye Yaodong was stunned and dared not utter a sound, for fear of affecting the two's performance.
Lin Xiuqing persisted, continuing to retort with a smile, "Then I'll have the kids move in with me, and you two can stay at your own home. You won't have to go out for days. I'll have the twins bring you meals."
Anyway, her husband was right next to her, so she wasn't embarrassed at all.
"Third sister-in-law, your mouth is getting more and more sharp. It must be my brother who trained you."
what?
Ye Yaodong's eyes widened.
Why bring this up too?
"Of course, your third brother is always quick-witted, so I certainly can't let him down."
Ye Yaodong felt relieved. It turned out that he had misunderstood; he wasn't that fierce. Thank goodness.
He coughed lightly to prevent the two from going too far. These two married women dared to say anything; he wondered if they were always this outspoken in private.
"Do you two think I'm dead? What nonsense are you spouting?"
"Third brother, aren't you being a bit too serious? Third sister-in-law came all this way, and you're going to act all serious in front of her like this?"
"I'm showing you something serious. Would you even see me when I'm not serious?"
Ye Huimei covered her mouth and laughed, "Oh right, I'm in the way. I'll leave first and see where those two brats have gone. I'll also check if my little girl is behaving well."
After saying that, she got up and left, closing the door behind her. She then winked at the two of them before finally closing the office door.
As he passed by the window, he glanced inside, then thoughtfully closed the window, leaving behind a comment.
"No rush."
Ye Yaodong was speechless. "Where did she learn all this?"
"Where did you learn that? Isn't it something you naturally learn after getting married?"
Is this how you usually talk?
"You're a grown man, don't ask so many questions."
"Is this really the little sister I've watched grow up? When did she become so fierce? When did you become like this?"
"I learned it from her," Lin Xiuqing said, directly shifting the blame.
"Didn't you say that it would naturally happen after you got married?"
She rolled her eyes at him. "When are you getting off work for dinner?"
Ye Yaodong flipped his wrist. "There's still half an hour. It's early. It'll be cooler to eat after the sun goes down. Right now, it's like an oven outside. Let's just stay here and enjoy the fan."
"I'll go check on the two children."
"They're leaving already? They even thoughtfully closed the door and windows."
"Could you do that in this office?"
"Let's try something different, a quick and easy way out isn't out of the question..."
"They're getting more and more shameless," Lin Xiuqing muttered, but without lingering, she opened the door and left.
People are passing by everywhere. If someone hears it, or if the office next door hears it, how embarrassing would that be? She'd never be able to face anyone again, and she'd never have to come to the factory again.
Inside the workshop, several children of all ages gathered together, squatting in a corner eating popsicles, while Ye Huimei squatted down and talked to them.
Suddenly, I saw Lin Xiuqing coming over.
Why didn't you have a proper whispered conversation with my brother in the office?
"We're an old married couple, what's there to say? We talk a lot on the phone, there's nothing to say to each other alone."
When Ye Xiaoxi saw Lin Xiuqing, she was so happy that she stood up and ran over to hug her.
"Mom, my aunt won't let me go to your office. She said you have something to say to Dad."
"You've already finished talking to your father."
"Mom, do you want an ice pop? I'll buy you one."
Lin Xiuqing chuckled and pinched her cheek. "When did you become so generous?"
When have I ever been stingy?
Ye Chengyang moved next to him and asked happily, "Mother, my eldest brother said you'll be staying for a week."
"Yes, I've come over to supervise your homework and see how well you've done your summer assignments."
"Never mind what I said." He immediately retreated back into the circle and squatted down.
"Don't forget to do your homework. Your dad might go back to his hometown in a few days. If you want to go back with him, you can go for a few days."
The three siblings looked at her with surprise and asked in unison, "Really?"
"This has nothing to do with you, Ye Chenghu. You need to brush up on your English."
Ye Chenghu instantly felt utterly hopeless. "Ugh... can I not have tutoring? I just finished tutoring classes and now I have to have English tutoring. My summer vacation is completely ruined! They can all go back to their hometowns, but I can't go home!"
"I can't go back either. I'll go back to Shanghai with you to catch up on your studies."
Ye Chenghu's eyes accused him of not caring.
"Looking at me won't help. You have the college entrance exam next year, and this is the last month of summer vacation. You need to brush up on your English. I'm giving you a week off now."
"Think about it, what will you lose if you don't get into university? A beautiful girlfriend, a college student girlfriend, and you'll lose your chance to go to university, as well as your car. You'll just be pitifully thrown into the sea by your dad."
"Bear with it now, and your future will hold endless possibilities. Do you want to indulge in present pleasures, or do you want a better future?"
Ye Chenghu gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. "Fine, I'll endure it!"
"Big brother is so pitiful. We need to learn English well so that we won't have to suffer like him and have to go through tutoring in the future," Ye Chengyang said to Ye Xiaoxi.
Ye Xiaoxi nodded, "Yes, we need to study English hard. My older brother doesn't even have a summer vacation and can't go back to his hometown. It's so sad."
Lin Xiuqing patted their heads and said, "It's good that you two know this. If your brother had a good foundation, he wouldn't be suffering from tutoring right now."
Pei Yu suddenly said, "I know, cousin, this is a bad example."
"Hahaha……"
Ye Chenghu, enraged, slapped her on the head, saying, "You're the kind of person who knows how to stab someone in the back."
Ye Chengyang changed the subject, "Mother, when are we going back with Father?"
"I don't know, it depends on when your dad decides. He also has to consider the cargo arrangements. You two just need to wait for notification, he won't leave you behind."
Ye Xiaoxi excitedly replied, "That's good. I'll call back and tell Grandma later. She'll be so happy. That way, Dad won't be able to leave us out."
Ye Chenghu sighed, utterly despondent, but no one paid him any attention.
Pei Yu then said to Ye Huimei, "Mother, Grandpa said that my uncle and his family have come and are staying in the family compound. Should we go?"
"Let's eat first and then go over, so we don't go and find there's nothing to eat."
"Are my uncle and the others going to stay here indefinitely?"
"I don't know, let's go and ask."
Ye Xiaoxi curiously moved closer to Pei Yu and asked, "Your uncle is so small, even shorter than your brother. Why is he shorter than your brother?"
"I don't know, would you like to come with us?"
"Okay."
Lin Xiuqing asked Pei Yu, "It's been so many days, have you seen your uncle yet?"
“I saw it. A few days ago, my grandpa came to pick me up and took me home for dinner. I played with my uncle for a while. When it was time for bed, he brought me back and gave me 10 yuan.”
"I also want!"
"I also want to ask the old man for 10 yuan!"
The twins immediately spoke up.
“You go and say it yourselves, that I have it, and you should have it too.”
They both nodded together.
Ye Xiaoxi then asked Pei Yu, "Is it fun with your uncle?"
"He's alright. He's still as silly as he was when he was little. At first, he called me 'sister,' but after I taught him, he realized he should call me 'Xiaoyu.' When I left, he kept crying and begging me to stay. What a crybaby."
"So, do you think he's the dumber one, or your brothers?"
The twins glared menacingly at the two.
Pei Yu saw her two younger brothers hesitate for a moment before saying somewhat sincerely, "I think they are a little smarter, at least they don't cry as much."
The twins instantly breathed a sigh of relief and were overjoyed.
Ye Xiaoxi put her arm around Pei Yu's shoulder, and the two squatted there, whispering, "We're still the smartest ones."
Pei Yu nodded in agreement.
Lin Xiuqing leaned closer to Ye Huimei and whispered, "Aren't you going over there tomorrow? Why are you in such a hurry to go over tonight?"
"It'll be so hot tomorrow. I've eaten too much, and I'm going to drag three people over in this blazing sun, and then I still have to cook for them?"
"That's true. After we get there, you, as the daughter-in-law, will have to lend a hand."
"We can go over there after we eat to help digest. We can also have the three of them call out to Grandpa a couple of times before coming back. It's fine if they don't go to see him afterwards; let them live their own lives."
"That's fine. This weather is already annoying enough. It'll save us from having to keep looking at it and getting upset. Let the younger ones go check on their grandfather for a while, then they can come back and sleep."
"Well, the sun hasn't set yet. I'll go make the beds and tidy up a bit. Do you want to come?"
"Let's go, let them stay here. I need to go clean your brother's room, otherwise it's like a doghouse."
Ye Huimei grinned mischievously, "Later, I'll move all their beds into my room. They'll all sleep with me tonight. No, they'll sleep in the same room with me for the next few days."
Lin Xiuqing pinched her, "You think you know everything? Your mouth is getting more and more wicked."
"We've all been there, so what's there to be shy about?"
Lin Xiuqing ignored her and said to the children, "You all play here. Chenghu, you watch over the younger ones. Your aunt and I will go clean your rooms and make your beds."
"I'm going to sleep in the same room as Brother Jiang and the others, so you don't need to make my bed."
"understood."
The two women, sister-in-law and aunt, walked hand in hand, chatting and laughing. What they were saying was something no one else could hear.