sbdcsierra Chapter 1768 Brothers and Sisters
Chapter 1768 Brothers and Sisters
Chapter 1768 Brothers and Sisters
Ye Yaodong and Lin Guangyuan chatted over tea for almost an hour. Before they had finished talking, they ran into Lin Dongxue passing by his door.
She exclaimed in surprise, "Lin Guangyuan! When did you get here?!"
Both of them were startled by her loud voice.
"Why are you so agitated? You're so impulsive." Lin Guangyuan said with a hint of disdain, but his face was full of smiles.
Lin Dongxue ran up to him excitedly, "Wow, not bad! You've become more handsome and taller."
She patted his chest happily, "You're so strong! You've really grown up. You're so different from a few years ago."
"Of course, people grow and mature."
"When did you arrive? My uncle didn't even come over to call me. That's too much!"
Ye Yaodong said, "I was just about to tell him to come over and talk to you after I finished speaking."
"I don't believe you. If I hadn't passed by here, I don't know how long you two would have been sitting there talking, and I wouldn't have even known he was here."
"It's not too late to find out now. Anyway, his leave has already been approved, and he has a whole day off today."
Lin Dongxue was overjoyed. "Really? I don't have to rush back and forth anymore. How many days off do you have? When are you going home?"
Lin Guangyuan repeated what he had just said.
“I was thinking of taking leave to go back with you, but now I’ve decided against it. If you go back, you’ll definitely be pressured to get married, so I’m not going back. It’s one thing to get criticized, but not both of us.”
"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I won't get criticized because I've found someone. My boss introduced us, and I'll submit a report on our relationship soon. If things go well, I'll submit a report on our marriage in the second half of the year."
Lin Dongxue's eyes widened. "Ah! You're aiming for success in both your career and love life, all in one go?"
Lin Guangyuan said smugly, "More or less. Now it's your turn to look up to me. Your brother is still your brother!"
He appears mature and composed in front of outsiders, but it is only at this moment that he reveals some of his childlike nature.
"The person recommended by the leader should be reliable. Who is it? Can you tell me? Is he also from the military?"
"I won't say anything about that now. I'll talk about it once it's confirmed. It's not good to publicize things that aren't certain yet, as everyone will know about them."
"Tch~ You were so smug and confident just now."
“Originally, it wasn’t a big problem. Your brother is one in a hundred! It was the girl who chose me from among a crowd and wanted to get to know me.”
Lin Dongxue was quite happy for him, "Then work hard and win the heart of your beauty soon."
"I'll also try to find someone suitable for you, see if there are any around you who I can introduce you to. There are plenty of single guys on the ship."
"Sure, if my parents pressure me, I'll just say that I've already left my marriage to you, and they'll keep an eye on you."
Lin Guangyuan's expression instantly became indescribable.
He was already being pressured every day, and now he has to carry another burden.
Ye Yaodong sat in his chair, crossed his legs, and watched the brother and sister reminisce without interrupting, giving them space.
"Tell me about your further studies over the past few years. What did you learn, and what did you do?"
"Okay, let's go out for a walk and take a look. Since the sun isn't too strong in the morning, I'll visit my uncle's factory. It looks much bigger than it did a few years ago. Has it been expanded again?"
Ye Yaodong also stood up and walked with them. "We've expanded several times, basically every year. We've added several production lines. Let me show you around."
"Great! I heard you've taken in nearly a thousand veterans and you're already an invisible battalion commander. That's incredible! Your invisible rank is several levels higher than mine."
"Haha~" Now it was Ye Yaodong's turn to be smug, this really hit the nail on the head.
"About half of them have been assigned to fishing boats, and there are several hundred people in the factory. But now we need to recruit more female workers because these women have too many personal problems; 80% of them are single."
"Men and women working together makes the work easier, but the ratio can't be too unbalanced..."
"That's right, so the factory plans to hire female workers from now on. The people who applied from the military will be sent to Shanghai to work at the fish meal processing plant. I plan to..."
Ye Yaodong also explained the plan to him in detail. Lin Guangyuan is now a cadre, so it would be beneficial for him to know more about the situation.
The three of them walked and talked, heading towards the shade where the sun wouldn't reach.
Although the sun wasn't as strong in the morning, it was still relatively so; summer is never cool.
They had only walked a short distance when they were all sweating, so he led them directly to the workshop.
Lin Guangyuan attracted everyone's attention as soon as he stepped into the workshop. Everyone looked at him with envy, as did the star and bar on his shoulder. Although he was just a junior cadre, it was something that everyone present could not aspire to.
When Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi saw him, their eyes lit up. They immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed over, shouting as they ran.
"Big cousin!"
Pei Yu followed them, completely bewildered.
Lin Guangyuan looked at them with a smile, "You can still recognize me, that's good, you have a good memory."
Ye Chengyang responded loudly, "Of course I know you! I'm all grown up now, how could I not remember what you look like?"
Ye Xiaoxi looked at him curiously and nodded in agreement, "I remember too."
"You remember me too? Really? Don't try to make me happy. I haven't seen you for years. You've almost grown into a young woman. I almost didn't recognize you. You still recognize me?"
"Of course, my older cousin is tall and handsome, only slightly less so than my dad, so of course I remember him."
With just one sentence, both men smiled.
Lin Guangyuan laughed heartily, patted his pocket, and took out 10 yuan for each of them, saying, "You're so good at talking, here's a reward for you."
Even Pei Yu had one, but she didn't dare accept it, as she didn't recognize the person in front of her.
Looking at the banknotes handed to her, she looked around somewhat bewilderedly, then turned to Ye Yaodong.
Ye Yaodong nodded to her, "Take it. This is my sister's cousin. Just accept it as a gift."
She then shyly took the money and happily exclaimed, "Thank you, cousin! My name is Pei Yu, and I'm my sister's cousin."
Lin Guangyuan nodded, not paying much attention. If someone this young could work as a child laborer here with Ye Chengyang and Ye Xiaoxi, they must be close to them.
Lin Dongxue chimed in, "Why don't I have one? I'm a little sister too."
"Give me a break. You earn more than anyone else, and you still have the nerve to ask me for it? You should be the one giving it to me."
"Have some shame! You're the older brother, and I'm the younger sister. It was one thing for you to skimp on my money when we were kids, but now that you're getting married, how can you be so shameless?"
Ye Xiaoxi put away the money, leaned over and took his arm, tilted her head back, and said, "Big cousin, you're so tall! When did you get here?"
Lin Guangyuan ignored his banter with Lin Dongxue, looked down at her, and laughed as he picked her up. "Wow, I can't carry you anymore! I came here this morning. I'm going back to my hometown in a few days. Do you want to come back with me?"
Her eyes immediately lit up, and she responded loudly, "Yes, yes, I want to go back with you! I want to go back to my hometown to play!"
"Dad! I want to go back to my hometown with my older cousin, can I? Can I? Please?"
"What's there to follow? He only stays home for a week before coming back."
“I want to go too. I want to go back to my hometown to play. I’ll go back with my older cousin for a few days and then come back with him.”
"You've got guts! You're not even familiar with your cousin, yet you dared to go back with him and leave with him? Aren't you afraid he'll sell you off?"
Hearing this, Ye Xiaoxi became a little uncertain and stole glances at Lin Guangyuan.
Then she patted his shoulder hard and said firmly, "No! He's a soldier! Neither the People's Liberation Army soldiers nor the police officers would sell children. He will protect me."
Lin Guangyuan put her down and patted her head affectionately. "How come you're so good at talking? You have such a talkative little mouth."
She then clung to Ye Yaodong's arm and pleaded, "Dad, is it okay? Please, my older cousin is only going back for a few days, so I'll go back for a few days too, and I'll be back soon."
"Stop making a fuss. It takes several days to travel by train, and you'll spend half the time on the road. What are you going back for?"
She became even more excited, "I've never ridden a train before, I want to ride a train, is a train really that long...?"
"There are many human traffickers on the train, who specialize in abducting children."
"I'll stick close to my cousin and never wander off. Wherever he is, I'll be there too. I'll hold onto his leg!" She hugged Ye Yaodong's arm tightly.
"Big cousin, you would never lose me, right?"
Lin Guangyuan was a little annoyed that he had spoken too much. He had only said it jokingly and hadn't really intended to take her back. This was a huge responsibility.
Suddenly, he had a bright idea. "I've already bought my ticket. You can't come back with me without a ticket. I'm leaving early tomorrow morning, and I can't buy you a ticket right now. Maybe next time."
"You've already bought the tickets?"
"Yes, I asked someone to buy a sleeper berth yesterday. You know how hard it is to buy a sleeper berth? The train leaves tomorrow, so you definitely won't be able to buy one today."
Ye Yaodong breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
With trains so chaotic these days, and so many child traffickers, he really doesn't feel comfortable entrusting his child to anyone else, not even Lin Guangyuan.
Many parents can lose their own children, let alone outsiders.
Ye Xiaoxi's shoulders slumped. "Can't buy it? Fine, then I guess I'll just have to keep working for my dad. Sigh, my summer vacation... never-ending chores, never-ending shifts."
"Why do you have to work at such a young age? You don't have to," Lin Guangyuan asked curiously.
"No pay if I don't work, I only get paid if I go to work."
"Why do you take so much salary? You're so young and you have nowhere to spend your money."
"I want to save it."
Why save it?
"I'll save it up and spend it when I grow up, so I'll have lots of money to spend when I'm older."
"With your father around, do you still have to worry about not having money?"
Ye Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ye Yaodong.
Ye Yaodong was afraid she would take his words to heart, so he quickly said, "You have to do it yourself to have enough to eat and wear. How can you rely on me? If I kick the bucket, who will she rely on? Isn't it more fulfilling to earn your own money and spend it yourself? Don't I have to go to work too? I go to work every day, so don't the kids have to go to work too?"
“Yes, my dad is right. He goes to work every day to earn money, and I will have to go to work to earn money in the future too. I will have to go to work sooner or later. If I start working now, I can earn more money so that I will have more money to spend in the future.” Ye Xiaoxi felt that her dad was right.
Lin Guangyuan was taken aback by the father and daughter's opinions.
Lin Dongxue chuckled to herself.
Ye Yaodong felt a little embarrassed about trying to fool the kids, so he waved his hand at the three of them.
"You three go back to work. I'll show your cousin around some more, and we'll go to the cafeteria for lunch together."
"Oh."
Ye Yaodong continued to take Lin Guangyuan around.
"You're so young, yet you're already teaching her to earn her own money and spend it herself. You're starting work 10 years early. You're really something, Uncle-in-law."
"Definitely. They need to get used to it from a young age. If they don't come to work at their own family's factory, who will? Once they get used to it, they'll be able to manage everything inside and out when they grow up and know everything."
“Nurture them from a young age, and they can be used directly when they grow up.”
"The sooner they learn, the sooner I can relax and retire sooner."
He's had enough of what he's done in his life.
"That's actually quite good."
"Ye Chenghu will be a senior in high school in the second half of the year. He needs to attend tutoring classes for a month during the summer vacation. In August, we also need to hire a tutor to come to his home to tutor him in English. Otherwise, he would have to go to sea for me every summer vacation, and he is quite used to it."
"They're so good at raising children, starting them from a young age, and then throwing them out to sea when they're old enough. Will Yangyang be sent out to sea too?"
“He’s still young. Let him go to high school first. Anyway, he’ll follow in his brother’s footsteps. Whatever his brother does, he’ll have to do too. It’s fair between the two brothers.”
"It's really fair. The younger one is also working, so it's fair for all three of them."
"Let's go, I'll take you to the dormitory building. They're probably still sleeping. We can wake them up. It's already past 10 o'clock. We can chat for a while, and it'll probably be lunchtime by then."
"What time do they usually sleep?"
"That's not certain. Sometimes they come back early, sometimes late. It's the fishing moratorium now, so I've sent all the fishing boats that are near the shore back. The deep-sea boats only dock once every three or four days, which means they only have to go out once every three or four days, so it's quite easy for them."
"That's awesome! It's like working only two days a week, and only eight days a month!"
"These two months are the only time they can relax a bit, consider it a vacation for them. The rest of the time it's not so easy. Except for typhoon days when they rest, they have to deliver goods every day, often until several in the morning. When there are a lot of goods, they don't get back to sleep until dawn."
Ye Yaodong led them to the dormitory, and Lin Dongxue followed along. The two of them introduced the dormitory to Lin Guangyuan as they walked.
The people in the dormitory were still fast asleep, and it was very quiet. They didn't hear any movement inside when they got to the door.
Lin Guangyuan said, "Why don't we let them sleep? We don't need to wake them up."
“Young people don’t need to sleep. It’s no big deal if they don’t sleep for one night. They don’t need to drive or go to work for the next three days. They can sleep all they want. I’ll go wake them up.” Lin Dongxue said and pushed the door open to go inside.
She deliberately avoided Ye Chengjiang, only waking up the other two, saying she had something to do and needed to call them out.
The two brothers, still half asleep, sat up in bed, grabbed a pair of shorts from the foot of the bed, put them on, and went outside without putting on a shirt.
"What? You're calling me before I'm even fully awake. What's so important?" Lin Guangming said as soon as he came out.
He had barely finished speaking when his eyes turned to the two men in front of him who were smoking with their backs to them, his face full of surprise.
Lin Guangwen, caught off guard, bumped into his back. "What are you doing? Get out of here, don't block the doorway."
He pushed Lin Guangming aside and saw the person turning around in front of him, and was pleasantly surprised.
"elder brother?"
"Still not awake?"
"when did you come?"
"I just arrived, just finished the formalities and came out. I put my clothes on and we'll walk downstairs and chat. Is Ajiang still sleeping inside?"
After responding, the two quickly went inside to get their clothes.
Ye Chengjiang felt it was a bit noisy, so he turned over and went back to sleep.
The two brothers, Lin Guangming and Lin Guangwen, casually grabbed a short-sleeved shirt, draped it over their shoulders, and immediately came out.
"Brother, why did you only arrive now?"
"Yes, I heard from my aunt about two weeks ago that you were back, and she even went to pick you up."
The two brothers asked each other impatiently.
"I just got back. I need to report for duty, handle some work arrangements, and take care of other things. I just finished applying for leave."
"How long is your vacation? Are you going home? Your parents keep asking when you're going back," Lin Guangwen asked.
"I took half a month off and will be going back tomorrow. I've already bought the train ticket."
Lin Guangwen was somewhat tempted, "I also want to go back with you."
"You think you can leave?"
“I also have an assistant who can drive. He’s not busy lately, maybe only needs to go out once every three or four days,” he said, looking at Ye Yaodong. “Uncle, can I take a two-week leave?”
"Sure, of course you can, but you're really missing out on this leave. It's the fishing moratorium now, and you only need to drive four times in half a month to get half a month's salary. If you take leave like this, you'll lose two or three hundred yuan in half a month." Ye Yaodong said half-jokingly, seeing how willing he was to take the leave.
"It's alright, let them deduct it. It's a rare treat, so come back with my older brother for a few days. It's been half a year since I left."
"In that case, I'll just approve half a month's leave for you, and the finance department won't need to register it."
Lin Guangwen was pleasantly surprised, "That's great, it saves money."
Lin Guangming was getting restless...
Ye Yaodong looked at him and said, "Don't even think about it. He's not your real brother. Just take a look and that's enough. Just drive properly. If you get married, I'll give you a month's leave."
"It's a deal! Give me a month's paid leave after my wedding!"
"Ah."
Lin Guangming was completely satisfied.
"Amin has a girlfriend?" Lin Guangyuan asked in surprise.
"Pretty much, who knows, I might be the first among our generation to get married?" he said smugly.
"Okay, you can get married first, and we can have the banquet for free. When I get married, remember to give me a big red envelope."
Lin Dongxue said with a smile, "Then I'll have to wait a bit longer to get married, so I won't have to give any gifts when you get married. When I get married, you can all give me a big red envelope."
Lin Guangwen laughed heartily, "I'm not in a hurry. I'll be last, and you'll all be older than me! Remember to give me a big red envelope when the time comes."
"Want me to fart for you?" Lin Guangming said irritably, no longer feeling smug.
The siblings were catching up and chatting animatedly, and Ye Yaodong didn't join in. He just listened to them talk and joke around, and then listened to them talk about Lin Guangming's girlfriend.
Lin Guangwen suddenly slapped his thigh, "Oh dear, you're leaving early tomorrow morning, I need to hurry and buy train tickets, I don't know if I can still buy them now."
"I'll make a call later and ask a friend to get one for you."
"That's great, that's much easier. I don't have to queue up myself. It made me panic a bit. I thought that with such a tight schedule, I wouldn't be able to buy a ticket. I heard from other people at the factory how difficult it was to buy tickets for the Spring Festival. They had to bring their bedding and sleep on the floor. They might not be able to buy a ticket even after queuing for a whole day. Several people had to take turns queuing. Sometimes, even if they got a ticket, they could only get a standing ticket. It was terrifying to hear that."
"That was during the Spring Festival. During that time, train stations were indeed packed and tickets were hard to buy. Now, when it's not a holiday, buying tickets is quite easy."
Lin Guangming said enviously, "Brother Yuan, you've really made something of yourself now. You can solve anything with just one phone call."
"Bullshit, do you think I can control everything? I just happen to know a few friends and got a sleeper ticket."
Lin Guangwen said happily, "I've never ridden a train before, so this is a good opportunity to experience it. I always take my uncle's boat when I go home, and I only took the train twice at the beginning."
"Did you call home and tell them?" Lin Dongxue reminded them.
"Not yet. The train tickets were just booked this morning. I'll go to my uncle's office later to call and tell them. Wen is going back too, so we can tell them together and make them happy."
Lin Dongxue: "They would be even happier if you could bring your partner back with you."
"We shouldn't talk about things that aren't certain yet, lest we get our hopes up for nothing."
Lin Guangming and Lin Guangwen looked at him in surprise and asked in unison, "You have a girlfriend?"
"Not yet..."
Lin Guangyuan had to tell them about his blind date experiences again.
Ye Yaodong let them chat as they pleased. After going downstairs, he went back to his office to cool off with the fan. After walking around for a while, he was covered in sweat.
It just so happened that the siblings hadn't seen each other for a long time and had a lot to say to each other.
He had barely sat down when three more little heads peeked out from the doorway.
“Why are you all here instead of working properly? You’re just slacking off at work and running around everywhere. I’ll dock your pay.”
Ye Xiaoxi stopped peeking around and walked in openly. "I came to see where you went. Dad, where did you go? I didn't see you."
"How many times have you come to look at it?"
"Hehe... Where's my older cousin? Why are you all alone? Did he leave?"
"Not yet, they should be talking in the cafeteria by now."
I just saw them walking towards the cafeteria. The cafeteria is a public area with seats, fans, and TVs. They can sit there and chat without disturbing other people's work, and they can wait for their meals to start right away.
"Dad, why don't I remember my older cousin?"
"Ha, that's not what you said when you received the money."
"Hehe, I knew one of my older cousins went to join the army, because you guys always talk about it."
“You were only three years old when he joined the army, so it would be strange if you recognized him.”
"I was wondering why I didn't recognize him. I know all my cousins, but not him."
"Not knowing someone doesn't stop you from making them happy."
"No, he is indeed tall and handsome, only slightly less so than you, Dad."
"Stop flattering me, get back to work, or I'll really dock your pay."
"No."