sbdcsierra Chapter 1733 Gone
Chapter 1733 Gone
Chapter 1733 Gone
Looking at the sofa crammed full of children of all ages, Ye's mother was at her wit's end.
She thought that she had just returned and hadn't even had a chance to sit down properly before she had to keep busy feeding so many mouths and cooking two big tables of food.
After watching the TV shows they had just agreed to watch, she took the souvenirs she had brought back from the provincial capital—peanuts, melon seeds, and the like—and put them on the coffee table. She sat on the sofa, peeled and ate them, and her face darkened even more as she looked at the shells and bits of skin that had fallen on the table.
"Be careful, don't fall on the sofa. How are we going to clean it up? It's filthy. Look at your feet. Go wash them before you come back. Your feet are so dirty even in sandals. I don't know how you wear them."
"Be more careful at home. It's such a bright and spacious place, don't make it dirty."
"Now that you're back, I'll have to spend all my time taking care of you..."
"What do you want to eat tonight? I'll have to cook for you again. What dishes would you like?"
"I want to eat braised pork..."
"I want steamed glutinous rice with blue crab for lunch..."
"I want beef stew with radish, and also vegetable rice."
"I want to eat sea bass..."
"I want potato soup..."
Everyone's list of dishes was different, some normal and some not. Ye's mother's temples throbbed with embarrassment; she wished she hadn't asked.
"You're so good at ordering food! Do you think you're in a restaurant? We'll eat whatever they cook!"
A few people muttered quietly, "Then why did you ask..."
Mother Ye grabbed a rag and shooed them all off the sofa to wash their feet. She then proceeded to wipe the sofa and the dirty floor.
Seeing her busy on the floor, Ye's father urged, "Go and cook first. What are you busy doing here? It will get dirty again in a while. It's no use wiping it. You might as well just leave it like this and mop it all over after we finish eating."
"I can't stand seeing them ruin such a perfectly good sofa. If you're free, go catch a duck and kill it, then go to the dock and see if there's any fish or shrimp you can buy and stir-fry for me later."
"With these dozen or so mouths to feed, there's nothing left after we've eaten everything. I'll have to search around again later to see what food we have left."
"These half-grown boys are going to bankrupt their fathers. If these dozen or so stay for another two days, there won't even be any left in my house, not even a scrap of old pickled vegetables."
"Day after day, I haven't had a moment to catch my breath..."
Ye's mother lay on the ground and wiped the floor clean before standing up.
The sofa was crowded with people again. She shook her head helplessly and hurried to cook, otherwise these dozen or so mouths would start yelling again.
The daughters-in-law went home and put their things away. After going to the toilet, they came over to help. She started by rinsing the rice and putting it to cook.
Fortunately, they'll only be busy for a couple more days before they have to go out and earn money again.
However, once they're all out, she'll definitely miss the days when they were at home.
People are so contradictory.
I find it annoying to be at home all the time, having to run around in circles. But when I'm not at home, I miss the kids so much.
After much effort, two large tables of food were prepared, and the dozen or so people had already been divided into three groups: some were playing cards, some were watching TV, and some were playing games.
"time to eat!"
"coming……"
They called out that they were coming, but didn't budge an inch. Only the younger kids who were playing games came running over.
"After watching this episode..."
"This round is over..."
"I have to be called for ages to eat every day..."
However, they only had one more day of work before they had to leave, leaving only their three granddaughters at home to keep them company.
When it was time to leave, Ye's mother suddenly felt reluctant to part with him.
The old lady was the same; on the morning of their departure, she got up early to prepare food for them, and as she was about to leave, she grabbed Ye Yaodong with red eyes.
"It feels like we've only been back for a few days and we're already leaving again. Will we be back for Chinese New Year next time?"
Ye Yaodong put his arm around her bony shoulder and said, "Almost, and soon. Chinese New Year is early this year, it's January 22nd on the Gregorian calendar. We'll come back early then."
"There are still three and a half months left from the beginning to the end."
"Yes, it's going by so fast. In the blink of an eye, it'll be Chinese New Year again. By the time we come back for the New Year, Chenghe's son will be able to walk, right?"
Ye's mother, looking rather grim, said, "Chenghe and his wife want to bring the child up with them."
"Are you taking such a young child with you?"
“We told them not to take the child with them, to leave the child at home. Your sister-in-law and I can help take care of the child. They can go about their business and even have another child outside, so no one will know.”
Sister-in-law Ye added, "Xiuni can't bear to part with her child. She said the baby is still breastfeeding and she wants to take the baby with her. She'll bring the baby back when she comes back for the New Year."
Ye Chenghe said, "The children are too young, of course they should stay with their mother. You don't need to bother, I'll take them up there. Anyway, they'll be back in a few months."
Ye's mother was very worried. "The weather is getting colder now. It's much colder up here than at home. I'm so worried about my child being out there."
"They're still breastfeeding, of course they need to drink milk at such a young age."
Sister-in-law Ye was also reluctant to part with her child, and said, "Why don't you wait until after the New Year before leaving, and go up with me?"
Ye Chenghe looked at Chen Xiuni, who was holding the child, and said, "She doesn't have anything to do at home anyway, so she can come with me if she wants. The family compound at Uncle San's place is ready for her to live in, and I've already chosen one. The child won't get cold at home anyway, so he can come with us. He's still so young, and we can't bear to wean him."
Naturally, Ye's mother and sister-in-law couldn't bear to see their child without milk, so they had no choice but to go along with their decision.
"Then you have to take good care of the child. It's cold up here, so don't take him out too often."
"know."
With their departure, the house felt empty again, and the once bustling village fell silent.
The village children also started school on September 1st. They rode a tractor to the town's dock. On the way, only the underage children in the village were running and jumping around, curiously watching the tractor full of people.
Ye Chengyang rested his chin on his hand, watching the village recede into the distance, and said with emotion, "It feels like I'm leaving so soon, it's like I just got back."
Ye Xiaoxi rested her chin on his shoulder. "Yeah, I haven't had enough fun yet, and we have to leave. Then, when we get back to Shanghai, school starts again right away. We haven't even had a few days of fun."
"We haven't received our wages for this month yet!" Ye Chenghu suddenly realized and shouted, then looked at Ye Yaodong.
The other two also realized what was happening and looked at Ye Yaodong together.
"Why are you looking at me? If you want to collect your wages, go back to the factory and ask your cousin for them."
Ye Xiaoxi said happily, "Then we'll go to Shanghai after we get our wages."
Ye Yaodong chuckled, "It's just in time for school to start, I'll use it as tuition."
"Hmph, I'll pay for it myself then. I have money anyway. Brother Hai bought me a new schoolbag and new stationery in the provincial capital!"
"You students are so lucky. You got a bargain, and someone even bought you a backpack and stationery."
"of course."
She swung her backpack behind her; it wasn't empty, it was filled with new stationery and newly bought toys.
She returned with a full load of goodies.
Pei Yu received the same treatment as her; the two squatted close together, each carrying an identical backpack, just in different colors.
They both wanted everything to be the same, except for different colors to distinguish them.
Ye Chenghu was still concerned about his salary. "Dad, we're leaving on the 19th and coming back. Will I get a month's salary then?"
"You wish!"
"Don't workers get paid when they're on break?"
"That's unavoidable when it's a typhoon, and the sea is tough too, so we naturally need to come back and rest."
"Yeah, you know it's tough at sea, and you still want to deduct 10 days' wages from me? Aren't our workers paid for the whole year?"
"You think you can work two months as a temporary worker and get paid for the whole year?"
"Hehehe... I didn't originally think that way, but if Father says so, that's fine too..."
Ye Yaodong glanced at him sideways, giving him a look that told him to figure it out himself.
"Go back to school and study hard. Don't be obsessed with money. After you graduate, you'll have plenty of opportunities to make money. We'll send you out to sea every day and keep you at sea. We'll pay you a year's salary."
Ye Chenghu shook his head violently, "I don't want to go to sea every day. Everyone else doesn't want to go to sea, but I'm jumping into a fire pit. I don't want to! You're just trying to fool me. You want me to work all year round? Am I still your son? This is going to kill me!"
“How can this be considered fooling you? It doesn’t matter if they don’t have many boats at home, but I have dozens of boats that will all belong to you two brothers in the future. If you don’t know how to sail, don’t know how to handle these boats, and aren’t familiar with the workers, how will you manage them in the future?”
"So I just need to get to know people now. After graduation, I won't have to go to sea anymore. Then it will be my turn to sit in the office, and it will be Yangyang's turn."
“That’s fine too. The two brothers can take turns going to sea to help with the training.”
Ye Chengyang knew that when he went to high school, he would definitely have to go on a ship. He asked curiously, "Is the deep sea the same as the near sea?"
"It's different. The seawater is different. Let me tell you, the deep sea is so beautiful. It's as blue as a foreigner's eyes. You'll see when you go there."
"Never mind, I'm still young. You should try harder."
"Pshaw, haven't I always been pretty hardworking?"
Ye Xiaoxi said, "Big brother, you should still try your best to find me a college student sister-in-law in our class! It can give you a shortcut."
"Keep your voice down, there are so many people on the bus, stop talking nonsense."
"Hey? Bro, if you don't want one, why don't you find one for Brother Jiang? Introduce one of your classmates to Brother Jiang!"
Ye Chenghu's expression changed several times. "Do you have to be so outrageous, randomly pairing people up everywhere? If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute. Brother Jiang is so old, how old is my classmate?"
Ye Chengjiang protested, "You son of a bitch, where am I old? I'm only six or seven years older than you, am I old?"
Ye Xiaoxi also protested, "Where did I randomly matchmake? Brother Jiang is really short of partners right now, can you help him find one?"
"Find a ghost and make him a bachelor for life."
"The one who rides on the horse..."
P.S.: I'm experiencing writer's block. I tend to slack off after midnight starts updating. I'll add another chapter during the day tomorrow.
Lin Xiuqing smiled and pointed at Ye Chengjiang, "Don't swear, you'll corrupt all your younger brothers and sisters."
“They’re no better; they swear even more than I do.”
“I didn’t swear. If you’re going to talk like that, I won’t let my older brother introduce you to a college girl.”