sbdcsierra Chapter 1730 Popularity (Supplement)
Chapter 1730 Popularity (Supplement)
Chapter 1730 Popularity (Supplement)
When the children, big and small, returned home, they were like fish in water, causing a great stir around them. The children were chattering much louder than usual.
The children in the village were overjoyed to see them return, and they came from all directions to play with them and ask them to tell them about their experiences studying in Shanghai.
Adults need to rest and relax after eating, but children, with their boundless energy, don't need to rest at all.
Even with his head buried under the covers, Ye Yaodong could still hear the laughter outside. It was summer vacation, and the children were all at home, so they could really make noise from morning till night.
After dealing with all of Ye Ersao's questions, Lin Xiuqing went back to her room to lie down and rest.
"Huh? Why is it so quiet outside? It was so noisy just now."
“I sent them off to play somewhere else. They weren’t allowed to make noise in front of the house, so no one else could rest.”
"They're all so noisy."
"During summer vacation, all the kids are at home, and it's noisy, isn't it? I want them to stay home and watch TV without making noise, but no one listens. They're all so excited to come back, and they've already called their friends. They can't stay at home anymore."
"Let them play. After dinner, they can take a shower and go to sleep right away." Ye Yaodong said, patting the bed and making room for her to lie down.
They were only coming back for a few days, and Ye's mother didn't let them cook. She had arranged in advance that the three brothers and their families would all go to the new house for dinner that evening.
They've been living in the new house for several months now, and they only went in during the Chinese New Year when it was a traditional moving day. They haven't been there since, and it's just been left to air out.
After Ye Chenghe's son turned one month old, Ye's father and mother finally moved their belongings in and went to Zhou City. They didn't actually eat at the new house.
Everyone arrived for dinner that evening.
As soon as Ye Xiaoxi reached the door, she exclaimed, "Wow! The new house is so beautiful! Wow~ There are even morning glories planted at the door! Grandma is so amazing, she can even grow flowers!"
Mother Ye smiled broadly, "I saw some pretty wildflowers by the roadside a few days ago, so I dug them up and brought them back. Come in, come in, sit for a while, the food will be ready soon."
Ye Chengyang said happily, "The new house is really grand and impressive. I want to visit it again. Can I stay here tonight?" He shouted as he ran inside.
"We've reserved rooms for you all. You can stay here tonight and find your own rooms."
Ye Xiaoxi rushed in impatiently, "Second brother, wait for me, I want to see which room is mine."
"You've been running around like crazy all afternoon, and now you're only remembering to ask for a room?" Lin Xiuqing teased with a smile.
Mother Ye said, "They've been arguing with the village children all afternoon, running around everywhere, and we can't stop them no matter how much we call them. We'll bring their clothes over later. They'll be staying in this new house for the next few days, but they haven't even lived here yet. The others have been living here for months."
"Row."
Not to mention they hadn't even unpacked the luggage they brought back, they hadn't even stepped inside their own home. They ate lunch at Sister Ye's house and then rushed out again.
They were only called back now to come and eat at the new house together.
The new house was big enough to accommodate so many people going up and down, running and jumping. The once quiet house immediately became lively with these noisy and jumping children.
"Slow down as you run up and down, don't fall."
"Luckily, the stairs are wide enough..."
The neighbors looked on curiously, saying, "Your family is all back now? It looks even more lively than during the New Year."
"The children are all back? It's so lively..."
A family of at least five people set up two large tables.
Upstairs, people were running, jumping, making noise, and chattering, while downstairs, everyone was busy and bustling about. Lin Xiuqing and Sister-in-law Ye rolled up their sleeves to help out. Most of the dishes were already cooked, but with so many people, there was still a lot of food left to cook.
The three brothers had already sat down and were drinking with their father.
Looking at the lively atmosphere and the bustling crowd, Mr. Ye's smile was incredibly bright.
"Let's rest at home for two or three days, and then we can go to Ahai's place together. It's too far away and inconvenient. We won't have anywhere to stay if we go. It would be better to go two days earlier."
Ye Yaodong said, "You can stay at the guesthouse. Are you worried about not having a place to stay?"
“It’s not that we don’t have a place to stay, but if we go, they’ll have to take care of us, right? It would be a hassle for them for several days for no reason, and there are so many of us. Let’s go a few days later when the time comes.”
Ye Yaopeng said with a smile, "I'll take the bus ahead of you tomorrow. I don't have anything to do at home anyway, so I might as well go and take a look as soon as possible."
“Then you can go. You can lend a hand. Your wife has been taking care of you there for over twenty days. You can go and live with your wife. You won’t have to worry about not having a place to stay.”
"Yes, I'll go over and see if we need any help. I'll also make arrangements in advance so you'll have a place to stay when you arrive."
Mr. Ye looked at Ye Yaodong and Ye Yaohua, "Should we go over and stay for one night?"
Ye Yaodong said, "Let's go and stay overnight in advance, otherwise it will be too rushed to go on the same day. The full moon celebration is at noon, and we will have to leave in the middle of the night, which will be too much of a hardship for the child."
Ye Yaohua nodded, "Going a day earlier is fine, it will give us a chance to see and explore the area."
"Okay, then we'll go a day earlier and stay one night. You can go ahead and help make the arrangements."
Ye Yaopeng nodded.
Ye Yaohua said enviously, "You suddenly have two more grandsons this year, you must be laughing in your sleep."
"Hehe, let them each add one in a few years, that will be even more lively." Ye Yaopeng smiled broadly, extremely happy.
Father Ye chimed in, "We need to pay more attention to the girls in the family. They're all eighteen or nineteen now, and they'll be able to get married in a year or two. That'll make the house really lively."
Ye Yaodong looked up at the building and felt like the roof was about to be blown off. "It's so noisy, yet it's still lively."
"Of course it's lively. Without them, the house would have been quiet and deserted for the past few months. Luckily, there's Xiaoze. Your mother brings him over to play every now and then."
Ye Chenghe was holding his son and arguing with the others upstairs.
His son is over five months old now. He laughs and giggles, waving his arms and legs around. Everyone who sees him loves him.
Right now, we've put it on the ground for him to sit on, and he's wobbling around like a roly-poly toy, making everyone laugh.
It wasn't until people downstairs called out that dinner was ready that everyone rushed downstairs.
The two large tables in the hall were packed, with everyone finding their seats – one table for adults and one table for children.
At the children's table, everyone was standing, grabbing their chopsticks and scrambling to get food, shouting "Mine! Mine!"... It was a chaotic mess...
The old lady was still standing there, her face full of smiles, but no amount of persuasion could dissuade her.
"Don't rush, don't grab, there's plenty more, there's still some in the pot... make sure you're all full... slow down..."
"This is mine! Big brother! Mom, look, big brother is stealing my chicken feet..."
"What's so great about chicken feet? You want to steal chicken feet?"
"I love chicken feet, give them to me, mine..."
The children's table was noisy and fighting, with the older children shouting for the younger ones to give way.
The whole house was in a noisy commotion. The old lady, Mr. Ye, and Mrs. Ye never stopped smiling. They were too busy trying to break up the fight.
No matter how loud it is now, it will be just as quiet after dinner.
After a few bites, he couldn't wait to rush off to find his friends, leaving the table empty again, a complete mess.
"These kids disappear in the blink of an eye... The older ones are playful too, just like the younger ones."
The old lady couldn't sit still; she smiled and muttered to herself as she tidied the table.
Before long, relatives and friends came over to visit, greet us, and then we were invited to sit down and have a couple of drinks.
Even the village chief and the Party secretary came upon hearing the news. Ye's mother quickly reheated the dishes and brought out some good wine to entertain everyone.
The village chief said, "The village became noticeably more lively as soon as your family returned."
"Hehe, not at all. There are many children in the village, and it's always lively with them running and jumping around."
The new Party Secretary said, “Normally the village kids aren’t this excited. All of your kids have come back, calling out to their friends and family. The village is buzzing with excitement.”
Ye Yaodong laughed and said, "That's the sound of hitting a child, haha..."
The village chief said, "Since you're back, I wanted to talk to Adong about the road repair we discussed over the New Year. The report has been submitted, but they said we have to wait for the funds to come through from above before it can be approved. We have to wait. Right now, construction is happening everywhere, and everyone needs money. We have to wait in line to get it."
Ye Yaodong nodded, "Then let's wait and see. If the higher-ups approve the funding for road construction, I will also donate some money to support the village's development."
Village Chief: "Okay, okay..."
Father Ye said, "Everyone is not home now. When they all come back in the second half of the year, you can invite them to a village meeting and tell them then."
The new Party Secretary said, "Of course we need to. If you want to get rich, you have to build roads first. The development of our village is obvious to all. No other village in the county or even the city can compare to our village."
The village chief said, "This is all thanks to Adong. It's all thanks to his help that all the fishermen in our village have a good way out and can make a lot of money outside. The whole village has hope, and now almost half of the households have an annual income of 10,000 yuan."
"That's not just my achievement! It's everyone's achievement. I only talked the talk, but the village officials were the ones who took the lead, and it was the villagers who did the hard work..."
He can now spout grand and eloquent words without batting an eye.
Anyone can flatter someone.
The group of people were very polite to each other, drinking bottle after bottle of wine.
They were all helped back home after drinking until they were all half-drunk.
When Ye Yaodong went to bed that night, he chatted and discussed it with Lin Xiuqing.
"If the village needs road repairs, how much should we donate?"
Lin Xiuqing instantly snapped out of her daze. "How much do you want to donate?"
"We should be able to easily make ten or twenty million this year, right?"
"More or less, but it depends on whether we can secure a booth at this year's trade show. If we can, it should cost at least 2000 million."
“Let’s donate 30. If we can get a booth at the trade fair, we can earn more this year, so let’s donate more. What do you think? Right now, we’re just repairing the roads in the village. If the main road outside our village is to be repaired, we’ll definitely have to donate money too. Let’s leave some room for maneuver.”
In a few years, the embankment here at the entrance will definitely need to be repaired. The year after next, the Tianhou Temple will celebrate its 10th anniversary, and we'll need to donate money for renovations and to rebuild the golden statue of Mazu, which will cost another sum.
There are many places waiting for him to donate money in the future. Currently, the average worker's salary is around two or three hundred, and the purchasing power of 300,000 is equivalent to three to five million in the future.
Lin Xiuqing thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, you decide..."
"Okay, let's decide on this for now."