sbdcsierra Chapter 1678 Not Wanting to Follow in His Father's Footsteps
Chapter 1678 Not Wanting to Follow in His Father's Footsteps
Chapter 1678 Not Wanting to Follow in His Father's Footsteps
Ye Chenghe got the money from Ye Chengjiang, and then searched himself thoroughly, taking both small and large sums.
Ye Chengjiang shook his head, muttering, "It's better not to have a wife. I can't even support myself, let alone a wife and children."
"You don't understand." He didn't even look up as he sorted through the change.
"Tch~ Just a few days ago he was telling me how bad things were after he got married."
"There are advantages too. I don't have to do my own laundry, and when I come home from get off work every day, someone will ask if I'm warm and ask if I'm sick, bring me tea and water, and even warm my bed."
"I don't care if I don't call my mother for a month, but I would be furious if I didn't call my wife for a month. I don't care. It's good that no one is bothering me."
"When you get old, you'll realize how miserable it is to be alone!"
Ye Chengjiang was amused by him and said, "You son of a bitch, you're only 19 and you're telling me how miserable I'll be when I'm old?"
"Look at those old bachelors in the village, see how miserable they are, barely having enough to eat and no one to rely on!"
"Absolutely not! When I get old, I'll still be a wealthy bachelor. How could I possibly live that kind of life?"
"That's hard to say. Even if you have money, you might not have enough to eat, and you might not have anyone around you."
“I can hire a nanny.”
"Then he was abused by the nanny, had no children, and died leaving his estate to the nanny."
Ye Chengjiang's face fell. "Get out."
Ye Chenghe remained unaffected, happily pocketing the counted money. "I'm going out to wire some money. Do you want to come with me? We're just killing time anyway, why don't we go together?"
"Don't go."
"Go."
"Screw it! Just give the money to your third uncle and have him call home so your third aunt can give your wife 200 yuan. Why go through all that trouble of going to the bank to transfer the money, which takes several days, and then having to go to the bank to collect it? Isn't that a hassle?"
Ye Chenghe chuckled foolishly, "Oh, right, I forgot you could do that."
"Pregnancy makes you stupid for three years; if your wife is pregnant, you'll be stupid for three years."
"I just forgot."
"Remember to eat shit."
"Let's go find Uncle San."
Ye Chengjiang reluctantly went with him, since he had nothing better to do anyway, and he might as well take a look at his new car when they got downstairs.
Ye Chenghe said, "Why don't we finish shooting the film and then take it out to be developed?"
"The photos have already been taken, so let's not waste them. We can wash them after we've used them up. It won't take much time. We can wash them and take them home whenever we're done using them."
"Ok."
After the start of the workday, the roads around the factory were deserted, with workers either in the workshops or in the cleaning area at the back.
People start moving around more during the midday and evening breaks.
Ye Yaodong sat with his legs crossed at the office door, basking in the sun and reading the newspaper, with a pot of tea next to him.
Now that his father is at sea, it's his turn to enjoy himself.
"Uncle Three..."
Ye Yaodong's eyes were fixed on the newspaper, on the crucial news of the collapse of the Soviet Union, without even looking up.
"Uncle Three..."
"If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have a fart, say it quickly."
Ye Chenghe pulled out a wad of cash and handed it to him, "Third Uncle, here's the money. Please call home..."
"You give me this much money just for making a phone call home? Is it that easy to make money? Fine, from now on, you can all make phone calls at this rate, and you'll be rich for life."
"Ah, no, I mean here's 200 yuan for you. Call home and ask your third aunt to give 200 yuan to Xiuni. This is what we're exchanging."
"I thought the sun had risen in the west."
Ye Yaodong put down the newspaper, took the handful of large and small coins handed to him, and began to rummage through them.
"You have both whole and odd amounts of money, not even a dollar? Did you empty your savings?"
He even showed them a one-dollar coin.
Ye Chengjiang couldn't help but say, "He emptied my savings to support his family of three!"
"Your money?"
Ye Chenghe chuckled, "The big money belongs to Ajiang, and the small money is mine."
"You're quite wealthy, supporting your brother's wife and kids, huh?"
"More than that, I also have to support him. He said he'll have to rely on me for food from now on."
"So poor? Yet you still send money back to your wife, what a good man!"
Ye Chenghe explained, "It'll only be a few days, just a transition period. Besides food, I don't have any other expenses. Once I rent the tractor to my cousin, I'll have the money and can slowly pay Ajiang back."
Ye Yaodong chuckled and put a wad of cash into his pocket. "Alright, a man can endure hardship, but he can't let his wife and kids suffer. You're about to become a father, so it's good to have some sense of responsibility. Just put the bill on my tab for the next meal. I'll tell you at the cafeteria when we have lunch."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle."
"Go inside yourself and call your third aunt to let her know."
"it is good……"
Ye Chenghe went inside happily to make a phone call.
Ye Chengjiang sat by the door, keeping Ye Yaodong company as he basked in the sun. "Third Uncle, are you free today?"
"Which eye of yours saw me idle?"
Both eyes saw it.
"I'm learning about national affairs, which is a serious matter. I need to read more books and newspapers."
"That's true, it's not a good time to collect debts so early in the morning."
Ye Yaodong picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then spat out the tea leaves.
"Uncle, why aren't you drinking coffee? I've heard that foreigners love coffee, and some big bosses are drinking it now."
"What's so great about it? It's bitter and tasteless. If it's not bitter, you'll just have to swallow it. Tea is just as refreshing. Tea is much more expensive than coffee. Foreigners admire our tea. Who wants to drink their bitter coffee?"
"Oh, is that so? I thought the coffee at the Friendship Store was really expensive."
"It doesn't taste good, tea is more expensive, drinking tea is good for your health."
He must have taken a sip of tea, and then spat it out...
"Third Uncle, why don't you drink something better? You're bringing tea leaves instead..."
"This feels better and is more refreshing."
Ye Chengjiang couldn't quite understand it for a moment.
Seeing that he didn't understand, Ye Yaodong explained, "Take a sip, then spit three times, doesn't that make you more energetic? On the boat, when you're drowsy at night, spitting a few times will immediately make you more energetic."
"Can this still happen?"
"I'll let you experience it on a boat for a few days sometime, then you'll know. By the way, haven't you ever been fishing at sea before?"
"Yes, I've been driving a tractor ever since I came here."
"Tomorrow you'll go with the seafood harvesting boat for a few days to experience it."
He quickly shook his head, "No, isn't that just making things difficult for myself? I'm perfectly fine on land, why would I want to go to sea? I still have to drive a big truck, I don't have time to go to sea, I'm not going."
"It's okay if we leave it unused for a couple of days. We have several more cars now, which is enough. I can also find someone to drive it."
"No."
He bought a new car but hasn't even gotten to drive it himself yet, and he won't let anyone else have it!
“You’re not as good as Ye Chenghu. At least he’s not pretentious, he doesn’t find life at sea difficult, and he can stay put. He spent almost two months on the sea during the summer vacation, and just a few days ago he said that he wanted to go deep-sea with the Pioneer when winter vacation starts.”
"That's because of the high salary. If you don't pay him a salary, see if he stays there."
Ye Yaodong rolled up the newspaper and patted him on the shoulder.
“He didn’t know how much he would earn at first, but he was happy to go to sea, and he asked for it himself. Look at you, you should learn from him.”
“I don’t want to go. I still owe you a lot of money. The important thing is to drive more and earn more money to pay it back. I can experience going on the ship anytime. I need to pay off my debt first. I don’t want to go now. I feel a lot of urgency right now. I just want to earn money to pay it back.”
"Alright, let's talk about it later. Your dad works so hard at sea, you don't have to follow in his footsteps, but at least you can go and see for yourself, experience it firsthand, and know how hard he works. If something comes up and he can't go to sea one day, you can fill in and help out, so that you won't be helpless when your dad is busy and needs help."
"Okay, when does Chenghu get his vacation? Are we going to put him on the Pioneer ship for winter break? That would take many days and go to the deep sea. Are you sure you can trust him to go? It's much better to go with the seafood harvesting ship during summer vacation and come back on the same day, isn't that good?"
"He requested it himself. If he wanted to go up there, he should go and experience it. With so many people following him, there's nothing to worry about. If he doesn't want to go for several days, he can switch to a day trip."
"Cheng Hu is quite hardworking."
"Well, although he's not very smart, it's good that he can endure hardship. Consider this a good early training opportunity, otherwise he'd just be arguing with you guys all day long."
Ye Chengjiang chuckled, "Like father, like son. With such a large fortune, Uncle San naturally has to endure hardship early on."
"Do you want to follow in your father's footsteps?"
"No, it's not like we're starving or thirsty. Why do we have to go out to sea to make money just to survive? The risks are too great. If my dad can't work anymore and doesn't want to sail anymore, he can just sell the boat and retire comfortably at home. Why should I take over the boat when he can't sail anymore?"
“That makes sense. Okay, I support you. In the future, I'll have your dad sell the boat and build a big house in our hometown so he can enjoy his retirement.”
Ye Chengjiang nodded, "That's right, that's exactly it. It's not like I absolutely have to drive a boat, but Chenghu and Yangyang can drive boats. You have so many boats, you make so much money, and you run a complete fishing, processing, and production chain. You can't sell them."
"Ah."
"Third Uncle, I'll sell you my father's boat later."
"...Pre-ordering the boat for your father?"
"At that time! I mean at that time!"
“If you say that to your father, he’ll break your legs. You’re incredibly audacious. He just bought his new ship this year, and you’re already reserving it for him so he can sell it to me later.”
"Hehe... Uncle, there are people outside selling oranges, I'll go buy you some."
After saying that, he ran outside.
"You f***ing come back here."
"what?"
"Go buy me sugarcane, but don't buy oranges."
"Oh, you don't like it?"
"Buy me sugarcane!"
"I understand, spitting out sugarcane pulp can also refresh the mind."
"You are the only one who talks a lot."
Ye Chengjiang ran outside as fast as he could, afraid that the people hawking their wares would get too far away.
Ye Chenghe came out but didn't see Ye Chengjiang, and asked in confusion, "Where's Ajiang?"
"I went to buy you oranges."
"That's so nice? It must be because you're covering my food expenses from now on, saving him money."
"Ah."