sbdcsierra Chapter 1660 Ye Chenghe's Thoughts
Chapter 1660 Ye Chenghe's Thoughts
Chapter 1660 Ye Chenghe's Thoughts
Father Ye imagined that it wouldn't be long before he could buy a car, and he could sit inside and drive back to the village, with the whole village gathering around the car in amazement—he'd be quite the hero!
My mouth is watering, I need to hurry up and eat a few more bowls of rice.
Thinking that I should go up as soon as possible, I've already looked at the house, and anyway, I'll leave it all to the craftsman to do. He can't really help much every day, he just stays there and watches.
Just looking at it won't make it finished and ready to move in. It's the same whether it's here or not. I should go to Shanghai to learn to drive as soon as possible so I can get my driver's license sooner.
"Why do you have to call and ask tomorrow? We'll call after dinner. We're going up there anyway. Why do you have to wait until tomorrow to call? Can't you just make arrangements earlier?"
"Didn't I already say? Let's see if we can leave tomorrow night."
"Then should we call again tomorrow?"
"I misspoke, I'll call you later, okay?"
Ye Xiaoxi interjected, "When you get your driver's license and drive your car back, you have to take me for a ride, okay?"
Mr. Ye smiled and agreed, "Definitely. I'll pick you up from school in my car, do you want me to?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Pick me up in a car! Hahaha~ The whole school will surround me, envious, and won't let me leave~"
"Sister, then you'll be a big star at our school!"
"You too, we'll ride to and from school together in the car."
Ye Xiaoxi was so happy that she started rocking back and forth on the stool. But she got too carried away and lost her balance, letting out a scream.
"what!"
With a loud crash, the stool also fell to the ground.
"Ouch! It hurts! It hurts! Oh my god, it hurts so much! My butt... my back..."
The adults stood up nervously, but when they heard her still howling, they sat back down reassured.
Seeing that she seemed to be alright, Lin Xiuqing scolded, "You have no manners! You're swaying around like that, serves you right!"
The old lady went over and said, "Did you hurt yourself? Let me get you some tea oil to rub on your bottom."
"No."
Pei Yu still showed great sisterly affection, and she and the old lady each helped her up on one side, asking, "Sister, are you alright?"
"Something's wrong, my butt hurts so much! It hurts so much!"
"Sit down and eat quickly, then do your homework."
Ye Xiaoxi covered her bottom with one hand, sat down with a wronged expression, and continued eating.
The old lady said again, "I'll go get you some tea oil instead."
"No need, it doesn't hurt anymore."
"Children's bones are soft, it's nothing if they fall. If they're okay, just leave it at that."
Since Lin Xiuqing had said that, the old lady sat back down.
After finishing their meal, Ye's father went to contact a fishing boat and also contacted Ye Yaodong to tell him that he would be setting off the next night.
Ye Yaodong was a little surprised that his father had come up on his own this time without being urged, but he didn't say anything, just replied and hung up.
Ye Chenghu excitedly took a boat over as soon as his vacation started, and then he joined Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chenghe, and the dormitory was bustling with noise and shouting again.
"...You're about to become a father, you're not on our side anymore, go away, go away..."
“Chenghu is here, so the four of us are just right. You, a married man who is about to become a father, can stay to the side.”
Ye Chenghe felt extremely wronged and protested, "You shameless people, when I lived outside, you would call me to come over early every day, and you would scold me if I came late. But when I moved in, you were all happy to see me. Damn it, now you think I'm superfluous."
"Who told you to get married and have a wife, and now you have a child? You can only be a substitute."
"It's my turn, Chenghe-ge, let me pass, you go stand over there!"
"Damn it, what are you doing, you little brat still in school? This is an adult gathering!"
Ye Chenghu rolled his eyes. "How am I a little kid who's still studying? Aren't we all teenagers? Don't think that just because you're married you're an adult. You're only a teenager!"
"I'm married now, I'm an adult now, and you're all just kids!"
Ye Chengjiang chuckled, "Well, you're an adult now, why don't you give way to us kids? How can an adult fight with a child?"
"Yeah, yeah, you're a grown man, why are you arguing with a bunch of kids? Go away, go away..."
"Since you're free anyway, could you buy me a pack of cigarettes?"
"I want a soft drink..."
"I want……"
"What do you want? You're just dreaming."
Ye Yaodong had just reached the stairwell when he heard their noisy chatter. He walked over, saw the door was open, and knocked on it. It was quiet for a few seconds.
"Uncle Three..."
"Uncle..."
"Dad? Why are you here?"
"Keep it down, it's so noisy! I can hear you from the stairwell. Some of the workers on shift need to take a lunch break, so please be quiet and close the door."
"Oh, oh, let's keep it down."
Ye Chenghe, being a married man, could only give in to them. Bored, he followed Ye Yaodong out, asking as they walked, "Third Uncle, what do you think about me getting a Liberation Flying Jeep next year?"
"Have you saved enough money?"
"It's pretty much the same. Even if I buy it, I can't get it right away. I'll have to wait. So I'll order it in advance. By the time I can drive it back, I'll probably have enough."
"Sure, that's fine. Replace it if necessary."
“Okay, you agree. I’ll call my brother and ask him to order one for me. I’ll transfer the money to him.”
"You don't necessarily have to order from the provincial capital near your home. You can go to Shanghai, which is closer, and you can go and check it out in person. Besides, in big cities, there might be readily available options or you won't have to wait that long."
Ye Chenghe scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly, "That's right, how come I didn't think of that? I was only thinking of having my brother order it for me."
"Ah……"
I've never been very bright.
"I'm going alone, and I don't know how either. Uncle, would you like to come along if you have time?"
Ye Yaodong thought for a moment, "I think I might have to go to Shanghai, but the timing is uncertain."
"That's alright, no problem. I'm not in a hurry. I'll go with you whenever you have time."
"Let's wait a few days. Your grandpa will be coming up in a few days too. He'll be going to Shanghai then, and he'll take Chenghu with him. I'll let you know in advance if I'm going."
"Okay."
"Why the sudden urge to switch to the Liberation series?"
“Big trucks are more profitable. Tractors can carry as much cargo as large trucks, and the freight rates are three or four times lower. Besides, I see that you have more and more cargo and more and more customers now. Sometimes a tractor has to make several trips, so you might as well switch to a bigger one. In the past two years, I have been driving big trucks with Guangming and Guangwenxue, so I can basically drive them. I may not be able to repair them, but I can ask them for help when needed.”
"Hmm, that's quite thoughtful, and they even know they need to switch to a bigger vehicle."
"Hehe... It just popped into my head. Xiuni keeps asking me how much I earn a month, and it's not a good idea to keep underestimating it. My mom also said that since I just got married, I should keep some money to myself, so I thought I might as well use the money to buy a bigger car. I'll just say I borrowed some money from you. Women are such a hassle, it's better to be alone."
"Okay, that's a good plan. Let's switch to bigger trucks. Since you're planning to switch to bigger trucks, Ajiang will probably do the same, right? Have you discussed it with him yet?"
"Oh? Not yet. I just moved here a couple of days ago and haven't had time to chat with him privately yet. I just happened to run into you and it suddenly struck me, so I told you about it."
I overestimated him. I thought he had planned this all along, but it turned out to be a sudden inspiration.
“Then you should talk to Ajiang when you have time, otherwise you might end up changing to a bigger truck without telling him.”
"I know, I'll talk to him after they finish playing cards. He's so great, he only has to worry about himself, he earns his own money and spends it as he pleases, he doesn't have to consider anyone else, he's so happy."
Ye Chenghe now regrets his decision every day, wishing he had known better than to get married.
"Each has its own advantages. Right now, it's just that none of the people around you are married, and you're the only one who is. You feel that being married is different from not being married, and it's a bit awkward, so you regret it. When they all get older, they will envy you for getting married early."
"Like this?"
"Anyway, your wife has been sent back, so you're no different from a bachelor now."
He nodded. "That's right, Uncle. You're the same way. With Aunt not around, you're having a blast, drinking and seeing girls every night... and nobody knows..."
Ye Yaodong slapped him across the face, "What nonsense are you talking about? I was just socializing. Don't give me any lies. I didn't have any girls. I was just drinking."
Ye Chenghe rubbed the back of his head. "I only say this when it's just the two of us. It hurts so much. I even suspect that I'm not growing taller because you guys beat me. I'm about to become a father, and you're still hitting me."
Ye Yaodong awkwardly put his hands behind his back. He had been hitting so smoothly that he almost forgot he was going to be a father and wasn't a child anymore.
Who told him to never grow taller? He's so short, it's easy for him to fight.
"Where have you been eating all this? We've been feeding you chicken, duck, fish, and meat these past few years, and our family's food situation has improved, but I haven't seen you grow any taller. Are you even 1.7 meters tall?"
"Yes, I have shoes."
Ye Yaodong almost lost his composure. "Okay, if you wear shoes, it's 170. So it's 170."
“I think I can still grow taller. Don’t they say boys grow taller at the back? I’m only 18 years old, so I should still be able to grow taller.”
"Should be possible. Let's see if you grow to 1.7 meters tall barefoot?"
"That's too little. Just grow to 1.73 meters tall, as tall as Ajiang."
They're so easily satisfied.
"Third Uncle, how did you grow so tall?"
"How would I know? Maybe it's a genetic mutation, or maybe I drank too much milk when I was little..."
"Oh dear, I guess I didn't drink enough milk when I was little. My mom said she didn't have any milk when she gave birth to me, and my brother drank it all. No wonder my brother is taller than me! Is it too late for me to start drinking more milk now?"
"There's still time. Your wife is due to give birth next year, so she'll have breast milk. You and your son can drink it together!"
Ye Chenghe's face flushed red. "Ah? Drink...drink my wife's milk? How can that be? That should be given to my son. How can I drink it?"
"Then you should drink your mother's milk."
"Oh my god, Uncle, are you kidding me? I thought you were serious."
Ye Yaodong looked at him like he was an idiot. "I drank goat milk when I was a child, you fool. My grandmother always talked about it, and she would always secretly milk goats for me to drink to help me grow."
"Oh right, I heard about that when I was a kid. Chenghu also drank goat milk for a while, no wonder he's as tall as me now."
"Go back and play with them, I'm going to take a nap."
Ye Chenghe looked up at the door number and walked to his third uncle's door. "Alright, you go to sleep then, I'm going back to find them."
Ye Yaodong closed the door, lay down on the bed, and reminisced about his childhood.
When I was a child, I ran all over the mountains and fields, going everywhere from mountains to the sea.
Each season has its own fruits that ripen, and back then we would literally go all over the mountains to steal them, being chased around the mountains by people.
Or, at low tide, you might run to the beach with a group of kids to collect fish and crabs.
In the past, when the tide went out at the beach, there were so many goods. You could easily pick up a whole bucketful and bring it home, more than you could eat.
In recent years, there has been much less seafood to collect after the tide recedes. This is ultimately due to overfishing. Not to mention how much seafood is left on the beach after the tide recedes, there is much less seafood to catch even in the nearshore waters.
But when he recalled the joy of going up mountains and down to the sea in his childhood, he couldn't help but smile. Now, although he has a lot of money, he doesn't have the carefree happiness he used to have.
The cost of happiness has increased.
Ye Chenghe reminded Ye Yaodong, and as soon as he got back to the dormitory, he immediately told Ye Chengjiang that he planned to go to Shanghai in a few days to buy a large truck.
Ye Chengjiang was so surprised that he played his cards incorrectly. "What? You want to switch to the Liberation series? Why the sudden change?"
"I just went out and talked to my third uncle, and he was quite supportive. I think I'll switch to another one, since I have too much money on hand right now, and my wife keeps asking about it."
"I told you getting married wasn't a good idea! Look, you're already trying to get all my money handed over right after we got married! And you keep urging me to get married, but I don't want to!"
"My third uncle said that when you get older, you'll regret getting married so late."
"Don't worry, it definitely won't happen!"
"Let's get down to business. Do you want to switch to a bigger truck? If so, we can switch together. I've already talked to my third uncle. If he goes to Shanghai these days, let me know, and I'll go with him. Do you want to come along?"
Ye Chenghu interjected, "Then you guys can come with me in a couple of days. I'm going back to Shanghai to study after my vacation. It'll be more fun with more people, and we'll have company."
"Don't interrupt. Go with you my ass. You're going to school, we're going to buy a car. We're going with your dad, not you."
“My dad must have been taking me to school and then going to Shanghai on business.”
"How old are you to still be giving gifts? Don't interrupt," Ye Chenghe said, looking at Ye Chengjiang. "What do you have to say?"
"Go ahead and change it! You're going to change to a bigger truck, of course I'll change it with you. Do you think I'd just stand by and watch you improve while I stay stagnant? I'm not stupid, I'll just ask my dad for more money!"
"Row."
Lin Guangming looked on with envy, "It's good that you guys are rich, you can buy a car yourself."
“Your salaries aren’t low either, and you have no burdens. You just receive your salary and don’t have to spend any money.”
"It's great. Without my uncle, we wouldn't be able to earn so much. I just don't know when we'll be able to buy our own car."
"Then you can work for a few more years, and then help Uncle train some drivers. Then you can go solo if you want."
"talk later."
P.S.: I added 200 words for free. I fell asleep while writing earlier, but woke up after an hour, so I quickly continued writing.