sbdcsierra Chapter 1659 Coaxing
Chapter 1659 Coaxing
Chapter 1659 Coaxing
This time, the old lady is leading the trend.
The next day, Ye's mother took the hair dye that Lin Xiuqing had brought back to the town's barbershop and got her hair permed and dyed into short curls.
I was initially very nervous and sat there for most of the day, but after the perm and dye came out, I was overjoyed and kept praising the hairdresser.
It's only in the last two years that hair salons offering perms and coloring have sprung up. Before that, hairdressers would walk around the streets and alleys with clippers, calling out their services, or the shops would simply offer basic haircuts.
It was mostly men who got their hair cut; women didn't need to pay someone to cut their hair. Their own family members could just use scissors to cut their hair short to ear length, which was very convenient.
When she returned to the workshop after getting her hair permed, it caused quite a stir.
A group of women, like thousands of sparrows, chirped and chattered around Ye's mother, stopping all their work to discuss her newly permed and dyed hair, expressing their extreme envy.
When Ye's father saw Ye's mother's hair, his eyes widened.
Ye's mother proudly held her new hairstyle in her hand, "How is it? Does it look good?"
"It looks good, no, it's just... a waste of time. At her age, she's still getting perms and curls, what does that look like?"
Ye's mother rolled her eyes, ignored him, and continued chatting with someone who knew how to say nice things.
After sitting for most of the day to get my new haircut done, I have to take a walk around the village to show it off.
Ye's mother even went home to change into a nice dress, spent a long time in the workshop, said she had had enough, and then slowly strolled back to her hometown.
She received a lot of compliments along the way, which made her feel great all day.
Within three days, several more women in the village had permed and curled hair; they were all taking time off from work to get their hair done.
Everyone loves beauty. In recent years, the village's conditions have improved, and the women have been able to earn money, so they have more money to spend and are more willing to spend it.
Whenever Ye's mother is at home, she's always fiddling with the mirror. The novelty hasn't worn off yet, and she can never get enough of looking in it.
Ye's father would roll his eyes every time he saw it.
"All you do all day is take pictures, you're like a celestial being, don't you need to do any work?"
"Isn't it up to you?" Mother Ye held a mirror in one hand and her hair in the other, looking at herself from left to right.
"Doesn't it look good? Don't you feel like you've become several years younger?"
"At my age, what's the point of talking about looking good or not?"
Ye's mother glared at him, "You're so old, yet you know to dye your hair to cover up your gray hair, and you know to make yourself look younger. Can't I make myself look prettier?"
"Okay, okay, whatever you say will be whatever it is."
As he spoke, Ye's father also stretched his head in front of the mirror and looked at himself, quite satisfied with his full head of black hair.
The old lady snatched the mirror from Ye's mother's hand, "Let me look at myself, you all hurry up and get to work."
Lin Xiuqing was tidying up the breakfast she had just finished eating when she smiled. Lately, the three of them had to take turns looking in the mirror every day.
"It's been quite a few days, and no gray hairs have grown yet."
"You're worried about getting gray hair, so you take photos every day."
"Yes."
"It's okay if it grows out a little bit. It'll fade when it grows a lot, and I'll dye it for you again. I bought a lot of boxes."
"Okay."
"I forgot to ask when Dad left."
"I'll ask him when I see it. I'll just say Dongzi called to urge him. Tomorrow is National Day, and there will be delays on the road. He needs to hurry back to take care of Chenghu and get his driver's license. He's still dawdling at home with so many things to do."
"Dad also wants to see more of the progress of the house construction."
"Dongzi has already made arrangements. Whether he looks at it or not is none of his business. When he comes back after the New Year, you can probably move in right away."
“That won’t do. The house being renovated now is different from our old house. It’s going to be painted. Dongzi said that after it’s painted, it needs to be ventilated for a few months before we can move in, or we’ll get sick.”
“Then I’ll stay here for now. I don’t want to move. I’m living here just fine, it’s so comfortable. I can even watch over the yard and the house for you. I won’t move, I’ll stay here.”
"Let's talk about it then."
It's been a month or two since Ye Yaodong last came back to make arrangements for that little house. The tiles have been laid, and the ceiling is being installed. The shiny, mirror-like tile floor is something the villagers really admire, and people linger at the door every day.
Ye's father went there every day, spending the entire day there except for eating and sleeping.
Once the villa is built and the car is bought, he will have no other desires in this life.
Now he happily wanders around the village every day, and he's almost forgotten about returning home.
When Lin Xiuqing asked at noon, Ye's father still felt there was no rush and no need to leave.
“Dongzi isn’t going to sea anymore. He’s at the factory every day. There are so many people working there. It doesn’t matter whether I go back early or late. It’s fine.”
“Chenghu is still studying in Shanghai, waiting for you to take care of him. Are you alright?” Ye’s mother said.
"Isn't tomorrow National Day? He'll be on holiday anyway, and he won't be staying in Shanghai. I can wait until the 6th or 7th to arrive upstairs, and then go to Shanghai with him. I can also stay at home for three or four days."
"Why do you calculate everything so precisely? You're not worried until things get really urgent."
As she spoke, Ye's mother tapped the chopsticks he was about to use to pick up some food, "Didn't you say you wanted to learn to drive a car? You've been bragging about it all. If you don't pass the test by the end of the year, people will laugh at you. Hurry up and go take the test."
Mr. Ye straightened his back. "The theory has been covered. I can start practicing in the car when I go back to Shanghai."
"It's not like you took the exam yourself. Dongzi already said that he arranged for someone to take the exam for you."
Why does he say everything?
“What can’t we talk about? You’ll be going up tomorrow. The sooner you learn, the sooner Dongzi will buy you a car to drive back home.”
Ye Chengyang chuckled and said, "Grandpa, do you think a mansion or a car is more important?"
Mr. Ye smiled, "They're all important."
"You now face a choice: stay home a few more days and watch the villa get renovated little by little, or go to Shanghai sooner and get your car license as soon as possible?"
Lin Xiuqing said with a smile, "Your question has stumped your grandpa."
"Hehe, if the house is important, I'll stay home a couple more days; if learning to drive is important, I'll go up a couple of days earlier!"
Lin Xiuqing said with a smile, "The house is already under construction, and the neighbors can go over to see it every day, but they can't see a car every day. If you go up and learn how to drive it soon, you can drive it back and let everyone see it to their heart's content. Then Dad will become the first person in the whole village who can drive a car."
"Wow, that sounds amazing, so incredible!" Ye Xiaoxi exclaimed enthusiastically.
Pei Yu repeated, "He's the only person in the whole village who can drive a car. Everyone will be so envious of Grandpa then. He can drive any kind of car. He's amazing!"
Ye Chengyang: "My dad can't drive either, so my grandpa will definitely be the only one driving! When I grow up, you have to teach me!"
Mr. Ye nodded repeatedly as he spoke to them, "Okay, okay, I'll call the fishing boats tomorrow and discuss it with them to see if we can set off tomorrow night."
P.S.: Just a quick update, going to sleep now.