sbdcsierra Chapter 1651 Joy
Chapter 1651 Joy
Chapter 1651 Joy
The old lady was full of energy and kept pestering Ye's father to tell her about Lao Pei. She felt she wouldn't be able to sleep at night if he didn't tell her.
Oh my god, she actually stumbled upon the very thing that everyone in the village was talking about. It's so exciting!
We have witnessed the facts.
Ye's father ignored her and continued walking forward, introducing the house and where his two sons lived.
The old lady was temporarily distracted, but after showing concern for her two grandsons, she started asking questions again.
The fishing boats have all gone out to sea and haven't returned yet. There aren't many people left here. Apart from the people in the canteen, you can hardly see anyone. Even the logistics workers have gone out to receive and load/unload goods.
That's why Lao Pei brought the woman along when he came to call home.
It's because he always uses the cafeteria phone to call back, and he's gotten used to calling from there instead.
After the old lady pressed him for an answer, she angrily hit him a few times with her cane, saying, "If you don't tell me, I'll call your wife tonight."
"I won't tell you now. You'll definitely tell her when you get back."
“If you tell me, I promise I won’t tell anyone.”
"Don't be so gossipy."
"If you don't tell me, I'll ask Dongzi when I get back."
Ye's father rolled his eyes at her.
Sure enough, when they arrived at the processing plant, the old lady couldn't wait to go find Dongzi, but seeing that he was in a meeting, she went back to her room to rest first.
After dinner, he secretly pulled Ye Yaodong aside and asked.
Ye Yaodong was surprised. "Huh? I haven't even seen him. You have?"
The old woman laughed heartily. "Of course I saw it! I didn't think much of it at first, just found it strange that an old man was walking with a young woman, but then I remembered the rumors from the workshop, and that's how I guessed it. You knew all along?"
"No, I'm busy all day long, I don't have time to listen to this nonsense. I just found out about it myself, and I haven't even met the person yet. You just happened to arrive and bump into me right away."
"Tell me what you heard. When did you find her? How old is she? Judging from her age, she should have children, and they must be quite big, right? Old Pei found another one, so he only came home for the New Year? Poor little boy at home is still so young."
How is he supposed to answer such a barrage of questions at once?
"Then I'll tell you, but you should keep it to yourself and not tell anyone else, or it will affect unity."
"I promise I won't tell anyone, not even a single person," the old woman vowed.
"I only overheard it. She was probably around thirty-five or thirty-six years old. She had three daughters. I heard that she had a forced abortion a few years ago, which damaged her body, and she couldn't have children anymore. Then her husband had another woman and had a son with her. She came out to work with her fellow villagers. I don't know anything else, and I don't know if this woman is divorced or not."
All the information he knew came from Huimei.
The old lady was satisfied. Dongzi was honest; he answered all her questions, unlike his father, who hid things away and was clearly not a good person, yet he still tried to conceal things from her.
"She's messing around, having affairs even before getting a divorce. She's no good. It's good that she can't have children, otherwise, if she had a few more, A-Guang Huimei would be in trouble."
"So, since we're not going to have any more children anyway, it doesn't matter to Ah-Guang if his dad finds someone else. They don't like the one in the house anyway, so whatever his dad wants, as long as he's happy."
“These people are all scoundrels. At least send more money home and call home more often. Their children are so young and pitiful. If this were my son, I would break their legs!”
Ye Yaodong nodded in agreement, "My dad is the best, he's honest."
"What's so honest about him? He won't say anything when you ask him anything, and he's also very cunning."
"This isn't a good thing, what's so glorious about it? What's there to talk about?"
The old lady paused, then asked softly, "Can I tell your mother?"
Ye Yaodong was speechless for a moment. "What if I tell my mother? Then all the women in the village will know, and tomorrow Widow Ma will have to come looking for the boat with her child."
"Oh, okay, then I'll tell Aqing?"
"..."
Seeing his stern face, the old lady quickly coaxed him, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything, I won't say anything."
"Ah."
"When are we going to Shanghai? Tomorrow is the 30th."
"Are you feeling alright? Is there anything bothering you today?"
"I went to bed early yesterday and had some chicken soup. I also took a nap today, so I've recovered. I only went out for an hour this afternoon. Isn't it supposed to take only a few hours to get to Shanghai by boat? That's fine."
"Alright, let's set off early tomorrow morning. I've had someone bring back a few blue crabs. They're at their fattest right now, full of roe. I'll stew them for you tonight so you can have some to nourish yourselves."
September to December is the time when mud crabs are at their fattest, with females full of roe and incredibly fragrant.
"Oh, good, good, good. After eating so much, I'll have to take a good look around."
"Well, we can stay at the villa for a few more days to relax, and then we shouldn't feel too tired when we come back."
The old lady nodded happily, "I'll do whatever you say."
"Did you take the photos today?"
"I took some pictures. Your dad took one for me at the factory gate, and another one at the dormitory. He said he'd take more when we go to Shanghai. Is everyone going to Shanghai tomorrow?"
"Alright, let's go first as a family."
The exhibition setup isn't ready yet, so those people should go two or three days later.
Ye Yaodong glanced at the sky and saw that it was getting dark, so he asked the old lady to sit at the door to cool off, and asked Lin Xiuqing to stew the blue crabs in a clay pot.
When I brought it back in the afternoon, I had already cleaned it, then soaked it in rice wine, fed it to the drunken dog, and then stewed it.
They habitually add rice wine, homemade, to their stews.
Everyone was excited when they set off the next day, except for Ye Yaodong.
Mr. Ye was also a little excited. He leaned close to Dongzi on the boat and asked, "Dongzi, has everything been arranged for me to register for my driver's license test?"
"not yet."
"Huh? Why isn't it here yet?"
"I haven't even gone yet, how am I supposed to make arrangements?"
"No, the friend at the shipyard isn't..."
"I asked him to help me inquire, but I have to go there first, pay the registration fee, and also pay for hiring someone. Only after they agree can I say it's all arranged. Anyway, this isn't urgent. When you get there, rest for a bit and keep the old lady company. Tomorrow I'll take Chenghu to register first."
Mr. Ye nodded in agreement. Although he was in a hurry to learn to drive, it wouldn't make a difference if he took a day or two. He needed to make sure his mother was settled before he could go with peace of mind.
Ye Chenghu wants to study in Shanghai, so he needs a local household registration. Luckily, he has a villa there. He had already asked Aqing to handle the household registration transfer procedures in advance back in the city. He will go to handle the transfer procedures in the afternoon.
Then you have to wait until the next day to register, and even then you still have to pay a transfer fee.
High school tuition is only a few dozen yuan now, but Ye Chenghu had to spend 5000 yuan. This was after asking around in advance, making connections, and giving gifts, not to mention that.
This amount of money is nothing to him, but for a working-class family, it could be the income of a family for one or two years.
Anyway, Ye Yaodong had to make sure he got a decent education, since he was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and he couldn't bear to leave his young son at sea for so long.
It's good to gain experience occasionally during winter and summer vacations, but at this age, you should learn more useful things and develop more interpersonal skills at school.
Whether it's useful or not, making friends at school is different from making friends on a ship or at the dock; friends at school are purer.
He's at the age where he should be going to school and making friends, not at the age where he should be working hard to make a living.
Mr. Ye said, "Then you should focus on registering for Chenghu first. If you can't manage it, you can register me after the exhibition is over."
"I'll see how things go. If you register smoothly tomorrow, I'll have another day to help you with the arrangements. The day after that, Manager Qi and the others will bring their sales staff to set up the exhibition venue, and I'll have to go check it out too; things will get busy."
"Well, it's up to you."
As for the two sisters-in-law, let them wander around as they please. They've been to Shanghai before anyway. Once the old lady recovers, her father can accompany her, and they can all go out and see the sights together.
After Lin Xiuqing and Ye Chenghu have registered, they can go with him to take a look, or they can go to the exhibition with him.
Anyway, apart from him, everyone else was in no hurry and was quite relaxed, so staying a few more days wouldn't be a problem.
After finishing his sentence, Mr. Ye went to look after the old lady. He was really worried that she was going out with him at such an advanced age, so he had to keep an eye on her.
This was the first time Ye Yaodong had ever seen his father show concern and care.
They kept asking the old lady if she was thirsty, if she was tired, and if the sea breeze was too strong. They were worried that the wind would give her a headache, so they told her to go back to the cabin.
When we're at home, I've never seen them be so attentive, nor have I ever seen them get close to the old lady.
The old lady was annoyed by him and used her cane to shoo him away, telling him not to come any closer, and emphasizing that she was perfectly fine.
Then Ye's father moved a small stool and sat at a distance that was neither too close nor too far to watch.
When Ye Yaodong came over, she scolded him again, "You've eaten too much, and you've brought such an old ancestor here when you have nothing better to do..."
Ye Yaodong let him read whatever he wanted, let him say whatever he wanted, let it go in one ear and out the other, just pretending he didn't hear it.
Ye Chenghu leaned close to Ye Yaodong and whispered, "He's all bark and no bite. My grandpa is really filial. You don't usually see it at home, but he's so worried about Grandma now."
Ye Yaodong glanced at him sideways, "Which eye of yours saw that he was unfilial at home?"
"Are you filial at home?"
Who used to collect the manure from the house?
"Oh, that's true. Dad, you've had your fun. The two uncles next door picked them out themselves."
"What a pity, they built a toilet, so you won't have the chance to carry manure and be filial to them anymore."
Ye Chenghu's eyes widened, and he was also glad that his family had built a toilet, otherwise his father might have really made him pick and choose.
"Dad, I will earn more money in the future to take care of you."
"If you can get into university, that would be the greatest act of filial piety you can do for me."
"Ha ha……"
I dared not accept that.
Ye Chenghu gave an awkward laugh, then quietly moved to the side. As soon as his father turned his head to look elsewhere, he quickly moved further away.
We boarded the ship to Shanghai in the morning and arrived in the afternoon. The group headed straight to the villa with their luggage.
As usual, the old lady rode in a pedicab, with Ye's father accompanying her.
Seeing that there were quite a few pedicabs around, Ye Yaodong suggested that everyone take a pedicab.
It's not easy to get a taxi near the pier. The most convenient option is actually to take the bus, but buses are too crowded and smelly. On a hot day, they're stuffy and uncomfortable, and the gasoline is heavy.
It's better to take an open-top rickshaw; it's breezy, comfortable, and stable.
The tricycle offered no cover, and the old lady looked around curiously, afraid of missing anything. She even held up her reading glasses and stared wide-eyed at everything.
"My goodness, so this is what big cities look like, exactly like on TV..."
"Wow, there really are buildings this tall? And so many cars..."
"This place is huge! How many streets have we walked through? It's much bigger than our county town!"
"How many times have you been here? It's so lively, no wonder everyone comes and talks about it over and over again for years without getting tired of it."
……
The old lady kept talking the whole way, asking Mr. Ye all sorts of questions.
Even Ye's father suspected that she had already said everything she needed to say for the entire year ahead.
As the tricycle drove into the JA district, Ye's father pointed to a cluster of villas around the area and said, "Dongzi's house is in this area, similar to these houses."
The old lady's eyes sparkled. "My grandson is amazing. This house is beautiful and nice, and it even has a yard. It's such a waste that these people don't grow vegetables. It's all weeds. In our countryside, we would have to pull them all out."
Mr. Ye also strongly agreed, "Yes, it's good to remove these weeds and plant vegetables. It's a waste of space, and we have to cut the weeds every now and then."
"There's so much grass here, we could raise two sheep."
"Forget it, forget about weeding and hoeing, it's much better to grow vegetables and raise chickens."
"Is Dongzi's yard all grass too?"
"You bet, what a waste of space."
"Then in the next couple of days, you should weed the yard and plant some vegetables. Aren't you going to learn to drive here? It'll take at least a month or so, and then you'll be able to eat them and won't have to go out and spend money to buy them. Earning money isn't easy, and you need money for everything in this big city, so you can't waste it."
As soon as the tricycle stopped, the old lady couldn't wait to get off.
"This house is great, this house is beautiful, much bigger than the houses in our rural area, a three-story villa is really impressive. I'm so lucky to be able to live in such a nice house..."
The old lady, with a bright smile, leaned on her cane and looked around at the door.
Ye Yaodong swung his keys and said, "Come on, I'll take you inside to enjoy yourself."
"Alright, alright, go in and enjoy yourself, let me enjoy myself, it's worth it, this trip was worth it..."
"This is nothing. After you've rested enough, I'll have my dad and the others take you for a ride in a tricycle and let you explore Shanghai properly."
"I've had my fill of sightseeing along the way."
"We've only looked at a few streets, and we haven't been to any of the lively places yet. We don't have to squeeze in, but we can look around."
Sister-in-law Ye chimed in, "Dongzi is the most successful person in our family. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be living in such a nice house."
The old lady nodded happily in agreement, "Yes, yes, Dongzi is the most successful in the family. It's worth it to have lived to this age and seen all this."
"This is nothing. If you live a few more years, you'll see me become even more successful."
"Oh, okay..."
The old lady's smile never stopped throughout the entire journey.
Once inside the courtyard, they were curious about everything. They immediately sat down on the stone table and benches, touching them all over, not caring at all about the thick layer of dust on them.
"These stone tables and chairs are nice; it's convenient to bring out the food when it's hot. It's just that the grass all over the ground isn't good..."
"Come inside and sit down. There's a soft sofa inside, it'll be even more comfortable." Mr. Ye helped the old lady into the house.
The old lady stood at the front door, looking at the furnishings inside, and hesitated, somewhat afraid to step inside.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw them changing their shoes; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to bear stepping on them if they had just let her in.
"This house looks almost exactly like the ones on TV!"
Ye Yaodong said, "There happens to be an empty room on the first floor, so the old lady won't have to climb the stairs. She can just sleep on the first floor."
Mr. Ye said, "I slept on the first floor before, so I'll tidy up the bed and sleep on the floor."
Ye Yaodong thought it was a good idea; he could take care of the old lady at night, and since it was so hot, it wouldn't matter if she slept on the floor.
Whoever's mother it is, they should take care of her; anyway, his father has plenty of free time.
Ye Chenghu gave his father a thumbs up, "Grandpa, you are truly a filial son."
Ye's father rolled his eyes at him.
Lin Xiuqing said with a smile, "If you can be like your grandpa when I get old, I'll wake up laughing in my dreams."
"Hehe, don't worry, Mom, I'll even help you get out of bed in the middle of the night."
"Stop joking around, everyone go choose your rooms, and settle in your own rooms."
After Ye Yaodong gave the order, everyone hurried to choose their rooms, most of them choosing the same room they had stayed in before.
He also told Lin Xiuqing that he needed to go out and handle the household registration first, and that she would take care of things at home.
He was so busy he barely had time to breathe.
Sister-in-law Ye said with a smile, "After I finish tidying up my room, I'll tidy up Dad's and Grandma's room too. You can sit down and rest for a while."
Mr. Ye refused, saying, "You don't need to bother. I'll clean it myself. This place is so big, there are rooms, stairs, and a living room. We need to wipe everything down. There's a lot of work to do."
The old lady said, "Yes, you all go about your business. Once you're done tidying up the rooms, help Aqing clean the stairs and the living room. Your father can help tidy up my room."
"Alright, let's clean down from upstairs too."
The old lady was extremely pleased to see her family so harmonious and her granddaughters-in-law so much more sensible now. That's how a family should be.
Now, the old lady is the only one with plenty of free time in the whole house.
However, she couldn't stay still. After sitting on the sofa for a while, she kept shifting her position because it was so soft. She just couldn't get used to sitting there.
I simply stood up and looked around, touched everything, wandered inside and outside, and even couldn't resist touching the doghouse. I was happy with everything I saw.
"What a pity, you have so many dogs at home, you should have brought two of them to live here."
Ye Chenghu happened to be on the balcony and heard the loud agreement, "Yeah, I said I'd bring two dogs up, but Ye Xiaojiu wouldn't let me, saying they were hers. Dad told me not to fight her for them, it's infuriating."
The old lady tilted her head back and smiled, saying, "You're going to school, and your father is worried he won't have time to take care of you."
"How could that be? I come back for lunch and dinner every day."
"You don't want the other dogs anyway. We'll give them to you when they have two more puppies next time."
Ye Chenghu kept wiping and scrubbing with a rag, getting angry as he spoke.