sbdcsierra Chapter 1630 Doghouse
Chapter 1630 Doghouse
Chapter 1630 Doghouse
Although Ye's father lived with Ye Yaodong in his old age and his heart was biased towards him, it was a reasonable and justifiable bias, not a matter of personal favoritism.
What belongs to someone should be given to them, and what belongs to someone should belong to them.
If anyone has an important matter, he'll contribute money if necessary.
He also believed that he had done a fair job and had not shown any particular favoritism to anyone. At most, he had just helped Ye Yaodong do a little more work, but he had also taken more money from Dongzi.
It's about getting more pay for more work, not working for free, so it doesn't count as helping out much.
"You'd better just bury it back where it was, right in the doghouse?"
"Yes, I saw a hole that had been dug out, so I buried it back in."
"Okay, I know. You two go have fun. Get ready to leave in three days. I'll also go and contact a fishing boat."
"Okay~"
The two brothers were so excited that they ran outside to tell their friends.
They had already packed their luggage long before the holiday even started, so there was no need for them to prepare in advance. Now, if you call them to leave, they can just grab their backpacks and head out the door.
Mr. Ye was so preoccupied with digging for gold at night that he dared not sleep, afraid of falling into a deep sleep. He would just close his eyes to rest, while keeping his attention on Mrs. Ye beside him, watching to see if she was asleep and if she was sound asleep.
It wasn't until late at night, when all was quiet and there was no sound from anywhere except the sound of the waves, that he quietly got up. He then checked his watch by the moonlight streaming through the window; it was past 11 o'clock, and he figured it was about time.
These days there's still not much entertainment, and most people go to sleep around 8 or 9 pm.
He quietly opened the door, even lifting it slightly to avoid making a creaking sound, before slowly opening the narrow opening just enough for one person to pass through. He squeezed out quietly and then gently closed the door behind him.
People really shouldn't have secrets. Once you have a secret, you feel like a thief, and you always feel particularly guilty.
You'd better hurry up and return the gold, so you don't keep feeling guilty.
When Ye's father saw the spatula on the counter, he picked it up as well. It would be difficult to dig with both hands, as the soil had been compacted for more than half a year.
Using a hoe would be a waste of its potential, but a spatula would be just right.
He tiptoed out, opening the door in the same way: he turned the lock, then lifted the door slightly to open it, leaving it ajar so he could easily go in later.
The dogs in the yard sensed the movement and immediately stood up alertly, their ears perked up.
Shh~ Don't shout.
Five or six dogs in the yard were all staring at Ye's father. Two wolfhounds had already trotted up to him, sniffed at his feet, and then circled around him.
"Don't call me that, I'm Grandpa."
The dogs didn't bark; they just circled around him.
Relieved, Mr. Ye quickened his pace and headed towards the doghouse.
Because of his noise, the dogs all came out of their kennels and wandered around the yard, making it easy for him to crawl into the kennels and rummage around.
Several dogs saw him sticking his butt out and his head into the doghouse, and they circled around his buttocks.
However, they seemed to sense something, and collectively turned their heads to look at the gate, then trotted towards it.
Mother Ye peeked out from the half-open doorway into the yard, frowned, and then put her index finger to her lips to shush the dogs.
Ye's father had no idea that the noise he made while getting up had disturbed his wife.
Ye's mother originally thought he got up to go to the toilet, which was normal. It's not uncommon for him to wake up at night needing to urinate, and he also drank a little alcohol with someone before going to bed.
But as she lay there thinking, she felt something was off. Seeing how quietly he moved around, she had a feeling he was doing something like a thief.
In the past, I would never be quiet when I got up to pee at night; I would make a lot of noise. Why do I feel like I'm sneaking around today?
She lay there for a while, but didn't hear anything, so she got up to check.
To his surprise, the door was open, which immediately alarmed him. He rushed to the door to take a look.
There was indeed a furtive figure in the yard, scurrying around inside the dog hole with its rear end sticking out.
The dogs didn't bark; instead, they circled around him.
Mrs. Ye frowned, grabbed a broom from the side, and tiptoed behind Mr. Ye. "What are you doing?"
"what!!!"
It wasn't the pain, it was the shock!
Just as Ye's father was rejoicing after finding it, he was suddenly terrified and nearly jumped out of his skin. He straightened up in shock, but then bumped his head on the dog's kennel, letting out another scream.
"what!!!"
Hearing the familiar shouts, Ye's mother scolded, "Why aren't you sleeping in bed at night? What are you doing sneaking into the doghouse? What are you doing?"
Ye's father's screams instantly woke everyone around him, and the lights in all the rooms turned on.
In the dead of night, even the slightest noise is amplified, and they could already hear the sounds of people around them getting up and opening doors.
Ye's mother hit him with a broom, "What are you yelling about in the middle of the night?"
Father Ye carefully lowered his head and retreated from the doghouse, patting his chest.
"People are scary, they're terrifying! Oh no, we'd better not wake everyone up."
"Why are you crawling into the doghouse in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Did you drink too much horse piss last night?" Ye's mother said as she hit him with a broom. "I told you not to drink, to drink less, and you still complained that I was nagging. Fine, you got up in the middle of the night and crawled into the doghouse."
"What's wrong, mother?"
Lin Xiuqing rushed out in her pajamas, only to find Ye's mother hitting Ye's father with a broom. She was momentarily confused about the situation.
The old lady is a little hard of hearing and doesn't wear a hearing aid when she sleeps. If there's not much noise, it won't bother her at all.
However, the old couple's shouting and cursing got a bit louder, so she got up to check the situation.
"What's going on? What are you two making such a racket in the middle of the night? Doesn't everyone else want to sleep?"
Sister-in-law Ye, Sister-in-law Ye, and the surrounding neighbors were all wearing pajamas, standing on tiptoe at their doorsteps to look out. Some had already run out, asking questions as they went.
"What's wrong? What happened? What do you mean, 'crammed into the doghouse'?"
"Is it a burglary? What happened? Do you need help?"
Mother Ye quickly said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. Everyone go back to sleep. The old man drank too much and couldn't find the toilet in the middle of the night, so I got up to look for him."
She still gave Ye's father some face and didn't mention that he crawled through the dog hole in the middle of the night.
As for whether it will get out tomorrow, that's none of her business!
"Are you alright? If you're alright, then let's go back to sleep."
"That startled us, thank goodness we didn't attract any thieves..."
"Oh, I'm so sorry, everyone should go back to sleep."
After everyone had left, Ye's mother put her hands on her hips and lowered her voice to scold them.
"What are you doing sneaking into the doghouse in the middle of the night?"
I just saw someone lying in the doghouse and wondered if it was him, thinking he was drunk. But then I realized that didn't seem right. When he got up, he looked suspicious, not like someone who was drunk. Now he seems perfectly sober.
Mr. Ye clutched the back of his head, hissing in pain, "It's nothing, I just drank too much."
"I don't believe you for a second. When you're drunk, you're not going to be quiet. You'll be making a lot of noise when you get up in the middle of the night, and you don't care if you wake up other people."
Two little heads peeking out of the upstairs window were also whispering among themselves.
"Oh no, I'm going to get scolded and beaten again!"
"How miserable!"
"Our boss always does things that get him scolded!"
"Seems to be!"
Hearing the commotion upstairs, Lin Xiuqing looked up and muttered under her breath, "What are you looking at? What's it to you? Go back to sleep and close the windows."
The two little heads quickly turned back and closed the window.
Mother Ye put the broom in the corner and went to check on the doghouse.
Sneaking in there in the middle of the night, it's obviously not a good thing.
Fearing they would be discovered, Ye's father quickly stepped in front of her, saying, "I told you I drank too much and did something stupid. You're fine now, you're sober. Go back to sleep. I have a big bump on the back of my head, go and put some tea oil on it for me..."
Ye's mother glared at him and waved him away. The more she tried to stop him, the more she wanted to see what was going on, what kind of ghost was going on in the middle of the night.
When Ye's father saw her hunched over, peering into the doghouse, he thought to himself, "This is it, I'm going to get scolded again."
He had just found it, but was startled when Ye's mother hit him with a broom. He threw it away and no one knows where it ended up in the doghouse.
When the wolfhound saw Ye's mother hunched over and peering into the doghouse, it stuck its head in and then stuck its head out again, spitting out a gold ingot at Ye's mother's feet.
Ye's mother's eyes widened in disbelief!
Lin Xiuqing's eyes widened in surprise!
The old lady's eyes widened in surprise!
Isn't this Dongzi's gold ingot?
Before Ye's mother could reach out, Ye's father quickly picked it up!
“Let’s go back inside and talk. I’ll go back inside and explain to you.”
Ye's mother stared at the back of his head so hard she almost punched a hole in it.
Lin Xiuqing quickly realized that this was something Dongzi had given to his father to play with a few years ago, and he had mentioned it to her.
As soon as Ye's father entered the house, he handed the gold ingot to Lin Xiuqing and whispered, "Look at the mess this has made. There was nothing wrong, but now almost everyone knows."
"Where did you get the gold ingots?"
After hurling a string of curses, Ye's mother asked, "You're quite the hider, aren't you? You even hid in the doghouse! You *****, where did you come from?"
"Where else could I have gotten this? Dongzi gave it to me to play with and have some fun."
"Fine, so you're still keeping your distance from me, hiding things from me, and going around in circles!"
"Don't you even know what you're talking about? How can you possibly know everything? With your big mouth, who knows if you'll go around telling everyone?"
Ye's mother was angry. "Do you think I don't know what can be said and what can't be said? Where did this thing come from? And why is it hidden so well? It can't be known by anyone, not even me. It's been secretly hidden everywhere."
It looks like I have no choice but to speak up now; they've already found out.
"I'm telling you, but don't tell anyone, or it might all be confiscated."
Ye's mother's anger subsided somewhat, and her tone softened, "Where did it come from?"
"Dongzi fished it out of the sea a few years ago, so he gave me one to play with. This thing can't be told to anyone, otherwise, normally, if something like this is fished out of the sea, it should be handed over."
"You're crazy, only an idiot would hand it over."
"Yes, so you can't let anyone know, you can only keep it to yourself."
"You've been keeping this a secret for years? You're quite the hider. I had no idea. Just how many things have you been hiding from me?"
Mr. Ye quickly waved his hand, "No, no, this is the only one. I was planning to dig it out tonight and give it to Aqing to keep, otherwise it would be useless to me."
He can't take it out anyway, so it's not as good as those gold necklaces and rings, which he can wear out, and he already has those.
The gold ingot was no longer of any use to him; he had already had his fill of looking at it and touching it.
It seems he's destined to never have gold in his life; he'll always be caught or have to hand it over before he can hold onto it. Sigh.
Ye's mother slapped him a few times, "Sneaking around like this in the middle of the night, just to take this thing? And you don't even want me to know!"
"What's the use of you knowing?"
"Then why aren't you letting me know?"
"Since I've already been keeping it from you, I thought I might as well keep it a secret forever, so you won't find out and scold me again."
"If you didn't tell me, I'd find out now, wouldn't I?"
Mr. Ye didn't want to explain anymore. He hadn't told her in the first place, and now he would rather not say anything at all.
Ye's mother continued to press, "You've kept it hidden for years, why did you suddenly decide to take it out?"
“Isn’t this a new house to be built? Then I definitely need to find a new place to hide it. I’m worried that the dogs will dig it up if I hide it in the doghouse. After thinking about it, I decided to dig it out and return it to Aqing before I leave so that she can keep it.”
"I knew you were sneaking around in the middle of the night, you must be up to no good, so I got up and checked, and I caught you red-handed."
Ye's father said irritably, "If I don't dig in the middle of the night, do you think I'd dig in broad daylight by crawling into a dog's kennel? Now look what's happened, your reputation is ruined. Tomorrow the whole village will be talking about me crawling into a dog's kennel."
"Should!"
"Why don't you apply some tea oil to it?"
Ye's mother snorted coldly.
Lin Xiuqing quickly went to get some tea oil to help apply it.
Mother Ye held up the gold ingot under the lamplight, saying, "How much did Dongzi get? Here's another one for you. Were you born in the Year of the Dog or the Year of the Rat? It's covered in teeth marks."
"If you get a gold ingot, don't you take a couple of bites to see if it's real?" Father Ye replied, avoiding the main point.
Mother Ye snorted dismissively.
The old lady listened for a while before saying, "You've been making a racket in the middle of the night, waking up all the neighbors. Alright, if there's nothing else, go to sleep. Ah Qing, quickly put it away so no one sees it."
Lin Xiuqing responded, "Yes, I know. Go to sleep, everyone. Luckily, Mom didn't say anything more after that. She just said that Dad drank too much and couldn't find the toilet in the middle of the night."
Mr. Ye asked, "I was so quiet, how did you still know?"
Ye's mother said irritably, "If you had made a normal noise, I might not have woken up. But you were acting like a thief, so cautiously, which made me wake up and sense that something was wrong."
"You're so clever."
"Do you think everyone is as stupid as you?"
"Couldn't you just pretend you didn't know? Why make such a big fuss?"
"Wasn't this your doing? Luckily I recognized you, otherwise I wouldn't have grabbed a broom, I would have grabbed a knife and killed the thief!"
Ye's father glared at her and went straight back into the house.
If he had known, he would have asked his two grandsons to dig it up. They would have known where it was buried, and that way he wouldn't have disturbed his wife.
The two brothers were cunning; they managed to bury it back without anyone knowing. What a miscalculation!
Ye's mother followed behind, muttering curses under her breath.
The old lady chanted "Amitabha" a few times and then went back to her room.
It's only because her hearing is failing now that she's not good at hearing; otherwise, how could Ye's father have buried things in the yard without being discovered?
Lin Xiuqing first checked the yard before locking the gate, turning off the lights, and going back inside. After hiding the gold ingots, she went to bed.
Despite the commotion at home, Ye Xiaoxi remained sound asleep, completely undisturbed.
However, when she woke up the next day, she also heard that Ye's father had drunk too much the night before and crawled into the doghouse.
She was extremely curious and asked Lin Xiuqing, "Is it like when I was a child, sleeping in a doghouse in the middle of the night?"
"So you know you're sleeping in a doghouse in the middle of the night?"
"Yes, that's what Dad said."
"My grandpa is such a grown man, it's so embarrassing! I feel so ashamed!"
"Just eat your food and stop nagging."
"Hey! I know! Grandpa must have gone to the doghouse to dig for gold ingots, that's why he was found lying there at night!"
Lin Xiuqing looked at her in surprise, "How did you know?"
Wasn't she sleeping soundly at night? How did she know about gold ingots?
"Because yesterday during the day..." she covered her mouth, "Grandpa told me not to tell."
"Can't I tell you? I already dug it up and gave it to me, I know even if you don't tell me."
"Is that so?" Ye Xiaoxi hesitated about whether to keep the secret, but after thinking about it, she told him everything that happened yesterday morning.
Lin Xiuqing then realized why she had taken out the gold and returned it to him yesterday; she probably had nowhere else to hide it.
Mr. Ye got up early in the morning to help at the new house, but by noon he was starting to feel the strain. "I'll call and see if there are any boats available to leave early tomorrow."
Ye's mother rolled her eyes at him and didn't say anything.
The three siblings were extremely excited.
"Shall we leave tomorrow?"
"Great! I can take a boat to see Dad tomorrow."
"Then you should make the call right away."
After urging each other, the three siblings whispered among themselves.
"Grandpa must have heard the villagers say that he was sleeping in a doghouse!"
"I think so!"
"Dad said I slept in a doghouse when I was little, how embarrassing!"
"You seem quite proud of yourself; you've been telling others about it all morning!"
"Huh? Where is it?"
"Shh, look over here, stop talking... I won't let you guys come with me later! I'll leave you at home!"
"Let's talk outside..."
Outside, everyone was chatting and laughing, especially in the workshop, where the older women asked Ye's mother if Ye's father had really slept in the doghouse last night.
She casually answered yes, but luckily she sensed something was wrong and followed him out; otherwise, who knows when he would have known to come back inside.
Since everyone heard it last night anyway, I might as well just admit it, otherwise I really won't be able to explain it.
While waiting for lunch, Ye Chenghu couldn't wait to ask his father.
"Sir, is there a ship leaving tomorrow?"
"No, just wait two days."
"Ok."
Ye Xiaoxi comforted her father, "It's nothing, don't worry about it. I slept in a doghouse when I was a child, and I didn't mind. Don't be sad, the two days will pass quickly."
Ye's father looked at her speechlessly, "Just eat your food, what's it to you?"
"I care about you!"
"Grandpa, what's it like to sleep in a doghouse? I've completely forgotten, I have no recollection of it at all."
Seeing that Ye's father was so angry he was about to jump up and down, Lin Xiuqing quickly told Ye Xiaoxi to shut up.
"Even food can't shut you up. What's the point of asking so many questions? If you keep asking, I won't take you anymore."
She stuck out her tongue and quickly lowered her head to eat her meal.
Father Ye glared at Mother Ye with a heavy heart. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have been laughed at and ridiculed by the whole village today, and he wouldn't have had to politely say that he had drunk too much.
Two days later, the ship finally docked to pick them up, and Ye's father and his three children eagerly boarded the ship.
This was the first time he was so eager to leave. In the past, he always wished he could stay at home for a few more days, ideally just to retire there and not have to leave.
Ye Xiaoxi was jumping and skipping on the deck, extremely happy, twisting and turning with her little schoolbag on her back.
"Let's go find Dad!"
"Stop jumping around and be quiet on the ship. Let's go inside the cabin; the deck is full of cargo."
Ye's father also instructed Ye Chenghu to keep an eye on Ye Chengyang, so that the two brothers could look after each other.
Ye Xiaoxi was quite small, so he had to keep a close eye on her. At this moment, he couldn't help but sigh that it was still more convenient to have his own boat and to drive it more comfortably.
Upon receiving notification that his father was setting off, Ye Yaodong calculated the time and sent someone to wait at the dock to pick him up.
When Ye Xiaoxi arrived, she was overjoyed to see Pei Yu and the twins waiting for her at the factory gate.
"Sister, cousin, I miss you so much. Do you miss me too?"
"Yes, I've been wanting to. Great, you're here again..."
"Little sister, let me tell you, my grandpa slept in a doghouse the other day too, hahaha, he's such a big guy, and he's sleeping in a doghouse just like me... It's so funny..."
Father Ye: "..."
Pei Yu looked at her with sparkling eyes, then stole a glance at Ye's father, extremely surprised, "Really? Grandpa is so old, why is he sleeping in a doghouse?"
"Yeah, it's so funny, hahaha..."
Ye Yaodong was full of questions, "Dad?"
Mr. Ye looked helpless. "I should have known better than to bring this girl along."
"What's going on?"
Ye Chenghu couldn't wait to tell his father, "...I saw it all from upstairs. Grandpa was lying on his backside in the doghouse with his butt sticking out, and then Grandma was hitting his butt with a broom..."
"Stop, stop! Aren't you all tired? Get back to your dorms right now!"
He chuckled and ran off with his schoolbag on his back.
Ye Chengyang excitedly circled around Ye Yaodong, "Dad, when do I start working? Do I start working tomorrow?"
"Whatever you want. Just go and report to the finance department when you're ready to start work."
"Then I'll go find my cousin Dongxue now and tell her I'm going to work tomorrow."
Ye Chengyang also ran towards the finance office as fast as he could.
Ye Xiaoxi was still laughing heartily with Pei Yu, laughing so hard she was bent over.