sbdcsierra Chapter 1628 News
Chapter 1628 News
Chapter 1628 News
"Music isn't about being unlucky or unlucky; it's just how the melody is. It's great that you can play it like this. You're very good, but you shouldn't play it at home. Just play it when you practice with your teacher."
Ye Xiaoxi snorted, "I knew you wouldn't let me play at home either."
"I'm not home anyway, so I don't care if you play it or not."
"Humph."
"Next time you talk to your master, do something normal. It's not good for a kid like you to look so bitter and resentful when you're shooting bullets."
"I've finished learning this one, and now I'm learning others, which also sound similar to this."
"Alright, then you can learn at your own pace."
Lin Xiuqing said helplessly, "His teacher plays the erhu in funeral processions. What normal tunes could he possibly teach?"
"Then let's learn it first. At least the finger techniques and skills we learn will be our own. When we're older, we can learn it in a different place and find a different teacher."
Ye Xiaoxi excitedly ran to his side and hugged his arm. "Dad, can I go with you after this semester? Can I go to school with my sister? Auntie can pick me up with her, since I'll be with my sister anyway."
"Don't you want your friends anymore? What about those little red, green, white, and blue ones?"
"There are no white or blue ones, only red and green ones."
"Oh, I thought you had a whole rainbow of friends."
Ye Chengyang interjected, "Dad, she really does have a friend named Rainbow!"
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but laugh.
“Dad, I can come back and play with them when I have a holiday. You said that after my brother finishes junior high school, you will send him to Shanghai to go to high school. My second brother will also go. So I want to go too.”
Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Xiuqing and asked, "What grade is your son in?"
Lin Xiuqing said irritably, "Your son is about to graduate from junior high school, what grade is he still in?"
"Graduated already? You're so tiny, and you've already graduated from junior high? Are you even 1.6 meters tall?"
"Hehe, exactly 1.6 meters tall."
“Your son started school a year or two earlier than others. While others started first grade at seven or eight, he started at six, so he always sat in the first or second row.”
"So, in the second half of the year, I'll find him a high school in Shanghai? Should I send the second child there too?"
"Let's forget about the second one. He's still too young. Let him finish junior high before sending him."
Ye Chengyang grew anxious, "Dad, didn't you say I could go with my brother?"
"Ask your mother, who told you both to be so short? How tall am I, your father? You two are so small."
"What? We grow in the back, so we'll definitely grow as tall as you in the future."
Ye Xiaoxi added, "That's not necessarily true. Grandpa is so short, my uncles are so short, and Chenghe is so short too..."
Ye Chenghu tapped her on the head. "I was born of my father, so I must have inherited his genes."
"You weren't born of a father, you were born of a mother, you probably inherited it from her!"
"You inherited from your mother, and I inherited from my father."
Ye Xiaoxi thought for a moment, then smiled at Lin Xiuqing, "That's fine too."
Ye Chengyang was getting anxious. They were all avoiding the topic. Should he still go to Shanghai?
"mother?"
“You’re still young. If you go there, the locals will bully you and call you an outsider.”
"Then brother..."
“He’s grown up now, he’s going to high school, things will be different. You’re still too young, you’ll get bullied if you go. Stop talking, let your dad eat first.”
Ye Yaodong was also starving, so he quickly started slurping his food.
Ye Chengyang got angry again.
After he finished eating, he comforted his son, "This is for your own good. If a kid from out of town came to your school and spoke a different language, wouldn't all the bullies in the school take advantage of him?"
"Can you take on a whole group of them by yourself? Your brother is different. He's older, and his high school might have students from various places around the area, so he'll be better off."
“Study hard, and I’ll send you to junior high when you graduate. Go to bed early tonight, I have to go to the city first thing tomorrow morning, so don’t oversleep, or I won’t wait for you.”
Ye Chengyang responded in a muffled voice, "I understand."
After Ye Yaodong finished eating, took a shower, and returned to his room, he complained to Lin Xiuqing, "Next time, talk to your daughter and suggest she learn something else."
"Come on, let her learn for fun. In our rural area, how many people are truly talented? We're lucky if we can even fill our stomachs. Let her play whatever she wants; she'll learn from her teacher anyway."
"She almost cried while playing, it feels like she's going to inherit his mantle."
"Isn't it because you want to send her to school?"
"Well, you played it pretty well, you have some talent."
"Hmm, shall we go straight to the city tomorrow?"
"Yes, I brought back a bluefin tuna. It's stored at the fish cannery today, and I'll deliver it to my godfather tomorrow."
Is this fish expensive?
"It's very expensive, about 10,000 yuan for a whole piece. I originally froze a piece of meat to save for you guys to try, but it had been frozen for too long, several months, and it wasn't good anymore, so I disposed of it. If the whole piece had been frozen, it would have been fine."
"No, I don't know what kind of fish this is that's so precious. Even if you give it to me, I won't be able to tell the difference. If you keep it, your mother will scold you."
"I'm taking the three little ones to the city tomorrow. Oh, I forgot to ask, they don't have school tomorrow, right?"
“You said you were taking them to the city, they’d go even if it were raining knives, they wouldn’t care about studying anymore.”
After finishing her sentence, Lin Xiuqing added, "It just so happens that it's Sunday for them, so they don't have school tomorrow."
Otherwise, she would have spoken up much earlier.
"That's just right."
"After you finish your trip to the city, go to Wenzhou and deal with the shares in that factory. They called me two months ago."
"I know, I have that plan."
The couple chatted about their experiences at sea over the past six months, as well as the situation at the factory. Ye Yaodong did most of the talking, while Lin Xiuqing listened.
"How much money do we need to earn in a year...?"
"Earn as much as you can? The more the better, because it might not be this easy to earn in the future."
"It really feels like a dream."
"Wake up, you're relying on me, not on your dreams."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Go to sleep early. You've been tired for so many days and talked for so long. It's very late now. Let me check and then come back to sleep."
"Ah."
The next morning, just as dawn broke, Ye Yaodong got up to see his three children up early, some sweeping the floor, some watering the plants, and some playing with the dog.
Why are you all up so early?
"Father, you're up. We've been up for a while now."
"We can't sleep!"
"Dad, we've finished breakfast."
Ye Yaodong looked around and, quite sensible, said, "What work haven't you done yet? Hurry up and finish it, we'll be leaving soon."
"No, we fed the chickens and dogs this morning and chased the ducks out to the beach."
"I'll water the vegetable garden, and my brother can sweep the floor."
"Very good, I commend you."
The three of them were overjoyed and longed for someone to affirm them.
They were even happier after getting on the tractor.
"Dad, this isn't the right way. You should go to the city in the direction behind. You're going the wrong way."
"No, you sit still, I'll go to the fish cannery first."
"Oh."
When Ye Yaodong had a huge plastic box brought up, the three of them were extremely curious, touching and tapping it here and there.
"Dad, what's in here?"
"Dad, why are you moving this?"
"Big fish, take it to your godfather's house. You all sit tight, I'm leaving now."
"Ah! We're going to Uncle's place? Then I need to go home and get my Transformers!"
"Take nothing, it's all out."
"I'm going to take it. Last time, the kids there didn't believe I had a Transformer. I'm going to bring it with me, and I'm also going to bring all my other precious toy cars to show them!"
Ye Yaodong couldn't refuse Ye Chengyang, so he drove home first and let him pick it up.
The tractor rattled on, and the three children on the stools shook like sieves, making "oh oh oh" noises in sync with the rhythm of the tractor.
They were full of energy, singing and dancing, when they first left home, but after half an hour they were already bored, resting their chins on their hands and muttering about how much longer it would take to get there.
For the last half hour, he was already wailing there, asking every 5 minutes how much longer.
They finally arrived, and as soon as they got out of the car, they sat down on the side of the road to complain.
"Why is it taking so long? My butt feels like it's split into eight pieces, it hurts so much."
"I'm so tired, I've eaten dirt the whole way."
"Dad, why does it take so long and go so far? Why don't we take a boat? My butt hurts from sitting on the tractor."
Ye Yaodong was so annoyed by their constant nagging that he regretted bringing them along.
"Stop complaining, or I won't bring you next time."
Ye Xiaoxi pouted, "I won't come by car next time either."
"You said it! From now on, I won't need to take you with me when we go out in the car."
"Take me by boat, I don't want to ride in a car, my butt hurts so much."
"Okay, even if I buy a car, you won't ride in it."
Ye Chenghu immediately stood up and rushed in front of him, "Dad, when are you going to buy a car? Are you planning to buy a car? What kind of car?"
Ye Chengyang happily said, "Dad, I like the red toy car. It's so pretty. Shall we buy a red one?"
Ye Xiaoxi hesitated, "Are cars as bumpy as tractors? They must be the same, they're both vehicles. I prefer boats to cars."
"Okay, then we'll exclude you for now, so there will be one less person on the bus."
"Dad, when are you going to buy it?" Ye Chenghu was itching to buy it.
"Wait here, you two come over and help me move this. Ye Xiaoxi, go and knock on the door."
He didn't call ahead to let us know he was coming, since he was busy yesterday and didn't get home until dark. He set off as soon as it was light this morning, and Director Chen's home doesn't have a phone, so he had to come directly over.
Ye Xiaoxi remembered which household it was, and excitedly ran to knock on the door.
It was lunchtime, and everyone was home. They were surprised to see Ye Xiaoxi knocking on the door, and immediately went out to check, confirming that it was Ye Yaodong who had come.
"Hey, Dongzi's here. Hurry up and cook some more rice and add a couple more dishes. I'll go check on things."
"Grandpa, my dad said he'd bring you a really big fish. He said even if he sold me, I wouldn't be worth as much as that fish. He said I'm not even worth as much as the fish."
"Heh, don't listen to his nonsense. Fish are dead, but people are alive. Go and see what rare fish your dad brought that's worth more than you."
“That fish was taller than me, even taller than my older brother. We lay on the tractor and compared the lengths, and it wasn’t even as long as that box.”
"show me."
When Ye Yaodong saw him come out, he greeted him with a smile and invited him to come over and help carry the fish.
The fish alone weighed over 100 jin (50 kg), not to mention that ice was added, bringing the total to over 200 jin (100 kg).
"What fish is more valuable than your daughter? Why don't you sell it?" Director Chen asked curiously, looking at the enormous box in front of him.
Those plastic crates were also the large crates in the factory used to store materials for making canned fish, and they were just enough to hold them.
"Yes, they were all sold. Only two or three were left unsold so that our family could have a taste. You can try them later. They should be thawed by now."
What kind of fish?
Bluefin tuna.
"What? My goodness, this fish is so expensive! It's probably a hundred or two hundred yuan a pound now, right? I think it's all exported, isn't it?"
"Yes, I sold them all to the fishing company and made a killing. I specially saved this one for you. I've finished up my work at sea these past two months, so I have some free time to come back now."
"You've worked hard. Don't always worry about us. There are only two of us, your godmother and I. How much can we eat? This fish is too extravagant. You should take it back and sell it. There will definitely be someone in the market here who will buy it."
"Why are you carrying it? It's just a fish, nothing to me. But I transported it all the way here on ice, so it's probably thawed quite a bit. You'd better hurry up and carry it away, or call someone over to take care of it."
"You're really generous, bringing such expensive fish to eat. I couldn't earn this much even if I worked until I retired."
"It's not that bad. Let's carry it inside first; it's too hot outside."
Jin Yuzhi was surprised to see them carrying in such a large box; she came out without even putting down her spatula.
"What is this? Why did you bring such a big box again? I told you not to send anything over anymore, why don't you listen? We could eat this much even if we lived forever. In this hot weather, the refrigerator won't be able to hold it all, it's going to be a waste!"
She felt extremely distressed looking at it, saying, "Even if you have money, you can't waste it like this. You could have sold such a big box for a few more dollars."
"If we can't finish it, we'll give it to our superiors, neighbors, or friends."
"Give it away? All the cheap stuff has already been taken advantage of. Now all our relatives, friends, neighbors, and leaders know that we have a wealthy shipping magnate's godson. They all say you have dozens of ships. You're incredibly powerful."
"The rumors are true, I do have dozens of boats. You can decide what to do with these fish after we finish eating."
Director Chen sighed, “Over the past few years, you’ve been sending us this and that every now and then. We can’t finish them all, so we have to share them with everyone. As a result, my whole family is very popular now. I was planning to retire when I reached the right age, but I never expected to get promoted. I’m about to be promoted from deputy to director.”
Ye Yaodong was pleasantly surprised. "That's great! From now on, you'll be the director of the Ocean Bureau in name and in fact! When are you getting promoted?"
"Hehe, the appointment letter will be issued tomorrow; I've already notified them privately in advance."
Ye Yaodong gave him a thumbs up and said, "You're amazing. You can work for at least another 5 years."
"Come, come, sit down and have something to eat. We came here on short notice, so we didn't cook much rice. The rice we just cooked will take another half hour. Give the little one some rice first, and the two older ones can have some vegetables first."
Jin Yuzhi also greeted them, "Second son, you can take your schoolbag down first and eat. You're so diligent! You even brought your schoolbag over. Are you doing your homework?"
Ye Chengyang shook his head with a grin, "No need, I'll just carry it like this. It doesn't contain books or homework, it contains my toy cars and Transformers. I'm going out to play with Ali and the others in the yard later. They didn't believe I had Transformers last time, so I brought it with me this time."
"Okay, okay, come and eat first."
After Director Chen finished speaking, he looked at Ye Yaodong and said, "There is an important piece of news. In the past two years, we have been promoting profit retention and the contract management responsibility system to expand the autonomy of enterprises. Next year, we may focus on the big companies and let go of the small ones."
Ye Yaodong was completely bewildered. What did he mean by speaking so cryptically? He didn't understand politics.
Director Chen noticed that he seemed not to understand and was about to explain it to him in a more straightforward way when his eyes lit up.
“I understand. Is it possible that state-owned enterprises will be reformed? Small and medium-sized enterprises will be phased out of state ownership?” Ye Yaodong lowered his voice for the last sentence.
Director Chen nodded. "There are rumors about it, but nothing has been confirmed yet."
“If small and medium-sized enterprises were to withdraw from state ownership and be privatized, wouldn’t a lot of workers be laid off? These jobs were supposed to be secure and passed down from generation to generation.”
"It's hard to say. The purpose of promoting reforms is to delegate power and share profits, optimize the layout of the state-owned economy, improve efficiency, and promote economic development. There have been some signs of this in recent years, and it is estimated that some places may start implementing it next year."
Ye Yaodong lowered his head and pondered whether he could also get involved in the privatization of state-owned enterprises.
Director Chen added, "Don't leak this information. Just keep it to yourself. If you have any ideas, you can prepare early. I just don't know when the local area will implement it."
"Understood, I'll go back and think about it some more."
"Okay, let's eat first. Tell me how you caught the bluefin tuna. I'll brag about it when I give it to someone."
"Hehehe, just two months ago, the first voyage after the New Year..."
Ye Yaodong spoke eloquently, telling him about the interesting things he did while fishing at sea, as well as some of the things he had gained.
Not to mention Director Chen, his three little ones listened with great interest, their bright eyes fixed on him. Since the food wasn't ready yet, they could listen to the story first.
They wouldn't understand other things, but when I told them stories about fishing at sea, they could ask me a few questions.
"Dad, can I go out to sea with you during summer vacation?"
"You're not working in the factory anymore?"
"Is there a salary for going to sea?"
"Yes, if you want to go out to sea, that's fine too. I'll take you with me when I go out to sea, so you can all see it for yourselves."
Ye Yaodong thought it would be safer for them to go to the nearshore area with the fish collection boat and return on the same day.
Ye Chengyang shook his head, "No, Dad. Only my brother wants to go. I don't want to go. I'll stay and work in the factory. I don't want to go to the sea. Let my brother go to the sea. My brother likes the sea."
Ye Chenghu nodded repeatedly.
“Okay, Yangyang is still too young, so let him work in the factory for now. If Chenghu wants to go and take a look, then let him go. We’ll talk about it after summer vacation.”
"okay."
P.S.: I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep now. I'll write more tomorrow.