sbdcsierra Chapter 1586 Brotherhood exists, but not much.
Chapter 1586 Brotherhood exists, but not much.
Chapter 1586 Brotherhood exists, but not much.
Mr. Ye was extremely satisfied. Seeing the red marks on their legs, he felt quite sorry for them, but he had no choice but to clean them up.
He couldn't bring himself to hit him, after all, he was his beloved grandson whom he always cherished. If he asked Dongzi to do it, then he wouldn't feel guilty.
"You're a grown-up now, you should know what you can and can't say, you're not a child anymore."
“Yangyang, you are still young, but you are smarter than Chenghu. You should use your intelligence in the right way, not in crooked ways.”
Ye Chenghu felt a little unconvinced. How was Yangyang any smarter than him? He was smart too, wasn't he?
But at this point, all you can do is listen with your head down; you can't utter a sound. If you do, it means you're not convinced! And that would be terrible!
Father Ye continued his lecture, "Your third uncle beat you up today for your own good. Now that you've done something wrong, you can still be beaten so you'll remember it."
"If I make a mistake in the future, it might not be something that can be resolved with just a beating."
"They say children won't amount to anything if they're not disciplined, but sometimes just talking isn't enough. Your father and your third uncle have always been so good to you, and I've always doted on you, but have you remembered all the good we've done for you?"
After hearing what Ye's father said, the four of them reflected on their actions and felt extremely ashamed. They realized that they had indeed been very wrong and had been bewitched.
"If you remembered, you wouldn't have come. Why am I angry? I'm not angry that you asked me for money. Every time you've come asking me for money before, have I ever refused? I'm angry that you..."
Ye Chengyang was extremely ashamed. "I was wrong, sir. I really know I was wrong. I shouldn't have acted without thinking. I knew you cared about us, so I dared to come over and tickle them. I didn't really think that much about it."
He wiped away his tears and continued, "It's my fault, it's all my fault. They were all swayed by a single sentence I said. I really didn't think that much about it."
"I was thinking that if you could bribe us before, you can do it now too."
Ye Chengjiang quickly stepped forward to take responsibility, saying, "My mistake is bigger. I'm older than them. Yangyang is young and can be said to be immature, but I didn't stop him from speaking up, which is my mistake. Moreover, I came with them, which is even more wrong."
"Then, when I realized things were going wrong, I still wanted to be the first to run away, which was a huge mistake. As the older brother, I'm older than them, but I failed to take good care of them. My mistake is the biggest one."
Ye Chenghe glanced at Ye Chengjiang opposite him, then changed from squatting to kneeling.
“Ah Jiang isn’t much older than me, just a few months older. It’s my fault for being so brainless and dragging him down with me. I was the one who started it all. I was the one who said, ‘Grandpa, you like to go for massages.’ I was the one who couldn’t keep my mouth shut. It all started with me. I’m the one who dragged him here.”
Now, the word "massage" makes Mr. Ye's eyebrows twitch; he's really a bit scared.
No wonder they say if you do nothing wrong during the day, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door at night.
He was also feeling quite guilty, and because he was somewhat in the wrong, he couldn't bring himself to use excessive force...
Ye Chenghu also knelt down, "It's my fault, I'm the main one who made the mistake. I was the one who said we should come together. If you hadn't said so, they definitely wouldn't have come."
The two knelt down, and the remaining two quickly changed from squatting to kneeling as well.
The four people were on the upper bunks on both sides, kneeling down, and the father and son below had to look up at them.
Looking up from below, all four of them had red eyes and noses, which were clearly visible.
Ye Yaodong was extremely pleased. Although some of them were a bit immature, they were willing to admit their mistakes after realizing them, and they also cared about their brothers and took the initiative to take responsibility. This was a different kind of brotherly affection.
Father Ye's serious expression softened. His grandsons were all good, but they hadn't received proper guidance.
It's just that he and their father are too busy, and their mother isn't around to take care of them. The whole family is busy making money, so they all have to take care of themselves.
Now that they have money, they're prone to getting carried away, so they really need to be taught and disciplined to prevent them from going astray.
It's not easy to learn good things, but it's easy to learn bad things.
Fortunately, the weather is hot now, so none of them have gone out to take on much work. The work on Dongzi's side is enough to keep them busy from the afternoon until the early hours of the morning, and then they can sleep for the whole morning.
The daytime heat further reduces their chances of going out, and they also don't have time to go out and waste money, make bad friends, or go astray.
Ye Yaodong said in a calm tone, "Come down first, everyone. We all have to crane our necks to look at you from up here."
They lowered their heads and quickly slid down from both sides.
After coming down, the four of them, from oldest to youngest and tallest, stood in a row, ready to listen to the instructions.
“You are all at fault today, not just one person. Ajiang and Chenghe are not my children, so I shouldn’t lay a hand on you…”
The two shook their heads quickly.
Ye Chengjiang raised his head excitedly and said, "Third Uncle, we weren't born to you, but you are still our Third Uncle. If we did something wrong, it's only right that you punish us and beat us."
"We have always remembered your kindness to us, and we did make mistakes. I know you did it for our own good."
Ye Chenghe sniffed and said, "Third Uncle, you can kill me, I won't blame you. You must have been wrong to hit me, otherwise you definitely wouldn't have hit me."
Ye Yaodong almost burst out laughing at this idiot.
"Good to know. What I'm trying to say is that you're not my sons, so I can't be too harsh on you. I can only teach you a little lesson. When your father comes back, I'll have them teach you a proper lesson then."
The two looked at him in surprise, then silently opened their mouths and closed them again.
"You haven't been exposed to this much yet, so you don't really understand. You'll know in the future what you can and can't say."
They are all children from rural areas, and they have had very little exposure to rural life. They are as pure as blank sheets of paper. As they come into contact with the wider society in the future, they will need to grow up gradually.
The social circle I'm in now is still pretty much the same as in the village; it's the same people coming and going, so my social circle isn't that wide.
Some of them still need more experience to mature.
It's also their fault for not putting too much pressure on them at home. Their parents, being tall and strong, always shouldered the burden, making it too easy for them to earn money.
The two nodded together, feeling a little uneasy. What if they were going to get a severe beating when their father came back?
Father Ye added, "You're all grown up now, not children anymore. Now that you know, I have to explain it to you."
"I do go for massages occasionally, but sometimes it's also to maintain relationships for your third uncle."
"In addition, as we get older, our bodies get tired easily, and we often have backaches and need to massage them to relieve the pain, which is quite normal."
"But as you know, women are petty. If they find out, they'll definitely make a scene. They don't care what you went there for; they just know you went, and then they'll hear all the gossip and assume it's not a respectable place."
"I'm already this old, and I'll be holding my great-grandchild soon. What else can I do?"
Ye Chengjiang quickly said, "We know there's nothing wrong here, it's definitely not like the other people's. We were just talking casually, joking with you."
Yeh Yao-tung emphasized, "Who would joke like this with their elders? It's disrespectful."
Ye Chengjiang kept his head down.
"Alright, that's enough for today. Remember this in the future: think before you act or say anything, and consider the consequences. You can't act without thinking."
The four of them lowered their heads and listened obediently to the instruction.
"Did you hear that?"
They said in unison, "We heard it."
"Not only do you need to hear it, but you also need to remember it. Cheng Huyang, come with me to the room."
Ye Yaodong walked ahead, and only after hearing the commotion behind him did he stride forward.
Ye's father continued to scold the two, but he didn't lay a hand on them. Dongzi had already been beaten enough, and as their grandfather, there was no need for him to beat him again. He would wait until their father returned before telling their father.
Ye Yaodong led his two sons back to his dormitory and then closed the door.
Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang were already scared and were trembling.
They heard what his father just said.
Because Ajiang and Chenghe weren't his father's biological children, his father had gone easy on them and hadn't dared to hit them too hard...
So now it's just the two of them...
He was even deliberately taken back to his father's dormitory instead of being allowed to return to their own, and the door was even closed...
The two were filled with unease, especially after the door was closed. Ye Yaodong didn't say a word; the silence was suffocating, and they didn't even dare to breathe too loudly...
"Yangyang has quite a few ideas now."
Ye Chengyang trembled, then said in a trembling voice, "Father, I...I was wrong. I thought it was like last time when they were looking for the ring and trying to bribe us..."
"You've been too clever for your own good. You've tasted the sweetness of success, so you're already eyeing it again whenever you have the chance."
He didn't say anything, which was his tacit agreement.
"I know you're smarter than Chenghu..."
Ye Chenghu: That's that line again!
"...But you can't lead your brother astray. You can't use your intelligence on your own brothers. You two brothers shouldn't be constantly plotting against each other..."
Ye Chenghu: Yes, absolutely right.
"...I originally wanted to give you guys a good beating when I got back, but I held back because Ah Jiang and the other two were there. But seeing how you all took the blame for yourselves afterwards, you still have some conscience and some brotherhood. So you're not without merit."
Ye Chengyang said softly, "Dad, when I tease my brother, it's just a joke..."
Ye Chenghu turned his head and glared at him, "Who wants to joke with you?"
Ye Yaodong touched the belt on his pants, and the two men immediately fell silent.
“We’ve already hit you. We’re letting it go this time since it’s your first time. But if there’s a next time, it won’t just be a few slaps. We’ll hang you up and beat you.”
The two of them tensed up instantly.
"Write me an 800-word self-criticism later. If it's not good, don't go home tomorrow. Rewrite it. I'll send you back when I'm satisfied with it. If you keep writing bad self-criticisms, you can stop studying and stay here to work for me for free. Don't expect any wages."
"Oh, right, since you made a mistake, your salary for this month will be deducted. You won't remember unless you feel the pinch."
Ye Chenghu had a bitter face. He had already felt the pain of losing money, and deducting his salary again was more than just a pain; it felt like his heart had been ripped out.
"Go back now and write it for me."
"Oh."
The two walked slowly past him with their heads down, and then ran wildly after they left the room.
When she reached the corner of the stairs, she hugged her legs and hissed.
"Oh, it hurts so much...it really hurts..."
"I'm in so much pain, my heart aches so much, it's my salary that I just received."
"That was too harsh. This is the first time my dad has ever hit me so hard."
Ye Chenghu wiped away the tears and snot that he couldn't hold back, "It was better to use a whip before. A whip doesn't hurt as much as a belt."
"Yes, a whip is better."
"Mom is better. She doesn't hit as hard. At most, the lines are thin. Dad hits so hard and it hurts so much. The lines are still so wide. Waaah..."
Ye Chenghu felt increasingly aggrieved as he spoke, and his leg started to hurt even more.
Now I realize his mother went easy on them.
Ye Chengyang couldn't help but shed tears, "I was wrong, I will never encourage you again."
Ye Chenghu patted his shoulder and hooked his arm around him. "It's not your fault. We were both greedy. Let's go back to the dorm and write our self-criticisms. Once we're done, we'll go home tomorrow."
"Do I have to return the salary later?"
"I'll return it. By the time I finish writing, it'll probably be time for work. I'll give it back to my cousin then. Since Dad said so, he'll definitely ask about it later."
"Let's finish writing it and go together, it's a huge loss!"
"I'm giving you a lesson. You can't be disrespectful to your elders in the future."
Ye Chengyang nodded.
The two men, in the same boat, walked arm in arm toward the stairs, limping and covered in red welts, looking quite disheveled.
When they returned to the dormitory, Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chenghe were already lying down with tea oil applied to their legs.
As soon as they returned, he immediately asked, "How are you? Why did Uncle call you over? Did you get beaten up again?"
"It's even worse than getting beaten up," Ye Chenghu said dejectedly.
Ye Chengyang added, "Dad told us to confiscate this month's salary as a fine, and then he made us write an 800-word self-criticism to hand in to him this afternoon. If it's not up to standard, we have to rewrite it, and if we can't hand it in by tomorrow, we shouldn't go back tomorrow, but stay here and work for him for free."
"Too cruel..."
"They'll even fine me after the beating? That's terrifying! Do I really have to buy a belt for my third uncle out of my own pocket?"
"It's too expensive. It's too expensive for Third Uncle to make this trip."
Ye Chenghu snorted twice, "Stop gloating. When your uncles come back, they'll have to deal with you. Your good days are yet to come!"
"It's all your fault, you two brothers, singing in unison and causing us to go along with you."
"Didn't you guys bring up the singing and massage thing first? Or did you tell us about it before we found out?"
They were still somewhat like brothers a moment ago, but now they're about to turn on each other.
Ye Chengjiang protested, "This wasn't my statement; it was clearly Ye Chenghe who told Lin Guangming!"
Everyone turned to look at Lin Guangming with hostile gazes.
Lin Guangming was unscrewing the cap of the tea oil bottle, intending to apply the medicine to them...
P.S.: I've been in Guangzhou these past few days, so updates have been a bit late. I'll be back in a couple of days, and then I'll catch up on the updates and resume the regular schedule.