sbdcsierra Chapter 1580 Overjoyed
Chapter 1580 Overjoyed
Chapter 1580 Overjoyed
The two brothers were afraid of losing more than they gained by trying to steal a chicken, so they worked hard for over a month. In the end, they didn't finish their homework and their wages were withheld, which would have been the death of them.
After lunch that day, he went back and began writing furiously, and then stayed up all night writing.
The whole dorm watched as the two brothers came back at noon and started doing their homework diligently, it felt like the sun was rising in the west.
When asked to play cards, Ye Chenghu remained unmoved.
No matter how loud the other four were playing cards in the dormitory at noon, the two of them would only tilt their heads and glance at them, then plug their ears and ignore everything else.
Ye Yaodong was very satisfied when he heard this. He believed that work-study programs should be done properly, and students shouldn't neglect their homework just to earn money.
Unlike other workers who start work immediately after lunch, they have a lunch break and finish get off work at 5:30 pm.
After asking his two brothers, he also planned to ask his mother.
His mother had been itching to go home for a long time; if it weren't so far away and she didn't know how to get back, she would have run away long ago.
I mentioned it to him before, but Ye Yaodong directly said that the children are all here, so many of them, who will take care of them if she leaves? He wouldn't let her leave.
Ye's mother was going crazy from being cooped up for more than a month. There was no one to talk to about family matters or gossip, except for the constant calls of "boss lady".
But hearing "boss lady" so many times wasn't enough to keep her going.
She was so bored. Apart from the processing plant, she had nowhere to go. In this huge city, there wasn't even a village where she could wander around.
She had shopped and bought enough in Shanghai and didn't want to go back in the sweltering heat.
When she goes out on the street, she can't even speak Mandarin clearly, and she doesn't know the way around.
She could sit at the factory gate and sigh 800 times a day.
Finally, Ye Xiaoxi wanted to go back, and Ye Yaodong was also willing to be merciful and let his mother go back. Otherwise, after this trip, she probably wouldn't be able to go back with the other two boys until before the start of the school term.
That would kill her.
As soon as Ye Yaodong reached the door of his father's dormitory, he saw his mother spread a mat in the corridor, slump down on it, and sigh intermittently.
He was picking green beans half-heartedly, and he didn't seem very energetic.
Since A-Guang came back, his mother had to move back to his father's dormitory from Hui-Mei's place, otherwise she couldn't possibly have a room all by herself.
Another batch of veterans arrived last month, so housing is not as spacious now.
"Why are you acting like you're half-dead?"
Ye's mother didn't even bother to lift her eyelids, and she didn't say a word or pay any attention to him.
"Ye Xiaojiu said she's going back..."
"What? Really?"
Ye's mother immediately came to her senses, her eyes sparkling with excitement. She dropped the green beans and stood up excitedly.
"Really? That little devil is willing to go back?"
She slapped her thigh excitedly, "She's finally willing to go back! That's great! I'll go back with her too."
“That brat, I ask her every day if she wants to go back, and she always says no, shaking her head as she says it. I suspect she’s just being stubborn and deliberately tormenting me.”
"Why did you suddenly change your mind? Yesterday I asked her if she wanted to go back, and she shook her head and said no."
"Oh my god, I need to hurry and pack my things..."
Mother Ye was so excited that she immediately wanted to pack her bags and fly back right away.
"What's the rush? I'll let you know before we leave. It's a typhoon these days, so we'll have to wait a few more days before we can go."
"Then I'll pack up early too."
Ye's mother, full of energy, hurried inside to pack her luggage first.
His cheerful and energetic demeanor was a far cry from the half-dead state he had just been sitting on the ground; he seemed to have been reborn.
Ye Yaodong leaned against the door frame, watching her excitedly bustling around the room like a flea.
"Anyone who didn't know better would think I was abusing you. You were almost dead just now, but as soon as you heard you were going home, you came back to life."
"Aren't you abusing me? I wanted to go back last month, but you wouldn't let me. Isn't that abuse?"
"Who came running up to me like a puppy, offering to watch my child? How can someone abandon their child halfway home?"
"I've been here for a month, it's killing me! It's so hot, I have nowhere to go, nobody listens to what I say, I don't even have anyone to talk to. It's killing me! If you ask me to come again, I won't come."
"Tch, you came here last winter all high and mighty, and you came back home all bragging about how you'd made a fortune. You were the most arrogant person in the whole village."
"How can that be the same? Last year I came and only stayed for a little over a week before leaving, and I stayed in Shanghai the whole time. It was so much fun and I could explore so much. Now it's unbearably hot, and I have nowhere to go. I'm staying here for so long, it's awful. It's not even as good as my little plot of land in the village. I'd rather farm in the village every day than lie here and be bored out of my mind."
Although Ye's mother was complaining, her face was full of joy. She could finally go home, and even her complaints sounded cheerful.
"You're given a life of luxury, but you don't even know how to enjoy it."
“I don’t want this kind of good fortune for your father. I’m a wild boar that can’t eat fine bran. I’ll go back to my village, back to my Baisha Village.”
Ye Yaodong chuckled, "Chenghu and Yangyang don't want to go back, so why don't you stay here too!"
Mother Ye: "!!!"
The sky is falling.
The clothes I was holding almost fell to the ground.
"...Just take Ye Xiaoxi back with me. You stay here to take care of the two of them. Go back when school starts soon and stay for another half month."
"Stay for another half month?" Mother Ye's voice rose. "No way! Those two are so big, what else do they need to be looked after? Let them go eat in the cafeteria."
"The three of them, Huimei, still need you to take care of them."
“She can manage without me, and there’s still Ah Guang. I can’t. I have to go back. I can’t stay here. I’ll become useless here. My bones will rust.”
"Then you should talk to my dad."
"He can't wait for me to go back."
After saying that, Ye's mother ran up to him again, still worried, and glared at him, "I want to go back!"
"Alright, alright, let's go back, let's go back."
"when are we leaving?"
"Three or four days, or about four or five days, I'll let you know."
Are you sure?
Ye Yaodong sighed helplessly, "Confirmed."
"That's good."
Relieved, Ye's mother happily went to pack her luggage.
In the evening, Ye Huimei was curious about her mother's joyful state; she hadn't seen her mother so happy in a long time.
Now all I see is her mother sighing and looking utterly hopeless every day, though it's rare to see her like that at night.
"Mom, did you find some money?"
"I'm happier than if I found money. I'm going back now. Your brother promised to take me home."
Why are you suddenly being offered a ride home?
Ye's mother gestured towards Ye Xiaoxi, who was sitting on the ground playing with Pei Yu, and said, "This girl said she wants to go back. Your brother is going to take her back, and I'll ask him to give me a ride too."
"No wonder you came back to life."
"Finally, I can go back. Whoever wants to stay here can stay. I'm not staying here anymore. I'm going back to the village. Your dad can stay here all he wants. I wonder how the vegetable garden behind my house is doing. After your two sisters-in-law finished picking the vegetables, I wonder if they replanted anything for me..."
Mother Ye kept talking about her land and the chickens and ducks she raised.
If we can just hold on for another three or four days, we can go home!
After Ye Xiaoxi learned that a typhoon was coming, she had been looking forward to it and even prepared candles. However, for several days in a row, it was sunny with only a slight breeze.
Then her father came over and told her that the typhoon was over, and that she should pack her bags and leave early the next morning to take her home.
She looked out the window in disbelief at the bright, sunny sky.
"You're lying, the typhoon didn't even come, how could it have passed?"
"I've been here. Didn't we have a beautiful sunset last night? That's a sign of a typhoon."
"But there was no wind or rain."
“Typhoon days don’t necessarily bring wind and rain. Sometimes they don’t come this way, so the weather won’t change, but the waves will still be churning.”
Ye Xiaoxi pouted, still somewhat doubtful, "Then I'll pack my things. We're going home tomorrow. I bought a lot of things, and I want to take them home."
"Have your aunt tidy it up for you."
"My little sister wants to come with me too..."
Ask your aunt, don't ask me. I definitely have no objection.
Ye Xiaoxi looked at Ye Huimei, "Little sister..."
Ye Yaodong took the opportunity to leave. What if he didn't leave and then turned around and made a scene? Anyway, Pei Yu was born to Ye Huimei, so let Ye Huimei reason with her.
He also needs to arrange for the goods to be transported back early tomorrow morning. He will be busy on both sides when the fresh seafood collection boats return in the afternoon.
No one knows how Ye Huimei persuaded the two children, but when they woke up the next morning, they looked at each other with teary eyes, reluctantly holding hands and following the tractor.
Seeing that it was still early, Ye Yaodong asked them to say goodbye and then took stock of the workers and checked off the names on the list.
Unexpectedly, Ye Xiaoxi suddenly changed her mind again, saying, "Dad, I don't want to go home anymore."
"Huh?" Ye Yaodong and his mother glared at her together.
She hesitated, "Should I go home with my brothers?"
Ye Yaodong poked her forehead with the other end of his pen. "It's settled then, don't change your mind. I've already called your mother. If I wasn't going to send you back, why would I have to go all the way there? Everything's arranged, so don't cause any trouble."
Ye's mother patted her on the shoulder, saying, "Don't keep changing your mind."
"Then why doesn't my brother come back with me?"
"They have to work as child laborers to support themselves and earn money for their tuition and toys. Unlike you, all you do is play. Have you ever seen them play? Every day they have to go to work in the factory like factory workers. Do you want to be like them, working during the day and doing homework at night? They haven't even bought their own toys and stationery yet, and they have to earn money to buy them. You've already bought a whole bunch of them. Give them back to me!"
Ye Xiaoxi fell silent.
"Get in the car, or I'll beat you up later."
With a pout, she was reluctantly carried onto the tractor, sitting on the straw while clutching her schoolbag, and then waved goodbye to Pei Yu, who had tears in her eyes.
Seeing that everyone had boarded the car, Ye's mother breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that if the girl continued to make a fuss about not going back, her plans would be ruined.
"Honey, you have a bunch of friends waiting for you at home. You should talk to them about it when you get back."
"Don't you miss your mother? She hasn't seen you for over a month and misses you terribly."
"And have you done your homework? Go home early, you'll still have time to do it. By the time you finish, your two older brothers will be cramming at the last minute..."
"Let's come again during the winter break in the second half of the year. We can also bring Xiaoyu and the others home for the New Year then..."
Fearing that she might change her mind, Ye's mother quickly tried to brainwash her.
After all the workers had boarded the vehicle, Ye Yaodong drove to the dock.
He has been recruiting people on and off during this period, and he has arranged a lot of things. There have also been many internal meetings, and many processes and systems have been improved. The system can operate well with or without him.
Mr. Ye no longer needed to handle the delivery, which made his job much easier. He only needed to sit in the office, stamp documents, sign papers, and answer the phone.
He had a bunch of people reporting on the day's orders, and he was always happy to take over. He could hear people calling him "General Manager Ye" every day, and he would eat an extra bowl of food with joy.
With Ye Yaodong around, he was basically the one who was busy at the factory, and people would go to him for help. Ye's father was a free man, and could only wander around and supervise the expansion.
They even set up a vegetable garden in the corner of the factory wall for him. Recently, it's been full of cucumbers and eggplants, and the loofahs are almost climbing over the wall.
These are the dishes they've been eating lately, not to mention fish and shrimp, which are free.
It was also because of the fruits and vegetables in the corner that Ye's mother missed the family's private plot of land even more.
There wasn't even enough work for Ye's father to do, and Ye's mother had nothing to do, so she was incredibly bored.
Once on the ship, Ye's mother felt that the sea breeze blowing over her tasted like her hometown; in fact, they all tasted the same.
The workers were excited, most of them having not been home this year.
"Check everything, prepare to depart."
P.S.: I'm experiencing some writer's block, but there will be another update tonight.