Ye Chengyang just felt that today was so happy, really so happy.
His father taught him how to sail a boat, something his brother did not have.
She also kept patting his head, chatting with him patiently along the way, and kept holding him after getting off the boat, unless he asked to go off.
When he was walking in the fields, his father and mother held his hands, and he ran and jumped in the middle. He was so happy.
The city is so lively. There are lights everywhere, red lanterns are hung, and colorful flags are hung. People are coming and going everywhere, everyone is smiling and wearing bright clothes.
His eyes were so busy that he didn't even have enough eyes. His father was afraid that he was short and would be easily squeezed if he couldn't see clearly, so he lifted him up and sat on his neck so that he could see clearly.
He didn't stop talking all day long. There was a candied haws on his left hand and a marshmallow on his right hand when he sat on his father's neck. The pockets of his cotton-padded jacket were already filled with all kinds of candies and nuts.
He also bought a lot of food and toys, which are all in his mother's basket. Today is his happiest day.
He was just a little unhappy. His father bought a lot of copybooks for them to practice writing. It was so sad.
But it's okay. My brother should be even more sad because he doesn't have to play and has to practice writing.
The family of three had long been separated from the others, but they had made an appointment in advance to gather at the entrance of the department store around 3 p.m. and ask the workshop's tractor to take them to the dock. During the rest of the time, everyone would go shopping separately.
From early morning to afternoon, Ye Chengyang was in an excited state of mind all day long. He was not sleepy at all and was in excellent spirits.
When I returned, I also exchanged ideas with other cousins ​​about what they had bought. Everyone was very happy and showed off all the things they bought.
It was not until they returned to the boat that the children relaxed and started to yawn one after another.
Ye Chengyang was still led by Ye Yaodong in the cockpit. He excitedly played with the gadgets he bought and even offered treasures.
Ye Yaodong only told him to lie down and sleep for a while when he was sleepy.
But he couldn't bear to sleep, he was so happy today.
"I'm not sleepy, I'm not sleepy at all...ha~" He said he was not sleepy, while yawning again and rubbing his eyes.
"Lie down and sleep for a while, otherwise the boat ride will take several hours. By the time you get home, you won't have the energy to share with your brother."
Ye Chengyang thought about it right. When he got home, he had to share and introduce his toys to his brother and friends. After returning home, he would definitely not be able to sleep.
"Then I'll take a nap. Dad, you'll have to call me when you arrive."
"Um."
Ye Chengyang arranged his toys neatly on the operating table, and then he lay down, but his hands were not empty, one on his left hand and one on his right hand, holding them tightly, and fell asleep while playing.
After a while, there was no movement, and the toys were hanging on the console.
Ye Yaodong put the toys away for him, covered him with a small blanket in the cockpit, and then sailed the boat with peace of mind.
When we set off from the city, the sun had not yet set. The adults also watched the sunset on the boat.
However, after the sun went down, the temperature became even lower, and we were still at sea. People on the boat returned to the cabin to rest until it got dark at home.
When Ye Chenghu woke up this morning, he was still confused. When he saw the bright sun outside the window, he jumped up, sat up immediately, and screamed.
The sky is falling!
"Dad~"
"Mom~"
"Yangyang, you traitor..."
"555~I really picked it up..."
He sat on the bed and couldn't help crying sadly. He regretted it so much. Why did he fall asleep?
The old lady held on to the wall and slowly climbed up the stairs.
"What are you doing? Don't cry. Get up when you wake up."
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
"It's okay, get up and eat soon."
"Ata, why didn't you call me..."
"Me? I didn't get up either. I don't know when your father and the others left. Get up quickly and eat. There are many children coming to play with you early in the morning."
"No, I want to go to the city. They have all gone. I am the only one left at home to look after the house. It's not fair..."
"No, your sister is at home, so we can't all go, so you are not the only one looking after the house."
Ye Chenghu immediately stopped crying, "Am I the only one looking after the house? My sister is also at home? Didn't I take my sister with me?"
"I didn't bring my sister with me. You'll know when you get up and take a look."
Ye Chenghu's mouth was still flat and his eyes were still covered with tears. He immediately got up and eagerly wanted to take a look to prove that he was not alone and that there were others like him.
"Slow down, go down the stairs slowly, don't run and jump like this, you may fall..."
The old lady moved slowly behind, slowly going down the stairs.
Ye Chenghu had already ran out to confirm whether Ye Xiaoxi was at home.
When he saw her and Pei Yu playing ball with a group of children in the open space at the door, he felt relieved. Fortunately, he was not allowed to stay.
As long as he is not left alone to look after the house, it is not unacceptable.
"Eh? Why are you at home?" Aguang looked at the boy who came out of the house in surprise, "Why didn't you go? Everyone went to the city, why are you at home?"
Ye Chenghu wanted to cry again, "If everyone doesn't go, my sister and I will look after the house."
"Hey? Why didn't I take you with me, only Yangyang? Several people from next door went there."
Ye Chenghu didn't want to say anything, lowered his head, was in a bad mood, and wanted to brush his teeth and eat first.
Aguang looked curious, stepped forward and put his arm around his shoulder, and asked as he walked: "Tell me, why are you left here? Are you disobedient, so I left you alone to look after the house?"
"It's not just me. My sister didn't go either. I didn't finish my homework and my father didn't let me go."
"Yangyang is done?"
"No."
"Then why can he go?"
Stop asking, get angry!
If he had known better, he would not have said much and said that he had gone there many times and now he regretted it miserably!
"Tell me?"
He avoided the important and took the easy, "My handwriting was scrawled. My father told me to erase it and rewrite it, but I erased it but didn't rewrite it, so it wasn't finished."
"Yangyang is done?"
"Brother-in-law, you are so annoying. I won't talk to you anymore."
Ye Chenghu got angry and avoided his hand on his shoulder, and quickly ran into the house.
The old lady had already come down from upstairs this time, holding a cane and bringing him food with a smile.
He also said to A Guang: "Don't expose his scars, he will regret it to death."
"Haha, I'm just curious as to why he was left alone while everyone else went." A Guang asked again deliberately.
Ye Chenghu was so angry that he jumped up and down, "As I said, I am not the only one left, there is also my sister."
"She's still young, so it's normal not to wear it."
The old lady slapped A Guang and said, "If you stop saying a few words, he will be mad to death."
"It just so happens that no one is grabbing the ball from you, and no one is grabbing the toy from you. The balls in the house today are all yours."
Ye Chenghu shed tears while eating. He swallowed the porridge mixed with tears in his stomach. He didn't care about it, he just wanted to go.
After finishing the meal, the old lady came in and said that a child came to play with him, so he hid directly.
I couldn’t get excited at all, I was so sad and I felt so shameless, so I still didn’t go out.
As long as they didn't see him, everyone might think he was gone too.
Ye Chenghu stayed at home listlessly all morning, playing with toys by himself.
When it was time for dinner, Ye Xiaoxi ran back and saw him, and stabbed him several times in the heart again.
"Brother? Are you back?"
"Where's dad, mom, and second brother?"
"Brother, what did you buy? Look..."
"Brother, is the city fun?"
"Brother, why did you come back alone?"
"elder brother……"
Ye Xiaoxi circled around Ye Cheng Lake, running to his left for a while, asking questions for a while to his right, and running to the front for a while. He kept asking questions.
Ye Chenghu was so angry that he couldn't hide anywhere.
"Go away and leave me alone."
"Brother?" Ye Xiaoxi was confused.
The old lady waved to her, asked her to come over, and then said in a low voice: "Don't ask your brother after you, he didn't go to the city, he is helping Mrs. Tai look after the house with you."
"Oh, then why are you angry! So fierce!"
Ye Chenghu turned to glare at her.
Not to be outdone, Ye Xiaoxi opened his eyes wide and stared back.
"Eat, eat, don't quarrel..."
"I won't play with you anymore."
"Who wants to play with you..."
Both of them turned their heads and ignored each other.
Ye Xiaoxi was so happy that she didn't pay attention to him. There were friends at the door. As soon as they finished eating, they ran out again, leaving only Ye Chenghu at home.
He didn't want to go out and be seen by everyone, and then be asked why he was the only one who didn't go.
But playing with toys alone is so boring. In the past, there was still Yangyang. The two brothers played together every day, but today he was the only one...
He looked at the pile of toys and felt a little bored. He rested his chin with his hands and sat at the table in a daze for a while.
Then for the first time, he turned out his homework and wrote it?
When the old lady heard that the house was quiet, she turned her head and looked inside. She was surprised at just one glance.
She thought she was wrong. The sun was going to rise in the west?
No one talks about it, no one urges it, no one forces it, and yet it is written on its own?
In the past, he ran away without a trace, and when he was caught, he was perfunctory. His eyes were blankly looking at the textbook, and his ears were perked up to listen to the outside world.
It’s rare...
She wanted to make sure but was afraid of surprising him, so she walked quietly and glanced at him when she passed him.
The work is neat and tidy.
Although I don’t know the characters, I still know whether the characters are written straight or crooked.
The old lady smiled and walked quietly out, not daring to make any noise for fear of disturbing him, so she just sat at the door to bask in the sun.
Ye Chenghu sat there all afternoon. The old lady went in to cook when dinner time was almost here, and he was still writing conscientiously.
He didn't put down his pen until he called for dinner.
"Ata, when will my dad and the others come back? It's already dark."
"Come on, come on. Your father usually goes to the city. It's already dark when he comes back. You eat first."
"oh."
After the meal, he was not so attentive when he picked up his pen again.
Instead, he wrote for a while and then looked up at the window, but he was determined not to go out.
I just don't know if I'm afraid of being asked, or if I want to show off to the adults who come back.
After waiting until it was completely dark, he couldn't calm down at all. He didn't increase the number of words in the notebook, and kept mumbling about why he didn't come back.
It wasn't until he heard a voice calling his name from outside that he ran out excitedly.
"Chenghu...Chenghu...we are back..."
A large group of children were playing at the door. After seeing the Ye family's children, they all gathered around and chatted with each other, with all kinds of envious remarks coming out.
As soon as Ye Chenghu stepped out of the courtyard door, he stood still and did not go forward again. He was sulking alone.
There were so many people around, so he didn't want to watch them show off.
He craned his neck and looked at the adults slowly walking behind him with flashlights on, and he began to look forward to it again.
Finally back!
Ye Yaodong carried a bunch of big and small bags in his hands, and the basket in Lin Xiuqing's hands was also full. The couple bought a lot, including food and drink. They wanted to buy back any fresh items they saw.
Ye Chenghu waited for them to come forward, and then he called out aggrievedly, "Father, mother..."
"Are you good at home today?"
He hummed softly, then followed them in.
The old lady nearby hurriedly chatted, "Good boy, he was so good at home. He cried for a while when he found out you were gone in the morning. He was very good after that. He didn't even go out. He even took the initiative to do his homework at home."
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows and looked at the people following him step by step.
"Are you taking the initiative to do your homework? The sun is shining in the west?"
Ye Chenghu's mouth was raised so high that it could hold a bottle of oil, and he remained silent.
"Why did you go so early? Do your homework conscientiously and complete it a few days ago, and I won't let you look after the house."
Ye Chenghu was so aggrieved that he almost shed tears.
"Stop crying, I'll bring you a gift."
He wiped away his tears and leaned forward.
Ye Yaodong picked through the things on the table and gave him two copybooks.
"Now, your gift."
When Ye Chenghu saw it, tears burst out immediately, "Wow, wow, wow..."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "Stop teasing him. He will be sad enough if you stay at home all day."
"If you don't give him a lesson, he won't be able to remember it. He won't be afraid of being beaten or scolded. Have you remembered it now? If you don't obey and don't do your homework well, you will have nothing that others have."
Ye Chenghu continued to cry without responding.
"Did you hear that?"
He reluctantly stopped for a moment, opened his eyes, and responded with a cry, "I know."
"If you don't finish your homework on New Year's Eve, you won't get the New Year's money, and you won't get any money given by others. Do you remember that?"
"Remember."
The old lady quickly smoothed things over, "Okay, okay, he's remembered it all. He did his homework today. Look, it's still on the table. He wrote so neatly. Don't scold him."
"Go out and play, let Yangyang give you some, it's all with him."
"don't want."
The old lady added: "Don't ask him to go out. He hasn't gone out all day today. No matter who calls him, he won't go out."
"Why?"
"Haha, I brought everything but him. The children at home are not here. How can he have the nerve to go out?"
"No wonder you are so serious all of a sudden. You stay at home and do your homework, and you still care about face?"
Ye Chenghu continued to remain silent.
"Then keep writing."
He wanted to cry again.
Lin Xiuqing smiled as she sorted out the things she bought, and Ye Yaodong also helped her.
Ye Chenghu just watched them pack their things and ignored him. He felt sad again. There really were no gifts from him, only a lot of thick copybooks. He really wanted to cry.
Tears flowed into my stomach, so I picked up the pen and sat down to continue writing, wiping my tears while writing.
Until Ye Chengyang ran in with a basket, "Brother..."
Ye Chenghu threw away his pen and stood up so excited that the stool was knocked over by him.
He didn't want to take care of it at first, but he glanced at his parents out of nowhere, and then quickly raised the stool.
"Yangyang, you bought it all...you traitor!"
"Ah! Then it doesn't matter to you, you scold me!"
"You are unjust! You promised to call me, but you didn't call me!"
"I fell asleep too. I didn't know. I was carried out by my father. I didn't even bring my piggy bank with me. They all did."
Ye Chenghu became even more angry. He also thought that Yangyang must have spent all his money, but he still had money. He was the richest among his brothers and sisters.
"Second brother, brother doesn't want it, give it to me, give it to me... I like you the most, second brother~"
"Hehe, then I will divide you, not my brother..."
Ye Chengyang carried the basket and ran to the master bedroom with Ye Xiaoxi. The two of them ignored Ye Chenghu.
Ye Chenghu was so angry that he almost went out of his body, but he was also very curious about what he bought.
He hesitated for a while, and when he heard the excited shouting in the room, he felt as if he was scratching his head, so he still ran in after him, just wanting to get involved.
Lin Xiuqing also chatted with Ye Yaodong, "I bought everything I needed to buy this year, so I don't have to go to the market anymore. I will give a copy to the village cadres of the things I bought today. The gifts back then were decent and also
They are all bought from the city."
"Well, last time I came back from Zhejiang Province, I only gave them special products. The New Year's gift should be thicker. I still have a lot of imported cigarettes at home. When I gave the New Year's gift, I also added two packs of imported cigarettes. Domestic ones will be added later.
Add one."
"So thick..."
"I'm not at home, so it's all down to the village cadres to take care of me, so I need to be more generous."
"Okay, tomorrow you go buy them and deliver them in person, and chat with them by the way. Tomorrow is also the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, so it's not too early or too late."
"Um."
While the two couples were talking and organizing, the three children in the house also distributed the things they bought.
It is said to be distributed, but actually it will be shared when the time comes to play.
After the couple returned to their room, they kicked the children out. They got up before dawn in the early morning and didn't come back until after dark. After walking for a day, they were already exhausted, so they just wanted to lie down in bed and rest.
Ye Yaodong was even more tired. He had been carrying his child all the way. After returning to the house, he just collapsed on the bed and didn't want to move.
Ye Chengyang shouted excitedly outside and took a nap on the boat. He was now full of energy and wanted to tell everyone that he had gone to the city.
Lin Xiuqing just rested briefly and then got up again. She hadn't been there all day, and she didn't know what was going on in the workshop. She couldn't let go and just lay down.
I have to go and take a look at the situation. By the way, I want to ask Dongqing about the quantity that was weighed today and collect the list so that I can settle the bill with Ah Cai.
As the New Year approaches, all the accounts that need to be settled need to be settled.
Ye Yaodong felt comfortable. He didn't care about it for more than half a year, and he didn't care about it much after he came back. He could lie down with peace of mind.
However, he didn't care about the workshop, but he was also very busy with outside matters.
Early the next morning, he went to the town to buy cigarettes and wine. Then he prepared each item one by one, put it in a basket, and covered it with a red cloth.
After lunch, we would take turns sending them to the homes of village cadres, where we could chat and talk.
This left me busy for another two days.
Then he took the time to call Fang Jingfu and agreed to go to Wenzhou to reconcile the accounts on the 25th day of the lunar calendar.
By the way, he checked out the specialties from his area and brought gifts bought in the market. When the time was approaching, he set off a day early.
He didn't take his father with him on this trip. His father couldn't show off enough in the village, so he probably didn't bother to make a trip. He only took the workers on the boat and set off at night.
After waiting, I can still have time to tidy up the house, have a good sleep, and then go find Fang Jingfu the next day.
Fang Jingfu saw that he came on time and brought a bunch of New Year's gifts, so he accepted them without any surprise. Anyway, he also prepared a New Year's gift in return.
The accounts in their factory were checked by a few specialized accountants. Now that the factory's efficiency has expanded and the accounts have become larger, it is troublesome to check. Ye Yaodong's own educational level is just out of illiteracy.
If you really put the accounts in front of him and show him, he wouldn't know where to start.
So he just flipped it over a few times, and then started talking about Huanglong.
"You know, I don't have much education. These accounts are so thick that I may not be able to understand them even if I look at them for a year. So you just need to tell me how much money I can share."
"Since I have partnered with you, I must completely trust you, and I have taken advantage of myself."
Fang Jingfu said with a smile: "You really trust me, why don't you pretend to be careful and watch carefully."
"It doesn't make much sense whether you're pretending or not. It's better to be honest and honest."
"Okay, let's be honest. It is true that we have made a lot of money this year, but this year is the initial stage. A small half of the profits will be given away, and there are also expenses for maintaining various meals for all parties. When it stabilizes next year, we won't need so much.
And because the factory is in production, many of the bills won’t be collected until after the year, and I have to set aside money to pay for materials. In a few days, I have to pay a large sum of workers’ wages. So I only plan to use 100,000 to distribute.”
Ye Yaodong nodded and had no objection at all. Just take it if you have the money. Anyway, it was picked up for free and it was earned.
"Okay, then I'll share 20,000."
"Happy, just do it!"
"That's right, the factory depends on you."
"Not necessarily. You also helped introduce the business, and part of the commission will be calculated separately for you."
"That's good, I can have more."
"Well, when my brother comes later, we will get the dividends together, have dinner together in the evening, and you can stay a few more days..."
"I'll stay for two days at most. It's almost the end of the year, and my family is very busy. There are a lot of things, a lot of business, and leadership relationships to maintain."
"You can also invite the leaders of the Coast Guard over tonight. Let's get to know each other and get familiar with each other. There will be a lot of people at night, so I have reserved a table in advance."
"Are you so polite? When I go over to give Director Zeng a New Year's gift later, I'll give him a quick reminder. I don't know if he's free, so I don't dare to agree to it."
"Well, try your best."
Ye Yaodong chatted with him again, and it wasn't until his brother arrived that they asked the finance department to take the dividends and record them together.
After receiving the dividends, they exchanged some pleasantries, and the three of them had a meal together at noon before he went back.
Then he sent the newly prepared New Year's gift to Zeng Weimin without stopping, and invited him to dinner in the evening, conveying Fang Jinfu's intention.
Zeng Weimin readily agreed.
Ye Yaodong also breathed a sigh of relief. It was the best he could do. He happened to introduce the person to Fang Jingfu. He always knew that he knew a leader, but Fang Jingfu had never met him.
Tonight is also an opportunity for them to get to know each other.
For two consecutive days, Ye Yaodong was called by Fang Jingfu to attend various dinner parties.
I originally planned to go back on the third day of the lunar calendar, the 27th, but I was persuaded to stay and had an extra day of dinner.
Later, he said that he had to go back, he had to work at the factory over there, and the workers had to take a holiday, so Fang Jingfu let him go.
During the few days in Vancouver, he did not forget to report to the Fisheries Bureau in his spare time, and also gave a special product to others there.
It is not comparable to the annual gifts given to Fang Jingfu and Zeng Weimin, but it is still a small gesture.
After Ye Yaodong was able to escape, he immediately sailed back on the morning of the 28th.
If he hadn't been too drunk the night before and couldn't move, and the workers didn't dare to take any initiative, he would have sailed away overnight without waiting until the next morning.
When he got home, it was already evening, and everything in the workshop was dark. It was obvious at a glance that the workers had already gone on holiday.
When Lin Xiuqing saw him coming back, she complained that he had been away for so many days and didn't call back to say anything.
"We agreed to go there for two days and then come back after settling the accounts. We stayed for so many days, and the day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve. There are a lot of things, and you don't know how to come back to help."
"Didn't I leave my dad to help at home? I didn't know I would stay for so many days. I originally wanted to come back early, but Fang Jingfu kept preventing me from coming back. Otherwise, I should have arrived home yesterday at the latest."
"You smell of cigarettes and alcohol all over your body. How much alcohol did you drink there? It's still lingering after so many days."
"Don't mention it. I haven't been awake even one night since I went there. I'm afraid of drinking. I have to take a shower first. I haven't taken a shower in many days. The smell of cigarette smoke is terrible. Help me get a basin of hot water. I'll go first.
Go to your room and take off your clothes, and you can sort out your things later."
"I washed it today, and I have to wash it on New Year's Eve, so don't be lazy..." Lin Xiuqing read.
Because she knew that Ye Yaodong always calculated the number of days to take a shower. If he came back the day before yesterday or yesterday, the interval would be about three days, so it would be just right to take a shower on New Year's Eve.
Now that there is a gap of two days, he may be lazy and needs to be reminded.
Ye Yaodong took out the money he brought back and put it on the bed alone before taking off his clothes and waiting for hot water.
When Lin Xiuqing came in with hot water, he told her about the cents and asked her about the workshop in the past two days.
"The workers' wages were paid to them, and everyone who persisted until today was also given a red envelope and a bundle of sugar cane."
"Remember to pay wages to the workers on the ship tomorrow, so I'll leave them alone. Have you all taken them back from the city?"
"Yes, I asked my father to pick them up today. By the way, I asked him to check the factories in the city and sort them out. You really know that it was scheduled for the workers to have a holiday today, but you still delayed coming back until today..."
Chapter completed!