Chapter 1054: Ah Guang's Face Darkened (10,000 words, +22 monthly votes)

"How is your eldest brother's business? The breakfast shop opened there for a year should be quite good, people coming and going, just right it's the time when there are most people in the early morning." Ye's second sister-in-law asked curiously.

"Still okay, didn't we also go to the city at that time, and also saw it? Later I didn't go again, you ask me, I'm not very clear, should be better than farming, otherwise, they definitely couldn't continue this year, don't say continue renting, definitely returned to continue farming directly."

Lin Xiuqing didn't say very clearly, anyway, second sister-in-law just asked two sentences curiously, she also prevaricated a few sentences.

Originally her eldest brother also hesitated whether to continue renting this year, or move to the shop he bought. His eldest sister-in-law also felt heartache for the rent, always thinking about moving to her own shop. It was just that his father said two days ago, let them continue renting for another year.

In these one or two years, several shops opened one after another around, breakfast shops also had, passenger flow was divided, but passenger flow increased. If moving to a nest, old customers couldn't find the location, then the loss might be bigger.

So after weighing the pros and cons, Lin Xiang Hui intended to rent for another year. Wait for several openings around to become more lively, then there would be new traffic filling, and not afraid of old customers not finding the location, traffic being divided.

"That's true, definitely earning money... Hey, if known, we shouldn't have bought that shop, directly buy a boat, look at you renting the boat now, can share 200 more a month, clearly the same money, this one comes faster."

Ye's second sister-in-law patted her thigh with regret, and continued: "Buy a boat early, earn faster, that shop is still idle there, who knows if it can't be rented out? Ouch... Ah Hua, otherwise I sell the shop? Staying in hand is useless, what earned is not as much as fishing boat sharing, fishing boat is not afraid of no one renting."

As soon as this words came out, Ye's eldest sister-in-law also had a little small calculation, the originally happy face, eyebrows also wrinkled.

"Then calculated this way, it's still fishing boat cost-effective, return capital in one year..."

Ye Yaodong's eyebrows twisted, also put down the tea in his hand, good, unexpectedly could also pull to the problem of shop renting.

Ye Yaohua also hesitated after hearing it. Calculated this way, it was indeed fishing boat cost-effective, similar price, fishing boat return capital faster, city shop still idle there.

"Dongzi, what do you say?"

"If it's me, definitely put it there. Fishing boat has risks and will have wear and tear, city shop won't, the prospect is placed there, only will be more and more valuable. Moreover, have you noticed, when we signed the contract, the shop has no time limit, only entry management fee."

So it was said that the current law was very imperfect, some didn't have clear time limits, it would be impossible later.

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua recalled it, also blankly, couldn't remember, they originally didn't know a few words, moreover, in their cognition, how could there be a time limit?

Bought, isn't it theirs?

Where did the shop of the landlord's family have a time limit?

This wasn't the same as land, divided, bought, that was theirs, where did the time limit come from?

"Is there a time limit for this?" Everyone said in unison, not knowing why.

"There will be later. You look at it yourself, is it wanting to look at the present, or look at the future. If the hands are loose, there is no other place to spend money, I suggest you still put it there, after all, want to buy later estimated not easy to buy, maybe bought will have a time limit."

The trawlers placed later, also only worth more than ten thousand, placed for so many years, all folded, sharing money every month will feel a lot, but where can catch up with the speed of inflation.

Moreover, they wouldn't invest. If investing, then definitely money rolling money comes fast. Don't understand anything, still buy fixed assets and put it there.

After all, if earning 2000 yuan a year now, how about 10 years of two or three thousand cash? According to the urine nature of his brother and sister-in-law, they still save it there, and the shop placed there for 10 years, wait for 95 years, long ago don't know how many times it turned over, not just a 20,000 yuan.

Mainly the boat will fold, the shop won't, only will be more and more valuable.

Ye's eldest sister-in-law hesitated, "This is all what you said, right? Does city shop management say so?"

"Right, all what I said, official didn't say so, you love to listen, listen, don't listen it doesn't matter."

Ye's second sister-in-law said: "You have so much money, it doesn't matter to put a bit on the shop, we originally have no money..."

"But you also have no big expenditure, soon there will be another boat, can earn more money, wait for the big boat to be delivered next year, what is earned is also more and more, where is the 3000 yuan that the shop is placed there?"

"But change to a boat, can earn more money immediately."

"Then you look at it yourself."

Ye's eldest sister-in-law and Ye's second sister-in-law all looked at their own men.

Ye Yaohua struggled for a while, looking at Dongzi, then at his own wife, but he still hardened his heart a little.

"We still listen to Dongzi, anyway we have no place to spend more money, the family will soon have another boat, can earn a bit more. That shop just put it there first, can rent then rent, can't rent then it doesn't matter, just treat it as saving the cash there, we can't take all the money out to buy a boat."

Ye's second sister-in-law twisted him, he hissed, and also glared at her fiercely.

With so many people present, Ye's second sister-in-law couldn't argue with him in front of so many people, couldn't quarrel, had to put it down first, talk about it after going back.

And Ye Yaopeng listened to Ye Yaohua also intending to put it there, the balance in his heart also slowly tilted towards them. Originally, he was also inclined to sell it directly by his wife.

"Then you all intend to keep it, then I will keep it first, anyway, this year Dongzi's brother-in-law already said to rent, I also agreed, how can I go back on my word and not rent."

Ye Yaopeng worried that these two secretly earned money, when the time came, he would slap his thigh and have nowhere to regret. Anyway, he wasn't the only one who threw the shop there, Ah Cai and them were also there.

Not earning money doesn't matter, he was afraid that they would earn big later, and there would be no share for him.

Harvest was an example. He regretted it now, could only watch them share several hundred yuan every month, almost didn't make himself depressed.

"You look at it yourself, I can't make a decision for you, I'm also afraid of blocking your fortune, eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law blame me."

"Won't won't... how can it be, we decided ourselves."

"Right, we decided ourselves, what you said is also very reasonable."

Ye Yaosheng and eldest cousin listened to them discuss the shop and didn't make a sound, just listened on the side, anyway they couldn't afford it, they hadn't even been to the city, could only listen curiously.

Seeing they talked almost enough, the sky outside was also dark, then left.

Ye's eldest sister-in-law and Ye's second sister-in-law were also in a hurry to find their own men to talk about whispers, and also hurriedly pulled these two brothers back to their homes.

Ye Yaodong's house was instantly empty, only a table of tea bowls left.

Lin Xiuqing also looked at him curiously, "You say really, shop has a time limit? Then who wants it? Bought and not bought in vain? Still not your own, then what is the difference from renting?"

"Don't know, I just say, who can say for sure about the future, anyway we really don't lack that bit of money, boat is also many, it doesn't matter much to us, they can listen, listen, can't listen then sell it directly, also save trouble."

"Mm, if they sell it, it also saves second sister-in-law always asking me, city shop has anyone asked to rent, my eldest brother can also dryly buy the eldest brother's there."

"Don't care about them, you calculate, how much money did the three boats earn this month?"

"One 277.83, one 248.14, and one 245.8, total is 771.77 yuan."

"That's not small, Harvest's account this month hasn't been calculated, should also be able to share more than a thousand yuan, that is equal to earning more than 2000 yuan this month."

"Almost, father's side also has more than half a month's account not collected, also end of the month, you look at when to find time to collect. Just right end of the month, I also have to calculate the accounts well, wait for the fishing season to come, start drying squid, then also busy, you definitely have no time to run to the city."

"Good, I should be able to return early at noon tomorrow, then drive the tractor, by the way, send a batch of dried fish and fish sauce at home, not empty car."

"You help collect the bowls, I'll collect the money first."

Lin Xiuqing calculated the money in hand, in and out, equivalent to paying out more than 200 at night.

Still let their boat be delivered as soon as possible, directly separate, each do their own, his family is not without manpower.

"You collect it later, give me Ah Cai's goods list first, I'll go to his side to ask for accounts, just right clear the accounts calculated at night, your list can be completely collected, otherwise until today, some settled, some not settled, easy to mix with the goods list after tomorrow."

"That works too."

She found the goods list calculated by eldest cousin and Ah Sheng and them just now, took out the ones not signed and settled, handed them to him to settle accounts and collect money, then this batch of lists could be clamped, locked in the drawer, no need to take them out again.

Although the money earned was all their family's, no one needed to share money, accounts were also done for themselves to see, but that had to be clearly known how much money was in and out every month, otherwise even money was earned confusedly.

Ye Yaodong took the goods list to collect accounts, returned unexpectedly to see Ye Chenghe in high spirits at the gate, telling other little partners that he would go out to sea in two days, pick squid together.

That expression, how excited it was, he had already forgotten Ah Hai's miserable appearance last year.

"Mother, can I go with you at night, I can not sleep."

"Fool!" Ye Chenghai looked at Ye Chenghe with disgust, "Mother, can Chenghe go with you, I stay at home to feed pigs, the pigs and chickens and ducks at home also have to be fed..."

"Feed your head, don't think about being lazy, cutting pig grass to feed pigs has your sister to do, you all go out to sea with me tomorrow night."

"But I want to go at night..." Ye Chenghe said with eyes full of expectation.

Ye's eldest sister-in-law was also very disgusted with him, "There is a time for you to do, don't cry when the time comes, don't call that you don't want to go, don't call tired."

He patted his chest, "Definitely won't, I am stronger than eldest brother, more powerful than eldest brother, eldest brother is a rookie, no, third uncle called it a rookie chicken!"

Ye Chenghai snorted with disdain, and didn't care about him, "There is a time for you to cry."

"I won't be as useless as you."

"Believe it or not, I beat you?"

Ye Chenghe had already run a few steps away from him, and then hurriedly ran into the house, "Mother, eldest brother is not satisfied with your arrangement."

"Don't go if you don't go."

Ye Chengjiang at this time also leaned to Ye Chenghai's side, "Ah Haige, my mother also told us just now, she also has to go out to sea to take a look tonight, tomorrow also has to call me and Xiuxiu to go out to sea, did you have money to take last year, did your mother give you wages?"

"Fart, not even a hair, the wages third uncle calculated for me all went into my mother's pocket, so I don't want to go, my mother is too stingy, third uncle gave me a football to comfort me last year."

Ye Chengjiang saw Ye Yaodong just walking to the gate watching them, and also looked at his eyes full of hope.

"Work hard, there are wages calculated, whether you can dig a bit out of your old mother's pocket, depends on your ability."

This wage was not small, several tens, not the small trouble of a few mao and a few yuan in the workshop, and could say to fold them into snacks.

"That's hard."

"Just wait to work for nothing, fortunately everyone has no money, Ah Yuan didn't come over, last year he earned a lot of money, pissed me off."

"So, Ah Haige, are you angry that you have no money to share, or angry that Ah Yuange earned a lot of money?"

"Of course both..."

Ye Yaodong didn't care about them, his own mother had to be captured by himself, if he covered for them every day, it would develop bad habits.

Early the next morning, he followed his father out to sea as usual.

Today wasn't so anxious. The father and son went to collect the longline first. Anyway, the island could be seen on the sea surface, the distance wasn't very far, so they could clearly see that there were no fishing boats there, so they weren't in a panic.

After another harvest, besides a few baskets full of fish goods, there was also a big bucket of squid, more than half more than yesterday. The father and son also knew that the number of squid coming to spawn today had increased again.

However, Ye Yaodong originally planned to go to the city to collect accounts in the afternoon, so he couldn't delay too late, so he stayed with his father for two more hours, collected another basket, and immediately returned home.

The goods were just out these two days, the price was a bit high, he didn't want to keep them at home to dry, all sold directly to Ah Cai, one jin was more than three mao, today just squid sold for almost thirty yuan.

After returning home, he let people move goods to the tractor, only ate a mouthful of food roughly, and ran to the city with only one person.

At this time, going to the city was also quite late, but there was no way, estimated tomorrow would be even more unable to get away.

When they arrived in the city, the sky was also dark. The aquatic product wholesale trading market was cold and clear, not even half a person.

Ye Yaodong let the younger brother wait on the side first, ran to the nearby village, called his father-in-law to open the door and unload goods first. If driving the tractor directly into the village, the sound was too big, easy to disturb people, and the movement was also too big.

Lin father didn't know he would come over today, and was given a big fright in the middle of the night, even the eldest brother-in-law and Ah Guang climbed up, following him out.

"Why did you come over at this time, is it just returning to dock? Why not trawl two more nets, dock at night, the market is closed at this time."

"No, fishing boat broken, repairing in the factory, I drove the tractor over, walk and talk, the things inside are quite many."

The 4 people walked out together, listening to him talk about recent things while walking, Ah Guang listened until he was hot-blooded and excited.

"Fuck, so exciting? Why did you say it now."

"I only just found the time to run over here now. The squid fishing season is almost here, so I thought I'd take a moment this afternoon to collect the payments and deliver a shipment of goods while I'm at it; otherwise, I'm afraid I won't have any time later on."

Lin father also said: "I said why you haven't come over to collect accounts for so long this time, and recently the weather looks okay, logically it shouldn't delay going out to sea. Then be more careful in the future, still don't dock in the province..."

"No difference, we are not familiar with the city pier, so many goods ashore, don't know how many trips to pull, and from the wholesale market, the road to the pier is also more dangerous."

"If there could be a savings bank around this market, it would be more convenient, otherwise, carrying a large handful of banknotes, who dares to wander around, if seen by people, life would be gone."

"There should be later."

"Your boat was sent for repair, Harvest doesn't have it, my father don't know how to come to the city, by the way pick me back, I have also been away for more than half a month."

"Hehe, your father probably don't know how to talk to you, so didn't pick you back."

Ye Yaodong thought and knew, Pei father probably didn't know how to organize language, maybe not so anxious to find a companion again. If Ah Guang returned and heard the gossip in the village, estimated he would explode.

However, it had to be said sooner or later. Since he was coming over to collect payments, Ah Guang would definitely take the opportunity to hitch a ride back with him. Pei Yu hadn't seen her own father for so long that she had been missing him for a while; she even had a good cry about it just yesterday.

Wait until arriving in the village, he would immediately know recent things.

Rat's former wife wanted to be his stepmother!!!

How to think it was explosive enough.

Ah Guang was full of fog, didn't understand what his words meant, what was his father didn't think about how to talk to him?

This era traffic was not developed, communication was even more undeveloped, where could he know things that happened thousands of miles away?

People who could call him were also extremely limited. This era, if not necessary, few people would call, calling was just to report safety.

"Is there anything inside? What happened? What is my father didn't think about how to talk to me?"

"Hehe, you might have a stepmother soon, know?"

"Is it Auntie Ma next door? What's not good to say, my father wants to find a companion, that's also not bad, anyway neighbors, also lived for decades, everyone knows, very familiar. Auntie Ma is also diligent and capable, can endure hardship, living with my father is also fine."

"Her children I also know very well, often took them to play on the mountain before, two big daughters followed behind my butt every day, if I didn't have a mother, almost married... I bah... hehe... I just say casually, hehe..."

Ye Yaodong's eyes slanted at him, "Originally, still have two first loves?"

"Where and where, just playmates, I just say casually."

"Hmph."

Don't tell him, his stepmother position still had extra competitors.

Let him go back to the village to listen to gossip himself.

Ah Guang also knew he said the wrong thing, hurriedly changed the subject, "My father is already 50, find a companion, also someone to take care of when old, also won't be lonely, also someone to talk."

"Aren't you afraid of having another little brother or little sister?"

He couldn't help but twitch his mouth, "You are more worried than me, then treat it as raising your own son or daughter, the older generation isn't all like this? Don't say the older generation, there were many in the village a few years ago."

"Hehe."

"What does your laugh mean? And, when did my father become with Auntie Ma, why didn't tell me?"

"I don't know, you wait to ask your father when you go back."

"Didn't you just want to tell me this thing?"

"Don't want to say now, you wait until you go back you will know."

Ah Guang originally thought it was just his father wanting to find a companion again, but now listening to his meaning, inside seemed to have a story?

What is wait until you go back you will know, still selling suspense?

"Is there anything I don't know?"

"You wait until you go back you will know."

"Say."

"You wait until you go back you will know."

Ah Guang's chest was directly blocked by a stone, depressed to death, really wanted to strangle him.

Ye Yaodong was also comfortable, finally experienced his son's ability to choke people during Qingming.

Sure enough, watching people explode, wanting to strangle themselves, but unable to do anything, really felt smooth.

Lin Xiang Hui saw they talked almost enough and changed the subject, smiled and said: "Then this is another boat, how many are there?"

"Counting the one just delivered, currently have 5 in hand, wait for the fishing season to pass and rent them all out."

"Powerful, but have to be more careful in the future."

"Mm."

"Now the sky is dark, you stay in the village for one night tonight? Wait for dawn, there are more cars on the road, then go back safely." Lin father suggested.

Ye Yaodong thought about it, also felt it was okay, carrying money back like this, he himself wasn't relieved.

But don't have to wait until dawn.

"Three o'clock, start at two or three in the morning, the market has quite a lot of goods to transport out at this time, the cars on the road will also increase, walk for two hours and the sky will be bright, the second half of the road don't have to worry."

"Also okay, just right we call you when we get up."

"Good."

It was so late and there was no place to call. When he came out, he didn't tell Ah Qing he wouldn't return, don't know if she would worry.

Anyway, it was just one night.

After unloading goods, Ye Yaodong drove the tractor into the village, parked at the door of the rented house, and then went to the eldest brother-in-law's place to lay a floor mat.

Didn't lay a floor mat at Ah Guang's place because he was afraid the pregnant woman wouldn't rest well, and away from home, they didn't have extra quilts.

Also fortunately, it wasn't so cold now. Lin Xiang Hui had an extra quilt because the children lived here to help before, and could give it to them to cover.

However, sleeping in the same quilt with a man felt quite strange. Young people's body fire was too strong, and sleeping wasn't honest, so he almost didn't cover the quilt in the second half of the night.

And, a little movement of turning over on the bed, his ears couldn't help but prick up, so he didn't sleep at all this night.

Wait until Lin Xiang Hui and Lin eldest sister-in-law got up, he also immediately sat up, actually it was just past 2 o'clock, but he couldn't lie down.

Then didn't even eat breakfast, took the younger brother and called Ah Guang, and drove the tractor away, walked towards the city with tractors and flatbed carts on the road, and followed several tractors onto the big road later.

Wait until almost home, the sun jumped out from the other side of the mountain, red and dyed half the sky.

Lin Xiuqing also waited all night and didn't sleep much. Hearing the movement from the main room, she immediately climbed up, actually it was the sound made by the old lady getting up to feed chickens and ducks and cook.

"Sky is not bright, why get up? Continue to sleep for a while, cooking breakfast has me."

"Dongzi didn't return last night, I'm a bit worried, also didn't sleep all night, heard the sound and thought he returned."

"Ah? Dongzi didn't return? Ouch, why didn't he return last night?"

"I don't know, didn't say he wouldn't return when he left, unexpectedly it was night, and couldn't call."

"Will something happen?" The old lady was a bit worried.

"Shouldn't? He put two guns on the tractor, not to that extent?"

"That's hard to say, this era is not peaceful, who knows what can be encountered on the road? Sigh, this child didn't even say a word when going out, why have to run to the city to collect accounts in the afternoon? Wait for the next day to collect, is it too late? If really busy, let his father take others out to sea, hired people are not just eating dry rice..."

The old lady muttered and stood at the gate, looking out. At this time, it was still a bit away from dawn, just a bit of morning light.

Lin Xiuqing watched the old lady sit at the gate again, and she sat in front of the stove, taking over the work of cooking.

Two women sat inside and outside waiting for dawn.

Until waiting for Ye's father, still didn't see Ye Yaodong.

Fortunately, the sun shone into the courtyard, they also heard the sound of the tractor, all three walked to the courtyard gate, and really saw their own tractor open to the workshop, instantly the heart was put back into the stomach.

"Returned, returned..."

"Why return until now?"

Ye Yaodong just came out of the workshop, saw three people standing at the gate, and also knew two women probably worried about him, and his father came over early to call him to go out to sea.

"Why return until now?"

After people walked to the front, all three asked.

"When arrived last night, it was already dark, afraid it wasn't safe on the way back, they let me stay for one night, wait until dawn, the goods in the market were all transported out, and there were more cars on the road, then go on the road together."

"That's true, safety first."

The old lady also nodded repeatedly, "Then it's still good to stay for one night, it's just that next time it's so late, don't run to the city again, not safe."

"Then still go out to sea later?" Ye's father asked.

The old lady hurriedly said: "Still go what? Arrive home at this time, definitely start at night, didn't sleep well outside, just right rice porridge is ready, eat a bowl and lie down to sleep."

Ye Yaodong also echoed, "You just call a boat worker in our family to go out to sea with you today, I didn't sleep all night, have to lie down for a while."

"That works too."

He first handed the money brought back to Ah Qing to collect, and then chatted with his father at the dining table.

During a meal, the village also changed from quiet to noisy.

Ah Guang only understood what Ye Yaodong's suspense meant after returning to sleep a return cage.

Cursed several times in his heart, his face was dark.

When he came to Ye Yaodong's door at noon, his face was also very long, only when seeing his daughter, the face looked better.

Ye Yaodong also just woke up from a full sleep, sitting at the gate waiting for lunch, by the way watching the two naughty little girls.

"You did it on purpose!"

"Isn't this afraid of wrong expression? Let you listen to what the villagers spread yourself, then it's more intuitive and clearer, understanding won't have deviation."

"Father~" Pei Yu saw her father come, happily threw the mud in her hand, quickly ran to him and hugged his thigh.

"Hug~ hug~ father~ hug~"

Ah Guang hugged the child, then kissed her face, and then cursed: "I fuck his old wood, it's disgusting enough, my father can be his father."

"Right, if it really becomes, what do you call Rat's former wife?"

Ah Guang's face was darker, felt like it could drip ink.

Pei Yu looked and was a bit scared, rubbed his face, and rubbed a face of mud. Ah Guang didn't care and continued to curse.

"Shut up, no possibility, you are still assuming there? Horse Le Ge Bi, Rat and the old Wang family are really snakes and rats in the same nest. My father isn't a fool, can find that woman, is that someone who can live? That is clearly a stirrer."

"Hehe, so your father didn't have the face to tell you what happened at home."

"Rat really wrote a report letter, reporting you?"

"Mm, his wife reported, just right two people were making trouble at my door, dogs biting dogs, mouth full of hair, mutually exposed the old bottom."

"Really disgusting enough, there are such people, fortunately grew up playing together, heart is really black, still like a mouse in the gutter, all hiding behind to make bad ideas, a belly of bad water. No wonder after Ah Wei was unhappy and alienated us, he also stood on the same front with him without a sound."

"Right, a person's character for what he can do, all have omens, both are easy to hate and envy others, heart is probably smaller than a needle tip

"It's truly disgusting. There are actually people like that. To think they grew up playing together, yet their hearts are so black. They really are just like rats in a sewer, hiding behind your back to scheme and full of nothing but bad intentions. No wonder that after Ah Wei unhappily distanced himself from us, he stood on the same side as him without saying a word."

"That's right. A person's character is always a precursor to what they are capable of doing. Both of them are prone to holding grudges and getting jealous of others; their hearts are probably smaller than the tip of a needle."

"It's a good thing they were exposed, otherwise, there's no telling what kind of losses might be waiting for you in the future."

"How do you know it isn't waiting for you? That move by the Wang family was indeed quite clever; they even knew to target a golden bachelor like your father!"

"Pah, don't mention it. When I get the chance, I'll have someone beat them up too. They really ruined my good mood from coming home. She's old enough to be my father's daughter, yet she isn't even ashamed to say it out loud. I'd be embarrassed for her."

"Hehe~"

"I'm not leaving for the next few days. I'll make a call to the city later to tell Huimei, and I'll just wait at home for my father to return. No matter what, this matter has to be settled, so it doesn't just hang there and let people laugh at us."

"Can you take delivery of your boat in the city soon too? Didn't you say it would be around the middle of this year?"

"No, it'll still be another month. It's scheduled according to the delivery period. During this time, I've been running to the factory every few days to urge them, thinking the squid fishing season is almost here, but all they give me is that it can't be rushed, that others are waiting too, and that others want it fast as well."

It was a good thing he placed an order in the county; it felt like the people in the city were even harder to talk to. The ones in the county were a bit easier to deal with, and the delivery dates were earlier—perhaps the order volume in the city was just larger.

"When we came back from fighting the pirates, we captured two boats. I told the factory yesterday to hurry up and repair them within the next three to five days. The other fishing boats aren't urgent, so I told him to push my other orders back a bit, free up some manpower, and get those two refurbished first."

Ah Guang's eyes lit up. "That's right, we did capture two boats. Once those two are repaired, they can be put to use immediately."

"Exactly."

"I still don't know what they look like. Anyway, I'm quite free, so after I eat this afternoon, I'll go to the shipyard to take a look and supervise them to make sure they hurry up with the repairs."

"That works. If you're free, it's best to go supervise them every day and urge them to hurry. Otherwise, I'm afraid they'll agree to everything but end up dragging their feet."

"Mm."

"Eat here at noon. Lunch is about to be served, so you won't have to go back."

"Alright."

After Ah Guang put the child down and wanted her to go play with Ye Xiaoxi, she just hung onto his arm, pulling her two feet up, refusing to touch the ground.

Only after Ah Guang promised repeatedly that he wasn't leaving and would stay in the courtyard did she agree to let her feet touch the ground. She stopped clinging to him, otherwise, she would have stayed curled up in his arms and refused to come down.

But when Ye Xiaoxi ran over to pull her away to play, she still looked back every step of the way, terrified that he might run off.

Ah Guang walked over to Ye Yaodong's side and sat down, his gaze fixed on the child. "Isn't Xiao Xiao's wife pregnant? I haven't seen him for several months. Is his wife still in the village?"

"No, I heard she was sent to her grandmother's house after the New Year. Her grandmother's place is up in the mountains, and even the roads are hard to travel on, so it's inconvenient to come and go, but it should be a bit better there."

"Mm, his two daughters are older, so that's a bit better. Little Yu is too young, and it's too much trouble for the third sister-in-law."

"When she grows up, she can just be more filial to the two of us..."

When Ye Mu returned at mealtime and saw Ah Guang, she was pleasantly surprised. She hurriedly pulled him aside to ask about Huimei's situation, saying that as soon as the due date approached, she would go over to stay for a few days to accompany her through the birth. It was only about two months away now.

"Also, have you heard about your father's business?"

"Mm, I heard about it from my two younger sisters as soon as I got back."

"And what do you think?"

"I'll wait a while until I return to ask my father what he thinks. If he really has the heart to find a companion, Auntie Ma next door is quite good. The two families have lived side-by-side for decades, and everyone knows their character and personality. It just so happens that the houses are right next to each other, so it would be convenient to live together."

"If her son and daughter don't want to move over, they can just stay next door. They can live their own lives or live together. It's convenient for her to run back and forth, and it won't delay anything. He and my father can also take good care of both families."

Ah Guang had already sensed the signs over the past two years when his father often went over to help out. He never opposed it, but he never specifically encouraged or supported it either. Who knew if his father was doing it out of kindness or if he had other ideas? Anyway, he would just follow his father's lead.

But things were different now. Suddenly, this ex-wife of the rat appeared out of nowhere, which was truly infuriating. He had to get his father to pair up with Auntie Ma next door quickly to dispel the Wang family's notions.

"Yes, yes, yes. At least your two families are familiar, and Ma Lifang's reputation is better. At most, you'd just be raising her three children; it's not that much effort, just give them something to eat. The older son and daughter are already sixteen or seventeen and can work in the fields. The youngest son might only be eleven or twelve, but that's not too small either."

"Mm."

"Let's eat first, we can talk while we eat."

After Ah Guang sat at the table, he took the opportunity to ask a few more questions about the old lady's health. The happy old lady moved the good dishes in front of Ye Yaodong over to his side, telling him to eat more.

"You're out and about, so nothing is convenient. Nothing is as good as home. It's rare that you're back, so eat more. When you leave, take some more food with you..."

Ye Yaodong, who had just reached out with his chopsticks, pulled them back and said irritably, "How could it be inconvenient? He's right at the market; eating is incredibly convenient, even more so than for us. There's every kind of seafood in the market. I'm the one suffering, drifting on the sea every few days, with three meals a day being uncertain—I eat the current meal without knowing about the next."

"Hehe, hehe, it's all hard work, all hard work. You should eat more too..."

"How much money you make a day, why don't you say that? I'm the one eating into my savings."

"Well, I really don't eat or sleep well on the sea. Don't you see? You've gotten fairer, while I've turned dark."

Ah Guang thought he was truly capable of telling lies with his eyes open.

To this day, he was still the fairest-skinned man in the whole village; even the young women weren't as fair as he was.

He didn't know how the sea breeze hadn't blown him dark, or how the sun hadn't tanned him. He wore that strange hat with a face mask every day, which was actually quite effective.

"Daddy, rice~"

Pei Yu, being incredibly sensible at this moment, scooped a spoonful of rice and handed it to Ah Guang's mouth. She had originally been held in his arms, sitting on his lap to eat, and she had dropped rice grains all over her legs.

Ah Guang beamed with joy, opened his mouth, and ate the rice she offered. He rubbed her head again and again. "Good girl, eat by yourself."

She nodded, lowered her head to pick up the rice grains from her legs one by one and put them in her mouth, and then obediently continued to scoop rice for herself with the spoon.

Seeing this, Ye Yaodong felt a bit sour. His own daughter had never fed him, and she only knew how to bury her head in her food.

He had been outdone!!!

And she didn't just know how to bury her head in her food. After she finished a bowl, she held it up and called out to Lin Xiuqing, "More, more, want rice."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but look at her. "Your belly is round as a ball, your clothes are stretched tight, and you still want more?"

He even reached out to touch it; her belly was sticking out, and her sweater was stretched taut.

The old lady laughed and patted his hand away. "It's just that the clothes are too small. The weather is getting warmer, so I'll make two larger ones later."

Lin Xiuqing also said with a smile, "The clothes are small. I only made them slightly larger last autumn. Tomorrow, when she changes out of them, they'll be just right for Little Yu to wear."