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Chapter 1419

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That makes so much sense!

Ye Yaodong was speechless.

If he, an honest man, can go, why can't his father, an honest man, go?

"Ahem, my father isn't used to those places. You let him go home, and I'll go with you."

Everyone rolled their eyes to the sky.

"Your abacus is too well-calculated; you deserve to make money."

"Old brother, look at this unfilial son, delaying your enjoyment and even thinking of enjoying it for you."

"Yeah, don't pay attention to him; he even wants to enjoy it for you, he's dreaming."

"Let's go, I just won at cards, I'll treat tonight..."

Ye Fu was carried by everyone, one on each side, and could only look at Ye Yaodong for help.

Ye Yaodong had no choice but to follow helplessly; he couldn't outcompete them.

What's more, his father had just badmouthed him earlier, and now that he knew he went for massages, it was hard to guarantee he wouldn't badmouth him again when calling tomorrow.

Let's go into the water together!

"Dongzi, I'm not going, I want to go home..."

"What are you afraid of, old brother? Don't 'Dongzi' this and 'Dongzi' that. Nothing will happen to you, don't worry. Dongzi enjoys it very much, look at him following behind."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Was he someone who followed specifically? He was clearly watching his father.

He couldn't just abandon his father and go home, could he?

Brothers fight tigers together, father and son go into battle together; share the trouble together!

Ye Fu was carried by others, and seeing Dongzi following behind, he knew there wouldn't be any problems, so he followed along half-reluctantly to see.

When eating, he kept saying he would go back after eating, but no one responded to him, all enthusiastically putting food in his bowl, telling him to eat more.

He looked at Ye Yaodong.

Ye Yaodong didn't give him a look either, just eating his own meal. He was so angry he couldn't do anything but eat first.

After finishing the meal and paying the bill, it was even harder to escape. Everyone, just like when they first carried Ye Yaodong, put their arms around his shoulders like brothers and enthusiastically introduced the benefits of massage to him.

Telling him to go boldly; someone won money in the afternoon, so naturally someone would pay, telling him not to have any burden.

Ye Yaodong followed along and listened.

After these bosses got familiar, they were truly generous. Now that making money was easy, these people had no concerns about spending money, and their pockets were very easy to open.

Ye Fu watched as they led him into an alley they were familiar with; this alley looked like one he wouldn't dare enter normally, only daring to look at it a few more times at the entrance.

He turned his head to look at Ye Yaodong again, seeing that he was also familiar with the path and not at all restrained.

"Dongzi, do you really come here often?"

"No, I'm forced to."

"Saying it so reluctantly, go, go, go, we'll only treat your father, not you."

"It's okay, I can help my father pick."

"Hahahaha, that might not be appropriate. You like older ones, your father might like younger ones."

Ye Fu said hurriedly, "No, no, I don't..."

"Old brother, do you want a sixteen or seventeen-year-old, a twenty-five or twenty-six-year-old, or a 30-year-old?"

"I don't want any, don't..."

"Understood, a 16-year-old for old brother."

"Ah? I don't want, don't..."

"Dad, since we're here."

"Ah, since we're here?"

Ye Fu watched as the others had already picked their people and were lying on the beds separated by curtains. He was still standing there at a loss, with a little girl as big as his granddaughter waiting for him, feeling a bit embarrassed for a moment.

Now no one was pressing him, but he felt that leaving wasn't right, and not leaving wasn't right either...

"Old brother, since we're here..."

"Yeah, since we're here, big brother, why don't you lie down..."

Ye Fu's face flushed red; the little girl in front called him big brother!

"Lie down, Dad, since we're here, don't waste time. People have already been picked, and the timing has already started. If you don't lie down and let people massage you, that's wasting money."

"Ah, lie down? Really lie down?"

"Mm."

"Then I'm lying down? I'm really lying down? And I have to take off my clothes."

Ye Yaodong had already closed his eyes and didn't answer.

Ye Fu didn't expect him to answer. When he finished speaking, he also started taking off his clothes with some embarrassment, then learned to lie down like him.

After the time was up, Ye Yaodong got up on time, but Ye Fu was still lying there.

"Dad!"

"Ah? What?"

"Time's up."

"Time's up? So fast?"

"Hahahaha, old brother, you can add time." Teasing laughter came from next door.

"No need, no need, we have to go back," Ye Fu quickly got up and put on his clothes, "Thank you, it's already pitch black, we'll go back first, see you later."

"Come back and play tomorrow."

Ye Fu smiled awkwardly.

Ye Yaodong also greeted the others, and the father and son went out together.

While Ye Yaodong was pushing the bicycle, Ye Fu muttered in a low voice, "No wonder everyone loves coming to this alley, I thought it was all..."

"All what?"

"When did you get mixed up with them here?"

"I was also forced by them to come. Let's go, it's already pitch black, let's go back quickly, you hold the flashlight and help me shine it."

"I was wondering why you specifically brought a flashlight when you went out in broad daylight; it turns out you were thinking about going for a massage at night, going back late, and needing it to shine the way. A few days ago you even spoke so nicely, saying you might not be able to make it back and would have to go directly to the pier to collect goods, so you had to bring a flashlight..."

"So much nonsense, just ask you, does it feel good?"

He was also just in case, so he just stuffed a flashlight when he went out.

"How much does it cost to massage once?"

"An ordinary person's daily wage."

"What? So expensive? Why don't you go rob someone? Just kneading a few times, and it's only that one or two hours, and it costs a day's wage?"

Ye Fu almost jumped up when he heard this.

"It's not like you have to pay, why are you heartbroken?"

"There must always be give and take. You spent other people's money now, don't you have to pay it back?"

"You don't have to pay it back, don't you have me?"

"This is too expensive, don't come next time, and you don't come either."

"You still want a next time?"

"Fart next time, even if you invite me again, I won't come. This is dead expensive, just kneaded a few times, and it costs two yuan."

"It's expensive, but the little girl is only 16."

"I don't care."

After Ye Fu finished speaking, he said worriedly, "After going back, absolutely don't mention it to your mother."

"Is it don't mention the massage, or don't mention the 16-year-old girl?"

"Don't mention either! This can't even be mentioned!"

"You even badmouthed me when you called this afternoon, saying I run out all day, claiming to be networking, but actually playing cards, and letting others do all the work."

"Then this can't be said either? What I said is also a fact."

"Then you finding a 16-year-old girl to massage you is also a fact."

Ye Fu retorted with insufficient confidence, "That was because I was forced, they chose it for me..."

He said it with a guilty conscience...

He went half-reluctantly.

"Then the 16-year-old girl massaging you is also a fact, and no one forced you to lie down."

"You also got a massage, and you go every day!"

"Where is every day?"

"Then let's not talk about each other, I won't talk about you, and you don't talk about me."

"Okay."

Hearing that he wouldn't tattle, Ye Fu also breathed a sigh of relief.

But along the way, he was still muttering about how expensive it was.

"I was wondering why sometimes I saw you coming back only when it was dark, I thought you were visiting the fish market, it turns out you went for a massage."

"Forced, we were all forced, not voluntary."

Ye Fu nodded, "I was wondering why you were so happy, it turns out the happiest was today."

In just a few days, Dongzi had increasingly exceeded his cognition, feeling much better than he imagined.

Originally, he felt he was already happy enough, but didn't expect there to be even happier things.

Ye Yaodong didn't pay attention to him, asked, and since some people hadn't returned, he didn't lock the door first, handed it to the person on duty today, and returned to his room himself.

Ye Fu continued to ask, "Is there anything else you're hiding from me?"

Just lying there, Ye Fu heard plenty of gossip from those people.

"Crazy, what else could I hide from you?"

"That's hard to say, I'm at sea every day, I don't know what you've been doing at home. I only found out recently on shore that you even went for a massage. You must be disciplined, you can't turn bad just because you have money, you can't learn from those people, they are all unreliable, you can make friends, but don't learn from them."

"Do I need you to tell me that?"

"I'm just afraid that you'll get a hot head after being praised by others."

"I won't."

"It's safe to deposit your money in the bank regularly. At least if you don't have money on hand, you won't be targeted, and it won't leak through your fingers so fast. Seeing them spend money lavishly, I feel heartbroken, spending so much on eating and drinking."

Ye Yaodong interrupted his father's nagging, "Don't worry, I only spend money where it counts, in useful places. I wouldn't be willing to squander it casually like them, making money is so hard."

Those people will have to thank him in the future; even if they are beaten back to their original form and fall on hard times, they will still be glad to have a house.

If they take off, that goes without saying; they will treat him like a brother.

And those who can make money aren't fools. The first few years of the market can be anticipated. When the time comes, encourage them, grab the market in advance, and they will only make more money.

When everyone huddles together and twists into a rope, it's also a force not to be underestimated, and everyone will have a guarantee.

Ye Fu thought to himself: You say it's hard, then I've become a donkey on a production team.

"Also, your house is finished now, just waiting for the beds to be installed. When do we need to find a time to tell everyone collectively about the bed placement in the room, and about renting more rooms if there's not enough space?"

"I know, we have to wait until everyone is back. Anyway, there are still a few days until the end of the month, so don't be in a hurry, see if any other boats have returned."

Some people want a separate room and don't want to live with the workers, such as his eldest brother, second brother, and A Guang and his son.

There are always people who have earned money and are not at ease living with others.

There are also some who might feel that sleeping on the floor is more cost-effective, everyone squeezing together, so there's no need to install beds for them.

"You're not in a hurry, others are. Now everyone complains about being crowded, and some have already rolled up their mats and bedding to sleep over there, which is why I'm asking you to tell them about installing beds inside."

"Let them sleep if they want, it's not a few days difference."

"Mm, then wait until everyone is back to talk about it."

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