Chapter 1431

Ye Yaodong finally felt triumphant, and he could even turn the tables and have her beg him to spend money.

The couple talked naggingly, huddled together, and their body temperatures gradually rose. Ye Yaodong had just turned over and pressed on top when he saw a pair of small eyes looking at him from the side.

The father and daughter stared at each other for a second.

"Daddy!"

As soon as Ye Xiaoxi finished shouting, she became excited and immediately lifted the quilt, "Daddy, you're back..."

"Ah..."

"Ah..."

The couple hurriedly reached out to pull the quilt to cover themselves.

Fortunately, it was the middle of the night and pitch black. Ye Yaodong was used to sleeping shirtless, so it didn't look like anything abnormal.

And he also covered Ye Xiaoxi. Ye Yaodong said evasively, "It's cold, you know? You can't kick the quilt, and you can't lift the quilt."

"Daddy, Mommy said I could see you back when I woke up. It's true, she didn't lie to me..."

"Daddy, did you buy me a gift? Daddy, I've been very good..."

"Daddy, when did you come back?"

"Daddy, lie down, I want to sleep with you..."

The couple didn't dare to move at all.

Ye Yaodong looked at those bright little eyes, her excited little mouth chattering non-stop, and his head grew big.

"Hurry up and sleep. It's very late now. I'll give you your gift tomorrow."

"But I can't sleep."

She sat up directly, and only then did she realize that the two of them were stacked together.

"Daddy, are you guys stacking high?"

"No..."

"I want to stack high too..." She lifted a corner of the quilt, turned over and rode on the quilt, but also sat on Ye Yaodong's lower back.

Oh, my ancestor...

"Oh, get down, get down. Who's playing stacking high with you in the middle of the night? Get down. Daddy is getting down too. I was just talking to Mommy, and wanted to see how cute you looked when you were asleep, that's why I pressed on top. Who knew you were awake."

Ye Yaodong spoke with reason and evidence, and Ye Xiaoxi was convinced and got off the quilt.

Lin Xiuqing pushed him away, scooped the child into the quilt, and covered her with it.

"Hurry up and sleep. Don't make a fuss in the middle of the night. Wait until you wake up and let your daddy give you your gift. Your daddy is tired from coming back from so far away."

"Okay, Daddy, you've worked hard! Daddy, I'll sleep with you."

Ye Xiaoxi climbed over Lin Xiuqing again, then lay between the two, and went to pull Ye Yaodong's hand, letting his hand rest on her stomach.

And she also stretched out her little hand to pat Ye Yaodong's shoulder, "Sleep well."

Ye Yaodong sighed, "Oh, my ancestor."

Lin Xiuqing snickered, "Then hurry up and sleep. We'll talk about anything tomorrow, and you haven't taken a shower yet."

"Got it, sleep, sleep, sleep."

Ye Xiaoxi rubbed her head against his shoulder, and only then did she close her eyes contentedly and continue to sleep.

Ye Yaodong was actually tired too, but he had been away for too long, and just now the two were huddled together, so his hands hadn't been idle.

Now, startled by the child, he had long since gone soft. Patting the child's chest, one beat after another, the child didn't sleep, but he started snoring first.

The next day, he thought he would be woken up by the child early in the morning, but unexpectedly, when he woke up, the bed was empty.

The sound of chattering came from outside. Ye Xiaoxi was at the door exchanging new toys with her little friends, her voice exceptionally loud.

"... No, you have to take one to trade with me. This is what my daddy just bought..."

"This is what my daddy just bought, you can't break it..."

"I don't want yours. This is what my daddy just bought, yours is already old..."

"This is what my daddy bought for me, go find your daddy..."

Every sentence didn't leave "my daddy."

Ye Yaodong listened with a smile on his lips, and he didn't linger in bed either, happily putting on his clothes and pants to go out first.

Ye Xiaoxi was like the moon surrounded by stars, surrounded by children in the neighborhood who hadn't reached school age yet, basically everyone holding small toys.

Now that the living standards in the village had improved, even the children could have two toys in their hands, and the adults were willing to buy them for their children.

Ye Yaodong came out after eating to touch Ye Xiaoxi's head, was rewarded with a sweet smile, called out "Daddy" crisply, and then turned to play with the other children again.

"Play well with the children, share your toys."

"No, they play with mine every day. This is newly bought, I don't want to!"

He shook his head, didn't force her, and turned to go to the workshop to take a look.

Today was already the 18th of the lunar month, it was quite fast, another year had passed.

Ye Yaodong strolled around, and the women in the workshop were exceptionally enthusiastic when they saw him. He was almost unable to handle it and hurried out after staying for a short while.

He turned to go to the village committee to deliver the local specialties he had brought back, and also mentioned his desire to buy a large truck. The village committee agreed immediately.

However, in this day and age, trucks weren't something you could buy just because you had money. Productivity was limited, and supply basically couldn't meet demand. You needed connections to get the qualification to buy a car.

This wasn't difficult for him. He planned to handle the family matters today and take the specialties and gifts to the city tomorrow to give his godfather his New Year's gifts, and mention it then.

And also mention his desire to buy a few more plots of land in the city; it would be best if he could use some connections.

When the time came, he'd buy a few more plots and give one to him, although he didn't need to be that direct about it.

In the afternoon, he rode his motorcycle to the fish cannery again. The guard greeted him enthusiastically as soon as he saw him and hurriedly opened the gate to let him in.

"Boss Ye, haven't seen you in a long time. It's always your wife who comes over. Did you just get home?"

"Yeah, just got back. Is everything okay at the factory?"

"All good, all good..."

Ye Yaodong casually tossed him a pack of cigarettes, which made the old guard so happy he couldn't find north.

"Thank you, Boss. May the Boss make a fortune..."

Ye Yaodong went into the production workshop and strolled around. The workers couldn't help but take a few extra looks when they saw his unfamiliar face, especially some young women, who whispered as they looked at him.

"Third Uncle!" Ye Chengjiang was very excited as soon as he saw him.

"Ah, this is your Third Uncle? The second boss here?"

"That's right, this is my Third Uncle! Isn't my Third Uncle handsome? He's rich and handsome. He has dozens of ships, he's amazing. He's my idol, and he's so good to me..."

Ye Chengjiang chattered to the people around him. When Ye Yaodong walked over, he hurriedly asked, "When did you get back? My dad came back yesterday morning and said you wouldn't be back so soon, that you still had to go to Wenzhou to collect debts."

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but twitch his lips at this show-off.

"Got back in the early morning. Do your work well. Everyone is working there, and you're the only one shouting. What does that look like? Be a little more low-key, do more work, talk less."

"Hehe, I was just excited to see you back. Haven't seen you in a long time."

"Be a little more steady. You'll be 18 after the New Year and can get married, yet you're still so boisterous. Work hard."

His face turned red, and he didn't dare to make a sound.

After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he continued his inspection. The people around whispered, and the next sentence immediately revealed who he was, after all, Lin Xiuqing came over every day.

He also had his own lounge, which was usually for Lin Xiuqing to stay in when she came over, or to rest.

He didn't go to his lounge this time, but went to find Hong Wenle to chat about the factory. He had heard Lin Xiuqing talk about some things last night, and he had a general understanding.

The couple had a clear division of labor: he was in charge of the sea, and she was in charge of the land. It was quite harmonious.

Ye Yaodong wasn't idle for the whole day. Having just returned, he was busy running around, having to go everywhere, and only at home when eating and sleeping.

After dinner, his father saw a clean, large vat in the courtyard and asked casually, "Such a big vat, are you using it to pickle vegetables? You're old enough, yet you still can't stay idle."

Ye Yaodong said in a low voice, "It's for me to use. I want to dig a big pit in the courtyard and bury the vat to store something?"

"Store what? Soaking wine?"

Ye Yaodong rubbed his thumb against his index and middle fingers.

"Ah? Are you stupid? You can't bury it, it's too damp, it will accumulate water. Even if you put it in a cupboard, you have to take it out and dry it from time to time. You've seen damp books, right?"

"Is that so? Then forget it, let's use it for the old lady to pickle vegetables."

The radishes his father pulled out and the sweet potatoes he hoed up last month had already been replanted with mustard greens and cauliflower by the old lady.

These were seedlings planted in advance and transplanted; she would never let the land lie idle.

After a month, the mustard greens were bigger than cabbage. In another month, each one would be no less than 10 jin, just right for drying and pickling a vat of salted vegetables.

And the cauliflower leaves were also huge, but the cauliflower inside was still the size of a ping-pong ball. She said she'd wait to harvest them and dry them into cauliflower, she really couldn't stay idle for a moment.

It was just as well, he still had a small piece of land here for her to mess around with.

Ye's father said unhappily, "She pickles, she's more like the one in charge."

After saying that, he walked out with his hands behind his back.

"That's not wrong either, anyway you're not at home, it's not your turn to do it."

Ye's father paused, seemingly feeling it made sense, nodded, and continued walking forward.

Ye Yaodong also walked out to take a look at the workshop, taking it as a post-dinner walk.

However, he hadn't walked many steps when he ran into his little aunt-in-law. He thought she had come to his house for something, after all, he was the pride of the family now.

Unexpectedly, after greeting her, she turned directly into Ye Yaopeng's house.

This made him a little curious, and he also went to his eldest brother's house.

"... Ahai will be 19 after the New Year, he's old enough to get married. Has he started dating?"

Ye Chenghai choked while eating.

"How did this child choke while eating?"

Ye Yaodong interjected with a smile, "You're about to get a wife, are you so happy you choked?"

He coughed repeatedly, "Third Uncle..."

"Two or three years ago you were still crying and angry because your mother wouldn't give you money, and now you're about to get a wife?"

"Third Uncle, why do you always bring up these old stories? How old am I now!"

"I know, you're 19, you'll be able to get a wife soon. I remember a few years ago you were still being chased around the village by your mother with a whip..."

"Sigh, what does that count for? Third Uncle, you were a big lad, and you could jump into a ditch with two loads of grain..."

Ye Yaodong's fists hardened.

Ye Yaopeng scolded, "How are you talking to your Third Uncle?"

Ye Chenghai hurriedly stood up with his rice bowl and hid in the corner, "It wasn't me who said it, Grandpa was still saying it at the door last night."

"Third Uncle, my eldest brother said he wants to buy Grandpa a loudspeaker one of these days."

"Ye Chenghe!"

"Here! I'll shut up!"

Ye Yaodong pointed his index finger at Ye Chenghai, "When you're dating, don't beg me to lend you the motorcycle. Ye Chenghe, what else did he say?"

"Grandpa said you're still very green..."

"No, I'm talking about your brother."

Ye Chenghe looked at Ye Chenghai's threatening gaze and hesitated whether to speak.

"I'll teach you how to ride a motorcycle tomorrow, so you can take Chen Xiuni for a ride."

His eyes lit up, "Eldest brother told Xiaojiu to stop playing the erhu and switch to the loudspeaker, so she can wake you up every day to earn lots of money to buy her toys."

"Eldest brother also told Xiaojiu to sleep with you and Third Aunt more, sleeping in the middle can enhance the relationship with Mom and Dad, otherwise if you're not at home, she won't love you anymore."

Ye Chenghai explained in a panic, "I didn't, he's talking nonsense, I was just joking with her..."

Ye's eldest sister-in-law smiled and hit Ye Chenghe, "What nonsense are you talking about."

"Third Uncle said he'd teach me to ride a motorcycle, I'm not talking nonsense."

Ye Chenghai's fists hardened, he really wanted to hit someone.

Ye Yaodong said to his little aunt-in-law, "I don't think there's any need to introduce a partner to Ahai, Chenghe should be more anxious."

"Hehe, don't talk nonsense, how old is he, how could he want a wife already."

"Fools have their own luck," Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Chenghe again, "What else did your brother say?"

Ye Chenghe looked at Ye Chenghai again and said cautiously, "When he came back from work at night, he encouraged his friends, saying that you used to be able to carry two loads of grain into a ditch, so they shouldn't be discouraged, everyone has a bright future."

Very good, he was using him as teaching material.

Ye Chenghai was still lowering his head and eating fiercely, his mouth eating, his eyes watching vigilantly.

Ye Yaodong beckoned to him, and he immediately put his bowl on the table and ran quickly toward the back door.

"He runs quite fast!"

Ye Yaodong hurriedly chased after him, kicked Ye Chenghai's butt, and then hooked his neck, catching him.

"What are you running for?"

"Third Uncle, hehe, I was joking, I was admiring you..."

Ye Yaopeng looked at their farce and shook his head, "How old are you guys."

"Teaching the younger sister nonsense, and still trying to arrange me, my skin is itching."

"Third Uncle, I was wrong, I won't teach the younger sister nonsense anymore, but it's a fact that you carried grain into a ditch..."

"Oh..."

Ye Yaodong punched him.

"Why don't you go hit Grandpa, he tells everyone he meets..."

"Oh..."

Ye Yaopeng and the eldest sister-in-law just watched and didn't say anything.

The little aunt-in-law laughed and said, "Ahai, this child... Dongzi, why are you acting like a child too, still arguing with him..."

"Don't mind them," the eldest sister-in-law said.

"Then does Ahai have a partner? If not, I'll introduce one to him..."

"Don't hit the face, don't hit the face, Third Uncle, I still need to find a partner..."

"Find a chicken feather, you all want a bright future, then have a bright future first before finding a partner, by then the village beauty will be yours to pick."

The little aunt-in-law said, "Now the whole village is picking for him..."

"I think Chenghe is more anxious, let's forget about Ahai," Ye Yaodong said.

Ye Chenghe fidgeted, "I haven't graduated yet."

The little aunt-in-law widened her eyes, "Ah? Chenghe has already found a partner?"