Chapter 1510: Joking and Fun

"All day long, that mouth of yours won't stop; you talk wherever you go. Don't you know how to hold back? It's you women who talk the most."

"What's wrong? I have a mouth, so I can't speak? You've gained some skill and come back to scold people. You've got quite the boss's air, not even letting me speak."

Ye's father's chest heaved again. "You can speak, but you should check the timing. You just came back, didn't even prepare food for us, and you're still talking there. Do you think you're right?"

"Go do it right now. See how much you can eat."

"Look at this old woman. You all spoiled her. Her arrogance is so rampant."

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes helplessly at his father. Unable to argue with his mother and having no way to deal with her, he shifted the blame onto them.

When his mother was living with his father, he hadn't even been born yet. Could he really be blamed for that?

He changed the subject, saying, "After we eat later, I'll drive the boat to the town to park it. We can't park in the middle of the sea here; it's too big."

"Tomorrow. It's already late today. Parking for one night temporarily won't matter. Tomorrow, after the new boat is dedicated to Goddess Mazu, we'll drive your few large boats together to the deep-water port in town. Right now, everyone is either heading home or unloading cargo. Who will help you drive the boat?"

"That works too. Tomorrow, I won't need to call others. I'll just ask a few friends to drive the boat to the deep-water port together. Their motorcycles are still on the boat anyway; we can unload them tomorrow and ride them back directly."

He hadn't brought his motorcycle back; the family already had one, so there was no need to bring it back and cause trouble. His new few boats were enough to bring him glory.

The others' motorcycles were on his large boat. It was hard to dock here and hard to unload, so they said they would unload and drive them back once they reached the town.

By now, the people had already been surrounded and escorted home, running off and disappearing. They probably wouldn't bother with anything tonight either.

Lin Lin Xiuqing had originally started a fire to cook things when she got home, but after Ye's mother returned, she handed it over to her and went to pack her luggage.

She had bought a pile of souvenirs to bring back. Now, late at night, she only took out portions for two of her sisters-in-law to give them; the others could wait until tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Ye Yaodong sat with his father waiting for the meal, chatting idly about the fishing boats, wages, and account reconciliation. They had set the next day for the reconciliation.

However, he had to arrange the boat matters first before they could reconcile the accounts.

Lin Lin Xiuqing's family also had a pile of accounts to verify and wages to pay.

Ye Yaodong had washed up and was lying in bed, yet he still saw her sitting there flipping through the account books.

This account book was kept by a junior high school student hired this year. Originally, Pei Dongqing kept it. Mid-year, he had asked Aqing to move Dongqing to work at the factory in town, so he switched to another little girl to keep the accounts.

Actually, it was very simple. Aqing was watching over it anyway; it was just recording the fish delivered and the attendance of the women working in the workshop. After a few days, it would be clear.

While she was away for these few days, Ye's mother arranged and supervised the work, but these items were being recorded by the new accountant. As soon as she returned, they were handed to her that night.

Ye Yaodong looked at her profile as she checked the accounts by lamplight. Turning his body sideways, he asked, "Aren't you tired? Still looking? Look at it tomorrow. Go to sleep early."

Ye Ye Xiaoxi, lying on top of him, also said, "Time to sleep, Great Ancestor."

Lin Lin Xiuqing turned her head with a smile to look at the big one and the small one. "I'm just briefly checking the expenses for these few days. They've already been calculated properly; there's no need for me to calculate again."

"Looking at it tomorrow will be the same."

"Isn't it because I'm not at ease? This is the first time I've been away from home for such a long time, leaving all the work to others. If I don't take a look, I won't feel secure."

"Since the work has been handed to others to do, you only need to check the result. As for how much wages to pay, when the account book is brought to you, just pay directly according to the book. If you have to do it all over yourself, then why hire people?"

"Fine, fine, fine. I won't look."

"Next time, remind the newcomer to be more careful when reconciling accounts. If there's a mistake, they must bear the responsibility. If they calculate wrong and pay too much, they must fill the hole themselves. If they pay too little, they must be punished and have money deducted. Only then will their hearts be on edge, and they will be more careful with the accounts."

"Deducting people's money? That's not good. I'll check it once more."

Ye Yaodong knew her mindset hadn't shifted yet, so he didn't say much, just patted the bed. "Time to sleep."

Ye Ye Xiaoxi pushed him, then backed away to the corner herself, patting the mattress in the middle.

"Mom, here, here. Sleep here."

"Tomorrow I'll kick you out to sleep." Ye Yaodong threatened.

"I'll kick you out to sleep. This bed has always been for Mom and me. You sleep outside."

"Are you ashamed? You're so big, and you still want to sleep with your mom."

"I want to, I want to. You're so big and still want to sleep with my mom. You're even more ashamed."

"That's my wife. It's different."

"That's my mom. It's different too."

"Your skin itching? Speak any louder, and tomorrow I'll kill your rabbit and eat it."

Ye Ye Xiaoxi, furious with shame, immediately kicked him with her foot. Ye Yaodong grabbed it, and the father and daughter rolled around in a tangle.

"Enough. You're such a grown-up, and you're still arguing with her like this." Lin Lin Xiuqing looked at the two of them and simply lay down on the outermost side.

"You can't eat my rabbit!"

"Then I'll eat your little lamb!"

"No!"

"Then I'll eat your big goose!"

"Not that either!"

"Damn it, you won't let me eat anything. Are you planning to open a zoo?"

Ye Ye Xiaoxi reluctantly said, "Then you can eat the little chickens and little ducks."

"I'm tired of eating chickens and ducks. I don't want to."

"Then just starve to death."

"Is this how you show filial piety to Laozi? Finished. I've given up on this one."

After humming twice, Ye Ye Xiaoxi's eyes suddenly lit up. "Hey, we can eat Brother's little turtle."

Lin Lin Xiuqing chuckled. "You're not polite at all. You can't bear to part with your own pet, so you sell out your brother?"

"Hmph. Brother's turtle just knows how to sunbathe all day. It's no fun."

"Your rabbit just knows how to eat all day."

"Shut up. Time to sleep." Lin Lin Xiuqing warned the two, and they finally quieted down.

But Ye Ye Xiaoxi, wanting her to lie in the middle, kept muttering, so she had to climb back to the middle.

Then Ye Ye Xiaoxi pulled the quilt off her, split half of her own quilt to give to her, squeezed herself into her embrace, and contentedly snuggled up before closing her eyes.

Ye Yaodong looked on, speechless; his own wife couldn't even share a bed with him.

"I've slept beside her for a month for nothing, that ungrateful one."

Lin Lin Xiuqing whispered, "Maybe it's because she slept with you for a month, she doesn't want to sleep with you anymore and wants to be more intimate with me."

"You little rascal."

"Go to sleep; there's a pile of things to do tomorrow, and we have to get up early."

Ye Yaodong, having steered the boat for nearly two days straight, was exhausted; the three of them were already fast asleep by eight o'clock.

Tomorrow would be busy again.

After washing up, he checked the tide and prepared to walk to Ah Guang's house to ask Ah Guang to steer the boat for him later.

Who would have thought to see the twins up early, squatting at the door, staring intently at Ah Guang brushing his teeth.

He looked, a bit bewildered, and squatted beside them, glancing back and forth.

"What are you doing? What are you looking at? It's only been a few days since we met, and you don't recognize your own father? Staring at him like this..."

Ah Guang, brushing his teeth, mumbled, "Looking at how handsome I am."

Pei Zuo's expression was hesitant; after a moment of deliberation, he nudged Pei You with his knee and asked in a milk-sweet voice, "Should we tell Dad?"

Pei You also wore an innocent face, then looked at Ye Yaodong, "Jujiu~ Should we tell Dad?"

"What?"

"Cup and toothbrush have pee."

Ye Yaodong's eyes widened.

Ah Guang stopped brushing his teeth and glared at his two sons.

Ye Yaodong asked, "What pee?"

"Big brother peed in Dad's cup, I peed in Mom's cup, stirred it up, poured it into Sister's cup..."

Though their voices were milk-sweet and their speech unclear, everyone heard it clearly.

"Ah ha?" Ye Yaodong was both shocked and amused. "You peed in the cups? What did you use to stir?"

Pei Zuo, in a milk-sweet voice, stated matter-of-factly, "The toothbrush, of course."

Ah Guang stood dumbfounded, then spat out, "Ah pfft, you two little rascals..."

The two, frightened, quickly tucked their necks and hid behind Ye Yaodong.

Ye Yaodong laughed heartily, "Why get angry? A boy's urine is a great tonic; hurry and call Ye Ye Huimei out, you two should have a toast."

"Ye Ye Huimei, Ye Ye Huimei, hurry out and see what good deed your sons have done..."

"Why is it my sons again?"

Ah Guang spat several times, then dumped out the water in the cup along with it. "Your son peed into the cup, then used a toothbrush to stir it."

Ye Ye Huimei's eyes widened. "I was wondering why there was water in the toothbrush cup this morning; I was still groggy from just waking up, so I just poured it out and refilled it. These two little rascals..."

Seeing things were going badly, the twins immediately took off running outside.

Ye Yaodong thought to himself, comparing his two sons, they didn't seem that mischievous after all?

"Why did you have to tell me? Just brush your teeth yourself; telling me just makes me feel bad too." Ye Ye Huimei was depressed.

"Share the blessings, share the hardships."

Ah Guang quickly changed the water, stopped brushing, rinsed his mouth clean, and prepared to catch the children to beat them.

Only after catching them did they learn that the twins had only peed into their parents' toothbrush cups, while the sister's cup contained their mixed solution.

And their own two toothbrush cups were fine, clean, and had not been used.

When asked, they just shook their heads, saying they couldn't use their own toys.

It left all the adults laughing and crying at the same time.

Ye Yaodong went home and told Lin Lin Xiuqing about it; Lin Lin Xiuqing suddenly felt her children didn't seem that mischievous after all?

"These two don't look like the quiet type."

"They don't look stupid either; they knew to put their own away and not use them to pee."

"Yes, I was wondering why I heard crying outside just now; it turns out two were getting beaten."

"Right, and they talked back, saying other grandpas can drink it; Ah Guang immediately said he'd pee a bowl for them to drink, and they clamped their mouths shut."

Lin Lin Xiuqing laughed; it was a joke to hear first thing in the morning.

"Shouldn't you hurry and get to work?"

"I should; I just came back after watching the fun to share it with you."

"These two will give you a headache in the future."

"Anyway, they're not my sons."

?? Stuck on writing; will add another chapter after 0 o'clock.

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