Chapter 1764: Daily Life

Lin Lin Xiuqing smiled and poked Ye Ye Chengjiang, "Don't use such foul language, with so many younger brothers and sisters around, you'll be setting a bad example for them."

"They're not any better, normally they swear more than I do."

"I didn't use any foul language, Brother Ajiang, it's clearly you who says it the most. You smoke the most too, your blanket even smells like smoke, it stinks to death. If you ever find a wife, she definitely won't want to share a quilt with you. Ah, I get it now, no wonder you don't find a wife — you must know you'd be despised!"

Everyone in the cart couldn't help snickering.

Ye Ye Chengjiang was both annoyed and amused, "If you keep running your mouth like that, I'll never find a wife."

"Doesn't matter, my dad smells like smoke too, but my mom doesn't despise him. Just find one who doesn't despise you."

Ye Yaodong protested, "What does it have to do with me? My quilt doesn't smell like smoke."

"Your quilt did smell like smoke, but when Mom came, she washed your blanket for you, and only then did it stop smelling! Your blanket even fades from sleeping on it!"

Now it was Ye Yaodong's turn to lose face, "Doesn't washing a blanket make it fade? Stop talking, eat some peanuts and sunflower seeds, give your mouth a rest."

Lin Lin Xiuqing laughed and quickly peeled a peanut and stuffed it in her mouth, to keep her from chattering nonstop.

But before long, they arrived at the dock and got off.

The return ship had no cargo, the deck was wide open, and once on board they could bounce and jump around on the deck, but worried about danger, they wouldn't let the little ones onto the deck, instead shooing them into the cabin to play.

Even when they came out, every little one had an adult accompanying them, to prevent accidents.

With so many people, being in the cabin wasn't boring, especially since each of them had come prepared with a deck of cards.

It was only when approaching shore that they came out of the cabin one by one, feeling as if they were seeing the light of day again.

Ye Ye Chengjiang stretched out five fingers, blocking the light, "Feels like I just got released from prison."

"Nonsense, what are you, a grown man, still without a filter on your mouth." Ye Ye Yaohua scolded.

"Don't block the way…"

"We're finally here."

Ye Chenghe shouted: "School is finally starting!"

"Ahhhh… I hate it!"

"Haha…"

"Stop fooling around, hold onto your things, we're about to get off."

Ye Ye Chengjiang also posed them a soul-searching question, "Have you finished your summer homework?"

"Big Brother said, we all took a few days off, others have already been in school for several days, so we definitely don't have to turn in homework."

Ye Chenghu wanted to cover her mouth but it was too late, she was too far from him, and the boat was rocking.

"I was just saying it casually, I finished mine long ago."

"Anyway, if you say you finished it, then you finished it."

"Brother Ajiang, the girls in our class are pretty good-looking, they're all sixteen or seventeen, some are eighteen too. If you could marry a high schooler, that'd be a real face-giving thing, a cultured person!"

Ye Chenghe leaned over, throwing an arm around Ye Ye Chengjiang's shoulder, "That could work, that could work! Don't you still have land in the Magic City? Build a house, marry a local wife! From then on you'll be a Magic City person!"

Ye Ye Chengjiang stroked his chin, "Makes sense, a college student I wouldn't dare dream of, but a high schooler is still possible!"

Ye Ye Yaohua gave him a pat, "What are you fantasizing about? Would a local even want you? Hurry and get off the boat, later we'll see if the factory's mixer can get you a girl worker from another factory, then Amitabha, thank heavens."

"Who are you looking down on?"

Ye Chenghu said, "There are several out-of-towners in our class too, their families do business in the Magic City."

"Get off first, stop the chatter, we'll talk about it when we get back."

Ye Yaodong came down from the pilothouse, saw them still muttering among themselves, and gave them a warning.

After staying for about half a month, the luggage was quite a lot, mainly because before leaving, the family had packed chickens and ducks, and a bunch of pickled and dried vegetables, big bags and small bags.

They all said they didn't need it, but the family insisted on stuffing it into their luggage, saying the food outside definitely wouldn't suit their taste as well as home.

He didn't need to cook, but Aqing still had to cook with the kids in the Magic City, and so did Ye Ye Huimei, and Chenghe and his wife also needed to cook for themselves.

They insisted on stuffing it in, and had already slaughtered everything, so they could only take it first, and once they arrived, let them divide it among themselves.

The three Ye Chenghu siblings, as soon as they reached the factory, didn't even have time to put down their bags, and rushed straight to the finance office — the three had already been muttering and planning on the cart.

They were afraid that tomorrow morning they'd be packed off to the Magic City, and wouldn't have time to settle their wages.

That was the blood-and-sweat money they'd earned over twenty days!

"Cousin!"

"Cousin!"

The moment they burst into the finance office, each one opened their mouth and called out "Cousin."

"You're back, when did you get back?"

"Just now, have our wages been calculated? Can we collect them directly?"

"Yes, it's all been tallied long ago, just sign your name and you can take your wages. That eager? The moment you entered the factory you rushed straight to me?"

The three hopped with excitement, and quickly signed their formal names.

"Of course, if we didn't rush over, you'd be off work soon. If my dad sends us away early tomorrow morning, we won't have time to collect our wages."

"It's not like the money would disappear."

"That won't do! After working so hard, we definitely have to get our wages in hand."

Only after the wages were in hand did they feel at ease.

"We're leaving, goodbye, Cousin."

"We're heading back to the dorm, thank you, Cousin."

The three ran off like a gust of wind.

Lin Lin Xiuqing watched them rushing about like a whirlwind, and said in exasperation, "Aren't you tired at all? After riding a boat and a car, you still have so much energy, running around everywhere the moment you get back."

"We went to collect our wages, finally got all the money we earned in hand!" Ye Ye Xiaoxi happily went to dig out her savings jar first.

"Wasn't the money you earned just from your own family's factory?"

"That's different; only what lands in my pocket is mine." Ye Ye Chengyang took out the money and counted it.

Ye Chenghu asked, "Dad, are we going back to Shanghai to start school tomorrow?"

"Yes, we're heading back first thing in the morning."

"Luckily we prepared early; let's hurry and collect our wages."

"Could I possibly embezzle such a small amount from you?"

"You won't even pay our tuition; we have to pay it ourselves."

"You've earned so much, of course you pay your own tuition. I haven't even asked you to treat me to a meal."

Ye Ye Xiaoxi leaned on his back, "I'll treat! I'll treat you to a meal! Let's go to the cafeteria, and you can pay the bill afterward."

Ye Yaodong slapped her bottom from behind, "If you can't pay the bill, I'll pawn you to the cafeteria."

"Then I won't have to go to school, and I can watch TV in the cafeteria every day. Oh yeah~"

"Dream on. Get off me right now. We're going to eat. After eating, rest properly. I'll take you all away early tomorrow."

"You missed several days of school; consider yourselves lucky."

Ye Yaodong had to take them to Shanghai the next day, and all three needed to register at their schools, so he simply stayed in Shanghai for two more days before returning to get busy.

Anyway, matters had already piled up for over half a month; two more days wouldn't make a difference.

Although there was a phone call reporting in every other day during his absence of over half a month, a huge pile of tasks still accumulated.

He worked for a week to finish everything, but more tasks followed continuously; for instance, the trade fair application had been approved, so the factory needed to start preparing for this October's trade fair and begin working overtime to stock up on goods.

Ye's father couldn't return home next; he had to stay behind to drive for the factory. Once the trade fair ended, visiting guests would surely come in an endless stream.

However, since his great-grandson was here, he didn't really want to go back anyway.

Moreover, he had moved from the dormitory area to the family compound to live, just to be closer to his great-grandson. After all, he lived alone wherever he was, and he could help take care of the great-grandson.

He had nothing much to do these days. With Ye Yaodong around, he wasn't needed, so every morning he leisurely held Ye Chenghe's son and went for a stroll.

Ye Chenghe's son was five months old, rolling around everywhere every day and unable to lie still. As soon as he saw Ye's father, he happily kicked his legs with all his might, waving his arms and legs.

This was because Ye's father would carry him around everywhere.

Ye's father was also exceptionally happy. Seeing his great-grandson call out and wave his arms and kick his legs whenever he saw him, his heart melted.

"Dad... it's a call from your wife and my eldest sister-in-law."

"Why are they calling again? So annoying, calling every single day."

Back then, it was Ye's mother who had said those words; now the two had swapped roles.

Ye's mother couldn't see either of her two great-grandsons, so she missed them every day and could only call to ask. If it weren't for managing the small workshop, she would have come over directly to take care of the great-grandsons.

Ye Yaodong took the child and told his father to go answer the phone first.

As soon as the child was in Ye Yaodong's arms, he looked at him curiously, staring eye-to-eye.

"Surprisingly, he's not afraid of strangers and didn't cry?"

"He's very easy to handle. As long as he doesn't see his mother, he'll let anyone hold him. But if he sees his mother, no one else can hold him; he only wants his mother."

"Does he have anything he can eat?"

"I don't know. It seems he had a little bit of fish meat and apple puree?"

"Forget it, just let him drool."

Ye Yaodong took the child out for a stroll. Some workers, not knowing the situation, widened their eyes, thinking he had suddenly produced an illegitimate child somewhere, but they didn't dare to ask.

Within three days, the rumor had spread throughout the factory: he had fathered a son outside...

Without alerting his hometown or his wife, Ye Chenghe and Ye Ye Chengjiang rushed over to ask him first.

Ye Chenghe frowned and asked, "Third Uncle, how did I hear that you had a son outside? Is it true or false?"

Ye Ye Chengjiang was frustrated, like iron that couldn't be forged into steel. "Third Uncle, you're being foolish! Even if you had a child, why bring him to the factory? Now the whole factory knows. If Third Aunt finds out, she won't let you off!"

"Third Uncle, your secrecy work was actually quite good; no one knew you secretly had a son. But why did you bring him out in the open? You should have at least kept it hidden."

"Exactly. You should have just raised him outside."

"Hurry and shut everyone up, or the whole factory will know."

Ye Yaodong was sitting in his office with his legs crossed, enjoying a cup of tea, when he heard the two of them running over and chattering away, leaving him completely confused.

"When did I have a son? My son is already in his teens."

"We all know. The whole factory knows."

"How would I know? Where did I have him? How would I know? What are they spreading?"

"Just go out and listen, and you'll know. Third Uncle, we know you have many social engagements and go out to play every day, but you should be careful. How did you end up with a child? Are you going to acknowledge him or not?"

"I only have three children, and what did I do to play around?"

Seeing that the two of them spoke seriously, as if they weren't joking, Ye Yaodong stood up in confusion, preparing to go ask the Finance and Human Resources departments, where the most gossip circulated.

Lin Lin Dongxue saw him, secretly rolled her eyes, and turned her head away.

"Ah, Lin Dongxue, have you heard? How did I hear that I had a son?"

"Don't you know whether you had a son or not?"

"I definitely didn't have one. Your aunt is sterilized; where would I have a son?"

"Maybe someone outside had one for you? But you were too blatant and outrageous, bringing him to the factory and showing him off to everyone. You're practically announcing to the world that you have another son."

"Nonsense. When? When did I ever bring a child here..."

Ye Yaodong remembered; damn it, he was holding Ye Chenghe's son!

"Damn... how is this my son?"

He glared at Ye Chenghe. "If this were my son, you'd be finished."

"Ah?" Ye Chenghe didn't understand why he was being looked at.

"You don't even know whose son it is, yet you ran over saying it's my son?"

"Isn't that right?"

"Laozi was hugging your son, damn it."