Chapter 1820: Angry

Ye Chengjiang even gave himself a very nice pen name to be a pen pal: Suifeng (Following the Wind)!

This was a pen name he had thought about for several days before finally coming up with one he was satisfied with, just waiting for school to start.

Also because he gave himself a pen name, it instantly set off a trend of taking pen names in the dormitory, and others were also pondering giving themselves pen names.

As for Lin Guangwen, he signed up late. He could have cut in line, but he thought about it and decided against it. He was a bit embarrassed to stand in front of the public and be watched by people.

He pondered waiting until others succeeded and then having them introduce him privately.

Lin Xiuqing, as the hostess, enthusiastically greeted the factory leaders and those female comrades, and when they left, she also personally sent them to the car and gave them gifts.

They didn't make the activity too late, sending people away after 9 o'clock.

She didn't go to inquire about who succeeded or not; whether they succeeded or not depended on the individual. Anyway, the factory had been lively.

After sending people away, she went to the cafeteria to fill two bowls of cold drinks and returned to the dormitory, also letting the two children taste a mouthful.

Watching the two children playing games there, she knocked on the table. "There are games to play, so you don't even watch the fun?"

"Brother Ajiang and Cousin aren't here, what's there to watch about others? We children don't understand them dating." Ye Chengyang was righteous.

Seeing there was something to eat, Ye Xiaoxi had already dropped the controller and happily picked up the bowl.

"There's also icy cold drinks, where did they come from?"

"I had the cafeteria prepare them. We entertained guests this evening, and seeing there were leftovers earlier, I had them keep two bowls. Eat quickly, I'll play for you."

"Where's Dad? Why don't I see Dad back?"

"He went out to drink."

Lin Xiuqing joined them and didn't call them to sleep until 10 o'clock.

For the next few days, she was also immersed in it, only Ye Yaodong was busy in and out every day and couldn't be seen. The three of them were used to it and didn't bother with him.

It wasn't until school was about to start that Ye Yaodong took a moment to ask them when they were going back.

"It's the 30th tomorrow, registration is on the 1st the day after tomorrow, aren't you going back early to prepare?"

"It seems there's nothing to prepare? Just prepare money for registration, we have money, no need to prepare. Other things can be bought by going out for half a day, we can go back on the 1st."

Lin Xiuqing was also a bit addicted to playing now, even the time was so tight, and she was still thinking of going back on the 1st.

Ye Yaodong glared at her with hatred for her lack of ambition. "You don't learn the good, you've learned the bad from them. Didn't you say you were going back on the 30th a while ago? Now it's changed to the 1st?"

"Hehe, Dad, registration is on the 1st and 2nd, and school starts on the 3rd, so we have time, not in a hurry at all." Ye Chengyang giggled.

Lin Xiuqing poked his chest. "You don't want me here, and you want to rush me away? Am I an eyesore to you?"

Ye Yaodong grabbed her hand. "Crazy, I'm thinking that they are about to start school, there are many trivial things, why must it be calculated to the last day, making it hurried in the hot weather. There's another big son in Shanghai, don't you want him? You let him stay alone for so many days."

"Alright, then let's go back tomorrow."

She patted the two heads. "Did you hear that? Pack your things tonight, and go back to Shanghai early tomorrow morning."

The two were dejected, drooping their heads; the happy days were only for the last half day.

Also because it was the last day, they were allowed to play a little longer at night, and they weren't called to sleep until 11 o'clock.

Ye Yaodong thought about it and also prepared to take a few days off to accompany them back to Shanghai. He also took the opportunity to look at the freight base here, as well as the fishing boats and machines.

If according to the established delivery time, Dongyu No. 4 should also be delivered soon.

After delivery, he would have 11 ocean-going vessels, 4 Dongyu vessels, and 2 Pioneer vessels in the deep-sea area.

Here in the near sea, there are 11 Dongsheng vessels, and three fresh-collection vessels of 30 meters, 36 meters, and 41 meters.

This time he planned to order two more Pioneer vessels and two more Dongyu vessels. Fishing boats still need to be constantly increased to grow bigger and stronger.

Take a trip at the beginning of September, otherwise he might not be free in the middle or end of the month, and he has to attend the Canton Fair at the beginning of next month.

For the first two years, he definitely had to go in person. After everyone was familiar with it and had rich experience later, he wouldn't have to do everything himself.

After confirming, he also packed his luggage and took the opportunity to run to the Post and Telecommunications Bureau again. He had to handle roaming manually; he had to report if he was going for a few days, otherwise, he couldn't roam in other places.

It was really exhausting.

In his previous life, he didn't know when 2G networks would come out, and he didn't know much about current affairs and politics. Anyway, he only knew roughly that there were 'Big Brother' phones in the 90s, and Little PHS phones near the millennium. He didn't know exactly which year they came out, only that they existed, should exist, and might exist.

And Ye Chenghu, who was home alone, had been urging them for two days. After much anticipation, he finally waited for them to return.

When he saw his younger brother and sister, he hugged them with unprecedented enthusiasm and joy.

"You finally came back. Leaving me alone at home, it's too hateful, and you didn't come back until the last day on the 30th."

When Ye Chengyang saw him, he was also extremely happy. "Big Brother, how cool it is to be home alone, no one to manage you, you only have two hours of class, and you can play however you want the rest of the time, go wherever you want."

"It's cool enough, but it's too hot outside, who runs out to sunbathe every day?"

"You can call your classmates to come home and play, anyway you have class in the morning, and you have the whole day from noon to night."

"I have, but I haven't seen you for two months, I definitely missed you."

After Ye Yaodong returned home, he slumped on the sofa and quickly turned on the fan, taking the opportunity to say a few cool words.

"You missed them, but they didn't miss you. They were playing so much they didn't want to come back, and they were still pondering waiting until tomorrow to come back yesterday."

"Damn, you guys are addicted to making money, is one day really that important?"

Ye Chengyang giggled with a guilty conscience and didn't answer.

"How much money did you earn in these two months?"

"Ah?"

Ye Chengyang was stumped by his question. He had only received one month's pay last month, and then returned to his hometown on the 10th of this month. After that, he never went to work at the factory again.

Ye Xiaoxi answered casually, "We didn't earn much, we only received one month's pay, and this month we only worked for 10 days and didn't get paid."

"Why did you only work for 10 days this month? What have you been doing lately? And you didn't want to come back?"

This question stumped Ye Xiaoxi, and she looked at Ye Chengyang.

Clearly, she had wanted to tell Big Brother yesterday that they were playing games at home, but her second brother wouldn't let her say it.

Now it's good, Big Brother asked, how should she answer?

Ye Chenghu watched the two exchange glances, looking like they didn't dare to answer. He knew there was something fishy. How could he not understand them?

Just by asking how much they earned or why they didn't go to work and what they were doing, how could they not answer?

He looked at the two with suspicious eyes. "What are you two hiding from me?"

Ye Xiaoxi giggled and played dumb, then quickly waved her hands, directly selling out her second brother.

"It's none of my business, ask Ye Erge, he's the one who wouldn't let me say it, I was going to tell you yesterday."

Ye Chengyang almost jumped up. "Don't throw the pot around."

"It was you."

"What are you two hiding from me? Looking guilty, and you didn't even go to work and didn't want to come back, what did you do?"

Ye Xiaoxi quickly ran away, running to her dad to blow the fan.

"It's so hot, I'll put my schoolbag down first."

Ye Chengyang also looked left and right, fanning himself with his palm, and quickly carried his schoolbag upstairs.

One by one, they ran away with guilty consciences, so Ye Chenghu had to ask Ye Yaodong again.

"Dad, what are they hiding from me again?"

Ye Yaodong looked at Ye Xiaoxi, combing the small broken hair on her forehead, which was soaked with sweat.

"Why hide it from your brother, what's there to hide? It's because he was tutoring and didn't have time to play."

"I didn't deliberately hide it from Big Brother, we were playing games all the time before, and we didn't call Big Brother, so of course we couldn't say it. Yesterday when we used your 'Big Brother' phone to call, I was going to say it, but Ye Erge suddenly covered my mouth and wouldn't let me say it."

Ye Chenghu had been pricking up his ears to listen. Hearing the words 'playing games', he quickly asked, "What games were you playing?"

With no one stopping her now, Ye Xiaoxi told him honestly, "Dad bought a 'Little Overlord' game console a few days ago, we played for two days in our hometown, and then brought it to the factory to play. We didn't want to hide it from you, we were just busy playing games and didn't have time to call you."

"Yesterday when we called, I was going to tell you, but Ye Erge covered my mouth and wouldn't let me say it, saying it would affect your studies, and you would be angry, saying we had something to play and you didn't."

Ye Chenghu's face stretched long, playing with something fun behind his back, and he didn't have a share.

"Too much, playing with a game console and not telling me."

"You didn't call us, and we didn't call you, how could we tell you?"

"Where's the 'Little Overlord' game console?"

"Dad wouldn't let us bring it, saying it would affect our studies."

Ye Chenghu had originally thought about forgiving them, but now he was gnashing his teeth.

Damn it, it turned out he was the only one who didn't get to play!

"So you two started playing games after returning to your hometown, and played until now and didn't want to come back to Shanghai."

"Hehe, it's very fun, especially fun, we also bought 4 game cards, there's Mushroom, Tank, Contra, and..."

Ye Xiaoxi saw his man-eating look and couldn't speak, quickly hiding behind Ye Yaodong.

"You can't be angry at me! This can't be blamed on me, it's you who had to tutor, it's not that I wouldn't let you play."

After glaring at her, Ye Chenghu looked at Ye Yaodong, but he didn't dare to act presumptuously, only daring to say aggrievedly, "Dad, why don't you bring the game console back? They all have something to play, only I don't."

"I'm afraid it will affect your studies. You have to take the college entrance examination next year, you have to study hard, you can't fall short because of a game console. There's less than a year left, the final sprint."

"Who said playing games affects studies."

"Playing games naturally affects studies. You will have plenty of opportunities to play in the future. What's more, how much does a game console cost? If you get admitted, you will have a car, they don't have one. When the time comes, it will be their turn to look at you eagerly and beg you to drive them."

"But I want to play now, they can play during summer vacation, I haven't even played or touched it."

"Yes, they can only play during summer vacation, now that school has started, they can't even think about playing."

"But I still haven't played or touched it."

"Wait until the holiday, I'll let you play when we go to Zhoushan. Don't even think about it now. School has started, you are not allowed to buy new ones. If I find out, I'll have your mother smash them."

"This is unfair..."

"Then if you get admitted to university next year, I'll give you a car. This is also unfair to them, then don't you want it when the time comes?"

Ye Chenghu's chest heaved with anger.

Ye Yaodong was worried that he would become rebellious and get stuck in a dead end, regardless of anything, so he comforted him.

"Their bitter days are still to come. You will be liberated next year. Be good. Wait for your mother to rest, let's go out to eat together, and then take you to buy school supplies. I'll buy you two sets of new clothes and new shoes."

Ye Xiaoxi also followed, "Big Brother, next time we go to Zhoushan, I won't play, I'll let you play. Dad said we can go whenever we have a holiday, don't be angry."

Ye Chenghu was still angry.

"You always leave me behind whenever there's something good. It's been more than half a month, and no one thought to tell me."

He continued to accuse, "The two of them didn't call me, so they didn't say anything. Dad, didn't you think to tell me?"

"I don't seem to have called you either? I only called your mother, but I didn't talk about any game console with your mother, I naturally wouldn't talk to her about this."

Lin Xiuqing also said, "I only saw it when I went to your dad's place a few days ago, I didn't know either."

Ye Chenghu was even more aggrieved, his eyeballs were red, he was the one who was left behind.

Lin Xiuqing pressed his shoulder, letting him sit on the sofa too. "My hand can almost not reach your shoulder, growing so fast."

"Alright, stop losing your temper. They are your younger brother and sister, just let them have it. Next time you go to your dad's place, let them all let you play. It's also because I'm worried about affecting your studies that I didn't bring it back. They didn't play for many days either, a bunch of people took turns playing at home, and they only played for a few days after returning to Zhoushan."

Ye Yaodong was too lazy to coax him, turned on the TV and watched, leaving everything to Lin Xiuqing to comfort.

Lin Xiuqing spoke softly to him, "Don't be angry. In two weeks it will be your birthday. When the time comes, Mom will give you a good birthday. I'll take you out to play alone during the day, and at night you can invite your classmates home to have another unforgettable birthday, okay?"

"You pay!"

"Of course, I'll pay. I'll buy you a big two-layer cake and give you a birthday gift, that expensive watch you like."

"It's a deal, don't lie to me."

"I won't lie to you. When have I ever lied to you, when have I said something and didn't do it?"

Ye Chenghu breathed a sigh of relief, his emotions were comforted, but he still looked at Ye Xiaoxi with eyes that weren't eyes and a nose that wasn't a nose.

However, since Ye Xiaoxi was thick-skinned, Ye Chenghu didn't like her, but she could still lean in front of him, giggling and giving him things to eat.

"Big Brother, you can't blame me, I just didn't call you, didn't you not call me either? We're even."

"Humph."

"I'll tell you one more thing, you're not allowed to be angry."

Ye Xiaoxi felt that confession was lenient, she couldn't hide the fact that she took a 250 red envelope home from Big Brother, otherwise, when Big Brother found out later that there was something else hidden from him, he would be even angrier.

Ye Chenghu's eyes widened. "What else are you hiding from me?"

"How could I hide it from you, it's just that we didn't meet, so we couldn't say it."

"What is it?"

"When we went back to our hometown, Grandpa and Grandma gave me 100 yuan, Grandma gave me 50 yuan, Dad gave me 100... ah, no, Dad didn't, Dad doesn't count... I took 150 when I got home."

Without precaution, she let slip the 100 yuan her dad gave her secretly, which no one knew about.

"Then did you take 150 or 250?"

"150, you're the 250."

"Humph, I think you took 250, you let it slip, do you know that you laugh when you lie, and you laugh very guiltily."

Ye Xiaoxi was giggling there, giggling again, and then hid back beside Ye Yaodong.

"It's just 150!"

Ye Yaodong also looked at her speechlessly, touched his pocket, and took out 150 to hand to Ye Chenghu.

"Here's the rest for you, keep it well."

Ye Chenghu received it happily, after talking for a long time, he finally saw the money.

"That's more like it."

Ye Xiaoxi moved over again and said, "Big Brother, you have to thank me, if it weren't for me saying it, Dad wouldn't have taken money to compensate you."

"Thank you for taking 250?"

"Nonsense, not at all, it's just 150."

The brother and sister quarreled and made up again, and then started fighting for the TV again.

Ye Yaodong took out the recent Shanghai newspaper and read it carefully.

Shanghai's daily newspaper is different from Zhoushan's newspaper. After all, Shanghai is the future world financial center. The newspaper publishes various information, news, and policy changes in Shanghai.

Every day's changes can be seen from the newspaper.

The newspaper allowed him to understand the latest information and development of Shanghai. At this time, the local news was published in the section.

The structural construction height of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower exceeded 212 meters, becoming the tallest building in Shanghai at that time, and it was also the first time the building height in Pudong exceeded Puxi.

The Yangpu Bridge is expected to be completed and opened to traffic next month, with a main span of 602 meters, which will be the largest cable-stayed bridge in the world at that time.

The first film festival will be held from October 7th to 14th next month.

A series of news, all witnessed the growth of the country and the rapid development of Shanghai.

Lin Xiuqing leaned over and asked him, "When are you going out later?"

Ye Yaodong was immersed in the newspaper and didn't even lift his head. "Wait until four or five o'clock when the sun isn't so big before going out. It's too hot now, just stay at home, and take a nap by the way."

"That works too."

Lin Xiuqing turned to ask Ye Chenghu, "What did you have for lunch?"

"Instant noodles, Little Aunt called me over to eat, I was too lazy to go, it was too hot."

Ye Chenghu suddenly remembered, "Dad, I almost forgot, let me see your 'Big Brother' phone, I still don't know what it looks like."

Just now he was busy being sad, and later he was immersed in the 150 yuan compensation his dad gave him, forgetting the big event of the 'Big Brother' phone.

Ye Xiaoxi snatched it and said, "It looks like a big brick, a black brick, and there's a long wire, just like the wire of a black and white TV." ===== CHAPTER 1821 =====