Chapter 339: The Opera Box Takes the Stage

"Can the cuttlefish season last for another ten days or half a month?"

"About that. After maintaining a peak season for a few days, it will decrease. If you go out at night, let Father keep an eye on it. He understands these ins and outs and can judge."

Ye Yaodong closed the drawer and sat on the edge of the bed, then said, "Why is my daughter sleeping every day? Every time I see her, she's rarely awake."

Lin Xiuqing gave him a reproachful look, "Children grow fast only when they sleep. How much time do you spend at home all day? She's still small, of course she eats and sleeps, sleeps and eats."

He felt a bit regretful. He wanted to hold and coax her, but she wasn't crying, so he had nothing to hold or coax. Really.

"You said you'd buy an opera box for the old lady, did you buy it?"

"I did. I went over yesterday, but she wasn't home, so I left a message. Don't know if it will be delivered today."

"Then you go to sleep first. If it's delivered after dark tonight, I'll give the money to Mother first and let her pay."

"Hmm, if it's delivered, remember to tell her not to talk too much."

"I know."

Ye Yaodong watched the child for a while. Seeing her sleeping sweetly, occasionally pouting her lips and smacking them, he couldn't help but reveal a smile at the corners of his mouth.

"Then I'm going to sleep."

Returning early in the afternoon, fighting, and selling the machine, he hadn't had a moment of free time to even nap. It wasn't even dark yet, and he was already struggling to hold on.

At the door, Ye Mu was still plucking the seabirds. Lin Fu, Lin Mu, and several children were sorting shellfish. He went over and said, "I'm going to sleep. I won't eat dinner, don't call me. When I wake up, I'll just get up and drink a bowl of soup."

"Then I'll keep it warm in the pot later. If you and your father wake up, you can eat then." Ye Mu looked up and replied.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu were going back early tomorrow morning. They didn't need to go out to sea tonight, so they could still hold on. They had to sort the goods and finish the work before they could sleep with peace of mind.

Having already earned so much money through their in-laws, how could they be embarrassed to leave the work to others while they ran off to sleep?

Ye Yaodong yawned before returning to the room to sleep on the floor mat. After the excitement passed, Lin Guangyuan was also sleepy. The two of them returned to the room one after the other.

As soon as he lay down, Ye Yaodong only spoke a few words to Lin Guangyuan before falling asleep.

Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang had also been repeatedly told not to disturb their father's sleep.

Ye Yaodong got up at night to check. After seeing there were no waves, he continued to go out to sea. Now they were racing against time to grab money. No matter how tired or exhausted, as long as there were no waves and it was suitable for going out to sea, they had to go. It wasn't every day that they had such high income; they had to be proactive in earning money.

After boarding the boat, Ye Fu started burning talisman paper again. Having been sought out for a fight the day before, he was a bit worried, fearing another accident at sea. Many times, human disasters were more fatal than natural disasters.

He burned one for himself and one for Ye Yaodong, recited a bunch of prayers for safety in the local dialect, and then set sail with peace of mind.

This day went smoothly without any accidents.

When he arrived home at dusk, he was met with a good round of complaints.

"You two, husband and wife, how can you be so loose with money? Aqing didn't look like someone loose with money in the past. You must have fed her some kind of soul-stealing soup again. As soon as you have a little money, you spend it recklessly and can't save it. It's really making me angry."

"If you can't save money, give it to me. I'll save it for you to prevent you from spending it recklessly. Buying a sewing machine secretly is fine, it has a big use. I didn't expect you to buy a bicycle too, and I don't know when you got a watch, and now you've even bought an opera box. You've got all the 'three turns and one sound' complete..."

"In the village, everyone with a little family foundation holds onto it tightly, reluctant to spend or buy anything. Only you two are so extravagant. It's not like you're getting married and taking a wife, yet you've bought everything complete..."

Seeing Ye Yaodong return, Ye Mu's mouth kept nagging non-stop, feeling heartbroken that so much money had been spent just like that.

Originally, she had buffered for a day and was listening with relish, but seeing him return, she couldn't help but want to scold him a few times. A spendthrift who had matured was still a spendthrift; he wanted to buy everything as soon as he had a little money.

Oh my, it made her heart ache just thinking about it.

Ye Yaodong had just put down the flatbed cart when he heard his mother's barrage of words. He was completely bewildered, not knowing what had happened. Only when she reached the end did he understand.

So the radio had been delivered last night, and his old mother's old problem had flared up again, heartbroken over the money.

"Mother, I'm exhausted. As soon as I come back, you scold me head-on. Don't you feel sorry for your son!"

"I'm feeling sorry for you. It's not easy to save some money. Money must be spent on the cutting edge. Seeing that your family has another mouth to feed, I don't know if you'll save a little. There will be many places to spend money in the future..."

"Stop, stop, stop, stop nagging. Just tell me, did you sit at home and listen to the radio all day today?"

Ye Mu immediately gave him a look of annoyance and stopped talking.

Ye Yaodong grinned and reached out to knead his mother's shoulders, "Does it sound good?"

Ye Mu slapped his hand away and glared at him, "You don't feel heartbroken, buying everything."

"Just tell me, does it sound good?"

The old lady came out of the room at this time, her face full of both happiness and complaint, "Why did you spend this money again? Your mother said this cost 90 yuan. So much money, how could you bear it? Aqing also said you bought it specially for me to listen to operas and pass the time. I'm already an old bone, why spend this money on me?"

"Does it sound good? It's only 90 yuan. I'm earning a lot more every day now."

"Really? Can you earn that much every day!" Ye Mu asked back with annoyance.

"I'll be able to earn more in the future!"

"Bragging!"

The old lady said happily, "Right, right, you'll definitely be able to earn more in the future."

Ye Yaodong hugged the old lady's shoulder and headed into the room, "You're the one who understands me, so you don't have to feel heartbroken. Anyway, I'll be able to earn more money in the future. Last year you were 80, I had no money and couldn't celebrate your birthday. This radio will be a gift to make up for your 80th birthday. When you're 90, I'll hold a big birthday banquet for you."

Hearing this, the old lady was so happy her mouth couldn't close, "Good, good, good. Our Dongzi is someone who earns big money. Then I must try hard to live well, live to 90 so you can hold a big birthday for me and enjoy life well."

Ye Mu followed behind, carrying the goods they brought back. Hearing the grandmother and grandson talking, she pursed her lips, having been fooled by this guy again.

She even suspected that the old lady was deliberately helping him.

Ye Fu was listening on the side, confused, and couldn't get a word in. Only later did he understand. He frowned and asked Ye Mu, "What opera box radio are you talking about? Dongzi bought it? When did this happen, why don't I know?"

"Asked Lin Ji to help buy it. Said it was delivered as soon as it came back last night. Don't know when they got so close that he could ask someone to help buy this big thing, and even paid the money in advance. Couldn't say no even if I wanted to."

Ye Fu glanced at the old lady, who was smiling with wrinkles all over her face, her gums exposed, and sighed, "Bought it, so be it. How many years can the old lady eat? Just treat it as passing the time for her. You can listen to it too when you're free."

"You want to listen too, right?"

"Why are you talking like that, woman? How much time can I spend at home all day?"

"Hmph hmph, none of you feel heartbroken, only I feel heartbroken."

"It's not spending your money anyway."

"Then I still feel heartbroken!"

Women are women.

Ye Fu was also very curious about the opera box, so he stopped bickering with Ye Mu and hurriedly followed into the room. ===== CHAPTER 340 =====