Chapter 429: Reprimand

After finishing lunch, Ye Yaodong hurriedly took the two children back to the room and told them not to tell anyone that he loves to drink... milk.

"Why?" Both children asked in unison.

He said angrily, "I'm embarrassed and shy. Look, I'm such a big person, if people know I like to drink milk, wouldn't they laugh at me? What if others mock me?"

"Seems like it! Just like bedwetting, people will laugh at you."

"Right!"

"Then we won't say it."

Ye Chengyang also covered his mouth cutely, indicating that he wouldn't say it either.

"That's right."

"Then Dad, when will you buy us malted milk powder?"

"Wait until four or five in the afternoon when the sun isn't so big."

He had to find a way to round off this 'milk' thing...

"Great~ I'm going to tell them that we'll have malted milk powder to drink soon," Ye Chenghu said, his face glowing with excitement, running and saying, "Brother A-Hai... Brother A-Jiang... Dad said he's going to... malted milk powder..."

"Brother, wait for me~"

Ye Yaodong listened to his excited voice fading away and shook his head. This guy, when will he change his habit of showing off?

Lin Xiuqing finished washing the dishes and pushed the door open to come in, "You're going to buy them malted milk powder to drink?"

"Yeah, to block their mouths. Otherwise, they'll shout everywhere. You're thick-skinned and not embarrassed, but I'm embarrassed."

"Who's thick-skinned? You're the one who's thick-skinned, you're the most shameless one..."

"Tch~ acting like you don't want it..."

Lin Xiuqing was so embarrassed by him that she turned and left. If she stayed in the same room with him any longer, she didn't know what else he would say.

"Hey~ don't leave... we haven't said two words yet, come in and talk..."

Ye Yaodong originally wanted to follow her out, but heard a smacking sound from the bed. He realized that the little one had already woken up and was chewing on his fist with relish, neither crying nor making a fuss, lying there playing by himself.

"My good boy, you're still the well-behaved one..."

At noon, with the bright sun shining, they didn't go out, and didn't know that in the time it took to eat lunch, it had already spread throughout the village.

Everyone was saying that what Ye's father and Ye Yaodong said in the morning was true, and even people from the newspaper office came to the door to give him money and take the initiative to put him in the newspaper.

In this day and age, being in the newspaper is a very glorious thing, and the villagers were all extremely surprised.

When the sun wasn't so big in the afternoon, when he rode his bicycle past the village grocery store, he was stopped and asked if the matter of him being in the newspaper was true or false...

Ye Yaodong said speechlessly, "How would I know? People just came to the door to ask. Whether it's published in the newspaper, how would I know? But it's true that they gave me money. Let's wait and see!"

After saying that, he rode his bicycle to the town again, and he didn't listen to the various discussions behind him anymore.

Anyway, he knew that the villagers were praising him more and more now, and they were all finding ways to praise him for being promising.

Saying that he bought a boat in a short time, had a bicycle, and even bought a radio for the old lady, and the family's conditions were getting better and better, he had heard it many times...

Now his reputation is really getting better and better...

In this era, malted milk powder appeared under the banner of "supplementing protein".

Although it has been reformed and opened up now, malted milk powder is still a precious item, existing like a luxury in ordinary people's homes.

A can of malted milk powder costs 3 yuan and 50 cents. Ordinary families are reluctant to drink it usually, and they hide it tightly, waiting until they need to visit elderly people or children at relatives' or friends' homes, and then give it as a precious gift.

Even if there is a bottle of malted milk powder at home, when drinking it, they put very little, sprinkle a few grains of malted milk powder in the cup, flush it with boiling water, and then stir it with chopsticks. Although the taste is not strong, being able to drink it is already very happy.

One is malted milk powder, one is orange juice, and there are iron-canned biscuits. These are all good gifts, but they send more flour tea cakes locally than biscuits.

Ye Yaodong knows that for people in the future, malted milk powder is a product born of the era and abandoned by the era. Its nutrition is actually not sufficient, but for people who are short of food and clothing now, this is a very good nutritional product.

One can is 800 grams, and there are two children at home, so it definitely won't last long, so he bought two cans directly.

Before leaving, Lin Xiuqing also painfully took out five yuan for him to block the children's mouths.

With money in hand, he is still very willing to spend it on these things, not to mention that it is for the two children. Although he usually dislikes them, he loves his own children, and they are all growing up now.

After buying two cans of malted milk powder, there were three yuan left in his pocket. Looking at the canned oranges on the shelf, he also wanted to buy some, but felt it wasn't cost-effective. The three yuan now is not the three yuan in the future, buying canned food is too wasteful.

He started scanning the shelves again, and saw Hongfa instant noodles. This is the oldest brand in Fujian Province, with red background and yellow characters, and a spirited rooster wearing sportswear and holding a torch printed in the lower left corner.

After asking, he found out it was 28 cents a pack.

Thinking about it, none of the children at home seem to have eaten instant noodles. Although it is junk food, a childhood without instant noodles is definitely incomplete. It's okay to buy a few packs for them to taste.

Locally, they are all called instant noodles, because they loosen and cook after being soaked in hot boiling water for a while.

This brand is still not easy to buy decades later, and the market is covered by major brands, but the price is really affordable, only one yuan a pack, which is not much more expensive than the 28 cents now.

Ye Yaodong simply bought ten packs, leaving two cents. Seeing that there was 1 cent of private money in his pocket, he added it and bought another pack. Finally, there were two cents left, which couldn't buy anything, so he stuffed it back into his pocket.

The children at home had long been squatting at the door looking forward to it, not wanting to go anywhere, afraid that if they left, they wouldn't be able to see their father buy malted milk powder back for the first time.

The children next door were so envious that they were drooling, but they didn't dare to ask their father and mother, so they could only crowd in front of Ye Chenghu and listen to him bragging. Even if they couldn't eat it, it was good to listen!

As soon as Ye Yaodong got home, he saw a row of children squatting at the courtyard gate, from high to low, from big to small, none missing, all squatting there supporting their chins.

As soon as they saw him riding back, their eyes were brighter than the stars in the sky. Every "Dad" and "Third Uncle" they called was better than anything else. They all rushed in, almost drowning him.

Even the malted milk powder and instant noodles in the basket in front of the bicycle were directly taken away by them excitedly. Ye Yaodong's whole face turned black instantly.

"All of you, stand still!"

He shouted at them loudly with a severity he had never used before.

"Who allowed you to take them away?"

The look on his face was quite intimidating. The smiles on the children's faces were still hanging there, but they froze. They turned their heads one after another, looking at him without understanding, and even shrank their necks, shouting weakly.

"Third Uncle..."

"Dad..."

"Little Uncle-in-law..."

Ye Yaodong kept a straight face, his expression very serious, "Who let you be so unruly? No manners? Did I say you could take them away?"

Although he didn't think malted milk powder was rare or precious, the fact was that this thing was quite luxurious now. The children didn't even say a word and took it away themselves, which made him a little unhappy.

Too unruly.

Usually, playing with children is one thing, and joking is another, but they can't be so unruly. It's not just a few candies that they can divide as they please.

The children also seemed to feel that it was inappropriate for them to just hug them and leave, so they all lowered their heads.

"Give them back to me!"

Now, one after another, they scrambled to send them back, as if they were hot potatoes.

"Did I say you could take them and divide them yourselves? Have I spoiled you too much usually, that you are so unruly? And you rushed up and ran away after taking them?"

Ye Yaodong said as he got off the bike and set up the foot brake, continuing to reprimand, "If someone else brings something to the door, would you also rush up and take it and run away, and divide it yourselves?"

Everyone had never seen him so serious before, and no one dared to speak. One by one, they were reprimanded and looked at their toes.

"Is there any manners left? Whose children are like this?"

Ye Chenghu stole a glance at his father and said in a low voice, "Didn't you say you bought them for us to drink?"

"But did I say you could take them?"

"We were just helping to take them in..."

Lin Guangyuan couldn't help but speak out. He also saw them scrambling to take them, so he joined in the fun, feeling a bit wronged.

"Take them in where?"

The nephews and nieces were instantly embarrassed and blushed. They forgot for a moment and walked toward their own doors after taking them...

"Did I ask you to take them?"

Ye Chenghai said weakly, "Sorry Third Uncle, we were just too excited to see the instant noodles and forgot for a moment."

"Don't rely on me loving you and be so unruly..."

Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua happened to return from the sea. Before they reached the door, they saw several children surrounding Dongzi, and then each took something and scattered. They thought Dongzi had bought them something to eat again, so they were so happy.

As a result, when they walked closer and listened, it turned out that the children were grabbing things without manners.

Ye Yaopeng immediately kept a straight face and scolded, "Did I say they were for you? So unruly, buying things for you once or twice is loving you, not something that should be taken for granted."

Ye Yaohua also said, "Whose children are like this? Go back and stand, don't eat dinner."

The children were almost crying after being reprimanded by them, and they all honestly went home to stand in the corner.

Ye Yaodong also felt a little soft-hearted, but children cannot be unruly just because they are young. They must be taught when they should be taught, and they cannot take all giving for granted.

After the children left, Ye Yaopeng said to Ye Yaodong, "Dongzi, don't spoil them so much, children are easily spoiled."

Ye Yaohua also echoed, "Right, don't be so loose with money, buying whatever they want, it's easy to spoil them, you have to hit them when you should."

"Hmm, don't be too strict either. Our children are not bad, just naughty, it's nothing. It doesn't matter among our own people, but I'm afraid they will form a habit and be like this to outsiders, that would be a joke."

Ye Yaodong smiled at them, and after finishing, he immediately changed the subject, "How was the harvest today?"

"Not bad, just felt that the wind picked up in the afternoon, and the waves were particularly big, but the last net had a good harvest."

Everyone chatted for a few words and then went home. Ye Yaodong also led his three children into the house.

Lin Xiuqing was cooking, and seeing the three of them following him looking wilted, she was a bit puzzled.

A-Dong bought them malted milk powder, shouldn't they be happy?

Why do they look like frost-bitten eggplants?

Looking at what he was holding, it was also full... eh?

"Eh~ what else did you buy?"

Ye Yaodong put the malted milk powder he was holding on the table, and then loosened the Hongfa instant noodles he was holding under his armpits, letting them scatter on the table.

"Instant noodles, I just happened to see them, and there was money left, so I bought a few packs to bring back."

"You just can't keep money in your hands. As soon as you have some money, you want to spend it all. Did you spend all ten yuan?"

Ye Yaodong touched his nose and embarrassedly took out the two coins in his pocket, "There are two left."

"You didn't leave two, you left two cents!"

Lin Guangyuan couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Ye Yaodong turned his head and glared at him. Dare to laugh at him! Don't eat instant noodles later!

"Isn't it because I thought the children hadn't eaten them? Bought a few packs for them to taste."

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him. Since he bought them, she didn't say anything, just stuffed the instant noodles into the cabinet.

"Dinner is cooked, it's time to eat, put them away, cook them tomorrow. Since you bought instant noodles, why are they still looking like this?"

Ye Yaodong told her about the grabbing incident as soon as he arrived at the door.

Lin Xiuqing also couldn't help but say, "You are too good to them usually."

"Sigh, isn't it because I thought they were all my own nephews?"

"Eat first, it's better for children to be a little more disciplined."

"Hmm."