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Chapter 471

~11 min read 2,144 words

Ye Yaodong held this heavy, slippery, large red-tailed bird fish. This fish was really not small, estimated to be over 20 jin in weight, and now it was breathing more than it was inhaling, with only its open mouth occasionally moving.

Ye Dasao glanced at the big fish, and after confirming that her son was intact, she angrily slapped the back of his head hard.

She scolded: "You little brat who doesn't want your life, do you think you have too long to live? I told you a thousand times not to go into the water, and you don't want your life when you see a fish. You're just like your father. Do you know how many people drown every year? Your little life will be finished by you sooner or later."

Ye Yaopeng glared at her and shifted his anger to the child, "Go back!"

He shouted to the others: "All of you go back too!"

The others stood there instantly, not daring to move, looking at the adults nervously, and then secretly looking at Ye Yaodong, waiting for him to speak.

Ye Chenghe was also stunned by the slap, covering the back of his head, looking timidly at his mother who was spitting fire, and his father with an ugly expression, not daring to make a sound, honestly being pulled and pushed by his mother, while being scolded severely.

Ye Yaodong followed with the red-tailed bird fish, and when Ye Dasao picked up the bucket, he put the big fish into it.

Ye Chenghe actually shouted recklessly, "This is my fish..."

"Your fish... your fish... you were born by me, you little brat who doesn't know right from wrong, it was a waste to give birth to you, eating my food, drinking my drink, and still siding with outsiders, wait until we get back, I'll beat you to death."

Ye Dasao put down the bucket and hit his shoulder a few more times, watching Ye Chenghai and Ye Jingjing couldn't help but swallow their saliva; their mother was too scary today.

Both of them shrank into the team, not daring to come forward.

Ye Yaodong also mourned for this guy; at this time, he was still thinking about his fish.

He shouted to the children behind him, "Everyone go home."

Ye Chengjiang said somewhat unwillingly: "Third Uncle, just let Ahai and the others go home with the eldest aunt, can we continue?"

Anyway, his parents weren't there, and it wasn't the three of them who were getting beaten...

Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows, "Do you know what collective punishment is? If one person doesn't listen, all of you will suffer, everyone go back."

It would be better for him to go out for a stroll alone later, so as not to be hindered by them, and he didn't dare to take his eyes off them.

"It's none of our business..."

"It's none of your business, but you still have to go back. If you want to come out later, ask your parents to bring you out."

Several of them immediately had mournful faces, moving their feet reluctantly, moving slowly because they were reluctant to leave.

Ye Chenghai and his sister didn't dare to walk fast; once they went back, they would definitely be beaten black and blue.

"Walk faster."

Ye Yaodong turned back and picked up his youngest son, then drove them home like ducks.

Ye Fu came out of Ye Yaohua's house and saw that they had all returned, so he hurriedly asked what happened, and heard Ye Chenghe shouting for help...

"Grandpa, come and save me, my mother is going to drag me home and beat me to death..."

"Shut your mouth, no one can save you today, Ye Chenghai, you two hurry up and come in too, if you're late, I'll peel your skin off..."

Several of them shivered instantly, all looking at Ye Fu for help, shouting one after another, "Grandpa..."

Ye Fu didn't know why, but Ye Yaodong explained it to him, and then he didn't intend to go into the house to fish anyone out.

Being so disobedient, they deserved to be beaten.

Ye Yaopeng didn't go into the house either, and seeing that everyone was there, he asked Ye Yaohua, who had just come out of the house: "Adong said you also want to buy a shop, is it true?"

Ye Yaohua smiled embarrassedly, "Yes, I just told Dad about it, and Dad said to let me handle it myself. Anyway, he can't control Dongzi, so of course he won't control me either."

"Can your wife agree?"

He nodded awkwardly, "I just persuaded her. She said that since everyone is scrambling to buy, it must be good, so we'll grit our teeth and work hard for a year or two. Anyway, even at the worst, we'll have a shop there, it won't be gone."

Ye Yaopeng fell silent upon hearing this.

From inside the house came bursts of wailing and howling from the children, but the adults outside acted as if they didn't hear it.

"Eldest brother, do you want to buy one too? It's just a year or two of hard work. Anyway, you have to work the same, and there hasn't been a year that was easy, right?"

Ye Fu looked at Ye Yaopeng, wanting to say something, but held it back.

He couldn't persuade the eldest to buy a shop, could he?

He was still shouting and killing Dongzi this morning, full of distrust, and if he turned around and persuaded the eldest now, wouldn't he be slapping his own face?

But even the second one had the idea, maybe the shop wouldn't lose money if bought?

People are just like this, having a herd mentality.

If only one person buys it, everyone will be pessimistic, but if everyone is scrambling for it, people will think about whether the thing is really good, which is why everyone is scrambling for it.

Ye Yaopeng also had this herd mentality. He couldn't help but touch the sweat that had seeped out on his forehead at some point and said in a conflicted tone: "Let me think, 3000 yuan is not a small amount..."

"What? The eldest also wants to buy a shop?" The old lady walked over slowly with a hunched back, just in time to hear this.

She was originally sitting in the courtyard dozing off while listening to the radio, but was woken up by the howling of the children next door, wanting to come over to see who was naughty and got beaten again.

Ye Fu told the old lady that the second one also had the idea of buying a shop and was talking about it.

"I know Ahua wants to buy it, I heard him come over to talk about it at noon, and now the eldest also wants to buy it?"

"No, I'm just too surprised, so I asked Ahua."

"You decide for yourselves, buying a shop is a big deal, you have to think it through, others can't make decisions for you."

"Hmm." Ye Yaopeng hadn't made up his mind yet, thinking about waiting until the beating inside was over, then going in to discuss it with his wife.

At this moment, he heard the old lady say again: "Your sons all want to buy shops, as their father, shouldn't you take out some coffin money to help?"

"Ah? Are you joking, Mom? I was still opposing Dongzi buying a shop this morning, and even wanted to beat him up, and now you're asking me to take out money to help them?"

"This doesn't conflict! The three of them should calculate the rent for you, calculate the rent, and if they should calculate dividends for you, calculate dividends. Why are you an old man holding so much money? Isn't the money you saved going to be given to them later? Now they want to buy a shop, but they have difficulties, shouldn't you as a father help?"

The three brothers immediately aimed their eyes at their father, all looking with some hope.

"The money in their hands might be more than mine..."

"More what? 3000 yuan is not a small amount, where would they have so much money? They have to raise their wives and children, you two old ones, one has a salary, and the other has the filial piety of three sons, and there's nowhere to spend money."

"And I didn't ask you to take out all your coffin money, you old man, you are reluctant to take out even a little money, just watching your son borrow money from other people's families."

Ye Fu felt a bit suffocated and said unpleasantly: "You talk, why do you keep calling me an old man, I'm not that old, and it's not time for retirement yet. I didn't say I wouldn't give it, but I have to go back and discuss it with their mother, she's still at work and hasn't come back yet."

"You can't even make the decision to take some money to help your own son?"

"Help! Help! I'll calculate it with their mother tonight and see how much to give each person."

Ye Yaohua and his wife were instantly happy. Although Ye Yaodong could afford it, this was something the old lady fought for them, so he definitely wanted it.

Anyway, his father couldn't give much, if it was two hundred each, the total for the three of them wouldn't be small.

Last year, his father just paid for them to build a house. Although they had their filial piety and saved for more than half a year, the money in their hands definitely wasn't much, and they had to save some for themselves.

It was Ye Yaopeng, who after being happy for a moment, felt that he hadn't decided whether to buy it or not, and since he hadn't bought it, his father seemed to have no reason to take money to help him, so he felt uncomfortable again.

The old lady had lived for so long, how could she not understand Ye Yaopeng's thoughts? She said to Ye Fu again: "Since you want to help, then it must be the same for the three brothers, regardless of whether the eldest wants to buy a shop, his share must be given to him, let him decide whether to buy it or not."

Her private money was her own, she could give it to whoever she wanted in the future, and no one could say anything, only saying she was biased in a painless way.

But Ye Fu was different, he definitely had to treat the three sons equally, otherwise the three brothers would have conflicts, and he would have to rely on the three brothers for retirement in the future.

The old lady saw this point very clearly.

"Does this need you to say? When have I ever been unfair to the three brothers?"

Ye Fu was very helpless, he knew that the three brothers should be treated as equally as possible, but it was one thing for him to give voluntarily, and another to be chased by the old lady, which was always not so pleasant.

Ye Yaopeng's mind relaxed a little now, it wasn't that he was thinking about his father's money, but if the brothers had it and he didn't, he would always feel uncomfortable.

Ye Yaodong looked at the old lady standing there, always feeling that she was missing something. After thinking for a while, he realized that she was missing a walking stick, which was why he always felt she looked unsteady.

He stepped forward to support her and said: "My father's money is my father's, he can give it however he wants, and how much he gives is also a token of his heart. Anyway, we are still young and can earn it slowly, he and Mom are getting old and can't work for many years."

Ye Yaohua nodded, "Yes, we are still young and can work slowly, Dad and Mom can just handle it, anyway, I've agreed with Dongzi that if the money is not enough, I'll borrow some from him."

Ye Yaopeng also indicated that he hadn't decided whether to buy it or not? He still had to discuss it, "Dad's money should be kept by himself first, if there are difficulties, we will borrow from you again."

Ye Fu felt comfortable when he heard the three brothers say this, and his pores opened up.

"Hmm, what your mother and I saved will be for the three of you in the future, it's the same whether it's given early or late, I'll discuss it with your mother when I go back tonight."

The old lady was also satisfied. When people live to old age, what they think about is those children and grandchildren, right?

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