Chapter 626: Head of the household!

Listening to his son thinking about soda, Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Xiuqing on the side, but was glared back by her.

He rubbed his nose. It wasn't that he wouldn't buy it, it was that the child's mother wouldn't let him!

"Why don't you talk to your mother? The family's financial power is in her hands, and I have to listen to her too."

Ye Chenghu looked at his father with disappointment and stomped his feet, "Mom always says you're the head of the household!"

"But the head of the household has no money."

Ye Chengyang innocently added a knife, and then seeing his brother and his own father glaring at him, he said weakly, "Grandma said it, not me."

Lin Xiuqing couldn't hold it in and laughed.

"That's right, your father is the head of the household, but he has no money, so stop thinking about this and that. No other kid drinks malted milk powder every day like you do. If you tell others, they'll be envious to death."

Other kids might not even know what malted milk powder tastes like, while they get to drink it every night. If they really got whatever they wanted, they'd be able to fly to the sky later!

Kids can't be spoiled; it's easy to spoil them. Their father is a lesson from the past; back then, there was nothing to eat.

Ye Chenghu's shoulders slumped instantly. His father was really too useless.

"Then can I drink the malted milk powder from the evening at noon?"

Lin Xiuqing raised her eyebrows and looked at him puzzled, "What are you going to do?"

"He probably wants to take the malted milk powder to trade with others for soda!" Ye Yaodong saw through the little guy's thoughts at a glance.

This eldest son's brain was actually quite flexible. For a bite to eat, his brain was actually operating at high speed. He had his cleverness back in the day.

Thinking back to when he was a child and had nothing to eat, he also racked his brains to catch birds and steal fruits. He didn't even want to eat the fish and shrimp in the sea.

Being tired of eating it was one thing, but part of it was that his mother couldn't bear to use oil. The fish in the sea were either made into salted fish, dried, or boiled into fish soup. Anyway, there was never any oil, and he just wanted to eat some meat back then.

Ye Chenghu gave two awkward laughs and then looked at his mother fawningly, "No, I just thought about drinking it at noon occasionally, because I always forget in the evening..."

"When have you ever forgotten? You'd wake up from your sleep to brew it if you forgot to eat it in the middle of the night," Lin Xiuqing glared at him, "The bus is here, stop playing tricks and thinking nonsense."

Not far away, a bus was slowly driving over from afar, stopping seven or eight meters away. The couple couldn't care about talking anymore and hurriedly pulled the two children's hands and ran toward the bus.

Lin Xiuqing still had Ye Xiaoxi on her back, so she walked a bit slower, but fortunately, the driver waited a little longer.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, there weren't many people on the bus, but the seats were all full. On this day, everyone was dressed unusually brightly, and there were no chickens, ducks, or geese on the bus, so the smell was relatively pleasant.

Ye Yaodong scanned the area and didn't see any seats available, nor did anyone take the initiative to stand up and give up their seat. Sigh~ the 21st century is still better.

He was embarrassed to use moral kidnapping to ask people to give up their seats. If people were willing to stand up and give up their seats, it was their kindness; if they weren't willing, he couldn't say anything.

After thinking about it, he took everything out of the bucket he brought, which his father-in-law and mother-in-law had forced on him, saying he couldn't go back with an empty bucket, and then turned the bucket over.

Lin Xiuqing watched his actions with a smile, "No need to bother, we'll be home after standing for a while."

"Sit down, it's inconvenient for you to carry the child on your back. If there's a sudden brake later, you won't be able to stand steady. Don't fall, let alone fall with two."

"Mm, okay, Yangyang, come sit on my lap too."

Ye Xiaoxi's curious eyes rolled around, but before long, as the car swayed, she tilted her head and fell asleep.

Ye Yaodong held Ye Chenghu's hand with one hand and took the opportunity to cover Ye Xiaoxi's head with the small blanket on her, wrapping her whole body to make her feel warmer and to muffle the surrounding noise.

Along the way, the car swayed, and the people on the bus were all drowsy. Gradually, it became quiet, leaving only the sound of the car moving.

Ye Chenghu saw his mother holding Yangyang, her head nodding as she dozed off, looking as if she had fallen asleep. He tugged at his father's clothes.

"What?"

"Shh~" He put his hand to his mouth, then pointed at Lin Xiuqing, and then beckoned to him, signaling him to lower his head.

Ye Yaodong looked at him suspiciously and lowered his head, "What tricks are you playing again?"

He whispered, "Dad, soda..."

Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched. This guy still hadn't given up and was still thinking about soda!

"I have no money!"

"I have! I'll give it to you, you help me buy it! There's no one selling it in the village, you go to the town and help me buy it."

His tone wasn't small, and he was actually ordering him around?

"Where did you get the money? Didn't the red envelope your grandparents just gave you get taken away by your mother?"

Locally, there was a red envelope for New Year's money, and another red envelope would be given when paying respects on the first day of the New Year.

"Hehe, this is what Eldest Uncle gave me to buy things to eat."

No wonder.

Ye Yaodong spread his hands, "Hand it over."

"How much money?"

"Give it all to me, save it with me, otherwise your mother will take it away when we get back."

"Mom doesn't know."

"She already knows, look..."

Ye Yaodong pointed at Ye Chenghu with his index finger.

Ye Chenghu turned his head to look and was nearly scared out of his wits.

His mother was opening her eyes, looking at the father and son whispering and negotiating there with a helpless face.

There was no sound on the bus, only their voices. How could she not be awake? She hadn't really fallen asleep.

Ye Chenghu gave his mother a fawning smile, then quickly reached into his pocket, took out a 5-mao note, and quickly stuffed it into Ye Yaodong's pocket.

"It's a deal, don't go back on your word, Dad."

It wouldn't work without a strong dose. He didn't have much money in his pocket. How could a son have more money than his father?

Ye Yaodong patted his jacket pocket and said satisfied, "Don't worry, once the money is in my pocket, your mother will never be able to take it out."

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him. She couldn't be bothered to talk about the father and son while they were out. They were actually colluding. She reached into Ye Chengyang's pocket and felt around a few times, but didn't feel anything.

Seeing this, Ye Chenghu felt relieved and a bit proud.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly. Putting the money with his father was better than putting it with his mother. His father was easier to talk to than his mother. When they went to the photo studio in town to hire someone before the New Year, he had bought him a lot of things to eat.

Ye Chengyang looked at his mother blankly, "Eldest Uncle didn't give me money, he gave it directly to Big Brother, saying let the two of us split it and buy things to eat together."

"Hehe~" Ye Chenghu smiled slyly.

Ye Yaodong couldn't help but laugh. No wonder he gave five mao, so much.

Lin Xiuqing shook her head and didn't talk about them anymore. It was inconvenient on the bus.

However, after returning home, she didn't have time to talk about them. As soon as they got off the bus, the two children darted everywhere and disappeared in a flash.

"Be careful, don't run around, don't go with strangers, stay in crowded places, watch out for human traffickers."

"Got it."

She didn't know where they had darted to. She only heard their voices but didn't see anyone. They slipped away so fast.

Leaving early and returning late, rushing around for a whole day, the couple was exhausted.

As soon as they got home, Ye Yaodong helped Lin Xiuqing take Ye Xiaoxi off her back.

Although she wasn't holding her, this little fatty had been on her back the whole time, and it was tiring to carry her back all the way.

As soon as she put her down, Lin Xiuqing slumped on the bed, hitting her shoulders continuously, "I'm exhausted, my shoulders are sore from carrying her, my back is going to be hunched."

Ye Yaodong put the child on the bed and stood behind her to knead her shoulders, "I said let me carry her, you insisted on carrying her yourself."

"If I let you carry her, what would it look like? A big man like you carrying a child out, the neighbors on the left and right would laugh at you, and my mother would scold me too."

"I don't care, what's there to laugh at? Loving your wife and loving your children is a good thing, very glorious. Why be afraid of being laughed at? Those who beat their wives don't fear being laughed at."

Lin Xiuqing enjoyed his service and listened to his sweet words. She felt very comfortable inside, and the smile on her face blossomed.

"You don't care, but I do. How could I let you be laughed at?"

Actually, what she wanted to say was, how could I bear to let you be laughed at?

However, she felt that this was a bit cheesy, so she automatically switched to a thin-skinned way of saying it.

"Hehe!"

"Stop kneading, help me fetch a basin of hot water, I'll change the diaper for Little Nine. It's been so long, the diaper must be soaked through."

"And pour you a glass of water while I'm at it?"

"Heh, that's fine too."

Watching his wife turn her head and look at him with a beaming smile, Ye Yaodong felt that a plain life could also be quite sweet.

But just as he walked out of the room, Ye Chenghu darted back from somewhere again and said excitedly, "Dad, when will you buy me soda?"

"What's the rush? Just wait for me!"

It was endless. They had just arrived home, and he was already chasing him to ask.

"Then will you buy it for me tomorrow?"

"Don't know, depends on when I'm free, when I'll buy it."

"Huh? You've already taken my money..."

"But I didn't promise you when I'd buy it. Just wait for me, what's the rush? There's so much to eat at home, isn't that enough?"

Oh no, Ye Chenghu had a bad premonition. Could it be that his money had gone down the drain?

Adults are always good at lying to children!

"Dad, you wouldn't go back on your word and not buy it for me, would you?"

Ye Yaodong squinted at him, "I told you to wait, so just wait. You eat my food, drink my drink, wear my clothes, live in my house, could I possibly be short of those few mao for you?"

"But I want to drink it right now!"

"Then should I give the money to your mother and let her buy it for you?"

Ye Chenghu's shoulders slumped, "Forget it, then I'll wait a bit longer?"

Ye Yaodong ignored him, carrying a small basin of hot water in one hand and an enamel cup in the other, and walked into the room.

And Ye Chenghu sighed in the main room, "When will I ever grow up!"

Just after sighing, he saw through the open door that his father put the basin of hot water by the bed, and then blew on the enamel cup before handing it to his mother...

"Head of the household..." ===== CHAPTER 627 =====