Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1474 It’s Determined
The old lady felt helpless under Ye Xiaoxi's constant pestering. She paused for a long time halfway through dialing the number, so she had to hang up and dial again.

Ye Xiaoxi prepared her ears in advance, and when she put her ears close to the sound, she was extremely excited.

As soon as she heard the voice coming from the other end of the phone, she immediately called out "Dad" loudly!

The person on the other end of the line smiled and said, "I'm only 19 years old. I can't give birth to a child that big."

"I want to find my dad. My dad is Dongzi. Big brother, go and call Dongzi!"

"They are out collecting the goods and may not be back until midnight."

Both the old and the young were extremely disappointed, but they could only hang up the phone.

Lin Xiuqing added: "I'll tell you guys, your father is very busy, how can he have the time to sit in front of the phone and answer your calls every day."

"Then your father will call you when he comes back," the old lady said with a smile, "You know your father's name is Dongzi?"

"Didn't you say we can't call him Xianyu Dong? Doesn't it sound bad? Since you call him Dongzi, my dad must be called Dongzi too."

"You can't just call your father by his name."

"Isn't that what you all call it?"

Lin Xiuqing explained, "Elders and peers can certainly address each other like this, but younger generations must address each other with respect and be polite. Of course, you should call your own father dad, how can you call him by his name?"

"Then why do you call him hubby? Don't call him by his name!"

Ye Xiaoxi suddenly said something righteous, which made her blush instantly.

Nowadays, most people are quite reserved. They call their men "lover" or "their men" to outsiders instead of "husband".

"What nonsense?"

Lin Xiuqing stretched out his hand as if to hit her, so she quickly climbed down from the stool using her hands and feet.

"I heard everything! Dad told you to call me hubby, so you just kept calling me hubby!"

The old lady also quickly grabbed her and stopped her from running away, "Don't talk nonsense, don't run out and talk nonsense."

Lin Xiuqing was so embarrassed that she dug her toes into the ground. She grabbed her and pulled her towards the room.

"You unlucky child, why are you saying anything? Go inside..."

The old lady quickly took over the stove. There was still food cooking in the pot and a roaring fire in the stove.

She was also muttering to herself, "This unlucky child, he talks about everything, he needs to be beaten..."

The next day, Ye Xiaoxi complained as soon as she received Ye Yaodong's call.

But she hasn't stepped out of the house since last night. Not only was she beaten and forbidden to go out, but she was also waiting for this call, afraid of missing it.

"Hello, are you Dongzi?"

Ye Yaodong: "..."

Did you call him Dongzi too?
"Hey, are you Dongzi?" Ye Xiaoxi shouted even louder. She had to confirm that it was her father before she could complain.

"You have no respect for your elders, call me daddy!"

Ye Xiaoxi heard the sound and immediately started typing.

"Dad, why didn't you come home yesterday? My mom beat me yesterday. It hurt so much, and she wouldn't let me go out."

"My uncle is so annoying. He said you won't take me upstairs. I'm so sad."

"Atai didn't save me yesterday, and my eldest brother was gloating over my misfortune. My second brother also said that you are a big liar and didn't keep your word for not buying him a Transformer."

"My second brother even said that it was a good thing that I couldn't go up either, and that we all had nothing! My eldest brother also kept laughing at us for nothing, and when he was happy, he said that we two fools were deceived!"

She spoke a lot in a disjointed manner, but she filed a complaint against everyone, leaving out no one.

Ye Yaodong didn't hear clearly, so he checked with her again and finally understood what she said.

"You're the one who complained, and everyone bullied you?"

"They all bullied me! Why didn't you come back? Why didn't you answer the phone yesterday? You don't keep your word."

"I don't have time to go back, but I've told your uncle to let you and Xiaoyu come up together. Don't worry, I'll do what I promised you."

"Really? Did you tell your uncle about this? And he lied to me."

"He was just kidding you."

"Bad guy."

"Are you relieved now?" Lin Xiuqing took the phone from her and said to the person on the phone, "I have been waiting by the phone just to hear your confirmation."

"Can I change my mind about something I've agreed on?"

"What about Yangyang's Transformers? Didn't you promise him a long time ago? And you didn't buy it this time. When he saw you didn't come back yesterday, he almost cried."

"I was at home when he had his final exams, so how could I buy it for him? When I talked about it a few days ago, I had just returned from Shanghai. I've been busy recently and haven't been there, not even to ride a motorcycle. I thought that when we all get here, we can go and drive together, and we can drive motorcycles everywhere. I'll buy it for him then, and when we all go back, let my mother bring it back for him."

"You can save this for when he gets out of school. Anyway, I was sad to hear that you didn't come back yesterday, but I felt more balanced when I thought that your daughter couldn't go up either."

"Then I'll call him back and explain it to him after school."

Ye Yaodong didn't want to disappoint his children, but he was really busy, so he didn't make a special visit in the past few days.

As for the fact that everyone went to Shanghai a few months ago and bought a lot of local specialties, he didn't buy anything because this place was close and he thought he would come here often, so he didn't buy anything and put it there. What toys did the children at home have? At that time, he was also thinking about buying a house and land.

"Mom, please ask Dad when my uncle will take me up there?"

"How would your father know? You have to go ask your uncle when to leave."

She quickly got up from the table and went to look for A Guang, running and shouting excitedly.

"I am going on a long journey too... Sister, I am going on a long journey too... Xiaohong, Qingqing, Doudou, Ayue, Xiaoxue, Xiaoping, I am going on a long journey..."

Ye Yaodong could hear her shouting on the other end of the phone and was so happy.

"So happy?"

"I didn't see you come back yesterday, and I started crying right away. Guang even said he wouldn't take her with him, so I didn't know how hard she cried, with tears and snot all over her body. After I coaxed her back, I called you to check in as soon as I could."

"Foul-mouthed fellow."

"You are all the same."

"When you leave, remember to call me. I'll calculate the time and have someone guard the dock in advance."

"it is good."

"Is my mother happy?"

"She's happy, how could she not be? She's happier than during the Chinese New Year. She went to town early this morning to buy cloth, saying that she wanted to make new clothes in the next two days."

Lin Xiuqing found it more and more funny. "She said early in the morning that you bought a new house, a western-style house, and you wanted to invite her to live there for a few days to enjoy the good life..."

"She also said that she doesn't have time to enjoy herself when she's just over 50, and that she still has a lot of work to do. She has to help you guys for a few more years so that you young people won't know anything."

"Look, without her watching, you've been wasting money again, you spendthrift, what a waste, you could buy anything else but a house, and I don't know how much it's going to cost, you called me back and said you didn't dare to tell me."

"There's so much money that it's hot to handle. I don't know if I can buy a boat, but I've already built dozens of houses, some of which are three-story buildings. Why build a Western-style house? Can we live in so many houses?"

"She has to go up and see what the house looks like, so that you can open your eyes and don't be fooled. By the way, she will also say a few words to you."

Ye Yaodong had already imagined that his mother was saying one thing and thinking another, openly criticizing and secretly praising him.

"She's really good at talking."

"He hasn't come back since he went out this morning. I think he might not come back until dinner time."

"Let her go. It's very cold up here. It will probably be December by the time we get up here. Pack some thick clothes for your daughter. She should also bring her cotton shoes, scarf, and hat."

"know."

It is now the end of November. He calculated in his mind that he would stay for about a week before returning, plus the time for the round-trip boat ride, it would take about twenty days.

It would be mid to late December for them to get home after a round trip. If they stayed for two or three more days, it would be the end of the month.

The Chinese New Year is on February 2th and the winter vacation starts in early January. When his mother comes back from having fun, he will be the perfect time to take over A-Qing's place.

There are dedicated people in charge of the city's affairs, and there is also a set of procedures. She only needs to check the accounts occasionally and go there once before leaving.

There is absolutely no problem leaving the household chores to his mother.

Ye Yaodong thought about it and felt that this arrangement was appropriate.

It's just right for me to come here in early January and go back with him in late January.

After the couple chatted for a while, Ye Yaodong hung up the phone first.

When it was time for dinner, he made another phone call home, and this time he specifically asked Ye Chengyang to answer the phone.

As soon as he picked up the phone, he solemnly apologized to his son, saying that he was too busy and had no time to make a special trip to buy it. He would take him there during the winter vacation and let him go to the store to choose what he liked.

Ye Chengyang was a little flattered for a moment.

His father even called him to explain and apologize to him. He felt valued!

He was so sad that he almost cried yesterday, but now when he heard his father specifically called him to talk to him, he immediately understood and comforted him.

"It's okay, Dad. You're so busy, go ahead and do your work. Then buy me the gift when you're done. If I get 100 points on the test during the winter vacation, you can buy me two gifts."

"No problem! As long as you get 100 points, you will get a reward, a reward that is unique to 100 points."

"That brother doesn't have it!"

"Yes, there is definitely no one who didn't get 100 points."

Ye Chenghu protested, "Dad, I want it too..."

"You want it or not? You don't work hard and yet you want everything. If you don't do well in the exam, don't even think about asking for gifts. I'll just leave you at home to look after the house."

Ye Chengyang was worried that Ye Chenghu couldn't hear it, so he repeated it loudly to him, which made Ye Chenghu so angry that his eyes widened.

"Why!"

"Just because I got 100 on the test!"

Ye Chenghu grabbed the phone and said, "Dad, you are biased..."

"Why would I be partial? You three have everything you need. You also have what others don't have. The reward given to Yangyang is an exception. If you can do well in the exam, I will give you a reward too."

"But I'm already in the fourth grade, and it's much harder than his second grade."

"You were in the second grade, but I didn't see you get 100 points. So, if you get a higher score than him, I will reward you."

"Ok."

"Bye."

Ye Xiaoxi cried out in a heart-wrenching voice, "Brother, I'm going on a long trip with my uncle soon..."

Ye Chenghu hung up the phone, glared at her, returned to his seat and continued eating, sulking alone and poking the rice in the bowl with his chopsticks.

"I want to go with Xiaoyu and my cousin. Mom, when can I go out?"

"In two days."

"You said two days yesterday, and today is still two days away..."

Ye Xiaoxi started asking questions endlessly, hundreds of times a day.

After asking Lin Xiuqing, he ran to ask A Guang.

Unfortunately, A Guang has three other people in his family who keep asking him questions, and he is really overwhelmed.

Then his stepmother actually brought her child over and asked him to bring them along as well.

A Guang is not in a good mood towards Aunt Ma now, and tells her directly to ask his father.

"You guys are too much of a bully. Your father is too much. He left for a year without any money or care for the children..."

"No? I remember that he gave you a year's worth of household expenses before he left. It was originally 10 yuan a month, but he gave you 120 yuan."

"What can 10 yuan a month do? Socializing doesn't cost money, and raising children doesn't cost money?"

"Then ask him. I have already separated the family. I can support my father, but I have no obligation to support you. You have to ask your son to support you."

"We agreed that if I marry my daughter, your father will give her a dowry..."

"Then go find him."

"Take me to find him..."

"Then you have to ask him if he wants you to go."

After saying that, A Guang went out to find his friends without paying any attention to her.

Huimei ignored her even more, she wasn't a proper mother-in-law.

Aunt Ma talked to this one but it was no use, and told that one to ignore her, but her son was just useless and kept running after other children, calling them brother or sister, which almost pissed her off to death.

"You idiot, they're going to call you uncle..."

"Brother...sister..."

She could only go after the child again.

Lin Xiuqing's gossip fire was burning fiercely. After confirming the departure date, she called Ye Yaodong and mentioned this.

Ye Yaodong laughed and said, "Old Pei is so happy with this that he doesn't even want to think about a widow of his age. At most, he's thinking about his youngest son."

"what does it mean?"

Ye Yaodong quickly shut up, he almost said something he shouldn't have said.

"It's so comfortable here, without any worries. It's so relaxing, isn't it? If he goes back, there will be a lot of troubles. He is very smart, and at most he is worried about his youngest son."

"Aunt Ma is still thinking about asking Old Pei to give her daughter a dowry."

"Bullshit, dowry? She's not my biological daughter, you're just wishful thinking. In this village, unless the family is wealthy and loves their daughter, who would give a dowry?"

"She said that we had agreed at that time..."

"I was telling others about it at the time. It's been so long and there's no one to persuade me. How could I possibly give it to her? I gave her the boat I bought before at a discount. Who wouldn't say I did my best? Who would give a dowry to a daughter who is not my biological daughter? The money is too hot to handle. I raised her myself. If I had raised her myself, it would be fine. If I gave it to her, people would say I was stupid. You don't spend the money on your own son and daughter, but on outsiders."

If you keep whispering in my ear every day, you might lose your mind.

Old Pei is so free and easy now. He doesn't have to work and he can collect rent from the fishing boat and be a rich old man.

Most of the time when they go out, they are accompanied by young girls, so they don't care about the old widow at home.

I occasionally miss my younger son at home, but I have my promising older son by my side.

He has nothing to worry about now. The blessings he didn't enjoy when he was young, he can think about them when he is old.

A Guang didn't think his father was wrong. After suffering for half his life, it was okay for him to enjoy himself in his old age. After all, it was his father who earned the money himself.

"I won't talk about them anymore. Just remember to pick them up at the dock when the time comes."

"Well, remember to ask mother to look after the child."

"Don't worry. There are more than a dozen adults and only four children. How can they not be taken care of? I'll ask mom to just look after Xiaojiu. It's not like we're taking someone else's boat anyway. You can pick them up when we dock."

"Ah."

After Ye Yaodong hung up the phone, he began to flip through the calendar and count the days.

Make up another one, it's not that early, don't wait