Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1823 Envy
The day after they returned home, they went to the mountain to kowtow, offer incense, and pay their respects.

Ye Yaodong specially made a copy of the admission notice and burned it, so that his ancestors could see what the admission notice looked like.

"Father, our descendants have really made something of themselves. They've all become big bosses, and their children have all been admitted to university..."

"Father, please bless your descendants from below. If they become successful, they should burn more paper money for you..."

“Dad, the hard times we had are over, and things are better now. It’s a pity you didn’t get to enjoy much of the good life. Let Mom enjoy more of the good life, let her enjoy it for you…”

Ye's father knelt there, calling out "Dad" over and over again, pouring out his heart in a dramatic and expressive manner...

The others stood there, eyes downcast, waiting for Father Ye to finish speaking and the paper money to be burned before they packed up and prepared to go down the mountain.

Ye Chenghu felt he had never been so happy. Sitting at home, people came to deliver red envelopes to him every day. He finally experienced what it felt like to receive so many red envelopes that his hands were sore.

When the family hosted a dinner party, his maternal grandparents, uncles, aunts, and godparents all came over, and he gave even more red envelopes.

He made a fortune by hosting a dinner party at home.

That's not all. This is only half of what we've collected. We'll host two more banquets in Zhoushan, and there'll be more to collect.

Ye Chenghu was counting money in his room and his mouth was practically watering.

His first thought was to call Zheng Shuya and share the pile of red envelopes he had received.

Zheng Shuya also shared the red envelopes she received with him, but she definitely couldn't compare to him. Her family and friends were far fewer than those in his village, and she had to use the red envelopes she received to host banquets and parties at home.

In the end, she won't have much left, as she'll have to use it all to pay the registration fee, so it's essentially gone.

Unlike Ye Chenghu, who kept all the money he received because his family was wealthy and didn't need his subsidies.

"...It's okay, what's mine is yours. When we go to college, we'll spend it together."

"No need, what's yours is yours. My parents will give me living expenses when I go to school."

"Oh, I forgot to ask how much my living expenses were in college. I'll ask you when I get back to Shanghai in a couple of days. How much do you spend on living expenses each month?"

“My mom said 200, since it’s close to home and I can go home anytime on weekends, or find some work to do.”

"That's so little? I'll ask my parents for more! Then we can eat together."

"You've already received so many red envelopes, why are you still asking your parents for money?"

“The red envelope is a red envelope, and the living allowance is the living allowance; they can’t be mixed up! My dad also said he’d reward me with a car, and the gas money will definitely be a lot, so I’ll have to ask him to give me more money!”

Zheng Shuya's heart trembled upon hearing this, "You really want to buy me a car?"

"Of course, it's already been ordered. I can pick it up in a few months. I'm taking driving lessons now. You should take yours too. My dad said he'll buy you one after we graduate and get married..."

Ye Chenghu, beaming with pride, dangled promises in advance for her. He had to keep his girlfriend firmly in check; what if she really didn't want him anymore? After all, she was a top student from Fudan University.

Since he returned to his hometown, he has called Zheng Shuya every day, after all, their love has just begun and is still in full swing.

Having just finished his banquet at home, he couldn't wait to get back to Shanghai. Besides seeing his girlfriend, he was also eager to take his driver's license test.

Ye Yaodong also had to return to Zhoushan, so after the banquet, he stayed for two days and then left with Ye Chenghu, while the others continued to stay at home and have fun.

Summer vacation still has more than half a month left, so there's no rush to go back now. Ye's father is staying home and chatting, and they'll go back to Zhoushan with everyone at the end of the month.

Ye Chenghu wanted to take advantage of his mother's absence to ask his father about his living expenses.

Dad is generous and easy to talk to!
"Living expenses? You've already received so many red envelopes, and you still need living expenses? You've received over a thousand in red envelopes."

"A red envelope is a red envelope, and living expenses are living expenses. You have to give me living expenses every month."

"How about this, you hand over the red envelope, and then I'll give you two or three hundred yuan a month for living expenses, what do you think?"

"Not good!" Ye Chenghu looked at Ye Yaodong with disdain.

Go back and ask your mother; you're not under my jurisdiction.

"I have your surname, so it's none of your business."

"But you weren't born of me, so ask your mother how much living expenses you should receive."

"You said you'd take me to West Lake once I got into university, but it looks like I won't have time now. Shouldn't I get some cash instead?"

"You dare say that to your mother?"

Ye Chenghu hummed and hawed.

"How about this, let's change West Lake to Guangzhou. The Canton Fair will be held in October, which coincides with the National Day holiday. How about I take you to the Canton Fair?"

His eyes lit up. "Great! This is a good one."

"Well, if the holiday isn't enough, I'll just take two days off. Anyway, I'm in college now, so taking leave isn't a big deal."

Ye Chenghu nodded repeatedly, "I heard that university is very free."

"But you can't be too free. You need to study your major courses properly, and you need to study finance properly. I'm counting on you to lead our company to new heights."

"Heh... Father, you have quite a lot of faith in me..."

"Confidence my ass. I'd rather hire more talented people. You should study hard, get to know more talented people, and then hire them to work for us, you know? Get to know more people. Many people with your major go into banking. Who knows, we might need to do more loan processing in the future."

"Oh……"

"After the ship docks, go take the ferry back to Shanghai yourself. I won't go with you. I have a lot of things to do and I need to go to the factory."

"Okay, then I'll come back for the banquet at the end of the month."

Ye Yaodong gave him a disgruntled look, as if he were just a guest who had come to visit.

After Ye Chenghu returned to Shanghai, he ran into Ye Chengjiang, who had come to meet him in person.

However, he had a mournful expression, and the fact that we met at home made it seem like our attempt to meet in person had failed.

"Huh? What a coincidence, you actually came here?"

Ye Chengjiang glanced at him, said nothing, and just stared at the ceiling with a melancholy expression, his hands behind his head.

"You failed? Does that mean they don't like you?"

He remained silent as usual.

"They must think you're too dark-skinned and too old."

"You're the one who's too dark and too old. I'm only 5 years older than her, okay?"

That means he doesn't like you.

"No, that's not it. We had a really good chat. It's just that she doesn't want to work in Zhoushan. She refuses to go to another city no matter what."

"Normally, it's perfectly normal. They're locals, what would they be thinking to run off to another place with you? It's not like they're desperate. They could easily find work here. Even if they couldn't find work, their families wouldn't let them go to another place! Locals! Do you know what it means to be a local? The value of being a local is beyond your imagination."

Ye Chenghu thought he was just joking before, but he didn't expect him to actually be thinking of kidnapping someone. What a dream.

Ye Chengjiang looked dejected. "People from Shanghai are the elite. People from other places can still travel around and work, but people from Shanghai can't."

"It really won't work. Shanghai is a big city. Why would locals not stay in the city and go to the countryside? Are they out of their minds? Besides, Pudong has been under development for the past two years. Pudong residents would love to have more family members in their households. Who would want to leave?"

"It's over, my love affair has ended without a trace again."

"Just be friends."

"We've already met, we've talked things out, and she still hasn't agreed. How can we still be friends? We can't continue like this."

"Since you don't want to get married anyway, you two can just keep writing letters and chatting."

"You're crazy. You won't come with me. You can't even hold my hand or give me a kiss every day. What's the point of talking to me?"

Ye Chenghu rolled his eyes.

"Sigh, it seems I'll have to rely on my own charm to develop one. All you people who keep introducing people are really unreliable."

"You think I enjoy introducing you to others? If you hadn't been so persistent in asking me to introduce you to a classmate, I would have had to use my brain cells to come up with the excuse of a pen pal before I could introduce you to someone."

"Women in Shanghai are hard to find. Forget it, I'll go to Zhoushan and ask Lin Guangming's wife to introduce me to one."

Ye Chenghu ignored him.

Dating without the intention of marriage is just playing around.

He doesn't want to be introduced to anyone.

"Hey, I heard that after you got into university, you found both love and money. Your boyfriend is a top student from Fudan University? You've struck gold!"

He was pleased that this had touched his heart.

"Yes, I've struck gold."

"Did you kiss?"

Ye Chenghu's ears turned red, and she glared at him, "Do you think I'm like you, always acting like a hooligan?"

"Tch, I've found all the erotic books under your pillow, stop pretending to be so virtuous."

"You are riding on a horse..."

Ye Chenghu rushed straight upstairs...

We hosted two tables at home, and at the end of the month we booked three more tables at Fatty's place, all for familiar relatives and friends.

Some wives eat at home, while the husbands eat at another place.

Anyway, Ye Yaodong didn't care. He wasn't short of money. He just wanted to have some fun. The first college student in the village was undoubtedly a valuable asset.

By the end of the month, Ye's father had brought the children up, along with Ye Huimei's family and his friends.

After spending two months at home with their wives and children, they're now ready to start earning money for the second half of the year.

Ah Zheng was the only one without a boat, so he was quite idle. However, he wasn't in a hurry and didn't bother to book a boat. He leisurely stayed at home for two months.

Ye Yaodong couldn't stand seeing him so leisurely, so after everyone went out to sea, he directly invited him to the factory for tea.
"Have you made enough money and are you ready to retire?"

"No, she's only in her thirties and she's already thinking about retirement. What will she be like for the rest of her life? Will she rely on her father or her son?"

"You don't seem to be in any hurry at all."

"I wasn't in a hurry at all. I thought there were only four months left until the Lunar New Year. Before I knew it, it would be the New Year again."

"Then you need to book your fishing boat first, right?"

“I’ll wait until you’re free so we can go together. I’ve already made a deal with Ah Guang. They’ll each invest two shares in my company, and I’ll take six, to get one of your Dongyu ships.”

"Then didn't you tell me earlier?"

"They just arrived, didn't they? They had a feast yesterday, and they're already heading out to sea today. I was planning to come and talk to you, but you came to me first."

"Alright, let's go to Shanghai tomorrow. It's a good time to take a few kids to school."

"I'll also go and have some fun for a few days."

"How much did you sell that batch of coral for?"

Ah Zheng held up one finger, "More than a hundred, it wasn't in vain that I abandoned ship and fled."

"Don't go there again."

"I'm not going. One dangerous thing is enough. If I get caught and detained, I'll go to jail."

"So, if you're free now, would you like to come work on my ship?"

"Forget it, I've been at sea every day for the past few years, I want to take a break first. If you're going to the high seas next year, I'll go with you and give it a try."

"can."

Ah Zheng crossed his legs, took a sip of tea, and chuckled, "You're living the most comfortable life now. You just sit in your office, drink tea, chat, and make a lot of money."

"You can earn more money too."

"Forget it, how much money would I need to reach your level? If I earned that much money, I'd rather die than spend it; wouldn't it be better to save it for retirement?"

“I used to think the same way you do.”

Ah Zheng leaned closer to the table, intrigued. "Then tell me quickly, what changed your mind and made you grow your business so much bigger?"

Ye Yaodong thought for a moment, then spoke seriously, "Maybe it's because there are more and more people behind me? The more boats I buy, the more workers I have to work for, which in turn attracts other boat captains from the village. More and more people gather, and eventually it turns into setting up factories and all sorts of integrated operations, and even more people work for me..."

“That’s true. The more you do, the more people will be supporting you. Naturally, you’ll feel a sense of responsibility and want to do better. When my ship was gone, more than twenty workers were left without work. I felt terrible at the time. Luckily, you needed people too, so you took over. Otherwise, I would have felt quite embarrassed.”

"Is such that……"

The two had a rare moment of free time, so they drank tea and chatted in the office.

The next day, they went to Shanghai again, taking the children with them, and they were all wailing.

The wonderful summer vacation is almost over, and they will have to start a new semester and a new round of grueling days.

Only Ye Chenghu was enjoying himself immensely, sitting at home with his legs up, eating watermelon, not in a hurry at all, and hadn't even signed up yet.

Jealousy can distort a person's appearance. After Ye Xiaoxi finished packing up the new books she had brought back, she saw him leisurely and got angry. She also took a slice of watermelon and took a big bite.

"Big brother is having such a great time! Why does he only start school on the 10th, while we have to start on the 1st?"

Ye Chenghu said smugly, "Because I'm a college student! A college student! Do you even know what a college student is?"

"You're amazing."

"Of course! I don't have any summer homework yet, wow, this summer is going to be so awesome."

"I'm so envious! I want to go to university too!"

"come on!"

"Brother, don't you get summer homework after you go to college?"

"Yes, definitely. There's no pressure to get into any higher education programs right now. We should just need to pass the professional exams. What kind of homework do we need? There shouldn't be any homework."

"I'm not envious anymore, I'm jealous of you!"

Ye Chenghu said smugly, "I still have 300 yuan for living expenses per month, plus an extra 50 yuan for gas."

"Ah!!! So much! Are you getting paid to study?" Ye Xiaoxi's eyes bulged out.

"almost."

He negotiated for this a few days ago.