I sold grilled fish in the 70s!

While sleeping, Old Man Yang felt a huge fireball pressed against his body. And this fireball wasn't staying still; it kept rubbing against him.

Old Man Yang knew that this annoying fireball must be one of the maids in his room. These past few days, Old Man Yang had been looking at the maids who served him closely and had been getting restless.

The reason they didn't take action was because they hadn't found a suitable opportunity.

When Old Man Yang overheard Xiangyun and the other girls discussing drinking that night, he knew they were about to make their move.

Old Man Yang picked up a long whip from the pillow and lashed Xiangyun with it.

You've gotten bold, haven't you? You even dared to get into my bed! Have you been planning this for a long time?

Old Man Yang was furious, uttering some rather harsh words.

That time, Xiangyun was beaten half to death by Old Man Yang and lay in bed for a month before she could walk again. That's why Li Xiangyun was so afraid when she saw Old Man Yang about to get angry.

Young Master, Young Master, Young Master, listen to me! It's not what you see! I wasn't fighting with Second Young Mistress, but...

Xiangyun was about to say something when she saw Old Man Yang walking towards her with a long bamboo pole in his hand.

Seeing this, Longzhen quickly stepped forward and hugged Old Man Yang's shoulder.

No! No! No! Husband, please don't whip this girl! She was just being silly and spoke without thinking.

Xiangyun was a clever girl. When she saw Longzhen holding back the Second Master to prevent him from whipping her, she quickly ran away.

Just as Old Man Yang was lost in fond memories, he suddenly felt someone pat him hard on the shoulder. He turned around and saw it was his younger brother (Hua Ying's father), who couldn't sleep.

Old Man Yang said, "What's wrong? You're used to sleeping on a Simmons mattress, and now that you've switched to a wooden bed, you can't sleep?"

Hua Ying's father said, "Why are you so delicate? I was just thinking about you, and I'm a little upset."

Old Man Yang sighed deeply. "Sigh! My affairs are settled, what's there to think about? Brother, you drank so much rice wine tonight, you should be sleeping well, right? I see you're not sleepy at all! Is something on your mind? Can you talk to me about it?"

Hua Ying's father said that recently, our clan chief summoned me for a talk. The clan chief's message was that we should try every means to get you back to take charge of our clan's businesses. If we really can't get you back, then Changchun and I will have to take charge together.

When Old Man Yang heard about this, he clapped his hands and cheered. This is a wonderful thing! You and Changchun work together very well! And the two of you discuss things together. The clan chief's arrangement is very wise.

Hua Ying's father said, "Brother, please stop teasing me! Do you think you, as the elder brother, don't know what kind of person I am?"

At this moment, Yang Changchun, who really couldn't sleep, also joined Old Man Yang and Old Man Huaying in their chat.

Yes! We're all used to being idle and can't do those meticulous tasks. Only my eldest brother is capable of this important task.

As Yang Changchun spoke, he walked over and sat down next to Old Man Yang and Hua Ying's father.

Old Man Yang couldn't help but tease, "This is the first time you two have stayed at your brother's house this year, what's the meaning of not being able to sleep?"

Is it because you're used to sleeping on a Simmons mattress that you can't get used to sleeping on my wooden plank bed?

Exactly! Who told you to be so stubborn! It's been so many years since you moved away from Jiekou Village! Are you still holding a grudge against your ancestors?

Exactly, exactly! You're already a father of four! Sometimes you shouldn't be so short-tempered! Occasionally, just humble yourself and admit your mistakes. You and your sister-in-law should take the children back to the clan home and take on the responsibilities the clan chief entrusted to you, and everything will be fine.

Old Man Yang said, "I swore to God that I would never move back to Jiekou Village in this lifetime! Otherwise, may I be struck by lightning."

Hua Ying's father said, "Oh dear! These are just little tricks to fool children, they don't count."

Changchun said, "Hmm! To me, our ancestors had long forgotten about this. I see that you still remember it."

Hua Ying's father said, "I remember once overhearing the patriarch and several other clan leaders talking in the tea room. They were discussing their ideal successor. I clearly saw our clan leader's face darken when asked this question. I know that in our clan leader's mind, the most ideal successor is you!"

Old Man Yang said, "Hehe! Then why did he privately approach you and Changchun, asking you two to jointly manage the family business?"

Changchun said, "Are you stupid?! This is called reverse psychology, can't you even see that? I'm just kindly reminding you, don't get restless and start some other family business. If it gets too big, it'll attract suppression from the clan, but I'm still at ease. Because you've been hiding your strength for over ten years. Today, I see your girls are getting a little restless!"

Hua Ying's father exclaimed, "Yes! Yes! Yes! Especially that girl Zhu Zhu, I don't know where she learned to make crispy loach. She fried it so perfectly!"

Changchun said, "Hey! Isn't that simple? That one is obviously made with flour and eggs and fried, so what's so strange about this one?"

Hua Ying's father said, "Didn't we used to fry small fish and loaches with eggs and flour before? Do you think that's the texture?"

Changchun said, "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have had a chance to savor it properly! The loach that Zhuzhu fried tonight tasted even better; it wasn't as dry as the ones we fry with flour."

Old Man Yang said that Zhuzhu told us she added crispy powder when she fried small fish and loach, right? I think that's the main reason why the small fish and loach taste so good. But what exactly is this crispy powder?

Hua Ying's father said that they had never even heard of this thing before, but how could Zhu Zhu have it?

Old Man Yang shook his head helplessly and said, "Oh! Right, I forgot to tell you. For some reason, my two eldest daughters insisted on going to the fields to catch some small fish and loaches this afternoon. They said they want to take those two things to the market to sell tomorrow."

Changchun turned to look at Old Man Yang and said, "Then do you allow them to sell these two things at the market?"

Hua Ying's father said, "Is that even a question?" I think, given my eldest brother's personality, he'd probably just... [the rest of the text is incomplete and lacks context.]

They probably disposed of all the small fish and loaches that the kids caught, right?

Old Man Yang patted Changchun's belly with a smile and said, "It's all here!"

Hahaha! My older brother is such a sly one!

Old Man Yang shook his head helplessly and said, "There's really no way to discipline them! Those kids have all grown up! We can't control them anymore."