Ye Yaodong bared his teeth, grinned, and shrank his neck as he was beaten.
"I've already eaten it. Didn't you think it was very chewy and delicious?"
Lin Xiuqing fiercely pinched the soft flesh on his waist and twisted it 90 degrees, "Didn't you tell me how much it would cost? Oh my god, more than ten yuan, how could you bear to spend it? This bite will cost several cents..."
"Hiss~ I thought you might have never eaten it, so I let you have a taste. Otherwise, why would I risk so much effort?"
As he spoke, he slapped her hand away, rubbed the flesh that was pinched, and looked at his two sons who were eating with gusto, "Is it delicious, son?"
"Mmm, it's delicious. I want to eat it again tomorrow!"
Lin Xiuqing was upset. Since it was so expensive, it must be delicious. "I can't eat enough of them..."
"I've already eaten it, so what's the big deal? I caught a lot anyway, so I didn't lose anything if I didn't weigh it. What I eat is mine."
"These are the same crooked ideas every day."
"How can this be called perverse logic? I am doing this for you, otherwise wouldn't it be more comfortable for me to just lie at home and wait for death every day?"
Lin Xiuqing glanced at him sideways and was too lazy to argue with him. She just ate it.
Ye Yaodong was tired after a whole day. When he saw her come in, he followed her in and lay down. Just as he closed his eyes and was about to take a nap, he heard someone calling A Qing outside the main room.
The couple immediately looked towards the door with alertness. Ye Yaodong also sat up and planned to go to the main room to check. He guessed that it was Ye Chenghu who opened the door and let the person in.
But before he could go out, the uninvited guest was already standing at his open door, looking inside and calling for help.
"Ah Qing...ah..."
The visitor had just finished speaking when he looked at Lin Xiuqing's bulging belly in surprise.
Ye Yaodong thought something was wrong. He thought that Ah Qing would go out to clean up the table after collecting the orders, so he did not close the door.
It was too late to stand in front of her...
He stood directly in front of the visitor and asked, "How come you have time to come here, aunt?"
The eldest aunt looked away with a twinkling look in her eyes, and said with a nonchalant smile: "Oh... it's like this, I'm doing a meeting, and I wanted to ask if you want to add one more person. Your eldest brother and second brother just came over, and they both said they wanted to add one more person."
They have the habit of holding gatherings locally, and many people from each village attend the meetings, and some have more than one or two people.
There is a bidding meeting on a fixed date every month. The head of the meeting will be the first to collect money and there is no need to bid.
The bidding will start next month. It will be a secret bidding and the highest bidder will win.
Ye Yaodong frowned when he heard about the meeting. To put it bluntly, this is illegal fundraising.
But if you are really short of money, you can add another member to bid it back when needed, which will make you have more money and save you from having to lose face and borrow from others.
There are risks. If the boss runs away, you will have wasted several months of your time.
He is not short of money now, why should he take the risk
If you really are short of money, it must be a large sum of money, and that little bit of money is just a drop in the bucket.
In his previous life, he had heard of too many cases where the leaders of the meetings had run away with the money. He shook his head decisively and refused.
"No, go ask someone else."
"Ah? Don't be so quick to refuse. Listen to me first. This meeting doesn't pay much, only ten yuan a month. I plan to do 50 people. When you need it, you can bid for 500 yuan."
"If you have money, you can just leave it there and save interest. It's very cost-effective. Your money will just sit there anyway, so why not add a member and earn interest."
"That will take more than four years to complete. It's too long and too troublesome. I won't do it."
That little bit of interest can't attract him. Generally, only people without money would do it.
For example, we agree on a certain number of people for a meeting, for example, 30 people, 1,000 yuan per month, and a No. 5 meeting.
Then on the 5th, the leader will go to the homes of 30 people and collect 1,000 from each of them. Anyone who needs money will go to the leader's house to bid on the same day.
Write a number on a small piece of paper, and the person with the higher price will receive the money that month.
If the person who bids is 300, then he will have to pay 1,300 next month.
The monthly fee will be 1300 yuan from now on, and the base fee for those who don't bid is still 1000 yuan. The later you bid, the more money you get.
"Why are you troubling me? I come to collect the money at the end of each month. Ten dollars a month is not a lot..."
Ye Yaodong interrupted her persuasion and said, "No, go ask someone else."
It’s not a lot of money, but it’s troublesome and takes a long time.
"I'm your aunt, can't you trust me?"
"I don't want to do it. I'm afraid of trouble."
"Well... okay then..."
The aunt returned empty-handed. Before leaving, she stretched her head to take a look inside the house, but Ye Yaodong was standing at the door, blocking her view tightly.
As soon as everyone left, he immediately locked the door and turned to glare at his two sons who were dawdling while eating.
"Who opened the door? Didn't I tell you not to open the door for anyone?"
"But, that's my aunt..."
"Even our ancestors can't do that! I told you all in vain. From now on, you are not allowed to open the door when anyone knocks."
"Oh, is it because of mom's big belly?" Ye Chenghu was 6 years old and knew something about it.
"Yes, your mother is going to give birth to a sister for you, and no one can find out before the baby is born."
"Oh, why can't anyone find out?"
"There's no need to ask so many questions, kids. I told you not to open the door, remember that."
"oh."
He rubbed his temples, feeling really troubled. He had almost survived the accident in his previous life, it was almost 9 months now, if he just held on a little longer he would be able to give birth, but he hoped nothing unexpected would happen.
Lin Xiuqing stroked her belly, feeling somewhat worried, "My aunt is one of us, nothing should happen to her."
"I hope so."
At this moment, a drizzle suddenly began to fall outside the house.
Ye Yaodong opened the window and saw that he would not be able to go out to sea tomorrow.
It's been like this recently, working for a day and resting for a few days. Fortunately, I made a lot of money today, which is equivalent to several days' profit for others going out to sea.
"It's raining, so I can stay home with you guys again. Don't worry, perseverance is victory. It's just that your belly seems a little big."
"Do you think so too? I feel the same way, especially in the past month or two. It's like blowing air. In the winter, I wore more clothes, so it wasn't noticeable. In the spring, I wore thinner clothes, and my belly looked a little scary. I couldn't even see my feet, and I could hardly sit in front of the stove to light a fire."
"Maybe it's because I save all the good stuff for you every day, and you eat too well, so your belly has grown too big?"
"is that so?"
"Well, I see those pregnant women in the village, their faces are sallow and pale, not as rosy and healthy as you."
Lin Xiuqing touched his face, indeed!
Every morning when she washed her face and combed her hair, she could see that her face was getting rounder and redder day by day.
"You'd better not keep any more good things. If your belly gets too big, it will be hard to give birth."
"Such?"
"Um."
Ye Yaodong nodded. His stomach was indeed a little big. Anyway, he had eaten what he should have eaten and replenished what he should have replenished. He should just hold back from now on.
It was raining, so the family went to bed early after dinner.
Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang also habitually surrounded Lin Xiuqing, one on the left and one on the right, as soon as they got into bed.
When she lifted her clothes to check out her belly, both of them curiously put their hands over her.
Just at this moment, her stomach moved a little, and a small bulge appeared, which kicked Ye Chenghu's hand. He was so surprised that he shouted excitedly, "Ah, she can move! My sister moved?"
At this time, Ye Chengyang stroked the other side and moved it a little, "Ah, it's moving..."
"I saw a small footprint..."
Ye Yaodong heard their excited shouts and gathered around them, "Small footprints? You can still see small footprints? Go away... Go away... Let me see."
"No, I haven't had enough fun yet. She keeps kicking my hands."
“So fun…”
Lin Xiuqing smiled as she looked at the three men surrounding her, "Everyone, take your positions. Boss, go lie down on the small bed."
"Play a little longer..."
"Do you think it's a brother or a sister?"
"younger sister!"
"younger brother!"
"It's my sister!" Ye Chenghu glared at Ye Chengyang.
Ye Chengyang was not to be outdone and stuck out his neck, "It's my brother!"
"Dad said it was my sister!"
"It's my brother!"
"It's my sister..."
"It's my younger brother..."
Infinite loop…
Lin Xiuqing's smile fell instantly. "It's over... People say that children have sharp eyes and can tell if it's a brother or a sister? They're right. It won't be another son, will it?"
"Didn't the boss say it was his younger sister?"
"But Yangyang said it was his younger brother! He's younger, his eyes are brighter, so he's more accurate!"
"ah?"
Ye Yaodong frowned instantly when he heard this. He already had enough sons.
Seeing the two still arguing, he suddenly became furious.
"Stop arguing, it's time to go to sleep. I'm so annoyed. You keep arguing every day. You still argue every day before going to bed. Why are you talking so much?"
The two were silent for a moment, it seemed like their father changed his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.
"Ye Chenghu, go to your little bed and sleep."
“Oh…” Ye Chenghu looked at his father with contempt, then climbed out of bed and lay down on his own little bed.
After the New Year, because Lin Xiuqing's belly became big and the two of them were restless when sleeping, he was forced to sleep in a small bed by himself.
Ye Yaodong looked at his little son who was gloating and making faces, and glared at him, "Go to bed soon, or you will sleep in the crib with your brother!"
Ye Chengyang immediately lay down in the corner obediently, then pulled the quilt over himself and covered himself tightly, but his little eyes were still staring at the boss, wandering around.
"It's fine if it's a son. You can't control whether you have a boy or a girl. It's destined, and there's nothing you can do about it. Don't take your anger out on them."
"I'm not angry at you, I just feel a headache. The noise is giving me a headache, so I'm going to sleep."
He heard that it was a daughter in the previous life, so he thought it should be similar.
"So Dad wanted a younger sister. Then you should scold Yangyang. I said it was a younger sister."
"You want to start a fight, right? You are such a bad guy, just go to sleep." Lin Xiuqing scolded him with a smile and turned off the light.
"Mom, it's my brother!"
"Go to sleep, stop nagging!"
When Ye Chengyang heard his father's disdainful words, he immediately pulled his head back into the quilt.
"Wrap it tightly, I'll fart for you to eat later."
He quickly got his head out again...
Lin Xiuqing smiled and patted Ye Yaodong, "Don't tease him, go to sleep, you've been out all night, aren't you tired?"
"Tired, luckily it's raining..."
At this moment, Ye Yaodong felt a small butt moving towards him, pressing against his body, and then there was a deafening sound...
"Fuck, Ye Chengyang, I'm going to beat your ass to pieces..."
Ye Chengyang laughed loudly and quickly got out of the bed and crawled to the other side...
"Too much virtue..."
Ye Yaodong had a dark face and fanned himself with the quilt several times...