Ye Yaodong held the phone and listened with a smile on his face.

Ye Xiaoxi's anxious question came from the other end of the phone: Is it my dad? Is it my dad? You give it to me? You give it to me?

Lin Xiuqing was pulled by her clothes, so she had no choice but to bend down and put the phone close to her ear.

"You are my father, right?"

"Nonsense, can't you even hear the sound?"

"I can't tell, Dad, when will you come back? Grandpa said yesterday that he would come back in a few days. How many days will it take?"

"It will be a few days in a few days. The time has not been determined yet. When it is confirmed, I will call you back to tell you."

"Then don't forget to buy me gifts, buy me delicious food, fun things, cards, rubber band hairpins, I want them all."

"You want quite a lot."

"You can't go back on your promise."

"You have a pretty good memory?"

These were the times when he called back to report that he was safe, and he said a few words to coax her. Unexpectedly, she remembered every one of them, and there was a series of reports.

She probably wouldn't be able to remember what she had at home for a while, but she remembered all the things she hadn't gotten yet, and she didn't miss any of them.

"Of course, adults must keep their word and cannot lie to children."

"Okay, okay, I got it. Long-winded, you are the only one who asks for more, and your two brothers didn't say anything."

"My brother went to school, and they said at home, they asked me to tell you, they want volleyball, table tennis, badminton... and a lot of little people cards, a lot of food, and instant noodles.

, I want soda, I want cake..."

Ye Xiaoxi recited a lot in his mouth, then took a deep breath and continued to recite...

Ye Yaodong laughed and cursed, "I didn't receive my call, so I used you as a messenger."

"Yes, my brother gave me two cents and told me to remember."

"Hahaha……"

Lin Xiuqing also smiled and touched her head, and took the phone away from her ear.

"My two brothers used to steal money from her to buy candies. When her pockets were empty, she would go to the old lady and I didn't even notice."

"Later one time, she ran back crying and said that her brother bought her candy, but he didn't come back and said that he was missing. That's when I found out."

"The two older ones coaxed her and took the two cents I gave her from her pocket, bought candies for themselves, and then ran off to play. She was waiting there stupidly."

"Now that I know, I have to keep my money tightly. I won't give them any money, and I can still get money from them."

Lin Xiuqing laughed while talking, "She said that I had to give her money, so she helped to pass the message to you."

Ye Yaodong kept laughing, "She's smart. My daughter is just smart. Those two boys are going to fight. She hides all the money in her piggy bank and is not willing to spend even a penny. She even wants to cheat from her sister."

"You called me last time and you were much more honest. Dad said you were doing some kind of business meeting outside? I didn't have time to call back yesterday."

"I'll tell you when I get back. I couldn't understand what I said on the phone. Anyway, it's a good thing and I can still make money."

"You didn't go to sea today during the winter solstice, right?"

"No, it's snowing heavily here, but there may be no wind today because of the heavy snow. Let's wait and see at night. If there is no wind, we can go to sea. The wind blew so hard a few days ago that people couldn't go out, and their eyes were opened.

I can’t even open it.”

"Is it cold up there? Fortunately, you asked your friend to help carry the cotton-padded jacket and scarf last time..."

The couple chatted on the phone for a long time, not bothering about the phone bill at all. Ye Xiaoxi waited for a long time, felt bored, and ran to the door to squat.

When you heard Secretary Chen teasing her, did you ask her how long her father planned to live?

Ye Xiaoxi suddenly reacted, "Ah oh..."

She still has important things to say!

She immediately stood up and ran inside again.

"Mom, give it to me, I want to talk to daddy."

She tugged at the hem of Lin Xiuqing's cotton-padded jacket.

"What else do you have to say?"

"And more, give me..."

Lin Xiuqing had no choice but to put the phone to her ear.

"father……"

Ye Yaodong smiled and asked: "What else do you want? Can I buy everything for you?"

"Can you buy me a 100-year-old?"

The corners of his mouth raised, and he said dotingly: "Okay..."

"Dad, can you live a few years less and let my mother live a few more years?"

"Ah? Say it to me again!"

The smile on Ye Yaodong's face disappeared, and his voice became louder, "Do you still want those things to eat and play with?"

How cute were you just now?

Why did the air leak suddenly?

"You want to buy me 100 years old. I want to live to be 100 years old. My mother can't live to be 100 years old. You give her a little bit. You can live less. You don't want to live that long..."

Lin Xiuqing was so confused by her words that she burst into tears. She took the phone from her hand and quickly explained to Ye Yaodong who was about to run away on the other end.

Ye Yaodong cursed a few words on the other end, "We both live a long life, and I'm still waiting for her to buy me pig's feet to eat."

"Then don't be reluctant to let go in the future."

"Forget it, I'll buy the pig's feet to eat myself, and just keep her at home for my old age..."

"Two sons are not enough to support the elderly..."

"My son doesn't know how to buy me clothes, shoes, or food. Apart from spending my money, it has no use at all..."

The couple complained about their son and daughter on the phone, and Lin Xiuqing always had a smile on her face.

The two talked for half an hour, and then Ye Xiaoxi fell down and started crying while playing outside. Lin Xiuqing reluctantly hung up the phone and took her child back.

After Ye Yaodong paid the phone bill, he wrapped his scarf, put on his gloves, and stepped briskly into the snow.

Today is the winter solstice, and I want to eat glutinous rice dumplings in the evening. He has bought glutinous rice noodles yesterday, and now he plans to see if there are any shellfish and buy some. Later, he also plans to go to the pier to buy some fish and shrimp, and cook salty glutinous rice dumplings in the evening.

Among the group of grown men, none of them knew how to make rice dumplings, so they all followed the local customs and ate rice dumplings.

When he came back carrying a bag of shells, conches and shrimps, and several fish tied to the straw rope, the noise in the room was loud.

"Hey, hey, I caught the gambler!"

The sound suddenly stopped, and everyone looked at the door. After several experiences, no one would hide under the table now.

When Ye Yaodong shouted at the earliest, everyone would instinctively rush into the table or run away.

"Oh my god, you scared me to death..."

Ye Yaodong opened the door to ventilate the room. The room was filled with mist and smelled of smoke. Unexpectedly, he thought there was a fire.

He put all the seafood he bought on the stove, "What time is it? The party hasn't ended yet. Let's hurry up and start cooking. Seeing that you have made the house so messy, those who don't know may think they are cultivating immortals in the house, so they open the windows.

Let the air flow out."

"Hey, is it after 4 o'clock?"

"It's gone, it's gone..."

Everyone was talking noisily, and then they each collected their own money on the table and counted it, trying to figure out who would win the most.

Ye Yaodong asked the workers to arrange the cooking, and went inside to talk with his father.

"I just went to the dock to take a look. There is still a little wind, but not that strong. It should be possible to go to sea at night. Are you going to take the workers with you at night?"

"It's okay, I've been resting for so many days."

"Just in time for a good meal tonight."

Father Ye glared at him and said angrily: "What are you talking about? I'll go out and line up the people later and see who's turn it was to go out to sea last time."

"Well, I guess this is our last trip to sea. When we come back, we have to prepare to go back."

"Then I will make one last profit to pay everyone's wages. I guess it will be at the end of the month or the beginning of the month."

"It's almost the same. It's just time to calculate the dividends for a few ships at the end. Once the accounts are clear, we can take a rest and find a good weather to go back."

"That's it. Have you counted how much money you've made in the past six months?"

"Write it all down in the notebook. Now I just have a rough idea of ​​what to count."

"How much is that?" Father Ye really wanted to know and asked several times every month.

Ye Yaodong always answered selectively.
To be continued...