"When we got to the hospital, they said they had no money. They just didn't want to pay. Can't you tell?"
Ye Xiaoxin let out a long breath and said, "Do you know why I followed you here? Mom asked me to keep an eye on you. Don't you think what you said just now was a bit much?"
"Am I being unreasonable?"
Seeing Ye Xiaoxin's bad expression, Ye Beiping pursed his lips and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it, consider the two yuan as feeding the dog."
The two siblings didn't speak a word on the way back.
It was already noon when I got home.
When Tao Qiuyan saw Ye Beiping and Ye Xiaoxin return, she quickly asked, "Is your grandfather alright?"
"I won't die." Ye Beiping said to Tao Qiuyan with a bitter expression, "Mom, can we stop being such good Samaritans? We know they're scheming and trying to squeeze us dry every day, yet you still fall for it. And sister, that was money they paid to compensate us for the door. Now look what's happened, we've given them the money, and now we're not getting our door installed?"
"It's fine now that the weather is hot, but what if it gets cold?"
Ye Xiaoxin lowered her head after being told off by Ye Beiping.
At the time, I didn't think too much about it. The stalemate couldn't go on forever. The main problem was that Ye Beiping's words were a bit harsh, so I had no choice but to settle things with money.
Tao Qiuyan frowned and glanced at the front door: "Hey, I was wondering why I felt something was missing when I came home. Turns out the front door was gone. I came in without opening it."
"Mom, stop pretending and don't change the subject." Ye Beiping saw through Tao Qiuyan's words at a glance.
My mother doesn't value anything else except family affection.
Otherwise, given how awful he was in his past life, Tao Qiuyan wouldn't have been willing to suffer more just to give him a bite to eat.
"Fine, fine, I'm soft-hearted, I'll mind my own business, okay? From now on, you're in charge of this family. You're all grown up now, and you don't listen to what I say anyway." Tao Qiuyan decided to throw caution to the wind and pass the problem on to Ye Beiping.
Upon hearing this, Ye Beiping showed a helpless expression.
"Mom, forget it."
He turned to Ye Xiaoxin and said, "Sister, you should tell Mom."
"What did you say?" Tao Qiuyan suddenly had a bad feeling and frowned. "Xiaoxin, has your brother gotten into trouble again?"
"No."
Ye Xiaoxin glanced at the angry Ye Beiping and explained what had happened in the past two days.
When Tao Qiuyan heard that there were still dozens of kilograms of wild boar meat at home, her eyes widened.
Upon hearing that Ye Beiping liked the female educated youth at the educated youth settlement and even went to help with the work, she remembered that she seemed to have seen her son start picking up a hoe.
This was something that would never have happened before.
"Sister, did I ask you to talk about this?" Ye Beiping's face turned slightly red.
"Oh my, my son has grown up, he can even blush now."
Tao Qiuyan was also very happy about the girl Ye Beiping liked.
But she felt a little disappointed. She was a female educated youth, and she had very high standards. It was hard to say whether she would even be interested in her hooligan son.
Ye Beiping knew that Tao Qiuyan was starting to be afraid of this and that again. If she didn't send gifts to her parents-in-law during holidays, she would be called unfilial. If she didn't take Ye Jianguo to the hospital, she would be called heartless and gossiped about.
Now, some people are definitely worried about how much it will cost to get married and how their families can save money.
"Mom, I want to start a business." To change the subject, Ye Beiping directly stated his idea: "This morning I sent Monkey and Fatty to sell wild boar meat. The three of us will work together to get some popsicles to sell in the village and make a little money."
"Huh? Doing business?"
Tao Qiuyan was still thinking about the money, but when she heard that Ye Beiping wanted to do business, she was even more shocked than if he wanted to get married: "No, no, that's speculation, you'll get arrested and imprisoned, absolutely not."
Upon hearing this, Ye Beiping glanced at Ye Xiaoxin, who simply pursed her lips and shrugged, indicating that she was powerless to help.
Knowing that Tao Qiuyan would say that, Ye Beiping was not unprepared.
The standard for marriage in the city is different from the saying "three turns and one sound" that is popular in the countryside.
"Okay, then I'll take care of the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a specific type of jewelry) when I get married, Mom."
"This..." Tao Qiuyan looked troubled.
It's certainly a good thing that my son is getting married; she's a female educated youth who is both stylish and knowledgeable.
But three turns and a ring...
"Beiping, isn't this a bit too much? When your mother married into the family, your grandfather only received fifty yuan, a basket of eggs, and a dozen or so jin of cloth coupons. The problem is, I even brought the cloth coupons and eggs with me. Can't you reduce the amount? At worst, we won't have the girl bring her things, how about that?"
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Ye Beiping sneered, "Mom, let me tell you, if you won't let me do business to earn money for my wife, then you'd better provide me with the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a set of three watches, one ring, and one radio). City girls are different from those in the countryside; they at least have the 'three turns and one sound,' and they don't even ask for a big house."
The "three turns and one sound" of the 1970s were: bicycle, sewing machine, watch, and radio!
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