Ye Qingqing timed it perfectly, arriving home just as the shoe factory was closing. Only her grandmother and Ye Hua were home; Ye Zhiguo and Shen Yanhong were still at get off work, and Ye Lan hadn't returned either.
Ye Hua was washing clothes, sweating profusely. The old lady was watching her closely with a feather duster. Ye Qingqing noticed that there were several purplish-blue marks on Ye Hua's bare arm, probably from the old lady's beating.
That felt so good!
Ye Qingqing couldn't help but smile and called out loudly, "Grandma, Xiaotong and I are back!"
That "Grandma" came from the bottom of her heart, without a trace of pretense.
Ye Qingqing had even planned that if Ye Zhiguo really did something to betray her mother, she would break off all ties with him, but she would still take care of the old lady in the future.
"How did Xiaotong's interview go? What did the teacher say?" the old lady asked anxiously.
The old lady worried about the 10,000 yuan tuition fee all day.
"It's approved! The teacher said Xiaotong is a Go prodigy. She can participate in competitions and even earn prize money!" Ye Qingqing said, picking out what the old lady liked.
Sure enough, the old lady's eyes lit up immediately. "You can make money? How much?"
"Anyway, it's too many to count, Grandma. When Xiaotong earns money in the future, he will definitely take good care of you and buy you meat to eat," Ye Qingqing coaxed.
The old lady laughed heartily, her face full of satisfaction. She affectionately stroked Ye Tong's head, feeling deeply moved. She had thought that her grandson would have to rely on his two older grandsons to take care of him in the future, but now it seemed that her grandson was more promising!
"What is Go? Is it the same as chess?" the old lady asked curiously.
She knew about chess. Under the old camphor tree in the village, there were always bored people playing chess, with many people watching. She couldn't understand it, but she knew there were horses, pigs, and fields.
"Pretty much, it's all chess anyway. The teacher said that our Xiaotong is a once-in-a-century genius, and told us to nurture him well. Maybe he can even compete abroad in the future!"
Ye Qingqing knew that if she wanted the old lady and Ye Zhiguo to value Xiaotong, she had to increase Xiaotong's value and let them see the benefits in her. Only then would Ye Zhiguo be willing to spend money.
But little did she know that the words she made up on the spot today would later be proven true.
The old lady's eyes lit up even more. Going abroad?
She's lived for over sixty years, and the farthest she's ever been is Pingjiang City. Will her grandson be able to go abroad someday?
"Will we go out on a big ship?" The old lady asked hopefully. She had seen big ships on TV, which were even nicer than her house. You could eat, pee, sleep, and even dance on the ship!
"Now we don't take ships anymore, we take airplanes, those iron birds that fly in the sky. Sun Wukong can somersault 108,000 li in one leap, airplanes are similar. When Xiaotong earns money in the future, let him take Grandma on an airplane trip abroad, okay?"
Ye Qingqing spoke while gesturing, and the old lady barely understood. Her eyes grew brighter and brighter, but after thinking for a long time, she still resolutely refused, "What's so fun about going abroad? Xiaotong, just give me the money. I'll save it for his wedding. Why go out and play? I don't know how it's worth it..."
The old lady glared at him irritably, then went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, grumbling on and on. Before leaving, she smacked Ye Hua with a flick of her wrist and yelled fiercely, "You're not allowed to eat dinner until you're clean!"
After scolding, the old lady went to the kitchen in high spirits, muttering to herself that she was not going to ride the iron bird. She had finally gotten to live a good life and hadn't had enough meat yet. If the iron bird fell down, who would she eat meat with?
The most important thing is to stay home and eat meat peacefully!
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