In just a few minutes, we arrived at my father-in-law's house.
Gao Lianxiang put Feng Xinan down and went to the kitchen to busy herself.
Ye Haishan carried the things into the house and put them away. He didn't even have time to see what they were before he busied himself making tea.
Although he didn't like his son-in-law, he couldn't neglect his daughter.
After pouring a cup of tea for each of them, Ye Haishan ignored Feng Ye and only showed concern for Ye Qingling.
Feng Ye smiled bitterly to himself.
Regardless of whether his father-in-law was warm or cold towards him, he could only accept it silently.
“Dad, don’t be like this. A-Ye has changed for the better. Ever since his father bought him the little wooden boat, he goes out to sea to fish every day as long as the weather permits, and he has earned quite a bit of money recently. Even the seafood he brought today was collected by him early this morning.”
Ye Qingling was a little dissatisfied when she saw that her father was talking to her the whole time, leaving Feng Ye out in the cold.
Ye Haishan looked at Feng Ye in surprise, still somewhat disbelieving: "A-Ling, you're not lying to your father, are you?"
“Dad, you’ll see what your son-in-law brought today. Even if I wanted to be filial to you before, I couldn’t afford it.”
Ye Haishan glanced at Feng Ye again, then got up and lifted the cloth covering the bucket. He was immediately shocked to see it full of all kinds of seafood.
This bucket of seafood is quite valuable.
Those five little green dragons alone cost ten or twenty yuan, which is not something an ordinary family can afford to eat, let alone give away.
Then, he opened the snakeskin bag and was even more shocked.
Dried fish is worthless, but that's relative to fishermen on the coast.
When you actually have to spend money to buy it, it's not cheap; it costs several yuan per kilogram.
Not to mention cigarettes, alcohol, pork, pastries, and so on.
There wasn't this much stuff when I came back before.
It's not that he's concerned about the gifts his daughter and son-in-law gave him, but rather that it reflects whether his daughter is doing well or not.
On the other side, Ye Qingling whispered to Feng Ye, "Don't be angry, my father doesn't know you've changed for the better."
Feng Ye smiled and said, "Why would I be angry? Isn't he just worried about you?"
He wasn't angry at all. Given his past disgraceful behavior, it was no wonder his father-in-law treated him this way.
You reap what you sow.
It's just that I feel a little uncomfortable sitting alone.
"Then I'll go to the kitchen. You have a good talk with Dad."
Ye Qingling glanced at Ye Haishan and then quickly went into the kitchen.
She needed to give the father-in-law and son-in-law some space to chat and ease their tension.
Ye Haishan returned to the table and sat down, staring intently at Feng Ye until Feng Ye was extremely embarrassed: "Father..."
Ye Haishan raised his hand: "Did you really catch those seafood?"
Feng Ye nodded: "Yes, we'll use fish traps and longline fishing."
"Ah Ling just said that you go out to sea every day now?"
"As long as there are no storms, we will go out to sea and make some income."
Ye Haishan sighed, "It's good that you've become more sensible. I was really afraid you'd stay the same as before. Now you have your in-laws helping you, but if it were your in-laws..."
Perhaps feeling it was unlucky to continue, he shook his head and stopped.
Feng Ye said sincerely, "Father, don't worry, I will treat A-Ling well. No matter what happens in the future, I will never let her suffer again..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Haishan waved his hand to stop him: "Alright, that's enough. Let's not talk about the past. You've come all this way back, let's talk about something happy."
Afterwards, the father-in-law and son-in-law chatted about everyday family matters.
The main topic of conversation was Feng Ye's family situation, such as their gains from going to sea and the impact of the typhoon.
When Feng Ye mentioned that his family was building a house, Ye Haishan scolded him, "Why didn't you come back and tell us? Even just sending a message would have been fine, so we could have gone over to help."
"We've come all this way, so we won't trouble you. We can just hire someone at home to do it."
"Do you have enough money? If not, I have some more here."
"That's enough, that's enough. I've made quite a bit of money at sea lately. My dad bought me a boat, and I went out to sea the very next day. On my first voyage, I encountered a school of yellow croakers..."
Feng Ye began to boast about his achievements at sea.
During this time, Ye Qingling peeked out from outside the door and saw that the father-in-law and son-in-law were chatting very congenially, as if there were no barriers between them, which immediately put her at ease.
Not long after, Gao Lianxiang came into the main room with a tray carrying three bowls of brown sugar fermented rice and eggs, one large and one small, and said with a smile, "Let's not chat for now. Aye and Aling have walked so far, they must be hungry. Let them have something to eat first."
"Yes, let's eat something first, and talk about it later."
The two large bowls were for Feng Ye and Ye Qingling, and each bowl contained three eggs.
The smaller one was steamed for Feng Xinan; it contained only one egg.
Kids can't eat that much, so steaming too much would be a waste.
According to their local custom, brown sugar fermented rice with eggs is not something that is steamed when guests come; it is a special snack for daughters and sons-in-law when they return to their parents' home.
Most guests would only be served some noodles, which would be considered very hospitable. Sometimes, there would be no snacks at all, and they would only be served tea.
After the two finished eating while it was still hot, Ye Qingling said, "Go see what Dad is doing, see if he needs any help. I'll feed our son."
This little guy can already eat with a spoon by himself, but he never eats properly. He always likes to play with the spoon by moving it around in the bowl.
"good."
As Feng Ye stepped outside, he saw Ye Haishan plucking feathers from a chicken.
Judging from the shape of its comb, it should be a young hen that hasn't started laying eggs yet.
Feng Ye rolled up his sleeves: "Dad, you go and rest, I'll pull it out."
"No need, no need. You've walked a long way and you must be exhausted. You should go and rest."
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