Chapter 243 Return to Shanghai
"Aunt San, didn't we agree yesterday to give Bai Wei some child support? I hid it in her dry food."
Ye Lin shook the two checks in his hand at Jin Fenglian.
When she saw that it was a bank check, Jin Fenglian spat out the chicken bones in her mouth twice, ran over hurriedly, and snatched the check from Ye Lin's hand.
I took it in my hand and gave it a quick check. I was relieved to see that there was no oil on the paper.
Jin Fenglian held the check carefully, feeling extremely distressed.
"Oh, you don't know how to live. How could you put such a valuable thing with the buns? What if it gets stained with oil and the bank refuses to recognize it?"
"I'm worried that Bai Wei won't want it. It would be troublesome to push it back and forth, so I don't want to sneak it in to save trouble."
"You can't stuff it together with the buns. Don't worry about it. I'll find a place."
Jin Fenglian put the check into her pocket and told Ye Lin to get out quickly and not to stand there and get in the way.
"Go, Xiaoling was looking for you just now, go and see what she wants."
"Xiao Ling is looking for me?" Ye Lin was a little surprised. Bai Wei was leaving, so the little girl had been pestering Ye Yang these two days. He didn't expect that she still had time to look for him.
Jin Fenglian snorted, appearing disdainful, but actually feeling extremely greedy. She said sourly, "The little girl is missing her grandma so much, I guess she's looking for you to ask about her."
"Your aunt is always lazy and not doing her job. She often despises Xiaoling for being a girl, and the child still misses her. Tsk tsk, God is blind."
Think about the three of you in your family. The one who should get married doesn't get married, the one who should get married doesn't get married, the one who should go to school has a sheep dung ball on his head, and he doesn't even know where his grandchildren are.
Look at Zhao Zhaodi's filial granddaughter again, I am really jealous.
Jin Fenglian chopped a few scallions fiercely, as if they were the reincarnation of Zhao Zhaodi.
Ye Ling was sitting on a small stool thinking about what her great uncle was. Her little head was shaking back and forth, and her two little tufts of hair were jumping up and down with her movements.
Her father told her that the uncle just now was her mother's uncle and also her great uncle, but her great uncle looked very fierce and was about to kick her mother.
Dabai squatted at her feet and fell asleep.
The big white goose suddenly opened its small black eyes, and its tiny black pupils were full of vigilance. If its ears could stick out from among its feathers, they would definitely have stood up by now.
Soon, after confirming that the footsteps were familiar sounds to it, the big white goose continued to close its eyes and sleep.
"Xiaoling, were you looking for me just now?"
Ye Lin took the stool from Ah Hui's hand and sat down with Ye Ling across from him with a big white goose.
"Uncle!" The little girl called out sweetly and gave Ye Lin a smiling face, looking like she had something to ask for.
"Well, you're smiling so happily, what's wrong?"
"Yes, uncle, can you give this to grandma for me? Tell her to remember to call me."
Ye Ling took out a piece of paper from the bag on her back. There was a phone number on it, and the handwriting was Bai Wei's.
"Mom said there's only one phone on the street where her old house is, in some office. Uncle, remember to ask Grandma to call during the day. I don't dare go after dark."
Taking the small note from Ye Ling's hand, Ye Lin felt a little sad. He looked at Ye Ling with complicated eyes.
Phone calls from Hong Kong cannot be received in many places in the mainland at present, and the phone next to the Bai family's ancestral home may not be reachable in Repulse Bay.
"Okay, I'll go back and tell your grandma."
Without telling the little girl that the number might be useless, Ye Lin carefully put the note away and put it in the innermost part of his wallet.
I remembered my aunt's instructions.
"Xiaoling, before we came back, grandma asked you if you wanted to go to school in Xiangjiang, the same school as Xiaohai. Do you want to go?"
"ah?"
Ye Ling didn't expect that her grandmother hadn't given up on this idea. She tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then shook her head.
"Uncle, I don't want to go. I'd rather follow my mother."
The result was expected. Ye Lin felt from the beginning that it was unlikely that he could take Ye Ling away, as children usually stick closer to their mothers.
"Okay, then Xiaoling, don't run around when you get to Shanghai. Listen to your mother."
"Take this business card. If you need to find your uncle or grandmother in Shanghai, or if there's anything urgent, just go here and ask them to contact me."
A business card with blue letters on a white background was handed to Ye Ling.
Ye Lin motioned her to put it in her bag.
"Ninghai Road, Shanghai... where is this, uncle?"
Ye Ling murmured the address on the business card, not understanding why her uncle gave her this address.
"We've bought this place, and the Xiangjiang executives will be working there. If you have any questions, just go find them directly."
The real estate that Uncle Huang invested in in Shanghai recently began repairs and renovations, and Ye’s employees have already arrived in Shanghai to supervise the progress of the project.
The uncle and nephew whispered to each other for a while.
Because Bai Wei had to catch a train in the afternoon,
Today the Ye family needs to have lunch an hour earlier. Even if there are not enough dishes, Jin Fenglian can only call people to start the meal.
Uncle Bai and Bai Wei came out one after another.
Jin Fenglian was rarely ashamed. She pinched her apron and explained to Uncle Bai, "My dear, I'm really sorry for today. It just so happens that we are out of food at home. Can you tell me what happened?"
"I made a pot of stewed cabbage and pork, a plate of cold radish, and a plate of fried tofu. I'm sorry for not treating you well. Brother, just make do with what you have today. I'll definitely treat you well next time."
Thinking of the leftover fish and chicken in the drawer, Jin Fenglian felt too embarrassed to speak.
Uncle Bai had been a member of the "five black categories" for more than ten years and hadn't had a proper meal for many years, so there was no reason for him to be picky.
Suddenly, he smelled the meaty smell of pork and cabbage stew, and Uncle Bai's mouth was about to drool.
"Sister, you are so polite. This dish is so rich. I haven't smelled such delicious food in years. Please treat me so that I can taste your cooking skills."
Uncle Bai ate almost the entire pot of cabbage stewed with pork in no time, and also ate four large steamed buns.
Seeing that Uncle Bai was really not picky and ate with relish, Jin Fenglian finally put her mind at ease.
After dinner, it was time for Bai Wei and the others to leave.
Before leaving, Bai Wei and Ye Yang went into the house to talk.
Ye Sanxing wanted to persuade him a little more, so he pulled Uncle Bai aside and said, "Brother, why don't you stay for a while? You just arrived home, and you're leaving before you can even warm up. You must be exhausted from all the busy chatter."
Uncle Bai knew what he meant, but Bai Wei had just said in the room that she had made up her mind, so Uncle Bai had no choice but to follow her wishes.
He evaded the question, "No, I won't stay. Xiaowei's mother recently came to Shanghai. We should go back early and clean up the house, otherwise the house will be uninhabitable."
This time, Bai Wei and Ye Yang chatted very quickly. Uncle Bai and Ye Sanxing had only spoken a few words when they were interrupted by the creaking sound of a wooden door being opened.
In the east, Ye Yang opened the door, helped Bai Wei pull the suitcase to the yard, and then told his daughter to be careful. He looked normal.
Bai Wei's eyes were red, and she forced a smile as she said goodbye to everyone in the family.
When it was Jin Fenglian's turn, she stuffed a few jewelry boxes into Bai Wei's schoolbag without saying a word.
"Aunt San, what are you doing?"
Bai Wei knew that the things inside were not cheap, so she wanted to take them out.
Jin Fenglian held her hand, not letting her take it, and tried to persuade her earnestly,
"Xiaobai, please don't refuse me. After all, we've been eating from the same pot for more than ten years. How can I let you go empty-handed?"
"Listen to your aunt. I'm giving you this. Just take it. If you need money or anything else over there, just call home. Don't be shy."
"You raise a child for the Ye family, so they have to take care of you. Don't you agree? Just ask for what you need. Don't make yourself and your child suffer. Got it?"
Listening to Jin Fenglian's caring words, Bai Wei couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat. She came to the Ye family when she was nineteen, and the time she spent with the Ye family occupied half of her life.
They had quarreled and fought, but today when the time came to say goodbye, she felt a little reluctant.
"Aunt San, I..."
There were so many thoughts in my mind, but the words were on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't say them.
Her red lips trembled a little, and finally she could only utter one sentence:
"Aunt San, thank you for all these years. Please take care of yourself."
The car gradually drove out of sight. As the tires slid past, the flying dust mixed in the air, blurring the view ahead.
When the yellow dust settled, the muddy and narrow path was already empty.
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