She suddenly stood up, pointed at the bright red, festive grouper, and said, "Guowei, Yunxiang? You two are spending money so extravagantly these days?"
"And this too, king razor clams, beef, pork knuckle, hehe, what's wrong? Are you planning to starve from now on?!"
"And another thing, I was just about to say, the house has air conditioning and a water heater. These are things that rich people use. What, you've become pampered after marrying into this family?!"
Jiang Yunxiang didn't expect the old lady to get so angry, and she panicked a little. "Mom, the air conditioner and water heater are working. We didn't cook much food. It's just that you and Acheng came, so we added two more dishes."
"It's useful, that's all!" The old woman was so angry she could hardly breathe, and she started cursing, "The air conditioner and water heater must cost several thousand, this grouper cost a hundred, and that chocolate from earlier also cost a hundred, plus all these dishes, how much money do you all need for one meal?!"
"This is too extravagant! Is this how you live? This is wasteful!"
"Yunxiang, what did I teach you? I told you to be thrifty and manage the household well, but look at you now, spending so extravagantly. How are we going to make ends meet in the future?"
When the old lady got angry, Ye Guowei didn't dare to say anything, and Jiang Yunxiang didn't dare to disobey her own mother.
Only Ye Cheng couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he raised his hand, looked at the old lady, and said...
"Aunt Sun, look what this is!"
As he spoke, he took out a bottle of Maotai from under the table, twisted the cap, and placed it on the table. "Here, this is Maotai, 300 yuan. My sister-in-law said you like to drink some baijiu, so I bought it specially."
The poor old lady had just calmed down a bit after scolding Ye Cheng when she saw him open a bottle of 300-yuan Moutai. Instantly, she couldn't catch her breath again and started panting heavily, exhaling more than inhaling.
"Acheng, don't upset my mom. She has a heart condition." Jiang Yunxiang quickly scolded her second uncle.
Ye Cheng opened the bottle, filled a small glass for the old lady, then filled his own and his elder brother's glasses before sitting down and saying...
"Aunt Sun, don't worry, this is all the money I earned from going to the beach recently. I've just been lucky lately. It's not my older brother and sister-in-law's money."
The old lady looked at Jiang Yunxiang with a puzzled expression. Jiang Yunxiang and Ye Guowei nodded in unison.
"Mom, Cheng made some money from beachcombing recently, and it really was him who bought it."
The two didn't dare say that they had also made some money, for fear that the old lady would say they were spending money recklessly.
As for Ye Cheng's extravagant spending, the old lady was already used to it.
Hearing that Ye Cheng earned the money by beachcombing, the old lady's breathing calmed down. Living by the sea, it's normal for her to sometimes find a big catch and sell it for a little money.
Given Ye Cheng's current state, it's perfectly normal for him to sell some money and use it for food and drink.
Having figured it out, the old lady stopped being polite and happily started eating, thinking it would be a waste not to eat.
"This grouper is delicious, so fresh!" The old lady praised it highly.
Ye Guowei took the opportunity to have a couple of drinks with his mother-in-law. Putting aside the taste, the old lady thought it was delicious just because of the price.
"Mom, eat slowly, there's plenty of food." Jiang Yunxiang was a little worried as she watched her mother eat so fast.
"Hehe, it's rare to get to eat your second son's food, I must eat as much as I can." Ye Cheng was speechless; the old lady was still holding a grudge.
Seeing that the old lady was enjoying her meal and her anger had subsided, Ye Cheng reached behind his back and started rummaging around again. "Aunt Sun, I bought you some things, let me give them to you."
Ye Guowei was terrified. That bottle of Moutai had almost made his mother-in-law faint, and now what was he going to get? He panicked.
"Ah Cheng, what are you going to take now?"
"Oh, I bought some supplements for Aunt Sun and my sister-in-law while I was in town selling things."
Upon hearing that it was a tonic and that there was a portion for her, Jiang Yunxiang curiously began to look at it.
The two boxes of American ginseng placed on the table stunned the old lady once again.
"This... American ginseng? It must cost a thousand, right?" The old lady touched the exquisite box, somewhat incredulous.
When did the second son of the Ye family become so rich? He just bought a thousand-yuan ginseng like that? And two boxes of it too?
Jiang Yunxiang let out a soft "Oh," and looked at the box from side to side, but didn't dare to open it.
"Ah Cheng, this is too expensive, you should return it."
"Yes, yes, this is too expensive, take it and return it." The old lady reluctantly stuffed the box back into Ye Cheng's hand.
"Oh." Ye Cheng reached out and took the two boxes of American ginseng.
This stunned the old lady. No, it really was taken back.
You can give it to me and I'll give it away as a gift, but you actually took it seriously when I said I was going to return it.
Just then, Ye Cheng suddenly grabbed the edge of the box and tore it open with great force.
"Oh, Aunt Sun, sister-in-law, we can't return this. You can make some tea instead."
After saying that, Ye Cheng threw the box away, leaving only the inner packaging, and handed it to the two of them.
The old lady happily accepted it, saying, "This child, isn't he careful?"
Anyone could see that Ye Cheng had deliberately intended to give it to the two of them, which made the old lady feel embarrassed.
Ye Cheng smiled and said, "Aunt Sun, this isn't actually expensive. If you want to eat it, I'll have my older brother buy it for you."
"Guowei, he..."
The old lady was about to say that Ye Guowei was incompetent, but since she was still holding Ye Cheng's ginseng, she couldn't very well criticize her older brother. So she changed her tone and started lecturing Ye Cheng in a nicer way.
“Ah Cheng, you’re still young. Beachcombing isn’t a long-term solution. Don’t squander the money you’ve earned. You should be like Yunwei, go to the city, find a job, and go to work. That’s the long-term solution.”
I'm practically your second mother, so there are some things I need to say, even if they're unpleasant to hear, but it's for your own good.
Jiang Yunwei is Jiang Yunxiang's younger brother, a few years younger, and has always been the old lady's darling.
Ye Cheng nodded, picked up a piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth, then started reaching into his pocket again.
Now, not only was Ye Guowei unsettled, but the old lady was also starting to feel overwhelmed.
"Ah Cheng, what else are you going to pay for? Did you buy something else? You can't spend money like this even if you have it."
Ye Cheng was still eating, so he could only mumble, "Aunt Sun, it wasn't bought this time, it was bought last time."
Upon hearing that it wasn't for this purchase, the old lady breathed a sigh of relief. At least it wasn't for her, so it had nothing to do with her.
She really felt the power of money today; it hurt a bit when it hits someone.
With a "smack," Ye Cheng slammed several notebooks onto the table. "Well, brother, sister-in-law, the property certificate is out. I've brought it back for you."
"What the heck? Property ownership certificate?!" Upon hearing the words "property ownership certificate," the old lady suddenly stood up, looking at the several hard-covered books on the table, feeling a bit of oxygen deprivation in her brain.
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