"Okay, here you go, but eat less, or your teeth will be eaten away by cavities."
DouDou happily took the chocolate, examined it closely, and asked with a curious look, "Second Uncle, is this the foreign brand of chocolate you mentioned last time?"
"Yes, it's Dove chocolate. I bought it in the city. It's really delicious. You should try a piece."
Upon hearing that her second uncle had bought it in the city, Dou Dou carefully broke off a piece and ate it.
His eyes widened immediately, and he nodded repeatedly, "Second Uncle, it's delicious and so smooth!"
Jiang Yunxiang came out carrying a clay pot in both hands. When she saw the chocolate in Dou Dou's hand, she rolled her eyes at Ye Cheng and said, "Second brother, don't buy him this kind of thing. You'll make him picky about food."
"If you're picky about food, just eat something better. What's there to be afraid of? Your second uncle will buy it for you." Ye Cheng affectionately patted Dou Dou's head.
"How much does this chocolate cost?" Ye Guowei asked casually.
"Eight yuan, not bad."
"What? 8 yuan? Such a small piece? Li the Cripple's piece is huge and only costs 2 yuan."
Ye Cheng smiled. To be honest, he had also lived a hard life in his previous life. When he had spare money, he would buy some chocolate to eat, the kind that Ye Guowei mentioned, which cost 2 yuan for a big piece. I think it was called Golden Monkey or something like that.
That kind of chocolate is cloyingly sweet, and it's crunchy when you bite into it.
It wasn't until after graduating from university and starting graduate school that Ye Cheng finally tasted Dove chocolate a few times and realized that real chocolate should be like this.
"Eight yuan? That's too expensive. Second son, you can't buy him any more of these." When Jiang Yunxiang heard that the chocolate cost eight yuan, she quickly took the rest from Dou Dou's hand. It broke her heart to see her little darling eating so much.
"Alright, alright, come on, second brother, sit down and have some food and drinks." Ye Guowei took out a pot of baijiu from under the table.
This is bulk liquor, 56% ABV, 6 yuan per jin (500g), cheap and affordable, but Ye Cheng can't afford it.
"Brother, I'll just have some beer, you're being too aggressive."
"Okay, I have some beer at home, I'll get it for you."
The two poured their drinks, and Jiang Yunxiang opened a glass bottle of cola. Dou Dou also shared some, and the family began to eat.
"Second brother, this is stewed pig's trotters. I've been stewing it all day. Here, have a taste." Jiang Yunxiang lifted the lid of the casserole.
Ye Cheng picked up a piece of meat; the meat, a pound of it, was stewed until it was very tender, and it wobbled as he held it on his chopsticks.
One bite, and you're greeted by a burst of collagen, so sticky and stringy it stretches.
"Mmm, sister-in-law, it's good, it smells really good." Ye Cheng took a big gulp of beer and gulped it down.
"Eat more if you like it." Jiang Yunxiang was clearly in a good mood.
After a few rounds of drinks, Ye Guowei's "old father" mode kicked in again, and he started rambling on, emboldened by the alcohol.
“Ah Cheng, I heard them at the dock that you got into a fight with the village chief today.”
"Brother, nothing like that. I just helped the village chief up after he fell." Ye Cheng would never admit to hitting someone; hitting someone would get him detained, but helping someone up would get him detained.
“The village chief is powerful and influential. We small families should not provoke him. If we can’t go beachcombing, we can go somewhere else. I heard that there are quite a few people going beachcombing in Liu Village next door.”
"Liu Village?" Ye Cheng hadn't thought of that. He had originally planned to rest for two days, but Ye Guowei's suggestion gave him an idea.
"Yeah, their beaches are great, and the locals are quick-witted. I hear a lot of people come here for tourism."
"Okay, I'll go check it out later."
"That's right. Don't always think about going against the village chief. You're all grown up now, and you'll be getting married soon."
Ye Cheng felt a headache coming on as soon as he heard this topic. Sure enough, the issue of being pressured to get married is a headache for both men and women.
“Hey, second brother, there are a lot of nice girls on my family’s side. Would you like me to introduce you to them?” Jiang Yunxiang interjected.
To be honest, this is the first time in all these years that Jiang Yunxiang has mentioned introducing her family to the family. Mainly because Ye Cheng used to be such a scoundrel, who would dare to introduce him to anyone?
"Um, brother, sister-in-law, I'm still young, let's wait a little longer, let's wait a little longer."
"What do you mean 'still young'? You're already over 20. It'll be harder to find someone in a few years."
"Exactly, if you date someone now and it works out, you can get married. If you wait until you're 30, it'll be harder to find someone."
Ye Cheng was speechless. "You two have such outdated ideas. No wonder you're a couple."
Ye Cheng could have eaten for a while longer, but he couldn't stand the pressure to get married, so he quickly ate a couple of bites and ran off.
Damn it, I'm not in a hurry, why are you all so anxious?
After drinking a few bottles of beer, I slept exceptionally well that night.
......
Ye Cheng still had a headache after getting up; it was from drinking alcohol.
Since the beach was closed today, Ye Cheng didn't plan to go beachcombing. He just leisurely got up, washed his face, and brushed his teeth.
Breakfast was steamed buns that Jiang Yunxiang gave me last night. They were just steamed and ready to eat, soft and fluffy. Eating them made me feel incredibly comfortable.
"Brother." A familiar voice called out, and Xiao Hu walked in, full of energy.
"Have you eaten? If not, there are still a few steamed buns in the pot. You can make do with those." Ye Cheng pointed to the kitchen.
"have eaten."
"Brother, shall we go beachcombing today?"
"What are you going to do? It's all locked down. Take a day off and help me clean up the yard." Ye Cheng pointed to the yard, which was almost done. With a little more leveling, it could be used to plant vegetables.
"Ugh, cleaning the yard again?" Little Tiger wanted to lift his bottom and run away as soon as he sat down.
Ye Cheng pressed him down and chuckled, "Don't run away, you've finally walked right into our trap."
Xiao Hu looked miserable. "Then I'll go eat a steamed bun. I might as well eat it."
"Go ahead and get it yourself."
Ye Cheng was overjoyed to have a free helper.
Oh right, it seems the system hasn't been turned on yet today.
Ye Cheng casually opened the system and took a look, then froze instantly.
Luck value: 80
Points: 146
Damn, his luck stat is 80?
There's potential, there absolutely must be potential.
Furthermore, it seems that a new item has been unlocked in the system store: [Catching the Sea], which can be redeemed for 20 points.
This is a matching set with a beachcombing shovel. The shovel is mainly used to dig things out of the mud and sand, while the net is used to catch things in the water.
Without a second thought, Ye Cheng exchanged for two.
Just as Xiao Hu sat down with a steamed bun in his hand and pouting, before he could even pick up the fermented bean curd, Ye Cheng pulled him up.
"Oh, brother, brother, my steamed buns!"
"What are you talking about? Hurry up and go beachcombing, stop eating."
"Damn, I asked you to go earlier and you didn't go, but now you want to go all of a sudden."
Nonsense, I'm not stupid enough to not go for an 80 luck rating.
Ye Cheng grabbed Xiao Hu, hurriedly packed his things, and went out.
"Xiao Hu, go home and get your bike."
"Huh? Where are we going to go beachcombing? And we have to ride bikes?"
"Let's go check out Liu Village next door."
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