Chapter 64: Freshman, You Are Being Unreasonable
Gu Zhao came in and saw that she seemed to be still angry. "Why are you angry? I didn't do anything to you."
Ye Tan turned his back and didn't look at him. It hasn't happened yet, what else do you want?
"Xiao Tan." Gu Zhao leaned in. "If you're tired, just take a break. I won't bother you anymore."
Ye Tan glanced at him, and Gu Zhao immediately smiled and patted his thigh to signal: "Come here, are your legs sore? Let me massage your legs."
…
Ye Yanlin went out carrying a bag of dried abalone.
I walked along the street to the riverside, and when I saw the girl waiting, I immediately walked up to her.
"Qinghe, this is a specialty of the island that my younger sister sent back some time ago. My mother asked me to bring some back for you to try."
Shan Qinghe didn't take it, but put his hands behind his back and chuckled: "How can this be so embarrassing? You should take it back home for your family to eat."
Seeing her smile, Ye Yanlin couldn't help but smile too. He simply grabbed her hand and stuffed the thing into her hand.
"Here, we have plenty left at home. Steam them and dip them in some sauce. They're delicious in soup, too."
Shan Qinghe felt a little shy when her hand was held, but she did not refuse. The two of them walked slowly along the river.
Ye Yanlin thought for a while before he mustered up the courage to ask her, "My mom asked me to ask you, we're dating now, when can I come and propose?"
Shan Qinghe blushed and whispered, "Aren't we just dating? Isn't it too soon?"
Ye Yanlin: "Not soon. I'm already 24 this year, and will be 25 soon. If I don't get married soon, my mom will say I'm old."
Ye Yanlin was born in mid-summer, which happened not long ago, so he is now twenty-four, and twenty-five in lunar age.
Shan Qinghe smiled, glancing at his face with her black and white eyes, "You're not old at all, you're quite handsome." After she finished speaking, she felt embarrassed by her own words, lowered her head, and walked to the front.
Ye Yanlin was very pleased with what she said. He caught up with her and tentatively took her hand. Seeing that she didn't object, he said happily, "Qinghe, do you want me to propose to you?"
Shan Qinghe looked at the river beside him and said in a low voice that was almost inaudible, "Whatever you want."
After saying that, he waved his hand and ran away.
Ye Yanlin was stunned at the back for a moment, then realized that she had agreed. He was so excited that he shouted to the girl's back, "Then wait for me at home. I'll go to your house to propose in two days."
Ye Yanlin is getting engaged.
Ye Tan was surprised for a moment when he heard the news, and thought to himself, my brother is amazing. He became a free man and found someone to marry right away.
This speed is not much slower than her original speed.
Both the brother and sister got married in a flash.
Along with the news of Ye Yanlin's marriage, Erfeng was pregnant with twins. The Li family took it very seriously. Li Congjun, who had not visited his father-in-law's house since his marriage, even took Erfeng back to her parents' home.
Erfeng didn't know what she was thinking. She didn't stay at home and took Li Congjun to Ye Tan's house to visit her cousin.
According to Ye Yanlin's later description, Li Congjun called their father "uncle" without blushing or breathing heavily, and also called him "cousin". The three members of the family were all disgusted and could not eat much of dinner that day.
Ye Yanlin complained to Ye Tan on the phone: "Erfeng must have come here on purpose to disgust us because you were dating Li Congjun before, and now you're pregnant and you come to our house to show off."
"Erfeng knew there was still no news about you, and she asked mom and dad to remind you to see a doctor and get treatment early. She was so proud, as if she was the only woman in the world who could give birth."
"Xiao Tan, you're still young, so it's right for you not to rush into having children. Just wait until your brother gets married and immediately give birth to seven or eight children. It'll piss her off to death."
Ye Tan was speechless after hearing this. They weren't pigs, and there were seven or eight of them in the litter.
"Brother, there's no need. Really, we shouldn't compare ourselves with them. There's nothing to compare. Besides, we shouldn't just look at quantity, we should also look at quality. If the quality is good, even if there's only one of us, it's still worth two of hers."
Before her eldest nephew was born, Ye Tan was already teaching her brother how to raise a child.
Ye Yanlin still felt that his sister was right. He would give birth to a child himself when the time came. With their looks, the child would not be bad.
In his heart, his sister Ye Tan is a natural talent and very smart. People say that nieces resemble their aunts, so his son will definitely be smart. However, with Erfeng's brain and Li Congjun's bad character, even if they give birth to twins or quadruplets, they will not be as smart and pleasing as one of his.
The more Ye Yanlin thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case. He couldn't wait to get married, and he urged for the wedding date as soon as he hung up the phone.
Xu Huiling was annoyed and slapped him. "You keep pushing me. How about setting a wedding date for tomorrow? Then tell your sister not to come back. She won't be able to make it in time."
Ye Yanlin was so confused by his mother's scolding, "How can my little sister not come back? I will only get married once in my life. I am her biological brother, how can she not come back?"
Xu Huiling: "Why not? Quanzhi didn't come back when Erfeng got married."
Ye Quanzhi is Ye Jianhui's eldest son. He is a few years older than Ye Yanlin. He went to the countryside a few years earlier, got married and had children there, and has not been back for many years.
Ye Yanlin: "How can my cousin and I be the same?" He might not even remember that there was a sister named Erfeng.
"Then don't push me."
Ye Yanlin didn't dare to urge her. Marriage was important, and his sister was also important.
The wedding date was set for early August, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was just a few days away. The couple thought it would be better to take a few more days off and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at home before returning.
Gu Zhao used to be a workaholic. He only took annual leave throughout the year to go home to see Lin Qiuyun. He never went back to work overtime in the army during other holidays, and accumulated a lot of vacation time.
When the superiors heard that he wanted to ask for leave to go home to attend his brother-in-law's wedding and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, they approved it without much consideration.
I received the leave note half a month before returning home.
Ye Tan also started to prepare.
The wedding gifts for my new sister-in-law were a dress and a set of home pajamas. Actually, she wanted to give her something more interesting, but she was afraid that the advanced and open style would scare people, so she gave up the idea with regret and had the clothes made in a proper manner.
In addition, after traveling all the way home, she had to bring back local specialties. She bought some dried seafood from her fellow villagers and made a new shell wind chime. She went back and hung it on the window for her brother to listen to, and also let her family members who had never seen the sea feel the breath of the sea.
After preparing a big bag of miscellaneous things, Gu Zhao went out to sea again. This time he would be gone for a week. When he came back from the sea, they could set off for home.
The day before leaving, Gu Zhao rolled out dough and made dumplings.
There are pork with mushrooms, shrimp and tofu, leeks and eggs, both meat and vegetables. Even the sauce for dipping the dumplings is prepared and kept in the freezer.
The couple was intimate at night. Gu Zhao was very demanding, tossing and turning, as if he wanted to advance the amount for the next week.
Ye Tan felt like all his energy had been sucked out, and he didn't even have the strength to move a finger.
However, Ye Tan still forced himself to see him off early the next morning despite being tired.
The sea breeze blew up her skirt, and fine sand fell into her shoes, making her weak feet feel a little uncomfortable when walking.
Gu Zhao knew that she was exhausted last night, so he pulled her aside and said, "Don't go any further, just stop here. I need to get on board soon."
Ye Tan obediently stopped walking, hugged Gu Zhao's arm and said softly: "Then I will wait for you at home. Don't worry, I will eat well."
Gu Zhao nodded in satisfaction, his eyes gentle as he smoothed her hair. "Then you can go back. It's windy today, don't catch a cold. Go back and get some sleep."
Ye Tan shook his arm and said, "I want to watch you get on board."
Can you stand your wife acting like a spoiled brat like this? Gu Zhao couldn't stand it anyway.
Looking at Ye Tan's soft face and sweet smile, the image of her charming look with tears in her eyelashes last night echoed in my mind.
His eyes gradually became deep, and he only retracted his gaze when he saw several comrades approaching.
"Okay, stay here for a while and then go back. I have to go."
Ye Tan raised the corners of her lips, gave him a gentle smile, slowly let go of his arm, and a hint of reluctance appeared in her eyes.
Last night he called him a dog, and today he cried like a dog.
She had never felt much when going out to sea before, but this time she suddenly felt reluctant to leave. Ye Tan couldn't help but feel sad. "Husband, although you are sometimes too much, I don't want to remarry yet, so you must come back safely." This was her deepest expectation and blessing in her heart.
Gu Zhao...
His mood instantly froze. He glared and lowered his voice, "What do you mean by remarrying? It's just going out to sea. No one will die." Gu Zhao changed his tone and said coldly, "But don't even think about it if I die. I will take you with me."
Ye Tan believed Gu Zhao's words to be cold and ruthless, and could not help but pout and accuse him, "You are so heartless, selfish, and unreasonable..."
Gu Zhao: Haha~
The next moment Ye Tan changed the subject: "But I like it."
Taking advantage of the fact that his back was facing the crowd, Ye Tan quickly grabbed Gu Zhao's hand and placed a gentle kiss on his palm.
Gu Zhao…his heart was like a small boat, rocking again…
"Old Gu, let's go." A shout came from not far away. Gu Zhao took a last deep look at Ye Tan and turned to board the ship.
"Can't bear to leave your wife?"
Gu Zhao covered his palms with his hands and said nothing.
The other party didn't care about his attitude. Who wasn't reluctant to leave at the beginning?
He sighed, "I was like this when I first got married. Every time I went out to sea, I felt uncomfortable. But it got better over time. Occasionally, I could go out to sea and feel quiet and at peace, and I could feel warm for a few days when I got home."
Several other married people also nodded and said: After being married for a long time, people would quarrel over trivial matters, and some wives would like to nag. Going to sea became a good place for men to escape from their families.
Gu Zhao himself usually liked Ye Tan talking in his ear and liked being stuck with her, so he didn't participate in this topic.
Everyone was talking as they walked up the stairs to board the ship. Gu Zhao stood at the railing and looked back, and saw Ye Tan wearing an emerald green dress.
As if she noticed that he was looking at her, Ye Tan raised her arms and waved them at him vigorously. As the ship sailed away, Ye Tan's figure gradually disappeared on the coastline.
Ye Tan waited until he could no longer see the shadow of the boat before turning around and leaving the shore. He picked up a few beautiful shells along the way and then rode his bike home.
When he was almost at the gate of the family compound, he saw a figure on the side of the road. There was a short woman standing next to her with her head down. Ye Tan didn't see her face and didn't know who she was, so he didn't bother to say hello.
As Ye Tan just passed by, the short woman raised her head and saw Ye Tan's face flashing by. She curled her lips and said, "Chaozi, who is this? She is dressed in fancy clothes and looks weird, like a vixen."
Sun Chao stared at Ye Tan's back for a long time, not willing to look away. When he heard the words in his ear, he didn't know what to think, so he said: "She is just a vixen, she is really good at seducing people."
Short woman: "Why, did she hook up with you?"
Sun Chao chuckled: "Just a few words."
The short woman immediately pinched her waist and said "Pooh" to Ye Tan's back, "How shameless!" Then she taught her son: "Chaozi, you can't let yourself be seduced by this kind of woman. I know from your mother that if this kind of woman seduces you, she will spend all your money and ruin your family business."
Sun Chao walked with a wandering gaze, thinking to himself, if she could really seduce him, spending some money would be nothing, it would be more than he could wish for.
*
When Gu Zhao was away and Zhao Xiaoya was pregnant and had to go to work, the two of them had fewer opportunities to play together, so Ye Tan developed the habit of picking up bargains at the seaport where fishermen came and went.
There are always some large clams and conch shells thrown away by people here. Ye Tan picked up a lot of them and put several of them on the bookshelf at home. Two of them are conchs and pearl shells. They were wiped clean by Ye Tan and placed on the bookshelf. He would appreciate them when he has time.
My luck was average today. I picked up a few clams but no big conchs.
However, Ye Tan was satisfied. He took the clams home to try his luck at opening pearls. Of course, he didn't get any pearls. Ye Tan was not angry. He just opened them for fun.
She rinsed the pool clean and sent the clam meat to Zhou Xiuxiu's house in the back to feed the chickens.
As Ye Tan walked to the door of Zhou Xiuxiu's house with the basin in his hand, he heard a child screaming in the yard, and Li Chunjuan's voice: "Oh, the amniotic fluid broke, the baby is about to be born, Xiaosheng, quickly take Xiuxiu to the hospital."
There was a commotion in the yard, and someone could hear something falling.
Before Ye Tan could react, Rong Sheng came over quickly with Zhou Xiuxiu in his arms.
Seeing him sweating with anxiety, it seemed that he was planning to carry the baby to the hospital. But before he got there, the baby was already dead.
In the emergency, Ye Tan's mind raced. He quickly remembered that Zhao Xiaofang had a cart at home, so he said to the anxious Rong Sheng, "Don't worry. You'll be exhausted if you can't carry Sister Xiuxiu to the hospital like this. Let me find a car and I'll be back soon."
After Ye Tan finished speaking, he didn't wait for Rong Sheng to react. He dropped the basin and ran to Zhao Xiaofang's house further behind.
When they arrived at Zhao Xiaofang's house, fortunately there was someone there. As soon as Ye Tan said that Zhou Xiuxiu was about to give birth, Zhao Xiaofang's sister-in-law immediately pulled out the cart without saying a word, and pushed it to Zhou Xiuxiu's house with Ye Tan.
Li Chunjuan had already brought a quilt from home, and when she saw them coming, she quickly spread the quilt out.
Rongsheng put Zhou Xiuxiu, who was sweating from the pain, on the cart with a serious face, and pushed the cart away. Ye Tan didn't think much about it and followed to help push the cart.
Li Chunjuan also wanted to go, but when she looked at the two children following behind, the older one was fine, just frightened, but the younger one started crying when he saw his mother screaming in pain.
Li Chunjuan couldn't let go and was anxious when Zhao's sister-in-law said, "Aunt, please leave the child at my house first. You can go and take a look."
Li Chunjuan was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him. She turned around and gave the two children some instructions. Without even having time to close the door, she hurriedly followed him.
After the people walked away, Zhao's sister-in-law turned around to help hang the gate, and took the two children back to her own home first.
Rongsheng was pushing the cart very fast on the road, and Ye Tan could hardly keep up. In the end, he could only follow behind. He didn't know what was the point of catching up, but it was not appropriate to turn back halfway, so he had to bite the bullet and keep going.
When they arrived at the military hospital, a young nurse came out at the door. When she saw them, she asked what was going on.
Rongsheng: "My wife is about to give birth."
The young nurse had been through a lot, so she wasn't too anxious when she heard the baby was about to be born. She first called out for a stretcher, then went over to check on Zhou Xiuxiu's condition. Then, with a relaxed expression, she said to Rang Rongsheng, "The pregnant woman is fine. Let's take her to the delivery room first."
Just then, several doctors came out of the gate, and Zhou Xiuxiu was put on a stretcher and quickly sent to the delivery room.
Looking at the door closing in front of him, Rongsheng was still a little dazed, unable to recover from his shock.
Ye Tan breathed a sigh of relief and then bent down to hammer his calves.
I haven't run fast in many years, and the aftereffects of my last mountain climbing trip have only just recovered a few days ago.
In the silence outside, the door of the delivery room opened from the inside and a young nurse came out. Rongsheng immediately stepped forward and asked: "How is my wife? Did she give birth?"
The young nurse laughed when she was asked, stopped and said, "Comrade, we just came in, how can it be so fast?" Then she left.
Ye Tan sat down on the chair and watched Rongsheng spinning around. It was the same as in TV dramas, where a man spins around in front of the operating room door while his wife is giving birth.
After a while, there was a sound of clattering footsteps in the corridor. Ye Tan turned around and saw that it was Li Chunjuan.
"How is it, where's Xiuxiu?" she asked.
Rongsheng only said: "Xiuxiu went in."
Ye Tan added: "The nurse said Sister Xiuxiu is doing okay. Auntie, don't worry, just sit down and take a rest."
Li Chunjuan seemed to be comforted. She sat down on the chair after listening to Ye Tan, but her eyes were still fixed on the door in front of her.
Suddenly, Rongsheng next to him stopped spinning and stared at the door in front of him.
Soon Ye Tan heard bursts of cries of pain coming from inside the door.
The voice was low at first, then it got louder and louder. Ye Tan felt panicked when he heard it, and his fingers clenched together.
Li Chunjuan noticed this and thought that Ye Tan had never been pregnant before, so she was afraid that she would be frightened. "Xiao Tan, thank you for your help today. It's getting late now, and it will be difficult to leave if we wait until dark. You might as well go back first."
Ye Tan looked at the sky. It was still light when he came, but he didn't expect it to be dark now. Time passed so quickly.
Ye Tan also knew that he could not help much here, so he stood up and said, "Auntie, I will go home first. The door was not locked when I came out."
I was just going to deliver something and thought I would be back soon, but she closed the door. I never expected that I would encounter the issue of childbirth.
Li Chunjuan hurriedly told her to go back quickly.
Ye Tantian returned home before dark. The door was still the same as before he left, untouched.
She opened the door, walked in, and locked it from the inside.
This is her habit when she is alone at home, so she feels safer.
Coming to the kitchen, Ye Tan took out some vegetarian dumplings from the refrigerator and put them in the pot to cook. However, he was thinking about Zhou Xiuxiu and didn't know how she was doing now.
As she was thinking about things, her appetite was not very good. She ate half of the dumplings, with five or six left. She really didn't want to eat anymore. Ye Tan didn't force herself. She cleaned up and went to take a shower.
In the middle of the night, I heard a noise behind me.
When Ye Tan was alone, she slept more alertly. She sat up and listened, and seemed to hear a child crying, but it was vague and unclear, and it was quiet again after a while.
Ye Tan continued to listen carefully for a while, but there was no sound. She then lay down, but tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep.
The next day, Ye Tan had just gotten up when there was a knock on the door. She went to the door and saw Li Chunjuan.
Li Chunjuan waited for her to open the door and handed her the basin. "You left it at my door yesterday."
This is the basin that Ye Tan used to store the clam meat yesterday. It is clean inside and you can tell it has been scrubbed.
Ye Tan took it and said with a smile: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. I'm so sorry for bothering you to come all the way here."
"What's the trouble?" Li Chunjuan said, "I should be the one thanking you. Here is a red egg, please have it." She took out a red egg and put it into Ye Tan's hand.
Ye Tan knew the custom in some places that when a family has a new member, they cook red eggs, so he quickly asked, "Has Sister Xiuxiu given birth yet?"
Li Chunjuan nodded: "She gave birth last night in the middle of the night. She's a fat girl weighing over six kilograms."
Ye Tan breathed a sigh of relief and congratulated her with a smile: "Congratulations, Auntie, you're going to be a grandmother again."
Li Chunjuan came here just to deliver the red eggs and return the basin. Now that the things were delivered, she was in a hurry to go back.
She looked at the sun rising higher and higher, "Xiao Tan, you go get busy. I have things to do at home, and I have to bring soup to Xiuxiu later, so I won't chat with you any more."
Ye Tan: "Then I'll go see Sister Xiuxiu and the child in the afternoon."
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