This was the first time Ye Jin'er and her sister had ever been on a boat.
Looking at the vast lake and feeling the refreshing autumn breeze, I couldn't have been happier.
Shen Zhiyan also gave each of the sisters a fishing rod and taught them how to fish.
The two little girls didn't have the patience. After fishing for half an hour, they couldn't stand it anymore and went to play backgammon with Shen Manman on the deck.
Shen Manman tossed the dice listlessly.
Ye Huan'er laughed and said, "Is Sister Man sulking? Why are you all puffed up?"
Shen Manman touched her face and said, "No, I'm very happy today! Thank you for inviting me to go boating on the lake."
Shen Manman was still angry with Shen Zhiyan.
The stepmother I liked and trusted is gone.
I'll have to face a complete stranger in the future, and just thinking about it makes me feel terrible.
But today is Ye Huan'er's birthday, and I can't spoil the fun.
She glanced at Ye Caiping's retreating figure, thinking how difficult it was for her aunt to force herself to cater to the fisherman's hobby.
Thinking about it, Shen Manman walked over and said, "Auntie, would you like to play backgammon with us?"
Ye Caiping glanced at the chessboard not far away. It was a game of this era, where players moved by rolling dice.
Shen Zhiyan rolled her eyes at her: "We're fishing."
Shen Manman was furious. "Hmph, he has the nerve to go shopping with other women, and fishing is so boring, so he goes to Aunt Ye."
Does Aunt Ye deserve to be bored with him?
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "I quite like fishing."
Shen Manman asked suspiciously, "Really?"
"certainly."
Shen Zhiyan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Ye Caiping with a smile on his lips.
Shen Manman was stunned to see the two of them acting in unison. If she hadn't already known that he had another woman, she would have suspected that there was something going on between them.
Ye Caiping pinched Chen Manman's cheek again: "Besides, I'm fishing for you guys to eat! Otherwise... well, anyway, it's for lunch."
Shen Manman then laughed: "Hehe, that's true. If we rely on Father, we'll all go hungry."
Shen Zhiyan: "..."
Seeing that Shen Manman had stopped playing backgammon, Ye Jin'er and her companion came over to fish as well.
They kept baiting and reeling in the bait, always misunderstanding that there were fish, and the group was having a great time.
Shen Manman finally cheered up. Forget it, she didn't want to think about her stinky father's nonsense anymore.
At least today her aunt, Jin'er, and Huan'er played with her.
It was noon soon, and they ate the fish that the Ye sisters, Caiping and Jin'er, had caught.
Various boiled fish, grilled fish, stewed fish...
Ye Caiping was as lucky as ever, catching basket after basket of fish, while the Ye Jin'er sisters also caught two or three palm-sized fish.
Shen Zhiyan's hands were empty; he didn't even have any fish fry.
Shen Manman... didn't either!
This was Shen Manman's first time fishing, and she didn't catch a single fish...
She used to laugh at her father's fish fry every day!
Shen Manman looked at her hands in disbelief... How could this be?
Ye Caiping looked at Shen Manman with pity. This girl... could she have inherited her father's air force physique?
After the meal, everyone presented Ye Huan'er with gifts.
Ye Caiping gave her a pair of jade cricket hairpins, Jin'er gave her handmade beaded flowers, and Manman gave her a bracelet. Shen Zhiyan gave Ye Huan'er a peace lock necklace.
Holding the collar, Ye Huan'er paused for a moment.
Men are generally not allowed to give women personal items, except to elders.
However, the peace lock necklace symbolizes a wish for the child's safety. It is usually given by grandparents or parents, and very rarely by other elders.
Ye Huan'er glanced at Ye Caiping.
Ye Caiping looked at her with a smile.
Ye Huan'er happily accepted it and put it around her neck: "Thank you, Mr. Chen."
The family of five played until evening, had dinner, watched the fireworks, and then headed home.
After returning to the Shen family, Shen Zhiyan personally escorted them back to the village before leaving.
Ye Caiping said, "After you've finished washing up, come to my room. I have something to tell you."
......
At 9 PM, Ye Caiping had just finished washing up and was sitting at her dressing table combing her hair.
"mother."
The Ye sisters walked in, both wearing pajamas.
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Come here."
As he spoke, he pulled them to sit on the bed.
Ye Caiping sat in the middle, with her two daughters on either side of her.
Ye Caiping felt a little embarrassed and coughed lightly, "We haven't had a heart-to-heart talk in a long time. Let's chat tonight."
Ye Jin'er looked at Ye Caiping with clear eyes: "Mother, are you going to marry Mr. Shen?"
Ye Caiping choked, almost choking on her own saliva.
She had a long list of lines to say, but she didn't know where to start. Who would have thought that this girl would be so direct!
Feeling awkward, Ye Caiping decided to bring up the question: "Uh... how did you know?"
Ye Jin'er pouted and said, "We're not stupid."
Ye Huan'er: "Mother's new hairpin is made of the same material as Mr. Shen's."
When Shen Zhiyan first brought Old Hong, who was building the bridge, they noticed that both of them were wearing the same translucent jade hairpins.
Although they maintained a distance, seemingly the same as before, it was also different. There was always a subtle, tangible, and intangible sense of intimacy between them.
In addition, there are the small fish that Mr. Shen gave me before.
In addition, Shen Zhiyan gave Huan'er a peace lock necklace today. Isn't he trying to become their father?
Ye Caiping blushed slightly: "Then..."
Ye Huan'er hugged Ye Caiping tightly and took her hand, saying, "We both want to."
“We all want Mother to find someone who understands and cares for her, someone to support her as she grows old.” Ye Jin’er held Ye Caiping’s other hand and rested her head in the crook of Ye Caiping’s neck.
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