In a blink of an eye, it was the Lantern Festival. Chen Xingling went out early in the morning and hurried to her parents' home to pick up her son.
Little Tiger was making windmills with a group of cousins under a banyan tree. When he saw his mother coming, he stopped playing and ran towards her.
"Mom! You're finally here! I've been waiting for you for a long, long time!"
Chen Xingling put his bike aside, squatted down and hugged the little guy.
"Wait for me? No? I see you never want to leave your grandparents' house every time you come. Otherwise, why don't you ask your uncles to give you a ride when they go to the city? Huh? And mom has to ride a bicycle to pick you up? Are you so arrogant?"
Little Tiger laughed and said, "My uncles couldn't bear to leave me and wouldn't let them take me with them."
"Oh!" Seeing him push it away completely, Chen Xingling couldn't help but tease, "Are you the one who can't bear to leave, or are your uncles? Since you're here and won't let me in, then don't come next time."
Little Tiger shook his head again and again: "No! Grandpa and grandma will miss me too much. If you don't think about me, you have to think about the old people! If they don't see me for a few days, they will lose their appetite. Mom, can you bear it?"
"You little jerk!" Chen Xingling scolded with a smile, "That's a very high-sounding excuse! You're right!"
Little Tiger laughed loudly, pulled her hand and insisted on playing with them.
Chen Xingling looked around and asked, "Why are you here? Where are your grandparents? Did they go to the sea?"
Daqiang quickly answered: "A lot of mantis shrimps rolled up on the beach early in the morning, and my grandparents were trying to catch them. My mom said mantis shrimps have too many spines, so she wouldn't let us help."
"Oh." Chen Xingling nodded.
Little Tiger realized belatedly that his father had not come, so he asked, "Mom, does Dad still have to go to work today?"
"No, your dad is on a business trip." Chen Xingling replied: "He said he would come back soon, so he should be able to come back in a few days."
Little Tiger's cute face immediately fell, and he pouted in grievance: "Dad promised me...when I come to the Lantern Festival, he will help me calculate the area and volume of the cone."
Chen Xingling hurriedly said, "Your father left a big envelope for you. It's on his desk. It says 'To Gu Yinmo'."
"Really?!" The little guy instantly became excited and asked, "Is it the same question I didn't understand last time? Is it?"
Chen Xingling shook his head: "I don't know! Your father was in a hurry on a business trip that night and had to leave within half an hour. I only had time to help him pack his clothes and couldn't say much else. When you wake up, you can read the letter yourself."
"Come on." Little Tiger quickly regained his smile: "Mom, come play with me with the windmill! I found that the wheels of the windmill have to be this way, offset by about ten degrees, so that it can turn faster!"
Chen Xingling came forward and finished with the little guy.
After playing for a while, Chen Xingling saw his fourth brother slowly coming up from below carrying a wooden barrel on his back, his clothes soaked with sea water.
"Fourth brother!" Chen Xingling came forward and asked, "Are you all at the beach?"
Chen Jixing smiled and replied, "Except for your fourth sister-in-law who is still sleeping, all the other adults are up. The beach was packed with shrimps early in the morning, most of which were washed up by the waves last night. Most of them were mantis shrimps this time. I picked up some big ones and steamed them for your fourth sister-in-law to eat."
"Wow!" Chen Xingling leaned over to take a look and praised: "They are quite big! Palm-sized mantis shrimps are considered quite big! Give me a few, I want some too!"
My family is planning to grill and cook rice dumplings in the afternoon, so I have to prepare some more fresh seafood this time.
Chen Jixing smiled dotingly, "We've picked up a lot of them at home, so yours is a must. Stay for lunch, stay with your parents, and chat with your fourth sister-in-law."
"What's wrong?" Chen Xingling couldn't help asking, "I heard that Fourth Sister-in-law has been in a bad mood these past two days... Did you have a fight?"
Fourth brother did not go to the factory yesterday, and third brother quietly told her that the young couple had a loud quarrel the night before, and it was probably because fourth sister-in-law was in a bad mood, and fourth brother could not get out of it and go into the city.
Chen Jixing smiled bitterly: "It's all because we're going out to sea in two days."
"Didn't you explain it clearly to Fourth Sister-in-law?" Chen Xingling asked.
Chen Jixing lowered his voice and said, "I thought that since it had been a few months, she should have gotten over it. I quietly discussed with her that if the trial sale was unsuccessful, I would temporarily go to work at the shipping company and earn a few more months' salary. Your fourth sister-in-law was furious... She has been ignoring me these past few days."
Chen Xingling frowned and whispered, "You clearly know that this is what Fourth Sister-in-law hates the most, so how can you keep testing her on the edge of anger? Aren't you asking for trouble?"
"Not only did he scold me, he also pinched me." Chen Jixing smiled bitterly, his hand unconsciously touching his waist, "There are few spots on my waist that are not bruised - it hurts a lot!"
Chen Xingling laughed loudly: "You deserve it! You are the one who got punished!"
"You stupid girl! What do you know!" Chen Jixing explained with a bit of embarrassment: "That motorcycle was very expensive, and it took up all the money I had. When we got married, I almost didn't have enough money. Siya from the factory said she would pay...but I don't have much money, I'm not sure!"
Over the past decade, Chen Jixing has spent almost all his time on the boat. Except for occasionally buying things for his family, he doesn't spend much money.
Every day when he woke up, he saw the vast ocean, and when he fell asleep, he saw the vast ocean. There was no possibility of any consumption at all, so he was "forced" to develop the habit of not consuming.
Of course, once you get ashore, your purchasing desire, which has not been exercised for several months, suddenly explodes, making it easy to make impulse purchases.
This time I bought a lot of motorcycles in one go, which resulted in an over budget. I spent a lot of money but never had any income, and I felt uncertain.
Chen Xingling understood his fourth brother's embarrassment and whispered, "Since your fourth sister-in-law said she has some savings, don't worry, just give in to her for now. You are just getting married, so you shouldn't quarrel. If it gets out, no one will listen. We all live close to each other, so everyone knows about it at once. Mom and Dad are secretly worried about you, but they don't want to ask."
There are many advantages to living together as a big family. For example, they can look after each other and rush together when something happens at home, as there is strength in numbers.
But everything has its pros and cons. For example, there is no such thing as privacy. Once something happens in a family, unless there is no noise at all, the whole family will know about it soon.
"Let's just take this one trip." Chen Jixing lowered his voice, "At least this one trip. A thousand pieces are only a few dozen kilograms, which is my own. If it is a commodity, the customs will have to check it carefully. After the inspection, the goods may be dirty or damaged, and taxes will be collected. Let alone other things, the tax alone is enough to pay seriously. We are just trying to sell it, as long as we hide it a little bit, the goods are not conspicuous, there is no need to make so much trouble."
Chen Xingling suddenly realized and whispered: "I didn't consider it... If there are more in the future, what should we do then?"
"Don't worry." Chen Jixing explained: "The inspection at the dock is not very strict, and we are not hazardous materials. We can just pack it in a snakeskin bag at most. If it sells well, I will naturally find a way to deal with it."
Chen Xingling couldn't help but ask: "Is it safe?"
"It's safe," Chen Jixing explained. "As long as it's not illegal trading or dealing with harmful or toxic substances, there's nothing to worry about. I've been drifting on the sea for more than ten days, and I still have some solutions."
Chen Xingling was finally relieved, and said: "If the business gets bigger in the future, we will cooperate with the shipping company and pay as much as we should. No matter how it is formally done, we will do it according to the law."
"No hurry, no hurry." Chen Jixing whispered, "It's just a few towels and tablecloths. There's no need to make a big fuss for now. I've already told the leaders, and they said a few dozen kilograms won't be a big problem. They've been around the docks for a long time, and they know a lot of people there. If there's a problem, just ask them for help right away."
"Tuo." Chen Xingling reminded: "No matter what, it's better to be careful."
Chen Jixing smiled bitterly: "Come on, stop talking nonsense. The most important thing is that you help me persuade your fourth sister-in-law. Just send it this time. If the process goes smoothly, the products can be sold, and the business can be done, I will stay with her in Yucheng and run the embroidery factory."
"Yes, yes, yes." Chen Xingling could only agree: "I'll be there right away."
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