Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Although Ye Chuan's whisper was not loud, the lovers next to them still heard it. The girl rolled her eyes at the person next to her, secretly complaining that this guy was really stupid. "Comrade, do you really want two watches? Do you want me to issue an invoice?"

Ye Chuan nodded slightly.

However, Tong Yao said at this time: "Ye Chuan, this is too precious, I can't accept it."

Ye Chuan put away his smile and pretended to be angry and asked, "Have you never thought about marrying me?"

Tong Yao immediately shook her head and denied it: "Of course not, I have always been with you wholeheartedly."

Holding the other's hand, Ye Chuan said gently: "Since you are with me wholeheartedly, my things are also yours, whether it is a watch or other property, its value is no longer considered."

After hearing this, Tong Yao's heart was filled with sweetness and she had nothing to say.

The salesperson wrote out the invoice and handed it to Ye Chuan, but he did not pay immediately and continued to admire the more watches in the display cabinet. "I also want to give one to each of my parents, is that okay?"

Tong Yao was a little confused about this sudden idea: "You want to buy it for them, why are you asking me what I think?"

Ye Chuan laughed and joked, "From now on, you will make all the decisions about family matters, and of course I need your permission when I go shopping."

Seeing his teasing eyes, Tong Yao finally understood that he was teasing her, and gently pinched Ye Chuan's arm, but not too hard, to show that she understood. "Please give me two more tickets, one domestic all-steel men's watch and one women's watch."

Since there were only two shopping tickets left for imported watches, I had to let Mom and Dad make do with domestic watches for now.

The salesperson wrote out the receipt tremblingly. She never expected that she would sell four watches before leaving get off work, with a total of 442 yuan. This business increased her bonus by 2 yuan.

When I got home, my parents had already finished dinner.

Ye Yongshun raised his head and asked with a little dissatisfaction: "Have you told them about your partner's situation?" Liu Yue stopped working. "Mom and Dad, you can just call her Yaoyao."

Liu Yue nodded. As a stepfather, Ye Yongshun might not be able to call him by that name naturally. "Um... have you mentioned the meeting?" Ye Chuan asked as if to confirm. "Yes, I plan to go to Yaoyao's house to meet her parents this weekend. I will find a suitable day next week and bring her back."

"I will give you one day's notice, and I will use the two hours off to go home and cook."

Liu Yue rolled his eyes at him and said, "You don't know how to tell the difference between the five grains. Why do you still need to do it?"

"Haven't I helped you pick the vegetables yet?"

“Does picking vegetables count as cooking?”

Faced with the quarrel between the two elders, Ye Chuan smiled without saying a word, enjoying the warm family atmosphere.

Although their living standard was average, as the only son, they did not quarrel over trivial matters in daily life and the family atmosphere was harmonious.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade his wife, Ye Yongshun turned to his son and suggested, "We still have two bottles of Xifeng wine at home. Bring them with you next time you meet. Let mom go to the department store to pick out some gifts over the weekend so that we don't look shabby."

Liu Yue agreed: "Since we have already met each other's parents, it's time to put marriage on the agenda. It's just that shopping tickets for popular goods are too difficult to get."

But Ye Chuan shook his head and said, "Dad, you can keep those two bottles of wine and enjoy them. You don't have to prepare gifts for us. I can handle it myself."

Hearing this reply, Ye Yongshun's eyes widened in dissatisfaction: "You bastard, you are meeting your future in-laws! And you still..."

Ye Chuan took out two boxes and explained with a smile: "Mom and Dad, Yaoyao and I were shopping in the mall just now and thought that you guys hadn't shown your hands yet, so we bought them for you."

When Ye Yongshun was interrupted, he was about to continue speaking, but his eyes were attracted by the box presented by his son, and he was stunned for a moment.

Liu Yue took the box, opened it, and showed a look of heartache on his face. He complained: "Oh, you prodigal son, I work hard at home every day, why do I need to wear a brand-name watch? You just bought such an expensive item?"

Ye Chuan noticed that although his mother's words were reproachful, her eyes revealed deep love.

He explained: "Mom, my dad has been promoted to captain now, so he must have a timekeeping tool, right? Even if I buy it for him, I can't just think about myself."

Ye Yongshun picked up the second box with a smile, took out a watch and put it on himself.

Liu Yue said anxiously: "Take it off quickly, what if it gets damaged? The children will need it when they get married."

Then, Ye Chuan took out a box from his pocket and said, "Mom, Yaoyao and I have prepared a gift for you and Dad." However, looking at her son's watch and comparing it with the one in her hand, Liu Yue insisted, "This won't do. We don't need this.

You need money for your wedding now, so don’t squander it.”

"I have thrown away the ticket. Without the ticket, they refuse to return the goods." Faced with his mother's accusations, Ye Chuan could only respond helplessly.

Liu Yue complained, but he had actually put the watch on his wrist with a rather proud expression.

At the same time, in another house, the interior of Tong's house:

Tong Yao was busily learning how to knit a scarf from her mother Wang Yuxiu, but her movements were obviously much more unfamiliar compared to her mother's.

Wang Yuxiu corrected her daughter's movements with a smile: "It shouldn't be like this, it should be like that..." Although Tong Yao is smart and has great skills in writing and painting, she seems to lack talent in knitting skills. Tong Yousheng, who was watching the news on TV, couldn't help laughing in his heart.

Tong Yao was sweating profusely, and her hand movements were always not smooth when she was knitting, or she was slow to thread the needle or the thread was messy. "This is really too difficult!" she lamented.

Faced with her daughter's efforts and difficulties, Wang Yuxiu reluctantly suggested: "Forget it, Yaoyao, let's not learn anymore. Let's just go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy one. It's also your kindness."

However, Tong Yao said firmly: "No! I want to learn! It's just a scarf, I can definitely learn it!" At this point, her face turned slightly red, because she couldn't reveal those intimate topics between the two to her parents. "Strange?" Wang Yuxiu just turned her attention to her daughter's needlework, and then found a new watch on her wrist, which was not the previous one. "Yaoyao, did you buy a new watch?" Wang Yuxiu asked, and was even more surprised.

Tong Yao put down the wool in her hand and held up the watch on her wrist to show off: "This is a gift from Ye Chuan."

Wang Yuxiu took it and looked at it, and was even more shocked: "Is this imported?"

Tong Yousheng, who was listening to all this silently, was suddenly surprised because he did not find any Chinese characters on the watch, but only English words. "Yaoyao, how can you accept such a valuable item?" He expressed his dissatisfaction with the child's decision.

However, Tong Yao shyly said: "At first I opposed his choice, saying that the things were too expensive.

But Ye Chuan told me..."

At this point, Tong Yao's face turned even redder, unable to directly describe their private conversation: "He told me: In my heart, you are irreplaceable!"

"Chief Xu, our salesmen are all very capable. I will introduce one to you right away." Before Director Tang could finish his words, he was interrupted by Chief Xu.

"I know that you ranked first in business last month. You, the director, have made a great contribution. And Comrade Tan, the deputy director, is also in a key position and has made outstanding contributions." Chief Xu said, motioning to Deputy Director Tan to come closer and patting his shoulder to encourage him. "These are all my duties, Chief Xu." Deputy Director Tan answered modestly. "Well, you are not self-aggrandizing. You are a good comrade worthy of trust!" Chief Xu nodded with satisfaction and praised.

Ye Chuan narrowed his eyes and stared at the scene in front of him, feeling a little dissatisfied.

Chief Xu obviously came to support Deputy Director Tan, and Director Tang had already shown this trend before he even walked far. It seemed like something would happen next.

Director Tang tried to introduce Ye Chuan several times, but was interrupted every time. In the end, he just followed behind in silence.

Deputy Director Tan followed Section Chief Xu with a smug look on his face, glancing at Ye Chuan from time to time with a smug expression on his face.

Even the obese Han Pangzi could see through it and said angrily: "Brother Chuanzi, Lao Tan is going too far. It seems like he is the one who is taking the business."

Faced with this situation, Ye Chuan responded expressionlessly: "Let him be, but it seems that the new director may be very familiar with Deputy Director Tan."

"What should we do now?"

"If enemies come, we will fight them with our soldiers; if water comes, we will block it with earth. Our business will not slip away!" Although Fatty Han did not seem to fully understand the meaning of this sentence, he nodded in agreement.

It was almost time to get off work before Section Chief Xu led the team away.

Director Tang saw him off with a smile, and then returned to his office in silence.

Deputy Director Tan strode with his head held high, smiling as if he was inspecting something, as if he was in control.

Everyone was talking in low voices. "Is it Old Tan who took over the position of director?" "No, this guy has too little experience." "I really don't understand how he can do this." Fatty Han looked at Ye Chuan in confusion: "Brother Chuanzi, is it really Old Tan?"

Ye Chuan shook his head and rejected it: "Impossible, he is not at that level yet. Director Tang said that he was transferred from the municipal company."

After finishing work, Ye Chuan went to the cooperative next door.

It was a time when the flow of people was high and Han Lifen was busy, skillfully weighing and collecting bills for the customers.

After a while, another clerk took over the shift. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and stepped aside. "Xiao Ye is here. What's up?" After saying that, she sat down on the chair and exhaled deeply, then picked up the teacup and drank all the water in one breath. "Sister, I have something to ask of you." Ye Chuan said. "Tell me, what is it?"

Ye Chuan rubbed his hands and said, "Sister, I want to buy two bottles of Moutai and some cakes. What do you think?"

When Han Lifen heard this, her heart trembled slightly.

This kid is getting himself into trouble again. "Xiao Ye, don't even think about it. Moutai requires an invoice. You must not come to me for this kind of thing. This is wrong," Han Lifen reminded solemnly.

Ye Chuan was stunned and hurriedly explained: "Sister, you misunderstood, I really have the ticket." Only then did Han Lifen breathe a sigh of relief. "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Which day do you want it?" she asked. "This Saturday, and another six pounds of cakes!" Ye Chuan replied.