Chapter 71

This money is not much for the Ye family now.

However, Ye's mother thought that staying at home with nothing to do was not bad, so she stayed with Li Hui's parents, along with Ye Yuan's second aunt, and the few elderly people started their "business." Although the first batch only brought in 1500 yuan, the few elderly people were still very happy.

When the wind chimes were sent through express delivery, the other side also promptly transferred the money, after all, with the relationship with the supplier, they were not afraid of being cheated out of 1500 yuan.

Who knew that a few days later, the other side called and said that the wind chimes were selling very well.

Many tourists liked them because they were not expensive and had a distinct seaside feature. They not only bought them for themselves as souvenirs but also bought more to give to their friends.

Thus, the other side planned for a long-term cooperation, and Ye's mother was quite surprised by this news.

In the end, they decided to hire two old sisters from the same village to help. The two women would come by boat with the fish farm workers every day and be sent back in the evening. They were paid 5 yuan per wind chime for their labor.

When Niuniu was telling the story, she spoke in a disjointed manner.

This made Ye Yuan completely unable to understand what was going on. In the end, he had to ask his father to find out the whole story.

"That's not really a business, just a bunch of old sisters fooling around."

Mother said this, but the joy on her face could not be hidden.

Ye Yuan still supported his mother doing this, not because of the money, but mainly because it gave her something to do.

The parents were chatting and laughing, and Niuniu, not knowing what the adults were doing, would occasionally laugh along when she saw them laughing.

Ye Yuan noticed that his sister had not laughed all day, just quietly serving Niuniu dishes.

This was not like his sister, who usually liked to talk a lot. Today, she had not said a single word, which was very unusual.

Ye Yuan did not plan to ask directly but tried to probe with a question.

"How is your husband? Is he very busy?"

After asking this, Ye Yuan noticed that his sister's expression clearly did not look good.

"Don't mention him, he just runs to Blue Island all day. It's been so long since he came home, and he calls less and less..."

Seeing her sister's state, Mother also spoke to comfort her.

"Men should have a career. In the past, there was no opportunity, and he was stuck in the building materials company. Now that there's an opportunity, don't overthink it. I don't think Xiao Nie is that kind of person."

Father, who was enjoying his drink, also put down his glass and said sternly.

"How can having a career mean neglecting the family? I stay at home every day. I rarely go out, let alone to Blue Island. I hardly even go to Pinghai County. That's what a good man does."

Mother glared at Father. "Is that what a good man does? When you were young, you went to the county to gamble as soon as you came back from the sea, and you even corrupted the third one..."

Mother, realizing she had said too much, quickly changed the subject. "We're talking about Xiao Nie now. Don't compare him to you. I think Xiao Nie is better than you, and he's just a little bit behind our little Yuan."

Ye Yuan, listening to all this, felt like he had come back to a different family after being away for a month.

He could understand every word, but when put together, it made no sense. Could his cultivation have damaged his brain?

He quickly stopped his parents from arguing and looked at his sister.

"Sis, what happened at home?"

"Nothing, just that your brother-in-law is very busy and doesn't come home much. I'm just feeling a bit uncomfortable."

After saying this, she did not give Ye Yuan a chance to ask more questions and directly said to Niuniu.

"Niuniu, are you done eating? If you're done, Mom will take you to the room to take a bath."

She then picked up Niuniu and went upstairs directly.

Ye Yuan watched his sister's back, feeling that she had a lot on her mind. He turned to look at his mother.

"Don't look at me, Xiaohui just likes to overthink things. There's nothing wrong."

Ye Yuan, hearing his mother's words, knew that something had happened while he was away, and everyone knew about it but was keeping it from him.

Father, after humming, said:

"What can't be said? It's not a big deal. Little Yuan, listen to me..."

After Father's explanation, Ye Yuan understood what had happened.

Brother-in-law's construction company, due to the contract for Ye Yuan's island project, had gained some recognition in Pinghai County.

The company, with its people and equipment, had also taken on a few good projects in Blue Island.

In the past, when it was a small operation, Sister helped manage the finances without any issues.

But as the company became more formal, Sister made several mistakes in the financial reports, leading to some arguments between the two.

Brother-in-law planned to hire a professional accountant in Blue Island. Sister did not think much of it, but the hired accountant turned out to be a woman around thirty.

Sister, in a fit of anger, returned to Fish Bay Island. At first, Brother-in-law called every day to check on her, but in the past few days, he had not called at all.

Sister felt uneasy and told Mother that Brother-in-law might have someone else and was neglecting her.

Ye Yuan, hearing this, was speechless. Just because a female accountant was hired, all this happened? Ye Yuan did not know what to say.

After understanding the situation, Ye Yuan got up.

"I'll go see Sister. It's not a big deal."

Ye Yuan went to Sister's room, where the door was not fully closed.

He saw Sister on the phone with someone.

"I'm being unreasonable, I am. Without my brother, you wouldn't be where you are. What's wrong with me asking you to change the accountant? I'm telling you, Nie Liang, if you don't change that accountant, don't call me again."

Niuniu, seeing her mother's state, was a bit scared, covering her mouth with her small hand and staring at her mother with big eyes.

"I don't care, I'm being unreasonable."

She then hung up the phone.

Niuniu, seeing Ye Yuan standing at the door, ran over, and Ye Yuan bent down to pick her up. The little girl burst into tears.

Hearing the crying from upstairs, the parents downstairs also ran up.

Ye Yuan handed Niuniu to his parents and asked them to take her downstairs, then entered Sister's room.

Sister, with a cold face, looked at Ye Yuan. "Did you hear everything?"

"Uh-huh."

"I'm being unreasonable, I can't do anything, I..."

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Ye Yuan was afraid of Sister crying like this. In his memory, Ye Hui was a very strong person when she was young, and he rarely saw her cry.

But this time, in less than half a year since he returned from Blue Island, he had seen her cry twice.

Ye Yuan picked up a pillow from the bedside and handed it to Ye Hui. She took it and clutched it tightly, resting her chin on it.