Ye Yaodong got on his bicycle and headed straight to Xiao Xiao's house. They had shared a bicycle on the way back, so he had to pick him up before meeting the others at the village entrance.
Apparently, he was the last one and the biggest dawdler. When he reached Xiao Xiao's house, Xiao Xiao said he had already been waiting ages.
By the time they reached the village entrance, Fatty and A-Zheng were already waiting there.
"What took you so long?"
"I had to have a proper talk with my wife and reassure her, didn't I? You have no idea how attached she is to me, how much she cares about me. She even told me not to go."
Everyone rolled their eyes at that. As if they didn't know him! How could he say that with a straight face?
Fatty showed no mercy. "Have some shame, will you? As far as I know, your wife barely ever smiles at you."
"That was months ago. Your news is out of date. Come over sometime and see how well my wife treats me!"
"Stop making us sick. Who cares how well your wife treats you? You're lucky she hasn't beaten you to death. Come on, let's go."
"Save the bragging for when we get back."
None of them could stand that smug look on his face.
"Let's go, let's go."
To save time and keep their word, they pedaled both bicycles at top speed.
As they passed through town, Ye Yaodong also stopped to buy two boxes of maltose candy, four fried dough cakes, and four Guangbing. The shops were all clustered together, so he bought everything and left without much delay.
Luckily, his jacket's two pockets were fairly large, and he could just about stuff everything inside.
Seeing him