Lin Xiuqing lowered her head at his words, unsure what to say for a moment.
The palm of the hand holding hers was already covered in calluses. He had never done heavy labor before, but these past few months, he had built a house and gone out to sea. When blisters formed on his hands, he simply sat alone by the window and quietly pricked them with a needle.
His hands were already rougher than hers. Once, they had been far smoother.
Seeing her lower her head in silence, Ye Yaodong knew she was used to being frugal and could not bring herself to spend so freely all at once.
But their lives had to improve. They could not earn money only to have the whole family keep scraping by. Although they did not have much saved up yet, covering their daily needs was no problem.
"I'll work hard and earn money to support the family. We don't need fancy food or fine clothes, but we should have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, right?"
Lin Xiuqing murmured her agreement.
She would buy what they needed; she just preferred to do it gradually. Spending a large sum all at once hurt. It was not as though they had gotten rich overnight, and he had worked hard for every penny.
Ye Yaodong cupped the back of her head and drew her against his shoulder, emphasizing once more, "I'm not useless anymore. Don't worry."
"Mm."
"Make yourself two sets of padded jackets and trousers too. Make them loose, so they'll hide your belly when it gets bigger. Get them ready early, so you don't end up without anything to wear and let people notice. You don't want anything happening to the baby either, do you?"
Right, she needed to hide