The closer the New Year drew, the happier the children at home became.
Although the children had been disappointed when the blue tears disappeared, they were even happier when they heard Ye Yaodong was taking them to the market.
Lin Xiuqing, however, was not very enthusiastic. "You go. I'll stay home and watch the house. Be careful and keep an eye on the children. Don't lose them. There are lots of kidnappers around at New Year."
"Come with us. Winter clothes are thick, and your padded jacket is loose. No one will notice."
"I'm worried about the crowds..."
"It won't be that bad. Your belly's only a little big, not seven or eight months along. We'll look around for a while and come back."
"Dad, you promised to take us to the movies!"
Ye Yaodong nodded and said with a smile, "Right, we're going to the movies as a family too. Come with us. We've had one happy event after another this year for a change. We can have a lively, comfortable New Year."
That tempted Lin Xiuqing too. After hesitating, she nodded. She would just have to be careful and protect her belly. It was not her first pregnancy anyway, and she was not far along, so it was fairly safe. Women in the village still carried hoes out to the fields at seven or eight months.
"Yay! We're going to the market! We're going to the market!" Ye Chenghu ran straight to the doorway, shouting excitedly. He wanted to tell his older cousins.
Without a doubt, he earned another round of envious looks.
They wanted to go too, but dared not say so for fear of being scolded!
It was all because their mothers had not listened to Third Uncle, and now they were taking their anger out