A radio was a major purchase. If he was going to spend that much money, he definitely had to let his wife know. If he bought it behind her back, she certainly wouldn't look kindly on him once she found out. She would be angry for days, no question.
It was better to tell her beforehand, discuss it with her, and persuade her. She wasn't unreasonable.
This was good. It avoided a family conflict.
Besides, it was money he'd found, which made her easier to persuade and the purchase easier for her to accept.
Ye Yaodong told her to sleep a little longer, then went out to get back to work.
Lin Guangyuan was so happy that he grinned all afternoon, chattering nonstop about the amusing things that had happened over the past few days.
"You have loquat trees at home, yet instead of going back to pick those, you stayed here stealing other people's. If someone catches you, let's see who goes to bail you out. They'll break your damn legs."
"Little Maternal Uncle told us to go!"
"You went just because I told you to? If I told you to eat shit, would you do that too?"
The brat had even shifted the blame and sold him out. All those nice things he'd just said on his behalf had been wasted.
"Save that for yourself."
"You're itching for a beating."
Ye Yaodong flicked the branch in his hand a couple of times. Seeing that, Lin Guangyuan laughed and hurried out of reach, grabbing a pair of loquats joined together from the bucket beside him.
"Why didn't you wait for a few sunny days before picking them? It rained the last few days. Loquats picked today won't taste good."
"We wanted to come get you as soon as the