If only he could work for two or three months, right through the New Year. He wasn't expecting to go every day, but even going once or twice every few days would earn him quite a bit, perhaps several hundred.
He had missed out on a substantial sum for the sake of a paltry gain. The more he thought about it, the more his heart ached, and the more he counted, the worse he felt.
Several hundred! He would have to work every day for over half a year to earn that much, while someone with a boat could make it back in two months of hard work.
Looking at his expression, Ye Yaodong knew he regretted it too. If he had just worked properly, he could have earned some extra money over these few months. Now look what had happened.
Several hundred, gone. That money could have bought him a small boat so he could start working for himself.
And losing the money was one thing, but the friendship they had only just managed to mend a little was starting to crack again.
Although everyone sympathized with him and was frustrated by his spinelessness, the way he had handled things really left a bad taste in their mouths.
Rat finished counting the money, tucked it into his pocket, and looked at them. "Sigh, sorry for the trouble today. None of this should have happened."
He really wanted to say he had been dragged here against his will, but he couldn't get the words out. Saying it would only make him look more spineless.
"So you do know!" Ye Yaodong said bluntly. "If you're a man, grow a backbone. Even living off a woman and bossing her around would be better than being a spineless little bastard. Both are pathetic,