After dinner, Ye Yaodong went inside and went over the accounts with A Qing. Both of them were delighted.
"How much money do we have now?"
Lin Xiuqing beamed, her eyes sparkling. "After deducting the money for the land and the boat we bought a while ago, we still have over thirteen thousand. Selling dried fish over these past few months has earned us another seven or eight thousand."
Ye Yaodong's eyes narrowed with his smile too. "See? I told you I could earn back the money for that big boat. When we ordered it, you were worried we wouldn't have enough on hand, that we'd be in debt after paying the balance and have nothing left."
"Yes, yes, you're right about everything. Whatever you say goes. You're the head of this household, after all. You can make whatever decisions you like and do whatever you want..."
"Hey, hey, hey... talk properly. Why does that sound different all of a sudden? I might be the head of this household on the surface, but behind the scenes, it's clearly you!"
Seeing him widen his eyes and sit up straight, Lin Xiuqing hurried forward with a smile and pressed his shoulders down, soothing him. "Why are you getting worked up? I'm teasing you. What I said was true, anyway. We have over thirteen thousand on hand now, and catching squid next will earn us another few thousand."
"With more boats, we really do earn money faster. It isn't obvious when the usual catches are small, but during the fishing season, it's incredible. We're catching several hundred jin a day, and squid at that. We really are going to make a fortune this year."
Smiling, Ye Yaodong put his arms around her waist, pulled her down onto his lap, and held her as