Seeing that the remaining two hundred yuan was still intact, Lin Xiuqing looked much less upset.
But Ye Yaodong realized something too. Why had he been so honest? He could have said he had only taken four hundred, or four hundred and fifty. Or he could have taken a few dozen yuan more in the first place. His wife would never have known!
Damn it, what a blunder. Now it'll probably be hard to stash away any money at all. Sigh...
"Third Uncle, have you finished explaining yourself? If you have, let's carry the television inside."
"You little brat, what do you mean, explaining myself? I was discussing something with your third aunt. I was giving her back the two hundred yuan left over from buying the television."
"I know, I know. I understand. My dad's just the same." Acting wise beyond his years, Ye Chenghai nodded repeatedly and played along with a grin.
"You don't know a damn thing!"
"Hehe, Third Uncle, let's hurry and carry it inside. Do we need to run wires? I've seen two antennas sticking up at other people's houses. Every day they keep turning them, pulling them out, and making them longer or shorter. They say it's to pick up the signal."
"What do you know? Go on, hurry home and eat. Stop getting in the way. Your grandmother must have cooked already and left the food warming in the wok. Get yourselves home and eat."
"Then when can we watch it?"
They all gazed at him eagerly, reluctant to leave.
"Not until you're back from school tonight. You've got school during the day. What the hell are you going to watch? Aren't you going to school? Hurry home and eat. We need to eat too. I'm not setting it up now. I'll get