His father-in-law and elder brother-in-law's visit had made his wife incredibly happy. Although she had not said so, he knew that this time, at last, she could more or less show him off and had something good to tell her family about him.
Ye Yaodong felt a little guilty too. Luckily, he had been reborn at a decent point in time, and he could still make it up to her.
Early the next morning, he got up full of vigor and spirit and headed out to sea with the dozen or so Fishing Pots he had finished making. There were a few fewer than he would have liked, but something was better than nothing. A few yuan was still money earned, and small amounts would add up!
Making a living at sea depended on luck and the weather, after all.
After piling all the Fishing Pots onto his boat, Ye Yaodong looked around and spotted the little boat belonging to A-Guang and the other two. It was easy to recognize and very conspicuous—they still had not taken down the big red decorative flowers on it.
They had agreed to head out to sea together that morning, so he waited on his boat.
He did not have to wait long before the three of them came over, talking and laughing.
"Dongzi, why are you here so early? We went to your house to get you, but your grandma said you'd already left."
"You're just too late."
A-Guang asked, "Didn't I tell you yesterday morning to come over to my house for dinner last night? Why didn't you come? We deliberately saved loads of the catch from yesterday morning. We waited ages, but you never showed up. We even thought it would be fine if you came late-you could do the dishes."