Chapter 703 They are all crew members

Xiao Peng looked at Ellie Stone and Kalinda Fanning with joy on their faces and seemed to be hesitant to speak, while Fabian and the others had similar expressions to Xiao Peng.

"Aren't you happy for us? Why do you look like that?" Ellie Stone asked Xiao Peng.

Xiao Peng quickly waved his hands and said, "It's not that I'm not happy for you, but don't you think this salary is too little? You almost died in an accident at work, and they only give you two months' salary?"

"What else?" asked Ellie Stone.

Xiao Peng said, "You should apply for labor arbitration in your situation. That way you can at least get six months' salary!"

Fabian shook his head and said, "It's more than six months. There's also nutrition expenses, lost wages, and so on. I can get at least one year's compensation."

Ellie Stone waved her hand and said, "That's easy for you to say. Filing for labor arbitration takes time, doesn't it? We'll have to seek legal aid, right? We'll have to run around for who knows how long to get our money back, and we'll even lose our jobs. How good is it now? We can still get two months' compensation and keep our jobs. This is perfect for us. Like us when we were kids, we didn't make it as dancers and had to switch to circus to make a living. You can say that because you have the skills to make a living anywhere, but what about us? If we lose our jobs, we'll have to do striptease!"

From their conversation, Xiao Peng knew that neither girl had received higher education; both spoke with a careless air. He initially assumed they were unaware of labor arbitration, but he didn't expect them to have instantly assessed the pros and cons, a testament to their life experience.

Rich people have their own way of doing things, and poor people have their own way of thinking. People's thinking patterns change as their living environments change.

When a person is poor, they often only see the money in front of them, after all, that is what they need most. If Xiao Peng had encountered the same situation as them, he might have made the same choice.

Kalinda Fanning was stunned after hearing what Ellie Stone said: "Huh? What do Xiao and the others do?"

Ellie Stone explained, "Xiao and the others are all crew members, so they are good swimmers and were able to go into the sea to save us. So, are they the crew members of this ship?"

"This ship?" Kalinda Fanning's eyes sparkled. "Xiao, can you take me on board to have a look? This is the first time in my life I've been so close to such a wonderful ship."

Alice Stone hurriedly said, "Kalinda, don't cause trouble for Xiao. Their boss is also a very difficult person to get along with."

After hearing what Ellie Stone said, Kalinda said angrily, "Humph, I finally see that none of these rich people are good!"

Xiao Peng and the others looked at each other. The four of them were standard "rich men". Even if Billy didn't have as much money as them, he was still a real "prince". Kailinda scolded the four of them with just one sentence.

Seeing the four of them looking embarrassed, Kalinda didn't think much of it. "Alright, let's talk behind your back, your boss can't hear you. You look worried. Let's go. Today is worse than tomorrow. I'll treat you to a drink today!"

Xiao Peng was stunned: "Can your bodies drink alcohol?"

Kalinda Fanning said, "Of course, no problem! God didn't summon us this time, which means he doesn't want to see us again in the near future. Let us repay you for saving our lives while we still have money to treat you. Believe me, in a few days, we won't be able to treat you to a drink! I still have a lot of things on my shopping list!"

Xiao Peng understood this perfectly. Two lines from the Spring Festival Gala sketch "We're Not Short of Money" clearly capture the difference in thinking between most Easterners and Westerners. Xiao Shenyang's line, "The most painful thing in life is not having enough money to spend before you die," reflects the typical Western consumer philosophy: if you have money, you should spend it. Meanwhile, Uncle Zhao's line, "The most painful thing is living without having enough money!" reflects the typical Chinese consumer philosophy. Chinese people love saving, as the saying goes, "If you have food in your pocket, you won't panic when things get tough."

After hearing this, Ellie Stone asked Kalinda, "Why do you say that, as if our lives are only worth a drink?"

But Kalinda said, "Didn't you watch the news? Some people in Paris nightclubs spend hundreds of thousands on a bottle of wine. I'm afraid our lives are not even worth the price of a rich man's drink!"

Ellie Stone snorted coldly, "Who knows where this prodigal son came from! If he had earned his own money, he certainly wouldn't have been willing to waste it like this."

Xiao Peng felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. It felt like he'd done it himself. This person's perspective changed depending on their perspective. If he'd known others spending hundreds of thousands of euros on a bottle of wine when he was broke, he'd probably have been scathing. But now? In his own eyes, he was just spending his own money, but how would others perceive it? Pretentious, squandering... these were definitely derogatory terms, at least in the eyes of most people.

But the money you spend is the money you earn!

He coughed dryly twice. "How about this, if you invite us for a drink, we won't refuse, but we were planning to go out for dinner. In that case, let us treat you to a meal, okay?"

"Eat? Then we should treat you!" Alice Stone said.

Xiao Peng waved his hand: "Give us men a chance to show ourselves, okay? Besides, we just arrived here and don't know much about this place. We don't know where to eat. Otherwise, can you give us a chance to show ourselves?"

Kalinda Fanning curled her lips: "Damn male chauvinism - but I like it!"

After hearing this, Ellie Stone asked, "Shall we have dinner together? Can I invite a friend to join us?"

"Friend?" Xiao Peng was stunned: "Of course!"

Girls must be scared to eat with strangers like this - of course, Xiao Peng also thought that these people were "stooges" who were trying to rip off customers.

Frankly speaking, the scams and crimes in China are mostly leftovers from the West. Living here, there are countless crimes like "drive-by robberies," "wine scams," and "honey traps."

But even if it's a 'stooge', so what? Xiao Peng isn't afraid!

Besides, while one should be wary of others when out and about, one shouldn't assume people are so evil, right? I just saved you, and you're already thinking about how to trick us? There are people like that, but Xiao Peng is confident that he's not that lucky to have encountered one.

"Let's go." Xiao Peng said and wanted Fabian to drive.

But Alice Stone said, "Wait while I hail a taxi! Isn't your car still at the hospital?"

"Oh." Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "No need to hail a taxi. I have the keys to the boss's bodyguard's car. The six of us might be a squeeze, but we can still fit in!"