Chapter 198 Fish Takes the Hook
Father Zhou had been anxious since he saw Jiang Xiafen being the center of attention in the photo. Now that he saw Zhou Bingqiang's fishing boat approaching the shore, he immediately put the load of fish on his shoulders on the ground and decided not to sell them!
He asked Zhou Chenglei to go back to the purchasing office in a while, then he rushed to Zhou Bingqiang, grabbed his arm, and held up a stack of photos, waving to everyone excitedly: "Hey, it's time to distribute the photos! The photos are back, everyone come over and take a look at the photos we took that day, I'll give everyone one for free, hurry up and you'll get one! "
When the villagers heard this, they all ran to Zhou's father.
Father Zhou was very happy when he saw the villagers running over: Haha, his highlight moment is here again! Father Zhou grabbed Zhou Bingqiang and said, "Bingqiang, look at the photos we took of your new boat and my big boat. They look good, don't they? I'll give you two! I'll give everyone two too! All the brothers in our village will have one!"
Zhou Bingqiang: “…”
One for each person? So Zhou Yongfu wanted the villagers to always remember the proud moment when he bought a small boat. His family had already bought a large ocean-going ship, right? The villagers swarmed around Zhou's father:
"Here I am, here I am! Where are the photos? Let me see them!"
"Is this really a gift? Give me one!"
"Of course it's real! Here! Two photos each! See if you took a good photo!"
"This is a really great photo! And it's in color! Zhou Yongfu, your boat is so big!"
“I’m such a good-looking photo taker!”
In the evening, the sunset was particularly gentle, and the dock was filled with joy again. All the laughter was given by the Zhou family, or rather, by Jiang Xia.
Of course, only most of the villagers were happy, but it was torture for Zhou Bingqiang!
Zhou's father held him tightly and wouldn't let him go, sharing photos with him: "Bingqiang, look at this photo, this is a photo of everyone standing under my new boat, and everyone looks like ants! The photo taken on your new boat is still better! Especially your solo photo, you look like a giant standing next to your new boat!"
Zhou Bingqiang's face turned black! Damn, was Zhou Yongfu mocking his small boat or making fun of him for being short and fat?
If we talk about who knows Zhou Bingqiang best, it must be Zhou's father.
Zhou Bingqiang was really stimulated!
Because from childhood to adulthood, Zhou's father was recognized as the tallest and most handsome man in the village, and Zhou Bingqiang was the shortest and fattest man in the village.
Zhou's father has been praised by the villagers for his good looks since he was a child, while Zhou Bingqiang has been laughed at for being ugly, short and fat since he was a child.
Later, his family had good business in shipping, and they earned more money than others every time they went fishing. Their family bought the first TV and built the first building in the village. The villagers finally stopped laughing at him, and their attitude towards talking to him changed, becoming better than Zhou Yongfu's.
Zhou Bingqiang felt that he had found his dignity. He found that appearance was not important. If you have money, you have dignity! But now Zhou Yongfu is richer than him! He is more handsome, taller, and richer than him! Zhou Bingqiang didn't want to talk to Zhou's father anymore. He just wanted to leave quickly, so he nodded and said, "Well, your boat is big! The boat naturally makes people look small! My boat is small, not as big as yours! Okay, I've finished looking at the photos! I still have to buy some diesel, and I have to go out to sea tomorrow! No more words!"
How could Zhou's father let him go? Zhou's father was not excited enough, he grabbed Zhou Bingqiang tightly: "My boat is big, but its appetite is too big. I heard from A Lei that it costs thousands to fill up the boat with oil. A trip to the sea costs thousands of dollars! Do you want to die? Filling up the oil costs more than your new boat, it's simply life-threatening! Big boats really have a big appetite and consume too much oil. Most people can't afford it! It's better to have a small boat like yours! Fortunately, you don't have the money to buy a big boat!"
Zhou Bingqiang: “…”
What do you mean by fortunately he doesn't have money to buy a big boat? Who doesn't have money to buy a big boat? Who are you looking down on? Also, is this a satire that my new boat can't even match the fuel tank of his big boat? I'm so angry! "Really? It consumes so much fuel? I was planning to order a big boat these days! It seems I have to order a fuel-efficient one!"
Father Zhou smiled and said, "Really? Congratulations! Hurry up and order it! Big boats have big appetites, but they also make more money because there are more fish in the open sea! This time, A Lei went out to the open sea, and he made more than 10,000 yuan a day at most, which is enough for two fishing boats of your family in one day! If you have money, go order a big boat! Big boats do make money faster!!"
Bah! Does Zhou Bingqiang have the money to order a big ship? Even if he has, he's not afraid! His family still has two big ships waiting to come back! It would be best if they come back together and piss him off! Zhou Bingqiang's heart sank! If he makes 10,000 a day, then Zhou Chenglei will have earned back all the money he spent on the big ship this time? The most important thing is that Zhou Chenglei now has a big ship and makes 10,000 a day, so won't the gap between his family and his family be getting bigger and bigger?
I earn 10,000 a month, and others earn 10,000 a day! This really hit Zhou Bingqiang hard.
Father Zhou saw that Zhou Bingqiang was so angry with him that he was like a squid, spraying ink whenever he was provoked. At this moment, his whole face was black!
I think that's enough, let's save the rest for next time, lest his heart be hurt by it.
Zhou's father decided to let him go: "Oh, the sun has set, I won't say anything more, I'm going home to eat! Don't you want to buy diesel? Go ahead! I won't bother you! If you want to order a big boat, you can ask me to go with you, I have experience in buying boats!"
Father Zhou left with these words, humming a song: "Get up, don't want to do it... Forward! Forward!"
When Zhou Bingqiang saw his father's smug look, he felt so angry that his heart ached.
He also wanted to order a big ship, but he really had no money!
Zhou Li waited until Zhou's father left before coming to Zhou Bingqiang.
When Zhou Bingqiang saw her, he said unhappily, "Don't ask me to be friends with Zhou Yongfu! It won't work! It won't work in this lifetime! Don't you see how smug he looks in front of me?"
Zhou Li said unhappily: "It's up to you whether you are with him or not, I'm not talking about this, I'm here to tell you a secret!!"
"What secret?"
"You foolishly followed Zhou Chenglei to contract the sea area. Did you know that Zhou Chenglei has already ordered the fish fry?"
Zhou Bingqiang's pupils shrank: "What do you mean?"
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Zhou Li is also a capable person. She told Zhou Bingqiang everything about Zhou Chenglei's phone call and Jiang Xia's words without missing a word.
Finally, she said, "Do you want to order some fish fry? I've written down the phone number. Now that we're off work and no one is in the office, go and call and ask. If you want to order, ask them to deliver it to you earlier, preferably one or two days earlier than Zhou Chenglei! That way they won't suspect that I gave you the phone number. Otherwise, they'll be wary of me and I won't be able to help you."
Zhou Bingqiang felt a headache when he thought about the money he had left in his pocket: "I don't know how much it will cost to order the fish fry."
All the money he earned these days was used to make the fish cages, and now he only has a little over 2,000 yuan left.
He also wants to save money to buy a big boat.
"I don't know, but how much are fish fry worth? A few cents a piece, but you only pay a few hundred dollars to order a thousand! You rented those two sea areas for thousands of dollars, and you have to pay thousands of dollars in rent every year. You can't just waste them like this, right? You raise a few thousand fish now, and maybe by the end of next year, you can sell enough to pay the rent. Anyway, you've made so many cages and put them in the sea. Aren't you planning to raise fish? Why don't you call and ask first?"
Zhou Bingqiang nodded, "Okay, then I'll call and ask how much the fish fry cost, and then see how many to buy and put in the net cages. We should really buy some fish fry to raise them, otherwise the money we spent on renting the sea will really be wasted, and if we don't raise fish, the sea will be rented in vain!"
"Remember to ask them to deliver the fish earlier, one or two days earlier than Zhou Yongfu's fry. And tell the boss to tell others that you ordered it a long time ago!"
Zhou Li was afraid that Jiang Xia would find out about this. She also wanted to build a good relationship with Jiang Xia and hoped that Jiang Xia could help her get a job. Otherwise, she was afraid that she would be removed from her job after the production team reform as she was the one answering the phone.
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At night, Jiang Xia was translating in the room. Zhou Chenglei came back to the room after taking a shower, took out the key to open the cabinet, and took out a cloth bag and gave it to Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia took it, it was heavy, and his heart couldn't help but lift up: "Is this the money earned from the long sea voyage? How much?"
Zhou Chenglei had a smile in his eyes: "Look for yourself."
Thank you for voting! I don't know if it's yang or not. I had a fever for three days and a headache for three days. Today I feel better, but my throat still hurts. I'll update when I have time.