Jiang Xia then picked out two white rings for Jiang Dong, asking him to use them to make custom wedding rings.
The pink one is very big. After being cut, it should be several carats if not ten carats. She plans to ask Mr. Mai to make a necklace for her and then give it to Zhang Fuyan as a wedding gift.
She designed it herself and bought the diamonds she needed separately.
Zhou Chenglei came out of the shower and saw Jiang Xia pick out three and put them aside. He asked while drying his hair, "What do you want to do?"
Jiang Xia was already lying in bed, but it was past bedtime and he couldn't fall asleep for a while: "For Jiang Dong's wedding gift, let him design a pair of wedding rings to surprise Xiaoyan."
Zhou Chenglei paused and looked at the simple wedding ring in his hand. He bought it in a hurry and only bought the most expensive one.
There is no harm without comparison. The more Zhou Chenglei compared, the more he wanted to hold the wedding again.
He decided to design a pair of rings himself.
It's not just one pair, but a pair of rings will be designed for every wedding anniversary in the future.
Zhou Chenglei was still thinking, should they hold another wedding on their fifth wedding anniversary?
*
After the typhoon, it rained for two days. It finally cleared up on the third day, and Jiang's father was about to set off for Province F.
Early that morning, Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei brought the triplets to the Jiang family.
When the couple returned to Jiang's house, there were two suitcases in the living room, which were the luggage that Jiang's mother packed for Jiang's father.
Jiang's mother still has to work here, so Jiang's father goes alone.
Jiang's mother has to finish her work this year before she can be transferred to the garment factory over there.
The director of a state-owned cotton mill there will retire next year, and then there will be a vacancy.
When Jiang's father saw his daughter and son-in-law coming, he immediately stepped forward and took his granddaughter from Jiang Xia's arms: "Didn't I tell you that I can go there by myself? You brought the child with you, what a hassle!"
When Jiang's father saw that his daughter's bangs were slightly wet with sweat, he turned on the ceiling fan.
He held his granddaughter away from the fan and touched her back, finding no sweat.
Jiang Xia changed his shoes and said with a smile, "What's the trouble? It's just a good opportunity to go out and have some fun. I told the kids to come to Grandpa's house, and the triplets were so happy."
Jiang's father knew that his daughter wanted to send him off in person and was not afraid of the trouble even if she had to bring the child with her, so Jiang's father was happy.
Jiang Dong and Mai Lao also took the older brother and younger brother from Zhou Chenglei's arms.
Jiang's father reminded Jiang Dong and his father: "Check Dabao and Erbao to see if their clothes are wet on their backs. If they are, change them. Otherwise, they will easily catch a cold if they use the fan."
The two of them touched the child's clothes on the back.
My sister saw many fruits on the table and pointed at the watermelon: "Grandpa, watermelon."
Father Jiang said with a smile, "Xiaobao, do you want to eat watermelon? Grandpa will cut a watermelon for you. This is what Grandpa just picked this morning."
Jiang Xia: "Dad, no need, get ready to go, don't cut it."
"Don't worry, we'll leave in an hour."
Jiang's mother was still in the room packing up some small items that Jiang's father used to use. Jiang Xia walked in, "Mom, is there anything I can help you with?"
"No, I just wanted to see if there was anything your dad used to that I forgot to put away."
Jiang's mother was also worried that her husband wouldn't be able to take care of himself over there, so she tried to bring as many of his usual things as possible, and also prepared a few extra things here so he could use them when he came back from his rest.
Seeing that her help was not needed, Jiang Xia took out the three "stones" she had brought and gave them to Jiang Dong and Mai Lao.
Jiang Dong was planning to design the wedding ring himself and had already designed several styles. He was very confident at first, but when he took one look at the necklace designed by Jiang Xia, he felt that the ring he designed was so tacky!
He couldn't help but said, "Sister, why don't you help us design a pair of wedding rings!"
He found that he had no talent in this area!
Jiang Xia refused: "It's more meaningful to design your own wedding ring. You can design it with Xiaoyan, so you don't have to worry about her not liking it."
Jiang Dong: "Then there will be no surprises?"
Jiang Xia: "It's not that there are no surprises, but there may be fewer surprises. When you told her that you wanted to design a wedding ring with her, it was a surprise. And the whole design process was participated in by two people. Don't you think it is meaningful?"
Jiang Dong felt that his sister was right: "Okay, then Xiaoyan and I will design our wedding rings together."
Zhang Fuyan won't graduate until next year, so they have to wait until after graduation to get married.
But customizing a wedding ring takes time, so Jiang Dong designs it in advance.
After feeding the triplets some fruit, the family set off for the airport.
Today, the whole family accompanied Jiang's father to take office, including Mr. Mai.
Mr. Mai has already bought a house there and renovated it, so you can just move in with your luggage.
Jiang's father had originally arranged housing, but his old father went there to arrange it in advance, and the house arranged by Mr. Mai was bigger and big enough for the whole family, so they lived in Mr. Mai's house.
Mr. Jiang was very busy and only had time to walk around with his family on the first day. He went straight to work on the second day (Monday).
Jiang Xia and his companions left on Sunday evening's flight, and only Mr. Mai stayed to accompany Jiang's father for a few more days.
Mr. Mai also wanted to investigate and bring his team here to invest, so that he could help his son and meet with him often.
Jiang Dong originally wanted to stay, but his father asked him to go back to accompany his mother because he was worried that his wife would not be used to being alone at home.
*
After returning home from Province F, Zhou Chenglei received a call that the cargo ship had received its first order, delivering river sand to Hong Kong Island.
The next day, Zhou Chenglei took a boat with his men to the destination to load river sand. They queued up for eight hours to load the sand. The waiting time was long, and the loading time was also long.
Fortunately, Zhou Chenglei was a man who could calm down no matter where he was. He read a book on the boat while waiting.
This ship carries 1,000 cubic meters of river sand, about 1,500 tons. The freight for one trip is 43,500 yuan, but the terminal fee is about 9,000 yuan, the fuel surcharge is more than 7,000 yuan, and the bidding price costs another 5,000 yuan. After deducting the crew's wages and other miscellaneous expenses, it is estimated that the profit can be 20,000 yuan.
Zhou Chenglei was out for a day and a half before returning home. When he got home, Tian Caihua curiously asked, "Fourth brother, how much money did you make this time?"
Zhou Chenglei did not hide it: "A little over 20,000, a few dozen more."
I could have earned an extra 900 yuan, but due to my lack of experience, I ended up paying 900 yuan in port delay fees.
Not again!
Tian Caihua took a breath and said, "Twenty thousand yuan is so much?"
One trip only makes 20,000 yuan, which is more than what a big ship can earn from fishing in the deep sea!
Zhou Chengxin also sailed out to sea the day before yesterday. He didn't spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at home. He said he would be back in three months. I don't know how much money he can make.
This time, Zhou Chengxin took the big ship out to sea, so Zhou's father did not go. He stayed at home because he had a lot of things to do at home and he also had to manage the farm.
Seeing Tian Caihua making a fuss, Zhou's father said, "Twenty thousand yuan isn't a lot. It's only twenty yuan per cubic meter of sand. Do you know how heavy a cubic meter of sand is? A cubic meter of sand weighs about 1.5 tons, which means it only costs twenty yuan to ship three thousand pounds. That's not a cent per pound! The shipping cost per pound is only about six cents."
It sounds like a lot of money, but Zhou Chenglei calculated that he would need to receive 18 such orders every month to avoid losing money.
It costs money to maintain a ship, and there are also crew salaries, maintenance costs, ship depreciation, etc., which are also very expensive.
After all, the life of a ship is limited, and depreciation costs must be taken into account.
But overall it is still very profitable, because there are fewer ships in this era and there is a lot of business. As long as you are willing to work, you can keep doing it without stopping.
There are not many cargo ships now, so there are more people than food.
Zhou Chenglei took his men to make three trips. When the boatman became familiar with the work, he handed it over to the hired boatman as he didn't have time to make more trips himself.
The people he invited were all people he trusted, including his former comrades-in-arms, brothers in the village, and his second cousin from his uncle's family. There was nothing to worry about.
Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia both had to prepare for the Guangzhou Trade Fair. In September, the couple flew to Beijing and stayed there for a week before returning home. Then, they went to Guangzhou in early October. (End of this chapter)
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