Fu Lao Er's family lost the belt, and Fu Da Lai Zi didn't fare any better. After being intimidated by Fu Ming and Fu Liang, he stayed at home and dared not go out.
In the end, it was only after Village Chief Fu took Fu Jian to his door that they managed to get him to apologize and pay compensation at the entrance of Village Chief Fu's house.
The money was lost, and the villagers' impression of Fu Da Laizi was extremely poor. If there hadn't been no precedent for expelling someone from the village, the old village chief Fu would have wanted to drive him away to prevent him from causing trouble in the village.
With the boat issue resolved, the next morning, Boss Fu went to the boat repairmen to inspect the boat inside and out again.
When Fu Wan returned from dropping her child off at school, Fu Ming was already waiting at home.
"Ah Wan, the shipyard is paying the final installment today, we need to bring our bankbooks, right?"
Fu Wan nodded, "We definitely need to bring the bankbook. Where would we get that much money at home?"
If she remembered correctly, the new ship cost a total of 95,000. After deducting the previous deposit of 50,000, she was still short 45,000.
All we have at home is probably around two thousand.
When Ye Xiaocui, who was tidying up her things in the room, heard them discussing the savings book, she immediately rummaged through various corners of the cabinet and pulled out several cloth bags.
"Awan and Aming, the family doesn't need that much money. Just keep two or three hundred for household use. Take the rest with you. You can also withdraw a little from the savings account!"
The money that Boss Fu asked Fu San to withdraw a few days ago was indeed too much.
Aside from occasionally buying some pork, the family doesn't spend much money on anything else.
The vegetables included seafood we brought back and rabbits we raised at home, and rice and flour didn't cost much either.
A dozen or so Ye Xiaocui coins can last for several months.
Fu Wan thought for a moment and only accepted one thousand. "Mother, the New Year is in two months, so please don't give me any more."
We'll need to spend a lot of money again for the Lunar New Year.
Ye Xiaocui wouldn't listen; who needs a thousand yuan for the New Year?
No matter what Fu Wan said, she still slipped another five hundred over.
"Take more, so I can sleep more soundly at night!"
Fu Wan couldn't help but chuckle when she saw the dark circles under Ye Xiaocui's eyes. It turned out that this money had brought her mother a lot of trouble.
"Okay, okay, I'll take it with me."
Fu Wan responded good-naturedly, and then went to her room to get her bankbook.
Just as I finished tidying up and came out, Boss Fu returned.
"Father, how are you? Is the boat alright?"
"Dad, why did you bring your belt back? Isn't that inappropriate?"
When his children asked him questions, Fu Laoda waved his hand and replied, "It's nothing. I had everyone check it, and the only problem was with the belt. Now that the belt has been replaced, there won't be any problems going out to sea."
"Then what is this belt...?"
"Oh, I was thinking that since we're not going out to sea these next couple of days, we can take the belts to the boat when we go out to sea later."
Damn it, if you leave the belt on the boat, someone will cut it, but it'll be fine if you leave it at home!
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaocui quickly nodded, but couldn't help but complain a couple of times.
"It should have been done a long time ago. I told you before, but you didn't take it seriously."
Fu Laoda coughed twice, and when his wife scolded him, he just chuckled and patted his head.
Actually, in the past, many families in the village would take their belts back with them when they returned from the sea, but later, seeing that no one was stealing them, they gradually became too lazy to take them back.
After all, having to uninstall and reinstall it every time is really troublesome.
However, it was precisely because of this laziness that Fu Lao Er and Fu Da Lai Zi had the opportunity to make their move.
“Mother, you can’t blame Father for this!” Fu Wan said. “The belt is only a small part of the boat. We should be glad they were using the belt.”
"If it's something like the engine, it'll be even more troublesome later."
Fu nodded repeatedly at this, "That's right, it's fortunate that they only used the belt."
Actually, it's because belts are the cheapest compared to engines and other components.
If Fu Lao Er and his men had tampered with the engine or something else, the ten yuan Xue Qing gave them wouldn't have been enough to cover their losses.
"You guys always have so many fallacies!"
Ye Xiaocui scolded her twice, and Fu Wan smiled playfully at her, which then prompted Ye Xiaocui to urge her on again.
"Go quickly, and come back early for lunch."
It's already past eight o'clock. If they go to the county town now, they can come back and have lunch without any problem.
"Okay!"
Fu Wan agreed, and the three of them packed their things and prepared to get on the tricycle.
However, just as Fu Wan took out the key, a dark shadow flashed by, and the next second Wangcai was squatting on the back of the tricycle.
"Wangcai, come down quickly!"
Ye Xiaocui shouted loudly, but Wangcai, who was usually obedient, seemed not to hear her and just sat on the back of the tricycle wagging its tail.
Fu Wan found it strange, as she had seen many cats and dogs in her previous life enjoy going for drives with their owners.
It only takes a morning, so it's better to let Wangcai go with us.
"Mom, if Wangcai wants to go, let it go with us!"
Ye Xiaocui went up and tried to take Wangcai down, but after a lot of effort, Wangcai just wouldn't budge.
"Alright, you guys keep an eye on it, make sure it doesn't get caught and eaten!"
Although the dog was a bit mischievous, the Fu family treated it like one of their own.
Fu Wan and Fu Ming nodded in agreement. With the dog behind them, Fu Wan was too lazy to drive.
Seeing that Fu Ming was still petting the dog, she simply tossed the keys to Boss Fu.
"Dad, are you driving?"
Boss Fu took it and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
His daughter understands him best!
Driving can be addictive.
Once you learn it, you'll be completely hooked. The exhilarating feeling of speed will make you feel great from head to toe.
Of course, this only applies to those who are driving.
Fu Wan and Fu Ming, who were sitting in the tricycle, were fortunate to have a layer of dry straw underneath them, otherwise they would have gone crazy.
After finally arriving at the shipyard entrance, Fu Ming rubbed his numb legs. "Dad, can you drive slower next time?"
Seeing their expressions, Boss Fu felt a little embarrassed.
"I'll definitely do it next time!"
Fu Wan chuckled; this sounded utterly unreliable.
She should think about when she can buy a car!
After the three got off the tricycle, Wangcai refused to get off again, lying on the vehicle as if he deeply loved it.
Fu Wan sighed helplessly, and Fu Ming patted Wangcai's head.
"You guys go ahead, I'll wait here."
That was the only way. The father and daughter walked quickly to the shipyard gate, where Uncle Li, Li Guosheng, was still guarding it.
"Oh, what a rare guest! Are you and your daughter both at work today?"
Boss Fu expertly offered him a cigarette, "What work? Today we're going to your shipyard!"
Because the shipyard and the cannery were adjacent, Li Guosheng had naturally seen Fu Ming and his group many times.
They also knew that the cannery next door had been bought by this young girl, Fu Wan.
Seeing that Fu Wan and Boss Fu were both there, and Fu Ming was holding a dog behind them, and after Boss Fu said that, they immediately realized what was going on.
"Look at my memory! Congratulations, congratulations!"
Li Guosheng took the cigarette and tucked it behind his ear, then immediately cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards them.
"This new boat has arrived home safely, and every trip has been a resounding success!"
No Chinese person dislikes hearing celebratory words. Before Fu Wan could even reach out, Boss Fu happily pulled out the remaining pack of Yuxi cigarettes from his pocket and stuffed it into her hand.
"Thank you so much, brother! Thank you so much, brother!"
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