Inside the Fu family home, Ye Xiaocui was cursing and swearing as she put the things that Fu Dalaizi had messed up back in their place.
Fu Ling showed Fu Honghong her collection of seashells, while Fu Wan went to a small shop and bought a few new locks.
A big lock costs two cents, while the kind on the spirit box costs only five cents.
On her way back with the lock, she saw Xue Qing, who was so angry his hair was practically standing on end.
It was rare to see Xue Qing so angry, so Fu Wan followed behind, hiding in the crowd to watch the spectacle.
"How did you guard this ship? It's brand new! Brand new! With such a huge hole in it, how am I supposed to go out to sea?"
Fu Qiang was so scolded that he didn't dare to lift his head, and the surrounding villagers pointed and whispered about them.
"Hey, what happened to that big boss's ship? It has such a big hole in it!"
Someone who knew the truth whispered, "It was bitten by a great white shark. Look at that, I told you our ancestors were right, you can't eat that thing!"
Xue Qing was really annoyed. He was supposed to go to the sea tomorrow to organize that competition for Jiu Jingxiong, and now this had suddenly happened.
God knows how shocked he was when he received the news first thing in the morning.
His ship, such a big ship, only went out to sea once, and it got such a big hole!
"Comrade Xue, this ship was damaged by sharks. It's no use having us here!"
Village Chief Fu really felt that he should step down and give way. He had been the village chief for most of his life, and this was the first time he felt so powerless.
I just finished dealing with Fu Dalaizi's matter, and before I could even catch my breath, I was dragged into dealing with Xue Qing's demand for compensation.
Xue Qing didn't care about this matter. Since his boat was docked at the Fu Family Village pier, Fu Family Village had to pay compensation.
"The accident happened right at your village's dock. If you're not the one to pay for it, am I?"
These words left Village Chief Fu speechless. His son, Fu Jian, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand seeing this person bullying his father.
"We didn't ask you to dock your boat here. If you're so capable, go back home!"
Sailing the boat home, you have to admit Fu Jian is a real talent.
The villagers watching nearby burst into laughter. "Ah Jian, you're such a rascal!"
Fu Jian raised an eyebrow triumphantly at his brothers in the crowd, then stood confidently next to the village chief.
Xue Qing was even angrier now, staring at Fu Jian with a gloomy face. Village Chief Fu did not miss the murderous intent in his eyes.
Thinking back to what Bai Qianzhou and the others had gone through, his heart jumped into his throat.
I almost forgot that this character is not only petty but also ruthless.
Village Chief Fu silently stood in front of his son, deliberately agreeing with Xue Qing: "Comrade Xue, we know you're anxious about the problem with the boat, but there's nothing we can do about it."
After all, it was a shark in the sea that bit the boat. Nobody's as brave and fearless as you guys, daring to go down and catch a shark, is that it?
These words made Xue Qing's expression improve considerably. Fu Jian hadn't expected his father to be so cowardly, and he was about to speak.
Unexpectedly, Village Chief Fu turned around and glared at him fiercely.
"Shut up!"
I don't want to be an old man burying his son!
Is Xue Qing someone we can mess with?!
He's his own father after all; when he gets anxious, he can really hit you.
Fu Jian admitted defeat and shut his mouth.
Xue Qing thought for a moment and said, "Putting everything else aside, if the village compensates me with one hundred yuan, we can call it even."
He wasn't actually short of that hundred yuan, but this incident had brought him bad luck, and he wanted to make sure others suffered the same fate.
"Who was guarding the boat today? Make him pay!"
Upon hearing Xue Qing's words, Old Li, who was standing to the side, was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
"I...I don't have a hundred dollars to pay you back!"
When the village initially hired someone to watch the boats at the dock, many people were actually interested in doing the same.
Sitting on the dock every day, watching that row of boats, they earn just a few dollars a month. They all fish in the sea and make a living on the land. Which family wouldn't want those few dollars to supplement their income?
But later, when Village Chief Fu asked Old Li to watch the boat, no one in the village made a fuss.
Why? Because everyone has seen how much Old Li suffers.
It was truly a hard time! When I was a child, I fled famine with my parents to Fujia Village, but within half a year, both my parents fell seriously ill and died.
Later, he picked clams at the dock, trying to earn money by going to the beach like others.
He finally grew up and got married, but then he had a difficult childbirth, resulting in the deaths of both himself and his unborn child.
Some villagers said he was unlucky, so he never thought of remarrying and just made do with being single.
Actually, Old Li and Boss Fu are about the same age, but now, comparing them, no one would object to the fact that Old Li looks the same age as Village Chief Fu.
Seeing Old Li slumped on the ground, the villagers could only feel sympathy and had no other options.
After all, that's a hundred dollars!
Fu Wan stood in the crowd, feeling somewhat reluctant. She had a hundred yuan, but she and Old Li were not related, and giving her the money would only make people covet it.
However, she suddenly had an idea.
"Uncle Li, you're here! We haven't paid our boat-watching fee for this month yet. How much is it? I'll bring it to you later!"
In this village, there's a fee for keeping boats at the dock.
One ship costs one yuan per month.
Old Li was still grieving his bad luck, but when he heard Fu Wan's words, he was completely bewildered.
Could it be that Wan-ya has misremembered? Her brother A-Ming clearly gave her this month's money a few days ago!
The village chief immediately understood Fu Wan's meaning. He helped Old Li up and said to Xue Qing, "Comrade Xue, I wonder if you paid the boat security fee when you moored the boat at the dock?"
Xue Qing had no idea about this. "No!"
Only then did Village Chief Fu show his first smile since arriving here.
He then immediately put on a regretful expression.
"That's a real shame. Since you haven't paid the fee, Old Li has no responsibility to supervise you!"
The villagers then chimed in, "That's right! How can you blame Old Li when he didn't even take the money?"
Xue Qing's expression darkened again, and he turned to ask Fu Qiang.
"Have you paid this money?"
Fu Qiang felt a chill run down his spine and forced himself to answer.
"No!"
"Useless thing!"
Enraged, Xue Qing kicked Fu Qiang to the ground, then turned and stormed off.
He was educated and knew that Old Li's failure to charge him wasn't his fault.
Once Xue Qing left and the excitement was over, everyone dispersed and headed home.
Village Chief Fu asked Fu Jian to take Old Li home. The old man was really frightened; his legs were weak.
Fu Qiang got up from the ground and rushed to Fu Wan, his face full of hatred.
Are you satisfied now?
"You cold-hearted woman!"
Since Old Li was already taking the blame, Xue Qing wouldn't have bothered to vent his anger on him for his poor supervision.
Fu Wan felt something was off about those words, and snorted coldly, "What am I satisfied with? Fu Qiang, if you're dealing with a tiger for its skin, you should be prepared for that tiger to bite you to death at any time."
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