"Our ship encountered a storm, and we lost all our fresh water and diesel fuel, leaving us with very little..."
We had no other choice; we finally ran into you. We were wondering if you had any extra fish on your ship that you could share... or sell me some?
As Chen Jiaqiang finished speaking, his face was full of pleading. It wasn't his first time going to sea, but it was his first time going out to collect goods with this ship.
This ship goes far and earns a lot of money, but he never expected that such a rich boss would be so unreliable. Last night, the storm washed away the water tanks containing fresh water, and Xu Zhiwei, as the boss, not only did not save water, but even took the lead in wasting water by taking a bath.
It wasn't until they ran out of fresh water to cook breakfast that everyone realized what was going on.
If there's no food, you can fish for it from the sea; but if there's no fresh water, you'll just die of thirst.
There were still several days' journey to return to Hong Kong. He had been watching the ship for a whole morning before spotting it operating at sea. He quickly signaled for help with flags, knowing that the kind-hearted mainlanders would stop to help him, based on his experience dealing with mainlanders.
But in the short time it took to put down a flag, Xu Zhiwei, that unreliable boss, not only failed to give a proper greeting, but also offended the lifeline right in front of him.
Chan Ka-keung is a local from Hong Kong. His family is of modest means, and he makes a living by working on ships.
To be honest, he couldn't understand why so many people from Hong Kong looked down on mainlanders, since they were all of the same Chinese descent.
What "Northern Aunt" and "Southern Aunt"? Those comrades just now were right to curse. They were disrespectful and were indeed spewing filth!
Despite his complaints, Chan Ka-keung still wouldn't dare to actually verbally abuse Hui Chi-wai.
After all, their livelihood is still in someone else's hands.
Fu Wan knew what Chen Jiaqiang meant, but she still shook her head and refused without hesitation.
"No, mainlanders are never kind-hearted."
"You've given us all the water and oil, what are we and the boat supposed to drink?"
He called her a "Northern girl" (a derogatory term for a woman from northern China), so why would she give him water for free?
Upon hearing this, Chen Jiaqiang felt a sense of despair.
The fact that the boat stopped as soon as he waved the flag indicates that they originally intended to help them.
Such a large ship could not possibly be without water or diesel fuel. Their refusal now must be because they are angered by Xu Zhiwei.
"Heh, you idiot, you've got the wrong target. Everyone says these foreigners won't help. You'd be better off driving back now!"
"At worst, we'll all just drink seawater today!"
Xu Zhiwei snorted coldly, looking completely indifferent.
Just then, Jack and his two companions, who had been sleeping in the rest cabin, went up to the deck. Seeing everyone gathered by the ship, Jack instinctively became alert.
"Wan, what happened? Do you need help?"
As soon as he uttered his broken Chinese, people on both sides turned to look at him.
"It's nothing, just ran into a few idiots. No need for help, go have your fun!"
Robert listened with confusion and turned to Jack, asking, "What does 'idiot' mean?"
"Oh, I know, it means idiot."
Jack answered fluently without thinking, and Xu Zhiwei, not paying attention to what they were saying, widened his eyes, which had been dismissive.
Wasn't this supposed to be a mainland fishing boat? How come there are foreigners here?
Judging from their accents, these foreigners are not from the United States, but from America.
Seeing how casually Fu Wan spoke to Jack, Xu Zhiwei pondered for a moment, then strangely accepted the impoliteness of Fu Wan and her group towards them.
Considering how casually they treat foreigners from the US, it seems they really don't care about the people from Hong Kong.
Although Xu Zhiwei is arrogant and looks down on mainlanders, he is still a businessman from Hong Kong. He is not only not stupid, but also very shrewd.
He suddenly realized that the ship in front of him was not as simple as he had imagined. Those few unsophisticated mainlanders, especially the one who had cursed the northern girl, were definitely not ordinary mainland fishermen.
Offending a mainland Chinese girl is fine, but offending a beautiful Chinese person might affect the family business.
After all, these days, any beautiful Chinese person who can afford to come to the mainland for fun must be either rich or powerful.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhiwei quickly softened his tone.
"That North..." He was about to speak, but after meeting Fu Wan's cold gaze, he immediately changed his words.
“Hey comrade,” he shouted, mimicking Chan Ka-keung, “I mispronounced it just now. It’s all those bastards in Hong Kong’s fault for making me use that nickname.”
I apologize to you, friends from Hong Kong and the mainland. We won't take you for nothing; we have money, we'll buy it with our own!
Ye Lin was about to yell at whoever wanted his worthless money when Fu Ming suddenly covered his mouth.
Fu Wan saw his actions and couldn't help but smile to herself.
She and Fu Mingzhen are siblings, and they share the same plans.
It's foolish not to make money when you can, especially when it comes to someone like Xu Zhiwei, you should definitely take advantage of him.
Besides, it's his business if he said something wrong and looked down on people; Chen Jiaqiang and the others on the boat didn't provoke Fu Wan.
The "Sailing Against the Wind" will return to Hong Kong tonight, and it certainly has plenty of water and oil left.
How would you like to buy it?
Robert felt a sense of familiarity with Fu Wan's tone.
He racked his brains for a few seconds, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him.
Good heavens, Fu Wan's scheming manner now is exactly the same as when she made that bet with them at sea!
He looked at Xu Zhiwei with sympathy. This man would surely suffer a severe blow, just like him, and then admire Fu Wan wholeheartedly.
But it doesn't matter. Admiring Wan is nothing to be ashamed of. At least he won't be a fool begging at sea anymore.
Xu Zhiwei hesitated for two seconds, then said, "I'll pay! Double the price, double the price for both water and diesel!"
Once on land, water is no match for diesel, and paying double the market price was, in Xu Zhiwei's opinion, the greatest show of sincerity.
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming pondered in his heart that the price was indeed not low. In fact, if Xu Zhiwei had asked for more, they could have made back the cost of diesel fuel and labor for this voyage.
However, Fu Wan still shook her head.
"No, I disagree."
"Why!" Xu Zhiwei's smile froze, his eyes carrying a hint of warning.
“Mainland girl, one shouldn’t be too greedy. You mainlanders should understand this principle.”
Fu Wan was not afraid at all. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't be in such a hurry. The currencies in the mainland and Hong Kong are not the same. If you say double, how am I supposed to know whether it is calculated according to the mainland or Hong Kong prices?"
Also, what currency are you giving me? If you give me Hong Kong dollars, it's just worthless paper to me; I can't use it at all.
After Fu Wan finished speaking, Xu Zhiwei's expression changed, and a hint of guilt flashed in his eyes.
Damn it, this mainland girl is really something else; she thought of all these things.
The cost of living in Hong Kong is much higher than on the mainland. The market price he mentioned must be the market price on the mainland.
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