"Alright, let's set up the net now!"
While the bluefin wrasse is important, it pales in comparison to the unknown surprises that await in a trawl.
In the past, Fu Wan was the one who set up the internet cafe, but now that her older brothers Fu Ming and Fu Liang are here, she's happy to let them do the work.
Aside from Ye Lin, Fu Ming, and Fu Liang, Ye Zhenxing is currently the busiest person.
He kept glancing at the leopard eel, then at the blue-clad fish, and even when he saw Fu Ming and the others pulling up the nets, he followed closely behind, wanting to see how they operated the net-pulling machine.
Fu Wan initially felt that something was wrong, but when she saw that Ye Zhenxing was only a head shorter than Fu Ming and the others, she suddenly realized.
"Brother Lin, is Zhenxing still not in school at his age?"
The Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is already over. This child is of school age, so why didn't he go to school?
When Fu Wan asked him this question, Ye Lin, who was busy moving fish baskets over, put down what he was doing and looked at Fu Wan with a blank expression.
"He's in school! He's in elementary school!"
He then immediately realized what was happening and glared angrily at Ye Zhenxing not far away.
Ye Zhenxing was completely unaware of the impending danger and was still asking Fu Ming and the others questions about operating the network machine.
"Ye Zhenxing, have you skipped class again?!"
Ye Lin's angry roar startled Ye Zhenxing, who was about to start operating the fishing machine. Seeing Ye Lin pick up a fishing stick and angrily come at him again, Ye Zhenxing felt that his life was over.
However, he wasn't stupid enough to just stand there and wait for Ye Lin to beat him up.
He ran around the deck again and again, and just when he was about to be caught by Ye Lin, he turned his eyes and hid behind Fu Wan.
"Auntie, save me!"
You brat, you still don't know why you got this beating.
Fu Wan was initially annoyed that she had spoken out of turn and caused the child to get beaten, but now that the child was hiding behind her, she naturally had to help him out a bit.
She suppressed a laugh, cleared her throat, and said, "Ahem, cousin, how about we call it quits? Hitting the child won't solve the problem."
With Fu Wan blocking his way, Ye Lin didn't dare to hit her directly. He could only angrily point the stick at his unfilial son behind him.
"You little brat, come out here! How old are you, skipping school! Your old man works so hard to earn money so you can go to college!"
Ye Zhenxing was also stubborn. Upon hearing Ye Lin's words, he actually stuck his head out from behind Fu Wan and defiantly started arguing.
"I just don't like going to school. What's the point of going to college? My mom went to high school and she's still farming at home!"
Fu Wan was utterly shocked when she heard this.
My cousin's wife, Chen Guifang, only has a high school education?!
She completely forgot about Ye Zhenxing and pulled Ye Lin, who was red-faced and furious, aside.
"Brother Lin, does your wife only have a high school education?"
It should be noted that Fu Wan herself only attended junior high school.
Ye Lin was surprised that she was curious about this, and nodded somewhat embarrassedly.
The man's dark face showed a rare hint of tenderness, so he didn't hide anything from Fu Wan: "Your sister-in-law was originally an educated youth sent to the countryside. She dropped out of high school and went to the countryside with the rest of the group."
A few years ago, after the college entrance examination was reinstated, I even encouraged her to take the exam, but Zhenxing was only two or three years old at the time, and your sister-in-law couldn't bear to let her go, so the matter was put on hold.”
He has been working so hard to earn money not only to support Ye Zhenxing's university education, but also to repay his wife for her sacrifices.
After all, in recent years, after educated youth were allowed to return to the city, there were quite a few who abandoned their wives and children or their husbands and children in order to return to the city.
Chen Guifang was the only one who never mentioned returning to the city. She even secretly hid the letters sent by her father-in-law in the city under her bed.
But he was the only one who felt that his wife shouldn't live worse than others.
"Ah Wan, why are you asking this?"
After telling Fu Wan about this, Ye Lin felt a little strange. His cousin wasn't a gossipy person, otherwise she wouldn't have been unaware of Chen Guifang's background for so many years.
Fu Wan smiled at him and asked in return, "Brother Lin, if there were a job opportunity in the county town right now, would you be willing to let my sister-in-law go?"
"Of course I'm willing to give it up! How could I not be willing!"
Without hesitation, Ye Lin replied that working in the county town was still more comfortable than toiling in the fields every day.
Of course, he knew how sought-after jobs were in the city; otherwise, he would have already found a way to get his wife a job.
Seeing that Fu Wan was still just smiling and not saying anything after he finished answering, Ye Lin guessed that his cousin was probably keeping him in suspense.
He smiled ingratiatingly, "Wan, tell me your plan quickly. If it works, your cousin will repay you by doing anything for you!"
The phrase "being treated like a beast of burden" startled Fu Wan, and she quickly waved her hand.
"Brother Lin, you're not an outsider. I'll just tell you straight up."
A few days ago I spent some money and bought the county's cannery..."
"What!"
Ye Lin thought he had misheard, and only after exclaiming in surprise did he realize that Fu Wan's face showed no sign of teasing him.
Good heavens! His cousin is really something else. He didn't even hear a word about such a big deal as buying a cannery!
Seeing that Ye Lin had calmed down, Fu Wan continued to finish what she had just said.
"The cannery is mainly researching canned fish now, and also making some of the fruit canned products we used to make. But as you know, my brother and I both love going out to sea to fish, we can't sit in the office."
My sister-in-law is highly educated, and I trust her character. Why don't you go back and talk to her about it? Maybe she can get a job at the factory and help me keep an eye on things there.”
"Don't worry, you'll receive your full salary. And if there's a profit at the end of the year, I'll give your wife an extra bonus!"
Fu Wan's few words contained information that took Ye Lin several minutes to digest.
Judging from Fu Wan's words, the cannery was in dire need of manpower.
"Okay, I'll talk to your sister-in-law about it when I get back tomorrow!"
Putting aside whether there are dividends or not, just because of Fu Wan's trust, he would have to persuade his wife to take this job!
Fu Wan was relieved when she saw that he agreed, but then she remembered something and quickly reminded him, "Brother Lin, don't tell anyone that I bought the factory when you go back. If others find out and come to Uncle and the others, it will cause a big fuss."
China has always valued interpersonal relationships and social customs. If the villagers, not to mention the neighbors, even Ye Jun's wife would probably make a huge fuss if she found out about this.
To be honest, the reason why Fu Wan disliked Ye Jun before was largely due to his wife.
Given the current state of chaos in my uncle's family, if they were to hire her to work in the factory, wouldn't that cause an uproar?
Fu Wan shuddered at the thought of the scene. It was best to stay far away from such a troublesome person.
Ye Lin understood Fu Wan's concerns and immediately agreed, "Don't worry, when I get back I'll just say it was Gui Fang's family who helped, and I definitely won't tell anyone about this!"
While the brother and sister reached an agreement, Fu Ming and Fu Liang had already used the net-laying machine to pull the trawl net onto the deck.
"Ah Wan, are you two done chatting? We need to untangle the trawl nets here!"
Fu Ming called out to Fu Wan, saying that the trawl net was full and there must be a lot of fish. However, he was very superstitious and wanted Fu Wan to untie the net ropes.
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