In the next ten days, Zheng Gan and his team began to prepare for the competition in full swing.
Starting from the maintenance of the boat and then to the inspection of other equipment and supplies, there can't be any omissions, this competition is very important.
Zhao Xing was recruiting in the city. He needed ten experienced sorters. (Originally there were eleven, but one was reserved for Zheng Gan's father-in-law, Qiao Zhengdong.)
"Agan, my good son-in-law, you should hurry up and discuss it with your mother. The competition is in three days!" Qiao Zhengdong asked once a day a few days ago, but now that the competition is about to begin, he has been harassing Zheng Gan every two or three hours.
"Okay, okay, I'll go find my mom right now, don't worry." Zheng Gan was also a little helpless because of being urged. It happened that the preparations for the competition were almost done and he had time to come.
Back home, mother-in-law Lin Fang and Qiao Xin were playing with Xiao Yueyue.
"Mom, I have something I want to discuss with you." Zheng Gan said without further ado, "You see, it's not good for my dad to be idle at home every day. It's not good for his body and mind if he does that for a long time."
This is actually not a lie. Although people try not to be too active when they get older, they will feel bored if they just lie down or sit at home all the time. If they feel bored, they will be in a bad mood. If they are in a bad mood, it may have a bad effect on their body.
Before Lin Fang could say anything, Qiao Xin spoke first, "You must have colluded with my dad again and wanted him to go out to sea with me, right? He's already 62 years old this year. Don't you think he can do such physical work at such an old age?"
"How could I let Dad do the physical work? Once on board, he can just help provide some experience in the cockpit and teach Xiaofeng by the way." Zheng Gan said quickly.
Even if his wife didn't ask him, he wouldn't let his father-in-law do the heavy physical sorting work, right?
"Agan, I know your dad must be looking for you every day. You had no choice but to agree to come and help him intercede." Lin Fang shook her head and laughed, "This old man is really a worry every day."
Zheng Gan also chuckled, "Actually, if my dad wanted to go abroad with me, I really wouldn't help to plead for him. It's just that the significance of this competition is different. To win glory for the country, I definitely hope to bring our closest people with us."
This competition is divided into two stages. The domestic competition will be held in a few days, and then the champion and runner-up will be eligible to participate in the world-class competition. At that time, they can truly represent the country.
Zheng Gan was so excited when he thought about representing the country in such a big competition and winning the championship.
"Okay, since you said so, let him go. But Agan, you have to keep an eye on him on the boat and don't let anything unexpected happen to me!" Lin Fang thought about it and gave in.
Zheng Gan quickly patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, Mom. Just leave it to me. I will definitely not let anything happen to Dad!"
"Now you finally get back the status you lost, right?" Qiao Xin rolled her eyes and said in a low voice.
"Damn, how did you know? Ahem, no, please don't slander me!" Zheng Gan was immediately embarrassed. "Well, I still need to go check out the shipyard. I'll leave first."
After saying that, he turned and ran, not giving Qiao Xin any time to react.
Arriving at the shipyard, Zheng Gan finally breathed a sigh of relief. His wife was too smart and nothing could be hidden from her.
"My dear son-in-law, what happened?" When Qiao Zhengdong saw him coming, he trotted over with an anxious look on his face.
"Alas." Zheng Gan sighed.
When Qiao Zhengdong saw this expression, his heart skipped a beat, and then he sighed, "Alas, it seems that I am really old. Forget it, I won't go."
"After my untold efforts and a beating from your daughter, I finally got them and their mother to agree reluctantly." Zheng Gan suppressed his laughter and then said it out loud.
"..." Qiao Zhengdong was stunned at first, then he was ecstatic, "Hahaha, good, good, good son-in-law is great, just don't breathe so hard when you speak next time."
He now realized that this guy must have said that on purpose because he wanted to make fun of him.
"Hehe, since my mother has already agreed to let you participate, what do you think of the deal between us?" Zheng Gan rubbed his hands, looking so mean that he really deserved a beating.
"Okay, I'm a man of my words. You will be the head of this family from now on." Qiao Zhengdong said unhappily.
"Don't worry, Dad. There will be absolutely no problem leaving this family to me." Zheng Gan felt that his life was sublimated at this moment. Bathed in the sunshine, he even had the idea that he was the strongest person in the world.
Qiao Zhengdong looked at him speechlessly, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, right, Xiaofeng just said that a friend of his from his hometown is coming over, and you know him, so he asked you to go over and take a look."
Zheng Gan was stunned, and then a young face appeared in his mind.
"Okay, Dad. I'll go over and take a look."
Sun Chao was a kid Zheng Gan met with Jiang Feng when he went to Yunnan two years ago. He left a very deep impression on Zheng Gan. He was a very filial and sensible boy. His family was very poor. At that time, he wanted to take the kid out to make money, but in order to take care of his seriously ill grandmother at home, the boy did not go out.
When Zheng Gan came to Jiang Feng, he saw Sun Chao at first sight, and then said with a smile,
"Xiao Chao, it's really you. It's been two years since we last met. How's your family?"
Sun Chao was originally very happy to see Zheng Gan, but when he heard the word "home", his face suddenly changed.
"Well, brother, come with me, I have something to talk to you about." Jiang Feng immediately pulled him to the corner.
"What's going on?" Zheng Gan asked with some confusion.
"Alas." Jiang Feng sighed first, and then told him about Sun Chao's situation.
It turned out that Sun Chao's grandmother had passed away a month ago, so he wanted to go out to work to repay the money he borrowed from the villagers.
At that time, the young man did not think of coming to them directly. It was Jiang Feng who took the initiative to call him over after he found out.
"Brother, how about we help him? Of course, if it's really not possible, his salary will be the minimum and I will make up for the excess." Jiang Feng said cautiously.
"Nonsense, why do I need you to make up for it? Besides, you look down on me, your brother, so much? I actually like you, kid, and we're short of people right now."
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