As she spoke, Aunt Xu couldn't help but sigh.
Uncle Xu was a little unhappy when he heard this. "Why are you saying these things that spoil the fun in front of the company commander? Who said that my leg can't go out to sea? Don't worry, as long as I take good care of my leg, there will be no problem."
"Even if I can't go out to sea, I still have my two sons to support me. If I can't go out to sea alone for one day, I can go for two days. One day, the children will grow up and be able to stand on their own."
After hearing this, Zhou Zhengting and Jiang Qingyue also understood.
Why were they both so depressed when they came in just now?
Jiang Qingyue pondered for a moment, then encouraged, "Uncle Xu is right. Zheng Ting's legs were injured more seriously than this before, but he recovered later. Do you think he looks like someone who has been seriously injured now?"
"But I think that fishing at sea is too hard, and Uncle Xu is getting old, so why not take this time to rest and think about whether he can start some other small business."
"Business?"
The old couple were very surprised to hear Jiang Qingyue say this.
After all, the two have lived in a fishing village since childhood.
Our ancestors have made their living by fishing for generations.
It was natural that the family should make a living by fishing, including taking the two sons out to sea to fish since they were young.
I never thought about starting a small business.
Seeing the two people's surprise, Jiang Qingyue smiled and explained, "Times are different now. Since last year, Jing City has officially been able to open shops and do business. There are stalls selling things on the streets."
"Although our Nandao is a little slow, but last month when I went to the city to pick up a colleague, I found that there were many people pushing carts to sell snacks and doing small businesses on the roadside. There were a lot of them. There are also many self-employed people selling things in the small market outside our compound."
At this point, Uncle Xu sighed, "Indeed, in the past, the fish we caught could only be sold to the public supply and marketing cooperatives, but now we can sell them anywhere."
Aunt Xu also responded, "Yes, I went to the market outside to buy meat, and I saw that many people were selling vegetables grown by themselves, and some were selling goods imported from the city."
"It's just that, of the two of us, one only knows how to fish and deal with seafood every day, and the other only knows how to cook at home and deal with vegetables every day, and we don't know how to do anything else."
"That is, what kind of business can be done?"
Jiang Qingyue thought about it and then suggested, "What do you think about opening a seafood food stall? Uncle Xu is good at selecting seafood, and Aunt Xu cooks delicious food. If we open a snack stand selling seafood, the business should be good."
After listening to Jiang Qingyue's words, the old couple's eyes immediately lit up.
"This is a good idea. I see other places selling food and seafood, but there is no place selling seafood food."
"Well, I can think about it carefully."
Seeing this, Zhou Zhengting also encouraged, "I'll have someone send a wheelchair over later. During this period of time, you can push it out to relax and take a look at how other people do business. Then think about it carefully."
Seeing that Zhou Zhengting was so thoughtful, they both quickly thanked him.
In just a short while, the mood of both of them improved.
There was a smile on his face.
After the family of four came out of Xu's house, Zhou Zhengting couldn't help but look at Jiang Qingyue with a smile.
Jiang Qingyue saw that he kept looking at her and couldn't help wondering, "What are you looking at? Is there something on my face?"
Zhou Zhengting smiled and said, "No, I just think you look particularly good today."
Jiang Qingyue glanced at him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about in front of the child?"
"Really." Zhou Zhengting smiled from the bottom of his heart, "Wife, I think one of your strengths is that no matter what time it is, no matter what difficulties you encounter, you can never be defeated."
"You are always so optimistic and positive, as if you can make the best of any situation."
I don’t know whether Chenchen and Anan understood what was said.
They all looked at their parents with confused faces.
Jiang Qingyue smiled sheepishly, "Life is just like this, there is always a way."
Zhou Zhengting explained to the two children in agreement, "What your mother means is that life is like the sea, there are always ebbs and flows. No matter what time it is, as long as you do your own thing well, the storm will always pass and the sun will always come."
The two children looked at the sea, thought about the typhoon two days ago, and then looked at the present.
The little brain probably understood what his father meant.
Then he asked innocently, "Life is the ocean, so what are mom and dad?"
Zhou Zhengting thought about it, then smiled and said, "I don't know about others, but your father is the big ship, and your mother is the lighthouse standing on the shore. She is the backbone of your father and always guides him in the right direction."
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Just a few days after returning from Xu's house, good news came.
That day, Jiang Qingyue just got off work and saw Aunt Xu pushing a cart and Uncle Xu waiting at the door of their house.
Jiang Qingyue quickly pulled the two children forward, "Uncle Xu, Auntie, why are you here?"
The two of them were all delighted. "We came here specially to invite you and Captain Zhou to our home for dinner."
After saying that, he saw Zhou Zhengting walking home from afar.
Then he smiled and shouted, "Captain Zhou, you're back just in time. Everything is ready at home. We're just waiting for you to come home for dinner."
Zhou Zhengting agreed readily, looking at Jiang Qingyue and smiling, "That's good. We don't have to cook tonight. We can just eat something ready-made."
Zhou Zhengting was rescued from a deserted island before, and this time Zhou Zhengting specially found a hospital for Uncle Xu.
Everyone in the compound knows that the two families have a good relationship, so they wouldn't find it strange even if they were seen together.
The family of four followed the two of them back home openly.
On the way, Jiang Qingyue saw that the two men looked much better than the last time they met.
I couldn't help but ask, "Aunt, is Uncle Xu's leg better?"
Aunt Xu nodded repeatedly. "I just went to the hospital for a checkup this morning. They said he's recovering well. If he pays a little attention in the future, he'll recover slowly. This is all thanks to Captain Zhou who managed to borrow a wheelchair. I don't feel bored when I push him out for a walk during the day."
Jiang Qingyue smiled and nodded.
When they arrived at the Xu's house, Jiang Qingyue and Zhou Zhengting felt something was different from afar.
The roof that was damaged by the typhoon has been repaired, and the originally messy yard has been cleaned up.
As soon as they entered the house, Aunt Xu immediately started to prepare, "You guys sit down for a while, I'll go to the kitchen to cook. Everything is ready in advance, and we can eat right away."
A few people had just sat down not long ago.
Sure enough, I saw Aunt Xu bringing plates of seafood to the table.
There are braised fish, blanched shrimp, steamed crabs, etc...
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