Chapter 1405 I’m also afraid of death
An old Dutch man took a basin of water and sprinkled it on the hot stones. A puff of steam filled the sauna room. Chen Zetao left the sauna room without saying a word. "Who the hell are you trying to steam to death?"
He had just closed the door when he heard laughter coming from the sauna room.
These sauna enthusiasts seemed to be competing to see who could steam the longest. The old man's pouring of water was like the starting gun. Soon, one person poured a basin, then another. Soon, the whole sauna was filled with steam, making it impossible to stay in. One by one, they left the sauna, all red as boiled lobsters.
The last one to come out was of course Xiao Peng. He acted as if nothing had happened: "I won? These Dutch people like to use saunas but can't. It's really boring!"
Chen Zetao's face was full of black lines: "Are you almost done?"
Xiao Peng stretched his arms and legs. "Steaming like this makes me feel refreshed. I'll be energetic for the next three to five days! There's a sauna on the Luna, and I have one at home, too. I never felt as comfortable as here, especially when I'm being steamed. It feels so good! Look, do they look like lobsters? The white man's skin turns red when steamed. It's so funny!"
Chen Zetao didn't know what to say after hearing this. Are you taking a sauna or do you just enjoy watching people laugh?
Kasin, who was standing nearby, said, "Boss, this place won't do! You should go to our sauna. In winter, when it's the most enjoyable, you can jump right into the snow! That's what I call thrilling!"
Xiao Peng said, "Sure! I've been wanting to visit your place for a while now, so I'll stop by when I go to Russia. Anyway, I have time now!"
Chen Zetao got anxious after hearing this: "Xiao Peng, are you really determined to take that long of a break?"
Xiao Peng said helplessly, "I don't have a ship and I don't have people, so why should I not rest? Brother Chen, I have done everything I should do, and I have also done things I shouldn't do! Now someone wants to kill me! And Brother Chen, tell me, who can I trust now? My own ship's doctor poisoned the ship, and before I even returned, my discovery was already known to everyone, waiting to buy gold from me. Brother Chen, I am supporting this bunch of ungrateful wolves! Okay, I'm a bit too much. Maybe it's just a rat's shit that spoils the whole barrel, but I don't know which one it is! I've been really nice to them. Any crew member gets paid the salary of a captain of another ship!"
What he said was not an exaggeration. Everyone knows that sailors earn a lot of money, but it is actually not as exaggerated as imagined.
Generally speaking, there are three types of crew members: cruise ships, cargo ships and fishing boats. Most of the crew members from China are cargo ship crew members.
The wages of cargo ship crew members are really not as high as imagined.
For example, on oil tankers, where salaries are highest, the captain and chief engineer earn around $10,000, while the first mate and second engineer make around $8,000 and then decrease. Ordinary sailors earn less than $2,000 a month, and trainees earn even less, around $500 a month.
The reason why people think that crew members' wages are high is because of the currency exchange rate: 500 US dollars for an intern is at least more than 3,200 RMB; and an ordinary sailor's monthly salary is 13,000 RMB, and there is no place to spend money at sea. This is the real reason why people think that crew members' wages are high.
Why do most of the world's shipping crews come from developing countries? It's because shipboard work is low-paying and hard work! Not many people in developed countries are willing to do this!
Of course, Xiao Peng's ship wasn't a cargo ship, but an offshore vessel, so the pay was definitely higher. Generally speaking, offshore crews earn 1.2 to 1.5 times more than cargo crews. On Xiao Peng's ship, it was ten times more!
Besides, the benefits here with Xiao Peng are good, and there's plenty of rest. Who wouldn't want to come on board Xiao Peng's ship? When Xiao Peng said he was short of sailors, he received nearly 500,000 job applications!
The reason why Xiao Peng is so sad now is that he has a feeling of "I want to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon only shines on the ditch."
Chen Zetao was silent for a moment. "Sun Changyou's poisoning case is still under investigation, and we still have no clues. He has no financial problems, and his family is also fine. Of course, we haven't given up the investigation yet!"
Xiao Peng said 'hmm'.
"The leak will also be investigated." Chen Zetao said.
Xiao Peng said, "I don't like living in a muddle, so I'd rather do nothing. Besides, my life is threatened! Isn't it a tragedy to have money to earn but no life to spend it? I calculated my wealth. I can spend a million a day now, and I can't spend it all by the time I die! And I'm talking about Euros! It's time to enjoy life!"
"Enjoy life? Aren't you enjoying it now?" Chen Zetao asked back.
Xiao Peng shook his head. "How can I say I'm enjoying life now? Women? Big houses? Do you think that's enjoying life? Think about it, what have I done that I like over the years? It's just making money, making money, and making more money. It's so boring! Look at me, how comfortable am I taking a sauna here? Brother Chen, I really need some time to adjust now. I'm not like you, with thoughts and awareness. I'm just an ordinary person. I haven't received any higher education or ideological education. I can achieve this point now. I believe that 99.99% of the people in Daxia can't catch up with me. I'm already good enough! Please don't torture me anymore, okay? I'm also an ordinary person. I know fear!"
After hearing what Xiao Peng said, Chen Zetao was silent for a while, thought for a moment and said, "Brother Xiao, I understand what you mean. I will tell the higher-ups about it. You should take some time to adjust yourself."
Xiao Peng said, "I've been adjusting myself, and I'm doing pretty well. Let's go home and ride horses for a while. I'm not bragging, but I'm pretty awesome at riding horses now."
After hearing this, Chen Zetao said, "Come on, you weren't even born when I was riding! Come on, let's go back and run a few laps!"
Xiao Peng said: "Don't worry, you'll feel comfortable after a few more steamings!"
Chen Zetao shook his head fiercely: "Brother Xiao, I admit my mistake. I really can't enjoy this kind of mixed bathing. The two lumps on the chest of that old lady in there just now have fallen to her belly button. I think I'm going to have nightmares for a while!"
Xiao Peng looked disgusted. "Brother Chen, I really have to criticize you. Just take a shower. Why are you staring at me? Do you want me to give you a few blue pills?"
"Get out!" Chen Zetao cursed with a smile.
The two chatted and laughed as they went to the locker room to change their clothes. Alfred prepared a brand new summer suit for Xiao Peng. Xiao Peng put on his clothes and before they walked out of the bathhouse, they heard the sound of "ping pong" from outside, as well as various sounds of metal colliding and glass breaking.
"Huh? What's that noise? Did a blacksmith shop appear here?"
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