Chapter 282 How did I become an 'overseas person'?
Chen Zetao asked in confusion, "What happened? Why can't you go home? Can't you just buy a plane ticket and go back?"
Xiao Peng sighed and said, "Don't mention it! I video-called my grandpa yesterday and he scolded me severely!"
Now Xiao Peng video chats with his grandfather almost every day to check on his health.
Sometimes you have to admit: money can really change a lot of things.
Perhaps in order to allow Xiao Peng to carry out salvage work in the Mediterranean without any worries, his grandfather is now enjoying the best medical care in the country. Now his grandfather is getting healthier and his speech is gradually becoming clearer. He walks around the nursing home every day with the help of crutches.
One has to admit the thing about "spirit" that our ancestors talked about: seeing his grandson so promising, Xiao Peng's grandfather couldn't stop smiling every day. In the words of the health doctor: if Xiao Peng's grandfather continues to develop in this direction, he can live to be a hundred years old!
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Xiao Peng told his grandfather during a video call that he wanted to go home and spend the New Year with him.
As soon as he said this, my grandfather got anxious and meant only one thing: Don’t come back, kid!
Xiao Peng was confused after hearing this. Why didn't his grandfather let him go back?
After asking for a long time, his grandfather finally told him the whole story. Xiao Peng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after hearing it.
Xiao Peng's grandfather is really busy in the nursing home. I heard that even the leaders of the city went to the nursing home in their town. On the one hand, they cared about the lives of the elderly in the nursing home, and on the other hand, they went to see Xiao Peng's grandfather. They said that Xiao Peng's grandfather would educate the child and cultivate Xiao Peng.
This mayor was definitely someone with connections, and he knew a lot of things that ordinary people didn't know. He told Xiao Peng's grandfather that the city was currently selecting a list of "overseas people who have made outstanding contributions to their hometown," and Xiao Peng's name was on the list.
Xiao Peng nearly cursed after hearing this. "Damn it! I'm still Chinese, okay? You put me in the 'overseas' category? Aren't those only eligible for the award if they have foreign nationality?"
Are you guys kicking me out of China?
Besides, what outstanding contributions has he made to his hometown? Isn't it just donating money to the town hospital and the nursing home? That money is also for his grandfather.
Xiao Peng didn't mind the compliment, but his grandfather couldn't handle it! Although he didn't know what Xiao Peng had done in France, the fact that such a prominent figure as the mayor personally came to the nursing home to praise his grandson moved Xiao Peng's grandfather so much that he almost fainted. He patted his chest and promised that Xiao Peng would make further contributions to his country and hometown!
So when he heard that Xiao Peng was going home for the New Year, his grandfather got anxious: "I'm not dead, why are you coming back? I've heard about it, and the nursing home is celebrating the New Year! We're a bunch of old guys having fun together, why are you joining in the fun? You should just stay out there and contribute to the country. I won't see you even if you come back!"
Xiao Peng was inexplicably unable to return home!
"Brother Chen, I always thought this was your doing. That mayor is really badass. He made my grandfather all fired up," Xiao Peng complained. "They told me to 'contribute to the country,' but what contribution am I making now? I've done everything I should do. Now all I have left is money. Does that count as contributing to the country?"
Chen Zetao thought for a moment and nodded, "Don't tell me, the more money you make, the more you contribute to the country!"
"Huh?" Xiao Peng was stunned. "Is the country so short of foreign exchange?"
"What era is this? Why are we short of foreign exchange?" Chen Zetao shook his head. "The more money you make, the greater your influence. The more people in European countries will engage in the underwater salvage industry. The more people they have in this industry, the better our Chinese offshore engineering company will be able to develop here! We can both make money and achieve our goals."
Xiao Peng shook his head after hearing this, loaded two bullets into his shotgun, and shouted to the UFO operator, "Fire!"
"Bang bang" after two shots, all hit the target.
After Xiao Peng pulled out the bullet shell, he said, "Brother Chen, you say that lightly. Don't tell me that these European countries can't see our country's plan."
Chen Zetao said, "So what if they can see it? Brother Xiao, do you think everyone can accumulate wealth as quickly as you and set up their own sea salvage company? The cost of sea salvage is so high, what will others do if they want to do it but don't have the money? Raise funds, take out loans. Who will they lend money to to make money? Of course, their own countries! And besides that, there will definitely be people in these European countries who will see the opportunity to develop their own offshore engineering companies. Developing offshore engineering companies requires shipbuilding and port development. How much tax revenue can be increased and how many jobs can be created? So this is an 'open conspiracy'. Even if they know our plan, what can they do? They don't develop and let others make the money? That is definitely unrealistic! So, Brother Xiao, you just need to make a lot of money now. It would be best if the whole world envied your gains. This is your greatest contribution!"
Xiao Peng was dumbfounded after hearing what Chen Zetao said: "Fuck! This is the first time I know that making money and showing off your wealth can also bring glory to the country."
Chen Zetao shook his head and said, "Showing off wealth is inherently wrong. Think about it, the fact that the rich live in luxurious homes and eat the finest food won't actually arouse hatred among the ordinary working class. But if those rich people, out of boredom, use 'showing off' to expose the scars of the poor and expect the poor to cooperate with them and chat and laugh, that's nonsense. But you are different. Every time you salvage, you broadcast it live for the whole world to see. You earn your money through honest labor. Showing off your wealth will only attract more people to join the salvage team. So, work hard to make money and broadcast it live."
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and loaded two more rounds. After hitting the target again, he said, "Brother Chen, the key problem is that I don't have any equipment right now. You want me to get nothing?"
"Who said there's none?" Chen Zetao asked, "How can you have money but no equipment?"
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Chen, please stop teasing me. Even if I buy a new boat now and modify it so it's usable, it will take at least a year."
Chen Zetao said, "Well, you're right, but unfortunately, the Greek company Huayuan Offshore Engineering is facing financial difficulties and needs to sell the Mediterranean Support II, including all the equipment on board, to recover. Well, people can be hired."
Xiao Peng cursed: "Fuck! You guys really went all out! Isn't this too generous?"
"It's not me who's fighting!" Chen Zetao shook his head. "It's the country that's fighting!"
Xiao Peng was about to speak when he suddenly noticed several cars driving into the shooting range, and the person who got out of the car was Zhang Qikun, whom he had never seen before.
Why is he here? Is this a result?
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The author has something to say:
Ahem, I was warned after writing some chapters about returning to China. There’s nothing I can do. In order to avoid trouble, the protagonist cannot return to China during the Chinese New Year. . . .
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