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Chapter 103: Follow Their Boat!
Chapter 103: Follow Their Boat!
The next day, the two had to wake up at 4 am to go fishing.
As Jiang Xia got out of bed, her legs felt weak, and she almost fell! Zhou Chenglei, who was getting dressed, was startled and quickly supported her, feeling a little worried, "Why don't you stay home today and sleep a little longer?"
It was indeed unnecessary for her to follow him out to sea every day; it was too exhausting.
Jiang Xia leaned on him, taking a moment to relax, but she couldn't help but glare at him again, blaming him!
He wasn't unaware of how he looked.
And yet, he was so deep.
With his strength and vitality...
Jiang Xia pushed him away and went to change her clothes, "No! We still need a few thousand more yuan to buy a ship. I won't feel at ease if I don't go out with you."
Zhou Chenglei had guessed she would react this way; he knew that buying that ship would put pressure on her.
But Jiang Xia insisted on going out to sea, and he had no choice but to let her. So this time, he rode his bicycle with her to the pier, then left the bicycle at the production team's entrance. After returning from fishing, he would ride it back.
In fact, after Jiang Xia got up, her legs weren't as weak anymore, but Zhou Chenglei was still concerned.
Jiang Xia let him be; after all, walking to the pier would take some time, and if she rode the bicycle, she would have more time for translation.
Jiang Xia sat on the boat, wearing a headlamp, translating while waiting for Zhou Chenglei to return after securing the bicycle.
Zhou Fu walked there, so he hadn't arrived yet.
Wen Wan arrived at the pier and, with the help of Zhou Guohua, boarded the new boat of Zhou Bingqiang's family. She saw Jiang Xia sitting alone on the boat, writing and drawing in a book.
The previous morning, she had seen Zhou Mu secretly dumping some shells into the sea. After Zhou Mu left, she went to take a look and found that they were pearl oyster shells.
She was certain that Zhou Chenglei had found a pearl! Her dream had come true again!
Knowing that Zhou Chenglei would dive for pearls again today, she asked Zhou Guohua to take her out to sea.
Wen Wan watched Jiang Xia, sensing that she was translating.
But with Jiang Xia's academic performance and her experiences from her past life, how could she possibly be translating?
It was probably because she hadn't given up and still wanted to take the college entrance exam. She was doing practice questions, preparing for next year's exam.
After all, Jiang Xia was reborn, and she knew how valuable a college degree was in this era.
Zhou Guohua held Wen Wan's hand, reluctant to let go, and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Wan, do you really know where the pearls are?"
Wen Wan felt a wave of disgust rise within her. She discreetly withdrew her hand and quietly pointed in Jiang Xia's direction, making a 'shh' gesture.
Zhou Guohua immediately stopped talking! He couldn't let others hear this!"
Zhou Guohua was the youngest son of Zhou Bingqiang. His family owned three boats, and now each of the three brothers had one.
Zhou Guohua liked Wen Wan, but Wen Wan didn't think highly of him. He would be a fisherman for life, with no future prospects!
He wasn't lacking in money, but in the future, he would be far behind Zhou Chenglei, and later on, he would even get into a car accident and become crippled in one leg.
However, now Wen Wan was being ridiculed by the villagers because of Jiang Xia. They said she had a bad heart, that she wanted to drive Jiang Xia away and climb into Zhou Chenglei's bed, that she wanted to be a vixen, shameless! Her stepmother said her reputation was ruined and wanted to marry her off to that man from her previous life, and her father agreed.
Wen Wan had suffered a lot these days. That day, when she was hiding and crying by the sea, she happened to meet Zhou Guohua, who came to comfort her, and that's when she discovered his feelings for her.
To escape the marriage from her past life, Wen Wan had no choice but to date Zhou Guohua for the time being.
Zhou Guohua's family owned three boats, making them the wealthiest in several villages. After Wen Fu learned that Wen Wan was dating Zhou Guohua, he no longer agreed to the marriage proposal suggested by her stepmother.
Wen Fu was even hoping that Zhou Guohua would become his son-in-law and take care of him in the future!
Of course, Wen Wan wouldn't marry Zhou Guohua. Once she got into college, she would break up with him.
As compensation, Wen Wan would remind him about the future car accident, preventing him from becoming crippled and changing his fate.
That way, she wouldn't owe him anything!
Moreover, although she had no choice but to date Zhou Guohua, she wouldn't take advantage of him.
Wen Wan took out her high school math textbook. Usually, she had to herd sheep, do housework, review for the college entrance exam, translate to earn money, and she could only use every spare moment to review her high school knowledge.
Fortunately, she had found a translation job at a publishing house, and the editor was quite satisfied with her work. That book earned her twenty yuan.
Then she returned with an even thicker book and a science magazine.
The book would earn her thirty yuan after translation, and the magazine was even more expensive. Since many scientific terms were challenging to translate, the editor offered her fifty yuan. As long as she translated well, she would be assigned future magazines.
With this part-time job, she no longer had to worry about her living expenses.
However, she overheard the editor talking to her niece, and learned that translating French books was even more lucrative, earning fifty yuan for a thin volume.
Due to the scarcity of French speakers, it was more expensive than English translation.
Wen Wan decided that she would study multiple languages in university. With the ongoing reforms in the country, many foreign companies would be introduced in the future, making translation a promising career.
Zhou Bingqiang glanced at the book Wen Wan was reading and then at Jiang Xia on the other boat.
He heard that Zhou Yongfu's daughter-in-law had failed the college entrance exam three times. In contrast, his son's girlfriend, Wen Wan, was said to be an excellent student, and he hoped she would get into university, giving Zhou Yongfu a taste of his own medicine.
That would teach him not to boast about his daughter-in-law all the time.
At that moment, Zhou Fu and Zhou Mu arrived at the dock.
The family still needed several thousand yuan to buy a boat. Zhou Mu had seen the plump oysters they pried open the day before and planned to go to Pearl Island to pry some more, dry them, and sell the golden oysters to earn some extra money.
The shrimp jerky they sold the day before fetched over seventy yuan, and the fish jerky sold for more than ninety yuan, earning them almost two hundred yuan. They still had over a hundred jin of fish jerky left to sell, which could bring in another hundred yuan. Selling dried fish is clearly more profitable than selling fresh fish."
Zhou Mu planned to pry open oysters and dry them, selling them at the end of the year to supplement the family's income.
Zhou Bingqiang saw Zhou Fu's enthusiastic expression and said, "Yongfu, where were you yesterday? I didn't see you all day. Someone might think you were hiding from me! Come and take a look at our new boat!"
The night before, he had deliberately docked his boat next to Zhou Yongfu's, knowing that Zhou Yongfu would see it when he went out to sea.
Zhou Fu was no longer feeling bitter. He walked onto Zhou Bingqiang's new boat with a big smile, only to be surprised by Wen Wan's presence. He turned to Zhou Bingqiang and asked, "Didn't you say no women are allowed on the boat?"
Zhou Bingqiang didn't want to bring her either, but Wen Wan insisted that she could find pearl oysters and even showed him a few pearl oyster shells.
He laughed and said, "I think you're right. Superstitions are unreliable, and women can hold up half the sky! Besides, Wan is now Guo Hua's girlfriend."
Jiang Xia, who had been focused on her translation, greeted Zhou Fu and Zhou Mu after noticing their arrival, as she hadn't been paying attention to her surroundings.
Upon hearing Zhou Bingqiang's words, she realized that the Wen Wan on the neighboring boat was the same Wen Wan who was dating Zhou Guohua.
However, this was none of Jiang Xia's business, so she was momentarily surprised before continuing to translate with her head down.
Zhou Fu didn't care about such matters either, as long as Wen Wan didn't cause trouble for his son and daughter-in-law.
He surveyed Zhou Yongfu's new boat, asking about the brand and price of the engine, its horsepower, and the cost of the crane...
He inquired about every piece of equipment on the boat! Knowing oneself and the enemy is the key to victory.
Haha... Everything on Zhou Yongfu's boat was inferior to his new one! Zhou Fu was secretly delighted, eagerly awaiting the day, two months later, when he would return with his boat and rub it in Zhou Yongfu's face!
Zhou Bingqiang saw the smile on Zhou Fu's face and thought he was putting on a brave front. He consoled him, "Chenglei's luck has been good lately. He'll be able to buy a boat soon."
Zhou Fu sighed and replied, "It's not that easy! He doesn't even have a house yet!"
Zhou Bingqiang felt that Zhou Fu was acknowledging that he would never surpass him in this lifetime, and he finally conceded. Feeling relieved, Zhou Bingqiang comforted him, "Chenglei is so capable. He'll have everything soon!"
"Sigh, I hope so. Let's not talk about it anymore. I'm going out to sea!"
At that moment, Zhou Chenglei returned with a bucket of diesel and a bucket of fresh water. Zhou Fu, with feigned concern, left with a secret smile and headed back to his boat.
Go out to sea, make money, and buy a big ship!
As usual, Zhou Fu was at the helm, steering the boat out to sea for a distance.
Wen Wan then said to Guo Hua, "Follow their boat. The pearl oysters are theirs."
(End of Chapter)
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