Transported Into The Book, She Thrives In The 80s Chapter 155: The Phone Call - Novel Cool

Chapter 155: The Phone Call

Chapter 155: The Phone Call

As Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei walked by, someone spotted them and ran over to ask them something.

Zhou Chenglei, not wanting to engage in the conversation, muttered "Mmm-hmm" and continued walking towards the wharf with Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia, on the other hand, was more responsive. She smiled and thanked everyone for their congratulations and inquiries, but soon excused herself, saying, "The boat's back! We need to go help, let's go."

Luckily, their boat had returned!

Just then, someone behind them shouted at Jiang Xia, "Jiang Xia! There's a phone call for you. The caller left their number and asked you to call them back!"

Jiang Xia turned and replied, "Okay, thank you!"

Zhou Chenglei said, "You take the call, I'll go help my brother."

"Okay," Jiang Xia agreed and headed towards the production team's office.

Jiang Xia entered the production team's office, and the person sitting by the phone noticed her and smiled, "You've received quite a few calls today. I've already taken two messages. The callers left their numbers and asked you to call them back. They're looking for a translator, and I've written down the numbers on this piece of paper."

Jiang Xia took the paper, thanked them with a smile, and then picked up the phone to return the first call.

The first call was from a textile factory, asking if Jiang Xia could speak English. They needed a translator, and Jiang Xia arranged to meet them the day after tomorrow.

The second call was from a food factory, with a similar request. Jiang Xia also scheduled a meeting with them the day after tomorrow.

The purpose of these meetings was for the companies to assess Jiang Xia's language skills, and for her to learn more about their products.

Jiang Xia didn't want to go into these meetings unprepared. If she was going to do this, she wanted to do her best. Otherwise, she'd rather work on commission instead of a fixed salary, and without doing her homework, she might end up with nothing.

Just as Jiang Xia was about to hang up and leave, the phone rang again. The person in the production team answered and called out to Jiang Xia, who was about to exit, "Xia Xia, it's your call!"

Jiang Xia walked back and took the call. This time, it was from a machinery factory. Jiang Xia wrote down their number and agreed to meet them the day after tomorrow.

After Jiang Xia hung up, the person in the production team smiled and asked, "Xia Xia, are all these calls looking for you as a translator?"

Jiang Xia smiled and replied, "Yes, there might be more in the next few days. Please let me know if you receive any calls for me."

"It's no trouble! Your English must be excellent for so many people to seek your translation services!"

Jiang Xia said, "I can only speak and listen, it's not that impressive. I need to go check on the wharf, so I'll be off. Thank you!"

After saying this, Jiang Xia left with the paper containing the phone numbers.

Once Jiang Xia was gone, Zhou Li took out the paper with the phone numbers Jiang Xia had written down and memorized them.

Coincidentally, she had taken both calls, as the callers were looking for Jiang Xia as a translator and had asked her to call back. She paid attention and copied down the numbers.

She decided to give these three numbers to Guohua after work, asking him to pass them to Wen Wan, to see if there were any opportunities for additional translation work.

With so many people seeking Jiang Xia's translation services, she couldn't possibly handle them all by herself.

Before the end of the workday, Zhou Guohua arrived with a bag of candy, "Aunt, I got married today. Here's some candy for everyone to celebrate."

Indeed, Zhou Li was Zhou Guohua's aunt.

Zhou Li exclaimed with joy, "Oh! You got married? Let's have a wedding banquet soon and hope for a big, healthy baby next year!"

Zhou Guohua blushed, "Not so fast. Wan still needs to take the university entrance exam, so we're not in a rush."

"That's true. It's important to focus on the university entrance exam. Once Wan gets in, our family will have a university graduate too!"

Didn't Zhou Chengsen get a leadership position in town after attending the Worker-Peasant-Soldier University? Without education, it's challenging to get promoted!

Then, Zhou Li whispered something in Zhou Guohua's ear and handed him the paper with the phone numbers.

Zhou Guohua held the piece of paper and stuffed it into his pocket. "Aunt, thank you. I'll pass it on to Wen Wan later."

"There's no need to be so polite. We're all family. Ask Wen Wan to look into it quickly and see if there are any upcoming events. I heard from Jiang Xia that there might be more calls for translators soon. There should be many factories looking for translators. Go and inquire, find one that Jiang Xia turned down, and don't compete with her. We're all from the same village, let's avoid any gossip, understand?"

Zhou Guohua nodded in agreement. "I understand. I'll tell Wen Wan tomorrow."

After Jiang Xia finished her call, she went to the wharf. By this time, the fish from the boat had already been unloaded. Zhou Chenglei didn't wait for his eldest brother to sell the fish before heading home. Seeing Jiang Xia walking over after her call, he said a word to Zhou Chengxin and then pushed his bicycle, giving Jiang Xia a ride home.

On the way, Jiang Xia asked, "How was your eldest brother's catch today?"

Zhou Chenglei replied, "Not bad. Better than usual. He made over a hundred yuan. He caught two baskets of fish fry for us and said he'll send them over after drying them."

Jiang Xia smiled, "That's great. We'll settle the money with him later."

"Mhm," Zhou Chenglei acknowledged.

When the couple returned home, they saw several bags of dried fish and a few large jars in the courtyard, likely the jars she had purchased in town, delivered to their door.

Jiang Xia asked, "Why did everyone deliver the dried fish so early today?"

Zhou Mu smiled, "Yes, these are all red salmon fish jerky. As soon as they finished drying them, they sent them over. I think these dried fish turned out well, they're thoroughly dried and have their heads removed. I paid them two and a half yuan per jin, and in total, I bought two hundred and fifty-seven jin. Some people sold their dried fish to Zhou Bingqiang's family; otherwise, we could have bought even more!"

At this point, Zhou Mu continued with a series of complaints, "That plague-ridden family, they're also buying dried fish...%@?%... Some people agreed to sell to us, but then they changed their minds!..."

Jiang Xia smiled and comforted her, "Mom, it's okay. If you're unhappy, from now on, we'll only buy from the families who delivered today."

Hearing this, Zhou Mu felt embarrassed about her complaints, "Are you worried it won't be enough?"

Jiang Xia smiled, "Don't worry, we'll sell whatever we have. We won't earn money that makes us unhappy. We won't accept their fish in the future!"

Zhou Mu smiled, feeling as if she had eaten honey, "I'm not unhappy, just a little frustrated!"

Jiang Xia smiled, "If you're a little frustrated, we won't accept their fish. We won't earn money that makes us uncomfortable!"

Jiang Xia's decision to buy dried fish was influenced by Zhang Fuyan's letter; otherwise, she wouldn't have considered buying dried fish from the villagers.

She had two principles for earning money.

First, she wasn't afraid of trouble when it came to making money, and she wouldn't make money that caused trouble.

Second, she wouldn't earn money that made her feel uncomfortable.

Jiang Xia was indeed fearless when it came to earning money. For instance, she was willing to collect miscellaneous dried fish, sort them, and sell them, even though it was tedious work with minimal profit.

However, she refused to earn money that caused trouble. If someone was particularly irritating in their behavior, she wouldn't accept their troublesome money.

Zhou Mu felt incredibly relieved and smiled, "Alright, from now on, we'll only buy from these families. I won't accept fish from anyone else, even if they bring it to us."

Zhou Fu glanced at Jiang Xia, realizing that she not only brought prosperity but also had remarkable insight.

For the next two days, Jiang Xia didn't go out to sea but stayed at home, teaching He Xinghuan how to make fish jerky. They made three flavors: fragrant, sweet and sour, and sauce-flavored.

The fish jerky turned out so delicious that both families couldn't stop eating it, especially the children, who raved about its taste.

On the third day, early in the morning, Zhou Chenglei borrowed a tractor and loaded it with a large cart of dried fish. Together with Jiang Xia, they headed into the city.

(End of Chapter)

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