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Chapter 171: The Poor Quality of the Strange Bed
Chapter 171: The Poor Quality of the Strange Bed
Tea Caihua felt both angry and upset.
She finally understood why her family had ordered a large ship, and only after it returned did she find out the truth.
So, it turns out that the family had planned all along that this ship had nothing to do with her family's share?
Zhou Chengxin, being so naive, didn't seem to mind at all.
Was this the time to pretend to be generous?
Could a large ocean-going vessel be compared to their family's small, dilapidated boat?
From now on, her husband would be the poorest among his brothers. Who would still respect him?
Noticing her misunderstanding, Zhou Chengxin quickly explained, "What you said is right. Normally, ordering a ship wouldn't result in such a quick delivery. But this ship wasn't ordered under normal circumstances. It was originally ordered by someone else, and just when it was about to be delivered, they couldn't afford the final payment. Ah Lei happened to be at the factory to order a ship, so he got a great deal. That's why this ship was bought at a lower price."
Tea Caihua still didn't believe it, "How could there be such a coincidence? Who are you trying to fool?"
Zhou Chengxin lost his patience and retorted, "If you don't believe me, go ask the shipyard yourself! Don't talk nonsense here! Who's fooling you?"
"Alright! Stop arguing. If there's an issue, discuss it properly!" Zhou Fu couldn't help but speak up.
He sighed inwardly. Just when his eldest son and daughter-in-law had gotten along well for a few days, his eldest daughter-in-law was causing trouble again. How could they get rich like this?
He turned to Tea Caihua and said, "Ah Hua, it's true that Ah Lei and Xia Xia bought this ship themselves, just last month. I was there too. Ah Lei and Xia Xia sold pearls and earned a few thousand yuan. The couple invited me to go with them to order a ship. They originally wanted to order a small ship, but unexpectedly... At the time, they didn't have enough money to pay for the ship. Xia Xia even took out her dowry savings and the betrothal gifts Ah Lei had given her."
Zhou Fu described the situation in detail, and Zhou Mu added, "Yes, you know the situation before the family split. Before that, how could our family afford to order such a large ship? All our money was used to build houses, buy the current small boat, and later, we bought a house in town. You know how much food money the three brothers contributed, and you've seen how much money they earned from fishing."
Tea Caihua pursed her lips, still unconvinced.
Even after the family split, Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia had bought a large ship, and the elderly couple had definitely subsidized a significant amount of money for it.
Not to mention that now, Zhou Fu was giving all the money he earned at sea to Zhou Chenglei.
Before the family split, Zhou Chenglei was already a battalion commander and often received commendations. Each commendation came with a bonus. Who knew how much he earned each month or how much he secretly gave to his parents?
The money given to the elderly couple was considered public funds.
Since the money for the large ship included funds from the elderly couple, it should be shared among the brothers.
The elderly couple was biased! They helped the younger sons but not them. They looked down on them for their lack of education and believed they had no future.
When they bought a house in town for the second son, Zhou Chenglei must have spent a considerable amount of money to transfer him from the production team to the town. Yet, they didn't even bat an eye!
As for them, they only had one house and nothing else.
Despite her husband's indifference, Tea Caihua's face darkened. With the elderly couple's words, she had nothing more to say. She could only reply, "Is that so? I thought the ship was ordered before the family split. You say what you want; after all, I'm an outsider. I had no idea about the purchase of the large ship. Good things have nothing to do with me. When it comes to work, I'm always involved!"
After speaking, Tea Caihua stood up and took the watermelon soaking in the courtyard's water bucket with her.
Everyone in the family treated her as an outsider. Everyone knew that Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia had ordered a large ship, and only after it was delivered did she find out.
Tea Caihua now strongly suspected that Jiang Xia's initial crying, tantrums, and threats of suicide were all for the purpose of dividing the family.
Moreover, they had made her the scapegoat, asking her to propose the family split.
They must have planned to split the family beforehand, wanting to live separately. Otherwise, why did they suddenly become so loving and wealthy after the split?
Tea Caihua estimated that Zhou Chenglei must have saved up a considerable amount of private funds before the family split, and the money he sent home each month was definitely less than half of his earnings.
Can those few pearls really be sold for several thousand yuan?
Pfft, those two ungrateful things, they only know how to take advantage of the elderly and their brother, bullying them because they're a simple couple! Zhou Chengxin is also a fool...
Tea Caihua left, her heart filled with indignation.
In the courtyard, Zhou Chenglei looked at Zhou Chengxin, "Big brother, you should also head back and rest early. Tomorrow, you'll take the small boat out to sea, bring the fish cage with you, and we'll go together to place the cage in the sea. I'll go to the shipyard to pick up the anchor and chain."
Zhou Chengxin felt that Tea Caihua always liked to stir up trouble. He wanted to go back and explain, but he wondered, with her inability to keep a secret, how could he have told her about buying the boat? Even if he had told her, she wouldn't have been happy, which was why he hadn't informed her.
Zhou Chengxin stood up, "Alright, then tomorrow we'll go out to sea together. I'll head back first."
He still had to tell her that his fourth brother had ordered two large boats for a thousand yuan today.
Since she was already unhappy, let her be even more so!
Zhou Chengxin walked out and called over several of his sons who were playing at the homestead site, pretending to help with the foundation work, and they all went home together.
The atmosphere was a bit strange, so Great-Grandma laughed and said, "Xia Xia, it's hot. Go get the mung bean soup I brought and let everyone have a taste."
Jiang Xia smiled and responded, then went to get the mung bean soup. She also washed some of the gifts sent by Factory Director Zhou—a box of green grapes, a box of apples, and two pomelos—all of which had been loaded onto the new boat.
Great-Grandpa, Zhou Fu, and Zhou Chenglei started talking about how the foundation had been dug, and they could start laying it tomorrow.
The atmosphere gradually became lively again.
Today's dinner was prepared early, and after it ended, it was still early—only six o'clock, and the sky hadn't even darkened yet. Zhou Chenglei wanted to go for a run; he hadn't had time lately and hadn't run in a long while, so he invited Jiang Xia to join him.
The two of them ran along the seaside. After about five hundred meters, Jiang Xia couldn't run anymore.
Zhou Chenglei coaxed her to run another three hundred meters. Seeing that she truly couldn't run anymore, he carried her on his back for the remaining five kilometers before heading home.
Jiang Xia thought that after carrying her for so long, he should have been exhausted. But she was wrong; he was still full of energy, as if it were inexhaustible! It took a long time for her to finally tire him out.
The next day, the two of them woke up at five in the morning and headed out to sea.
Jiang Xia's legs were sore and weak. When she got out of bed, she had to move her buttocks to the floor, and as she did, the bed creaked with a "Creak!"
Zhou Chenglei was holding Jiang Xia's clothes and bringing them to her when he heard the sound. They looked at each other, both knowing the reason for it. The bed had creaked the night before as well, but they were too engrossed and lost in passion to notice.
Zhou Chenglei frowned as he looked at the solid wood bed, "This bed's quality is poor."
Jiang Xia stared at the sturdy-looking solid wood bed that seemed like it could last for a hundred years.
Clearly, it was him who had caused the problem, yet he blamed the bed's quality!
Such a sturdy bed had started creaking after just a month of his use, revealing how intense and frequent his activities had been.
Jiang Xia couldn't help but twist his arm, but it was so solid that she couldn't even twist it! She gritted her teeth, "With this creaking, how can we sleep at night?"
Zhou Chenglei extended his arm and pulled her into his embrace, deliberately misunderstanding her words, "I can hold you all night."
Jiang Xia glared at him; was that what she meant?
Zhou Chenglei's eyebrows curved in a smile, and he couldn't help but kiss her, "I'll come back later and nail it down more securely."
Jiang Xia was helpless; this was the only solution!
Otherwise, if they changed beds soon after their marriage, what would people think? Fortunately, when the new house was built, if this bed still creaked, they could buy a new one.
Time was running out, and Jiang Xia heard the voices of Zhou Yongguo and Zhou Fu talking. The two of them quickly changed their clothes and went out.
Today, they were going to their contracted sea area to place the fish cage and try deep-sea fish farming.
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