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Chapter 177: Zhou Mu's Scolding Skills are Quite Impressive!
Chapter 177: Zhou Mu's Scolding Skills are Quite Impressive!
In the evening, after Jiang Xia finished dinner and a shower, she continued her translation work at her desk. Zhou Mu entered with a bowl of milk and said with a smile, "Drink the milk and go to bed early. Aren't you going out to sea tomorrow?"
Jiang Xia smiled and replied, "Okay, thank you, Mom. I'll go to bed soon."
Zhou Mu added, "Alei asked me to prepare a chamber pot in the shower room. If you're afraid to go to the toilet outside at night, you can use the shower room or call me, and I'll accompany you."
Jiang Xia smiled and agreed, "I understand, Mom. You go to bed early too."
"Okay, you should also sleep early. Don't work too late; it's not good for your health." Zhou Mu gave another reminder before returning to her room to sleep.
She was accustomed to going to bed early and waking up early.
Jiang Xia continued her translation work until 10:30 PM before finally going to bed.
Tonight, as she was alone, Jiang Xia, who usually fell asleep instantly, found herself unable to sleep for a moment. She wondered where Zhou Chenglei's boat had sailed to and what he was doing. However, being a person who usually fell asleep in an instant, she managed to drift off within a minute.
At this moment, Zhou Chenglei had just sold the fish he caught during the day to a fish transport ship, earning over three thousand yuan.
Fish transport ships are specialized vessels dedicated to transporting fishing catches in the sea.
Many fishing boats that venture into the deep sea stay out at sea for extended periods. After all, the fuel costs for a single deep-sea trip are substantial, but sometimes, with good luck, the boat can quickly fill up with fish. If they don't want to return to port too soon, they can sell their catch to a fish transport ship when they encounter one and continue fishing in the sea.
The existence of fish transport ships significantly improves the efficiency of deep-sea fishing operations.
Zhou Chenglei encountered two schools of fish during the day and met a fish transport ship in the evening, so he immediately sold his catch.
After all, he didn't know when he would encounter another fish transport ship.
Having just finished selling his fish, he sat on the deck, gazing at the crescent moon in the sky, and for the first time, he wished it would turn into a full moon sooner.
He wondered if Jiang Xia was asleep.
He was a bit worried that she wouldn't dare to sleep, knowing how afraid she was of snakes.
During the day, he had talked a lot but avoided mentioning the issue of using the toilet at night, fearing it would remind her of snakes and prevent her from sleeping.
He had instructed his mother that if she heard Jiang Xia getting up to use the toilet, she should accompany her.
Zhou Yongguo approached Zhou Chenglei and smiled, "Still not asleep? Thinking of home?"
Zhou Chenglei neither confirmed nor denied, "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"This is my first time going out to sea and sleeping on a boat. I'm not used to it yet," Zhou Yongguo explained, as it was his first time going out to sea and sleeping on a boat.
Zhou Chenglei said, "You'll get used to it after a night or two. Go to sleep early; we might encounter a school of fish in the middle of the night."
The boat had a fish finder, but it wasn't all-powerful; it could only detect the presence of fish within a certain distance.
Whether they encountered a school of fish or not was a matter of luck.
After saying this, Zhou Chenglei returned to bed, but he couldn't fall asleep for a long time. It was his first time experiencing insomnia and tasting the feeling of longing.
His mind was filled with thoughts of how Jiang Xia was doing...
The next day,
Jiang Xia woke up at 4:30 AM to go out to sea. Zhou Mu also accompanied them today, as Great-Grandmother was at home to watch over the house. She wanted to go to the island to collect some oysters to dry.
Moreover, the family had spent a lot of money to lease a sea area, and now that sea was like their own field, she hadn't seen it yet and wanted to take a look.
The four of them walked towards the dock, and unexpectedly, they met Zhou Bingqiang and his father.
Zhou Bingqiang walked up to Zhou Fu with a smile, "Yongfu, has your sea area been approved?"
Zhou Fu replied, "Of course! How could we set up fish cages without the approval?"
Zhou Bingqiang said, "The sea area I applied for hasn't been approved yet. Everyone applied on the same day, but your application was approved, and I don't know why ours wasn't!"
After speaking, he glanced at Jiang Xia! He suspected that Jiang Xia was behind the delay in the approval of his application. Zhou Guohua had mentioned that the staff members knew Jiang Xia.
Looking at Jiang Xia, he asked directly, "Xia Xia, did you ask your father for help, which is why your application was approved so quickly?"
"Why don't you ask your father to help Uncle Qiang? Get them to approve the sea area application for our family quickly. We're all neighbors and descendants of the same Great-Great-Grandfather. You wouldn't refuse to help, would you?"
Yesterday, Zhou Guohua went to the relevant department to ask if their application for the sea area had been approved. The officials actually said that the sea area they applied for was unsuitable for fish farming and that their application was denied, suggesting they apply for a different area.
Zhou Bingqiang suspected that Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei had meddled, making sure their application was not approved!
Otherwise, the sea area they applied for was right next to the one Zhou Chenglei had leased.
If Zhou Chenglei's application could be approved, why not theirs?
Saying it was unsuitable for fish farming was just an excuse!
Moreover, the person they knew had been suspended for investigation!
He was giving Jiang Xia a chance to resolve this matter herself; otherwise, he would write an anonymous letter to report her father for favoritism!
They could lease the sea area for fish farming without bothering each other.
Why were they trying to trip them up?
Zhou Fu couldn't help but curse under his breath: "Shameless!"
Jiang Xia also thought how could his face be so thick. However, with the internet being so advanced, she had seen many things that shattered her three tenets, so she wasn't too surprised.
She smiled and refused, "Uncle Qiang, I'm really sorry. The staff members have their procedures to follow, and I can't help. If your application materials are complete and qualified, I believe it will be approved soon. We got our approval quickly because our materials were complete. Why don't you try again after preparing everything properly?"
Zhou Fu also chimed in, "That's right! Do you need to find someone for such a small matter? We always follow the rules when handling things! We don't do things by cutting corners! Besides, the government now supports a part of the population getting rich first. As long as you prepare your materials properly, you will definitely get approved. Try again after you're ready!"
Zhou Bingqiang's face darkened, "Is that so? Then I'll try again!"
With that, he walked away.
Zhou Mu couldn't help rolling her eyes, "Such a strange and annoying creature! Clearly, his face and bottom are switched places! He has his bottom on his face! His face is bigger than his bottom, and he just spouts nonsense when he opens his mouth!"
Jiang Xia couldn't help but laugh; what a novel description!
Zhou Mu's cursing skills were indeed something!
Zhou Fu said, "Ignore him, let's go!"
So, Jiang Xia's family didn't mention him again. They found their boat, got on it, and set sail.
As soon as the boat left the shore, Zhou Fu called out to Jiang Xia to fish, asking her to catch more fish to put in the fish cage.
The fish had been in the cage for three days. Zhou Chengxin had checked yesterday and even fed some small fish and shrimp to them. The fish were still alive and well, with only one or two dying, likely due to injuries sustained when they were caught.
Jiang Xia didn't fish; she helped Zhou Fu.
Because Zhou Chenglei had advised Jiang Xia to avoid fishing as much as possible, fearing that if he wasn't around, the fish would catch her instead of the other way around.
After all, Jiang Xia had great luck, and she always caught big fish.
Jiang Xia found this reasoning somewhat logical, so she didn't fish.
The Prosperous Little Expert was indeed a Prosperous Little Expert.
When Jiang Xia touched Zhou Fu's fishing rod, it didn't take long before he caught a fish!
Yesterday, he averaged one fish every twenty minutes, feeling that life had no fun.
Now, fish were coming one after another!
Jiang Xia saw that it was a one-pound Sea Bass, one of the most commonly farmed fish in the future.
Zhou Fu took the fish off the hook and was about to continue when Jiang Xia pointed towards the direction of the rising sun, "There are fish jumping there! And there are some seagulls circling. Is there a school of fish?"
Zhou Chengxin saw this and immediately steered the boat over.
Zhou Fu looked and saw that some of the seagulls were being pulled into the sea by the jumping fish. He quickly said, "Stop! Don't go over there!"
(End of Chapter)
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