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Chapter 246: Summoning the Deity is Easy, But Sending Them Away is Hard
Chapter 246: Summoning the Deity is Easy, But Sending Them Away is Hard
Tian Caifa was adamant, "No, we should split it evenly! We agreed that both families would go fishing together, and the earnings would be split equally. It's not right for us to take advantage because Fourth Brother was injured while helping you. It doesn't matter if Fourth Brother and his wife are busy and can't go fishing; everyone has their busy times. We won't be available in a few days too! We agreed to split it evenly, so we should stick to that, regardless of whether the other party can go fishing or not. Even if they don't go, they still own a share of the boat, so it's only fair to split the money."
Tian Caixing couldn't understand why his sister was being so stubborn today.
"Can you compare a few days of unavailability to a whole month?"
Zhou Chengxin smiled, "Elder Brother is right, Ah Hua, listen to him. That's how it's decided! Elder Brother is doing this for our own good!"
Tian Caifa had always been obedient to her maternal brother and sister-in-law, so she listened.
Tian Caifa had always been obedient to her maternal brother and sister-in-law.
Tian Caifa was the only daughter in her family, with two older brothers and four younger brothers.
When the matchmaker introduced Tian Caifa to Zhou Mu, she praised Tian Caifa for being diligent, good at taking care of her younger brothers, and having a decent appearance. She was also known for her filial piety, always helping her parents with chores and caring for her brothers from a young age.
In the entire village and the surrounding areas, everyone had nothing but praise for Tian Caifa. They admired her for being hardworking, capable, and filial, always helping her parents and caring for her brothers.
Many people from nearby villages had come to propose marriage to Tian Caifa.
After all, Tian Caifa was hardworking, capable, tall, and good-looking. Her mother had given birth to many sons, so people believed that Tian Caifa had inherited her mother's robust constitution. These qualities made Tian Caifa a desirable match.
Zhou Chengxin's family wasn't the wealthiest among those who had proposed, but he was undoubtedly the most handsome.
Tian Caifa had also taken a liking to Zhou Chengxin for his tall and handsome appearance.
At that time, most families were poor, and some even took pride in their poverty. Having a good family background was considered a significant advantage, and the Zhou family lived by the sea, enjoying seafood daily, which was a slightly better life than many others.
In her childhood, Tian Caifa had often felt hungry and longed for meat. She had married Zhou Chengxin with the hope of having meat to eat in the future.
Tian Caifa glanced at Zhou Chengxin, feeling that she had not made a mistake in marrying this man. Among those who had proposed to her, none had become as successful as him.
How much better was her life now?
Every woman who had married out of the village envied Tian Caifa. She had a new house, a boat, several well-behaved sons, and her elderly parents no longer lived with them. Her husband was not only handsome but also diligent, capable of earning money, and willing to help her maternal family.
Tian Caifa insisted, "That's not right! We agreed to split the earnings evenly, and Ahlei was injured while saving you. It's only fair to give him half of the fishing earnings!"
Zhou Chengxin also stood his ground, "No need. Ahlei will be accompanying Xia Xia to Suicheng in a few days, and they'll be gone for more than half a month. It wouldn't be right for them to take the money for that period. For the next half month, we'll trouble Elder Brother to stay and help at home. Let's split the fishing earnings with Elder Brother!"
Tian Caifa was still thinking of asking her maternal brothers to help with the new boat.
Zhou Chengxin didn't like working with Tian Caifa's cousins, but he couldn't refuse.
So, he agreed to ask them.
Let's see what happens.
He believed that Tian Caifa would eventually give in.
He wanted Tian Caifa to refuse herself, so she wouldn't have a reason to blame him for neglecting her maternal family.
Tian Caixing immediately said, "I can stay and help. We're all family, so there's no need to split it evenly. You can just give me some wages! They won't be able to go fishing for more than half a month, and with these few days of recovery, it's almost a month. It's not right to split it evenly, especially since it's not just a day or two."
In the future, let's just say that if anyone doesn't have time to go fishing, they don't need to share the money. Just paying the boat rental fee is enough, that's very fair and reasonable!"
Tian Caifa was so angry she could burst!
Fine, fine, fine, you big dummy!
They wouldn't even make enough to cover the boat rental fee!
Zhou Chengxin nodded, "Elder Brother is right."
Then he turned to Tian Caifa, "From now on, when we go fishing, we'll give 20 yuan to Ahlei and our parents as boat rental money. Then, the money we earn from fishing, I'll split it evenly with Elder Brother!"
Tian Caixing agreed, "That's right, we should give the boat rental money. After all, the boat is shared by the two families."
Tian Caixing had inquired about this before. For their boat, the usual rental fee for a day was 30 yuan. By giving 20 yuan, it would be split among the father and his three sons, not between the two families. Although it was a bit of a loss, it wasn't a big deal.
He often heard Ah Hua say that on a good fishing trip, they could earn several hundred or even over a thousand yuan.
Even on a bad day, they could still make 40 to 50 yuan. Giving 20 yuan for the boat rental daily was just a fraction of the earnings.
Zhou Chengxin said, "Then it's settled."
Tian Caifa was exasperated.
She realized her mistake!
She shouldn't have called her elder brother.
Her elder brother didn't come to help them earn money from fishing; he came to take their rice!
That evening, as the couple lay in bed, Zhou Chengxin discussed with Tian Caifa, "After our new boat arrives, I'll invite your elder brother and second brother to help. I'll inform Elder Brother before going fishing tomorrow, so they won't have to look for work later..."
Tian Caifa immediately responded, "No need, no need to say that! We'll see about it later. It's not necessarily your elder brother we need. Let's wait until the new boat arrives, and if my elder brother finds work, let him do it. There are still a few more months left!"
Why invite her elder brother?
Was she trying to scatter her wealth?
She was like a money-spending fool!
She couldn't afford to invite him.
If she had to invite someone, it should be her second brother!
She regretted it so much!
But she couldn't say bad things about her elder brother in front of Zhou Chengxin.
Fortunately, she had many brothers in her maternal home, giving her more options. It should be like in the plays, where they say, "Let everyone benefit," so there wouldn't be any conflicts.
It must be said that Tian Caifa deeply cared about her maternal brothers.
In the darkness, Zhou Chengxin smiled without saying anything more.
Fortunately, among Tian Caifa's brothers, there were also some honest and straightforward ones.
Her sixth brother wasn't the sharpest, but he was diligent and didn't have many thoughts.
Her seventh brother had spent his childhood in her home, raised by her mother along with Wen Guang, and he had a good character and understood right from wrong.
In short, they were worth helping, and they were willing to help.
It was just a matter of "not fearing scarcity, but fearing inequality, not fearing poverty, but fearing injustice."
It was a tricky situation!
So, he didn't want Ahlei to be involved, and it was best to keep them apart.
He could deal with his own annoyance, but this was his wife's maternal family and his sons' maternal grandparents. He couldn't let his brothers be bothered as well.
Over the next two days, as Zhou Chenglei needed to recover from his injury, the couple stayed at home, working on translations. Besides that, they made a trip to the city to submit their translated books and brought back a lot of books and magazines for translation.
They had no choice; they were bored out of their minds!
Jiang Xia wasn't even allowed to get close, fearing that his wound would reopen. So, they could only translate from morning till night.
Jiang Xia could translate three to four magazines in a day.
Zhou Chenglei was also able to translate one English book, neither too thick nor too thin.
The couple's translation work for the day could earn them two to three hundred yuan, ensuring they had some income.
On the morning of the 8th, Zhou Chenglei's wound had scabbed over, and it was considered fully healed. He rode his motorcycle with Jiang Xia to the city for a meeting.
The Guangzhou Import and Export Fair was about to begin, and all the factories and members participating in the fair had to attend a meeting in the city to receive documents and discuss the arrangements for the fair.
(End of Chapter)
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