Chapter 319: How Much Did They Make?
Chapter 319: How Much Did They Make?
After Jiang Dong sent Zhang Fuyan back to her room, he said, "Sister Xiaoyan, I'll help you pack your luggage first, and then I'll go back to pack mine."
Zhang Fuyan replied, "No need, I'll pack it myself."
"How can you pack with one foot? Don't be polite, it's my fault that you got injured. Taking care of you is my responsibility."
Zhang Fuyan was speechless, "You're quite responsible. Are you going to take care of me until my foot heals?"
Jiang Dong said, "I must! Isn't this the basic duty of a man?"
His father had always taught him that a man should live with a sense of responsibility, putting the country first, then family, and finally oneself. A truly responsible person would never betray their country or mistreat their family, and even with average abilities, they would not lead a mediocre life.
Jiang Dong helped Zhang Fuyan pack the various bottles and jars on the table, many of which were specialties from Suicheng, along with some newly purchased imported skincare products, making for a large pile.
Jiang Dong's heart ached as he thought: No wonder Sister Xiaoyan's luggage was so heavy!
"That's true."
Being responsible is always better than being irresponsible.
Zhang Fuyan pushed her wheelchair to the wardrobe to pack the clothes inside.
However, when Zhang Fuyan reached the wardrobe and opened the door, she realized that sitting in the wheelchair wasn't high enough to reach the clothes.
So, she stood on one foot.
Seeing this, Jiang Dong quickly went to support her, "Sister Xiaoyan, what are you doing? Sit down! I'll pack the table first, then the wardrobe."
"No need, I'll just pack the clothes."
"Sit down, I'll do it. It'll be troublesome if you fall."
Jiang Dong helped Zhang Fuyan sit down and turned to pack the clothes. The first things he saw were some intimate garments and a few strapless dresses.
Jiang Dong: "..."
His face turned a little red.
Zhang Fuyan said, "You can put them on the bed, and I'll fold them and put them in the luggage bag myself."
"Oh, okay." He went to the wardrobe with a red face and carried all the clothes to the bed, not daring to look more.
Zhang Fuyan watched Jiang Dong's flushed face and secretly smiled to herself: Let's see how you insist on helping!
After returning to Jing City, Jiang Dong continued to send meals to Zhang Fuyan every day, just like before, and took care of her.
Zhang Fuyan decided to have Jiang Dong wash her clothes every day!
She hated doing laundry the most!
After all, she had broken her leg while saving him, and it was so painful. Asking him to do the laundry wasn't too much, was it?
In the next room, Zhou Chenglei asked Jiang Xia to lie on the bed while he packed their things.
There were quite a few items to pack, as they had stayed for more than twenty days. Jiang Xia had also bought many things for her family, both young and old.
Jiang Xia took out her notebook and sat on the bed, calculating how much money they had made at the Canton Fair.
She had recorded every order she had negotiated, and she also had separate records for Zhou Chenglei's orders.
Jiang Xia had a rough idea of how much money they had made, but she needed to calculate it carefully.
The previous day, Zhou Fangzhang had also brought over the invoices.
Jiang Xia had gone through her own orders and confirmed that they matched the invoices.
However, she hadn't checked Zhou Chenglei's orders, and she only knew the approximate daily earnings.
With some free time now, it was a good opportunity to go through them.
Zhou Chenglei gritted his teeth as he watched her start working again, "Can't you just lie down and do nothing?"
Jiang Xia said, "I'm half-lying down! Going through the accounts isn't tiring, and it makes me happy. The doctor said pregnant women should keep a cheerful mood. Don't disturb me, I'll be done soon."
Jiang Xia flipped through the pages while mentally calculating.
Zhou Chenglei had no words to argue and could only silently pack their things.
Zhou Chenglei finished packing quickly.
Jiang Xia also finished her calculations and smiled, "Guess how much money we made this time?"
Zhou Chenglei didn't need to guess, as he had a rough idea, "Around 266,000 yuan."
"266,368 yuan.
"You still earn more than me."
Zhou Chenglei handled four factories alone: the shipyard, the machine tool factory, the automobile factory, and the agricultural machinery factory, earning over 160,000 in commissions.
Jiang Xia helped with the plastic factory, food factory, textile factory, woolen factory, clothing factory, condiment factory... and together, there were over a dozen factories. After working for 19 days, she only earned a little over 100,000.
She talked so much that her mouth dried up!
However, for the sales of vacuum machines and vacuum-sealed packaging lines, Jiang Xia didn't take any commission.
After all, Jiang Dong received a dividend, so it was like helping him sell, or else she could have earned an additional 30,000 more.
Speaking of which, Jiang Dong should be able to get around $200,000 in dividends this time.
Knowledge is indeed money!
Zhou Chenglei said, "If you were selling machinery, you'd probably earn even more."
Zhou Chenglei acknowledged that he wasn't as good at sales as Jiang Xia.
"That's not necessarily true. I'm not familiar with machine tools and automobiles."
She had seen Zhou Chenglei sell cars, demonstrating his driving skills to foreign merchants, which was truly impressive.
The foreign merchants were amazed and placed orders one after another. This year's Canton Fair set a new record for car sales, surpassing previous records and achieving an unexpected high.
Jiang Xia was a skilled driver, and her instructor had also praised her talent, but she didn't have Zhou Chenglei's abilities.
At most, she was familiar with various maneuvers like moving forward, reversing, turning left and right, parallel parking, and backing into a parking space. In short, she could handle all the standard operations, and that was it.
Jiang Xia added, "After we get this money, let's use it all for the ship's deposit. Our commission is in US dollars, and I calculated that if we add another 50,000 or so, we can pay half of the deposit."
"Okay."
Jiang Xia sighed, "Thinking about it this way, it feels like the Canton Fair was all for nothing! The money didn't even stay in our pockets, and we still have to pay an additional 50,000."
"And the deposit is only about half; we still need over 600,000 for the remaining payment!"
Zhou Chenglei stopped packing and sat beside her, pulling her into his embrace and kissing her forehead, "The money we spent will earn us two ships, right? The ships will bring in more money, and our earning speed will be faster. Besides, we're not in a rush for the remaining payment; there's still plenty of time. I'll earn enough, so don't worry. Focus on taking care of the baby, and by the time our child is born, we might have already received the ships. In the future, I'll sail the big ships with you and our child, traveling around the world. We can visit a new place each year and aim to explore every corner of the world in our lifetime."
It seemed that the doctor was right about pregnant women being more emotional and sensitive.
Zhou Chenglei reminded himself to pay more attention to Jiang Xia's emotions from now on.
Jiang Xia: "..."
So, while others travel the world on cruise ships, she'll be doing it on cargo ships? Not bad!
As long as she gets to travel, she's not picky!
At 5:30 in the afternoon, after the four of them finished dinner, Jiang Dong and Zhang Fuyan took a taxi to the airport to catch a flight back to Jing City, while Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei took a taxi to the pier.
Each of them embarked on their respective journeys home.
When they arrived at the pier, they immediately spotted their ship.
Zhou Fu had docked the ship the previous afternoon and stayed at the pier for a day, securing a good spot to wait for his son and daughter-in-law.
Zhou Fu was shocked to see Jiang Xia in a wheelchair.
Good heavens!
What happened to my precious daughter-in-law? Why is she in a wheelchair?
That rascal Zhou Chenglei! He didn't even take good care of his wife!
Jiang Yang and the others also saw Zhou Chenglei pushing Jiang Xia in a wheelchair, carrying large and small bags, and they hurriedly disembarked to help.
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