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Chapter 323: The Neurotic Strikes Again
Chapter 323: The Neurotic Strikes Again
Tian Caihua was in a pleasant mood and kindly let Li Xiuxian off the hook.
She asked Jiang Xia, "Xia Xia, Qiang Auntie said that Wen Wan is working as a translator at the Canton Fair and earns 150 yuan a day. Are you also earning 150 yuan a day?"
Li Xiuxian pricked up her ears.
She was familiar with the Canton Fair.
The teacher who had guided her daughter in English was initially recommended to work as a translator at the Canton Fair but wasn't selected.
She knew that those who got to work at the Canton Fair must be excellent in foreign languages.
So, was Jiang Xia that good at foreign languages?
Or was she going to the Canton Fair as a translator for her mother's clothing factory? In that case, her language skills didn't matter.
Jiang Xia shook her head. "No, I didn't ask for a salary. I just want a commission."
Tian Caihua's face showed confusion. "What do you mean? Is the commission higher than the salary?"
Jiang Xia explained briefly, "It's uncertain. The commission means that for every item I help those factories sell, I earn a small amount of money. For example, if I sell 1,000 yuan worth of goods, I can earn 5 or 10 yuan. The commission is based on luck because you earn money when you make a sale, and nothing if you don't."
Tian Caihua: "...Then why not just take a salary?"
Selling 1,000 yuan worth of goods to earn just 10 yuan, or even 5 yuan! How many sets of 1,000 yuan would they need to sell to make 150 yuan?
Jiang Xia smiled but didn't speak.
Upon hearing this, Li Xiuxian immediately thought that Jiang Xia was helping her mother's clothing factory sell clothes.
According to what Jiang Xia said, it was clearly the work of a sales assistant, not a translator.
"Xia Xia, are you going to the Canton Fair as a translator for your mother's clothing factory?"
Tian Caihua knew this, and she also understood Li Xiuxian's thoughts.
The two had been sisters-in-law for nearly ten years, and Li Xiuxian's pouting told her exactly what she was thinking!
It was just because she thought Jiang Xia was going to the Canton Fair because of her mother's connections.
"I know that. Xia Xia isn't going to be a translator for her mother-in-law's clothing factory. She's going to be a translator for the food factory, plastic factory, textile factory, and shipyard! The plastic basin you used to wash vegetables this morning is a sample from the plastic factory for Xia Xia to try out, and so is that plastic bucket. The instant noodles Yingying ate in the morning were also samples. The cushion under your buttocks was made from a piece of fabric that Mom cut from the textile factory's sample card."
Li Xiuxian: "...
Tian Caihua also thought that since Jiang Xia was working as a translator for so many companies, and the ships were so expensive, the commission must be substantial if she sold one or two of them.
"Xia Xia, how much did you earn as a translator at the Canton Fair? Is it more than fishing?"
Jiang Xia: "Yes, I earned a little more than usual when I went fishing."
She earned at least 3,000 yuan a day, and usually around 5,000 to 6,000 yuan.
Li Xiuxian knew that they made a considerable amount of money from fishing daily, but Jiang Xia earned even more at the Canton Fair?
She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Then how much did you earn at the Canton Fair?"
Jiang Xia thought that as long as they had enough money, they could take delivery of the two large ships next year. If not, they could wait for a few more years; this was the grace period given by the shipyard.
To avoid the two sisters-in-law thinking that Zhou Fu and Zhou Mu were subsidizing them, Jiang Xia said, "Just enough to pay the deposit for the two large ships we ordered."
Zhou Fu, who was having soup, choked and coughed! Tian Caihua was so shocked that she bit her tongue, causing her to gasp in pain as blood trickled from her tongue.
Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei had ordered two super-large ships for 1,000 yuan, and Tian Caihua was aware of this.
The two ships together cost over one million yuan, but she had forgotten the exact amount. The moment she heard 'one million,' she thought it was impossible.
In any case, there were still several hundred thousand yuan left to pay!
After hearing this, Tian Caihua felt that they would never be able to earn enough to take delivery of the ships.
However, after just one Canton Fair, they had paid the deposit!
Li Xiuxian: "...
They ordered two more ships?
The eldest son's family also ordered a ship!
They even ordered two more!
Even the deposit for the smallest fishing boats would cost seven to eight thousand, right?
Li Xiuxian realized that among all the brothers, they were the poorest now!
Tian Caixia was acting all high and mighty in front of her.
Zhou Fu coughed, still not fully recovered, and hurriedly asked, "How much did you put down as a deposit?"
Could it be what he was thinking?
Jiang Xia replied, "Half."
Zhou Fu: "..."
Half?
Zhou Fu's tone softened, "Six hundred and twenty thousand?"
"Mhm."
Oh my god!
Zhou Fu broke into a smile.
Hahaha...
He had thought they were gaining a little helper, but it turned out to be a big helper, a very prosperous one!
Li Xiuxian thought she had misheard, "How much?"
Tian Caixia: "You heard right, six hundred and twenty thousand!"
She knew Jiang Xia was lucky!
She never expected Jiang Xia's luck to be this good!
Li Xiuxian: "..."
Was the Canton Fair filled with money?
Or else, how could a translator earn several hundred thousand just by working there?
Did her mother give her all the money earned from the clothing factory?
Zhou Chenglei explained, "The shipyard's orders are quite large. Xia Xia helped the shipyard secure a big order on the first morning, earning more than thirty thousand."
Tian Caixia: "..." My goodness. No wonder you only want commission and not a salary! I didn't know the commission was this high?"
She knew Jiang Xia was smart!
Qiang Auntie had been boasting about Wen Wan's high salary of one hundred and fifty yuan!
Pfft, Jiang Xia earned more than thirty thousand in just one morning!
Her daily wage wasn't even enough for the change Jiang Xia made in a morning.
Zhou Chengsen was also shocked, but amidst his surprise, he was happy for his brother, and curiously asked, "How big is the ship they ordered?"
Zhou Fu laughed heartily, "A sixty-meter fishing boat and a cargo ship of over two thousand tons."
Zhou Chengsen looked at Zhou Chenglei in surprise, "A cargo ship? How did they order a cargo ship?"
Zhou Chenglei took a sip of the soup, which was just the right temperature to drink, and placed it in front of Jiang Xia, "In the future, there will be cargo ships to build."
Zhou Chengsen thought about the reform and opening-up and nodded, "You're right, there will be opportunities, but the risks are also high."
After finishing lunch, Li Xiuxian signaled Zhou Chengsen to go back to their room.
The couple returned to their room.
Tian Caixia saw this and pursed her lips, thinking they were being lazy and not doing the dishes!
In the room, Li Xiuxian directly said, "Tell your parents, we're going back to town."
Zhou Chengsen was unhappy upon hearing this, "But we agreed to leave tomorrow morning!"
He still wanted to spend the night at home, drink with his older brother and fourth brother, and celebrate the purchase of the big ship.
This was such a joyful occasion! It was like having a new addition to the family and getting rich at the same time!
Of course, they should celebrate!
"I haven't finished preparing my lessons yet!" Anyway, Li Xiuxian was determined not to stay any longer.
Every time they returned to the village, there was a big surprise. Truly, she was even afraid to go back to the village.
Zhou Chengsen understood her competitive nature, and his nerves acted up again, "Then you go back first! I'll stay with Yingying in the village and return tomorrow morning."
He only came back once or twice a month, and he wanted to stay a little longer.
Li Xiuxian: "..."
Seeing that she wasn't happy, Zhou Chengsen thought about how her parents would ask many questions if she went back alone, so he coaxed her, "Yingying hasn't had enough fun yet, right? Let her play with her siblings in the village for a while longer. And you've been wanting to find an English teacher for Yingying, but your fourth brother and sister-in-law are so good at English. Let Yingying learn more English from them, and who knows, she might even become a translator at the Canton Fair and earn you big ships and build big houses!"
Zhou Chengsen continued to coax her, and Li Xiuxian reluctantly agreed to stay for one more night.
(End of Chapter)
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