Chapter 355: Two Old Boats
Chapter 355: Two Old Boats
Zhou Factory Director turned to Zhou Chenglei, "Remember when you asked me to keep an eye out for anyone selling old boats who wanted to upgrade to new ones? Well, someone came to order a new boat yesterday and is planning to sell two old fishing boats for it."
Zhou Factory Director then looked at Zhou Chensen, "Those two boats are a bit old, but they're the same size as the one your Elder Brother ordered. They're just a bit older, about ten years old, but they've been well-maintained. They can definitely last another five to six years, and with good maintenance, I think they can easily last another decade or so. The owner is asking for three thousand, and you could probably get it for two thousand eight hundred or even two thousand five hundred. Are you interested?"
Li Xiuxian frowned upon hearing this. A ten-year-old boat was even older than the one they had at home.
Moreover, their boat at home was also bought for around three thousand, and now a ten-year-old boat was priced at three thousand?
How could a ten-year-old boat be worth so much?
And what if they had to constantly repair it after buying it?
"Has it been in any accidents?" she asked, feeling a bit superstitious about such matters.
"Absolutely not," Zhou Factory Director assured her. "I can guarantee that."
"Can we take a look at the boats first?" Li Xiuxian asked.
Zhou Factory Director nodded, "Of course, these are big boats, not something you can just pick up and carry. You should definitely take a look. When are you free? I'll call the owner and ask him to bring them over for you to inspect."
Zhou Chenglei spoke up, "Zhou Factory Director, could you call and ask if he can bring the boats to the shipyard now, or if he can bring them to our village dock at 5 pm today? If not, then tomorrow. I want to buy both of them."
Zhou Chenglei turned to Zhou Chensen, "Second Brother, Second Sister, if you like them when you see them, I'll transfer one to you. If you don't find them suitable, I'll keep both, and you can order a new one. How does that sound?"
Zhou Chenglei had initially asked Zhou Factory Director to keep an eye out for such opportunities, and since Zhou Factory Director said the boats were well-maintained, they must be in good condition.
As for whether they had been in accidents or not, he wasn't concerned or superstitious about it. He had crawled out of the pile of dead bodies and had killed many enemies.
Even if he wasn't superstitious, he only believed in his own righteousness, which repelled all evil!
Zhou Factory Director enjoyed dealing with straightforward people like Zhou Chenglei. "Sure, I'll call right now. The owner was here this morning, so they probably haven't gone out to sea yet."
Zhou Chensen didn't really want to buy a boat, but if he could save some money and get Li Xiuxian a used boat to manage, it would be good. "Alright, let's do that!"
Li Xiuxian tugged at Zhou Chensen's clothes, still wanting to order a new boat.
She didn't like using second-hand items.
Zhou Chensen looked at Li Xiuxian, "Let's buy a used one first, and we can start making money at sea right away. Ordering a new boat will take one or two years. Let's test out our sea transport business, and if it goes well, you can order a new one with the profits. The fact that others have sold these two boats to buy a bigger one proves that they have good luck!"
"Think about our first boat, wasn't it also second-hand? Now Chenglei and my brother both have new boats! It hasn't been that long. If we can make money quickly, we should start earning first!"
It must be said that Zhou Chensen understood Li Xiuxian well and knew how to convince her.
Hearing Zhou Chensen's words, Li Xiuxian's heart was swayed.
Tian Caixia quickly did the calculations and realized they had enough money. "Second Brother, if you don't want them, we'll take them!"
She had just been calculating how much money they had left and whether it was enough to buy one of the old boats for three thousand, but she hadn't spoken up yet.
When Tian Caixia suddenly spoke up, Li Xiuxian made up her mind. She couldn't let the eldest son's family have it, and she definitely didn't want Tian Caixia to buy it either. "Chenglei, we want it!"
Zhou Chensen was right; ordering a new boat would take a year or two to start making money, but with an old boat, they could start earning immediately.
After she earns money, she'll buy a new boat, a big one!
Tian Caihua pursed her lips, knowing she couldn't compete with her.
So she was particularly annoyed with Li Xiuxian.
Zhou Chenglei: "Okay."
Zhou Factory Director was on the phone with the other party, who hadn't gone out to sea that day. Upon hearing that someone wanted to buy a fishing vessel, they immediately agreed to sail the boat to the shipyard.
Zhou Factory Director hung up the phone and said, "It'll take about an hour to get there."
Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chensen both nodded.
Zhou Chenglei spoke to Zhou Factory Director: "If there are still people selling fishing vessels, please let me know too."
Zhou Factory Director asked, "A big boat or a small one?"
"Both."
Jiang Xia was expecting a child, so Zhou Chenglei didn't plan to go out to the distant seas himself. Going out to sea for too long made him uneasy.
Instead, they would buy several small boats to fish in the nearby waters. After all, if one boat went out to sea, it was the same as if several boats went out.
Zhou Factory Director laughed after hearing this: "So determined? It's really different once you become a father."
Zhou Chenglei maintained a stoic expression and said indifferently, "I have no choice. The doctor said it might be triplets, so I have to work hard to earn money or else I won't be able to afford milk powder."
Jiang Xia: "..."
This guy!
Zhou Factory Director was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jiang Xia in disbelief: "Three?"
Jiang Xia: "It's just a possibility, not confirmed yet."
Zhou Factory Director laughed: "Haha... I don't have to compete with Old Feng! We can each recognize one as our grandson! No, I'll recognize two and let him have one, haha..."
After the Canton Fair ended, Zhou Factory Director and Factory Director Feng happened to travel back together. They almost got into a fight in the car, both wanting to be the honorary grandfathers of Jiang Xia's unborn child.
Zhou Factory Director handed over a half-full plastic bag of items to Zhou Chenglei: "This is for Xia. Some mountain specialties from my hometown. My parents picked them on Daxing Mountain Range, and they just sent them over. I heard that eating those pine nuts makes children smart. You can see how smart I am, and I know it's because of those nuts. Xia, eat more of these so that my grandsons will be clever and bright in the future."
Zhou Chenglei took the bag and thanked him.
Jiang Xia joked: "Then I'll eat more. If the honorary grandfather eats a lot of pine nuts, he becomes a shipbuilding expert. Who knows, your honorary grandson might become an expert in building aircraft carriers and rockets!"
Zhou Factory Director burst into laughter: "Haha... Definitely, definitely better than me! Blue Comes from Blue, but Surpasses Blue!"
Li Xiuxian glanced at Jiang Xia's belly. Even before the child was born, there was already a factory director vying to be their honorary grandfather.
Why was Jiang Xia so popular? Even the furniture store owner liked her; with just one phone call, Jiang Xia got a significant discount.
And that Old Feng, who was he?
Was it because Jiang Xia knew foreign languages? This made her realize the importance of teaching Zhou Ying English from a young age.
Seeing how popular Jiang Xia was, Zhou Factory Director brought up the topic of welfare housing: "Your houses will be ready for collection by the end of December. Now I understand why you wanted to buy two houses back then! It seems that one is indeed not enough."
Zhou Chenglei: "It's not enough. If anyone wants to sell their house later, please let me know."
"Okay."
Li Xiuxian looked at Zhou Chenglei in surprise. Did they buy a house in the city?
Tian Caihua asked Jiang Xia directly: "Xia, did you buy a house in the city? The shipyard's welfare housing?"
Jiang Xia nodded: "Yes, I work as a translator for the shipyard, so I'm considered a half-employee. When I heard about the welfare housing, I took one."
Tian Caihua reminded herself not to be envious. As long as she continued to follow Jiang Xia out to sea, her family would also be able to buy a house in the city soon!
Li Xiuxian: "..."
"Xia, what else did you buy that we don't know about?"
(End of Chapter)
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