Chapter 1555: Shocking the Shipyard

After getting the marriage certificate, the women in the village were all much more at ease, fearing they would end up like the rat's wife—not a wife, not a home, and not a person in their maiden home.

In the end, they still had to tolerate their husbands finding women outside, with no name and no justification.

Life was wasted, getting nothing from either side, not even a title.

Don't think that the women in their village only stayed in the village and knew nothing. They still knew a bit about the nature of men who went out to sea.

Otherwise, why were massage parlors full around the pier, and all kinds of flashy, cheap women standing at the door?

Don't think they didn't know just because they hadn't been to Zhoushi. They were clear about what the town pier was like.

As for why those shops were opened around the pier, wasn't it for the convenience of fishing boats docking?

It's just that they hadn't seen it with their own eyes now, so it didn't count. Anyway, if they asked, they would say they were honest.

Now that they had the marriage certificate, they were also popularized with the Marriage Law, knowing that they were legal, and they were much more at ease.

For several days, the village was discussing the matter of getting a marriage certificate. The birthday banquet was considered a thing of the past. Topics in rural areas were updated very quickly like this.

By the tenth day, Ye Yaodong let A-Qing start preparing for the trip to the provincial capital. Of course, he didn't take any of his three children; they were a hindrance.

With the children, the couple wouldn't be able to stroll around, just watching them would be enough. Anyway, society would only develop better in the future, and recreational facilities would only become more comprehensive. Let them go play by themselves when they grow up.

It wasn't safe to take them out now, and it wasn't fun, and there was nothing fun to play with, and the couple had even less fun.

Anyway, they might not take their parents when they grow up, so the couple should just play by themselves.

The three naturally protested and refused, but Ye Yaodong reasoned with them, moved them with emotion, and promised to buy them a big cake, which finally appeased them.

As for the workers, he had already told them a few days in advance. There was no way for those who couldn't leave, and for the rest, he told them to try their best, but he didn't force them.

But basically, they all said they would gather at the pier on time. After all, they could go to the provincial capital to look around, play for a few days at public expense, and anyway, it wasn't like they were going to work, so everyone was very willing.

Ye Yaodong left the two new ships delivered this year first, and planned to take all the ships from last year and before for inspection.

Some ships had indeed been around for several years, and it was time to go for an inspection, just in case.

And for those small boats he rented out, he also sent people to take over, planning to take them for inspection together.

Since he wanted to support Ye Chenghai's scene and show off, naturally, the more ships the better. He arranged all his ships, anyway, it just cost a bit of oil money, and those who rented his ships were basically cousins.

In the early morning of the 11th lunar day, before dawn, the pier was full of people. However, they were only going for a few days and coming back, so no one saw them off. Once the time came and everyone was there, they set off directly.

What was rare this time was that Ye's eldest and second sisters-in-law also followed. The workshop hadn't started work yet, and they were just idle, so they simply followed the fishing boats to the provincial capital to take a look. They hadn't been to the provincial capital yet.

With the two of them following, Lin Xiuqing could have company when shopping, and someone to chat with on the road, which was considered a good thing.

Also because they set off early, they arrived before the sun set in the afternoon. If it were too late, it would be showing off to blind people.

Ye Yaodong had calculated the time, arriving in the sea area near the shipyard before they got off work.

When the harsh and long whistle sounded, the workers who were free also ran out to take a look.

"Ah!! You guys look, look..."

"My goodness? Where did so many ships come from?"

"Where did these ships come from? Why are so many coming to our shipyard?"

"Oh my, that leading ship is so big..."

"There are several ships that big..."

"Oh my god, where did these ships come from... hurry in and call the factory director..."

Just by taking a look, everyone was stunned, exclaiming in succession, discussing chattering, and then immediately went in to call people.

Where did such a large fleet of ships come from, all coming to the shipyard collectively? It was too rare!

If the fishery company sent ships for maintenance, they wouldn't send so many ships together, and they would only send one or two ships with problems intermittently. When had everyone seen such a large formation?

There weren't even that many ships being built in their shipyard!

Before the fishing boats approached the pier, people from the shipyard ran out to watch the excitement.

It was rare to see so many ships coming together in their shipyard. If they saw it at the pier, they wouldn't be surprised.

"Where did these ships come from? Why are so many coming together?"

"Could it be that the fishery company is really taking advantage of the New Year to send ships for maintenance and inspection?"

"How is that possible? If the fishery company sent so many ships, our factory would have received notice in advance. How could everyone not know?"

"That's true, then where did these ships come from?"

"You ask me, who do I ask?"

"These ships should be together, right? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence, and there are so many, at least thirty or forty here?"

"Whether the fishery company has so many ships is a question..."

"That's right, and they're really sailing towards our shipyard to dock..."

"The factory director is here, you all move aside..."

"Move aside..."

The factory director was also looking at the fishing boats slowly docking and anchoring with a shocked face, blinking his eyes, feeling if he was old and his eyes were blurred?

"So many?"

"Yes, factory director, so many ships, why did they suddenly come to our shipyard?"

"Did you receive any notice in advance?"

"Which unit is this? How come there are so many ships?"

"The fishery company didn't have so many ships before? And they all came together..."

The factory director was also dumbfounded. "I didn't receive any notice?"

He looked straight at the fishing boats in front, and suddenly let out an "oh my".

"Oh my god, I remember, A-Hai called the office a few days ago, saying he wanted to ask for leave and come a day late, saying he wanted to sail over with his father and Third Uncle, and that the ships at home also needed to be sent for inspection, asking me to arrange a few masters in advance."

"What? A-Hai's family's ships?"

"No, factory director, you got it wrong, right?"

"Are these A-Hai's family's ships?"

Everyone was full of shock, looking at the sea surface unbelievably.

These dozens of ships, according to the current construction cost, must be worth over a million, right?

"No, A-Hai's family is this rich?"

"Really or fake? Are these A-Hai's family's ships?"

"No way? Factory director, did A-Hai say how many ships his family was sending for inspection? Is it really his family's?"

The factory director also didn't dare to believe it at all. He didn't think in A-Hai's direction at all at first, and was still racking his brains thinking about which company's fishing boats these were.

He searched his mind and couldn't think of which fishery company had so many ships and could send them all at once.

Then suddenly he remembered the matter of Ye Chenghai calling two days ago to ask for a day off.

"At that time, he didn't say how many ships his family was sending, just asked the factory to arrange a few more masters to help with the inspection, saying the family's ships were also in a hurry to go to sea."

And he had always thought it should be one or two small boats, so he didn't take it to heart, just agreed to the leave. He had been busy these two days and had long since thrown it to the back of his mind.

"His leave is until today, he should also be back today. It's off-work time now, is it really him?"

The expression on the factory director's face was still uncertain. "The big ships are docked, the small ships are sailing in to dock, we'll know in a while."

"Tsk tsk tsk, if these are his family's ships, then this kid is really amazing?"

"Hiding really deep, right? Everyone has been working together for a year or two, and it turns out his family has a fleet?"

"And not an ordinary fleet, it can be compared to a fishery company!"

"Right, this kid can really hide, he didn't leak a bit of wind."

The workers on the shore were saying one thing after another, their eyes fixed on the sea surface.

At this time, Ye Chenghai on the ship also stood on the deck and waved to everyone as the ship approached.

"Oh my god, it's really A-Hai..."

"I saw it too, he's waving, it's really A-Hai..."

"Tsk, it's really his family's fleet? Amazing..."

The discussion never stopped. After the ships were docked, the people on the ships jumped down one after another.

Everyone was staring at Ye Chenghai. As soon as they saw him jump down, they rushed up and surrounded him.

"A-Hai, are these all your family's fleet?"

"I fuck, you kid hide really deep, your family foundation is so thick, yet you've been working bitterly with everyone every day."

"That's right, you kid are too unkind, having so many ships at home, yet hiding it for so long."

Ye Chenghai was drowned out by everyone's voices as soon as he landed. His face was stiff from smiling, and he hadn't found a chance to speak yet.

"No, you misunderstood, these aren't just my family's ships. My own family doesn't have that many ships, most of them are my Third Uncle's."

"Which one is your Third Uncle? How many ships does your Third Uncle have?"

"Then how many ships does your family have? These ships all came together, are they all your relatives'?"

"Isn't your Third Uncle also your family? Same grandfather, right? Brother of your father, right?"

"What kind of family is this? So many ships in one family?"

Everyone's eyes were looking for older people in the crowd.

Ye Chenghai hurriedly explained: "My Third Uncle is over there, the tallest and most handsome one is my Third Uncle. Most of the ships here are my Third Uncle's, it's my own Third Uncle. There are also ships from my family, my Second Uncle's, and my Aunt's husband's family has many ships too, but not all of them were sent over."

"What? Your family still has ships that weren't sent over?"

"How many ships does your family have? And you still have ships that weren't sent over?"

Ye Chenghai was full of pride. "My Third Uncle has many ships, he also has several new 45-meter ships docked at the deep-water port at home. Because they are new ships, they don't need inspection, so they weren't sent over."

"My Aunt's husband's family also has quite a few. He found it troublesome, so he didn't send so many over, planning to put them in the shipyard at home for inspection."

"It's just that the shipyard at home couldn't handle the inspection, and they were in a hurry, so these ships were sent over."

Although everyone had already guessed it, they were still shocked to hear him admit it himself.

It turned out that these ships were really related to his family. If they weren't his family's, they were his Second Uncle's, Third Uncle's, or Aunt's husband's. There wasn't a single outsider.

And there were several new ships over 40 meters that weren't sent over?

"My goodness, this is too scary?"

"Ships over 40 meters can cost several hundred thousand now. Compared to a few years ago, it's doubled."

"Your Third Uncle is also too young, right? It would be fine to say he's your brother."

"This is your Third Uncle? If you didn't say it, I would have thought he was your brother?"

"Too awesome, is your Third Uncle 30 years old? How come he has so many ships?"

"Then these ships are really your family's?"

Ye Chenghai smiled and nodded. "It's fine to say that, it's inaccurate to say they are all my family's, but it's true to say they are my family's, they are all my father's three brothers plus my Aunt's husband."

"Fuck, isn't that all one family?"

"How did your family get rich, having so many ships?"

Ye Chenghai was surrounded by a crowd. After he pointed out who his Third Uncle was and shouted that most of the ships were his Third Uncle's, the factory director met Ye Yaodong's eyes, and then the two shook hands with a smile.

Ye Yaodong also introduced himself to the factory director. "Hello, Factory Director comrade, my name is Ye Yaodong, I'm A-Hai's Third Uncle. You should have seen me last year, I sent A-Hai to the factory."

"Right, I have an impression, I've seen you. It's just that I didn't expect you to have so many ships at such a young age, it really surprised me."

"Hehe, let me introduce you first. This is my eldest brother, A-Hai's father. Some of the ships here are my eldest brother's. This is my second brother, and this is A-Hai's Aunt's husband."

The factory director shook hands with them one by one according to his introduction.

With so many fishing boats, he couldn't be impolite and had to treat them seriously. These were truly local wealthy people.

Ye Yaodong continued: "These ships are basically ours. It's also because we're in a hurry and can't afford to delay, so we sent them all over together."

"I also let A-Hai call to notify you in advance, but at that time we weren't sure how many ships were coming for inspection, so he just said many, and I'll have to trouble you to arrange the inspection work next."

"When he asked for leave, he did tell me to arrange a few more masters, but he didn't say exactly how many ships. Today is really too unexpected, and too shocking. I really didn't expect there to be so many ships."

"Hehe, although there are many ships, there are no special faults. The inspection work shouldn't be complicated, and I hope you can arrange it as soon as possible."

"I'll try my best to arrange it. This is indeed too unexpected. There are too many ships. It's not easy to replace parts for big ships..."

"Big ships shouldn't be a problem, they were all built in the last two years. The focus can be on those small ships. The factory should have all the parts for small ships."

"Okay, I'll arrange it in a while."

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