Chapter 1599

Ye Yaodong arrived in Zhoushan two days later. As soon as Ye's father heard he was back, he hurriedly drove the tractor to pick him up. He almost had tears in his eyes when he saw him.

"You finally came back. You promised you'd come up as soon as you went back, but then you said within 7 days, and now it's been 10 days before you came up."

"I was just thinking that I could only leave after things were handled. Otherwise, if I went back and came back without doing anything, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

"Alright, it's fine that things are handled. Hurry back to the factory. Construction has already started recently, let's circle the approved land first."

"Construction started? That's good, expand the site early. Has the factory received the payment for the goods Ah Cai remitted?"

"How could it be that fast? Just wait, the finance department will say something when it's received."

It was also because he was busy and left in a hurry; otherwise, it would have been more convenient for him to run to the city and get it directly.

He had also thought about having a lot of cash on him at the time, but later gave up on it because the deposits from the processing plants in town were also given directly in cash. He was carrying a large bag on his back at this time, filled with money.

After letting the workers get into the tractor trailer, he and his father got into the tractor cab, and then the two talked about recent events as they went.

Mostly, it was Ye's father talking about the situation in the factory, while Ye Yaodong listened with his ears pricked up while driving.

By the time Ye's father finished talking, they had arrived at the factory.

Ye Yaodong then told his father that he had to ship a boatload of goods home immediately in the next two days.

Ye's father's eyes immediately widened, "Huh? You just arrived, your butt isn't even warm yet, and you're going back?"

"It's not me, I was thinking of having you go back instead..."

"That's fine," Ye's father hurriedly replied, his expression softening, "Then I'll go back this time. You can also think about whether there's anything at home that needs to be shipped back, and I'll take it along."

"You're right. Try not to have an empty boat if possible. I'll ask later if the locals still want kelp. We've actually stockpiled quite a lot of kelp this year."

"Then when are you leaving to go back?"

"Arrange the goods today, and leave tomorrow night."

"Alright, alright, alright..." Ye's father immediately beamed with joy.

He could finally hand back a big mess and go home to rest for a few days himself. This was just too good.

"You should come up early after delivering the goods. We might have to keep delivering. We have to establish this line thoroughly and make a few more trips."

"You'll have to make the phone calls to contact them. I can only deliver goods and collect money; I can't do anything else."

"You can also stamp the documents."

"Right, right, right, I can also stamp the documents, I can't do anything else."

Ye Yaodong chuckled, "Got it. I have the contact information, I'll make the phone arrangements."

"That's good."

Ye's father was already happily thinking about packing his luggage, but then he thought of something else.

"Hey, if this boat goes back and forth every few days like this, couldn't Huimei's goods be sent back directly on your boat? It would be even more convenient, no need to find other cargo ships. Shipping goods on cargo ships is slow."

"By the way, why didn't Ah Guang come back with you? I haven't seen him since getting off the boat."

Ye's father realized it only in hindsight; he hadn't seen his son-in-law, he was just happy that Dongzi was back.

"He hasn't finished his business. It's just right that you're going back this time, you can bring him up. Also, the three children at home and my mother, they are coming up too."

"Huh? Your mother is coming up too? What is she coming up for? Doesn't she need to look after the house? Is she full and bored? Does she have the leisure time to run here? If a typhoon hits, she won't be able to go back."

"It's nothing to come and play for a few days."

"Look at how idle she is, she can even run up here to play. I'm so busy I'm dizzy."

Ye Yaodong was just informing him, not asking for his opinion, so he didn't bother with his grumbling. Instead, he first handed the money and cargo list he brought back to the finance department, letting her check them first.

He also went to take a look at the expansion project.

Everyone saw he was back and immediately ran over to report things.

Chen Baoxing wailed directly, "Oh heavens, oh earth, Uncle Dong, you finally came back. I'm saved!"

Ye Yaodong was stunned, "What for?"

"I only sleep two or three hours a day, I'm almost dead. Now that you're back, I can finally get a good night's sleep."

Ye's father coughed dryly, "I have to help deliver goods at night, but I don't understand the accounts and cargo lists, so he has to follow me. And there's a pile of things during the day too, I can't read, so he has to do it..."

"Alright, hand the work over to me. Take two days off today and tomorrow to rest. Tomorrow night, you go home with my father."

Chen Baoxing's eyes burst with excitement, "Ah! Damn! Give me a holiday, for two days? No, for several days! And I can go home? Damn... really? Am I dreaming?"

He pinched himself while he spoke.

"Damn, really? I was planning to work all year round, I didn't think I could go home."

"If you don't want to rest or go home, that's fine, I'll give you a bigger year-end bonus."

"No, no, I want to go home. You have to be alive to spend the money you earn. I'm almost exhausted to death."

Ye Yaodong patted him on the shoulder, "Then I'll give you two days off and let you go home once."

"Uncle Dong, let me kowtow to you..."

Chen Baoxing put his hands together and bowed directly to him.

"You damn thing, that's a bow, not a kowtow."

"It's the same. A man has gold under his knees, I'll kowtow standing up. When I get married, I'll kowtow to you properly. Remember to give me a big red envelope!"

"Then you might as well get married while you're back this time."

"I need a partner to get married. I'll call my mother right now and ask her to find me a few girls. When I get home, I'll go on blind dates immediately, ten or eight a day, then pick one. Getting married by the end of the year shouldn't be a problem."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "Sure, you can bring your wife over then and rent a house nearby."

"Why not just rent in the factory?"

"This is a factory. Only workers can enter and exit. It wouldn't be good to turn it into a family compound. If a bunch of children are running and jumping around, what if one of them isn't watched and runs into the machinery?"

"That's true. We'll talk about it then. I'm still a bachelor anyway."

"Tell me about the recent accounts and things first."

"Alright."

Chen Baoxing took out the briefcase he was tucking under his arm and flipped out the account book. He had to carry it wherever he went now.

Who made him needed everywhere? He is now an excellent backbone of the factory, moving wherever he is needed.

"Forget it, let's have a meeting at 1:30 after lunch. Call Manager Qi and Supervisor Yan. You all report to me then, it saves me from looking for you one by one."

Ye Yaodong changed his mind again.

He had just arrived, so he was a bit tired. It was just right to take a bath, nap for a while, and have lunch first.

The other two also had to arrange their work and schedule time in advance; they weren't on call.

After returning to his room, he calculated that if his father left tomorrow night, it would only be 4 days round trip. Plus staying at home for a while, he would be back in about a week.

In the future, he could also set a fixed time with other factories, delivering once every 7 days. If there was bad weather, it could generally be known in advance and arranged ahead of time.

He hadn't told his father about going to the Magic City yet. If he did, his father might linger at home for a few more days.

Anyway, let his father taste the sweetness first. After his father comes up, he'll say he has to go to the Magic City for a few days to handle urgent matters.

Having just tasted the sweetness, his father couldn't turn his back on him, and since he was handling important matters, his father would be forced to take over the mess again.

He wouldn't be gone for many days. With Chen Baoxing there, his father wouldn't be under too much pressure.

When they had the meeting at noon, after Ye Yaodong finished listening to the serious business, he said to Chen Baoxing, "You've worked hard during this time. Your work is quite troublesome and complex. After this trip back from home, I'll assign you an assistant. We'll start recruiting in these two days!"

Chen Baoxing: "!!!"

Why is one good thing after another happening today!

"Really? That's great! Oh my god, I was wondering why my left eyelid kept twitching today. It turns out it's because Uncle Dong is back, so good things keep happening."

"You flatterer! If you have needs, you can also recruit an assistant. Handle it yourself. Meeting adjourned."

He prepared to call the military again to see. Besides the number Lin Guangyuan left, he actually still had the number the political commissar left.

That was after they came to visit the factory last time, and then they left the number.

After all, although settling retired soldiers is not a big deal, it is also a troublesome matter that gives people headaches.

Lin Guangyuan is still just a small soldier after all, he still has to obey assignments and still has to be on a warship, especially since he is in the engine class, normally he would be staying on the warship.

At that time, he was thinking that if there was any urgent and special matter that couldn't reach Lin Guangyuan, he could call the number left by the political commissar.

Although the number was left, he couldn't be ignorant and call.

Naturally, he would contact Lin Guangyuan first if he could. Only when he really couldn't be reached, and the matter was urgent or troublesome and needed them, would he call.

It's been almost half a month since he could be reached. Since he had finished some things and would be staying in the factory for a week, it would be best to solve the matter in the near future.

Now it is also necessary to call the political commissar to see.

This call went very smoothly. Knowing that the military's calls were monitored, he didn't talk nonsense and stated his purpose directly.

First, he currently needs about forty or fifty retired personnel. This was also reported to him by Manager Qi and the others. The factory and fishing boats now need processing workers.

Then after the New Year, he will need to add at least 50 more.

Because he will definitely be running to the deep sea again by then, the boat will be short of manpower, and his thousand-ton fishing boat has also arrived.

Or if the benefits are a little better this year, the factory might have to expand recruitment again after the New Year. He thinks this is also very likely.

Then the second point is the goblin shark caught at sea some time ago. This living fossil is still alive and needs to be handed over for research.

In addition, there are the shell fragments in the tiger shark's belly. Regardless of whether they are useful or not, they can reflect that he has this awareness!

PS: Today's 7000 words are considered finished. I'll code words earlier tomorrow, trying not to split chapters.

(End of chapter)