Chapter 575: Happiness turning into sorrow

Factory Director Wu took them to visit the entire shipyard and explained the configuration of the seven or eight ships being built at the same time, as well as the technology they could currently achieve.

Even Ye Fu and A-Guang listened with great interest; they hadn't come into contact with ships bigger than their own family's.

After roughly visiting and explaining, they went to a simple small room called an office, drank two sips of tea, and chatted for a while before leaving.

As soon as they walked out of the shipyard, A-Guang excitedly said, "Dongzi, you might as well order that two-story building ship inside just now. Although it's a bit ugly, the cabin is big, and the fish hold is also big. It looks like you can sleep in it, and it can hold a lot of fish. It must be able to drift on the sea for a few days, and it must be able to earn a lot of money..."

"Nonsense, where is there so much money? That one costs more than 10,000. I heard it was ordered by several people in a family together. How could he alone have so much money to get such a big ship."

A-Guang was wilted instantly as if he had been splashed with a basin of cold water. "That's true. Such a big ship, who can take out more than 10,000 yuan? If they could take it out, then 'ten-thousand-yuan households' wouldn't be rare."

He thought about it and felt a bit unwilling. Such a grand building ship, who wouldn't be itching?

"That ship was just said to be bought by five or six people together, right? Dongzi, why don't you call your Big Brother and Ye Erge—no, they're also my Big Brother and Ye Erge—and ask them to put out some money to partner with you? I'll put out some money too?"

"Anyway, we just pay the money, and wait to share the money. You manage the ship entirely; anyway, count it as wages. This won't affect Big Brother and Ye Erge opening their own ships, and it won't affect my family's rental business."

"Everyone puts in a little, you put in the big head, you should be able to afford it, right?"

Ye Fu's eyes widened. He wanted to stop Dongzi from buying a ship to make him give up the idea of buying a ship. This bad son-in-law actually instigated him?

He quickly pulled him. "Don't talk nonsense. Your Big Brother and Ye Erge don't have any money left. At the end of last year, each of them was cheated out of 1,000 yuan, and their family foundations were hollowed out. They finally earned some money back in the first half of the year, but then they took the majority to pay the shop deposit."

"Later, they earned a little from jellyfish, which was barely enough for the final payment of the shop. After paying it, where would they have any money left? Stop instigating Dongzi. He's only been out to sea for a few years; how could he have so much money to take out? How could he afford to buy it?"

"Uh..." A-Guang also thought his father-in-law made sense after thinking about it.

In the first half of last year, Dongzi was really empty-handed, having nothing. Not to mention that his pocket was cleaner than his face, at least his family foundation didn't have a few hundred yuan in total.

Later, after he had a ship, although he earned quite a lot, he probably took the early stage to buy the ship, right?

This year, it seems he couldn't earn 10,000 yuan, right?

Right, he seems to have bought a shop in the city, and is about to pay the final payment!

Damn, then where would he have the money to buy a ship costing more than 10,000? It's a big gap.

After he figured it out, he also scratched the back of his head. "It's me taking it for granted. I didn't think much about you being about to go to the city to pay the final payment for the shop. Where would you have the money to buy a big ship?"

"Otherwise, why don't you buy another ship to collect rent like our family? That should be enough money, right?"

Ye Fu quickly nodded. "Right, just buy another ship and put it there to collect rent. You won't have to worry for the rest of your life. What you earn now is enough for you to spend for decades."

Ye Yaodong: "???"

"Can spend for decades?"

He was still silently calculating an account in his heart, and the two of them had already said a long string. Moreover, he only had less than 15,000 yuan in his hand now, how could it be enough to spend for decades?

"Isn't it? You can't spend much money on food and drink all year round. What you earn now is enough for you to eat for a lifetime."

A-Guang also said, "Why don't you listen to Dad? Anyway, you've earned enough!"

"Mm, right, buying a ship to collect rent is more stable, and the capital doesn't need to be that much. This shop is about to pay money, you must keep the money."

Ye Yaodong rubbed the bridge of his nose. With only more than 10,000 yuan in hand, how could it be possible to spend it for a lifetime?

But he had to calculate this ship-buying matter when he went back. Without special necessity, he wasn't very willing to partner with others.

He was exhausted to death, and still had to share with people who sat back and enjoyed the fruits of others' labor. Although people put out money, regardless of whether it was relatives or friends, if he could eat it all by himself, he wanted to handle it all by himself.

To avoid people pointing fingers if he earned more later, or various contradictions appearing, and then not even being able to be brothers or friends.

"If I want to collect rent, I have to have a ship to buy. If I look for it slowly, who knows when I'll find it? What if I have to look for a few years?"

"If I order one at the shipyard, it's better to order a bigger one. Ordering the kind at home and getting a new one back to collect rent, isn't that too uneconomical?"

"I'll ponder it. I definitely can't afford the kind of building ship that costs more than 10,000. Don't think about it. I'm going to the city to pay the final payment for the shop in a few days. After paying the money, the wallet will be flat."

He wouldn't go all-in, and it wasn't enough anyway. The capital was too big.

Moreover, the current ships were still wooden, with poor safety, anti-wind and wave ability, and anti-corrosion ability, which were too different from the steel and glass fiber reinforced plastic ones later.

That two-story fishing boat looked crude to him, completely incomparable to those decades later. The equipment inside was also crude, and the cabin was completely welded with iron sheets.

It was called a building ship, but the upper floor could only block wind and rain and sleep.

Compared with his current ship, it was just a bit bigger, with one more floor, a bit bigger fish hold, stronger horsepower, more tonnage, a bigger net winch tonnage, and an extra water tank, and a bit more dual-purpose function.

Just like A-Guang said, ugly is ugly, but it looks more practical, suitable for drifting on the sea for a few days.

He had to go back and calculate, and by the way, discuss it with Aqing. For such a large sum of money to be spent, the couple had to discuss it.

"Buying a ship is of course not that easy. You pay the shop money first in a few days. The ship matter is not urgent. Let's go back now."

Ye Yaodong didn't speak, and went to the bicycle basket to take the rice dumplings he had steamed and brought out in the morning.

Anyway, he had already taken his father to visit, and when he went back, he would discuss it with Aqing himself. If everything had to be agreed by his father, then he didn't need to do anything.

Old people were all very conservative.

He handed the rice dumplings to his father and A-Guang, two each. "Although they are cold, they can be eaten. It's already past noon, just eat a little to pad your stomach."

"It's okay. Although it's cold, the taste itself isn't bad. I drank a belly full of water, and finally have something dry to pad it. No, I have to go take a pee first."

"Together!"

The two found a corner casually.

When Ye Yaodong was shaking after peeing, he saw him still peeing, and looked down at him, which made A-Guang vigilant, and he shifted slightly to the side.

"What are you looking at, you pervert."

"Get lost, can't I look." After speaking, he kicked his butt, which caught him off guard, and he moved forward a step, almost peeing in his pants.

"Damn! Ye Yaodong, don't you run~"

A-Guang was so angry that he gritted his teeth, quickly finished peeing, shook twice, and put it away.

Not running is a fool!

Ye Fu was biting the rice dumplings, watching his son run past like a gust of wind, while A-Guang behind him was furious, running and scolding, looking inexplicable.

"You dog..."

"Ah! Damn, you come back... Didn't we agree, you carry me when we go back??"

"Come back... you untrustworthy bastard."

A-Guang watched Ye Yaodong ride the bicycle and pedal away at high speed, his eyes widened, almost spraying fire.

Ye Fu looked at the two speechlessly and walked toward him. "What's wrong with you two again? You're both over 50 years old, acting like you haven't grown up all day, what's so much to do?"

"He ambushed me, and didn't keep his word, running faster than a rabbit. I trusted him wrongly."

A-Guang glared fiercely at Ye Yaodong's fast-riding back, and then patted the bicycle seat. "Sit on quickly, I want to catch up with him."

Ye Fu shook his head, looking helplessly at the two childish people, and sat on.

After A-Guang stepped on the pedal, the handlebars moved crookedly, and then returned to normal.

Feeling the heavy weight behind him, his tears flowed into his stomach. He couldn't let his father-in-law carry him, right?

Carrying one when coming, and carrying one when going back, why is he always the one hurt~

Thinking of the hateful back in front, his feet were full of strength again, pedaling fast.

Ye Yaodong turned his head to look behind while riding, and then smiled wickedly, freeing a hand, making a pistol gesture, and then biubiu~ these two shaking gestures.

Just before he could be happy, he turned his head and found that the bicycle deviated from the road, rushing directly into the field on the side of the road...

"Ah ah ah~ Damn damn..."

He quickly gripped the handlebars, wanting to steady the car, but because the road was uneven, full of pits and bumps, and full of stones, the handlebars turned crookedly, and finally fell into a ditch on the side of the field.

What is called happiness turning into sorrow, this is it!

Happy and handsome, not even over three seconds.

Ye Yaodong stepped one foot into the stinky ditch, while the other foot was still in the field. Fortunately, only the bicycle fell, and he didn't fall into it entirely.

Seeing him fall, A-Guang quickly pedaled the bicycle over, just in time to see him disgustedly pull a foot out of the stinky ditch. He was very unkind and gloated, laughing loudly.

"You have today too? What is called retribution, this is it, haha, good has good rewards, evil has evil rewards, see if you still dare to do evil? God can't look at it."

Ye Yaodong looked at his arrogant smile and rolled his eyes at him. "Get lost."

"Did you fall anywhere?" Ye Fu got off the bicycle and walked toward him.

"No, didn't fall, just a bit dirty."

"Then hurry up and get on to go back, don't dawdle here. Riding a bicycle properly, and still being able to fall into a ditch, I don't know what you're doing, riding a bike without looking ahead, turning your head everywhere..."

Ye Yaodong pursed his lips and didn't speak. His trouser legs were wet, and he had stuck a pile of mud, clinging to his legs, which was very uncomfortable.

"Get on, Dad, don't bother with him, let him not dare to be proud anymore? Deserved it."

After Ye Fu sat on again, A-Guang became arrogant this time, and he smiled and waved at Dongzi.

"We're leaving first~"

"Cut~ I'll catch up with you later."

No matter how shameful, no matter how uncomfortable his feet were, it didn't affect his stubborn mouth.

He stepped his feet into the wild grass on the side, scraped and rubbed hard, and then lifted the bicycle up again.