sbdcsierra Chapter 1743
Chapter 1743
Chapter 1743 Go back
The next morning, a large fleet set off to return home.
After sending off several hundred people, the dormitory area was instantly empty. Those who could leave went back to the village as soon as possible, and the big iron gate was locked.
However, the factory was still bustling with activity, with hundreds of people filing in and out every day to and from get off work.
After seeing everyone off, Ye Yaodong felt empty inside; so many people had gone back to their hometowns.
After everyone left, Ye Chenghu regretted his decision and wanted to go home. He felt abandoned, as he and his father were the only ones left.
"father……"
"We're leaving, going back to the factory. We'll finish up the rest of the work, get more money back, and then we'll head back in a few days. We'll leave before dawn on the 25th."
"it is good."
When Ye Chenghu returned to the factory, he was pleased to see Ye Chengjiang and the others fast asleep in the dormitory. After all, there was still a large group left. It wasn't just him who was left.
In the evening, Ye Yaodong sent someone to call him to go out for dinner together. He was happy again, because there was more money to be made!
Every time his father went out to treat people to dinner and drinks, he would hand him a wad of cash and ask him to pay the bill!
After settling the bill, he returned the large sum to his father, and naturally kept the small change for himself. It had only been a few days, yet he had earned more than he would have made working a hard month at sea.
He was so stupid before. Why did he keep saying he wanted to go to sea? Wouldn't it have been better to just follow his dad around, eating and drinking?
Good thing I didn't go back early; those two idiots were just playing games!
Ye Chenghu's schedule is now somewhat in sync with Ye Chengjiang and the others. He goes out drinking with his father until the wee hours of the morning, while the others work hard until the wee hours of the morning.
When he returned, he saw that the others had already come back.
"You've worked hard, comrades!"
The four men glared at him fiercely.
That's right. After Ye Chenghe saw his wife and children off, he couldn't wait to move back to his dormitory.
Lin Guangming said, "Young Master Ye is awesome!"
Ye Chenghu couldn't help but chuckle, "Why are you all so late?"
Ye Chengjiang: "Don't you know why we're so late? We're working for Boss Ye."
"Tch, they can say that, but you can't. It's your car, and whatever you earn is yours. You should be called Boss Ye."
"Alright, you should call him Master Ye."
Ye Chenghu picked up the takeout snacks he had brought back, "Look what I brought you guys!"
"What?"
The four of them immediately sniffed his neck and leaned in to smell him.
"I ordered a chicken soup, a fried rice noodle, and a braised beef to go."
Ye Chenghe: "Wow, my good brother, finally I don't have to eat instant noodles for midnight snacks anymore!"
The four of them were overjoyed and quickly took the late-night snack from his hands.
Ye Chengjiang: "He had a change of heart and finally remembered to bring us midnight snacks."
“My dad didn’t go karaoke with clients tonight, he just ate, so I asked the restaurant to make a few extra takeout meals. Why are you here so early today? You’re usually busy until dawn, aren’t you?”
"Look at the time now, many factories have stopped working and are taking a break. There's less work, so naturally they can finish work and come back earlier."
As Ye Chengjiang spoke, he couldn't wait to grab a large bowl to fill it. The chicken soup was too big, so he instructed them to wash their washbasins and bring them over to fill the bowl.
Ye Chenghe had already reached out and grabbed a piece of beef to taste. "I'm so tired of eating instant noodles every day. Finally, I have a decent meal."
They were starving after working all night.
It's 1 a.m. now, and most shops outside are closed. Usually, there are still stalls on the way back, but now that it's almost the end of the year, many vendors have gone back to their hometowns or are closing up shop early.
They couldn't buy anything they wanted to eat, and they didn't want to look for it in the middle of the night.
Ye Chenghu: "Wasn't your childhood dream to be able to eat instant noodles every day? Now that it's come true, isn't that great?"
"Nima's..."
Everyone else couldn't hold back; this was their dream too...
"It wasn't even when you were a kid; this was your dream a few years ago, and it already gave you the freedom to eat instant noodles every day."
Ye Chenghe rolled his eyes. "It's not like this isn't your dream."
"I ate instant noodles every day when I was a kid, so I wasn't that craving them!"
"Stop nagging, get out of here if you're full."
Ye Chenghu continued his attack, saying, "In a few years, I'll make sure you can also enjoy the freedom of canned eight-treasure porridge!"
"Seriously, three or four yuan a can is really expensive," Lin Guangwen said naively.
Lin Guangming glared at him, "Your salary is enough to feed you three meals a day."
"Never mind, I can't bear to."
Ye Chengjiang said, "Remember to come back tomorrow and pack some late-night snacks for us."
"That depends on what time I get back."
"We'll eat whatever time we get back. You can just pack it up. If we get back late, we can just heat it up ourselves. If we get back early and are asleep, I'll still get up and eat your food!"
Ye Chenghe chimed in, "Yes, that's right. You go out with your third uncle every day to eat and drink well, but at least don't forget about the brothers who eat instant noodles."
Ye Chenghu rolled his eyes, "You guys earn several hundred yuan a month in salary or over a thousand yuan in transportation costs..."
"Bullshit, I owe my third uncle tens of thousands of yuan. Now I use my monthly car fare to pay off the debt. I even have to ask my dad for 2000 yuan for gas. Otherwise, I wouldn't have any money for gas. I'll wait for the finance department to do the accounting in the next couple of days to see how much I still owe."
"So pitiful."
"Who does he think he is? He only has one person to feed, while I have a family to support. I have to go to the finance department to get an advance of 200 yuan every month, and I estimate I won't be able to pay it back until the second half of next year."
Looking at the pitiful state of the two brothers, Lin Guangming and Lin Guangwen felt that it was not bad to just receive their wages as they were, without having to take any risks. Their monthly salary had now increased to 500 yuan, which was 6500 yuan a year, higher than the wages of the workers on the ship.
But since driving is a skilled trade, they are in high demand everywhere. Their work is not easy either; they also have to help with loading and unloading, moving and lifting, and sometimes they work until dawn.
"We'll talk about it tomorrow. I'm going to sleep now. You guys clean up yourselves after you finish eating."
The four of them wolfed down their food.
The next day, Ye Chenghu packed them up as usual, but instead of a sumptuous late-night snack, he gave them several servings of dumplings.
His dad went to karaoke with a client and sent him back, so he had to pack whatever he could find on the way, buying whatever he could find, and he had to pay for it himself.
I'm not picky about anyone else, as long as they're available.
With his mouth full of dumplings, Ye Chengjiang mumbled, "You've been living a pretty comfortable life following your third uncle around all day."
“My dad won’t take me there. He says those places aren’t suitable for a kid like me. He’ll take me there after I graduate high school.”
“I’m an adult now, so next time you can tell your third uncle to take me with you.”
"Get lost."
Lin Guangming: "I'll be home the night after tomorrow. If we hold on for two more days, everyone else should be home by now, right? Have you called them yet?"
"I wasn't home when I called this afternoon. I'll call again tomorrow to check."
Ye Chenghu was living a very comfortable life by Ye Yaodong's side, and even the rest of the dormitory benefited from it, so much so that they were reluctant to go back.
He didn't get this treatment last year. Last year, he sat in the office and would sign off on important matters.
Unlike now, where you can eat and drink well wherever you go, receive praise, and make a fortune.
Even when it was time to go back, he was still a little reluctant to leave. It had only been a few days of vacation, and he had already saved more than 400 yuan from his dad. He was so happy.
While packing my clothes and schoolbag, I was so excited that I almost drooled.
Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chenghe, two penniless bastards, were green with envy.
"How do you have so much money? Lend me some!" Ye Chengjiang said.
"No borrowing!"
"I'll borrow 100."
Are you really that poor?
"Of course I do. I can't find 20 yuan in my pocket. I'm going home for the New Year, and I need money to hang out with my friends. Can you lend me 200 yuan? Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to go out without any money in my pocket. I'm here to make big money."
Ye Chenghe also said, "Lend me 200 yuan for milk powder too. I'll pay you back as soon as I finish paying off my debts."
Ye Chenghu clenched the money in his hand. No wonder they say you shouldn't flaunt your wealth!
He was only just taken out and counted them when he was spotted.
Why didn't you borrow it from those two?
Lin Guangming said, "How do you know they didn't ask me for a loan? Each of them owes me 500."
Lin Guangwen's eyes widened. "Huh? They each owe me 500 too."
The two brothers looked at each other in disbelief, realizing that the two poor bastards had planned this all along.
Ye Chenghu looked at the two men beside him who were eyeing him menacingly and said dejectedly, "Do you guys have to be so poor that you have to borrow from everywhere?"
"I didn't borrow from everywhere, I only borrowed from our own people. Could I borrow from outsiders?"
"I really thank you for treating us like family."
"Of course, we can't let this embarrassment show outside. Quickly count out 200 for your brother, we'll have the money in a little while."
Ye Chenghe chimed in, "We can't be biased. If you lend him 200, you have to lend me 200 too!"
Ye Chenghu was on the verge of tears, "I saved up this money with great difficulty."
"I'll pay you back. I'll have the money in a few months."
I should have kept it safe and not taken it out.
Ye Chenghu, heartbroken, counted 200 yuan to them, leaving himself with only a few thin bills and one or two yuan notes.
The two people next to him beamed with joy after receiving the money.
"Thanks, brother. I'll pay you back in two months after I've paid off my debts."
Ye Chenghe said happily, "I didn't expect you to be so rich! You've saved up quite a bit of money on the side!"
Ye Chenghu dared not say that he had squeezed money out of his father these past few days; he also had other private savings.
"Remember to pay me back!"
"Of course, don't worry. Let's go home, go downstairs and wait."
Lin Guangming patted Ye Chenghu on the shoulder reassuringly, "Let's go. Think about it, we borrowed more than you."
"They are so poor."
Lin Guangwen complained, "If it weren't for the small amount of rent we could collect from the tractors each month, we would have been eaten alive."
Ye Chengjiang said, "Once I've paid off my debts, you'll know how comfortable my life is!"
The two Lin brothers rolled their eyes together. "Hurry up, there's a lot of noise downstairs, everyone's probably here already."
It was around 2:00 a.m., and it was pitch black outside, but the factory was bustling with activity. There was a bunch of people standing at the parking spot downstairs, all gathering to head back.
The main force had already left, and there weren't many of them left. They were all key personnel in the factory, and most of them were relatives.
After watching his brothers come down, Ye Yaodong scolded them a few times, "You're so slow! Everyone else is here, but you guys are the slowest ones, making people wait."
Ye Chenghu wanted to protest, but Ye Chengjiang covered his mouth and said, "Hehe, I took a dump and was delayed for a while. Can we set off now, Uncle?"
Seeing that there were enough people, Ye Yaodong took a roll call and only allowed them to take their luggage and get on the bus after everyone had arrived.
Ye Chenghu muttered under his breath, glaring at Ye Chengjiang, "It's clearly because you guys are jealous of my money that you've delayed things by lending me money."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Ye is right."
After boarding the ship, Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chenghe took out the 200 yuan they had borrowed from him as capital and started a gambling game with them, which made him even more depressed.
Help the evildoer.
I should have known better than to lend it.
"Ye Chenghu, your father is looking for you in the cockpit."
"Oh, here it comes."
Ye Chenghu emerged from the crowd and hurried toward the ship's wheelhouse.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
"Come and set sail, let me see what you've accomplished at sea."
"Huh? I'll drive it? I didn't go out to sea at all this winter break, I only worked for two months during the summer break..."
"Didn't you say you could do it?"
"Yes, it's possible, but I'm still worried. You have to keep an eye on the safety of everyone on board..."
"Just drive, what are you afraid of with me here?"
"Then this flight path, and the coordinates for getting back..."
Ye Yaodong pointed to the screen and explained it to him.
Ye Chenghu only knew how to sail the boat and cast the net; he wasn't so clear about some of the details or what arrangements needed to be made.
"Hehe, Dad, I don't have to go out to sea all the time, do I?"
"Haven't you always wanted to go on a big ship?"
"That was because I was ignorant. Wasn't it so much better to be on the shore? Wasn't it so much better to be by your side?"
"The world is so dazzling, you won't want to go back to the sea after a few days out with me?"
Ye Chenghu chuckled. He wasn't stupid; he knew what to choose.
The world is so fun and wonderful!
I must have been out of my mind to think about how high the wages were for going to sea, and all I ever thought about was making money at sea.
Isn't following his dad around much more lucrative than going to sea? It's easier and the pay is better!
Ye Yaodong glared at him. "You still have to learn what you need to learn, and you still have to go to sea. In addition, you have to take turns staying on different ships."
"What?"
"Because we have a lot of ships, and there will be more and more in the future, the captains on those ships will also be the backbone. We need to manage these people well, so you definitely need to get to know them. I know them very well, they were all promoted by me. You and Yangyang also need to get to know them gradually, you both need to spend some time at sea. You need to learn what you need to know, so you won't be fooled or won't know how to make decisions when something happens."
Ye Chenghu nodded repeatedly, "I understand. From now on, Yangyang and I will be in charge of these things. We need to know more about them."
"Ah."
"When is Yangyang going to sea?"
"After he goes to high school like you."
"Then when I'm a senior in high school, Yangyang will be a freshman!"
"Then when you're a senior in high school, you can just come with me to social events like you have now, and Yangyang can go to sea instead."
Ye Chenghu's eyes lit up. "Great! We brothers will take turns. That's how it should be. After I've suffered, it's Yangyang's turn."
"Keep your boat going and keep an eye on things."