sbdcsierra Chapter 1639 Dinner Party
Chapter 1639 Dinner Party
Chapter 1639 Dinner Party
Ye Yaodong brought back the money he had taken out, spending only a few hundred thousand.
The time hasn't come yet, so I can't buy anything and am tied up. I can only save the interest and spend it next year.
The interest from depositing several million yuan in the bank each year would be astronomical. He did a simple calculation and estimated that he could earn more than a million yuan in interest alone next year.
Thinking about it that way, it seems kind of nice. You do nothing, the money just sits there, and you can get a Dongyu boat for free every year.
He suddenly stopped being in a hurry. He realized that even if he bought a house now, the price wouldn't rise much in the second year; it would only rise in the long term.
He spent over 800 million yuan to buy a building, but he might not be able to collect more than 100 million yuan in rent the following year. However, putting the money in a bank would...
If you make good use of it, it's actually better to put it in the bank for a year, and then buy it next year when the new policies come out and commercial housing starts to be developed.
Maximize profits!
The interest rates at banks are just too attractive right now. Money makes money, the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.
Ye Yaodong figured it out himself, so he stopped worrying about it. The policy was what it was, and there was nothing he could do but wait.
As soon as Ye's father heard that he had returned, he rushed over to find him.
"Dongzi, how is it?"
"What's going on?"
He had barely sat down and hadn't even caught his breath when his dad came over and said this out of the blue.
"You said you'd ask me how to take the driving test while you're in Shanghai? You didn't forget, did you?"
"Oh, you're taking a driving test? I asked, and they said it's a theory test plus a road test, and you have to be literate and fill out the test paper by hand."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Ye frowned. "Write it by hand? How could I possibly write? I struggle to even recognize characters, let alone write them."
"You should sign up for a literacy class first. Since you learn to read slowly, attend a literacy class for a month or two, and then sign up for the class."
"I can't learn to write even in a month or two, can I?"
"I'll teach you to recognize characters, not to write them. You'll learn to recognize them first. After you've learned to recognize characters, you can go to Shanghai to enroll in classes. You'll need to learn traffic rules, basic mechanical knowledge, and the principles of carburetors. As for the exam, I'll think of a way for you. Just pay someone to take the exam for you."
Mr. Ye was overjoyed. "You can even have someone take the exam for you?"
"There's nothing wrong with that, as long as the person taking the exam for you has your admission ticket and writes your name on the exam paper."
"Then why should I go to a literacy class? I don't need to go anymore. I just need to learn how to drive, and I can have someone else take the test for me."
"Dream on. You have to learn the basic traffic rules, you have to know them, and you also have to learn how to repair things. You can have someone take the test for you, but you have to learn these things yourself. Otherwise, if the roads are a little complicated, you won't be able to understand some of the traffic signs."
"Oh, how long do I need to study before I can take the exam?"
"One or two months, depending on the individual's learning progress. If you fail the exam, of course you have to retake it."
"Isn't this just having someone else take the exam for you?"
"Then you need to learn it clearly," Ye Yaodong raised his voice, "Driving is a very dangerous thing, you have to be responsible for yourself and others."
"Okay, okay, I understand, I understand, don't get agitated."
"If you don't take it seriously and study the theoretical knowledge properly, then you shouldn't take the exam."
Ye Yaodong glared at his father. If he hadn't been busy and his father hadn't been so depressed that day, he wouldn't have had to send his father to learn to drive. It was such a hassle.
"I will take the test seriously."
“Go find a literacy class to attend today. Once you graduate from the literacy class, I will go to Shanghai to enroll you in one.”
"Okay, how much does it cost to enroll in driving lessons?"
“300 yuan, you don’t have to pay it. Just try to get me the literacy class completion certificate before September 1st.”
Why before September 1st?
"Because your grandson Ye Chenghu is going to high school in Shanghai on September 1st, you can take care of him while you go to take your driver's license test."
"Oh, so you're really putting him all in Shanghai?"
"Isn't that what you're here for? You go and take care of things for a semester first, and we can talk about the rest after the New Year, or we can hire a nanny then."
"Oh, then I'll hire a nanny."
"To take care of you?"
"Hehe, no, I'll keep an eye on it for now."
Ye Yaodong glanced at his father with annoyance, "What else is there?"
"That's all. I just came to ask if your trip went smoothly and what you got done?"
"Things aren't going well, how are you going to help me?"
"What can I do to help?"
"Then you still ask."
"Can't we even show concern anymore?"
Ye Yaodong waved his hand at him, "It's nothing, I'm going to take a shower and go to bed. You should go find your literacy class."
After thinking about taking the driving test for several days, Ye's father even dreamed of driving his car back to the village in style. He was reluctant to give up this opportunity to learn to drive.
After leaving Ye Yaodong's office, he excitedly rushed off to find the literacy class.
I used to study sporadically, and I didn't learn many characters. I would learn one today, forget half of it the next day, and remember almost nothing the day after.
If you learn to recognize characters on your own for a month, you might only remember twenty or thirty characters by the next month. You still need someone to teach you so that you can remember them well.
After returning from the sea, Ye Yaodong went to Shanghai again. He plans to maintain good customer relationships and also catch up on the outstanding payments owed to him.
This is all my own money. If I get it back and put it in a bank, I don't know how much more interest I'll earn. It's such a waste to leave it in someone else's account.
While we're waiting, let's also wait for his certificate of honor and award. It's been about ten days, and it's almost August, so it should be coming soon.
When he was socializing every day, entertaining guests, playing until the wee hours of the morning, and then unable to get up in the morning, Ye's father banged on the door.
"Dongzi, Dongzi, wake up! Don't sleep anymore! Big news, great news is coming!"
Ye Yaodong was startled awake by the loud banging of the door. He scratched his messy hair and shouted at the door, "What are you doing? So early in the morning! If you don't have something important to say, you're dead meat."
"I'm your father, who do you think you can kill?"
Frustrated and annoyed, he opened the door in his morning grumpiness, "What is it? It's so early in the morning, you won't even let me sleep. You'd better have something important to do."
"What? If it's nothing important, are you going to hit me? It's almost 10 o'clock, the sun's already high in the sky, and you're still calling it early in the morning?"
Ye Yaodong made a move to close the door and ignore him.
Mr. Ye quickly blocked the door, saying, "The government has brought you a banner of appreciation. I can't say anything, so I'll have Manager Qi accompany you. Hurry up. I knew you were a night owl these days; asking someone else to come and call you probably won't work."
He immediately snapped out of his daze. "Send a banner? Didn't we say we'd wait for notification to collect the certificate of honor and awards?"
"This is your greatest achievement. We'll have the municipal government send you a banner first, and then we'll let you know when to go with everyone to receive the certificate and awards."
"Oh."
"Oh what? Hurry up and get dressed, brush your teeth, wash your face. They're showing you around the factory and talking to you. Hurry up."
"understood."
Ye Yaodong, shirtless, searched everywhere for his clothes; he'd forgotten where he'd thrown them away yesterday.
He finally found it in a corner, but smelled a pungent odor of smoke and alcohol, so he disgustedly threw it aside and found another clean piece of clothing to wear from his trunk.
I've been having too much nightlife lately, and I don't get back until late at night. I just fall asleep as soon as I wake up the next day and then take a shower and wash my hair.
There's no time to shower right now, but I can wash my hair. It's summer, so it'll dry quickly. Otherwise, my hair will smell terrible.
Ye Yaodong quickly washed up, rinsed his hair, and rubbed it a couple of times before rushing off to collect his banner.
"Our boss is here..."
"Oh? So young! The younger generation is truly formidable, hehe..."
"Boss, this is Secretary Yang, who's here to present a banner..."
“This is our boss, Ye Yaodong. He owns the entire factory.”
"Impressive! Your factory is also under special attention from the military. Impressive! You've made another great contribution."
Ye Yaodong quickly smiled and stepped forward to greet them and shake hands.
"Hello, hello, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. I was out socializing too late last night and only just got up at this hour. I'm so ashamed."
"It's nothing, haha. To be able to build such a big factory at such a young age, you can imagine the effort he has put in."
"Not at all, you flatter me."
Secretary Yang handed him the banner with both hands, saying, "Here, take this. This is an honor that belongs to you. It says 'Defending the territory with bravery and fearlessness,' and it was presented by a naval vessel."
"Because we will be using our auditorium to distribute awards and commendations, please bring your banner with you when you come to discuss this, and we will help you deliver it. We will also inform you to come to the auditorium to collect your award in a week."
"Thank you, you've worked hard."
Ye Yaodong happily accepted the honor with both hands. This military honor was not easy to obtain; it was much harder to come by than the one given by the government.
This was also his first military banner; he already had several government banners.
Previously, when small unmanned underwater vehicles were salvaged, no banners were awarded; instead, commendations and honors were given. This shows the prestige of military banners.
These days, presenting a banner is considered the highest form of recognition.
"Actually, I didn't need to make the trip. I was just curious about what the factory that was specifically mentioned was like, so I came to take a look. Also, I wanted to inform you about the trade fair slots we talked about last year and send you the documents."
When is the trade show?
“The event held in Shanghai in September is usually only open to state-owned enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises. You were given an exception.”
Ye Yaodong bowed deeply in gratitude, saying, "Thank you very much."
"You're welcome. You've contributed to our territorial integrity by helping to expose the Japanese devils' schemes, protecting our territory, and even helping to detain them, giving us absolute control."
"This is all I should do. Anyone in this situation would have to do everything in their power to thwart their conspiracy. This is also thanks to everyone..."
Ye Yaodong was extremely humble and polite.
The two of them took turns praising and humbly describing the entire factory as they talked, and then finished their tour.
Ye Yaodong also had someone call Fatty and book a table there. After they finished touring the factory, he took them to Fatty's place for a big meal and treated them well before sending them off.
"Damn, this is exhausting. Talking to officials is such a pain. I don't even know how to respond."
Mr. Ye nodded in deep agreement, “You can still understand, but I can’t understand a word. I can’t take in a single sentence, which is why I rushed to wake you up this morning.”
Ye Yaodong wiped away his sweat; it was so hot, and he was exhausted.
"Dongzi, you're really amazing! You actually managed to get a banner from the military."
"Of course, don't you know who I am? What can't I do? I've also made a huge contribution to the country."
Be humble when speaking to others, but when speaking to your own people, you can boast as much as you want.
"See what you can do."
"It's a pity we didn't just ram and sink their ship. That would have been really awesome, it would have made the national newspapers to get the recognition it deserves."
"Then my boat should have sunk. But this is good. I didn't suffer any losses, and I even caught and detained them all. All the fishermen working nearby should thank me for this honor. It's a free glory."
"Tsk tsk tsk, shouldn't we arrange a celebration banquet after receiving the award in the grand hall?"
"We'll see when the time comes. I'll call you if needed."
"You need to tell us in advance, it's not easy to prepare a dozen tables at the last minute, and you have to prepare the best ingredients in advance."
"It can't be moved up. I need to meet with the people and discuss it with everyone. Only if they agree can it be arranged."
"OK then."
"Let's settle the bill. I'm going home to sleep. I've been drinking all night and all day, and my head is spinning."
I'm still recovering from the alcohol this morning, and I drank some more at noon. My legs are feeling a bit unsteady right now. I'll take a nap when I get back, and then I'll have to drink some more tonight.
It's really hard to make money.
However, before the day of the award ceremony arrived, the fishing boats were affected by the typhoon and returned to port one after another.
His several large ships returned from the deep sea one after another two days later.
During this break, he asked the accountant and Lao You to settle the accounts for several fishing boats.
The boats near the coast are basically settled monthly. Sometimes, when the fishing boats are at sea, the timing isn't so convenient, and they might be settled at the beginning of the month.
July was also postponed to early August.
After they finished taking inventory and settling the bill, his three childhood friends suddenly came to find him.
"Dongzi!"
"Hey, you've got money now! Buy me drinks tonight!"
"Damn it, who's making the money?" Ah Zheng cursed.
Ye Yaodong smiled ingratiatingly, "I earned it all, I earned the most, it's my treat!"
The three were finally satisfied. "That's more like it."
Xiao Xiao: "I'm exhausted. It's been almost a month since I last came ashore."
Ah Guang added, "Yeah, we haven't seen Dongzi since the last time we came ashore. The bluefin tuna he left was brought out by my father-in-law to go with our drinks. We didn't see him the time before that either, and it seems like we haven't seen him much for the past six months. You haven't been in the deep sea the whole time, have you?"
"Pretty much. Last time I came back from tuna fishing, I took a few days off and went home for a few days. After that, I went back to sea for a week. I've been on land recently."
Ah Zheng looked at him with shining eyes, "I heard you played the hero..."
"What hero or coward? It was just a matter of luck. Let's go, collect your payments, and we'll go out for dinner tonight. I'll take you out for some fun."
"can."
The three nodded in agreement, and then walked out together.
"Dongzi, are you free tomorrow?" A-Guang asked.
"What? Do I have time to see what's going on?"
“We want to go to the shipyard tomorrow to order a large ship of about 500 tons, similar to your ocean-going vessel.”
Ye Yaodong raised an eyebrow and looked at the three of them. "Did you each order one?"
"Yes, we all want to each get one."
"Okay, let's go together after we wake up tomorrow. I suggest you order separately, don't order from the same factory, go to several factories, compare prices, and try to get it as soon as possible."
"That's for sure."
Xiao Xiao said with a sigh, "I never expected that your eldest and second brothers would come back in a big ship without saying a word."
Ah Zheng: "Yeah, that's quite a bold move all of a sudden, isn't it?"
“How can you call this sudden? They all saw me making money, so of course they were tempted. Last year, the two of them were thinking of ordering one together, but then Ahai persuaded them to each order one, because the price of raw materials kept rising, so they gritted their teeth and split up to each order one.”
Ah Guang: "They're quite wealthy!"
"It's alright. I've saved up for many years. I can borrow a little more from here."
Ah Guang: "I must have made quite a bit of money these past two months."
Ah Zheng: "We were thinking of asking you for a loan if we were short of money later."
"Sure, it's no big deal. You should have bought it a long time ago."
Xiao Xiao: "Isn't it because I'm short of money? I'm thinking of saving up more before buying it."
Ye Yaodong scoffed, "Yeah, and then the more you build up a ship, the more expensive it becomes."
"Who would have thought that it would double compared to three or four years ago? Damn it, we haven't even made as much money as we have."
"that is……"
The four of them cursed as they walked away, and only stopped after they got on their motorcycles.
They still live in the main camp dormitory area, except that A-Guang moved out to share a place with Cheng-He.
Ye Yaodong rode his bike to Fatty's place first to order food. After they took the money back and put it away, he went to Fatty's place to eat together.
Now, whenever I have a business dinner, I basically keep the money and benefits within the family and go to the fat guy's place.
"Oh, Mr. Ye is here again. Please come in."
"Ah Guang, Ah Zheng, Xiao Xiao, come over later too. Let's go play together after dinner!"
"Great! Without you leading the way, we wouldn't be able to go out and have fun. It's rare that they all have time; everyone's here today."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. "Nonsense, it's not like I've corrupted you guys."
"Isn't that right? You were the one who started it all, you were the one who led us to those brothels!"
"I'm sharing this good fortune with you all, thinking of you whenever I have something nice, and wanting to take you everywhere to experience it. But forget it, I won't take you tonight! You're heartless to say such a thing."
"Ouch, my bad, my bad!" The fat man slapped himself in the face. "My bad mouth, my bad. It's on me tonight!"
"That's pretty much it."
"Go sit in the private room first. I'll arrange the dishes and also sort out the work for tonight. That way, you can leave right after we finish eating."
"Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I'll wait for them here."
Before long, the three of them arrived together on motorcycles. With motorcycles, the speed was amazing; the food hadn't even been served yet when they were already there.
"Fatty, why do you look fatter again?"
"Nonsense! What kind of eyes do you have? You've been staring at fish all day, have your eyes turned into fish eyes? They're all white, can't you see people clearly anymore?"
The fat man stood up, pulled out the chair, and twisted around a few times to show that he wasn't fat at all.
"See how smooth my skin is? Where's the fat in me?"
Ye Yaodong laughed and tapped the table with his chopsticks. "Come on, twist it a few more times to liven things up."
The fat man ripped off his clothes, revealing his flabby, white, and tender flesh, with his breasts sagging...
He swayed his waist and hips in a flamboyant manner, shaking his fat body.
"vomit……"
"You're fucking disgusting. Put your clothes on right now. With all that fat on you, even a pig isn't as fat as you."
"It's so uncomfortable, it hurts my eyes, I can't stand it. Quickly call a few waitresses in to pour me some tea so I can wash my eyes."
"I'm going to get a sty!"
The fat man wasn't ashamed at all; he even walked over to them and twisted around a few times.
"You're the ones who asked me to liven things up! I've sacrificed my looks! You have to see it, so open your eyes wide!"
He even ran to Ye Yaodong's side, held Ye Yaodong's eyelids with both hands, and tried to pry his eyes open a little wider.
"Get the hell out of here! How disgusting! I'm not taking you with me when we go to Heaven on Earth!"
"Are you sure? If you're not taking me, I won't wear my clothes, and I won't let you leave this door."
Ah Guang couldn't take it anymore and shouted loudly, "Miss, waitress, come in and pour some tea!"
The fat man still paid attention to his image in front of his employees, so he stopped fidgeting and went to sit down in his seat, but he was still shirtless.
Others also took off their vests and short-sleeved shirts, going shirtless as well.
"It's so damn hot! I'm going to break out in a sweat just eating this meal!"
The fat man waved away the young woman who brought in the tea, stood up and poured tea for each of them.
"After eating, I'll take a shower, and then go sing karaoke so as not to bother the young girl with the smell."
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes at you, "Who said we needed girls? Singing isn't enough?"
"What's the point of that? Don't tell me you're treating us to a meal and then only serve vegetarian food? How stingy!"
"As soon as my wife left, he became incredibly audacious."
"Isn't this freedom because my wife left?"
"Take it easy."
"Don't worry, your wife will always be your wife!"
Ye Yaodong knew a little bit about it; the fat man had also found a lover here.
Alas, lust is a double-edged sword; it's true that men with money are prone to going astray!
Fortunately, the other three were quite well-behaved, and Ah Guangliang wouldn't dare to be dishonest. The other two were probably just too busy to think much, as they were always at sea and too tired to have much time for anything else.
Fatty is different. He owns such a big seafood restaurant and is a true boss. He has money and plenty of time, unlike them who are exhausted at sea every day. He has a lot of energy and will find ways to amuse himself when he's bored.
They all knew this all along, but they kept it to themselves.
"Don't look at me like that, what are you looking down on? I'm normal! Dongzi is the abnormal one. He has so much money, he's handsome, and so many girls like him when he goes out, but he remains celibate. Damn it, what a waste of his good looks."
"If I looked like you, I wouldn't even need to spend money; people would be begging me to sleep with them. It's a waste; we might as well swap faces."
Ye Yaodong said irritably, "Who wants to change it for you?"
The fat man then looked at Ah Guang, "Your dad's got it all. One family at home, another here, and he keeps getting younger with each new relationship. He suffered enough before, and now he's enjoying a life of luxury in his old age. He's living the dream. As long as he can handle it, he can be a groom every night."
Xiao Xiao also looked at A Guang, "Aren't you going to tell your dad?"
Ah Guang calmly said, "What are you talking about? As long as he's happy. My mother has been gone for decades. He's old now, can't he enjoy some happiness? It's good to have someone to keep him company and make him happy. It won't cost much money."
"You're really good at taking things in stride."
P.S.: I've recovered. With everyone's comfort and encouragement, I've started writing again during the day, trying not to stay up late and trying to get back to updating at midnight so that everyone doesn't have to stay up late with me.