Chapter 736: Chapter 498 "Driven by Life"_2
"Sis, I truly don’t want to have kids."
"Having kids isn’t as scary as you think. Are you traumatized by seeing others having children?"
"No, that’s not it."
Han Xiangning pressed on, "Then what is it?"
Han Xiangng hesitated for a mont, then said with an embarrassed face: "We have traumatized ourselves."
Han Xiangning puzzledly asked, "What do you an?"
Han Xiangng glanced back once again and explained, "I’m worried that if my child grows up to be as disobedient as , it would break our mother’s heart just like I did. What would I do if my child turns out like ?"
"So you know you cause people worry?"
"Isn’t that obvious?"
"I think you’re borrowing trouble. And besides, one shouldn’t be too selfish. Liang Xiaojun gave up his own family for you, what’s wrong with having a child for him?"
"He gave up his family for , but why don’t you say I gave up my family for him, too? And just like , he doesn’t want kids either."
"Have you ever considered how Uncle Liang feels about it?"
"That’s why I’m torn." Seeing her older sister about to lecture her again, Han Xiangng sighed with resignation and said, "There’s no way out, not wanting kids will get us criticized."
This is a big deal!
Han Xiangning asked excitedly, "When do you guys plan to have one?"
Without hesitation, Han Xiangng said, "We’ll wait until Liang Xiaojun graduates, until both our jobs are stable."
In terms of studying, although San’er has many certificates, she still can’t compare to Liang Xiaojun.
Liang Xiaojun said he was going to the Affiliated Hospital for further study, but in fact, he got admitted to Binjiang dical College for postgraduate studies, and will be a Master’s graduate upon finishing!
Mom is both happy and worried, because the higher-educated people are, the less they want to be held back by children. Several highly educated doctors at the People’s Hospital are like this, in their thirties approaching forty and still without children.
...
anwhile, Han Yu was in the command cabin of Boat 001 with Ma Jintao and others, studying the waterway map.
Considering they needed to receive three patrol boats and escort a Navy submarine on their return journey, to ensure utmost safety, he suggested that the reception team be split into two groups.
One group would take the Jiang Shen cruise ship to Hanwu with Director He, Director Zhao, and Director Liao from the Water Resources Bureau.
The other group would take Boat 001 to Hanwu, using the journey to familiarize themselves with the water conditions of the waterway, which also served as real combat training.
Since the space on 001 was limited, mainly chanical Drivers would board.
From the Developnt Zone Branch, there were three people: Captain Fan, Zhu Baogen, and Han Yu himself.
Four people from the Changhang Bureau included police officers Xiao Gong from Bailong Port Police Station, Cheng Xinyu, Zhu Chengfeng, and Li Yanming from Binjiang Port Police Station, who had been studying at the Port Authority tugboat team for over a year and now all held Seaman’s Certificates for inland rivers.
From the Water Police Station, there were Ma Jintao, Yang Yong, and the senior chanical Driver, Wu Dawei.
It’s worth ntioning that Ma Jintao did not transfer to the Water Resources Bureau; he gave up the chance to be promoted to Deputy Director which was a valuable opportunity.
He asked Yang Yong and Yang Yuan, who wished to go.
None of them wanted to take off their police uniforms, so they ended up drawing lots to decide. It was unclear whether it was good or bad luck for Yang Yuan, but in the end, he drew the lot and had to take off his uniform to beco the Deputy Captain of the Water Resources Supervision Team at the Water Resources Bureau.
After discussing the water conditions of the next section of the waterway, Han Yu couldn’t help but ask, "Brother Ma, you have such a good opportunity to be promoted to Deputy Director, how can you just let it go? You passed up a chance even when superiors are naming you, what are you really thinking?"
"If I transfer there to be Deputy Captain, will my salary increase?"
"Definitely, that’s a Deputy Director level position!"
"How much will it increase by?"
"The positional salary will surely rise, you’ll get an extra ten-plus yuan a month."
Ma Jintao smiled as he packed up the waterway map and asked, "Director Yu, if I had stayed at the Port Supervision Bureau, do you think I could have been promoted by now? Even if I hadn’t moved up, would my salary be less than it is at the Water Police Station?"
Han Yu responded without hesitation, "If you hadn’t co to be a Water Police officer and stayed at the Port Supervision Bureau, you would certainly have been promoted. Even without promotion, the pay and benefits would be better than being a Water Police officer."
"That’s exactly it. I don’t care about an extra ten or twenty dollars, nor do I care about becoming a Deputy Director. I simply love being a police officer. I even did several years as a contract-based police officer with no hope in sight. Asking
to take off the uniform is a joke."
"But in the Water Police Station, you might not even get promoted to Deputy Director by the ti you retire."
"I know, I don’t care."
"Alright, you’re tough!"
"Being a police officer has been my dream since I was a child, I’m just sticking to my dream. There’s nothing ’tough’ about that."
Yang Yong thought the sa and couldn’t help teasing: "Director Yu, speaking of toughness, all of us combined aren’t as tough as you. To buy a house that costs seven hundred thousand, having to borrow that much from the bank, and then make monthly loan repaynts, that takes a huge determination."
Cheng Xinyu of the Changhang Bureau deeply agreed and said with emotion: "Director Yu, you really have guts!"
"Go up and help Captain Fan steer, and don’t talk to
about the house!"
"Director Yu..."
"Is it because I’ve been transferred from the branch that I can’t make myself heard?"
"No, I obey orders and follow commands."
Cheng Xinyu cracked a smile and quickly squeezed out of the command cabin with Xiao Gong and the others.
Han Yu looked at their retreating figures and said resentfully: "These damn kids are so lawless, they even dare to mock !"
Yang Yong laughed heartily: "Well, you are quite famous."
Han Yu asked subconsciously: "So you an a lot of people know I’ve taken out a mortgage to buy a house?"
"Our branch, Changhang Bureau, Port Supervision Bureau, Customs, Fishery Administration, the border inspection station – pretty much every unit along the river that knows you is aware of it. They all admire you, your brother-in-law, and your senior brother for your courage!"
"Everyone knows?"
"Buying a house for seven hundred thousand is big news."
"Is it a big joke or big news?"
"Nobody’s laughing at you, it’s just... so are worried about you."
As soon as Yang Yong finished speaking, Ma Jintao said sympathetically: "Director Yu, you have to pay the bank every month. If you ever have trouble making paynts, just tell us. We’ve known each other for so many years, what kind of relationship we have, don’t be shy to speak up."
It really is true that good news stays in, while bad news travels a thousand miles.
These days, wherever I go, I’m laughed at, or even pitied. Han Yu felt a little distressed, and after a mont of silence, he said: "It’s just owing the bank a couple hundred thousand. Do you believe that after the remaining ships are delivered, and when everything’s managed on the river, I could pay off the loan in at most seven years?"
Ma Jintao instinctively asked: "Are you planning to resign to go work on ships?"
"I have no choice, with such a mountain of debt. I can’t let my in-laws suffer with , can I?"
Han Yu took several deep breaths and continued: "Before coming here, my senior brother and brother-in-law talked with . We shut the door and discussed for over two hours. The pressure is too great. If I don’t quickly figure out a way to make money, we can’t go on like this."
Yang Yong asked in astonishnt: "All three of you want to resign?"
"Didn’t I just say? It’s a last resort."
"You all plan to work on ships?"
"Working as a sailor is the quickest way to earn money. People like , as long as I can get on foreign ships, can earn at least a hundred thousand a year. As for my brother-in-law and senior brother, they are currently studying for their certificates. Once they get their Seaman’s Certificates, they can work on ships as sailors and make sixty to seventy thousand a year."
"You’ve all thought this through?"
"Forced by life, there’s no other path to take."
"Does Ningning know?"
"She doesn’t."
"What about your sister and Zhang Lan?"
"They don’t know either, we haven’t told them."
Han Yu was not joking. After all, to solve the imdiate financial pressure, this was the only way.
Seeing Ma Jintao and Yang Yong’s shocked faces, Han Yu weighed his words and said very seriously and sincerely: "Once the remaining few ships are delivered, including vessel 001, our combined forces will have seven law enforcent vessels across the Binjiang Waters, averaging one every thirty kiloters. The water patrol and enforcent strength should be sufficient, and there’s nothing to worry about for firefighting. From then on, it’s all on you; this river is entrusted to you.
"Salted Fish, you’re the future Director of the Water Police Station. How can you resign!"
"There’s no way out, just keep this between us, don’t spread the word."
"Alright, but at the earliest, the remaining ships won’t be delivered until the second half of next year. Use this year to think it through. You know, resigning now is not like before, resigning now ans truly leaving; there’s no such thing as an unpaid leave of absence."
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