As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 346 - Chapter 346 Chapter 282 A Kind of Bad Luck Called Meeting

Chapter 346: Chapter 282: A Kind of Bad Luck Called Meeting Chapter 346: Chapter 282: A Kind of Bad Luck Called Meeting “`

After having set a trap for Zhang Wei, Chu Mingcheng left the snack street in high spirits, even the slight annoyance of having spent twenty dollars soon forgotten.

Alone, he didn’t bother to check into a hotel room specially.

Having stayed in a five-star hotel for two days, he was not inclined to spend that money again and chose to return to the Sea God instead.

Back on the ship, he sat on the living room sofa and, without thinking, picked up the cat and began to stroke it absentmindedly.

After selling the Bluefin Tuna today, his account balance had reached seven million. If he hadn’t had to pay the investment fee of five hundred thousand, the balance would have surely surpassed seven million five hundred thousand.

The money he had wouldn’t be enough to buy a house in the center of Modu.

Moreover, due to Modu’s policies, there were certain prerequisites he needed to meet to buy a house.

For instance, getting a marriage certificate with Jiang Luoluo and then participating in the local social insurance program, which would take some time to be eligible to apply for a house.

Therefore, unless one had certain connections to find a loophole through personal relationships, the only option to buy a house here was to honestly meet all the prerequisites.

“Suddenly, I have no place to spend money!” Chu Mingcheng sighed.

He had originally planned to buy a property in Wen City too, but considering they hardly stayed there, and even if they returned, they could stay at their old home or their home in town.

In Xia City, since the two of them didn’t have children yet, there was no idea of moving to a bigger house for the time being.

So, Chu Mingcheng started to contemplate the future development of his career.

With the domestic seas increasingly flourishing due to the continuous impact of external plugins, the marine resources would undoubtedly become richer in the future.

If he wanted to ensure a comfortable retirement without financial concerns, it was essential to not let the domestic and nearby public sea resources be exploited by others for free; starting a fishing company was very necessary.

With the bounty of domestic sea resources, there was no need for large, ocean-going fishing and processing ships capable of tens of thousands of tons.

He just needed some smaller ships capable of going out to the Far Sea and even the Public Sea, and there was no need to worry about staffing.

In such a competitive domestic market, as long as the salary and benefits were appealing, people would naturally flock to jobs like fishing and angling.

With his current funds, he had enough to buy a fishing vessel for the Far Sea, and he could get two if he went for second-hand boats.

Recruiting some people to fish for him and earn money seemed like an excellent entrepreneurial choice.

The only trouble was the absence of a trustworthy captain; otherwise, the captain and crew might join forces and deal with the catch at sea without his knowledge.

He definitely couldn’t go with them since he had his own boat and his own work to attend to.

So once again, Chu Mingcheng found that there was no immediate use for his money, possibly only the option to demolish and rebuild his old home?

At least Yanmen Island had a port, and if he were to stay at home, living on Yanmen Island would be more convenient.

With that in mind, he took out his phone and called Chu Yongxin.

“Hey, Dad, have you and Mom had dinner yet?”

“We just finished eating. How about you and Luoluo?”

Chu Yongxin was somewhat surprised by his son’s sudden call this evening; usually, it was they who called him.

But they hadn’t spoken on the phone for a long time, so he took the chance to inquire about his son and future daughter-in-law’s well-being.

Chu Mingcheng replied to each question, indicating that both of them were doing well.

After a while, An Xiuwen also joined the conversation, bringing up the topic of their engagement.

Because the two of them were currently living in Xia City, and with the off-fishing season having taken them abroad, the engagement had been scheduled for the end of the year.

Following the engagement would be the marriage registration, with the wedding planned for the following year.

This timeline was actually decided upon by Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo together, as they didn’t intend to have children so soon and deliberately spaced out the engagement and the wedding.

Otherwise, according to the elders’ wishes, they would get engaged in October, married by the end of the year, have a child the next year, and then lose their time as just a couple.

However, after insisting, the elders had to comply with their wishes.

After chatting for well over half an hour, Chu Mingcheng finally brought up the issue of rebuilding the old house.

“Dad, I’ve come back from the Far Sea, and if my catches are consistently good, I’ll probably sell the fish in Modu and then stay a few days at the old house. So, I am thinking of demolishing and rebuilding our old house. What do you think?”

Knowing that his son was now making good money, Chu Yongxin was quite hesitant about the idea of rebuilding the old house, “Why don’t you buy a place in the city? Nowadays, transportation is so advanced, it takes your mother and me at most forty minutes to drive there.”

“I did consider that, but Luoluo and I probably won’t be staying in Wen City for more than a few days each year, so I still think living at the old house would be more comfortable.”

“For one thing, it’s familiar, and besides, you and Mom often come over, so the house won’t be empty all the time.”

Chu Mingcheng had other considerations for suggesting the rebuilding of the old house.

Seeing that Chu Yongxin was not opposed, he went on, “Dad, next to our old house, aren’t there two adjacent houses? One in the middle that is occupied and one on the far side that is empty. What if we buy them both and just build a big house?”

“I’d like to put in an indoor swimming pool, and there’s a well in the courtyard anyway, so that saves water costs.”

Chu Yongxin was taken aback, as he hadn’t expected his son to not only think about acquiring the neighboring houses but also to consider installing a swimming pool.

He agreed with the idea of buying the two next-door houses, though.

Renovating the old house would definitely affect the neighbors, and the ones next door were not the easiest people to talk to; if a dispute arose, it could be troublesome.

Every two or three houses there was a small alley, and the area had a terraced layout descending downwards.

Their family home was situated at the highest point of this section, up against the mountain.

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