Fu Gui immediately told him to wait at the village entrance, and he would be there soon.
The horse was indeed very fast; Fugui arrived in just two minutes, panting heavily with sweat beading on his forehead. It seemed that this guy had been eating fast food and staying up all night every time he returned from a sea voyage, which had weakened his body.
Upon seeing Zhou Xuan, Fu Gui took a few breaths and patted Zhou Xuan on the shoulder, then laughed and asked, "Brother, where did Manager Zhao arrange for you to stay?"
Zhou Xuan pointed behind him and said, "I'll be staying on the fifth floor of Boss Yu's house for now, since it's empty anyway."
Fu Gui was taken aback, quite surprised: "The boss's house?... Hehehe..." After laughing a few times, Fu Gui stopped asking about it and then asked, "Brother, what did you want to see me about? I'll suggest a few places for you to consider, see which one you prefer."
Before Zhou Xuan could answer, Fu Gui started counting on his fingers and said, "The Royal Palace Nightclub has beautiful, wild, and energetic girls, but it's expensive. There are fewer girls in Mingcheng, and they're cheaper, but the cheapest is..."
"Brother Fugui, let's not talk about that now. I need your help with something."
Zhou Xuan quickly interrupted Fu Gui, telling him that if he kept talking, he probably wouldn't finish until dark. Where can't you find a place like this?
“Brother Fugui, I thought I cashed a check at the bank, but it was stolen on the bus when I came here, and I don’t have my ID card anymore, so I can’t open a bank account. I was thinking of opening a bank card for you, Brother Fugui, and lending it to me for now. I’ll return it to you later once I get my ID card.”
Without a second thought, Fu Gui casually replied, "What's the big deal? I have plenty of bank cards, but most of them are empty. If you need one, I'll just give you any one. There's no need to open a new bank account."
He took out his wallet from his pocket and then a bank card from it, saying, "Brother, I'll give you a China Merchants Bank card. It's more convenient. There's no money in the card, so you can use it as you like. When you're done using it, just throw it away if there's no money in it. It's not very useful."
Zhou Xuan took the bank card without any ceremony and then asked Fu Gui where the bank was. Fu Gui was from the village and could find the bank with his eyes closed. He immediately led Zhou Xuan to the China Merchants Bank on the commercial street outside the village.
China Merchants Bank's service was indeed better than other banks. Zhou Xuan only waited for less than ten minutes before the bank staff cashed the check and transferred the money to Fu Gui's account as designated by Zhou Xuan. The amount was 180,000 yuan, not a penny less.
Fu Gui himself received a bonus of 40,000 yuan, and he was overjoyed. 40,000 yuan! That's a year's income! He got so much bonus from just one trip to sea. If he could do this every time of the year, it would be a dream come true.
But thinking about it, I know it won't be easy. I hope Hu Yun can make this dream come true. Even if it's not as high as I imagine, as long as I can earn a few thousand yuan each time I go out to sea, I'll be satisfied.
All of this is thanks to Hu Yun in front of him. Fu Gui thought he should treat him better, so that if Hu Yun went to work on another ship in the future, he could go with him and earn a higher salary.
Hu Yun is definitely a very capable person. Although he doesn't talk much, Fu Gui can vaguely sense from him that he is definitely the type who pretends to be weak while actually being strong. He has superb fishing skills, which alone is enough to ensure that he can eat and drink well.
Fu Gui was unaware that Yu Jinshan and Zhao Chengguang had already discussed with Yu Changhe the possibility of giving Zhou Xuan an annual salary of one million, with commissions based on the harvest. If he knew this, his eyes would surely pop out of his head in shock.
A million-dollar annual salary was something Fu Gui could never have imagined. The 40,000-dollar bonus he received today was unprecedented. The most he had ever received before was 2,500, which was during his best harvest at sea in the peak season.
After Zhou Xuan cashed the check and transferred it to the bank card Fu Gui had given him, he checked the balance at the counter. As Fu Gui had said, there was only ten yuan left. That didn't matter; if there was more, he would have to return it to Fu Gui.
After leaving the bank, Fu Gui dragged Zhou Xuan into a taxi without saying a word. Zhou Xuan didn't know where Fu Gui was taking him, and he couldn't refuse Fu Gui's enthusiasm.
Fortunately, Fugui took him to a restaurant, where he ordered all the most famous local specialties from Donghai. The meal cost more than a thousand yuan, which was a huge expense for Fugui.
Of course, I'm not talking about his net worth. He's a straightforward person, and also a womanizer. He likes to have affairs outside, so for a friend, spending over a thousand yuan is considered a lot.
When Zhou Xuan came out with his card to pay the bill, Fu Gui, his face red and neck bulging, shoved him and said urgently, "We agreed on the ship that I'd treat you to good food and fun when we got back. That was money we won, not bonuses. Even the later bonuses were mostly earned by you. We got such a large sum of money out of nowhere; treating you to a meal is a small matter. If you try to argue with me about paying the bill, then you don't consider me a brother."
Zhou Xuan smiled, accepted the bank card, and said with a smile, "Alright, if Fu Gui said he'd treat, I'll eat. You can pay whatever you want."
Fu Gui chuckled as he paid the bill, saying, "That's right, we'll go to..."
Zhou Xuan suddenly had a headache again. In a little while, Fu Gui was probably going to take him to play something fun. In Fu Gui's eyes, the most fun thing was the game of Beauty and the Beast.
Just then, Fu Gui's phone rang. He glanced at it and muttered in surprise, "Young Master Yu?"
He muttered to himself for a moment, then quickly answered the phone and asked, "Brother Xiang, why are you calling me? You have so much free time!"
Zhou Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly used his special ability to listen to the other person's voice on Fu Gui's phone.
"Fugui, where are you?... I heard that a remarkable expert came to your ship. He can identify fish by looking at the water and caught 60,000 catties of fish and twelve tiger sharks in two nets. Is that true or not?"
"Hehe, of course it's true. Everyone on our ship witnessed it with their own eyes. Brother Xiang, let me tell you, this expert is right here with me. I just treated him to a big meal, and now I'm thinking of taking him to Mingcheng or Mingzhu Entertainment City for some fun..."
Judging from Fu Gui's tone, the other person should be Yu Changhe's second son, named Yu Xiang.
"Fugui, what's so fun about those lousy places you frequent? Come to the Royal Palace Nightclub, it's on me. Just bring Hu Yun over here."
Yu Xiang gave the order without giving any room for argument. Fu Gui was taken aback and felt a little annoyed. This Yu Xiang clearly wanted to use him to win over Zhou Xuan.
Although Zhou Xuan is currently only working on the ship, the fishing industry is not under Yu Xiang's management. Yu Xiang manages the Yu family's catering and entertainment industry, which includes several high-end luxury restaurants and entertainment venues, as well as several large bars and nightclubs.
The Royal Palace Nightclub, which Fu Gui took Zhou Xuan to, was owned by the Yu family and was the premier entertainment venue in Haibin City.
Yu Changhe has two sons and two daughters. His eldest son, Yu Rui, manages the Yu family's real estate business, which is currently the most important and largest investment in the Yu family. His second son, Yu Xiang, manages the catering and entertainment industry. His eldest son-in-law, Zhao Chengguang, manages the fishing industry. His youngest daughter, Yu Qi, has just returned from studying in England. His eldest daughter, Yu Jiao, who is Zhao Chengguang's wife, did not receive much education. It's not that they didn't have the money to send her to school, but rather that she wasn't academically inclined. She stayed at home as a wealthy housewife who enjoyed playing around.
Yu Changhe's two sons and son-in-law were engaged in open and covert struggles within the Yu family. Of course, Zhao Chengguang was clearly at a disadvantage and basically did not fight with the two Yu brothers. However, the two brothers, Yu Rui and Yu Xiang, were truly unwilling to give in to each other and were fighting each other openly and secretly.
When Yuxiang returned home and heard from his sister that Zhou Xuan had moved into the fifth floor of his house, Yuxiang immediately knew that something was wrong. How could he let outsiders move into his house so casually?
Furthermore, he had heard that this person was introduced by his brother-in-law, Zhao Chengguang. He didn't think much of Zhao Chengguang, and his father, Yu Changhe, was clearly biased towards Zhao Chengguang, so he wasn't worried. Although Yu Changhe liked to do things fairly, he was a very traditional person at heart and valued direct lineage the most.
What does "direct descendant" mean? It means the Yu family's offspring, the direct relatives of the Yu family. Although Zhao Chengguang is his son-in-law, his descendants will have the surname Zhao, not Yu. To make him powerful, he would put the property into the hands of the Zhao family. Therefore, Yu Changhe is controlling his power invisibly, and he only manages the industries that the Yu family does not value.
Fu Gui and his ilk were naturally aware of the power struggle between the Yu brothers and Zhao Chengguang, and Yu Xiang had just called him to bring Hu Yun to the Royal Palace Nightclub under his control, which was definitely an attempt to bring Hu Yun under his control.
Hu Yun only had an amazing ability to fish, which wasn't of much use to Yu Xiang. However, Yu Xiang had vaguely sensed from his father, Yu Changhe, that he valued Hu Yun. Although he didn't know the details, he was sure there was something wrong with him. He would sabotage anything that benefited his elder brother Yu Rui and his brother-in-law Zhao Chengguang. So, he decided to have Fu Gui take Hu Yun over so he could interrogate him. If he could take him away, he would; if not, he would find an opportunity to eliminate him.
Fu Gui's face immediately darkened. He put his phone back in his pocket, muttered to himself for a while, then hailed a taxi and told the driver, "Royal Palace Nightclub."
Sitting in the car, Zhou Xuan noticed Fu Gui's gloomy face and asked calmly, "Brother Fu Gui, what's bothering you?"
Fu Gui shook his head and said, "It's nothing. Young Master Yu wants to invite you to a nightclub, so just go. It's a free treat, so eat and play to your heart's content, and call up as many girls as you can."
Fu Gui was really angry, but he had absolutely no chance of fighting Yu Xiang, so he could only endure it. To be honest, Yu Xiang, Yu Rui, and Zhao Chengguang were none of his business. No matter how they fought, it didn't concern him, and it wouldn't benefit him anyway. But Hu Yun had just come to their ship. If Yu Xiang wanted to poach him and have him do something in the restaurant or nightclub, it wouldn't do him any good.
If he leaves Hu Yun, Fu Gui is certain that he will return to the same state of stagnation as before, barely making ends meet and earning a few thousand yuan a month if he is lucky. It will be impossible for him to earn tens of thousands of yuan again like he did today. In the end, it was all because of this Second Young Master Yu Xiang who had ulterior motives.
This has happened before. When Zhao Chengguang or Yu Rui had capable people, Yu Xiang would use all sorts of means to poach them. He would do anything that could sabotage Yu Rui and Zhao Chengguang.