"You also have a sailing team? Is it also sponsored by Babu Company?" Hong Tao was very surprised.
"No, no, we established it ourselves last year. We originally thought that the fishing team could not be saved, so we bought a racing sailboat ourselves and planned to practice sailing while fishing in the sea. Who would have thought that with you, the fishing team could be saved, but
A sailing team has also been established, and we just want to play together without any delay." Babu explained the origin of the sailing team.
"But I can't sail a sailboat. I can't even tell the difference between east, west and north when I'm on the sea." Although Hong Tao is also very curious about sailing competitions, he really has no confidence in his teammates. He can vomit for several days even if he catches a fish.
Dare to play sailing!
"I think you have a talent for sailing. Really, not everyone can be a good sailor. You can definitely do it. It doesn't matter if you don't know how to sail a sailboat. I can teach you. It's easy to learn." Babu was quite persistent.
I wholeheartedly encourage Hong Tao to participate in the competition with them.
"Let's talk about it later when we have the opportunity. There are still things in China that I need to go back to deal with. If I have time every year, I will go to New York to learn sailing from you. Yarbrough, do you welcome me?" Hong Tao really wanted to understand.
We definitely can’t go. Except for Babu, almost all the people on this boat are prone to seasickness. When we get to the sea, I still have time to learn how to sail a sailboat. I can’t wait for them all day long. I guess Babu also wants to do it.
If you want to work as a cook, sanitation worker and apprentice on a ship, you must not jump into this big hole!
"Of course, we are still short of a deck-washing sailor, and you are the most suitable one." Yarbrough touched the bruise on his forehead again and replied viciously.
"Do you really want to go back to China to build your ecological reservoir? This is really not a good idea. Phillip, Yarbrough and I both mentioned your plan and originally wanted to help you attract some investment, but neither of them
I am very optimistic about your plan. Both Yarbrough and Philip are engaged in investment business, and their opinions are worth reference." Paul knew what Hong Tao wanted to do in returning to China in such a hurry, so he tried to persuade him again.
"My plan hasn't been worked out yet, so you don't like it? How about I wait until I have perfected the plan and then help you check it out? I think it shouldn't be that unbearable, although it may not be possible for a short time.
Profit, but I don't take profit as the main purpose. As long as the loss is not too much, it is fine. A tie is even better. After all, this is a long-term
Long-term plans." Although Hong Tao seems to have no temper, this is just an illusion. It is not that he has no temper, but that his temper has been polished off in his previous life. Many things are not worth losing his temper in his opinion. In essence, he is still a
A relatively persistent person. As long as he has figured out something on his own, he usually doesn't pretend to be the wall, but has the energy to hit the wall.
"I don't think your plan is unprofitable. On the contrary, I am quite optimistic about its profit model. However, there is an important issue that I am most worried about, which is how many years you can maintain it. I have never been to China, so I am not sure
I’m not sure about the laws in China, but Paul told me roughly. According to American law, you can’t lease or buy this reservoir.
Because it is different from a piece of land, how to maintain it, how to prevent floods, manage irrigation, how to prevent terrorist attacks, etc. These are not something you can accomplish by yourself or a small team, even if we put together it is impossible
." Yarborough also joined Paul in urging Hong Tao to give up this plan, and he was more specific.
"The national conditions of China and the United States are very different. I should be able to get the lease right of the reservoir. As for the things you mentioned, they are not under the control of the lessee. They are not my responsibility. They are managed by the relevant national departments, so you
None of the things I'm worried about will exist. I can't tell you clearly now. I'd better wait until I return to China and come up with a detailed plan to show you. I'm not here to get you to vote.
It would be a big help if you could help me see if this plan is feasible. After all, you all charge by the hour, and I can't afford the fee." Hong Tao did not agree with Yarbrough's statement. The United States and
China's policies are incomparable. There are so many people contracting reservoirs in China, and I have never heard of anyone who has to take charge of flood control, irrigation or even counter-terrorism. Even if you want to take charge of it, the country will not let you take charge of it.
"Well, let's wait for your detailed plan to come out before we discuss it. Eileen, you can read this plan first. If you haven't passed that level, you don't need to show it to me. My time is precious.
Your husband is not going to pay me wages either." Paul ended the debate on this issue and reminded Hong Tao that he had someone beside him who could help him with legal matters.
Instead of talking about serious things, it was time for casual chatting. Everyone chatted from fishing to boating, from boating to traveling, from traveling to hunting, and from hunting to guns. Hong Tao can talk about all these aspects,
I also have personal experience, and while chatting, I looked it up on the camera
Post photos that match the topic to increase your credibility. As a result, the more we chatted, the happier we became, and the more we chatted, the more addicted we became. The beers were served by the dozen and drank up by the dozen. Erin and Katie had long been
They went back to their rooms to sleep. They didn't have the energy to brag and play with a group of old men.
Without the ladies around, a group of old men chatted more freely. Within a few words, the topic turned to an everlasting theme, women! Among this group of people, the one with the most say was Old Babu.
He has the face of a Shar-Pei, but he has a job that is very conducive to hunting for women. He is a naval captain.
The U.S. Navy claims to be a global navy. Naturally, it cannot just stay at home. It has to travel around the world if there is nothing to do. Every time it visits a country or a port, these American sailors and officers will go ashore for a stroll. American soldiers are all rich people, at least
Not poor, the salary in the military is very high, especially in a technical branch like the navy. After sailing at sea for dozens of days or even months, the first thing after getting off the ship is to find a woman, and eating will come second.
, so there shouldn’t be much bragging in Babu’s words.
Old Babu claims that he is a very conscientious man and never takes on outside jobs, but you can tell from the stories he tells that he is definitely lying. He treats everything and every woman like
He said it very carefully. Just imagine, who would ask Babu to take detailed records when doing that thing? Although he said that someone else did it, in fact it was 100% his doing! And it was very shameless.
Dare not admit it.
"Oh, all the good cabbage has been lost to the pig! I will never be a U.S. Navy man in this life, I'd better go back to my room and be a good husband!" Hong Tao almost burst into tears after hearing this, but people are more infuriating than others.
This kind of thing is incomparable and can only be played in his mind. After hearing the end, he really couldn't stand the stimulation, so he got up and went back to the room to find Eileen for a live-fire exercise.
I don’t know what time these old men chatted about women, but none of them got up during breakfast the next day. Only Hong Tao and Irene sat at the dining table. Anyway, I have nothing to do these days, so there is nothing to do.
Just sleep for a while, Hong Tao didn't call them.
"Hong Tao, shall we go back that day? It will be Christmas in a few days. Do you plan to go back to the United States for the holidays, or go back to China directly?" Irene asked about Hong Tao's plan. Although she had a special holiday, she was not like Hong Tao after all.
She seems to be a very idle person. She still has work to consider and many things need to be arranged in advance.
"It's better to go back to China directly. It's been a bit long since we were out this time. It's time to go back and do some serious things, not just play!" Hong Tao has had enough fun this time, and has traveled most of the country in more than three months.
earth.
Now that he was tired of playing, Hong Tao did not hesitate and sent Erin and Katie on a flight back to the United States the next afternoon. Hong Tao stayed at the manor for one more day, and returned from the manor on the day before Christmas.
Melbourne got on a flight to Beijing. Erin and Katie couldn't go directly to China. They had American passports, so they had to go to the Chinese Embassy in the United States to apply for visas. Since it was Christmas soon, the two of them
She will spend the holidays with Sam and his wife at home, then Katie will go to China to find Hong Tao, and Irene will stay in New York to continue working.
Before leaving, Babu, Paul and the others gave Hong Tao a lot of gifts, ranging from Australian aboriginal wood carvings to local specialties. In addition, Hong Tao's luggage and competition prizes were several times overweight. Hong Tao had no choice but to take those gifts.
He left everything at the manor and asked Paul to help him transport it to Beijing.
On Christmas Eve in 2009, Hong Tao showed up alone at the Beijing Airport. This time he didn't bother Gao Miao and the others to pick him up. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't. Gao Miao and Lei Che's cross-border relationship developed rapidly, and they had already reached the stage of negotiation.
While the marriage was being discussed, Gao Miao and Reacher had gone back to the Netherlands to meet their mother-in-law a few days ago. It was not appropriate to bother others. Anyway, there were countless taxis at the Beijing Airport, so it was not difficult to take a taxi home.
Since Mr. and Mrs. Sam had returned to the United States, the small courtyard was empty, and no one came to ventilate the house. After several months of inactivity, it was filled with a faint musty smell.
Hong Tao doesn't hate this smell. He has grown up in a large courtyard and this smell is very familiar to him. During the rainy season in Beijing, as long as no one lives in the old house for a few days, there will be this smell. This is a kind of smell.
It feels familiar and feels like home.
In less than a day, he returned from the southern hemisphere in summer to the northern hemisphere in winter. The electric heater in the room had not had time to store heat, so he had to make do with the warm air from the air conditioner. Hong Tao grabbed a random one from the closet.
Thick clothes were draped around me, and I was half-lying on the sofa, staring blankly at the lights on the ceiling, without thinking about anything. This feeling of ecstasy is precious and cannot be obtained often. (To be continued...)
