461: Chapter 461 Preparations

At this moment, Chen Tianming and Zhang Fei boarded the ship, saw Yang Qi and the others, and walked over.

"Yang Qi, it's all Tianming's fault for having so much to do. We're late. Congratulations!"

Zhang Fei immediately lodged a complaint, saying he had gotten up early for nothing and still ended up late.

"Hahaha! Yang Qi, we were unloading a boat full of seafood, which made us late. Sorry about that! This ship is really great, and the equipment is so complete! Congratulations!"

Chen Tianming said with his palms pressed together.

"It's fine, it's fine. We're all family. You're so busy, you really didn't have to come."

"But Tianming, this ship has a large Crane and a Gantry Crane. You benefit the most—you won't even need to rent a Crane for unloading goods in the future."

Yang Qi pointed at Chen Tianming and scolded him jokingly.

"Hahaha, it really seems that way!"

Chen Tianming was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

His parents had already left earlier to tour other parts of the ship.

Yang Qi and the others walked forward together, and he took on the role of tour guide. Finally, they arrived at the large balcony on the third floor of the superstructure and found most people gathered there.

The fact that it kept people there proved the design of this large balcony was a success. And this was even before any flowers or vegetables were planted.

"Brothers, let me take you out for a spin."

At this point, Yang Qi said this, then went to the Cockpit, piloted the explorer out of its berth, and headed toward the open sea.

It's true that the larger the ship, the more stable it is. The explorer is twice as long as the setting sail, but its carrying capacity isn't simply doubled.

At that moment, a light breeze swept across the offshore sea surface. After ripples formed, small waves broke out, finally crashing against the ship's hull and splashing water over a meter high.

If it were the setting sail, the hull would definitely sway a bit.

But those on the explorer didn't feel the slightest sign of the hull rocking.

This word is 'stable.'

Half an hour later, the explorer returned to the Shipyard Dock, and those who had driven over disembarked one after another.

When Yang Qi and the others came in the morning, they had carpooled. Now, they were all sitting on the explorer returning to Qingshan Town.

A ship this large couldn't dock at the Training Center Pier or the Sea View Villa's small pier; it had to dock at a Deep-water Pier.

The Town Pier had berths specifically for large ships. The explorer, at thirty-six meters long with a total deadweight of 750 tons, could only be considered a little brother in front of the many oceangoing ships that were often sixty or seventy meters long.

Generally, besides being divided into international and domestic routes, dockage fees are also categorized for fishing vessels, leisure yachts, and temporarily docked merchant ships, with fees varying from high to low respectively.

For example, the dockage fee for the explorer, calculated as a fishing vessel, is 300 yuan per day. But if calculated as a yacht, it would be 600 yuan per day.

Yang Qi decided to talk to Zhang Jun and usually keep it anchored in the bay near the Sea View Villa, about two nautical miles offshore. People would commute using the setting sail as a shuttle.

Doing this would save a considerable amount of money on dockage fees over a year.

Yang Qi dropped everyone off at the pier, telling them to go home, pick up their families, and then gather at his house. Then, he alone piloted the explorer back to the Sea View Villa.

Bai Xue drove back to their home in Qingshan. After receiving Yang Qi's call, she took the setting sail to the bay to pick him up.

"Hey, Xiao Yang, is that new big ship also yours?"

Several old men on the pier were watching the all-white new ship from a distance and asked when they saw Yang Qi approaching.

"Yes, hello, Uncle Hu and everyone! That's my newly bought ship. It will be anchored in this bay from now on. I'd appreciate it if you could keep an eye on it for me."

Yang Qi smiled, offering cigarettes to the old men as a greeting.

"That's no problem at all. And you know what? Such a beautiful big ship anchored in this bay adds a lovely scenic view."

"Yes, Old Hu is absolutely right!"

"Hmm, I always felt something was missing in this bay. Your ship anchored here fits perfectly. Nice, very nice!"

The old men chatted with Yang Qi for a while, then went fishing in the Inner Bay with their tackle boxes on their backs.

After returning home, he first fed Coal a little food. After all, they were going to the Gathering of All Rivers and Seas Seafood Restaurant for the feast later; they couldn't let him stay home alone and hungry!

After a while, Wang Jinxi and Ding Kuan entered the house.

"Just the two of you? Where are your family members?"

Yang Qi asked curiously.

"My dad isn't going!"

Ding Kuan said with a smile.

"Neither of us is married!"

Wang Jinxi said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Uh, okay then! Actually, your parents could have come along too!"

Yang Qi said, taken aback for a moment.

After waiting a bit, Chen Sheng and the other two arrived. This time, they had two women with them, one adult and one child.

Unexpectedly, Bai Xue knew them. One was Chen Sheng's fiancée. The other was Chen Lin's niece. The little girl insisted on coming along when she heard there was a feast.

"It seems you all need to work harder and strive to resolve your personal matters within the next two years."

Yang Qi said with a smile.

At this moment, Uncle Zheng Tie and Chen Lanxin came in together. Everyone chatted for a while, then prepared to set off.

Uncle Zheng Tie also mentioned that the crew from the harvest, along with their families, had already gone to the The City with his parents.

So, Yang Qi and Bai Xue each drove a car, plus Chen Lanxin's, making three cars in total to transport everyone to the restaurant.

To their delight, close friends like Zhang Jun, Zhang Fei, and Liu Yao had all arrived at the scene early!

Their faces were beaming with enthusiastic smiles, as if they had long been looking forward to this moment. Upon seeing Yang Qi, they immediately offered their congratulations.

What followed was an incredibly sumptuous lunch banquet. The table was laden with all kinds of delicious dishes, their enticing aromas making mouths water.

For a time, lively conversation and laughter filled the air as everyone enjoyed this rare and joyous gathering.

Yang Qi and Bai Xue became the focus of everyone's attention. Each person offered them their most sincere blessings, wishing them safe voyages and bountiful catches in the future.

In the afternoon, after returning home, Yang Qi took several crew members and began moving supplies onto the explorer.

Items like fishing nets, Longline Fishing gear, Landing Nets, and other ship equipment, as well as kitchenware, bedding, and other necessities.

The next day, Yang Qi drove them to the mountains to dig up quite a bit of fertile mountain soil. They mixed it with nutrient soil bought online and filled cultivation boxes with it.

Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan planted a few Kumquat trees and Ixora plants on top. The rest was all planted with various vegetables, Cilantro, Green Onions, etc.

Whether they would survive or not was unknown, but they planted everything first as a gesture of respect!

Yang Qi also had his father build a Doghouse for Coal on the first floor of the superstructure. He also bought a large Chicken Coop and placed it in a shaded corner of the large balcony.

Yang Qi tried to make every place he could think of as good as possible. What remained was to check for omissions, pool collective wisdom, and have everyone help think about whether there was anything else needed... PS: Please like, comment, urge for updates, give five-star reviews, and free 'Powering with Love'!

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