20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3467 The Price of Chartering a Plane

From Leishan Township to Shancheng City, you can travel about 70 or 80 li (approximately 35-40 kilometers) northeast along the rural road without bypassing Pengzhou County to the north.

The distance from Leishan Township to Pengzhou County to the north is more than 30 li.

From Pengzhou County to the city, it's another seventy or eighty li.

If Wu Yudong hadn't said he'd pick up his wife from his doorstep to visit relatives in the city, Zhao Chang'an would have really wanted to turn the car around and head back to the city, leaving Lin Xiaojie to Wu Yue's father, Wu Cunhai, and leaving everything else to be handled by the Tiedong District Hospital.

But now, it's clear that a lot of time will be wasted.

"Wu Shu~, Mr. Zhao, you can just drop me off at the hospital entrance. My brother and I will go see the doctor ourselves. I was so stupid today, causing you so much trouble. I'm really sorry!"

Lin Xiaojie's face was still flushed. She had been drinking, and the pain, along with shame and self-reproach for being so stupid as to cause such a commotion while riding a bicycle, had affected her.

However, she was very clear-headed and understood that Zhao Chang'an and Wu Yudong, with their high status and identities, had already done enough, and that Zhao Chang'an was in a hurry to return to the city, so there must be something important to do.

In the eyes of these important figures, one's own identity and status are like the contrast and distance between an eagle soaring in the sky and a tiny ant on the ground.

Lin Xiaojie knew she was beautiful, but this beauty was relative. For example, in the small pond in Qiaojiashan Town, both she and Xiang Zhen, who was in his early thirties, were outstanding beauties.

She is beautiful, knowledgeable, educated, has a proper job, and can earn money.

For people living in the mountains, this is practically an incredible stroke of luck.

However, she had attended a vocational school in a mountainous city and secretly saved money for more than a year. She finally saved up a huge sum of 1,000 yuan and secretly took the train to Zhengzhou, the city where her boyfriend was studying. With a heart pounding with excitement, she went to see her boyfriend.

Her boyfriend took her to Bishagang Park, People's Park, Erqi Tower, Asia Pacific, Dehua Street, and Jinboda. Standing in Green City Park, looking at the towering Yuda International Trade Center, she heard that the presidential suite inside cost more than 10,000 yuan a night. Her two years' salary combined wouldn't be enough for just one night.

It was only then that she truly realized her own ignorance and poverty, and how difficult it was for her boyfriend to live in this city. So after returning, she became even more frugal, trying to save money for her boyfriend's living expenses.

At today's banquet, Wu Shu asked Zhao Chang'an how much it would cost to charter this Boeing 747.

Zhao Chang'an casually remarked, "I didn't ask about the exact amount, but on average it's no less than 300,000 a day. That includes fuel, crew costs, maintenance, airport usage fees, and so on. After all, this is a new type of large passenger plane capable of international flights, so the price isn't expensive. If it weren't for what happened last September, we definitely couldn't have rented it for this price. 300,000 sounds like a lot, but they calculate it in m yuan, which is less than 40,000 m yuan a day, equivalent to half a year's income for a white-collar worker there."

At the time, Xiang Zhen asked curiously, "So, Mr. Zhao, you get this much money every day just for parking your plane at the North Suburb Airport?"

Zhao Chang'an said with a smile, "We need to save some money. If we don't fly, we won't need to use fuel. Besides, the airport in the northern suburbs has reduced some of the airport usage fees."

"It costs this much even if it's not flown?"

Xiangzhen.

"I'd like to refuse, but the airline won't allow it!"

Zhao Chang'an spoke pitifully, and everyone at the table laughed.

However, the laughter masked a complex mix of emotions within.

Everyone was drinking and eating together, having a lively time, and I didn't feel any deliberate or obvious class divide.

Now I realize the difference is like everyone else being on the ground, while he's flying in the clouds! "How much of a discount?"

Xiang Zhen pressed for details, clearly showing his genuine interest.

“That’s a dual-use airport, and it doesn’t usually stop civilian flights, so there’s no standard fee. I initially offered 10,000 a day, but the airport said it wasn’t necessary. I then offered 5,000 a day, but I would have to cover the accommodation and meals for the crew of about ten people.”

Saving 5,000 yuan is a difference of at least 60 times compared to saving 300,000 yuan a day, meaning the actual savings are extremely limited.

However, the five thousand yuan saved is more than Lin Xiaojie earns in a year!
The people at the table fell silent, each calculating in their minds what 300,000 yuan a day meant.

Lin Xiaojie didn't know how much others calculated; she calculated the cost of Zhao Chang'an chartering the plane for a day.

She needs to work for sixty years without eating or drinking!

Keep in mind, this is a whole day!
Especially Tian Xue, who was sitting in the car, was a little dizzy looking at her, let alone others. She had never seen such a beautiful woman up close in real life, even in the big city of Zhengzhou.

As a woman, Lin Xiaojie, limited by her experience and knowledge, didn't understand big luxury brands and didn't know that the inconspicuous bag Tian Xue was carrying was worth seven or eight thousand. However, the noble temperament of her short, ultra-thin down jacket and long, bodycon skirt (which she changed into a sky-blue gradient one) made Lin Xiaojie realize that in Zhao Chang'an's eyes, she was just an ordinary wildflower by the roadside.

The reason I stopped her and offered to take her home was simply because she was polite.

To put it bluntly, they don't owe her anything!
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"Sis, I didn't bring any money. Besides, it's the first month of the lunar year. If you go to see a doctor, they'll give us a hard time."

Lin Xiaojie's brother immediately became anxious upon hearing this.

At the same time, he was disappointed to find out that he had been overthinking things. The driver in front of him was obviously a big shot, a very wealthy man, and the young man was not pursuing his sister at all.

The car had been traveling for more than ten minutes. Although the younger sister was sitting in the passenger seat, Mr. Zhao didn't say a word to her at all. He only spoke to Wu Shu, who was sitting behind him, and the young man sitting next to Wu Shu who seemed very aggressive and arrogant.

He didn't say a single word to me sitting in the back, and even now, the driver, Mr. Zhao, hasn't asked me my name.

Moreover, one of the two girls sitting in the car was very beautiful, while the other was like a blinding lightning bolt. Just one glance was enough to make Lin Xiaojie's brother feel like he could hardly open his eyes, and tears were about to flow from the blinding light.

So he became more obedient along the way. Although he was stubborn, he wasn't stupid. He knew that even though his sister was beautiful, she wasn't even worthy of carrying someone's shoes!

Clearly, this Mr. Zhao also looks down on his sister.

Originally, he only thought that this was a remarkable experience, something he could brag about to others: "I rode in Wu Shu's car, and he even came to my house and smoked one of my cigarettes."

This is an extraordinary experience; looking around the entire village, even the village chief doesn't have this ability.

But he has it!
So I listened intently the whole way, trying to hear what they had to say, so I could brag about it later. I didn't intend to say anything more to avoid offending anyone.

However, when his younger sister so arrogantly said that she wanted to go to the hospital for treatment, Lin Xiaojie's brother immediately became anxious, felt his scalp tingle, and broke out in a cold sweat.

He only had half a pack of Henan cigarettes and a little over a hundred yuan in his pocket when he came out this time. That little money is useless in the hospital; it will be gone before he even gets sick!