Seeing this, Harbin finally breathed a sigh of relief and raised his glass to Zhenhai, "Your method is really amazing!"
"It's not that my method is powerful. They just need an excuse to coordinate, just like someone in a difficult situation needs a way out." Zhenhai smiled. "Besides, the original plan didn't include the Commander drinking so much."
"He..." Harbin raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled, "I'll go see if they're in the room..."
"And then?" Zhenhai nodded slightly, but stepped forward, blocking Harbin's way. "After you're done, are you going to sneak away in that pickup truck you borrowed?"
Fushun, who had been planning to come over to celebrate the success of the plan, suddenly exclaimed, "Sister Harbin is leaving!?"
"I...I said I came back to see you. Now this step has been reached. Yixian and Lao Huang have confirmed their feelings for each other. It's almost time for me to leave." Harbin said with pursed lips.
She subconsciously avoided Zhenhai's sight, as well as Fushun and Changchun's sight, and even her voice became lower.
This was something she had never experienced before. She just had to speak loudly, clearly and directly express what was in her heart. Why should she hide anything?
But listening to the noise around her and feeling the lively atmosphere out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly didn't know what she was thinking.
"Do you really want to leave?" Zhenhai reached out to soothe the rather anxious Fushun, then looked up and chuckled, "I heard from Haitian and the others that you run a shop by yourself in Luonan, and you don't even have anyone you can confide in. Is that really okay?"
"I can go to other lively places. Actually, I think this place is pretty good..."
"Are you sure?" Zhenhai asked back, "Then why did you go to Luonan before? It's close to the inland, not only is there no shipgirl branch there, there are even very few shipgirls passing by."
"Because I like..."
"Are you in love? Or are you afraid? Afraid of contact with shipgirls? Afraid of becoming a port-area shipgirl?" Zhenhai chuckled, then shook his head slightly, changing the subject, "You've known the commander for a long time. Even if she's not a port-area shipgirl, but just a simple friend, so what? Do you really have to stay away from her?"
Harbin was stunned for a moment, touched his nose, and suddenly raised his glass and drank it in one gulp, muttering softly, "I never realized you were so good at talking before..."
Zhenhai shook his head gently, rubbed Fushun's little head, and a peaceful smile hung on the corner of his mouth.
The latter's eyes swept over Harbin in a daze. Although she didn't feel any changes, she had a feeling that Sister Harbin would never say anything about leaving again.
After Huang Chen and Yixian left, the lively moon-viewing activity gradually came to an end. In fact, everyone had had enough fun, so they went back to rest one after another.
Harbin finally did not return to the small room she had been longing to rest in for a long time. Because it was too late, it was not convenient for Yu Zhang and Ruoyue to return to the headquarters, so they temporarily rested in the big restaurant.
Nothing happened that night. The next day, everyone woke up early and packed up the last of their personal luggage and the mess left over from the previous day, preparing to set off back to the island port.
Harbin went out for a rest at around eight o'clock in the morning, and when he came back he brought a girl with long light pink hair. She was the one who had agreed in advance to buy the big restaurant.
At that time, the date of handover was postponed, and this person did not come to disturb us during this period. Now that everyone has left, of course we have to do this final job well.
The big restaurant had naturally been cleaned in advance. Although the terrace was only cleaned this morning, it was still very clean. However, people were reluctant to throw away the lanterns, so they still hung them there.
The man didn't care and was very satisfied with the condition of the restaurant. He completed the handover neatly.
So before eleven o'clock, everyone carried the last of their luggage and took a car to the Kancolle headquarters. They did not board Unit 2 directly, but went to the bicycle shop in Yubari to carry out the final handover.
It’s just a little strange that we had agreed to meet in the morning, but until noon, I still hadn’t seen the landlord.
Chapter 653 It is said to be a debt dispute
Huang Chen was quite impressed by the landlord of Yubari.
Of course, it’s not just because the other person is cute, but also because of his somewhat weak personality.
According to Little Meat Fox, Miyuki owns quite a lot of real estate in the Kancolle headquarters, so she is at least a wealthy woman.
But her weak character always makes people wonder how she earned so many properties. At the same time, people also sigh that she is fortunate to be a ship girl. If she is an ordinary girl with such a weak character and such huge wealth, wouldn’t it be like a child carrying gold through a busy city?
In short, it was almost noon and no one was in a hurry, so Zhenhai and Yixian went to the KanColle headquarters to buy some food and have lunch first.
Then, Harbin was to take Haiqi and Haitian to check on the condition of Unit 2. The fuel, batteries, water tanks, etc. all needed to be checked. It needed cleaning since no one had been up there for over half a month.
Everyone was assigned tasks one by one, and in the end only a few kids from Anshan, Yu Zhang Ruoyue, and Huang Chen were left in the bicycle shop waiting for the landlord.
But staying here is quite boring. In order to cope with Unit 2's subsequent journey on the sea, everyone has prepared some entertainment activities.
But Huang Chen's personality is the type that is not very good at making use of his free time.
For example, if he has planned his schedule for 3 p.m. in advance, and the current time is 2 p.m., he will not be able to do anything for the next hour and can only wait until 3 p.m.
And if you wait aimlessly for someone like now, you can't do anything at all. You can only lean back in the chair and stare blankly at the path ahead.
Even if Fushun invited him to play games or Changchun invited him to read books, there was no way he could do it.
"Master, why don't we just leave first? It should be OK to leave the key here, and you don't need the deposit."
Yubari looked at the commander sitting there blankly, hesitating for a long time, then walked up to him and pulled at the corner of his clothes and said.
"Hmm?" Huang Chen turned his head and looked at Yu Zhang's painful expression. Somehow he thought of Ning Hai and chuckled. He rubbed the little girl's head and furry ears. "We've waited for so long. If we leave now, won't all our efforts be wasted? At least wait until after lunch!"
"Yes." Yubari nodded. "Then let's wait until after lunch. After that... Um, Master! Someone is coming!"
"Is the landlord here?" Huang Chen turned around in surprise, only to see a girl with messy hair jogging towards him from the end of the path. But it was not Shenxue, but Harbin who went to take care of the No. 2 machine.
"Old Huang!"
The girl waved from a distance away, then ran over in three or two steps, still breathing steadily. Then she let out a half-smile, "Now, there's this... a piece of news that's hard to say whether it's good news or bad news."
"What's going on?" Huang Chen suddenly felt something was wrong. Could it be that Unit 2 had malfunctioned after not being checked for so long? No way? This was the new yacht that the Enterprises had bought.
"Well...it's just that the yacht is smaller than we thought." Harbin said with a strange look on his face. "Of course, if everyone insists on leaving, it's not impossible. We can only sleep in shifts."
Huang Chen nodded slightly, signaling the girl to continue.
"Based on my field observations, the maximum number of people sleeping in one bedroom is four. No more. Four people is already quite crowded," Harbin explained, gesturing with his hands. "That's the limit, and it's already affecting sleep quality."
Huang Chen nodded. The space on the yacht was already compact. Although there were three rooms, the size of the rooms was just enough to fit a single bed.
It is more than enough for one person to sleep, it is a bit crowded for two people to sleep, three people have to stick together, four people have to hug each other, and there is no way for five people to sleep unless they stack on top of each other.
"Haitian, Haiqi and I tried it, and we can only sleep with one more person at most." Harbin said confidently.
"Well, my sister, Changchun, and the others, I can squeeze in a little bit..." Fushun, who was listening at the side, couldn't help but come over and say, "The four of us, plus Yubari, are smaller, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?"
"I don't think so. Haiqi is not very tall. If it were an adult, four people might not be able to sleep together. At most, three plus one of you can sleep together." Harbin said.
"Then we can only sleep in shifts." Huang Chen nodded. There are now fourteen people in total, and they are directly divided into two groups, one for day shift and the other for night shift. Although they have to adjust to the time difference, at least there will be enough space for sleeping.
After he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something strange and looked up in confusion, "But is this worth a special trip for you?"
This kind of thing can just be a casual chat. After all, there won't be any other possibilities, unless...
"Do you have any other ideas?"
"I wouldn't say I have any other ideas, I just happened to see a low-priced yacht for sale at the dock, and I thought you'd be interested." Harbin smiled and patted Huang Chen on the shoulder. "I remember there's a big shortage of yachts in the harbor, right?"
"There is indeed a shortage of them." Huang Chen nodded. Every commander needs yachts in his port area, and only commanders need yachts.
Ordinary people, even wealthy people, would not be so stupid as to buy a yacht. Whether to buy it or not is another matter. But what would they do with it if they bought it? Would they drive it to the sea to look for sirens?
You generally don't need to buy a commander. After you graduate and select a port area, the KanColle headquarters will give it to you, just like a salary.
Therefore, it is quite troublesome to buy a yacht. The KanColle headquarters does buy it, but the supply is relatively limited, so you have to rely on luck. If you come across it, there is usually only one yacht.
Just like the No. 1 machine that the company bought from Ningyang City in area C last time.
I had thought about buying one in Shishui City before, but they just didn’t have any. I didn’t expect that I would be so lucky this time and ran into someone buying a yacht at the dock.
Huang Chen immediately stood up, waved his hand, and ran towards the dock with a fierce momentum, "What else are you talking about? Catch him!"
Halfway through the journey, he turned back and instructed the little fox, "Well, Yubari, continue to wait for the landlord. When Yixian comes back, tell her about this!"
Yubari nodded, curled up in the chair and yawned. It was almost noon, and it was hard not to take a nap.
Huang Chen followed Harbin and walked quickly towards the dock. Along the way, he couldn't help but ask about the condition of the yacht.
Harbin waved his hand confidently, "Haitian and Haiqi have also seen it. It's quite good and the price is right. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to you."
Huang Chen nodded, and the two walked to the end of the street and turned a corner. The empty dock in front came into view.
Harbin pointed to a yacht of similar size not far from Unit 2 and said, "That's it. They say it's because of some debt dispute, so the boat is cheaper."
Chapter 654: Is it the landlord who owes the money?
"Debt dispute?" Huang Chen raised his eyebrows, and suddenly became worried that there would be a lot of troubles on the cruise ship later.
After all, selling it at a low price is like picking up a bargain. If there are any problems with the yacht that are not visible on the surface, it will be troublesome to deal with them.
Of course, what I fear most is that after buying the yacht, someone suddenly appears and claims to be its owner. In short, it would be fine if these things don’t happen, but once they do, it will be very troublesome to deal with them.
"I don't know the details, but it seems that the man owed her a lot of money, and she had no choice but to use the yacht to pay off the debt." Harbin explained briefly, and seemed to see Huang Chen's concern, and continued, "As for the trouble, there's no need to worry about it. We bought the yacht openly from the Kanmusu headquarters, so what kind of trouble can there be?"
Huang Chen nodded. The ship girls were still very reasonable. There wouldn't be a situation where one person was right when making a fuss. This made him feel at ease.
He walked to the dock and carefully examined the yacht. It was about the same size as Unit 2, but the layout was quite different, but that was all.
The main deck, cabin and flying bridge are still the same three things.
The yacht was now docked at the shore. Hanging on the fence, facing the inside of the dock, was a large advertisement with white letters on a red background: "Luxury Yacht, Low Price for Sale."
People were coming and going on the dock, and from time to time someone would look back at the advertisement out of curiosity, but most of them would just pass by in a hurry. Only a few people would stop for a while to carefully observe the yacht that had been marked with a price.
Among this group of people, only a very small number of them stayed there for more than three minutes, let alone went up to check it out actively.
"If she were in Area C1, it might be easier to sell her..." Harbin muttered a few words and took Huang Chen directly to the yacht.
From a distance, Huang Chen saw Haitian chatting with a ship girl with long golden hair.
"Commander, how do you feel?"
Haitian saw Huang Chen and Harbin coming over and waved to greet them.
The shipgirl also looked over here, chuckled and held out her hand, "Commander Huang Chen? Just call me Chicago. You won't lose out if you buy this yacht now. If you're not in a hurry, you can get at least 20% more for it."
Huang Chen shook hands with her and greeted her, while also carefully looking at the interior of the yacht.
First of all, it can be confirmed that it has not been used for some time. Even though there is some dirt and dust on the dashboard, other than that, all the decorations are like new and seem to have not been used.
Huang Chen turned his gaze towards Hai Tian, who understood and immediately said, "I've checked the hardware, and it's in good condition."
"Hmm..." He nodded without comment.
Chicago seemed to see Huang Chen's hesitation and immediately said, "Sir, this opportunity is really rare. You won't find such a bargain anywhere else."
At this point, she suddenly sighed, a pained expression on her face. "How about this, if we can decide now, I'll give you a 10% discount? This price is really not available on the market."
Huang Chen shook his head and chuckled, "It's not about the price. I just... I heard that this yacht was given to you as collateral for a debt. I'm worried that there might be trouble down the road."
"Hey, sir, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Chicago laughed. "Don't worry about that. We can sign the purchase contract. You're simply buying a yacht, sir. This debt dispute has nothing to do with you."
She said, waving her hand, but suddenly revealed a thoughtful expression, "Besides... I think that person's personality is unlikely to cause any trouble."
"Oh?" Huang Chen immediately showed a curious look.
Chicago hesitated for a moment, then explained, "Well, the guy was quite wealthy, but he wasn't very good with money. He just followed the crowd and made some investments. I don't know what they were, but he ended up losing a lot and owing a lot of money. So he used the yacht and the property to pay off his debts."
"Oh, I see." Huang Chen nodded, quite surprised.
He had known before that Kancolle could also do business, start companies, invest, etc. But he had rarely heard of any of them losing money.
It's not that all shipgirls are business tycoons who only make money and never lose money. Rather, it means that shipgirls who are not interested in business would not choose such a career in the first place.
Working part-time or taking commissions, which method can't make money? Why do you have to go into business?
Most of the shipgirls who choose to engage in business are more interested in it and more capable. It's not that they only make money and never lose money, but they won't lose so much that they have to use their yachts and real estate to repay debts.
"I see." Huang Chen shook his head, impressed, but he only briefly ate the melon before stopping there. He waved his hand and looked at Haitian and Harbin, "If you think there is no problem, then sign it."
Hearing this, Chicago smiled happily and ran towards Huang Chen, throwing the key in his hand. "Sir, you have good eyesight. I'll prepare the contract right away. Now this yacht is yours!"
As he said this, he hurried to the room downstairs, and Haitian followed him. It was probably a matter of paying the money and signing the contract.
Huang Chen and Harbin were still leaning on the railing of the yacht deck, greeting Haiqi on the No. 2 machine from a distance of dozens of meters.
After all, they are not needed to review the contract, nor are they needed to pay the money. Now they will serve no purpose other than being a nuisance if they follow in.
Fortunately, Harbin didn't care about it at all, and Huang Chen had long been accustomed to it. Not only was he not moved at all, he was even thinking about when he would arrive at the port area this afternoon and what to do next after arriving at the port area.
But there is still one problem now, which is that we haven't met the landlord yet.
Huang Chen looked down at the calm sea and thought silently. Although he had promised Yu Zhang that he could leave if he couldn't wait, it felt inappropriate to leave without saying goodbye. He should at least say hello.
Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly noticed a little guy with long gray-silver hair suddenly appeared on the dock, then jogged all the way over here and ran straight onto the yacht.
Huang Chen was stunned. He tugged at Harbin's clothes and exchanged glances with the girl. "Isn't this the landlord Shenxue? How did she suddenly appear?"
He scratched his head in confusion and was about to wave hello. Harbin had already raised his hand to wave, but he saw that the little guy didn't notice the two of them at all. He looked around and then ran directly to the room below.
Huang Chen leaned forward curiously, his eyebrows raised. Harbin also looked down with a strange expression. Soon, he heard a familiar weak voice coming from inside, "Um, Miss Chicago, can I buy the yacht back? I, I've already raised the cash..."
"Well...so, the person who lost a lot of money is the landlord?" Huang Chen touched his chin and said with a strange look on his face.
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