Chapter 144: Stole Her Luck.
Old Man Wu stood up enthusiastically. He said to Han Ruochen, "Are you sure? Even a low-budget boat will cost you around sixty or seventy yuan."
Han Ruochen frowned when she heard that the price might get even higher than she had thought, but fortunately, she had seventy-three yuan. So as long as it did not cross that limit, she could always buy a boat. She pursed her lips and said, "It’s alright, as long as it is a decent one. I will purchase it, but there are some modifications that I need."
This is a big customer; Old Man Wu was a sharp man. He had worked in the industry for a long time, and he had only seen a few men buying the motorboats. And they were quite old, but this young woman was in her late twenties and already here to buy a boat, which proved that she was quite skilled. He stood up and slowly said, "Then what kind of modifications do you need?"
"I hope that you can add a fine brass mesh to the cooling intake that helps with the screening. You know that the slit where I live is quite thick, so I don’t want it to clog the line," Han Ruochen began as her mind started to race through countless ideas. "And I want the propeller replaced with a stainless steel weed cutter. We cannot have the seaweed getting stuck now, can we? And I also want an auxiliary battery mount welded into the frame. It should be heavy-duty with insulated wiring and everything."
In case the motorboat ran out of fuel, the battery could help her reach back home.
"You want a battery mount for what?" Old Man Wu asked with a frown on his face.
"Just for something." Han Ruochen vaguely replied and asked the man if he could provide the necessary modifications. Of course, Old Man Wu agreed, but he also added two thousand yuan as an extra fee, which left only one thousand yuan in Han Ruochen’s hands, but she had no choice but to agree to the price. She could always earn the money back as long as she could go to the sea.
But buying a boat was more important!
While the sparks of new hope had started to delve even further in her heart, Han Ruochen did not know that three miles away from the warehouse, the Han family was filled with an air that had a different kind of intensity.
Han Ziyan couldn’t work at all, so she passed her work to one of her followers and went back home when she thought about how Han Ruochen was able to get her hands on twenty-five thousand yuan. That was twenty five thousan yuan and not just twenty-five cents. Meng Yunhan was no different; she was sitting on the couch crying and making a fuss about how no one cared about her. How her daughter was unfilial, and so was her son.
"Its not possible!" finally Han Ziyan could not help but shriek angrily. She raised her hands and threw them down before saying to her mother, "There is no way she can be lucky all the time. A golden moray? An abalone? There is no way she could have caught them, Mother. Her skills are no better than those of a novice. I am telling you, Mom. She has stolen my luck."
In Han Ziyan’s twisted mind, as long as things were working in her favour, everything was fine, but if Han Ruochen was the one who was suppressing her, then she had stolen the favour that was given to her. Clearly, she was more pitiful than the heavens, and they must have blessed her with something that Han Ruochen stole.
"Mom, I am sure that she must have done something," Han Ziyan continued, her voice dropping even further as it turned ferocious. "Mom, I think my sister did something. You saw how she has changed, right? I believe that she has been possessed by something. In the past, she wouldn’t even think of going against you, but now she just doesn’t stay put. If you say one word, she will retort with a thousand words. I think that there is something wrong. What if she was caught by a water ghoul when she jumped into the sea last time and that thing is sucking all of my fortune?"
Meng Yunhan stood up straight. She covered her mouth and exclaimed, "No wonder, there has been no peace in the house. It is because that wretched girl brought a ghost into the house!"
"Mom, you should call the Old Witch," said Han Ziyan, a cruel glint entering her eyes as she continued, "The witch from the village will be able to find the truth in no time, Mom. She knows how to bind a spirit. If Han Ruochen has really stolen our luck, then the witch will be able to pull it out and return it to me. She will be able to break the curse. Then we will be able to find as many golden moray eels as well."
"Are you sure?" While Meng Yunhan was tempted, she was also scared that if she called the old witch, Han Yichen would be furious. After all, Han Yichen had been quite protective of that girl. Every time she tried to set her straight, Han Yichen would be the first to stop her. If he found out that she had called for an old witch, then he would be even more furious with her. What would she do then?
Han Ziyan was annoyed when she saw that her mother was not willing to listen to her. She said to her mother, "Mom, this is not the time for you to think so much. As I said, it is because Han Ruochen has stolen our luck that we are suffering. If we snatch it back, then even Dad will start listening to you again. Then we will have nothing to worry about. Don’t you think so? Don’t you miss the old dad when he used to listen to everything that you said?"
Upon hearing this, Meng Yunhan couldn’t help but be even more tempted to try it. So she nodded and agreed. "Alright."
