Chapter 370: The Impoverished Chen Jianhai

"..."

Chen Jianhai's heart skipped a beat.

This guy's salary isn't low at all!

It's the same as Liu Qinglu's.

To support two pilots, it would cost nearly a million a year!

For a moment, Chen Jianhai didn't want to hire Xiong Anping anymore.

At worst, he and Xiao Lang could try to get a pilot's license themselves. Not only would it be thrilling to fly a plane, but it would also save money.

"Brother Xiong, don't joke around. Your income isn't what ordinary people earn," Chen Jianhai said half-seriously, half-teasingly.

Xiong Anping sighed helplessly, "That was before... now it's getting worse day by day."

"It's all for a living."

"Sigh..."

The last bit of his sigh was swallowed directly, afraid that someone might hear it.

Chen Jianhai glanced at Xiong Anping's expression and casually said,

"Brother Xiong, with your skills, if you're not happy here, just switch to another place."

Xiong Anping smiled wryly, "I'm over 40, have a family and a career, I can't be as carefree as you, quitting whenever I want."

"Besides, who wants to pay a high price for a bunch of retired old guys..."

Feeling he had said too much, Xiong Anping curiously asked,

"By the way, who's the pilot for the hotel's seaplane? Maybe I know them."

Xiong Anping was curious.

There were only a few qualified seaplane pilots in the country,

even if they weren't acquainted, they must have seen each other at the annual Feichi Life Aviation Forum.

"The hotel doesn't have a seaplane pilot," Chen Jianhai said, biting the bullet.

No pilot??

Xiong Anping exclaimed in surprise.

"Then does the hotel owner know how to fly a plane?"

Chen Jianhai shook his head awkwardly, "The owner doesn't either. The hotel just hasn't hired a pilot yet."

Normally,

with Chen Jianhai's personality, he would have immediately said:

"Brother Xiong, do you want to work at the hotel? The salary and benefits are the same as yours, if not more, and there's a bonus at the end of the year."

But now he really couldn't say that!!!

Money gives confidence!

He had a lot of fixed assets, but he was truly short on liquid funds.

The existing money had to be kept for paying employees' salaries and as a contingency fund.

He really couldn't afford to hire a high-level employee.

"Mm." Xiong Anping nodded.

The air became awkward.

After a few seconds, Xiong Anping smiled casually and said,

"Kid, I didn't expect you to be so brave, getting on my plane without checking my flying skills first."

Initially, Xiong Anping thought the other party, if not a co-pilot, at least had some knowledge of flying and understood basic operations.

But it turned out that Chen Jianhai was just a layman, and this trip was more like a sightseeing tour than a flight test.

"Hehe." Chen Jianhai smiled sheepishly.

To be honest, he was also nervous when he first boarded the plane.

But life!

It needs some excitement!!

It needs an adventure where a single misstep could lead to disaster.

The two tacitly changed the subject, not continuing the work-related conversation.

Getting off the plane,

"How was the flight? Did it feel good?" Xie Zhulong asked, a bit nervously.

Xiong Anping nodded, "The plane is quite good,"

Chen Jianhai said, "The flying experience was also quite good."

Huh?!!

Xie Zhulong's eyes lit up.

The boss and Brother Xiong responded well to each other.

Looks like this might work out!

Xie Zhulong instantly felt a lot less pressure, and even the air seemed clearer.

Back in the room, Mama Xiong had just finished giving Xiong Shuai a bath.

While Xiong Anping was test-flying the seaplane, he took Xiong Shuai to the hotel's children's pool to play for half the day.

After the bath, they tidied up and prepared to take Xiong Shuai to the sunset bar to watch the sunset.

"You have to admit, this island hotel is really good. Since we moved in, Shuai's illness hasn't flared up, and he seems to have even grown a bit."

Mama Xiong said while dressing Xiong Shuai.

Xiong Anping said, "A change of environment is good for children's development. Last time, Lao Zhou took his daughter to Yuhe for a summer vacation, and she grew a lot taller."

"Staying a few more days will definitely help him grow."

One was standing on the balcony looking at the sea, the other was inside tidying up the child, chatting about trivial family matters, occasionally complaining to each other.

But the conversation always ended up being about their son.

"Wife,"

Xiong Anping suddenly said, "It would be nice to live on this island."

Mama Xiong replied, "Of course it would be. The air is good, the climate is good, and the people living around are friendly and down-to-earth."

"If we didn't have Shuai, settling here would be great."

Xiong Anping laughed, "If we didn't have our son, I'd take you flying around the world, to the Arctic, canyons, waterfalls, and plateaus."

Mama Xiong retorted, "You said that when we were dating, and it's been over ten years, still the same old line. Ha, scumbag!"

"You heartless woman!"

Xiong Anping was almost infuriated, but after calming down, he said hesitantly,

"I really think this place is nice."

And they need a seaplane pilot here.

Although I'm older and less competitive than the younger pilots,

if I could talk to Xiao Xie and get him to help, there might be an opportunity.

"Too bad the island's education isn't great."

Xiong Anping looked at his son and sighed helplessly.

Huoxiang City had a climate that wasn't good for Xiong Shuai's health, but it had strong educational resources.

Just recently, he spent a fortune buying a property in the school district for elementary and middle school. As soon as Xiong Shuai was old enough, he could attend top schools right near home.

Moving would be too much of a hassle.

"The island's education might not be the best, but Nanjian City's resources are excellent!"

"The other day when I took Shuai to play on the island, I specifically asked about their children's schooling."

Mama Xiong got excited and said,

"Nanjian No. 3, No. 6, No. 9, Xinghai, and Affiliated High School... all the top schools are in Nanjian."

"Children on the island go to Nanjian for middle and high school after elementary school."

"It's just that the transportation isn't very convenient; it takes over two hours by boat to get to Nanjian."

"So most of the island's kids are either day students or their parents rent places near the schools."

Xiong Anping was stunned, "Can they get into top schools?"

"Without buying a school district property?"

Mama Xiong said enviously, "No need. That's why Nanjian is developing so well, their policies are very considerate!"

"Children with island residency have the right to choose top schools."

"As long as they pick a good school, they don't need to buy a property to attend a good middle school."

"It's much better than spending a lot of money on a property and worrying about the possibility of the school district policy changing."

"It would be great if we lived on the island too."

Mama Xiong sighed, patting her son's head.