Lin Xiuqing shot him a fierce sidelong look. "Who says the money's just sitting there anyway? What's it bothering you by sitting there? You were the one who wanted to build the workshop. We've already bought the land, and before it's even built, you're off wanting to buy shares in a boat."
"You haven't finished one thing before starting on another. You won't even take a breather. Our big boat won't be ready until next year, and there's still a huge payment due on that. Building the workshop will cost a fortune too. Everything needs money..."
"Didn't we just work it out the day before yesterday? Don't we still have over thirteen thousand on hand?"
"You won't be happy until you've spent it all, will you?"
"No, honey, this is another way of investing. The workshop's usable just as it is. There's nothing wrong with using it in its rough state. We're in no hurry to fix it up."
"Besides, there's an art to how we build it. We could just put up adobe walls around the outside. Build the storeroom and the house inside more solidly. But that can wait until next year, right?"
"If A-Guang needs the investment soon, we can put our money into his boat first. The sooner we invest, the sooner we earn it back. The money we have is sitting there anyway, and we don't have to pay for our big boat until next year."
"Besides, with all this squid money pouring in every day, it doesn't look like much of a strain, does it? Remember, we've got three boats making money at once. The dried squid alone could earn us ten thousand this fishing season."
"We'd only be investing a few thousand. That should be fine. It won't undermine our finances."
Lin Xiuqing