A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 368

As soon as afternoon classes ended, Yun Jiao and the others ran to the head of the teaching department and took the crayfish away.

He didn't refuse when Yun Xiaojiu wanted to take Su Huan to their house.

What Yun Xiaojiu said about going to the beach to find things to sell for money really attracted him.

However, Su Huan needs to go home first.

Yun Xiaojiu: "We'll go with you!"

Su Huan: "No need, I'll just go back and tell Grandma myself."

Yun Xiaojiu: "Oh dear, we need to hurry."

Yun Jiao: "Let's go quickly."

In the end, Su Huan still took them with her.

It's located in the town, not far, but it's still an old tenement building in a remote area.

The environment here is clearly not very good, but there are a lot of people.

It's right next to a vegetable market and a seafood market, and the smell is especially unpleasant on hot days.

Su Huan felt inexplicably inferior.

But Yun Xiaojiu and the others had also suffered hardships in their childhood. Without changing their expressions, they followed Su Huan through the vegetable market and into the tenement building.

The building has three floors in total, and Su Huan's family lives on the first floor.

It's a very small storefront.

When they went in, an old woman with a full head of silver hair and a hunched back was hanging out laundry.

The store was cluttered with a lot of miscellaneous items, mostly plastic bottles and cardboard.

Although there were many items, they were organized very neatly.

Hearing the sound, the old man turned his head to look.

"Huanhuan is back. Who are they?"

The old man's eyesight was a bit poor, and he squinted for a while.

"Grandma, they are me..."

He didn't know how to answer for a moment. "Classmate, only Yun Xiaojiu is."

“We are his friends.”

Yun Xiaojiu put her arm around Su Huan and smiled like a sunny and cheerful little puppy.

"Alright, alright...come and sit down."

It seemed to be the first time Su Huan had brought a friend home, and the old man appeared exceptionally happy and enthusiastic.

"The little girl is so pretty, she's so lucky."

"Thank you, Grandma Su."

The old man mumbled a lot of things to them, including mentioning Su Huan's father.

"That damned bastard, what was he trying to prove? He tried to be a hero and saved someone, but he accidentally killed the thief. The girl he saved just went into hiding and we haven't seen her since. He went in, leaving us, a widow and her child, to be gossiped about by outsiders. Even calling for her mother couldn't stand it and she ran away."

The old man sighed and wiped away tears as he spoke.

"It's so hard to play with him. No kids wanted to play with him. But now he has friends, and they're all such wonderful kids like you. It's really great."

It turned out that Su Huan's father was trying to save a woman who was being threatened by a drunk man when he lost his balance and fell on a sharp steel pipe, killing him instantly.

Su Huan's father was also imprisoned for manslaughter, but considering the circumstances at the time, he was not sentenced to death, but only had to serve a few years in prison.

If the woman who was rescued had come forward to plead for him, Su Huan's father could have received a lighter sentence, but that woman never showed up.

Su Huan and his family went to their home to plead for help, but the family refused to see them and even kicked them out.

As the story spread, it became that Su Huan's father had committed murder and gone to jail.

His mother couldn't stand being pointed at and gossiped about, and the hardships they faced in life, so she ran away with the money, leaving behind only an old woman and Su Huan, a child who wasn't yet capable of earning money.

The children around Su Huan all mocked him, saying his father was a murderer and that he was an unwanted child.

Su Huan got into many fights with others because of this.

Yun Xiaowu was filled with righteous indignation upon hearing this, and patted Su Huan on the shoulder: "Brother, don't worry, I'll take care of you from now on!"

After reading several martial arts novels, Yun Xiaowu now believes he is developing into a chivalrous and righteous man, possessing a heroic spirit and valuing brotherhood.

Yun Xiaojiu looked at Su Huan with teary eyes.

Su Huan: ...Don't do this, it's really not something I'm used to.

Knowing that her grandson was going to a friend's house, Grandma Su took out a 50-cent coin from among the loose change wrapped up in layers and handed it to Su Huan.

"Take this and have fun with your friends."

Su Huan didn't want it, but Grandma Su just gave it to him.

"Grandma, I'll be back soon."

A group of older children surrounded Yun Jiao, a child, as they walked out.

"Let's go home~"

They bought a lot of things, which Yun Jiao put into her brothers' backpacks or gave to them to carry.

Seeing Yun Jiao's carefree attitude towards spending money, Su Huan couldn't help but glance at her several times.

Of course, I was purely shocked.

"You wouldn't believe it, but the richest person in our family is my younger sister."

Yun Xiaojiu said to him with a smile.

“Let me tell you, my sister is a really good swimmer. Even the adults in our village don’t dare to go to the deep sea, but my sister does. So she often brings back some rare seafood, and each one can sell for a lot of money.”

"By the way, Su Huan, can you swim?"

Su Huan shook his head regretfully.

"It's okay, I'll teach you."

"But even if you learn how, don't dive too deep. The ocean is dangerous."

Su Huan: "Okay, I understand."

When Su Huan arrived at the Yun family's house with them, he was rather reserved and nervous, as it was his first time visiting someone else's home.

"Steamed buns, glutinous rice balls!"

Two very good-looking dogs ran over and jumped right into Yun Jiao's arms.

If it were any other child of similar age to Yun Jiao, they would have been knocked to the ground by their reckless force.

But Yun Jiao easily caught the two large dogs.

Of course, you can't pick it up.

Because she is so short, the two dogs are now a little taller than her even when they are standing.

The excited dog stuck out its tongue and tried to lick Yun Jiao's face, but Yun Jiao pinched its mouth shut.

She refused to let the dog wash her face with its saliva.

"Alright, alright, get out of the way."

After patting their heads, I jogged home.

"Father, Mother, I'm back."

"Meow~" The tabby cat on the wall stretched and nimbly jumped to the ground to follow Yun Jiao.

The aroma of food wafted from inside the house, and Grandma Yun, hearing the sounds, stood at the doorway, craning her neck to look outside.

Seeing Yun Jiao run back, he was so happy that the wrinkles on his face became even more pronounced.

"Jiaojiao is back! Did you have fun at school with your brothers? Have you eaten yet?"

"Grandma, it was fun. I'm full now. I even bought some things for you. There's food, but I think the food at home is the best."

When it's time to be sweet, you should naturally be sweet.

"Good good..."

The Yun family home became lively as the children returned home.

Su Huan was filled with envy just looking at it.

Yun Xiaojiu: "Father, Mother, Grandmother, this is my good brother Su Huan."

"Alright, alright, come and sit down, dinner's almost ready."

The Yun family members were very enthusiastic towards Su Huan, which made him feel strangely awkward.

Later, Yun Linhai and the others talked to him, and he gradually relaxed.

Since we said we'd take Su Huan to the beach, let's go after we eat.

Yun Jiao brought along two dogs, a cat, and her family's large white goose and duck.

We won't bring the chickens; they're not as disciplined as ducks and geese, always scattering and running around everywhere.

Just as they were about to leave, Yun Sui arrived.

"Jiaojiao~"

Yun Sui came running over with a silly grin, still wearing his little Taoist robe.

"When we went to the beach, Master said he wanted to eat shrimp."

"Then let's go together."

The group grew larger, and it was impossible for a group of children to stay quiet, not to mention the ducks and geese.

The noise of children and the sounds of animals mixed together, creating a truly lively atmosphere.

Yun Xiaowu, who is tone-deaf, still sings!

Yun Jiao and Yun Xiao Jiu rolled their eyes at this.

Yun Xiaojiu: "Fifth Brother, stop singing! This isn't a song, it's just ghosts wailing and wolves howling."

Yun Xiaowu: "You think you can use idioms? You don't appreciate them. Sister, you tell me."

Yun Jiao looked at the sky and the ground, but wouldn't look at him.

Yun Xiaowu cried out and ran over to hug her.

He was stopped by his other older brothers.

Yun Jiao ran around her brothers, with Yun Xiao Wu chasing after her. Their giggling voices echoed on the beach, mingling with the sound of the waves, creating a joyful atmosphere.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. Hurry up and find something. Tangyuan has already dug out a cat's eye snail."

Su Huan wanted to make money the most, but he had never been to the sea and didn't know how to find things.

It was Yun Xiaojiu and the others who taught him together.

He smiled when he dug up the first razor clam.

Yun Jiao: "Would you like to go beachcombing on the island?"

There are too many people at the nearby beaches, and those without experience can't find much.

"want!"

Except for Su Huan, everyone else spoke in unison.

Yun Jiao: "Then let's go."

Su Huan: "Would you like to take a boat?"

"No need, hehe, you'll see in a bit."

Yun Xiaojiu looked mysterious.

Then Yun Jiao started showing off.

But she did manage to fool him, and Su Huan was so shocked that she opened her mouth wide.

Yun Xiaowu and the others found Su Huan's expression very satisfying.

I just love seeing how naive and unsophisticated people are.

“That, that’s an orca.”

Yun Xiaojiu pulled him along: "Yeah, let's go. Don't move around too much later. Fifth Brother and I will take you there."

"Once you're on the orca's back, just grab its dorsal fin. Don't worry, they'll rescue you even if you fall into the sea."

Su Huan was nervous, but the desire to make money gave him even more courage.

"it is good!"

People who can't swim will panic the first time they go into the water, especially the ocean.

Su Huan remained relatively calm, but held Yun Xiaojiu and Yun Xiaowu's hands very tightly.

He was carried right up to the orca when the orca darted into the sea and lifted him up.

He quickly grabbed the orca's dorsal fin.

"Hold on tight, I'm letting go now."

Su Huan's voice was tense: "Okay, all done."

Yun Xiaojiu and the others released Su Huan and climbed onto the orcas they were familiar with.

"Jiaojiao, we're all set."

Yun Jiao replied, "Let's go!"

Su Huan experienced the thrill of surfing for the first time.

It didn't take long for them to reach the vicinity of an island.

Due to time constraints, Yun Jiao did not take them to a remote island.

This is the island where we used to catch abalone and sea centipedes.

"We're here. There's hardly anyone around here, so we'll just pick up whatever we find."

Yun Jiao and her group haven't been to this island for a while; I wonder if there will be more abalone now.

Yun Jiao rushed over to check and found that there weren't many more; they were still mostly small abalone.

But this stuff is pretty delicious too.

"Su Huan, come quickly and pick up the abalone, these are quite valuable."

"Su Huan, there are shrimp here. Yun Sui, didn't you want to pick shrimp for your master to eat? Come here quickly, there are so many mantis shrimp."

"Wow, Jiaojiao, is that a goose barnacle that sold for a high price? It's so tall!"

　Sorry, I've been feeling down these past few days because of some things that have affected my mood. I'll try to get back to my usual 4,000-word daily update schedule as soon as possible.

　　(End of this chapter)