Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

Wu Sui stared at the extremely faint reflection deep inside the snail shell, his eyes narrowed.

The courtyard was quiet, with only the rustling of the sea breeze through the grape trellis.

"Brother, go to the woodshed and get the axe."

Wu Sui suddenly turned around and reached out his hand to Wu Gang, who was still standing there in a daze.

Wu Gang scratched the back of his head, looking puzzled.

"Why are you carrying an axe? You can sell the carcass for money, and the meat is all in the basin."

Upon hearing that he was going to take an axe, Wang Feng panicked and stepped forward to block Wu Gang's path.

"Second brother, are you crazy? When Boss Lin left, he said that this coconut shell is so big that if it were sold to those craftsmen in town, it could fetch at least a hundred yuan."

"That's over a hundred yuan! That's enough to buy more than ten kilograms of meat. Put it down right now!"

As she spoke, she reached out to snatch the snail shell from Wu Sui's hand.

Wu Sui dodged to the side, ignoring her sister-in-law's clamor, and looked at Wu Gang again.

"Big brother, go get the axe."

Wu Gang always listened to his younger brother. Seeing Wu Sui's serious expression, he didn't ask any more questions and turned to run towards the woodshed.

"Oh my god, you stubborn fool, he told you to take it and you actually did?"

Wang Feng stomped her feet in anger and turned to her father-in-law for help.

"Dad, you need to keep an eye on your second son. It's true that he made money today, but he can't just squander it like this. Something worth over a hundred yuan is gone in the blink of an eye."

Wu Jianguo tapped his pipe on the sole of his shoe, frowned, and walked forward.

"Second brother, it's fine if no beads come out, but keeping this shell is still a source of income. Don't be foolish."

Li Cuihua also tried to persuade him, all of them feeling that Wu Sui was angry because he hadn't found any pearls and wanted to vent his anger on the snail shell.

Wu Sui shook his head and laid the huge coconut shell flat on the stone slab.

"Father, Mother, there's something inside this shell."

"What is it? All the meat has fallen off. I just shone a flashlight on it and saw it clearly; there wasn't even a single hair inside."

Su Yu leaned closer, his face full of disbelief.

At this moment, Wu Gang ran back carrying an axe and handed it to Wu Sui.

Wu Sui took the hammer and weighed it in his hand.

"Second brother, you really smashed it?" Wang Feng's face scrunched up with heartache.

Without wasting any words, Wu Sui gripped the hammer handle with both hands and carefully smashed it down.

A perfect snail shell worth hundreds of dollars was instantly shattered into pieces, turning into a pile of worthless junk.

"Oh my God, what a spendthrift!" Wang Feng gasped in distress.

Wu Jianguo sighed, shook his head, and turned to go back inside.

Wu Sui threw away the hammer, squatted down, and quickly rummaged through the pile of broken shells with both hands.

The bottom structure of a snail shell is very complex, with an extremely hidden inner cavity.

When the snail meat detached, only the innermost small section of the intestinal gland was severed and left in a dead corner of the cavity.

Wu Sui pried open two larger pieces and dug his fingers into the bits of meat.

A round, hard object rolled down his fingertips and into his palm.

Wu Sui wiped the sticky liquid off his clothes.

Under the dim light of the courtyard, the bead finally revealed its true form.

It's as big as a longan.

It has an extremely bright and rich orange-red color throughout.

Its surface is smooth and rounded, covered with layers of unique textures that resemble ripples on water.

Wu Sui held the bead between his fingertips and raised it into the air.

"Holy crap..."

Su Yu, who had been standing aside watching the commotion, had his eyes bulging out and made a strange sound in his throat.

He jumped three feet high like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and pounced right in front of Wu Sui.

"Brother, don't move! Please don't move!"

Su Yu's voice was trembling, and his head was almost touching Wu Sui's hand.

He snatched the flashlight from the stone table next to him and shone it directly on the orange-red bead.

The beam of the flashlight pierced through the bead, and a miracle occurred.

The bead, which originally had only textured surfaces, appeared to ignite with a flame inside when illuminated by strong light.

Those layers of water ripples transformed into dancing flames, flowing endlessly inside the bead.

"Fire...flame pattern..."

Su Yu gasped for breath, staring at the bead, his eyes reddening.

"It really is a flame pattern... so big... so round..."

Wang Feng was bewildered by Su Yu's crazy behavior and leaned closer to take a look.

"It's just a red glass ball, right? Young Master Su, is this thing really worth two million?"

"Yes, why not?!" Su Yu suddenly turned his head, his voice shrill and cracking.

"Sister-in-law, this Melo pearl isn't exactly red, but it's big and round enough to sell for millions."

After these words were spoken, the courtyard fell into a deathly silence.

Even the sound of the sea breeze seemed to have stopped.

Wang Feng's mouth was agape, her jaw almost dropping to the ground.

Wu Sui smiled and handed the Melo Pearl to Chen Xue. Chen Xue took the pearl, her hands trembling so much she could barely hold it.

He glanced at it twice, then hurriedly stuffed it back into Wu Sui's hand.

She felt incredibly lucky to have earned over 40,000 yuan this morning.

This bead is now worth millions?

Chen Xue's legs went weak, and she collapsed onto the stone floor with a thud, gasping for breath and unable to utter a word for a long time.

Wu Jianguo had just reached the door of the main room when he heard Su Yu's words and froze on the spot.

"Clatter".

The pipe he had clutched for half his life fell from his hand onto the bluestone slab and broke in two.

The old man was completely oblivious, staring intently at the beads in Wu Sui's hand, his lips trembling.

Li Cuihua quickly bent down to pick up the tobacco pouch, but her hands were shaking so badly that she couldn't hold onto the pipe.

Wu Gang went even further, sitting down directly into the plastic basin filled with broken snail shells, his whole body stiffening.

Seeing the reactions of his family, Wu Sui wiped the beads on his clothes and casually stuffed them into his pocket.

"Alright, stop standing there. This is just an estimate from Su Yu."

Wu Sui spoke calmly, as if what he had just put into his pocket was just an ordinary stone.

"Second brother, don't stuff it in carelessly. This thing is very delicate. If you scratch it even a little bit, you'll lose hundreds of thousands."

Su Yu was so anxious he was jumping up and down, wishing he could rush up and sew Wu Sui's pockets back up.

He paced back and forth in the yard, rubbing his hands, sweating profusely with anxiety.

"No, this thing is too valuable. Although I know a little about it, I don't dare to make a decision lightly."

Su Yu stopped and turned to look at Wu Sui, his eyes burning with desire.

"Second brother, although this bead is orange-red, not the highest grade of true red, its size and flame pattern make it an absolute rare treasure!"

"The value is definitely over seven figures."

"Wait a minute, I'll call my sister right now..."

As Su Yu spoke, he took off running into the house.

"My sister knows the owner of the biggest jewelry store in Shanghai. Once she approves it, this bead can be converted into cash immediately!"

Wu Sui was speechless; he really hadn't intended to sell.

Although Mildruc is expensive now, it will be significantly less expensive than it is decades from now.

However, seeing the family's eyes light up, they let Su Yu make the call and ask.