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

"I've booked a 17-meter boat..."

The air suddenly became quiet.

Chen Daqiang paused, his hand gripping the hoe still, and turned to stare at Wu Sui.

It seems they wanted to see his usual arrogant and boastful demeanor.

Chen Yang, who was hunched over, also looked up, his face full of astonishment.

A seventeen-meter boat?

Although Chen Daqiang had never been to sea, he had overheard people talking about it in town.

Those kinds of large ships can't be bought for just tens of thousands of dollars.

"You're booking the boat?" Chen Daqiang's chest heaved violently. He slammed his hoe on the ground. "What are you going to use to book it?"

He pointed at Wu Sui's nose and started cursing.

"Wu Sui, do you think I'm senile, letting you spout nonsense?"

"You're drowning in gambling debts, and you just casually tell me you've booked a huge ship?"

"Tell me honestly, did you borrow money from loan sharks again?"

Chen Daqiang became increasingly angry as he spoke, and his eyes turned red.

He knew this second-rate son-in-law all too well; he was usually idle and a liar.

They actually came to my door today, which is unprecedented, and even came to the orchard to work. Turns out they were planning something big!

"Let me tell you, it's your business if you borrow money at exorbitant interest rates, don't try to drag the Chen family down with you!"

Chen Daqiang grabbed a hoe and made a move to smash it at Wu Sui's feet.

"Get out! Get out of here right now."

"Dad..." Chen Yang was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he quickly reached out to stop him.

"Get out of my way." Chen Daqiang shoved Chen Yang away. "Today I'm going to break his legs."

Wu Sui stood there and sighed helplessly.

Go ahead and yell, as long as it calms down your father-in-law, it's no big deal to say a few words.

"Dad, I didn't borrow money from loan sharks, and I didn't lie to you," Wu Sui said calmly.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a few sheets of paper.

"This is the contract signed by the county shipyard. Please take a look."

Wu Sui handed over the paper.

Chen Daqiang, holding a hoe, stared blankly at the paper handed to him.

He didn't answer, looking at Wu Sui with suspicion.

Wu Suiqian simply unfolded the paper and stuffed it directly into Chen Daqiang's hand.

"It's all in black and white, and it even has the shipyard's official seal on it. I can't possibly make a fake seal out of thin air to fool you, can I?"

Chen Daqiang lowered his head, half believing and half doubting.

He doesn't know many words, but he's good with numbers.

My gaze swept over the papers, and the first thing I noticed was the bright red official seal in the lower right corner.

Then he saw a series of numbers on it.

"Three hundred and thirty-eight thousand yuan..."

Chen Daqiang's lips trembled slightly, and he unconsciously read it aloud.

"What?" Chen Yang, who was standing next to him, was so shocked by the number that his jaw almost dropped. He quickly went over to him.

He snatched the contract and read it carefully from beginning to end.

"Dad...it's true." His voice trembled as he pointed to the words on the contract.

"The 17.5-meter fiberglass twin-engine fishing boat was bought by my brother-in-law."

Three hundred and thirty-eight thousand?!

Chen Daqiang felt a buzzing in his head, and his blood pressure soared.

He snatched the contract back and examined it from all angles.

The bright red official seal stung his eyes.

Thirty-three hundred thousand.

The Chen family's dozen or so acres of orchards, earned by working from dawn till dusk for ten years, are what they need to earn so much.

Where did Wu Sui, this notorious scoundrel from the surrounding area, get so much money?

"This...this money..." Chen Daqiang stammered, unable to speak coherently.

"I made money by beachcombing," Wu Sui chimed in. "I was lucky enough to find some valuable, high-end seafood and sold it for a bit of money."

He spoke of it casually.

Chen Daqiang was terrified when he heard this.

Can you earn hundreds of thousands by beachcombing?

This must be like finding a gold ingot!

Wu Sui didn't give Chen Daqiang much time to react; he turned to look at Chen Yang.

"Xiaoyang, you're eighteen this year, right?"

Chen Yang was staring at the contract, swallowing hard, when he heard Wu Sui call him. He quickly nodded, "I'll be nineteen after the New Year."

"What are your plans for the future? Do you still want to study?"

"I'm not going to study anymore. I'll be lucky if I can even graduate high school. I'll come back and live with my dad..."

Wu Sui interrupted him before he could finish speaking.

"We're short-handed on the ship, and I don't trust outsiders. Would you be willing to work for me?"

"You'll get a base salary of 1500 per month, and a commission of 0.5% on the goods you sell, depending on the market rate."

This salary was considered high in the year 2000.

Moreover, given his "luck," his commission would only be higher.

Chen Yang suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining brightly.

"I...brother-in-law, may I?"

"Shut up!" Chen Daqiang finally snapped out of his daze and yelled at his son.

Chen Yang shrank back, not daring to ask any more questions.

Chen Daqiang's mind was in complete turmoil.

He had no belief that Wu Sui could reform himself, much less that he could make a lot of money.

But the contract is real; the purchase of the ship can't be faked.

But if this kid makes another foolish mistake and loses all the money, wouldn't my son be in big trouble too?

"This matter..." Chen Daqiang gritted his teeth, folded the contract neatly, and stuffed it back into Wu Sui's hand.

"I can't just listen to your side of the story."

"How exactly did you make your money? Is this contract real or fake? I need to ask Xiaoxue!"

Chen Daqiang picked up the hoe and strode down the mountain.

"Go home and have dinner."

He walked very fast, but his steps were somewhat unsteady.

Seeing this, Chen Yang didn't dare to say anything more and tugged at Wu Sui's sleeve.

"Brother-in-law, let's go home for dinner first."

Wu Sui smiled and didn't insist, then walked back along the mountain path.

As they approached the village entrance, Wu Sui could see a large crowd gathered at the gate of his mother-in-law's courtyard.

Zhao Guihua stood with her hands on her hips in the center of the courtyard gate.

Chen Xue stood beside her, wiping away tears anxiously.

Outside the courtyard, Grandpa Wang from next door and several women from the village were craning their necks to look inside, chattering amongst themselves.

"Mom, really, Wu Sui really didn't do anything illegal..." Chen Xue explained, her voice trembling with tears.

"You're still helping him keep it a secret!" Zhao Guihua's loud voice was so loud that the whole neighborhood could hear her.

"If he hadn't stolen or robbed, could he have afforded two cases of Moutai? Could he have afforded such a thick gold necklace for you to wear?"

Zhao Guihua grabbed Chen Xue's arm and pointed at the gleaming gold necklace around her neck.

"Do you think I'm blind? This must cost tens of thousands."

"If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I'm going to call the police and have that bastard arrested."

Upon hearing the words "call the police" as he approached, Chen Daqiang's forehead veins throbbed.

He shoved aside the villagers who were watching the commotion and roared with a stern face.

"What are you all doing gathered around our doorstep? Are you all just bored out of your minds? Get out of here, all of you!"

When the villagers saw Chen Daqiang get angry, they all took two steps back, but none of them left. Their eyes were all fixed on Wu Sui, who was following behind.

"Oh, the main character is back." A middle-aged woman chimed in sarcastically.

"Daqiang, your son-in-law has really made something of himself, bringing back mountains of gold and silver. We've come here to share in his good fortune."

When Zhao Guihua saw Wu Sui, her anger flared up instantly.

She grabbed a large broom from beside the door and pounced on Wu Sui.

"You heartless beast, what trouble have you caused outside that you're pushing our Chen family into a fire pit?"