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

Those who were watching the spectacle realized what Wu Sui meant when they heard his words.

He started pointing and gesturing at Cheng Kaixuan.

"Oh my, I was wondering why Cheng Kaixuan arrived so quickly; he'd been watching from the sidelines the whole time!"

"What a piece of trash! He's a coward who doesn't dare to mess with Wu Lao Er and has to make his mother stand up for him."

"Pah! Old Mrs. Liu is a widow. It's a waste that she raised him. What a tragedy!"

The villagers' chatter reached Cheng Kaixuan's ears.

Old Mrs. Liu on the ground was still groaning.

Hearing this, she struggled to open her eyes, which were swollen to slits, and looked at her son. A hoarse sound came from her throat, whether from anger or pain, it was hard to tell.

Cheng Kaixuan's face flushed red, and the veins on his neck bulged out.

He simply slammed the stick into the ground, completely abandoning all shamelessness.

"Wu Lao Er, stop spouting nonsense!"

Cheng Kaixuan yelled at the top of his lungs, pointing at the mountain of oysters piled up on the deck of the small fishing boat.

"If you hadn't rented my boat, would you have been able to bring back so much good stuff?"

"This boat belongs to the Cheng family; we should all have a share of the cargo from this sea!"

Wu Gang, listening on the boat, was so enraged he jumped up and down: "Cheng Kaixuan, have you no shame?"

"Did I shortchange you on the rent of fifty yuan a day?"

"Why didn't you say you got a share of this stuff when you were getting paid? Now that we've brought it back, you're coming to ask for a cut?"

"I'll just refund you fifty yuan!" Cheng Kaixuan retorted confidently.

"You think you can get rid of me for fifty bucks?"

"Your boatload of oysters weighs at least several thousand kilograms. They're so big, you can easily sell them for several thousand dollars."

As Cheng Kaixuan spoke, he felt more and more justified, and his back straightened up.

He turned to stare at Wu Sui and made an outrageous demand.

"Old Wu, we're all from the same village, I won't take more from you."

"Give me half of today's cargo."

"I'll take half, and we'll call it even for the time my mother was beaten and the boat rental issue, or else..."

Chen Xue, standing at the back of the crowd, turned pale with anger upon hearing these words.

"Uncle Village Chief, please be the judge. We were just harvesting some oysters at the beach, and he's trying to extort money from us."

"Who in the village will dare to rent a boat or go out to sea to fish in the future?"

Chen Changgui originally didn't want to get involved, but Chen Xue's words pointed out the rules of the whole village. If he didn't take action, things would really get chaotic.

He coughed, put his hands behind his back, and took two steps forward.

"Triumphant return! The rules of chartering a boat are the rules of chartering a boat. There's no reason to take half of what others have caught."

"Take your mother back home right now, don't embarrass yourself here."

Chen Changgui spoke, but his tone was not strong.

He was actually also eyeing the Wu family's ship of oysters, wanting to see how much money Wu Sui was willing to bleed to settle the matter.

Cheng Kaixuan didn't listen to the village chief at all; all he could think about was how much money he could get for those half an oyster.

"Village chief, don't get involved in this," Cheng Kaixuan said stubbornly. "Wu Lao Er, be quick about it, give me a straight answer or not."

After listening to this long and rambling speech, Wu Sui couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He threw the cigarette butt he had just pulled off on the ground and stubbed it out with the sole of his shoe.

"Half?" Wu Sui looked up at Cheng Kaixuan.

"Yes, half, not a penny less!"

Cheng Kaixuan thought Wu Sui had given in, and proudly raised his chin.

"Okay, I'll give it to...your mom!"

Wu Sui suddenly sprang up, and before he could finish speaking, his right leg shot up.

The kick was powerful and fast, landing squarely on Cheng Kaixuan's stomach.

Cheng Kaixuan didn't even have time to react before he was sent flying backward, the wooden stick slipping from his hand.

He flailed his arms and legs in mid-air twice before leaping over the dock.

"thump!"

Cheng Kaixuan crashed heavily into the sea, creating a large splash.

Everyone around stared wide-eyed at the rolling waves on the sea.

Wang Feng, who was riding on the ground with Old Lady Liu, couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw this scene.

"Second brother, well done!" Wang Feng shouted, releasing his grip on Old Lady Liu's hair, and stood up to clap his hands.

Grandma Liu then realized what had happened, looked at the spot where her son had fallen into the water, and let out a bloodcurdling scream.

"Murder! Wu Lao Er has murdered someone!"

Grandma Liu scrambled towards the dock, but her legs gave way and she hit a stone pillar, gasping in pain.

On the sea, Cheng Kaixuan splashed his head up.

He choked on a few mouthfuls of seawater, causing him to cough repeatedly.

"Cough cough... Wu Lao Er... You dare to scheme against me."

Cheng Kaixuan treaded water while cursing loudly.

Wu Sui walked to the edge of the dock and looked down at Cheng Kaixuan in the water.

"Is it cool in the water? Feeling a bit more clear-headed?"

"Want half an oyster? Sure, there are plenty in the sea, go get some yourself."

"Whatever you take is yours, I won't stop you."

He crouched down and coldly stared at Cheng Kaixuan in the water.

"If you want to extort money from me, you'd better think twice before you decide whether you're even alive to spend it."

Village chief Chen Changgui only realized what was happening at this moment, and he was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

"Wu Lao Er, what are you doing?"

"Get them out of there quickly! If they drown and something serious happens, you'll be in jail!"

Wu Sui turned to look at Chen Changgui, a smile returning to her face.

"Uncle Changgui, what's the rush?"

"We all grew up by the sea, so we're all good swimmers and won't drown."

"Besides, he slipped and fell on his own, what does it have to do with me?"

After Wu Sui finished speaking, his gaze swept over the villagers who were watching.

Several young men who usually disliked Cheng Kaixuan immediately started making a fuss.

"Yes, yes, we saw it very clearly. Cheng Kaixuan lost his footing and fell."

"That's right, he's such a big guy, and he can't even walk steadily."

Chen Changgui was speechless, pointing at Wu Sui for a long time without managing to utter a coherent sentence.

Wu Sui ignored Cheng Kaixuan, who was cursing in the water, and turned to call out to his older brother.

"Big brother, unload the goods. Xiao Yang, push the cart over here."

Wu Gang and Chen Yang immediately got to work, loading sacks of oysters onto the cart.

Chen Xue quickly stepped forward to help. The family moved swiftly, completely ignoring the old lady Liu who was still howling and Cheng Kaixuan in the water.

Chen Changgui looked at Wu Sui and narrowed his eyes.

Recently, rumors have been circulating in the village that Wu's second son has changed, but he hasn't paid any attention to it yet.

A leopard can't change its spots, and no one can suddenly become a good person.

Wu Sui used to be a petty thief, gambler, and fighter; everyone disliked him.

But what happened today...

Although he still resorted to underhanded tactics, he spoke with reason and evidence, and didn't seem like a scoundrel at all.

Wu Jianguo had approached him before, saying he wanted to buy a plot of land for his second son's house.

At first, he thought the Wu family was just making fun of him, but now it seems that Wu Lao Er is really something else.

This boatload of oysters alone could sell for at least several thousand yuan.

Add to that the rumors circulating in the village, and they might actually be able to squeeze some money out of him.