1990, Reborn as a Beachcomber, From Rascal to Brilliant Guy

"Him? Ha!"

Lin Chaosheng glanced at his son and pursed his lips.

Clearly, he didn't believe a word Lin Shuisheng said.

Seeing him like this, Lin Shuisheng didn't say anything more.

Because there are many things he wouldn't be so sure of if he hadn't seen them in his past life.

"By the way, where's Grandma? Where did she go?"

"Her! Don't you know her? She probably can't stay still, so she's gone to the vegetable garden in the back."

Lin Chaosheng took off his vest, which was already mostly wet, revealing his somewhat lean physique.

With his slightly sinister face and parted hair, he really does look like a gangster.

In comparison, the eldest brother, Lin Hai, was much more upright, with a typical square face and an honest and simple personality; he was simply a kind and honest man.

Lin Shuisheng was neither as upright as his eldest brother Lin Haisheng nor as wicked as his second brother; he was more of a roguishly handsome type.

According to his grandmother, his eldest brother looks like his father, his second brother looks like his mother, and he looks like his grandfather.

He wasn't sure if that was true, because his grandfather had been killed by the Japanese when his father was very young.

After leaving the main gate, walking around the front courtyard, and passing through the alley next to the house, a small vegetable garden on a hillside, about three or four acres in size, soon appeared in front of him.

His gaze immediately fell on the old woman in the center of the vegetable garden, with white hair at her temples, wearing a dark blue blouse, and slightly hunched over.

If he remembers correctly, his grandmother is 72 years old this year, making her the oldest person in the village.

In his past life, because he owed a lot of money and was turned into a salted fish, his grandmother thought of planting more vegetables and fruits so that she could sell them and secretly help him out.

One day, his grandmother accidentally tripped over vines on the mountain, causing some of her capillaries to rupture. She was then exposed to the sun for a long time, and by the time her family found out, it was too late. She passed away a few days after they brought her home.

Every time he thinks about it, his heart aches.

If he hadn't been so useless, if he hadn't cared so much about his reputation, would his grandmother have been spared this accident?

"Ah Shui? Why are you back? Where's your wife?"

Before anyone knew it, the old lady Huang Suzhen had walked up to Lin Shuisheng, holding a few bright red tomatoes in her hands, with a hint of anxiety on her face.

"Grandma, Qing is in the hospital! I'll come back first and get her something nutritious to eat."

Lin Shuisheng turned slightly to the side and wiped his eyes haphazardly.

"That's good, that's good!"

Huang Suzhen breathed a sigh of relief, her gaze sweeping over Lin Shuisheng's slightly reddened eyes. Then she picked out the biggest and reddest tomato and placed it in Lin Shuisheng's hand.

"My dear grandson, try this! It's so sweet!"

"Um!"

Lin Shuisheng gently grasped the tomato, lowered his head and took a bite. The sweet and sour juice instantly reached his heart, making him involuntarily smile.

"tasty!"

He remembered that when he was little, every time he cried, his grandma would secretly slip him a piece of candy.

Although the sugar has been replaced with tomatoes, the happiness of being cared for is still the same.

"Eat more if you like it! I'll go pick a few more for you!"

Seeing Lin Shuisheng eating happily, Huang Suzhen grinned, revealing a few yellowed, sparse front teeth.

Seeing that the old lady was about to go to the vegetable garden to pick tomatoes again, Lin Shuisheng quickly reached out to stop her.

"Grandma, I'm here!"

After saying that, he strode into the vegetable garden before the old lady could refuse.

Not long after, he picked a dozen or so tomatoes, put them in his clothes, and came back.

"Oh dear, these aren't ripe yet, they'll grow for several more days! Why are you picking them now?"

Huang Suzhen saw that several tomatoes inside were still green, and a look of heartache appeared on her face.

Perhaps because they have witnessed too much hardship in life, they cannot bear to see any waste.

"Grandma, I like it a little sour."

Lin Shuisheng chuckled, picked one up, and took a big bite.

"Okay, whatever you like to eat!"

Seeing her beloved grandson enjoying his meal, Huang Suzhen's heartache vanished instantly.

"Here, Grandma, have one too!"

Lin Shuisheng quickly finished the tomato in his hand and handed over a ripe, soft tomato.

"I don't like it, you eat it!"

Huang Suzhen raised her hand and pushed the tomato back.

"If you're not going to eat, I won't eat either."

Lin Shuisheng's eyes narrowed, and he handed the tomato over again.

When he was a child, he always believed that his grandmother did not like to eat candy. It wasn't until his grandmother was dying, when his father asked her what she wanted to eat, that his grandmother asked his father for a piece of candy and put it in her mouth. Only then did he suddenly understand.

It's not that she doesn't like to eat it, she just can't bear to eat it.

"Okay, I'll eat it!"

Huang Suzhen paused slightly when she saw Lin Shuisheng's persistent gaze, then grinned.

She quickly ate the entire tomato, even chewing the skin carefully before swallowing it.

Lin Shuisheng wiped the juice from the corner of her mouth with his hand, then helped her home while holding her clothes pocket.

"Wow, tomatoes! Uncle, I want to eat them! I want to eat tomatoes!"

As soon as he entered the room, Lin Mingtao immediately noticed the tomato in his pocket. He rushed to Lin Shuisheng, his eyes gleaming.

"Hey, didn't you see your grandma here? What if you bumped into her?"

Lin Shuisheng's face darkened, and he stared at his eldest nephew.

"It's alright, it's alright, go ahead and eat it! Don't forget to share some with your sister."

Huang Suzhen waved her hand, took out a few bright red tomatoes from Lin Shuisheng's pocket and handed them to Lin Mingtao with a kind smile.

"Understood, Grandma!"

Lin Mingtao quickly agreed, took the tomato, and ran to the back hall.

There, Lin Shuisheng's eldest son, Lin Chunjiao, was squatting on the ground playing with pebbles, completely unaware that her father had returned.

When Lin Mingtao handed her the bright red tomatoes, her first instinct wasn't to reach out and take them, but to look up at Lin Yaoguang sitting in a chair not far away.

Seeing this, Lin Shuisheng felt a pang of sadness and helped the old lady walk over.

When Lin Chunjiao saw that Lin Yaoguang didn't say anything, she was about to reach out to take the tomato when she caught a glimpse of Lin Shuisheng out of the corner of her eye, and she immediately withdrew her hand.

"Dad, my brother gave me the tomatoes."

"Take it if I give it to you."

Lin Shuisheng looked down at his big son's little cat-like face, his voice a little hoarse.

He had just eaten a few tomatoes not long ago, so why was his throat feeling dry?

Lin Chunjiao and Lin Mingtao are about the same age, so why does Lin Chunjiao live so cautiously?

It could even be described as an inferiority complex.

She shouldn't be like this.