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

Wu Sui noticed someone at the door.

Just as Lin Jing gasped in shock, he had already stood up and walked over.

Lin Jing didn't manage to utter the "Holy crap!" before Wu Sui covered her mouth and dragged her into the cold storage.

"Don't shout, don't shout, or you'll attract more people."

Wu Sui lowered his voice and whispered a warning in her ear.

The two were very close, so close that Lin Jing could smell the salty, fishy smell on him, as well as the male hormones left from years of hard work.

Lin Jing stared wide-eyed at Wu Sui, who was standing right in front of her.

His angular face was so close, even the warmth of his breath brushed against her ear.

Her heart skipped a beat, then began to pound wildly like a drum.

Her cheeks instantly burned, turning red all the way to her ears.

She had never been this close to any man before.

Especially Wu Sui's strong chest; even through the thin clothes, she could feel the astonishing heat emanating from it.

Seeing that she was staring at him without saying a word, Wu Sui added, "Little Miss, don't shout, it'll be troublesome if you attract attention."

Lin Jing nodded frantically, like a chick pecking at rice.

Wu Sui then released his grip.

He turned his head, his attention returning to the styrofoam box, completely unaware of Lin Jing's face, which was flushed red.

Lin Jing stood at the door, panting heavily, her chest heaving violently.

She patted her burning cheeks, forcing herself to calm down, before leaning closer and grabbing Wu Sui's hand.

"What happened to your hand? It's bleeding so much!"

Wu Sui raised her hand and looked at it. She hadn't noticed before, but it seemed that the wound had reopened.

"It's alright, it was from a longline fishing trip, it's nothing serious."

Lin Jing rolled her eyes at him, seeing how indifferent he was, and went to the front to get gauze and disinfectant.

"Don't be afraid of getting infected by extending your hand."

Wu Sui had no choice but to reach out.

Lin Tao forgot all about the fish at this moment, staring at Wu Sui as if he were a thief.

After Lin Jing finished bandaging Wu Sui's wound, she saw her older brother's expression and belatedly felt embarrassed.

Wu Sui was also a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say, but fortunately Lin Jing turned the three people's attention back to the fish.

"Brother, is this a large yellow croaker?"

Lin Tao lowered his head again and retorted irritably.

"Nonsense, what fish besides wild yellow croaker could have this color?"

He looked up and glared at his sister. "Go, bring the scale over. Don't you need to keep an eye on the shop in front? Aren't you afraid someone will steal the fish?"

Lin Jing stuck out her tongue and quickly ran into the inner room to drag the scale out.

"Brother, the fish's gills are still moving; it's still alive!"

"I'm not blind. Do you have something to do or not? Go do your thing."

For some reason, Lin Tao now finds Wu Sui extremely displeasing, and he's even a little angry about his sister's unambitious behavior.

Even he, as the older brother, has never enjoyed this treatment. Why should this brat Wu Sui get it?

Lin Jing wasn't one to hold a grudge, and she immediately became displeased upon hearing this.

"What's wrong with me just taking a look? I own half of this purchasing station, can't I even ask a question?"

"Okay, okay, you can do it, right?"

Lin Tao was speechless and didn't want to dwell on it.

"Ah Sui, what sea area have you been wandering around in? How did you manage to run into this place?"

Wu Sui smiled awkwardly, "Just lucky, a blind cat stumbled upon a dead mouse."

"It was in a rocky area off the coast. I thought it had gotten stuck on the bottom, and I was quite startled myself."

"You're not just lucky, your ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke!"

Lin Tao shook his head and sighed.

"This fish has lived in the sea for at least twenty years. It will probably die of old age in a few years."

Lin Jing, listening from the side, was stunned. "Twenty years? Isn't that older than me?"

Wu Sui joked, "Yeah, you should call it Grandpa Fish."

Lin Jing blushed and glared at him.

"Alright, stop joking around, Ah Sui, lend a hand, go slowly, please go very slowly." Lin Tao rubbed his hands together.

The two of them worked together to lift the large yellow croaker, along with the blackout cloth, onto the scale.

19.4 pounds!

After properly repositioning the fish and removing the weight of the blackout cloth, it weighed exactly 18.7 jin (approximately 9.85 catties).

Lin Tao stared at the number, took several deep breaths, felt a little short of breath, and plopped down on the plastic stool next to him.

"Almost 20 pounds...almost 20 pounds..."

He muttered to himself, as if he had lost his soul.

Lin Jing covered her mouth, her eyes wide open, her mind racing as she calculated the prices.

Wild yellow croaker weighing over one pound now costs more than a thousand yuan per pound on the market.

Those weighing over three jin can sell for tens of thousands of yuan per jin.

As for this one that weighs nearly 20 pounds...

It's impossible to calculate!

This is no longer sold by weight, it's sold by the piece, it's even at the level of an auction!

"How much does this cost...?" Lin Jing swallowed, feeling her mouth dry.

Seeing the reaction of Lin Tao and his sister, Wu Sui pulled up a stool and sat down.

"Brother Tao, can you eat this fish, plus the piece of fish gill I brought back a few days ago?"

He got straight to the point, speaking calmly.

Lin Tao gave a wry smile and wiped the cold sweat from his face.

He stood up, took out his cigarette case, but his hands trembled for a long time before he could pull out a single cigarette.

Wu Sui casually took the cigarette case, pulled out a cigarette and handed it to him, then lit it for him.

"Sui, I'm going to tell you something."

Lin Tao took a deep drag on his cigarette, and amidst the swirling smoke, his expression became extremely solemn.

"This fish, and that piece of swollen gill you have, is worth an astonishing amount."

"This is no longer a matter of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands."

Lin Tao pointed to the styrofoam box on the ground, his fingers still trembling slightly.

"My purchasing station works itself to the bone all year round, and I only earn a meager living."

"To be honest, I can eat these two things, but I can't offer you a high price."

Looking at Lin Tao, Wu Sui felt that she hadn't trusted the wrong person.

If you sell to someone else, even if you don't cheat them, you'll definitely try to lower the price.

But Wu Sui was pleased that Lin Tao made his point clear right away.

"So you mean... there's no one in our town who can take it?"

"Let alone in town, even in the city, you can count the number of business owners who can swallow these two things whole on one hand."

Lin Tao stubbed out his cigarette, gritted his teeth, and seemed to have made up his mind.

"Brother Tao, didn't you say you were looking for a buyer for that piece of fish gill? Any progress?" Wu Sui asked.

Lin Tao sighed, "Don't even mention it. I contacted several medicinal herb merchants in the city, and when they heard it was the swollen gills of a giant manta ray, they all thought I was bragging."

"Even if a few people believed me, the prices they offered were too low. The highest one offered was only 100,000, so I just told them to get lost."

"Nobody around here cares about that stuff, but in the hands of someone who knows how to appreciate it, it's a treasure."

"Are you trying to fob off a beggar with 100,000 yuan?" Lin Tao said, getting angrier as he spoke. "Now that's great, with this big yellow croaker, we can just pack up that piece of fish gills too."

"Ah Sui, if you trust me about this, come over tomorrow."

"I'll definitely find you a good buyer..."