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

As evening fell on the village road, the sea breeze dispelled the daytime heat.

Wu Sui held Ya Ya's hand in one hand and Xiao Hu's hand in the other, and strolled leisurely toward the village store at the entrance.

"Second Uncle, is it fun in the sea?" Little Tiger tilted his head back, his big eyes full of curiosity.

"It's fun." Wu Sui looked down at his nephew. "There are fish in the sea that are bigger than you, and there are octopuses with eight legs that can swallow small fish whole in one gulp."

Xiao Hu pursed his lips, seemingly uninterested in these things.

Having grown up by the sea, what hasn't he seen?

The key question is, are these the questions he asked?

"Second Uncle, I don't want to hear about the octopus. I want to ask how much money you made at sea today?"

Wu Sui laughed and reached out to pinch Xiao Hu's chubby cheeks.

"You little brat, you're only seven and you're already obsessed with money? Why are you asking this?"

Xiao Hu sighed, looking old-fashioned, and began to complain with a sullen expression.

"Second Uncle, you have no idea, my piggy bank has gotten thinner."

"It used to make a sound when you shook it, but now it doesn't make a sound at all."

"My mom is stingy; she doesn't give me a single penny. My piggy bank is practically starving."

Ya Ya walked beside him, and although she didn't quite understand what her brother meant, she still repeated what he said.

"Daddy, Yaya's piggy bank has gotten thinner, it's empty."

Wu Sui was both amused and exasperated.

Wang Feng is indeed strict, and she tries to stretch the family's money in half to spend, but she has never mistreated the two little ones.

Since her rebirth, the two children have never stopped having snacks, but Little Tiger...

and many more!

Perhaps Xiao Hu's money-grubbing nature is indeed related to himself.

I used to be a scoundrel, squandering almost all the family's money, not to mention the children didn't get any pocket money.

He felt a little uneasy when he saw Xiao Hu secretly glancing at him.

"Okay, Daddy promises you." Wu Sui bent down and picked up Ya Ya.

"When we get home later, I'll give you some money and make sure your piggy banks are full, okay?"

"Great!" the two little ones cheered immediately.

The group of one adult and two children walked towards the dock, where Widow Wang's small shop was open.

As soon as he looked up and saw Wu Sui come in, he immediately stood up, his face full of smiles.

"Oh, Sui's here! What brings you out for a stroll today?"

Widow Wang was in her forties and was usually very tactful in the village, never offending anyone.

She deftly grabbed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from the glass jar, went around the counter, and stuffed them into Xiao Hu and Ya Ya's hands.

"Here, take this and eat. It's your aunt's treat."

"Thank you, Aunt Wang." Little Tiger said sweetly, and after taking the candy, he pulled Ya Ya towards the snack shelf.

Wu Sui walked to the counter and pointed to the tobacco and alcohol on it.

"Sister-in-law, get me a case of liquor and two cartons of cigarettes."

Widow Wang turned to look at the expensive wines on the shelf.

"Would you like something better? Wuliangye or Moutai?"

Wu Sui quickly waved his hand to stop him.

"No, no, no, just take two bottles of Lao Cun Zhang cigarettes, and Hongtashan cigarettes."

He's already conspicuous enough; if he were to buy Moutai or Zhonghua cigarettes here, the whole village would be talking about how he made a fortune at sea tomorrow.

It's better to keep a low profile when making money; he doesn't want to cause trouble.

Widow Wang paused for a moment, then turned her head to look at him with some surprise.

"Ah Sui, you're quite the big shot in our village now! You've made a fortune at sea, and you're even smoking Hongtashan cigarettes and drinking with the old village chief?"

Wu Sui chuckled and leaned against the counter.

"What big money are we making? It's all just busywork. A few friends are coming over for dinner today, so we'll just have a quick bite."

Widow Wang went to the back and carried a case of liquor, along with two packs of Hongtashan cigarettes, which she put into a black plastic bag.

She glanced up at the two children picking out snacks on the shelf, and only after confirming that no one else was in the store did she approach Wu Sui.

"Ah Sui, tell your sister-in-law the truth, have you heard something?"

Wu Sui was completely confused.

What's the rumor?

Widow Wang lowered her voice and spoke mysteriously.

"Chen Changgui came to see me this afternoon as well."

"I bought a case of Moutai and more than a dozen cartons of Zhonghua cigarettes."

village head?

This old guy isn't usually this generous, why is he going all out?

Wu Sui raised an eyebrow, signaling her to continue.

"I casually asked, and the old man said he was drinking it all by himself. What a liar."

"Everyone knows he's going to treat the village committee members to dinner; the cigarettes and alcohol are probably gifts for them."

Wu Sui didn't quite understand what she meant.

As the village chief, it's not a big deal to treat the village committee members to a meal, is it?

Why is Widow Wang winking and making faces, as if there's something else going on?

Widow Wang looked at him with a disappointed expression and poked the counter.

"Sui, you're usually quite clever, why can't you see things clearly this time?"

"It's been three years, and the village chief election is coming up soon."

Wu Sui then realized what was happening.

No wonder Chen Chang-kuei suffered a major financial loss today; he's trying to win over supporters in preparation for his re-election.

Widow Wang moved closer to Wu Sui, lowering her voice even further.

"You have a lot of influence in the village now. People used to be afraid of you, but now they're both afraid of you and want to make money with you. With just one word from you, many people in the village will listen to you."

She paused, then raised her eyebrows and urged.

"Didn't you ever think of taking this opportunity to become a village chief yourself, dangdang?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Sui burst out laughing.

Become the village chief?

He never even considered it.

Their village was dirt poor; apart from the dilapidated dock where they collected a small fee for mooring boats, there was practically nothing else to make money in the village.

Chen Changgui only receives a few hundred yuan in subsidies a month as the village head. He mainly does it for the sake of a good reputation, and also to show off his power in the village and collect some gifts.

Wu Sui can easily earn enough money from a single trip to sea to make Chen Changgui's living expenses for several years. Why would he bother with this worthless job?

"Aunt Wang, you must be joking with me."

Wu Sui waved his hand and picked up the plastic bag from the counter.

"I'm exhausted from going out to sea every day, I don't have time to bother with the village's trivial matters."

Widow Wang pursed her lips when she saw that he didn't seem to care.

"You just don't think long-term."

Wu Sui didn't respond, but turned around and told Xiao Hu and Ya Ya to pay the bill, not wanting to continue the topic.

When the two children ran over carrying a bunch of shrimp chips and jelly, Wu Sui paid for them, grabbed the cigarettes and alcohol, and led them outside.

It was already getting dark when I left the convenience store.

As Wu Sui walked along the road, he went over what Widow Wang had just said in his mind.

He certainly didn't think much of the village chief position, but that didn't mean the election was useless to him.

He currently has Wang Dazhu, Chen Yang, Wu Lei, and Chen Yongqiang under his command.

Wu Lei and Chen Yongqiang are from the same village, and they went home as soon as they got off the boat.

But Wang Dazhu and Chen Yang can only squeeze into the old house now.

The old house wasn't very big to begin with; with my sister-in-law's family of three, plus my parents, there was only one room available.

He, Chen Xue, and Ya Ya would occasionally come over to stay, as the place was really quite small.

Once we get the big ship, we'll probably need to find a boatman. If we ask someone from the village, that'll be fine, but if we ask my sister-in-law's family, we'll have nowhere to live at all.

Building a new house is only a matter of time.

However, the village has very strict regulations regarding homestead land.

Chen Changgui, that old fox, has been clinging to those few good plots of land at the east end of the village, claiming they are collective land for the village, but in reality, he just wants to keep them for his own relatives.

Wu Sui had previously considered buying a plot of land for his older brother as well.

With the leadership transition imminent, Chen Changgui wants to be re-elected, but his biggest fear is that someone in the village will try to cause trouble.

Wu Sui is definitely the person Chen Changgui fears the most right now.

Thinking of this, Wu Sui smiled and had an idea.