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

Wang Feng's voice was full of urgency, and even her breathing became heavier.

The air in the courtyard suddenly became quiet.

Wu Gang stopped rubbing his hands and stood obediently behind his wife.

Chen Yang and Wang Dazhu held their breath and leaned forward, listening intently.

Chen Jianguo sat on the doorstep, holding a freshly filled pot of tobacco in his hand. He forgot to strike a match and stared intently at his second son.

Chen Xue and her mother took the children and went straight into the house, not letting the children hear anything, for fear that they would go out and talk nonsense.

All eyes in the family were on Wu Sui.

Seeing the nervous look on her family's faces, Wu Sui deliberately didn't speak immediately.

He extended his right hand, pinched his thumb and forefinger together, and made a "seven" gesture.

Wang Feng paused for a moment, staring at Wu Sui's fingers for a long time.

"Seventy thousand?"

The expectation on her face faded slightly, her brows furrowed slightly, and her tone carried a clear sense of disappointment.

"Only 70,000?"

Wu Gang scratched his head and quickly offered words of comfort.

"Wife, seventy thousand is not a small amount. How much did we buy that small boat for? This fish is worth several boats."

Chen Jianguo sighed and threw the matchbox in his hand at his feet.

"Ah Sui, did those big bosses in the city try to lower the price?"

"This 18-pound wild yellow croaker is a once-in-a-century find; it should be worth more than that."

Chen Yang echoed, his face full of resentment.

"Yeah, brother-in-law, didn't Brother Tao say before that those fish gills weren't even sold for 100,000? A big yellow croaker isn't even worth as much as a fish gill fry, is it?"

The whole family was feeling rather listless.

After all, expectations were too high beforehand, with people thinking it could fetch an astronomical price.

Hearing "70,000" now, it's hard not to feel a huge sense of disappointment.

Seeing his family like this, Wu Sui finally couldn't hold back anymore.

He chuckled and withdrew his hand.

Wu Sui cleared his throat and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"It's 770,000!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire courtyard fell silent.

Chen Jianguo's hand trembled, and the tobacco shreds he was about to pack shavings from splattered all over the ground.

Wang Feng felt a buzzing in her head, her legs went weak, and she fell straight backward.

"Taihou!"

Wu Gang reacted quickly, grabbing Wang Feng by the waist and supporting her.

Wang Feng grabbed Wu Gang's arm with her backhand, her nails digging into his flesh.

She opened her mouth, gasping for breath, and it took her a while to finally manage to utter a single sentence.

"How...how much? Ah Sui, say it again, how much?!"

Chen Yang and Wang Dazhu jumped up and started swearing.

Holy crap!

"Seven hundred and seventy thousand?!"

Their eyes widened in disbelief, their jaws nearly dropping to the floor.

Chen Xue's eyes instantly reddened. She put Ya Ya down, walked a few steps to Wu Sui's side, tightly gripped his sleeve, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Wu Sui took Chen Xue's hand in return, gently squeezed her palm, and gave her a reassuring smile.

"Now you don't have to worry anymore, right? We sold it for a total of 77, so we have the money for the big ship, and we can start building the house now."

Chen Xue burst into tears, laughing and crying at the same time.

Wu Sui spent all the money from selling Melaleuca pearls because he bought that courtyard.

The final payment for the large ship is due soon, but the family's savings are still insufficient.

Aunt Li was right; she really didn't dare buy meat at the convenience store.

She knew better than anyone how hard Wu Sui worked at sea, and wished she could save as much money as possible to ease the burden on her husband.

Now that's great, with this money, everything is solved.

"The large yellow croaker and the gills of the croaker sold for a total of 77 yuan."

"Brother Tao only received 2 yuan as a hard-earned fee, but he ended up with a total of 75 yuan."

Wang Feng leaned against Wu Gang's chest, her whole body still trembling.

750,000!

This is an astronomical figure that an ordinary fishing village family would never dare to dream of.

Wu Sui took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a puff.

"According to the rules we agreed on before, I would take 80% and my brother would take 20%. Now that there are 4 more boatmen, we will each take one less point."

"Brother, your share is 145200 in total, I'll transfer it directly to your card."

"Give Xiaoyang and the others their dividends in cash."

Wu Sui exhaled a smoke ring and turned to look at Wu Gang.

"Brother, including the money from selling Melaleuca lysate, you must have almost a million left, right?"

Wu Gang was still completely dazed, his honest face filled with blankness.

He counted on his fingers for a long time, but his mind just couldn't process it.

Wang Feng was also stunned.

One million!

She never dreamed that she could become a millionaire in her lifetime.

"Sister-in-law, look at the state of our home, haven't you thought about building a bigger house?"

Wu Sui looked around the old house.

This house was built when my father, Chen Jianguo, got married. It has mud brick walls, black tiles, and the plaster has long since peeled off.

During typhoon season, everyone worries that the roof will be blown off, making it no better than a stone house.

Wu Gang's eyes lit up, and he looked at his wife with anticipation.

The joy on Wang Feng's face slowly faded.

She sighed, pulled up a stool and sat down, her face full of worry.

"Ah Sui, your sister-in-law also wants to build a big house, but..."

Wu Sui raised an eyebrow and exhaled a smoke ring.

"What's wrong? Can't bear to part with the money?"

"Sister-in-law, the sooner you build a house, the sooner you can enjoy it. Money in the bank will only lose value."

"Besides, building a house doesn't cost much."

Wang Feng was a little embarrassed and shook her head repeatedly.

"I was thinking that Xiaohu will be starting school soon, so I'll wait until he's a bit older before buying a house in the city..."

"Our old house is only so big; we can't build a bigger one if we want to."

Wu Sui didn't expect that her sister-in-law had such a long-term vision, already eyeing school district housing.

That's a good idea. Buy a few more properties before prices skyrocket, and you'll be set for life just by collecting rent.

"Brother, sister-in-law, we're going to buy a house in the city, but that won't stop us from building our own."

"If you think the place is too small, I'll figure out how to get the land for the house. Don't worry, it won't cost much."

Wang Feng lowered her voice and glanced outside the courtyard wall.

"What plan are you thinking of? That old bastard Chen Changgui is ruthless."

"He controls all the village's residential land quotas."

"Although our family has a large number of members, we don't meet the requirements, so they definitely won't approve it easily."

Wu Gang also sighed, his previously high spirits instantly plummeting to rock bottom.

"Yes, last year, Old Li's family at the east end of the village wanted to build a house, but Chen Changgui blocked it for half a year."

"Didn't you donate 20,000 yuan to the village primary school to get that plot of land?"

"Our family has been making quite a splash lately. If we apply for a homestead, who knows what he'll do to us."

Chen Jianguo puffed on his cigarette in silence, his brows furrowed.

"If all else fails, we'll just spend some money..."

"No!"

Wang Feng flatly refused, her attitude resolute.

"Dad, the second son and his brothers work so hard to earn money, why should they give it to that old man?"

Wu Sui knew that his sister-in-law was worried about the homestead, and he laughed.

"Sister-in-law, you don't need to worry about the homestead."

"As long as you want to build, I guarantee I'll approve the land for you."

Wang Feng paused for a moment, then looked up at Wu Sui.

"Ah Sui, do you have a solution?"

Wu Sui smiled, her tone relaxed.

"I bought that piece of wasteland at the west end of the village before, isn't there a large open space next to it?"

"Although it's not as big as my plot of land, it's enough to build a two-story house. Let's build our new house there!"