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

After lunch, the sun was blazing.

Wu Sui led Wu Gang, his father, and Wu Lei and Chen Yongqiang, and the five of them headed straight for the dock.

"Let's do it!"

Several grown men, shirtless, grabbed wrenches and crowbars and boarded the boat.

"Second brother, are we really going to dismantle this network machine?" Wu Gang touched the metal lump, still a little reluctant to part with it.

"Take it apart!" Wu Sui didn't even look up, he was busy tightening the screws on the base.

"They're taking up space; how are the guests supposed to sit? Tear them all down, leave nothing behind."

Wu Jianguo stood to the side, puffing on his cigarette in silence, watching the perfectly good boat being torn to pieces, feeling a pang of heartache.

But when he thought about how he was charging 100 yuan for a boat ticket per person, he swallowed his heartache and gritted his teeth to help.

Net lifting machine, trawl frame, net sorting platform... one by one, the heavy pieces of equipment were dismantled.

The once crowded deck is now much emptier.

Wu Lei looked around and felt that something was missing.

"Ah Sui, this place is spacious enough; there's no problem putting in tables and chairs."

"But since we're building fishing boats, shouldn't we get a fish finder?"

"What kind of fish finder?" Wu Gang asked, leaning closer.

"It's a machine that can see if there are any fish underwater," Wu Lei gestured from the side of the boat.

"With that thing installed, you can see exactly where the boat is and whether there are schools of fish underwater just by looking at the machine."

"If you take people out fishing and they don't catch a single fish in half a day, will they come back next time?"

Wu Sui stopped what he was doing and patted Wu Lei on the shoulder.

"Well done, Brother Lei. No wonder you've been on ocean-going ships, your mind works fast."

In fact, Wu Sui had already considered this issue.

In later generations, fish finders became standard equipment on fishing boats.

However, around 2000, it was impossible to buy decent small sonar fish finders in China; they were almost entirely imported.

A complete set of equipment can cost tens of thousands of yuan, even the cheapest ones.

Where can I get this thing?

Two figures flashed through Wu Sui's mind.

Su Ruoxue and Su Yu, a brother and sister from Shanghai.

It just so happens that Chen Chang-kuei is going to hold the opening ceremony of the fishing season this time, and the scale of the event will definitely be quite large.

Taking this opportunity, I invited the siblings over to have some fun, and also to sound out Su Ruoxue's opinion on whether she would be willing to invest in building a seafood processing plant in Dongyuan County.

With such abundant marine resources in Dongyuan County, it would be too unprofitable to rely solely on selling live seafood; developing deep processing is the long-term solution.

"Leave the fish finder to me." Wu Sui tossed the wrench into the toolbox. "I promise I'll get a set before the fishing season starts."

They were making a racket on the boat, and all the other fishermen on the dock gathered around.

"What's gotten into Wu Lao Er now? Why did he dismantle all the equipment from his perfectly good trawler?"

"Who says otherwise? The fishing season is about to open, so are they not planning to fish anymore?"

"They just dismantled the perfectly good boat like that? Is the Wu family really going to give up?"

Several people stood on the shore pointing and gesturing.

Wu Sui pretended not to hear and told the others to continue working.

Meanwhile, Wang Feng and Chen Xue were also busy.

The two sisters-in-law tidied up the house and handed Ya Ya and Xiao Hu over to Li Cuihua.

Wang Feng borrowed a tricycle from her neighbor Uncle Chen, picked up two strong laborers, Chen Yang and Wang Dazhu, and headed straight for the town's farmers' market.

"Sister-in-law, we bought so much stuff, will the tricycle be able to fit it all?"

Chen Yang pedaled his bike, sweating profusely from the heat.

"We have to load it even if it's full." Wang Feng sat on the edge of the truck bed, holding the purchase order Wu Sui had given her.

"Ah Sui instructed that the folding tables and chairs should be sturdy, the gas stove should be a double-burner type, and there should be that large steamer..."

Chen Xue added from the side, "We should also buy a few more sets of bowls and chopsticks, just in case we have a lot of guests."

Wang Feng nodded repeatedly, now she listened to Wu Sui's words without question.

Upon arriving in town, the four of them embarked on a shopping spree.

Chen Yang and Wang Dazhu acted as ruthless transport machines.

"Xiao Yang, how do you think Sui Ge's brain works?"

Wang Dazhu was panting heavily, but his face was full of excitement.

"Taking people out to sea to fish, cooking on the boat, and charging 100 yuan per person—that sounds like an exciting business! Why didn't we think of that?"

"Nonsense, if you could think of that, you'd be rich by now."

Chen Yang lifted the cardboard box on his back, his face full of pride.

"Work for my brother-in-law, and you'll live a life of luxury from now on. You should be secretly thrilled."

Wang Dazhu chuckled, and his steps became much lighter.

Around 3 p.m., the old boats on the dock had been cleaned up completely.

The deck was washed with seawater, exposing the steel plates.

As the group was removing rust from the steel plate and repainting it, they heard hurried footsteps coming from the shore.

"Ah Sui... Wu Lao Er!"

Chen Changgui was covered in sweat from running, and he was panting heavily as he leaned against the cable post.

"Stop doing this...come back with me right now."

Wu Sui put down the brush and asked in confusion, "Uncle, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"The county...the county leaders are here." Chen Changgui swallowed hard, dropping a bombshell, "They specifically want to see you!"

These words startled everyone on and off the boat.

County leaders?

Why would county leaders come to their poor fishing village? And why did they specifically ask to see Wu Sui?

"Second brother, what trouble have you gotten into this time?" Wu Jianguo asked anxiously, stepping off the boat in a few strides.

"What trouble could I possibly cause?" Wu Sui shook the paint off his hands, vaguely guessing what was going on.

"What are you standing there for!" Wu Jianguo shoved him. "Hurry up and go back with the village chief. Don't keep the leaders waiting!"

Wu Sui was speechless. Was it really necessary for a county leader to make such a fuss?

However, he still washed his face and followed Chen Changgui into the village.

Throughout the journey, Chen Changgui nervously rubbed his hands together and kept muttering to himself.

"Sui, when you meet the leader later, you absolutely mustn't do anything reckless."

"Answer whatever they ask you, and be respectful in your attitude."

"You wrote that plan, so you know it best. Don't mess it up."

Wu Sui looked at Chen Changgui, who was usually so composed, and found it amusing.

However, he was also secretly making his own plans.

Chen Changgui had just taken the plan to the town in the morning, and it was only 3 p.m. when the county leaders came down to the village.

This efficiency is just too high!

It seems that the leadership of Dongyuan County is also desperate because of the economic situation in this poor and remote area, and urgently needs a project that can be presented as a political achievement.

That makes things easier.

As long as there is demand from above, he can take advantage of this opportunity to maximize his own interests.

The two walked quickly home and saw two cars parked in the open space outside the yard from afar.

Two men in white shirts were smoking by the car. When they saw Chen Changgui approaching, they simply nodded slightly.

Wu Sui stepped into the courtyard and was slightly taken aback by the scene before him.

A middle-aged man wearing a navy blue jacket was squatting on the ground, playing marbles with Xiaohu and Yaya.

Did he open the door wrong?

This leader is so down-to-earth!