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

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the roar of motors could be heard from afar on the sea.

Wu Sui led the siblings, who had washed their hands and feet, onto the boat.

"Ah Sui, I heard you found this fishing spot?" The tourist wearing a sun hat immediately picked up a fishing net to show off as soon as he saw Wu Sui.

"Look, I caught a red-spotted fish weighing over two pounds. I've already made back the cost of the boat ticket, and I might even make a profit."

The other tourists also showed off their catches, their faces glowing with excitement, exclaiming how much they enjoyed it.

Wu Jianguo couldn't stop smiling in the driver's seat.

These anglers had a good catch today and said they'd bring their friends to charter the boat again tomorrow.

The place Wu Sui found was next to the small island where they had previously set traps. There were trenches and reefs there, and many good things were hidden there.

These anglers were really lucky today; at least none of them came back empty-handed.

The boat fare is only 100 yuan per person, and you can earn it back by catching a few fish. How could you not be happy?

Looking at the fish they had caught, Su Yu excitedly asked them all sorts of questions and even showed them the things they had found while beachcombing.

Along the way, several fishermen boasted and bragged, which made Su Yu completely bewildered. He wished he could be like them and go out to sea to fish and make money every day.

As the fishing boat approached the town's dock, a deep, long whistle sounded from afar.

"The big ship is back!" Wu Jianguo perked up and quickly moored his fishing boat.

The Wu family's 17-meter fishing boat was slowly entering the harbor, cutting through the waves.

This is the time when fishing boats return to port.

A number of fishermen and buyers had already gathered at the dock to watch the spectacle.

As soon as the boat came to a stop, Chen Yang jumped onto the dock and tied the mooring rope to the iron stake.

"Yangzi, how's today?" a familiar fisherman asked loudly.

"Not bad, not as bad as yesterday, but it's still packed!" Chen Yang shouted, his face full of pride.

Wu Sui led the Su siblings over.

Wu Gang was directing Wang Dazhu and Chen Yongqiang to open the cold storage, and baskets of sorted fish were being carried onto the deck.

Mantis shrimp, conger eel, threadfin bream, and several baskets of mackerel...

Although it wasn't as valuable as the pomfret caught yesterday, it had the advantage of being plentiful and diverse in variety.

"Ah Sui, the water flow is good today, every net is full." Wu Gang wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I've roughly calculated that this batch should fetch at least seventy or eighty thousand."

After hearing this, Wu Jianguo smiled so hard that all the wrinkles on his face were squeezed together.

At this rate, they'll be able to buy an even bigger ship in less than a month.

Wu Sui nodded, then turned and called Lin Tao, asking him to come and pick up the goods.

"Brother Tao, starting today, can you keep a separate ledger for my goods?"

Lin Tao was puzzled: "Why did you keep a separate record? Are you afraid I'll embezzle it?"

Wu Sui smiled and explained, "That's not what I meant. It's not just you who remembers."

He turned to Wu Gang and said, "Brother, from now on, remember to keep a detailed record of the daily fuel costs, ice costs, boatman wages, and the selling price of each type of catch."

Wu Gang scratched his head: "Second brother, why do you need to remember such details? In the past, everyone just split the money directly after selling the fish."

"If I need it in the future, please write it down for me." Wu Sui patted his shoulder.

If we're going to build a processing plant, or even expand our fleet in the future, we can't afford to have messy accounts.

He had to transform the Wu family's fishing operations from the traditional "relying on the weather and being haphazard" model into a modern corporate management system.

Actually, Lin Tao would always write an invoice every time he received goods; it was simply a matter of recording the expenses in detail, nothing difficult. When Wu Gang heard that he needed it, he didn't ask any questions and nodded in agreement.

Su Ruoxue stood aside and saw everything Wu Sui did.

When all the goods were delivered back to the purchasing station and Lin Tao started weighing and calculating the money, Su Ruoxue took the initiative to walk up to Wu Sui.

"How much initial funding do you plan to need for that seafood processing plant you mentioned this morning?" she asked directly.

Wu Sui turned her head, looked at her serious expression, and made a mental calculation.

"Actually, money isn't the most important thing; land is."

Now, investment promotion is happening everywhere.

A small processing plant wouldn't cost much; he estimated that a few million would be enough to set up the machines and factory.

The difficulty is that even if he takes the money to the leaders, he may not be able to get the land approved.

But Su Ruoxue is different. She comes from Shanghai and has big capital, which not only allows her to acquire land at low prices, but also allows her to enjoy a series of preferential policies.

"500 million. Once the factory is up and running, we can talk about expansion."

Su Ruoxue didn't agree immediately, but nodded: "I'll have someone come and investigate when I get back, and settle this matter as soon as possible."

Today, the large ship hauled three nets. Although the quantity was large, none of the catch was of any significant value.

Lin Tao calculated the price and it sold for a total of 86870 yuan.

This income alone has already made a group of boat owners who come to sell their catch envious.

They earn several thousand yuan for a day's sea voyage, while Wu Sui's one trip can earn them a month's worth of profit.

In the evening, the Wu family's old house was bustling with activity.

To entertain the Su siblings, Li Cuihua, Wang Feng, and Chen Xue busied themselves in the kitchen that afternoon.

The table was laden with a sumptuous feast of seafood.

Steamed red grouper, boiled prawns, stir-fried crab with scallions and ginger, braised pork, and a large bowl of various seafood they caught themselves while beachcombing.

Looking at the table full of meat and fish, Su Ruoxue felt it was too extravagant.

Seafood is plentiful by the sea, but it depends on what kind of seafood it is.

Fish like grouper and blue crab are usually sold for money.

Su Yu didn't care about anything else. He had been rolling around in the mud all day and was starving. He picked up his chopsticks and started eating heartily, praising Li Cuihua's cooking skills repeatedly.

Seeing that the Wu family was very welcoming, Su Ruoxue put aside her inner turmoil, and the atmosphere became very harmonious.

Halfway through her meal, Su Ruoxue put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth with a napkin.

"Brother Gang, Ah Sui, is your big ship going out to sea again tomorrow?"

"Of course we go out to sea. As long as the weather is good, we go out to sea every day. Taking a day off is like throwing money into the sea," Wu Gang replied cheerfully, taking a sip of his drink.

"Then tomorrow, can I go out to sea with the big ship?" Su Ruoxue asked.

"I would like to see your fishing operation process in person, as this will help with the future assessment of the sources of goods for the processing plant."

These words created a somewhat awkward atmosphere at the dinner table.

Wu Jianguo's smile froze, and his hand holding the wine glass stopped in mid-air.

Wu Gang and Wang Feng also stopped eating and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Chen Xue gently kicked Wu Sui under the table.

Just as Wu Sui was about to speak up to smooth things over, Li Cuihua, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly put down her bowl.

The soft "snap" sounded particularly abrupt in the quiet main room.

Li Cuihua stood up, her face grim. She stared at Su Ruoxue, hesitating several times before finally raising a hand to block the conversation.

"Boss Su, you are a distinguished guest from the city. In principle, we should agree to whatever request you make."

Li Cuihua looked somewhat embarrassed, her face full of apology, but her tone was firm.

"But getting on the big ship is out of the question!"