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

As soon as Wu Sui arrived at the old house, he heard Old Lady Liu wailing as if she were dying.

He pushed aside the villagers watching the commotion and squeezed into the courtyard.

A large crowd had gathered in front of the courtyard gate.

Old Mrs. Liu was lying sprawled on the muddy ground, slapping her thighs repeatedly with both hands, howling and rolling around on the ground.

Cheng Kaixuan stood to the side, glancing sideways at the Wu family, looking like a scoundrel who had them cornered.

Several relatives followed behind him, each holding a stick and eager to try.

Wang Feng was so angry that her face turned ashen, her chest heaving violently, and she pointed at Cheng Kaixuan and cursed him.

"Cheng Kaixuan, you shameless bastard!"

"We've already paid you a full day's rent for the boat. Now you're just jealous because we got some oysters, so you're trying to rob us, aren't you?"

Wu Gang, the eldest brother, stood in front of Wang Feng, his fists clenched tightly, the veins on the back of his hands bulging. But he was honest by nature and hesitated for a long time before he dared not make a move.

Old man Wu Jianguo was trembling with anger, holding a rusty hoe in his hand, ready to rush out.

The old woman clung tightly to Wu Jianguo's waist, crying and pleading, "Old man, don't be impulsive. We can't afford to pay for the damage if you hurt someone."

Cheng Kaixuan pursed his lips, took a step forward, and raised his chin at Wu Gang.

"Wu Gang, stop with the nonsense."

"The boat is mine. Without my boat, how could you have caught so many oysters?"

"This is a simple matter today: give us half of the oysters, or nobody in your family is leaving the house today."

Several relatives brought by Cheng Kaixuan joined in the commotion.

"That's right, split it in half."

"If you don't share, I'll smash up your dilapidated yard."

The villagers whispered among themselves, some thinking the Cheng family had gone too far, others envious of the Wu family's profits and just wanting to see them make a fool of themselves.

Wu Sui stood at the back of the crowd, and after listening to Cheng Kaixuan's words, he didn't even bother to say a word.

Pushing aside the onlookers, he strode over.

Cheng Kaixuan was smugly waiting for Wu Gang to back down when he was suddenly startled to see Wu Sui rushing over with a dark face.

"Wu Lao Er, what do you want to do...?"

He hadn't finished speaking.

Wu Suifei kicked Cheng Kaixuan squarely in the stomach.

Cheng Kaixuan was sent flying like a tattered sack.

The entire room fell silent instantly.

Even Old Lady Liu's desperate cries were stuck in her throat.

No one expected Wu Sui to attack right away without even saying a word of politeness.

Cheng Kaixuan clutched his stomach, writhing in pain on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

The relatives who came with him were all stunned. They looked at each other and none of them dared to move forward.

Wu Lao Er was a notorious scoundrel in the village, known for his ruthlessness and viciousness.

They listened to what Old Lady Liu said today, thinking that by coming to support her, they could get some benefits; none of them wanted to actually get beaten up.

Wu Sui walked a few steps to Cheng Kaixuan, grabbed him by the collar, and half-lifted him out of the mud pit.

"You want oysters, right?"

Wu Sui raised his fist and punched Cheng Kaixuan hard in the face.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound of fists landing solid sent chills down the spines of those around them.

"I'll give you half my fist, do you want it?"

"See, I'm using my right hand, exactly half of it. I haven't shortchanged you, have I?"

Cheng Kaixuan was beaten until his nose bled profusely, and he screamed in agony.

"Stop hitting me, Brother Sui! I was wrong, please stop!"

Only then did Old Lady Liu realize what was happening. Seeing her son being beaten, she scrambled to her feet like a madwoman and lunged at Wu Sui with bared teeth and claws.

"Murder! Wu Lao Er has murdered someone! I'll fight you to the death!"

She wanted to hug Wu Sui's leg and scratch him with her fingernails.

Before they could even touch Wu Sui's clothes, a figure suddenly rushed out from the side.

Wang Feng, the eldest sister-in-law, had been holding back her anger for a long time. When she saw that Old Lady Liu still dared to make a move, she went straight to meet her.

"You old bastard, you dare touch my man's second son?"

Wang Feng grabbed Old Lady Liu's hair and pulled it down forcefully.

Old Mrs. Liu winced in pain and reached back to grab Wang Feng's face.

The two women instantly started fighting.

Wang Feng was no pushover; she was much stronger than Old Lady Liu and quickly pinned her to the ground.

Unable to win the fight, Old Lady Liu resorted to dirty tricks, opening her mouth to bite Wang Feng's arm.

Wang Feng reacted quickly, pulling her hand away and spitting a mouthful of phlegm directly onto Old Lady Liu's face.

"Pooh!"

Old Mrs. Liu was furious when she was spit on in the face, so she pouted and spat back.

"Pooh!"

The two rolled around on the ground, neither letting go, pulling each other's hair and spitting at each other.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

With saliva flying everywhere, the scene was so intense that Wu Sui had to let go of Cheng Kaixuan and take a few steps back.

He turned to look at the relatives that Cheng Kaixuan had brought.

"What? You want half too?"

The men were so frightened that they retreated repeatedly, threw away the wooden sticks they were holding, and quickly waved their hands.

"No, no, Ah Sui, we were just passing by, just passing by."

Wu Sui snorted coldly, walked to the middle of the courtyard, and raised his voice.

"Everyone here makes a living by the sea. I, Wu Sui, rent a boat from the Cheng family for fifty yuan a day, paid in full in person."

He pointed at Cheng Kaixuan, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead.

"Going to sea is very risky; you could capsize and die at any time."

"We Wu brothers risked our lives to gamble at sea, and when we got something, you just got jealous and came here to claim half."

Wu Sui stared at Cheng Kaixuan, raising his voice.

"Then let me ask you this: if I go out to sea and encounter a storm, returning empty-handed without earning a single penny, will you, Cheng Kaixuan, refund my rental fee?"

Cheng Kaixuan covered his nose, huddled on the ground, and didn't dare to say a word.

Wu Sui ignored him and turned directly to the villagers who were watching the commotion.

"Dear uncles and aunts, if you all think that I, Wu Suigai, should give half of my share to the Cheng family, you are welcome to stand up for Cheng Kaixuan."

"I guarantee that as long as even one person nods and says it's their turn, I'll give them the money immediately."

He sneered and glanced at the villagers.

"However... the sea doesn't belong to the Cheng family, nor to my Wu family."

"If the village rule is that whoever rents a boat and catches valuable seafood can have half of it forcibly taken by the boat owner."

"Okay, then from now on, everyone who catches fish at sea should share some with me."

"I, Wu Sui, do nothing but sit on a small stool at the dock."

"I collect rent from whoever's boat docks or whoever catches valuable fish and shrimp."

"I'm not as greedy as Cheng Kaixuan, I only need 3%."

"It's from the sea anyway, everyone who finds it gets a share!"

Upon hearing this, the villagers who were watching the commotion all changed their expressions.

Is this still available?

Everyone here is a fisherman who makes a living from the sea, and there are quite a few fishing boats of all sizes in the village.

If we really do things Wu Sui did, who would dare to go out to sea to fish in the future?

The key point is that Wu Sui, that good-for-nothing, actually did such a thing.

You won't give it to me?

Sure, then you'll have to worry about whether your own boat will be burned down.

This caused a complete uproar in the village; no one could stand by and watch the spectacle indifferently anymore.

"The Cheng family's actions were truly unethical!"

"Exactly, where do you rent out a boat and still take a cut?"

"They really think they can raise the things in the sea like they own the land? Bah, shameless."

Public opinion reversed instantly, with everyone blaming Cheng Kaixuan and Old Lady Liu.

When it comes to their own money, no one will side with a scoundrel.

Cheng Kaixuan's relatives also felt ashamed, so they lowered their heads and slipped out of the crowd, running faster than rabbits.

Wu Sui walked over and pulled the two people who were still spitting and pulling each other's hair apart.

"Sister-in-law, that's enough. Don't kill someone on our doorstep. It's bad luck."

Wang Feng then let go, stood up, tidied her messy hair, and gave Old Lady Liu's stomach another kick.

"Let me tell you, if you dare to cause trouble in front of our house again, I'll beat you every time I see you."

Old Mrs. Liu sat on the ground with her hair disheveled and her face covered in saliva and mud. Looking at the villagers pointing and whispering around her, she knew that she wouldn't be able to get any advantage today.

She scrambled to Cheng Kaixuan's side, grabbed her son, and started walking out.

"Let's go, let's go home. These damned people deserve to die a horrible death..."

Cheng Kaixuan covered his face and followed his mother sheepishly, not daring to look back.