1990, Reborn as a Beachcomber, From Rascal to Brilliant Guy

"Why aren't you all coming over here? You're such a disgrace."

Lin Xuewen stared at Lin Shuisheng, his face turning pale and then flushed. He then suddenly turned his head and shouted at Zhang Chunmei and Lin Jiguang.

Zhang Chunmei trembled slightly, lowered her head, and pulled Lin Jiguang over.

"Tao, Jiao, I'm sorry!"

Lin Xuewen took a deep breath, lowered his eyelids, and apologized somewhat stiffly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Chunmei quickly lowered her head and whispered:

"sorry!"

Immediately afterwards, everyone's attention turned to Lin Jiguang.

He clung tightly to Zhang Chunmei's leg, hiding behind her, refusing to come out no matter how much Zhang Chunmei pulled him.

"Good boy, Guangzai, quickly apologize to your older brother and sister."

"No, she's a money-loser, she can't be in the ancestral hall. She doesn't get a share of the crabs, but the crabs are mine."

Lin Jiguang pointed at Lin Chunjiao, shouting loudly with a face full of indignation.

Upon hearing his words, Lin Shuisheng's face darkened, and he stared directly at Lin Xuewen, coldly questioning him:

"Is this the kind of son you've taught?"

Lin Xuewen's breath hitched, and his face flushed red.

"What...what nonsense are you talking about? Say sorry right now!"

Zhang Chunmei flung Lin Jiguang's hand away, her expression somewhat flustered.

Lin Jiguang pursed his lips tightly, turned his head away from Zhang Chunmei, and looked displeased.

"You coffin-headed brat, you dare to talk nonsense."

Lin Xuewen suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Lin Jiguang's arm with one hand, and slapped him on the buttocks with the other.

"Waaah~"

The next moment, Lin Jiguang raised his head and burst into loud sobs.

Why did you hit him? He's so young, what could he possibly know?

When Zhang Chunmei heard and saw that Lin Xuewen still wanted to hit him, she hurriedly stepped forward, pulled Lin Jiguang over, and held him in her arms.

"Didn't you teach me this?!"

Lin Xuewen clenched his fists and glared angrily at Zhang Chunmei.

Zhang Chunmei lowered her head somewhat guiltily and hugged Lin Jiguang even tighter.

"Alright, if you two want to discipline the child, go home and teach him yourselves. Don't make a scene here."

Lin Yaodong frowned slightly, waved to Lin Xuewen, and then turned to look at Lin Shuisheng.

"Uncle Dong, that's fine! Just have them return that blue crab later."

Before Lin Yaodong could speak up to make peace, Lin Shuisheng preemptively expressed his opinion.

After all, both adults have already apologized, and the child has been beaten and cried. If they continue to pursue the matter relentlessly, it would be too unsightly.

"Okay, let's do it your way!"

Lin Yaodong looked at Lin Shuisheng and nodded slightly, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

How come he never noticed before that this kid was so perceptive!

Soon, Lin Xuewen had Zhang Chunmei return the fist-sized blue crab to Lin Shuisheng, and then he took his wife and children and ran away somewhat dejectedly.

The two brothers, Lin Xuewu and Lin Xuefu, didn't dare utter a sound and left with their tails between their legs.

Once the excitement was over, everyone else dispersed, leaving only Lin Shuisheng and his family behind.

"Ah Shui, that kick you made earlier was absolutely awesome!"

Lin Chaosheng reached out and patted Lin Shuisheng on the shoulder, then gave him a thumbs up.

"Yeah, you almost startled me!"

Lin Haisheng stood to the side, a broad smile on his face.

"Alright, fighting isn't something to be proud of. If you win, you'll pay money and go to jail; if you lose, it'll be even worse. It's better not to fight if you can avoid it."

Lin Shuisheng waved his hand, his face showing no smugness.

Lin Chaosheng and Lin Haisheng looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard him say that.

"Dad, I caught this crab!"

Lin Chunjiao pounced on Lin Shuisheng's lap, tilting her head back and looking longingly at the blue crab in her father's hand.

"Fine, you can have it if you catch it!"

Lin Shuisheng was secretly pleased and handed over the blue crab.

Lin Chunjiao's eyes lit up. She quickly grabbed the crab with both hands, ran to her aunt Su Meilan, put the crab in a small bucket, and then ran back with the bucket.

"Dad, look, I caught so many crabs."

"Wow, Jiaojiao is amazing!"

Lin Shuisheng peeked out and saw three or four crabs in the bucket. His eyes widened suddenly, and he made a very exaggerated expression.

"Third Uncle, Third Uncle, look at me, I caught a lot too."

At this moment, Lin Mingtao also ran over carrying a small bucket to join in the fun.

"Yeah, you're really good too!"

Lin Shuisheng leaned closer to take a look and gave Lin Mingtao a thumbs up.

"Dad, Dad, did you hear that? Third Uncle said I'm amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mingtao was overjoyed and eagerly ran to his father to show off.

"Go away! All those stone crabs you caught aren't even as good as the blue crab Jiao Jiao caught!"

Lin Chaosheng rolled his eyes and pushed the bucket away with a look of disgust.

Lin Mingtao's face fell instantly when his father said that.

"It's okay, your dad doesn't want it, but I will. I'll take it back later and put it with the crabs that Jiaojiao caught. Your mom can stir-fry it in a pot with scallions and ginger. It will smell amazing."

Lin Shuisheng stepped forward and reached out to rub Lin Mingtao's head.

"Okay, I'll listen to my third uncle."

Lin Mingtao swallowed hard and nodded hastily.

Then, to prevent his father from going back on his word, he poured all the stone crabs from his bucket into Lin Chunjiao's bucket and handed it to Lin Shuisheng.

Lin Chaosheng's lips twitched slightly when he saw his eldest son's wasteful behavior.

Although those stone crabs aren't very valuable, there are still quite a few of them. If you sell them, you can make at least a dollar.

One yuan a day, that's thirty yuan a month, and several hundred yuan a year.

The more he thought about it, the more his heart ached, and his gaze toward Lin Mingtao carried a hint of murderous intent.

"Second brother, you're not thinking of taking these stone crabs back, are you?"

Lin Shuisheng walked up to Lin Chaosheng, chuckled, and asked.

"No way, how could that be? It's just a dozen or so stone crabs! We can just take them back and stir-fry them for an extra meal!"

Lin Chaosheng shook his head, his face filled with righteous indignation.

"That's good!"

Lin Shuisheng felt a surge of joy, then picked up the bucket and prepared to go home.

"Wait, we can take that stone crab home to cook, and let's not waste those little octopuses!"

Lin Chaosheng grabbed Lin Shuisheng's arm, forcing a smile onto his face.

He could clearly see when that spendthrift son of his was emptying the bucket; besides a dozen stone crabs, there were also three or four small octopuses inside.

This octopus isn't some cheap rock crab. Even if it doesn't sell for eight or nine yuan a pound like a mud crab, it can still easily fetch two or three yuan, which is equivalent to a third of a worker's daily wage.

"Second brother, it's such a shame you're not an accountant!"

Lin Shuisheng stared at his second brother for a while, then shook his head and sighed.

"And what about these little octopuses?"

Lin Chaosheng chuckled, his eyes constantly glancing into the bucket.

"I'll give it to you when I get back!"

Lin Shuisheng rolled his eyes, then picked up the bucket and walked towards the entrance of the mountain road.