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

"Come on, Grandma, don't just eat vegetables, have some crab, it's sweet!"

Soon after, everyone sat around the table eating congee. Lin Shuisheng peeled a small bowl of crab meat, gave half of it to the old lady with his chopsticks, and gave the rest to his eldest son.

"Oh dear! You can peel them for the children. I'm too old for that; it would be a waste for me to eat too much."

Huang Suzhen looked somewhat displeased, but her eyes crinkled with laughter.

"Sycophant!"

Lin Shuixian glanced at her third brother, then lowered her head and muttered softly.

Although the others remained silent, their gazes toward Lin Shuisheng were somewhat unsurprised.

Even Lin Mingtao and Lin Chunjiao weren't as good at making the old lady happy as Lin Shuisheng in their family.

However, Lin Shuisheng used to rely mostly on his words and rarely took the initiative to do things like he does now.

"Mom, I want to eat crab meat too."

Seeing Lin Chunjiao happily eating crab meat, Lin Mingtao immediately turned around and called out to Li Chanjuan.

"Smack! Eat, eat, eat my foot! Can't you peel it yourself and eat it?"

Li Chanjuan glared and slammed the bowl down.

"It's too much trouble to peel them myself. Uncle can peel them for Jiaojiao, why can't you peel them for me?"

Lin Mingtao curled his lip and began to complain.

"How dare you talk to your mother like that? Eat if you want, or get out!"

Before Li Chanjuan could say anything, Lin Chaosheng's face darkened, and he turned to look at Lin Mingtao with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

That brat, doesn't he know his wife is still angry?

Are you still adding fuel to the fire?

What if his wife gets really angry and refuses to let him sleep in bed?

"snort!"

Lin Mingtao shrank his neck, then pouted and snorted softly, picking up his chopsticks with a somewhat aggrieved expression.

"Alright, Uncle will peel it for you."

Seeing his nephew's pitiful appearance, Lin Shuisheng felt a surge of joy and then scooped all the crab meat he had just peeled into Lin Mingtao's bowl.

"Thank you, Third Uncle. You're the best, Third Uncle. I'll definitely take care of you when you get old."

Lin Mingtao's eyes lit up, and he patted his chest vigorously.

"Just eat yours!"

Lin Shuisheng's expression froze, and he glared at Lin Mingtao with a fierce look.

"Ha ha!"

The others exchanged glances and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Seeing this, Lin Shuisheng silently rolled his eyes, lowered his head to eat the porridge, and didn't fry it as soon as he did as usual.

Seeing his behavior, his family was somewhat surprised, and the laughter gradually stopped.

"Dad, I'll take care of you when you get old."

At this moment, Lin Chunjiao suddenly put down her chopsticks, gently grabbed Lin Shuisheng's arm, and looked very serious.

"Jiaojiao is so good!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shuisheng was overjoyed, looking like a complete idiot.

Then, he raised his chin with a smug look and glanced at Lin Chaosheng.

Lin Chaosheng looked at his well-behaved and sensible eldest niece, then at his own filial son, and suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.

"My dear grandson, Qing is coming back tomorrow, right? We'll be celebrating the third day after her death. What are your plans? Now that everyone's here, you'd better make some arrangements."

Huang Suzhen put down her chopsticks and gently patted Lin Shuisheng's arm, her face showing concern.

Hearing her words, Lin Shuisheng frowned, then turned to look at Li Chanjuan.

"Um, Second Sister-in-law! I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to help arrange this."

"You don't need to tell me, my sister-in-law and I already planned this out!"

Li Chanjuan rolled her eyes and put down her chopsticks with a hint of annoyance.

"That's right, Ah Shui. Ah Juan and I discussed it today. After dinner, we'll steam rice cakes and red peach cakes first. Tomorrow morning, we'll prepare the sacrificial offerings, tea, and wine, and boil a pot of cold water. When Ah Ma and Ah Qing bring the child back, we can bathe the child and worship the gods."

Su Meilan sat down beside her and nodded, then quietly explained the specific arrangements.

After listening, Li Chanjuan continued:

"Also, we kept some crabs, clams, razor clams, and mantis shrimp in a basin at noon, and we also kept a few rock goby fish."

"Tomorrow morning, I'll go to Aotou and buy a pomfret and a sole. That way, even if Ah Qing's family comes over, we won't be embarrassed."

"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, please take this money first. If it's not enough, just let me know. I'll leave it to you tomorrow."

Lin Shuisheng breathed a slight sigh of relief when he heard that Su Meilan and Li Chanjuan had arranged everything. He then took out 50 yuan from his pocket and handed it over.

"Okay, I'll take any extra back to you later."

Li Chanjuan didn't stand on ceremony with Lin Shuisheng and directly took the money.

After all, besides buying fish and meat, there are also things like ingots, candles, and incense that cost money to buy.

Moreover, even if she were willing to pay out of her own pocket for doing something like a three-day ceremony, it wouldn't be in accordance with the rules.

Soon, Lin Shuisheng finished eating, then handed Lin Chunjiao over to Lin Shuixian to look after, went back to his room, put on a vest, took a flashlight, and went out of the house.

As night fell, rows of old stone houses flashed by before his eyes, bringing a look of reminiscence to his face.

In my memory, most of these old houses were demolished and rebuilt around the turn of the millennium. Only a few wealthy families who moved to the county or city kept their ancestral homes.

By 2010, the village had basically changed completely, and the feeling of childhood could no longer be found.

Unexpectedly, he now has the opportunity to witness it all again.

correct!

It seems that in their previous life, their family divided their assets after the old lady passed away.

Lin Yaoguang asked the village to approve a plot of land for each of the three brothers to build a house, and then the eldest and second eldest brothers built new houses one after the other.

He remained in bed all the way, staying with his parents in the old house until after 2010, when Lin Chunjiao went out to work and earned money, and they built a new house in the village.

Looking back now, it's really embarrassing!

"Hey? Brother Shui, what brings you here?"

Lin Jiancheng was squatting on the front yard of his house, smoking a cigarette, when he suddenly saw Lin Shuisheng and stood up abruptly.

"If I don't come, you probably won't be able to get into bed tonight!"

Lin Shuisheng raised the corners of his mouth and chuckled as he teased.

"Uh... how is this possible?"

Lin Jiancheng's expression froze, and then he hurriedly tried to explain.

"Alright, here's a total of 2000 yuan. Count it and see if it's correct."

Lin Shuisheng waved his hand, then took out a small wad of banknotes from his pocket and handed it over.

"this..."

Lin Jiancheng stared at the banknotes in front of him, his eyes widening slightly.

"Here you go! Quickly count them, I need to go see Ashin later!"

Lin Shuisheng stuffed the money directly into Lin Jiancheng's hand and urged him on somewhat impatiently.

"Brother Shui, I didn't mean to chase after you to pay me back."

Lin Jiancheng clutched the banknotes tightly, his face slightly flushed, and his gaze darting away.

"I know that it's only right to pay back debts, you don't need to feel embarrassed."

Lin Shuisheng patted Lin Jiancheng on the shoulder, replied softly, and then turned and walked towards Lin Yongxin's house.

Lin Jiancheng watched Lin Shuisheng's retreating figure, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

After all, he can't really stop going to bed, can he?