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

"Ah Shui, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and pay the bill!"

Aunt Hua listened for a while by pressing her ear against the delivery room door, then turned around and saw Lin Shuisheng standing motionless. She was immediately furious.

This brat, wasn't he so arrogant at home before?

Why have you turned into a wooden figure now?

Thank goodness she came along, otherwise things might have really gone wrong.

"Aunt Hua, thank you!"

Lin Shuisheng snapped out of his daze upon hearing the sound, bowed to Aunt Hua, and then took the payment slip and ran towards the night payment counter.

"Hey! This really is like the sun rising in the west!"

Aunt Hua paused for a moment, then looked at Lin Shuisheng's back with some surprise.

As everyone knows, Lin Yaoguang's third son in Liurong Village has always been arrogant and defiant, and getting him to bow down and submit is harder than making a stubborn ox drink water.

Now he's actually bowing and thanking her in person?

Could this really be a miracle from Mazu?

Soon, Lin Shuisheng prepaid 150 yuan for medical expenses, then ran back to the delivery room with the payment receipt and the remaining 50 yuan in his hand, his expression slightly unpleasant.

Because so much time had passed, he had forgotten how much it would cost to have a child at that time.

It wasn't until he went to pay the bill that he learned from the cashier that a normal delivery costs between 150 and 200 yuan, while a cesarean section costs at least double that.

In other words, the 200 yuan he had was not enough at all, and he had to think of a way to earn some money as soon as possible.

At this time, what opportunities are there to make money quickly, and even make a lot of money?

Reselling smuggled goods?

The thought immediately popped into Lin Shuisheng's mind, but he quickly put it out of his mind as well.

Putting aside the high risks of reselling salted goods, the problem is that he currently has no source of goods, no large speedboats, and no sales channels. Even if he wanted to do it, he wouldn't be able to get started in the short term.

Since reselling smuggled goods is out of the question, then dealing in remittances, diesel fuel, cigarettes, cars, and the like is also out of the question.

These paths all require specific connections and substantial capital to even be considered.

After much thought, he finally realized that the only thing he could do now was to go beachcombing.

If he remembered correctly, it was around this time in his previous life that Tong Laosan from the neighboring Xi'an Village caught a large yellow croaker weighing over 5 jin (2.5 catties) while shoveling water into a ditch. He then sold it for 1800 yuan at the town's dock, which was equivalent to a year's salary for an average worker. He made a fortune.

But what was the exact date?

In his past life, he was heavily indebted, his wife suffered a difficult childbirth, and his second child was a daughter. He was devastated and lived in a daze every day, completely ignoring everything else.

He only learned about the news that someone had made a small fortune catching a large yellow croaker later when he heard gossip from others.

Damn brain, think of something!

What day was it? And which puddle was it again?

Lin Shuisheng slapped his head, his brows furrowed, as he frantically searched for memories of his past life.

After a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a smile appeared on his lips.

I remember now!

He finally remembered.

That day should be the second high tide of the month, which is the day after tomorrow, the first day of the intercalary fifth month, and it's also the time when the first high tide is receding at dawn.

He recalled that when his family heard the news, they all rushed to the beach to collect seafood during the second low tide in the evening.

Even his eldest daughter, who had just turned five, followed her grandmother to the beach and dug up a small bucket of clams and a few crabs.

He was all alone, looking dejected, holed up at home with his wife Ye Wanqing and their newborn second daughter, afraid that if he went out, people would laugh at him for not having a son.

Looking back now, it really is quite laughable.

What does it matter if a grown man doesn't have a son?

This way, we won't have to prepare a wedding house and dowry for our son later!

"How's it going? Have you paid all the money?"

When Aunt Hua saw Lin Shuisheng return, she hurriedly went to greet him.

These days, hospitals have started to operate on a self-financing basis, and they're always talking about paying money. If you can't pay your medical bills, that's no small matter.

"It's paid."

Lin Shuisheng nodded slightly, looked at the closed delivery room door, quickly took out the remaining 50 yuan from his pocket, and stuffed it all into Aunt Hua's hand.

"What...what are you doing?"

Aunt Hua stared wide-eyed at the banknotes in her hand, momentarily bewildered.

Even if you want to thank her, there's no need to give her so much money, right?

Could it be that this kid's brain has really gone mad?

"Aunt Hua, here is 20 yuan as a token of our appreciation for your help, and another 30 yuan. Could you please find a way to send it to the doctors and nurses inside?"

Lin Shuisheng grabbed Aunt Hua's hand, glanced around, and then gestured with his chin toward the delivery room door in a low voice.

"Hey! You're pretty good, kid! You've already learned how to give gifts?!"

Aunt Hua's expression changed drastically after hearing this, as if she had seen a ghost.

"I just want peace and safety!"

Lin Shuisheng let go of her hand, turned her head to look at the delivery room door, and her eyes revealed a glimmer of hope.

Aunt Hua stood to the side, looking at Lin Shuisheng's young and handsome profile, and was momentarily speechless.

Her gaze, initially dismissive, subtly shifted towards a more serious one.

"Ahem, I'll give it a try!"

After a while, Aunt Hua coughed a few times, took the payment slip from Lin Shuisheng, walked to the door of the delivery room, and gently knocked on the door.

"Where's the payment slip?"

A short while later, the nurse opened the door and reached out her hand to Aunt Hua.

"Here it is! Here it is!"

Aunt Hua forced a smile, quickly stuffed the payment slip containing 30 yuan into the nurse's hand, and then leaned forward to whisper a few words.

The nurse glanced at the payment slip, then looked up at Lin Shuisheng standing behind her. Her tense expression immediately relaxed.

"Alright, I'll talk to the doctor. You guys wait here for now!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than the nurse slammed the door shut.

Aunt Hua turned around, raised her eyebrows, and gave Lin Shuisheng a knowing look.

Lin Shuisheng tugged at the corners of his mouth, but ultimately failed to manage a complete smile.

If childbirth is a perilous journey through the gates of hell, then transverse breech delivery is like being inside those gates, with a ferocious tiger ready to devour you at any moment.

Now, he has done everything he could.

May Mazu bless you, and may everything go smoothly!

He didn't expect Ye Wanqing to be able to get pregnant again; he only hoped that Ye Wanqing and his second daughter could both be safe and sound.

At this moment, the corridor outside the delivery room was quiet, with only the faint sound of a baby crying coming from the ward at the other end.

These days, due to the high cost of living and the impact of the one-child policy, even people living in county towns often have midwives come to their homes to help with childbirth, so the obstetrics department of the county hospital is not very busy.

It's better if he's not busy; if he's not busy, medical resources can be concentrated to help his wife give birth.

Aunt Hua saw Lin Shuisheng standing there, staring intently at the delivery room door. Suddenly, she remembered the dividends from his ship shares that Lin Shuisheng had donated and the money he had given to the hospital for his wife's childbirth, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

As a veteran midwife who had been delivering babies for over a decade or two, she could vaguely tell that Ye Wanqing was likely carrying a baby that would be a financial loss.

If she gives birth later, Ah Shui will probably be very disappointed!