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

"No, why did he leave?"

After a while, Lin Shuisheng saw Wang Jin, with a big belly, swaying as he left the fish market, and his gaze immediately froze.

Should he follow suit or not?

Of all those rumors from my past life, which one is true and which one is false?

After thinking for a moment, he finally decided to follow them.

They followed it all the way to the other side of the fish market, to the mooring area.

"Zhao Laogen, the 1000 yuan you owe is due today!"

Wang Jin walked up to a dilapidated little sampan and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Hearing the shout, the middle-aged man smoking on the small sampan suddenly turned around and then, with a fawning smile, said:

"Oh dear! Mr. Jin, you could have just sent someone to pass on a message, why did you come all the way here in person?"

"Stop talking nonsense and just pay me back the money."

Wang Jin waved his hand dismissively, looking impatient.

"Um, Mr. Jin, it's not that I don't want to pay you back, it's just that I'm a little short on cash. Could you give me a few more days? I promise I'll pay you back!"

Zhao Laogen's expression changed, and he began to plead for mercy, bowing and scraping.

"Can't pay it back? Why didn't you say you couldn't pay it back when you borrowed money to try and win it back? If you don't have the money to pay it back, then we'll use this dilapidated boat as collateral. You can take the boat back whenever you've raised enough money."

Wang Jin's eyes widened, and he pointed at the small sampan at Zhao Laogen's feet, spitting as he spoke.

"No, no, if you seize the boat, how am I supposed to go out to sea and make money?"

Zhao Laogen took a step back and shook his head like a rattle drum.

"I don't care how you make money at sea, today you either pay me back or leave the boat behind."

Wang Jin stepped forward, grabbed the mooring rope of the small sampan, his face grim.

"Here's the deal: I'll give you this deadbeat kid as payment, and you can take all the goods as well. That'll settle the score. What do you say?"

When Zhao Laogen saw that Wang Jin was about to seize the boat, his pupils suddenly contracted. Then he reached behind him and grabbed hard, pulling a thin little girl out of the cabin.

Looking at the little girl's dirty face, dark complexion, and emaciated figure, Wang Jin curled his lip, his eyes filled with disgust.

"Zhao Laogen, do you think I'm a junk collector? Someone like her wouldn't even be wanted if sold as a piglet, and you'd have to spend money to support her. You're dreaming."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Laogen immediately became anxious.

"No, although she is a bit thin, her face is still quite pretty. She just got dirty from working earlier. You can take her back and give her a good wash."

And look at her, her ass is big enough, she can definitely have kids. Anyway, you're rich and powerful, just think of it as keeping a mistress, I guarantee you won't lose out."

As he spoke, he kept fiddling with the little girl, just like he was handling a piece of merchandise.

The little girl kept her head down the whole time, biting her lip tightly and remaining silent, as if she had resigned herself to her fate.

Wang Jin's gaze lingered on the little girl, a wicked glint slowly creeping into his eyes. Then he chuckled and nodded.

"Alright! Considering your dire situation, I can make an exception for Tiger and trade her and those fish for your broken boat. But I can only give you a maximum of three hundred dollars as a discount. You have to pay back the rest within three days."

"No, how can you be so unreasonable? These days in the countryside, you need eight or nine hundred yuan for a bride price..."

Zhao Laogen was taken aback for a moment, and then, just as he was about to bargain, Wang Jin glared at him and shut him up before he could finish speaking.

"What? You don't have to pay interest on your loan? Anyway, this is the price she's getting from me. Now you either have to pawn her or the boat, the choice is yours."

"this..."

Seeing Wang Jin's reckless attitude, Zhao Laogen frowned, his gaze shifting back and forth between the small sampan and his own son, a conflicted look on his face.

After a while, just as Wang Jin was getting impatient, he gritted his teeth, grabbed his eldest son, and shoved him forward.

"You can take the person with you, but I want cash."

With the money, he could use it to make a comeback.

Otherwise, without his son to do manual labor, he would have a hard time earning even 300 yuan in just three days of fishing, let alone 700 yuan.

Besides, even if someone is taken away, they can be found again later!

"Hey! Zhao Laogen, have I been too kind to you?"

Wang Jin's face darkened, and he stared intently at Zhao Laogen with his narrowed eyes.

Originally, he just wanted to take the opportunity to have some fun and then return the person to Zhao Laogen, but Zhao Laogen actually wanted to take money from him. Did he really think his place was a charity?

"Oh, Mr. Jin, please have pity on me! I only have this one son. If you're going to take him away, you should at least offer something in return, right?"

Zhao Laogen bent over, forcing a fawning smile on his face, and gently rubbed two fingers together.

"What do you mean I'm taking her away? You forced her on me. If you don't like it, you'll leave the ship behind!"

Wang Jin's eyes widened, and he was so angry with Zhao Laogen that he almost vomited blood.

If he were really paying for it himself, would he need to go looking for a village girl?

If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Laogen's child was still a novice and seemed like a promising prospect, he wouldn't have been willing to give Zhao Laogen an extra three days!

When Zhao Laogen saw Wang Jinfa get angry, his smile froze, and he stopped what he was doing.

Just as he was considering whether to agree to Wang Jin's request and get through this hurdle, a shout suddenly came from not far away.

"Uncle, do you sell the fish on your boat?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Laogen and Wang Jin turned their heads at the same time and saw a tall, handsome young man slowly walking towards them.

This person was none other than Lin Shuisheng, who had been observing the situation from the sidelines.

Wang Jin frowned and stared coldly at Lin Shuisheng.

Zhao Laogen looked Lin Shuisheng up and down, and then asked hesitantly:

"Young man, were you calling me just now?"

"Yes! I just walked over and saw a basket of conch on your boat from afar. We're having a three-day celebration at home today, and my mother-in-law really likes to eat these. If the price is right, I'd like to buy some, slice them, and make a soup."

Lin Shuisheng nodded and chuckled as he replied.

"Oh! I see! Well then, you name a price first!"

Zhao Laogen's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together, looking at Lin Shuisheng as if he were looking at a big fat sheep.

Seeing this, Wang Jin pursed his lips and turned his head away, neither looking at Lin Shuisheng nor stopping Zhao Laogen.

Anyway, no matter how much money they make, it will all end up in his pocket.

"This isn't appropriate. You should name your price first. If it's acceptable, great; if not, forget it!"

Lin Shuisheng waved his hand, not letting Zhao Laogen lead him, nor showing any sign of urgency.

Although he was 90% certain that the top-grade Melo Pearls that Wang Jin had obtained in his previous life came from the basket of coconut snails on Zhao Laogen's boat.