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

"Little sister, is he your biological father?"

Upon hearing this, the little girl looked up at Lin Shuisheng, then quickly lowered her head again to carefully sort through the other half of the basket of miscellaneous fish.

"Little sister, don't be afraid. I'm not a bad person. I heard your dad was going to give you to that fat man. That's illegal. If you don't want to, you can go to the police station to report it."

Seeing that the little girl didn't say anything, Lin Shuisheng quickly offered an explanation.

However, after he finished speaking, the little girl still didn't react, as if he didn't exist.

This made him frown, and his tone became more forceful.

"Hey, I'm talking to you! Why aren't you responding?"

"Ah~ Ahh~"

This time, the little girl finally stopped what she was doing, looked up at Lin Shuisheng, pointed to her mouth with her finger, made a few unintelligible sobs, and then waved to Lin Shuisheng.

Upon seeing this, Lin Shuisheng's eyes widened in astonishment.

"You...you're mute?"

The little girl nodded repeatedly, pointed to the basket of conch shells, then pointed in the direction Zhao Laogen had left, and then waved vigorously outwards, signaling Lin Shuisheng to hurry up and leave.

"Are you afraid he'll lose all his money and come back to cause trouble for me?"

Lin Shuisheng's eyes narrowed, and he tried to talk to the little girl.

Upon hearing this, the little girl nodded repeatedly and then waved vigorously towards it.

"It's okay, I'm not afraid. Where's your mother? Do you have any other relatives at home?"

Lin Shuisheng waved his hand and asked softly.

The little girl paused for a moment, made a crawling motion with her fingers, and then shook her head with a somewhat dejected expression.

"You mean your mother ran away, and you have no other relatives left?"

Lin Shuisheng's brows furrowed slightly, and his expression became somewhat solemn.

This has made things a bit tricky.

The little girl pointed at Lin Shuisheng, gave him a thumbs up, and then waved her hand vigorously outwards.

It means that Lin Shuisheng is a good person, and he should leave quickly.

But now that he's run into it, how could he possibly bear to ignore it?

If he were to leave like this, he would never have peace of mind for the rest of his life.

"How old are you this year?"

Upon hearing the question, the little girl blinked, then lowered her head slightly and gestured with her hands to form a ten and an eight.

Will you still be here at this time tomorrow?

Seeing that the girl had grown up, Lin Shuisheng felt a slight sense of relief, and then continued to ask questions.

The little girl hesitated for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

"Okay, I'll come back to see you tomorrow and arrange a job for you. Before I come, you absolutely mustn't go with anyone."

Lin Shuisheng nodded and gave his earnest instructions.

After saying that, he saw that the little girl looked a bit dazed, so he didn't say anything more. He simply picked up the basket of coconut snails and returned to the mooring area on the other side of the dock, back to his own small sampan.

He put the coconut snails into the cabin, picked up the small iron pot, glanced at it, and then put it down.

He originally planned to boil the snails in a small iron pot to extract the pearls, but he didn't expect the snails to be so big that they couldn't fit in one pot.

Seeing that it was getting late, he didn't dwell on it too much. He grabbed the oars and prepared to head to the county town to pick up his wife and children and bring them home.

He rowed and rowed for more than half an hour before he arrived at Qianjiang Wharf in the county town.

To prevent the conch from being stolen, he first locked the cabin cover, and then, when paying the berthing fee, he deliberately slipped an extra dollar to the person for tea, asking them to keep an eye on it.

By the time he arrived at the county hospital, it was already past eight in the morning.

Before I even entered the ward, I heard a heart-wrenching cry from inside.

His heart tightened slightly, and he quickened his pace, thinking that something had happened to his second son.

When he entered the ward, he realized that it was Cai Jinfeng, who was in the next bed, who had given birth.

"Why are you so late?"

When Chen Xiurong saw Lin Shuisheng, she immediately stood up and glared at him.

She was in a hurry to go back and worship the gods!

"Ah Shui, you're here!"

Ye Wanqing was half-lying on the hospital bed when she saw Lin Shuisheng arrive. Her eyes lit up slightly, and she quickly sat up.

The little girl lay down beside her, gently smacked her lips, and fell asleep again, completely unaffected by the crying.

"Hmm, you've been waiting impatiently, haven't you?"

Lin Shuisheng stepped forward, glanced at his second son, and then focused his gaze on his wife's face.

After more than two days of bed rest, Ye Wanqing's complexion had improved considerably, with a faint rosy glow appearing on her cheeks.

"No, I was just a little worried that you'd be late and it would be too sunny."

Ye Wanqing shook her head, a smile appearing on her lips, her two dimples faintly visible.

"I'll go and complete the discharge procedures now."

Lin Shuisheng glanced at the bright sunshine outside the window, and was about to look for the receipts when Chen Xiurong stopped him.

"Alright, stop bothering me. I've already completed the discharge procedures. I paid a little over 33 yuan, so I have a little over 10 yuan left. I'll donate it to Mazu to add oil to the lamps when I get back."

"Did...did the doctor say anything?"

Lin Shuisheng was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly asked.

"What else can I say? Just tell Aqing to go back and get some rest, and not to overwork herself."

Chen Xiurong glanced at Lin Shuisheng with some confusion, not understanding why he was so nervous.

"It's good that you're alright!"

Lin Shuisheng breathed a sigh of relief, and before Chen Xiurong could ask any further questions, he quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, what's wrong with her?"

As he spoke, he gestured with his chin toward the bed next to his.

"Sigh, it's all because she gave birth to a baby boy. Her mother-in-law just took him back to the ward last night and left, and hasn't come back yet. She's sulking along with him, not even trying to comfort the baby who's crying like this. What a jerk!"

Chen Xiurong glanced at the bed next to her, lowered her voice, and said with a hint of sigh.

Lin Shuisheng: "..."

He glanced at Cai Jinhua, who had turned her back, and then at the baby lying beside her, crying loudly. For a moment, he was speechless.

Before she was born, she made all sorts of promises.

Now that they've had a baby boy, he's already causing this much trouble before he's even been discharged from the hospital. Aren't they afraid of being laughed at?

"Alright, it's getting late, let's head back!"

Chen Xiurong pulled Lin Shuisheng aside, walked to the bedside, and picked up her granddaughter.

Seeing this, Lin Shuisheng didn't meddle in other people's business. He quickly picked up Chen Xiurong's packed things, then helped Ye Wanqing off the bed and slowly walked out of the ward.

When they arrived at the hospital gate, he asked Ye Wanqing to wait a moment, opened the umbrella he had lent to Shi Nansheng to shield her from the sun, and held it over Ye Wanqing's head.

Ye Wanqing looked at the umbrella above her head, a sweet smile appearing on her lips. Then she snuggled up to Lin Shuisheng and slowly walked towards the Qianjiang Wharf.

Seeing the couple's lovey-dovey behavior, Chen Xiurong silently rolled her eyes, then picked up her granddaughter and quickened her pace, going around to the front to avoid seeing them.