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

Soon after, Lin Shuisheng caught up with Ye Wanqing and Chen Xiurong.

When Ye Wanqing saw him carrying a large basket of coconut shells, her eyes widened, and she quickly grabbed his arm, lowering her voice to ask:

"Aren't we broke? Where did you get so many coconut snails?"

"Don't worry! I'll tell you about this when we get home."

Lin Shuisheng raised an eyebrow and chuckled as he answered.

"Alright!"

Ye Wanqing glanced at her mother-in-law walking ahead, nodded, and didn't ask any further questions, but a trace of worry remained on her face.

She knew that Lin Shuisheng had brought back such a large basket of coconut snails because he wanted to treat her mother to a good meal.

But the family was already broke and owed a lot of money. If her in-laws saw Lin Shuisheng spending so lavishly, they would definitely be very unhappy!

Sure enough, not long after, Chen Xiurong spotted Lin Shuisheng carrying a large basket of coconut snails, and her face immediately darkened.

However, perhaps because she saw Ye Wanqing was also there, she didn't immediately start cursing, but instead quickened her pace in anger.

Seeing her reaction, Ye Wanqing's heart skipped a beat, and then she glared at Lin Shuisheng with some annoyance.

If you're going to buy snails, just buy one as a token gesture. Why do you have to buy a whole basket of them?

Besides, she's already married to Lin Shuisheng and has two children, so why would she need to waste so much money trying to please her mother-in-law?

Wouldn't it be better to save this money and pay off the debt?

"Aqing, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Ye Wanqing's expression had turned somewhat unpleasant, Lin Shuisheng hurriedly asked a question.

"I'm fine, let's go!"

Ye Wanqing shook her head and silently quickened her pace.

Now that things have come to this, she can only think of a way to get some compensation from her biological mother later.

Soon, they passed through the alleyways and returned home.

"My dear in-laws!"

Before she even entered the door, a tall, still charming woman greeted Chen Xiurong with great enthusiasm.

"Oh dear, mother-in-law, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting!"

Chen Xiurong raised an eyebrow, quickly took a few steps forward, and greeted him.

"No, no, I just arrived a little while ago."

Yu Shulan waved her hand, her eyes fixed on Chen Xiurong's arms, her gaze filled with both joy and a hint of worry.

Two days ago, when she heard that Ye Wanqing had given birth to a baby boy for the second time, she felt a little uneasy.

These past two days, she hasn't been able to sleep well or eat well, fearing that her in-laws will dislike her.

"Let's go inside and talk about it."

Chen Xiurong noticed Yu Shulan's gaze, but instead of handing the child over, she simply called out and walked towards the front door.

At this moment, the old lady Huang Suzhen had already lit a brazier in front of the gate.

Chen Xiurong carried the child across the brazier, with Ye Wanqing following closely behind, symbolizing escaping disaster and hardship.

After they all entered the room, Lin Yaoguang, who was standing at the door with a cigarette in his mouth, glanced at Lin Shuisheng, then walked to the front courtyard and lit a string of firecrackers, signifying to the world that he, as the head of the family, had welcomed a new member into the household.

If it's a newborn son, you need to add one more string.

With a series of crackling sounds, Lin Chaosheng, Li Chanjuan, and Lin Haisheng arrived just in time, and Su Meilan and Lin Shuixian, who had been hiding, also came out of the room.

Besides that, there was no one else in the family.

After all, this is only the third day after childbirth, not the full month. Apart from the child's maternal grandparents' family coming, other relatives will only come after the full month.

After the firecrackers were finished, the old lady and Li Chanjuan went into the room to look after the children. Su Meilan and Lin Shuixian ran to the kitchen to prepare bath water for Ye Wanqing and the children, while Lin Yaoguang, Lin Chaosheng, and Lin Haisheng sat in the hall drinking tea.

While waiting, Lin Shuisheng went to the kitchen, moved a large pot, set it up on the edge of the front courtyard, poured the basket of coconut snails into the pot, added water and firewood, and started cooking.

When his family saw this, they didn't think much of it and assumed he wanted to take the meat to cook.

After a while, when the pot started to simmer, his heart jumped, and his palms became sweaty.

Judging that the time was about right, he immediately opened the pot lid, scooped out the six smaller coconut snails, used a hook to remove the snail meat one by one, and then, while removing the internal organs and digestive glands, he groped around for hard lumps inside.

However, in the end, they gained nothing.

This result is perfectly normal, because the probability of finding a Melo pearl in a coconut snail is only one in several thousand.

Some fishmongers kill snails their whole lives and may never find a single one.

Otherwise, the Melo Pearls wouldn't be called Dragon Balls, and they wouldn't be so valuable.

Lin Shuisheng cleaned the snail meat he had taken out and put it away. He then reopened the pot lid and scooped out the two largest coconut snails.

In an instant, a strong, fishy smell wafted over, causing him to hold his breath slightly.

Once the heat dissipated a bit, he gripped the hook tightly and plunged it into the exposed foot of the snail. While rotating the shell, he pulled it out at a steady pace, and in no time, he had extracted all the snail meat.

Instead of rushing to find Melozhu, he quickly brought over another old snail.

Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief after the snail meat was successfully removed, a flash of orange-red light appeared before his eyes, causing him to gasp for breath.

He hurriedly reached out and searched through the snail meat, quickly finding a round, hard lump. Then he picked up a knife and carefully cut open the encased internal organs.

When the true form of the hard lump was fully revealed, his hand trembled slightly, and he gasped.

What the hell!

this...

This Melo bead is way too big!

He remembered hearing in his past life that it was only a little over 2 centimeters long, about 100 carats.

However, the one in front of him now was much larger, about 3 centimeters long, bigger than a one-yuan coin.

More importantly, there are neatly arranged flame patterns on it, giving the impression that flames are burning inside the bead.

No wonder they were called dragon balls in ancient times!

This is absolutely gorgeous.

At that moment, the first thought that came to his mind was not to sell it, but to keep it as a family heirloom.

Even a fool could tell that if such a top-quality Melo Pearl were sold like this, he would probably never encounter another one like it in his lifetime.

Then, a thought came to mind: was there another Melo Pearl inside the snail meat?

Because he was certain that the one Wang Jin sold in his previous life was definitely not this one.