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

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Lin Shuisheng strode to the mute girl's side and reached out to help her up.

"Waaah~"

The mute girl wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, turned around and bowed deeply to Lin Chaosheng and Lin Haisheng, which startled them so much that they quickly moved away.

She lived for eighteen years, was mute for eight of them, and all the grievances she had accumulated finally turned into tears today.

"Alright, I'm asking you to come home and work. That money isn't given to you for nothing. You don't need to act like this."

When Lin Shuisheng saw the mute girl straighten up and try to bow, he quickly reached out to stop her.

Upon hearing his words, the mute girl turned to look at him and shook her head repeatedly.

"What's wrong with you?"

Lin Shuisheng looked at the mute girl with a puzzled expression.

Upon hearing this, the mute girl hurriedly pointed to herself, then to Lin Shuisheng, and finally clenched her fists, extended her thumbs, and placed them in front of her chest in a gesture of thumbs-up.

"No, no, no, I already have a mother, I can't marry you!"

Lin Shuisheng's expression froze, and he quickly shook his head.

The mute girl waved her hand, pointed to herself, and pinched a little finger at Lin Shuisheng.

It means that she was the younger one.

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

The next moment, before he could object, the mute girl turned around, walked to Zhao Laogen, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed to him repeatedly.

Zhao Laogen didn't even glance at it; he just shamelessly kept haggling with Wang Jin.

"Brother Jin, I borrowed 500 yuan yesterday, but it's not due yet!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Without me connecting you with them, do you think you could have sold the street vendor for such a high price?"

"Yes, yes, thanks to Mr. Jin's help, but the loan isn't even due yet, and you're already charging me 150 yuan in interest? That doesn't seem quite right, does it?"

"Alright, I'm not an unreasonable person. You don't have to pay me back now, but I talked myself hoarse trying to help you get a high price. You can't expect me to do all that for nothing, can you?"

"this..."

"How about this, just give me 100 yuan as a token of your appreciation for the tea!"

"no..."

"You don't want to? Then pay off all your debts right now, not a penny less in interest!"

"No, I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you, okay?"

Soon, after the mute girl finished kowtowing nine times and stood up, she walked over without looking back, and Zhao Laogen had just finished negotiating with Wang Jin.

Wang Jin accepted the 100 yuan tea fee from Zhao Laogen with a satisfied expression, then turned and walked directly to Lin Chaosheng, flicking the 100 yuan bill with his hand, a smug smile playing on his lips.

"Hey handsome bro, didn't you say there's no future in this underworld? Look at this!"

"Coffin expenses!"

Lin Chaosheng glanced at Wang Jin and uttered three cold words.

"I..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jin immediately lost his composure.

However, he quickly recovered and gave Lin Chaosheng a mocking smile.

"Even if this is for your coffin, it's better than you struggling to make a living fishing in the countryside, barely earning any money all year round."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chaosheng remained silent, simply watching Wang Jin quietly.

"Alright, old man, I'm in a hurry to go back for morning tea. I don't have time to sit here with you in the wind. If you ever run out of money for food in the future, remember to come over here and find me. I can still give you a hundred or so yuan."

Seeing that Lin Chaosheng didn't respond, Wang Jin felt a little bored. He simply waved his hand, threw down a sentence, and then arrogantly strode away.

"No, Second Brother, you're just going to let him go like that?"

Lin Shuisheng glanced at Wang Jin's departing figure, frowned, and looked at Lin Chaosheng with some confusion.

"Exactly! Now that everything's done, there are three of us. Even if a fight breaks out, what are we afraid of?"

Lin Haisheng nodded, and somewhat annoyedly echoed his sentiment.

"Forget it, we were brothers before, and I don't want to have anything to do with them anymore."

Lin Chaosheng shook his head, reached out and patted Lin Shuisheng's shoulder, his expression slightly forlorn.

This made Lin Shuisheng and Lin Haisheng both curious about what exactly happened back then.

Before they could ask any questions, Lin Chaosheng put on his sunglasses, jumped onto his small sampan in a few steps, sat cross-legged at the bow with his head tilted to the side, propped his face up with his hand, and stared motionlessly at the rising sun on the horizon, facing the sea breeze.

The golden sunlight shone on him, giving people a warm and reassuring feeling.

"Is there anything else you need to get?"

Lin Shuisheng turned to look at the mute girl standing to the side with her head down and asked softly.

The mute girl glanced back at Zhao Laogen, who had already run back to the boat and was sitting there counting money, and silently shook her head.

"Let's go back then!"

Lin Shuisheng glanced at Zhao Laogen, called out to him, and walked to the dock. He then lightly jumped and landed steadily on his small sampan.

Immediately afterwards, the mute girl also jumped onto the boat and went straight to the stern to pick up the oar.

"I'll do it, I'll do it. You go sit with Ah Shui in the cabin!"

Lin Haisheng followed behind the mute girl and snatched the oar from her.

The mute girl looked up at Lin Haisheng and saw his slightly mischievous look. Her ears turned red, and she quickly lowered her head and walked towards Lin Haisheng.

Soon, she faced the bow of the boat and sat down opposite Lin Shuisheng with a well-behaved expression.

Seeing this, Lin Haisheng chuckled, then vigorously rowed the oar, slowly guiding the small sampan away from the dock.

"Ah Zhu, I saw your signature before, your handwriting is quite nice. Did you go to school before?"

Lin Shuisheng looked at the mute girl opposite him, who was bowing her head and hunching her shoulders, seemingly a little reserved. He raised an eyebrow and a hint of curiosity appeared in his eyes.

Upon hearing his words, the mute girl, Zhao Yuzhu, looked up at Lin Shuisheng somewhat embarrassedly, and then gestured three with her hand.

"You mean you've completed third grade?"

Lin Shuisheng's eyes narrowed, and a look of doubt appeared on his face.

Since you were able to get into the third grade before, why can't you speak now?

"Ah~ Wa~ Eh~ Shallow~"

Seeing Lin Shuisheng's expression, Zhao Yuzhu opened her mouth and made a series of indistinct sounds, then pointed to her mouth with her finger and gestured for a while.

Lin Shuisheng: "..."

sorry!

He genuinely couldn't understand it.

Seeing his blank expression, Zhao Yuzhu shifted her position anxiously, then her eyes suddenly lit up. She turned to the side, put her hand into the sea, dipped her finger in the seawater, and began to write stroke by stroke on the gangway.

Lin Shuisheng was slightly taken aback, then quickly leaned closer, reading the words aloud as he looked.

"When I was in third grade, I suddenly developed a high fever and became very ill."

My mother went to Uncle Cheng, the barefoot doctor in the village, and got some medicine for me. After I recovered, I gradually lost my ability to speak...

Zhao Yuzhu paused here, then continued writing:

"Later, when I was eleven, my mother ran away with someone, my father gambled, and I went fishing to pay off his debts..."