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

"That's all in the past, why are you still asking about it?"

Lin Chaosheng paused for a moment, waved his hand, and turned his head away somewhat awkwardly.

"But I feel like you haven't gotten over it yet, at least not in your heart."

Lin Shuisheng grabbed Lin Chaosheng's arm, straightened his body, and looked him straight into his eyes.

"Why...why are you so annoying? I already told you not to bring up the past."

Lin Chaosheng forcefully shook off Lin Shuisheng's hand, his face darkening.

"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore. I'll give you the money right now."

Seeing Lin Chaosheng's intense reaction, Lin Shuisheng immediately took a step back, turned around, and went into the room.

In no time at all, he came out with 4 yuan and shoved it into Lin Chaosheng's arms.

"Two thousand dollars is for buying a diesel generator, and you can use the remaining thirty-eight thousand dollars to buy a boat."

"I knew you'd be a good friend!"

Lin Chaosheng lightly punched Lin Shuisheng's chest with his hand, his smile wide and his eyes obscured.

"No matter how much it cost to buy the ship, you'll get half of the shares."

"No, even brothers should keep clear accounts. We'll settle the accounts exactly as they are. Whatever the amount is, that's what we'll get."

Lin Shuisheng reached out to block him, his face serious.

"Okay, then let's do it your way. I'll call my older brother and we'll go to the county to buy the diesel generator together. We'll also check with the shipyard about the price of large ships while we're at it."

Lin Chaosheng gave Lin Shuisheng a deep look, then nodded, left a sentence, and ran to the west room of the hall.

Before long, Lin Haisheng excitedly followed him outside.

"Hey, aren't you guys eating breakfast?"

Seeing his older brothers' eager expressions, Lin Shuisheng hurriedly called out.

"No need, no need, we'll just grab something to eat in the county."

"That's right, these good ships don't wait for anyone. If we go too late, all the good ships will be booked, and that would be terrible."

Soon, Lin Chaosheng and Lin Haisheng waved and left without looking back, leaving Lin Shuisheng alone standing at the gate, shaking his head helplessly.

He originally planned to spend 20,000 to 30,000 yuan to buy a small motorboat, and then use the remaining money to renovate his house in the city and rent it out.

Now that things have turned out this way, he only has about two thousand yuan left, and he's become penniless again.

This is tricky!

Oh right, I almost forgot that I made an appointment with Lin Qiming to go and complete the house transfer procedures this morning.

Thinking of this, he immediately turned around and went back into the room, stuffed his household registration book, ID card and the real estate transaction contract into his pocket, and also grabbed a bag of Song tea. After telling Ye Wanqing and Zhao Yuzhu, he quickly ran to Dongshan Aotou.

When he arrived, Lin Chaosheng and Lin Haisheng had just untied the mooring rope and were preparing to row.

They were all stunned when they saw him running towards them.

"Ah Shui, what's wrong?"

"Ah Shui, you're not going to change your mind, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shuisheng plopped down on the bow of the boat, rolling his eyes in annoyance.

"Go away, go away! A real man's spit is as good as nails."

"So you want to come with us to see the boat?"

"No, I made an appointment with someone this morning to transfer the property title."

"Ah Shui, you're so lucky! You even have houses in the city now. We don't even know when we'll be able to build our own houses!"

"Who gave you the audacity to want to buy such a big ship?"

"Look at what you're saying, aren't we just trying to make more money?"

"..."

Soon, as the three brothers chatted idly, the small sampan swayed and drifted away from Dongshan Aotou, heading straight for the county town to the southeast along the coast.

Because they were in a hurry, Lin Chaosheng and Lin Haisheng worked very hard, and with Lin Shuisheng taking over from time to time, the entire journey took less time than usual. They arrived at Qianjiang Wharf in the county town before 9 a.m.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Chaosheng and Lin Haisheng went to the hardware and electrical appliance store, while Lin Shuisheng just managed to catch the small passenger boat to the city.

By the time he arrived at the watch shop and met Lin Qiming, it was almost 11 a.m.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Qiming, something came up this morning and made me late."

"It's alright, let's hurry up and get the transfer done before the housing management office closes for the day."

Lin Qiming saw Lin Shuisheng, who was covered in sweat from running, and the bag of tea leaves on the table. He smiled slightly, waved his hand, and stood up.

More than half an hour later, when they came out of the housing management office, Lin Shuisheng looked at the property transfer certificate in his hand, and his slightly anxious heart finally settled down.

"Alright, come back here to pick up your certificate in five business days. I have some things to take care of. Let's sit down and have some tea together another time."

Lin Qiming turned around and glanced at Lin Shuisheng, then gently patted his shoulder.

"When are you going to Hong Kong? I'll come and see you off!"

Lin Shuisheng raised an eyebrow and looked at Lin Qiming with a sincere expression.

"No need, you're so kind. I'll take care of things in the next few days and then leave. I don't know when that will be, so you don't need to go through all that trouble."

Lin Qiming waved his hand and chuckled as he politely declined.

"Okay, then I'll send you some more Song tea in a while."

Hearing Lin Qiming's words, Lin Shuisheng did not insist and immediately nodded in agreement.

After Lin Qiming rode away on his bicycle, he took another careful look at the processing receipt, a hint of excitement showing on his face.

After a while, he folded the receipt and stuffed it into his pocket along with the other documents, patting it gently as if afraid of losing it.

Since the next ferry back wouldn't start until after 2 p.m., he looked up at the blazing sun in the sky, randomly picked a small, well-run restaurant, and spent 2 yuan on a plate of stir-fried rice noodles with meat soup.

After eating, he saw that it was still early, so he went to the grocery store and spent a few cents to have someone write a rental notice and post it on the door of his house.

The notice states that only the entire shop and the back of the house can be rented. If you are interested, you can come over in seven days to discuss the details in person.

By then, the typhoon will have passed, the property certificate will have been issued, and I can come to the city center to get everything done.

Thinking of the typhoon, he stood in the shop and glanced at the sweltering weather outside, his expression slightly grave.

There are now less than four days left before the typhoon makes its direct hit on Tsing Lan Bay.

He had to make sure his house, fruit trees, fish shed, vegetable garden, drying nets, and everything else were properly secured before the typhoon arrived.

Around 2 p.m., he rushed to the passenger ship docking area, bought a ticket, and boarded the ship.

At this moment, the people on the boat with him were all chatting about the prices of fish at the market, the wages for running the boat, the fishing season in the nearby waters, and their wives and children at home. They were completely unaware that a storm, which was a once-in-a-century event, was about to arrive.