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

"Father, I'm home!"

"Bin, you're back just in time. I have something to tell you."

"What's wrong?"

What are you holding in your hand?

"Oh! That's right! I was just about to tell you! Didn't Ah Shui say there would be a typhoon in a few days? We went to him to demand an explanation, and he actually bet us 100,000 yuan! Isn't he stupid?"

Lin Wenbin walked over and sat down next to Lin Yaodong, slamming the betting agreement on the table with a smug smile on his face.

Upon hearing his words, Lin Yaodong's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly picked up the betting agreement to read it.

"Bang!"

"You bastard, who gave you the right to bring people to confront Ah Shui?"

Soon, Lin Yaodong slammed the bet back on the table, glaring at Lin Wenbin with a livid face.

"No, he just came here out of the blue and started spouting nonsense, saying that a once-in-a-century typhoon is going to hit our area, causing everyone to be afraid to go out to sea. Can't I go and ask him for an explanation?"

Lin Wenbin glared at Lin Yaodong, his face full of resentment.

"You know nothing. I just went to the management area and called someone to ask. They said there really is a typhoon outside Taiwan."

Lin Yaodong stood up abruptly, his eyes fixed on Lin Wenbin, with an urge to strangle him.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible, Father. Who did you ask for this information from? When I asked around last night, no one mentioned a typhoon."

Lin Wenbin paused for a moment, then shouted loudly with an incredulous look on his face.

If he hadn't asked around last night to see if there was a typhoon, he wouldn't have acted so impulsively this morning, leading his men straight to the door, let alone taking the lead in agreeing to that bet.

"You little brat, you think I'd lie to you?"

When Lin Yaodong saw that Lin Wenbin was actually questioning him, he was immediately furious.

"No, how could this be such a coincidence?"

At this moment, Lin Wenbin gradually regained some of his composure, and his expression turned somewhat grim.

"Hmph! I always tell you to think twice before you act, no matter what happens, but you never listen. Now look what's happened, you've embarrassed yourself to the core."

Lin Yaodong snorted and sat down, his face full of disappointment and frustration.

"No, what you just said was that there's a typhoon outside Taiwan. That's so far away from us, they might not be able to hit us, and we might not necessarily lose."

Lin Wenbin suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up.

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yaodong immediately burst into laughter in anger.

"Dad, what are you laughing at?"

Lin Wenbin raised an eyebrow, a look of doubt on his face.

"Bang!"

"I laugh at your stupidity, I laugh at your recklessness!"

Lin Yaodong slammed his hand on the table, pointed his finger at Lin Wenbin's nose, and cursed:

"Don't you think about it? If Ah Shui hadn't come to remind you, would you already be at sea by now?"

If you really encounter a typhoon, will you be able to come back?

They saved your life, and you're still thinking about whether you'll lose?

Are you out of your mind?

Lin Wenbin: "..."

Soon, his face turned pale, and his head slowly lowered.

After a while, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Yaodong with a somewhat blank expression.

"So what should I do now?"

"How could I have given birth to such an idiot!"

Lin Yaodong glared at Lin Wenbin, his face full of disdain.

"Now that you know a typhoon is coming, why don't you hurry up and pay up the money to redeem yourself from the bet?"

"No, the bet has already been signed, and Uncle Jiu was even a witness. How can I redeem it?"

Lin Wenbin frowned, his face full of resentment.

"Besides, even if we really lose, we can just pool together 10,000 yuan for Ah Shui, which is only a few hundred yuan per person. We're not even sure if the typhoon will hit this area yet, so why should I be the one to pay to redeem the bet?"

"Snapped!"

Seeing that Lin Wenbin still showed no remorse, Lin Yaodong was so angry that he stood up and slapped him across the face.

Lin Wenbin stared wide-eyed, covered his face with his hands, and felt a buzzing in his head.

"Why can't I explain it to you clearly?"

Lin Yaodong nodded, while Lin Wenbin's eyes practically spit fire.

"Is losing money the problem now? The problem is that if you lose, you'll owe them a life and be inferior to them for the rest of your lives."

How will you take over my position then? How will you remain the clan leader?

Do you think they're as stupid as you to bet 100,000 yuan with you? They're much smarter than you!

In the future, they won't need you to do anything. As long as the bet is in place, no matter what they do, you can't go against them, otherwise you'll be ungrateful.

How can an ungrateful person command respect?

Have you thought about these questions?

Lin Wenbin: "..."

He opened his mouth, his face instantly turning deathly pale, his eyes filled with terror.

If he hadn't heard his father's explanation, he really wouldn't know when he would have realized how deep and how big Lin Shuisheng's schemes were!

"Hmph! Now you know how stupid you've been, don't you?"

Lin Yaodong snorted coldly, sat down, grabbed the betting agreement, threw it over, and tapped the table with his finger.

"Take a good look at this bet, look at the names on it, and think about what Ah Shui and his two brothers are planning to do about buying a big ship."

Previously, only our family owned a large boat in our village. In addition, many people in the village relied on our family to make money by going to sea, so our family was put in charge of managing the red-headed boat in the village.

Now that we have this bet, and Ah Shui and his two brothers have bought a big ship, do you think we can still keep that red-headed ship?

More importantly, once Ah Shui and his two brothers gain influence and make money with the people in the house, how many people will still listen to our family?

This wasn't a momentary act of spite, nor was it foolishness; it was a gamble with 100,000 yuan to establish a prestigious reputation for their family in their home.

"Then... what do we do now? Is paying money to redeem the bet the only option?"

Lin Wenbin clenched his fist and looked at Lin Yaodong with a face full of resentment.

"What do you think? The bet is already signed, it's all in black and white here. If you don't pay to redeem the bet, how are you going to win those people back? Do you expect them to just throw away hundreds of dollars and embarrass themselves along with you?"

Lin Yaodong's face darkened, and he retorted somewhat irritably.

After saying that, without waiting for Lin Wenbin to say anything, he stood up, went into the room, took out a full ten thousand yuan, and threw it in front of Lin Wenbin.

"Take all this money and give it to Ah Shui. If he's unwilling to cancel the bet, ask him what other demands he has. As long as they're not excessive, you can agree to them."

"What if he still refuses?"

Lin Wenbin frowned and asked somewhat nervously.

"No way!"

Lin Yaodong waved his hand, sat down, picked up his teacup, and a confident look appeared on his face.

"I believe he is a smart man and should know when to stop while he's ahead."

"Then I'll go find him now!"

Seeing his father's confidence, Lin Wenbin breathed a slight sigh of relief. He then immediately grabbed the stack of hundred-yuan bills and the betting agreement and hurriedly left home.