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

"By the way, Ah Shui, Ah Chao, there's something I need to tell you."

Lin Haisheng drank a cup of tea, then suddenly remembered something and hurriedly put the teacup down.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shuisheng and Lin Chaosheng all turned their attention to Lin Haisheng.

"Well, here's the thing."

Lin Haisheng scratched his head, glancing somewhat embarrassedly at his two younger brothers.

"I was picking lychees on the mountain before, and I told my dad that we had spent all our money to buy a big boat together. He said he wanted to contribute some money to buy a share, and I blurted it out and agreed. You see what happened..."

At this point, he looked directly at Lin Chaosheng and gripped his teacup tightly.

If their father, Lin Yaoguang, were to also become a shareholder, then both morally and logically, he would have to relinquish his position as the boat captain.

Lin Chaosheng naturally understood this, and his expression immediately turned rather unpleasant.

"Big brother, you know perfectly well that second brother has already put up all his savings and is even planning to borrow money from second sister-in-law's family, all in order to become the boat captain. Aren't you deliberately making things difficult for him?"

Seeing the change in Lin Chaosheng's expression, Lin Shuisheng frowned slightly and glared at Lin Haisheng with some annoyance.

"I...I just didn't think of that for a moment!"

"Even if you don't think of it right now, you can explain it to your father later!"

"I...I..."

"Alright, when Dad comes in later, you can tell him yourself to stop investing."

Before Lin Haisheng could even utter a word, a furious shout came from the main entrance.

"You little brat, what are you saying? I'm your father, can't I even invest in your company?"

"No, that's not what I meant!"

"So what do you mean?"

Lin Yaoguang strode up to Lin Shuisheng, his face full of anger.

"Alright!"

Lin Chaosheng stood up abruptly, looking at Lin Yaoguang with a serious expression.

"Father, don't blame Ah Shui. I want to be the captain, so I can't let you have a stake."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yaoguang frowned, slowly turning his head to look at Lin Chaosheng, his gaze filled with doubt.

"Who told you I was going to be a boat captain?"

"Is there even a question? You're the father of all three of us. If you were to invest, you'd definitely be the captain!"

Lin Chaosheng rolled his eyes and sat down somewhat irritably.

"Oh!"

Lin Yaoguang chuckled, walked to the main seat in the hall and sat down. He picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. Then he took off his pipe from his waist and slowly stuffed it with tobacco.

Seeing him like this, Lin Chaosheng's brows slowly furrowed, and then he, Lin Shuisheng, and Lin Haisheng exchanged glances, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Sizzle~"

After a while, accompanied by the sound of a match being lit, Lin Yaoguang took a deep drag on his cigarette, then slowly exhaled, looking at his three sons through the grayish-white smoke.

"It's a good thing that the three of you brothers can jointly buy a ship. It proves that you brothers are united and won't let others down."

When we were discussing the division of the family property, I mentioned that the family had some savings and could give each of you 1,000 yuan to apply for land to build houses.

Now that you're not planning to build houses so soon, I'm thinking of taking some money from the public funds to invest in a shipbuilding stock, as a form of public expense for our family.

From now on, during festivals, when worshipping gods and ancestors, or when any of your families encounter difficulties, funds will come from this.

At this point, he glanced at Lin Chaosheng.

Lin Chaosheng stood up abruptly and gave Lin Yaoguang a thumbs-up.

"Father is wise!"

"snort!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yaoguang slightly raised his chin and let out a soft hum.

"By the way, Dad, how much money are you planning to invest?"

Lin Chaosheng rolled his eyes and gently rubbed his fingers together.

"Ten thousand!"

"Seriously? Only ten thousand?"

"What? You think ten thousand isn't enough?"

"That's definitely a bit low. You wouldn't believe it, Ah Shui earned ten thousand in just one morning!"

Lin Chaosheng nodded somewhat uninterestedly and pointed at Lin Shuisheng.

"Cough cough cough!"

Upon hearing Lin Chaosheng's words, Lin Yaoguang choked on his cigarette smoke several times.

"No way, Ah Chao, you're not kidding, are you? Aren't you and Ah Shui at home repairing the house? Where did he get so much money?"

Lin Haisheng frowned, looking at Lin Chaosheng with a puzzled expression.

"Well, here's what happened: this morning, the scene at our front door was quite spectacular..."

Lin Chaosheng glanced at Lin Haisheng, then adopted the air of a storyteller and began to tell the story vividly, leaving Lin Yaoguang and Lin Haisheng stunned.

When they heard that Lin Wenbin had been forced to admit defeat early and obediently handed over 10,000 yuan, their eyes were filled with shock as they looked at Lin Shuisheng.

Good guy!

In all these years, I've never heard of anyone being able to force Lin Yaodong to admit defeat!

"By the way, Ah Shui, why don't you invest that ten thousand yuan too?"

Lin Chaosheng leaned closer to Lin Shuisheng and asked somewhat cautiously.

"Go away! Forget about that ten thousand yuan. I've already given it to my uncle and donated it to Mazu!"

Lin Shuisheng glanced at Lin Chaosheng and waved his hand dismissively.

"What? You donated all that money? Wasn't that a waste of time?"

Lin Chaosheng's eyes widened, and he stared at Lin Shuisheng with a look of shock.

"What do you mean by 'working for nothing'? Don't you know where that ten thousand yuan came from? If you were really given it to me, would you dare spend it?"

Lin Shuisheng frowned and sat up straight with a serious expression.

"I..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chaosheng was speechless.

"Ah Shui, you did the right thing. It's best to donate the money so that people won't use this to criticize you behind your back later."

At this moment, Lin Yaoguang looked at Lin Shuisheng with a solemn expression, his words revealing undisguised admiration.

"Exactly! I also think it would be best to donate that money; it would be a way to repay the goddess Mazu!"

Lin Haisheng sat to the side, nodding repeatedly in agreement.

"Ugh!"

Seeing them like this, Lin Chaosheng could only shake his head and sigh softly.

In fact, he knew that it would be best to donate the ten thousand yuan, but he had already used all the money in his hand to buy a boat. Even with the ten thousand yuan that Lin Yaoguang had invested from the public fund, he was still short a lot.

After all, we already have a boat, so we can't be without fishing nets, fish boxes, diesel fuel, workers, protective gear, beds, water buckets, pots and pans, and so on!

All these things added together would cost at least ten thousand or eight thousand.

In addition, if you include the reserve funds for operating the large ship, that would amount to several thousand dollars.

If all else fails, he'll have no choice but to ask his father-in-law for a loan.

Just as he was wondering how much he needed to borrow and if he could still get any, he suddenly heard Lin Shuisheng's voice in his ear.

"Oh right, Dad, eldest brother, second brother, I almost forgot to tell you, my homestead land was approved today."