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

"What's wrong with him?"

Chen Sihui frowned slightly and looked at Lin Shuisheng with some doubt.

"Forehead..."

Lin Shuisheng's lips twitched slightly. He cursed Ah Ming for being so useless, then forced a smile at Chen Sihui.

"Well, my brother is a bit clingy."

"Do you think I'm an idiot?"

Chen Sihui put her hands on her hips and rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"I'm not stupid, I'm not stupid! Dad says I'm a little slow-witted, but I'm definitely not stupid!"

Lin Xiangming stood on tiptoe and glared at Chen Sihui from behind Lin Shuisheng.

Chen Sihui: "..."

Even if Lin Shuisheng didn't say anything, she could tell that something was wrong with Lin Xiangming.

"Brother Ming, wait for me here for a moment."

Lin Shuisheng turned around, grabbed Lin Xiangming's shoulder, and then walked up to Chen Sihui.

"Sister Hui, let's talk in private for a moment."

"Um!"

Chen Sihui glanced at Lin Xiangming, who was pouting and looking somewhat indignant, then at Lin Shuisheng, who looked sincere, nodded slightly in agreement, and followed Lin Shuisheng to the side.

"Well, you can probably tell that my brother is a little mentally unstable."

Lin Shuisheng didn't mince words and spoke frankly:

"This is a condition he developed when he was born; I've heard it's called Down syndrome."

But don't worry, he doesn't have any other problems, except that his IQ is a little lower than normal, about the same as a four or five-year-old child.

If you really want him to come and help you, I'll call his dad when I get back.

He listens to his father very well; whenever his father gives the order, he'll definitely be a good helper.

Upon hearing this, Chen Sihui raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise on her face.

"I just heard him say that his dad told him to come with you? And you just sold him off like that?"

"No, how can you call this selling?"

Lin Shuisheng glared at Chen Sihui, looking at her with some annoyance.

"I just wanted to help him find a good home."

"What...what do you mean by that?"

Chen Sihui's expression froze, her face slowly turning bright red, her two alluring, foxy eyes fixed on Lin Shuisheng.

"You don't think I'm interested in him, do you?"

Lin Shuisheng: "..."

Does this even need to be said?

I don't know who it was before who had their eyes light up whenever they saw Ah Ming?

"You young punk, do you really think your sister is that kind of promiscuous person?"

Chen Sihui's face darkened, and she suddenly reached out and pinched Lin Shuisheng's arm, then stomped on him, her face full of anger.

"Are you crazy?!"

Just as Lin Shuisheng covered his arm, his foot was stepped on again, causing him to hop on one leg in pain.

"Hmph! Who gave you permission to play the piano so carelessly?"

Chen Sihui crossed her arms, puffed out her broad chest, raised her smooth chin, and gave a soft, cold snort.

"Forehead..."

Lin Shuisheng was momentarily speechless, then bowed slightly.

"I misunderstood you, I apologize."

"this one?"

Chen Sihui glanced at Lin Shuisheng with a cold expression.

"No, I've already apologized, what more do you want from me?"

Lin Shuisheng raised an eyebrow and spread his hands with a hint of annoyance.

"Alright, alright, anyway, you're no better than your brother, neither of you are any good people."

Chen Sihui waved her hand and turned to go into the store.

In no time, she came out with a small wad of banknotes and handed it to Lin Shuisheng.

"Here, that's 2508.5 in total. Count it carefully yourself, or I won't be responsible if it's less than that."

"Thank you, Sister Hui, you're so generous!"

Lin Shuisheng grabbed the banknotes and gave Chen Sihui a thumbs up.

"Don't be poor!"

Chen Sihui rolled her eyes, then turned to look at Lin Xiangming, who was standing obediently in place, a hint of regret flashing in her eyes.

What a great guy with such a big physique!

Why is your brain not working properly?

"Alright, the money's gone, nothing else, we'll be going now!"

Soon, Lin Shuisheng counted out the payment, put the money in his pocket, and waved to Chen Sihui with a satisfied look.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Chen Sihui reached out to stop him and looked Lin Shuisheng up and down.

What are you doing?

Lin Shuisheng felt a jolt in his heart when he saw Chen Sihui's fixed gaze, and took a small step back.

"Hey bro, you look pretty tall and strong, and you're pretty smart too. How about you come work for my shop?"

Chen Sihui raised the corners of her mouth, gently brushed her hair behind her ear, and revealed a delicate and beautiful smile.

If we could get Lin Shuisheng to work for us, and then Lin Xiangming would be working for Lin Shuisheng, wouldn't that be like buying one and getting one free?

"No time, no discussion!"

Lin Shuisheng rolled his eyes and immediately turned to leave.

"300, I'll pay you 300 yuan a month."

Upon seeing this, Chen Sihui hurriedly quoted the highest price in the entire farmers' market.

"No, Sister Hui, I really didn't intend to do anything for anyone. Thank you for your high regard."

Lin Shuisheng turned around and looked at Chen Sihui with some helplessness.

"That's 350 a month..."

Chen Sihui's eyes narrowed, and she tried to raise the price.

But before she could finish speaking, she saw Lin Shuisheng's brows furrow, so she was forced to change her words at the last minute.

"Alright, since you don't want to, I won't force you. Come to the shop for tea whenever you have time."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Hui!"

Lin Shuisheng nodded in agreement, then turned and led Lin Xiangming away from the farmers' market, heading towards Yunlan Town Middle School.

As he walked, he turned his head and glanced at Ah Ming, who was looking around with a curious expression. He couldn't help but feel both annoyed and amused.

This big oaf probably has no idea that he just missed a great opportunity to latch onto a powerful figure and live off a woman!

But that's good too, at least there won't be so many worries, and I can be happy every day.

"Ah Shui, I want to eat that!"

Lin Xiangming tugged at Lin Shuisheng's sleeve and pointed to an old man loudly hawking his wares by the roadside.

"Tofu pudding and grass jelly—have a bowl of these refreshing and heat-relieving treats!"

Upon hearing the old man's voice, some greedy children, like Lin Xiangming, would tug at the adult's clothes and stare longingly at him.

"Okay, let's go buy a bowl and try it, to satisfy your craving."

"Ah Shui is the best!"

Lin Xiangming cheered and eagerly ran to the old man, squatting down in front of him. His two big, round eyes stared intently at the two wooden buckets, almost startling the old man, who thought some kind of ruthless bandit had come to rob him.

Fortunately, Lin Shuisheng caught up in time and asked a question.

"Uncle, how much is the tofu pudding and grass jelly? Give us one bowl each."

"They're both one cent a bowl, which one do you want?"

Upon hearing the price, Lin Shuisheng couldn't help but sigh.

He remembered that when he was a child, he would go to the town market with his parents during festivals. Being able to spend three or five cents to eat a bowl of tofu and grass cake was considered a great luxury.

As a result, only eight or nine years later, the price had already doubled.

He went from being the child who longed for food to the adult who paid to satisfy that child.

Perhaps this is the meaning of passing down traditions from generation to generation!