Upon recognizing Boss Fu's familiar face, Zhang Fugui's eyes widened in shock. The next second, he raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face.

Fu Wan and the others couldn't help but gasp. "Hiss, the noise and the force—just looking at it makes you feel pain!"

Zhang Fugui's face immediately turned red, and a clear handprint appeared on his face, which was whitened by the seawater.

But he didn't feel any pain. Instead, he was so happy that he was almost incoherent, and he grabbed Boss Fu's leg tightly.

"Brother Gouwa! I'm still alive! I'm still alive!"

"Thank Goddess Mazu, I'm truly saved!"

"I, Zhang Fugui, am indeed destined for great wealth and honor. My life is not meant to end here, hahaha! Brother Gouwa, how did you find me!"

Despite asking the question, this person didn't give Boss Fu a chance to speak.

Fu Ming frowned as he looked at Fu Ming's bare chest and casually tossed Fu Ming's coat up at him.

In public, with such a pale, bland figure, it's best not to offend the eyes of the women on the ship.

"Brother Zhang, can you walk now?"

"Let's all go eat, we can talk while we eat. Oh dear, this looks like you're suffering terribly!"

Seeing that the man was still alive, Ye Xiaocui simply called out to everyone.

They had just finished cooking, and if they didn't eat soon, the food would get cold.

Upon hearing that he was saved and would even have food to eat, Zhang Fugui was overjoyed and tears welled up in his eyes. The nearly forty-year-old man kept wiping away his tears.

By this time, all the fish on the deck that needed to be bled had been processed. Fu Ming called Jack and the other two, and together they moved those big fish into the cold storage.

Their fishing trip at sea is over for the day, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will head back after dinner.

But now, what Fu Ming is most curious about is Zhang Fugui's fate.

Wasn't this person supposed to be heading south to do big business? How did he end up at sea, and his upper body clothes are missing?

If it weren't for them, Zhang Fugui would probably have become a real drifter at sea within two days!

These are the questions that everyone on the ship except Zhang Fugui wanted to ask.

Dinner on the ship was very plentiful, including spicy stir-fried mantis shrimp, steamed mantis shrimp, spicy crab, braised eel, and seafood porridge.

In just over an hour, Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan managed to make a large plate of dumplings.

Fu Wan picked one up and tasted it, and her eyes lit up. It was filled with sea urchin and fish meat.

The sweetness of sea urchin combined with the springy texture of fish meat creates a surprisingly harmonious flavor.

"Mom, Aunt, why don't you come with me when we go out to sea from now on!"

With such excellent cooking skills, if they went out to sea with me, I wouldn't have to worry about food at all.

Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan were so happy they were practically grinning from ear to ear.

"You're dreaming! I'd never want to drift at sea for days on end!"

Ye Xiaocui kept laughing, "If I go out to sea with them, who will look after our vegetable garden?"

"No, no, you can just take me out occasionally to have some fun and satisfy my craving for beachcombing!"

Jiang Chunlan also declined with a smile, "Awan, I would like to go to sea with you, but your sister-in-law is about to give birth, and I have to take care of my grandchildren!"

Fu Wan looked regretful upon hearing this. She had guessed that her two elders would not go to sea with her, not only because they couldn't leave their homes, but also because going to the open sea was too tiring, and she couldn't bear to let her mother suffer with them.

Just saying this now is to lighten the mood.

Seeing that Fu Ling and Jack had almost finished eating, Fu Wan asked Qin Anning to take the children back to the rest cabin.

Fu Ling was reluctant to leave, circling around Fu Wan for a while before secretly whispering in Fu Wan's ear to complain.

"Mom, that person is so strange! Look, he doesn't eat with chopsticks!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Wan looked up in Zhang Fugui's direction.

Indeed, this person wasn't even using chopsticks; he was stuffing food into his mouth with both hands.

“He’s starving. Lingling, you go up to the rest cabin with Mingzhu first. I’ll come up to find you later.”

Fu Ling listened to Fu Wan's words.

Zhang Fugui's eating habits drew disgust from Boss Fu sitting opposite him.

Zhang Fugui was the only one he had just rescued; otherwise, given how starving he looked, Boss Fu would have already started cursing him.

"Oh my, Fugui, how long have you been starving?"

Ye Xiaocui quickly poured him a glass of water, afraid that he would choke to death in one gulp.

Zhang Fugui, with his neck stiff, swallowed the mouthful of food, took a sip of water, and let out a long sigh as he recalled:

"How long has it been since you last ate? Sister-in-law, I can't even remember."

"It's been two or three days. Luckily, I ran into you. My old man was right. Your family is kind-hearted. I deserve to die. I even dreamed of getting on your boat..."

"I was confused last time, I wasn't thinking straight, but you guys didn't hold a grudge and saved me. It's so dark at sea, if it weren't for you, I would have either starved to death or been eaten by sharks!"

As he spoke, Zhang Fugui began to wipe away tears again.

This sight made Boss Fu frown.

"Alright, kid, stop with the act. Do you really think I'll stop asking you questions just because you piss a couple of times?"

Boss Fu snorted coldly and slammed his hand on the table.

Tell me, why are you at sea?

And why is it like this?

Zhang Fugui was startled by the sound of Boss Fu slamming the table, and almost fell to his knees.

Fu Wan didn't miss the subconscious fear in his eyes, and guessed that Zhang Fugui must have been through a lot.

"Alright, Dad, stop slamming the table. You scared me."

Fu Wan smiled slightly at Zhang Fugui, "Uncle, don't be afraid. We saved you, so we definitely need to know why you had such an experience."

Don't worry, you're on the ship now. If you don't cause any trouble, we'll definitely get you home safely.

but--"

Fu Wan's smile faded, and her expression turned cold.

“If you don’t explain clearly, with so many enemy agents around lately, we’re also worried that you might be connected to those people on the high seas.”

Even when venturing out to sea, one must be cautious. My uncle surely understands that we, the people of Fu Family Village, cannot rescue enemy agents.

If you don't explain yourself clearly, I'm thinking of just taking you to the police station. Or, to avoid getting into trouble, we'll just have to throw you back into the sea..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Fugui's face, which had just regained some color, turned deathly pale with fright.

His hands even left afterimages.

"Don't throw me back into the sea, don't throw me back into the sea."

"I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Zhang Fugui glanced at Fu Wan and her group, and instinctively swallowed.

His grandfather was absolutely right. The most capable person in the Fu family wasn't the eldest son, but actually this divorced girl who had returned home.

The first few sentences sounded amicable, but the later ones were no different from those of the group that threw him into the sea earlier.

That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying!

He was quite certain that if he didn't tell the truth, this girl would really throw him back into the sea.

Especially when Fu Wan was speaking, he saw Fu Laoda nodding repeatedly, looking like he completely agreed with Fu Wan.