Chen Hong whispered in his ear, "Mom made over two million yuan from fishing this time. I only told you. We're making money quietly, and we can't tell anyone. It's our family secret, understand?"

Yu Yang nodded excitedly, "Mom, you earned so much money! You must have worked so hard. Did Black Tiger help you?"

"Of course, Black Tiger is a good dog. It's all thanks to my son's excellent training. It's very sensible and helps its mother keep watch every night."

"With Black Tiger on the boat, Mom can sleep peacefully every night. Look, I caught more fish this time than before," Chen Hong coaxed her son.

Yu Yang happily hugged Black Tiger's head, and Glasses affectionately rubbed against Chen Hong and Black Tiger. The two people and two dogs seemed to have been separated for a long time, showing such affection!

After seeing off the tourists who were checking out, the village chief greeted Chen Hong happily, "Chen Hong, you're back! How was the trip at sea? Are you alright? Did you have a good catch?"

The three questions in a row expressed the old man's concern!

"Uncle, I'm fine, everything's alright, and the harvest is pretty good. The small inn seems to be doing quite well too. How are things? Are you managing to keep up?"

"Sigh, I'm really too busy. That's why I called Wang Xin's mom and Xiao Hao's mom over to help when I was busy."

However, they are both part-time workers; they come to help when things are busy, and when they're not busy, they go home to do housework. Since you're at sea, I haven't had a chance to tell you about this.

"Oh, Uncle, why are you being so polite? You can handle this little thing yourself. Besides, Xiao Hao's mother and Wang Xin's mother are not outsiders."

We know their character, and we trust them completely. You've made a good choice.

Chen Hong gave the village chief a thumbs up, which made him laugh out loud. "You're such a big kid now, all you do is try to coax me. You're so naughty!"

Yu Yang saw his mother give the village chief a thumbs up, and he followed suit, saying, "Grandpa Village Chief is amazing! He's just like a leader in the city; he can manage everything!"

The village chief laughed heartily, "You little sycophant, what leaders have you ever met that you think your great-uncle is a leader?"

Chen Hong joked, "Most leaders don't lead as many people as you. How many people are in a unit? Look at you, you lead several thousand people in our village. You're not far off from being a big leader!"

"Hmph, you two are so good at sweet-talking people, it's like you're doing a comedy routine with a straight man!"

The three, young and old, chatted and laughed as they lifted the water tank off Chen Hong's truck bed, weighed the fish, and scooped them into the hotel's two large water tanks.

"Uncle, the fish in our hotel are selling very quickly! The guests have eaten quite a lot!" Chen Hong was surprised that there were far fewer fish in the tank.

The village chief smiled smugly, "Our guests are usually from the mainland, and they rarely get to eat such fresh seafood."

Our prices are cheap, and we only charge them a processing fee. Where else can you find such a good deal? Every guest who stays at our hotel loves the fish.

Chen Hong nodded, "That's good. We don't rely on selling fish to make money, but this can definitely be a unique feature of our hotel."

The fish in our restaurant is even fresher than those in the city's big hotels; it's cooked to order and tastes absolutely fantastic.

"Yes, the guests all said they would come back to stay during their next holiday. They also said they would help promote our place so that their relatives and friends would stay with us when they come to the beach."

After this holiday, we can finally relax. Our hotel won't go home empty-handed anymore; we'll at least have some income! The village chief finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Uncle, even if it's the Air Force, we're not in a hurry. The house and furniture are still there, they're not going anywhere, they've always been ours."

We earn more money when we entertain more people, and less money when we entertain fewer people. Anyway, most of the ingredients are produced and sold by ourselves, so we won't lose money.

Don't get upset over such a small amount of money. If you suddenly fall ill, I might as well not open this hotel at all!

The village chief felt relieved. "We've already come to terms with this, so don't worry. During this seven-day holiday, we harvested and sold quite a few vegetables from our gardens. Your Uncle Erhu and I are planning to take some time to replant some more."

I was thinking that summer vacation is almost here, and once this batch of vegetables grows, we can sell quite a bit during the summer. That income is much better than your Uncle Erhu going out to work.”

Everyone has an income now, and Chen Hong is very happy for everyone. "That's great. Our yards are all quite big, so the women in our families can raise more chickens and ducks."

The seaside is abundant with seaweed, seaweed, and small fish and shrimp. Chickens and ducks don't need much grain; they grow up in two or three months and can be sold for money.

"Yes, all of them want to raise more chickens and ducks. When they grow up, they'll sell the males first, and the females will lay eggs and sell those too. Once they've sold all the males, they'll sell the females. That way, they can make money all year round."

The father and son chatted about daily life while working, creating a very pleasant atmosphere. Aunt Guo and Wang Xin's mother came down with the bed sheets and duvet covers, preparing to go to the laundry room to wash them.