Reborn and Divorced: I'm Raising My Kids and Lying Low to Get Rich

Opening her eyes, Chen Hong was reborn. She was reborn just before she was about to take her children back to her parents' home. Not wanting to live a life of looking at others' faces for a...

Chapter 32 Diving

She hadn't formally learned swimming techniques; perhaps she was just naturally more athletic than the average person. She didn't care about any particular style; she would just swing her arms and legs as soon as she entered the water, and she swam faster and more easily than others.

While others were out swimming in the river, panting heavily after just ten minutes, she was quite different. She swam for half an hour and caught a two-pound grass carp as if it were nothing, without batting an eye.

From childhood to adulthood, she carried heavier loads than others, ran faster than others, jumped higher than others, and even in fights, she was more agile and stronger than others.

In her past life, her mother often lamented that it was only because she was born in a rural area in the 1970s that her family didn't value athletic ability. If she had been born 10 years later, when they knew to value the future of athletes, Chen Hong might very well have won a sports championship.

After all, she excels in running, jumping, and swimming; it's just a pity she wasn't born in the right era.

Chen Hong entered the water very cautiously, gradually exploring the limits of her body's underwater endurance. She would never take any risks unless she could guarantee her safety.

In her past life, the deepest she ever dived was 35 meters in a reservoir, where she pulled up a 120-pound boy in ten minutes.

Aside from feeling a little tired after lifting people to the surface, she experienced no discomfort in the water. She didn't know what other people's conditions were like underwater, but she could hold her breath for 10 minutes without any problem.

She didn't try it for a long time, since it wasn't something she would use in her daily life, and she wouldn't want to challenge herself for no reason.

Chen Hong felt no discomfort when she dived to the bottom of the water. Except for the greater buoyancy compared to land, which made her feel a little uncomfortable and she needed to adjust her strength, there was no difference from her activities on land.

She removed the snorkel and tried to hold her breath underwater. When she felt short of breath, she pushed off the underwater rocks and shot out of the water like an arrow. Checking her phone, she realized she had held her breath for about 30 minutes, excluding the time she went underwater.

She can easily stay in the water for 30 minutes at a depth of 30 meters without any equipment.

Just in case, Chen Hong carried an oxygen tank and dived into the sea. During the test, she found more than a dozen lobsters and crabs within a 30-meter radius.

On the seabed, Chen Hong's agility in maneuvering through space was not hindered at all. Armed with iron tongs and a rake, she meticulously searched underwater; once she spotted something, it was doomed. The seabed was rich in resources: lobsters, crabs, scallops, large clams, coconut shells, and giant conches.

Chen Hong lost track of time while holding on, and only realized she had swum 500 meters away from the boat when the safety rope around her waist tightened. Grabbing the last large eel in front of her, she pushed off with her feet and leaped out of the water.

With a splash, Chen Hong emerged from the sea, quickly swam to the side of the boat, and rested for more than ten minutes while holding onto the gunwale. After observing that there were no other boats around, and checking her phone, she saw that it was only 1:30. Chen Hong then changed direction and dived back into the sea, thoroughly searching the seabed near the fishing boat before finally returning to the boat with satisfaction.

Under the cover of the cockpit, Chen Hong went back to her spatial dimension, took a shower, changed her clothes, and returned to the ship. Seeing the geoduck clam at her feet, Chen Hong's face lit up with a smile. She had heard of geoducks since her previous life—their unique shape, rich nutrition, and especially their supposed effects on men, which kept their price consistently high.

This time, Chen Hong dug up 13 underwater, each weighing between 2 and 5 kilograms. There were also dozens of smaller ones on the seabed. Chen Hong decided to let them grow and then select the larger ones to dig up next time.

After all, even the best things lose their value if you have too much of them; you need to ensure they can sustainably provide value.

After carefully rinsing the geoduck in the seawater, Chen Hong looked at it and found that it wasn't ugly at all. On the contrary, it was kind of ugly-handsome, radiating a golden glow.

At 600-700 yuan per kilogram, this is the most expensive seafood Chen Hong has ever caught. One of these, weighing 4-5 kilograms, is equivalent to a day's income for an average fisherman. If she could find one every day, her income would skyrocket, enough to buy a house in a year.

After chuckling to herself for a while, she marked the spot on her phone; from now on, this would be her secret geoduck clam farming base. Chen Hong then steered her boat away from the fishing spot.

Finding the floats for the crab traps, Chen Hong used a crane to retrieve all six traps. As soon as she got the floats and gripped the ropes to hang them on the crane, she knew that the live bait she had been keeping in her space for several days would not disappoint her.

The creaking and groaning of the crane confirmed Chen Hong's guess. As soon as the crab trap was lifted out of the water, it was filled with a dense mass of lobsters and crabs, which made Chen Hong smile and reveal her big white teeth.

This basket is full of good stuff! There are over 20 crabs and lobsters, and several eels have also crawled in.

These brainless creatures are willing to risk their lives for food. The cages were overflowing in just seven or eight hours. If it were to be packed all night, these creatures would be so crowded that they wouldn't be able to move around. Chen Hong used a crane to collect the cages while skillfully tying up the crabs.