This down-to-earth attitude is something even middle-aged cadres who have worked for many years cannot match.

Not to mention the rich second-generation and official third-generation kids in the city nowadays, who drive luxury cars, wear designer clothes, adorn themselves with gold and jade, and frequent high-end parties and bars.

All they know is how to compete and spend money; they have no ambition or drive whatsoever. They're practically social trash, yet they still cause trouble and flaunt their misdeeds!

Compared to Chen Hong, not only does Zhou Yi look down on them, but even these older folks can now see the huge difference between the two types of girls.

The two elderly people had already made up their minds and were determined to propose marriage.

The two old men caught twelve fish in one afternoon, seven or eight different kinds of fish of various sizes, basically all the common local fish species.

In addition to the red snapper that Zhou Yi's father caught, Zhou's uncle also caught a bigeye snapper weighing more than three pounds.

While not as rare and valuable as red melon seeds, it currently sells for 70-80 yuan per jin (500g), making it a decent fish.

Uncle Zhou Yi was very satisfied, constantly calculating that the seven fish he caught that afternoon were worth a total of 1,200 yuan.

This was the most he had ever earned since he started fishing.

Zhou Yi's father, however, remained resentful, having boasted that the red snapper was easy to catch!

Unexpectedly, the blind cat stumbled upon a dead mouse and caught one. But as night fell, he never saw another red snapper.

Uncle Zhou thought he was ungrateful. He caught more than two thousand yuan worth of fish in one afternoon, which is equivalent to half a month's salary for a skilled worker. This is something that many people cannot do.

Seeing that some people had set up camp on the island, Chen Hong decided to stay there for the night.

She found a sheltered harbor, anchored and secured the mooring lines, and let the four men, young and old, watch the sunset on the deck.

She and Zhou Yi's mother went into the kitchen to prepare dinner. Tonight, she planned to make mackerel dumplings, steamed red snapper, and braised turbot.

She first kneaded the dough and let it rest, then started catching the mackerel, killing it, and chopping it into filling.

After cleaning the mackerel, do not chop it directly. You must slice the mackerel into two pieces and remove the main bone.

Then use the knife tip to scrape the fish meat off little by little, so that the fish skin, fish bones and fish meat can be separated cleanly!

The fish meat can be chopped in a few strokes. Add a little chopped chives and one-fifth of ground pork to the chopped fish meat filling.

Crack an egg into the mixture, add a little sugar, a small amount of oyster sauce, and peanut oil, and stir vigorously.

Add a little soy sauce halfway through and continue stirring the filling until it becomes firm, trembles slightly when patted, and can be squeezed into a ball.

Zhou Yi's mother also made two vegetable dishes and a fruit salad, and a delicious dinner was ready.

The group ate the delicious mackerel dumplings and steamed red snapper, praising them highly.

"These mackerel dumplings are really delicious. They have no fishy smell at all, and they are fresh and tender. They are light and nutritious, and they are suitable for both the elderly and children. They are great!"

"I need to make the most of this time at the beach and eat these mackerel dumplings as many times as possible, because I won't be able to find such delicious mackerel dumplings again once I get back to Beijing."

While eating dumplings, Aunt Zhou said, "I thought it was because my cooking skills were bad, but it turns out the ingredients were bad too."

For mackerel dumplings, you must use fresh mackerel for the filling. I've also learned Chen Hong's method for preparing the filling.

As long as I have fresh mackerel, I can make delicious mackerel dumplings.

"If you ever want to eat mackerel dumplings when you come home, just prepare some fresh mackerel for me, and I'll make it for you."

Uncle Zhou and his brother nodded in unison and said to Chen Hong, "Chen Hong, when we get back to Beijing, we'll be relying on you to cook seafood for our family."

There are now direct flights from Weihai to Beijing, so we'll have to trouble you to regularly airfreight seafood to us.

We don't rely on any other channels; we'll just call you whenever we want seafood.

Chen Hong nodded hurriedly, "Uncle Zhou, don't worry, just call us if you want anything to eat."

Whenever I go out to sea, I'll do my best to meet your needs. What I give you is guaranteed to be fresh, wild-caught fish—absolutely no adulteration whatsoever!

The old lady chimed in, "Don't listen to their nonsense, just send us once a month."

You still need to go out to sea to fish; you can't let their appetites interfere with your important business.

Besides, if we send too much, we can't afford it. Don't they even consider how much their monthly pension is enough for them to eat seafood a few times?

Chen Hong waved her hand dismissively, "It's alright, I won't mail you overpriced seafood."

Common wild seafood tastes good and is also quite nutritious.

It's all homemade, so there's not much cost involved. I can afford to feed your whole family seafood. I'll figure out the best combinations.

We'll try our best to offer every variety, and at a reasonable price, so you can eat to your heart's content!

The old lady took her hand and patted it happily, "That's more like it. Women have to be careful when it comes to managing daily life."

If you rely on your husband, he can eat and drink to his heart's content for the first half of the month, but by the second half, you'll have to tighten your belt and eat porridge and pickled vegetables. Ordinary people have to be careful with their money.

As the old saying goes, "You won't get poor from eating or drinking, but you will get poor if you don't plan ahead!"

"Men shouldn't be the ones to decide things at home; men are responsible for external affairs, and women for internal affairs! Some old sayings are still true."

Chen Hong echoed the old lady, quickly finished her meal, cleared the dishes, and cleaned the house.

There were only two bedrooms on the ship. Chen Hong, her child, and her elderly mother stayed in the master bedroom.

The master bedroom bed is two meters wide, which is enough for two adults and a child to sleep in.

The bed in the second bedroom is only 1.8 meters wide, and the two brothers, Uncle Zhou and Zhou Yi's father, lived in the second bedroom.

According to Zhou Yi's mother, the two brothers snore at the same frequency, so neither of them disturbs the other's rest.

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