Lu Yunshen's voice came from behind.

"You're here just in time. Put these seafood items in the trunk." Lin Ziyan snapped out of her daze and pointed to the seafood on the ground.

Cao De and crew member Li Gang looked at Lin Ziyan as if she were a sucker.

"Cao De, give me one of these fish from your car. I'll cook it tonight and send a plate over for you to try."

Lin Ziyan turned around and said something to him, then followed Lu Yunshen away.

Fangjie glanced at the captain, her expression complicated.

The captain definitely knew, he just hadn't said anything.

Having been a fisherman for decades, how could he not know that the texture of fish meat is different?

"Boss, why aren't you saying anything?" Crew member Li Gang asked resentfully, still unconvinced.

Cao De quietly stepped aside and waited until all the seafood was loaded onto the truck before preparing to leave.

"What are you talking about? That person is telling the truth," the captain said coldly, exhaling a smoke ring.

Everyone present was stunned. How could this be?

Do fish recognize the nationality of their catchers? That's so weird.

…

night.

When Cao De returned home, he briefly recounted the incident to Uncle Chen.

Aunt Chen, who was listening nearby, exclaimed, "How is that possible? Has that fish become a spirit?"

The chubby girl held her daughter and noticed that Cao De's expression was off, but she didn't rush to say anything.

She had seen how to flash-freeze shrimp, and the new machine was much more effective than the old one.

The same shrimp can have two different preservation effects, which is determined by the different freezing technologies used; the shrimp themselves are no different.

Fatty guessed the same logic applied to this fish.

If country A uses special freezing and preservation technology, then it's not impossible that the fish they catch taste better.

"The fish didn't become a spirit," Uncle Chen murmured.

Cao De pondered this issue while in the market, and still felt that the crew member from Country A had exaggerated.

The group stopped discussing and ate their meal in silence.

A little while later, Xiaoxiao brought over two plates of fish, saying that her sister had asked her to deliver them.

The chubby girl immediately picked it up and ate it. She didn't think much of the first plate, just that it tasted like ordinary sea fish.

After eating the second plate, she paused for a few seconds, then quickly picked up another plate.

"How is it?" Cao De asked nervously, staring at her expression.

"This dish is delicious, so fresh and sweet!" the chubby girl exclaimed, picking up a second plate.

Without comparison, she would definitely think that the first dish tasted pretty good.

After all, the appeal of seafood is its freshness and sweetness, and the first plate achieved that.

Cao De didn't believe it, so he quickly tried it himself and fell silent afterward.

They really are different. Are they the same type of sea fish or caught in the same sea area?

Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen also tried it, and they looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

"The price difference is huge, all for this sweet taste?" Uncle Chen muttered, puzzled.

The chubby girl didn't care; her father would never understand the world of a foodie.

…

A few days later, the village primary school was relocated, and people from several nearby villages came to watch the spectacle.

The village primary school has been built. It is three stories high, with a huge playground and a running track.

I doubt even the primary schools in the city are this large.

The village party secretaries and their cadres came to help, and also cut the ribbon to unveil the red cloth covering the primary school gate.

This matter should have been handled by the higher-ups, but after discussion, the county decided to hold the ribbon-cutting ceremony after the middle school's teaching building was completed.

"Have you heard? This primary school was built with donations from the Lin family's adopted son."

"I've heard that these chairs and tables are a set, and they look very expensive."

"This chair is so expensive, we can't afford to pay for it if we break it..."

People were talking about it, and there were all sorts of opinions.

Most people are happy, since everyone wants their child to attend such a school.

"Secretary Qin, is the tuition here more expensive than before?"

"That's right, Secretary Qin, we can't afford to go to school now that the tuition has gone up."

"That's right, if the tuition goes up, we won't be able to afford to send our four children to school..."

The villagers were talking all at once, and Secretary Qin's ears were ringing from listening.

He put his hands behind his back, took a piece of red paper, and stuck it on the blackboard next to him.

There's also a large blackboard at the entrance of the primary school, which will be used to post various announcements and notices in the future.

The young man who could read stepped forward and began to read.

"This primary school provides lunch... tuition is halved... registration requires bringing your household registration booklet to the office for verification..."

After reciting a bunch of official jargon, everyone only caught a few sentences.

Half-price tuition plus lunch?

The discussion started again, and a group of people lingered around the blackboard, unwilling to leave.

Secretary Qin squeezed through the crowd, his face covered in wrinkles, his eyes narrowed into slits with a smile.

Once this primary school is completed, new teachers will gradually arrive.

Temporary dormitories for teachers have also been built nearby, so that teachers who live far away can stay at the school.

The school cafeteria will also be open, and once the middle schools are built, they will all be connected together...

Secretary Qin became more and more excited as he thought about it, never expecting that Haibi Village would one day be able to build such a school.

Aunt Chen came over with the little dumpling to join in the fun, but after watching for a while, she went back.

Grandma Lin was chatting with Grandma Lan at her doorstep when she saw Grandma Lan holding the little dumpling, so she quickly got up and went over to take it.

"Grandma, she weighs over ten pounds now, don't tire yourself out..." Before Aunt Chen could finish speaking, the little dumpling had already jumped into Grandma's arms.

"Heavy? Don't I have the strength to carry a baby?" Grandma Lin laughed, her crow's feet deepening.

Grandma Lan looked at it and was very envious.

But the thought of being able to hold her great-grandson in a few months makes her heart melt like cotton.

"The little dumpling will be renamed soon, look at her chubby little face..." Grandma coaxed softly, making the child in her arms giggle.

Aunt Chen sat on the rattan chair to the side, the smile on her lips never fading.

"The village primary school has been built, and I heard there's also a kindergarten. Should we send Jiaojiao to school early?" Aunt Chen asked with a smile.

While teasing the little girl, Lin Atai casually replied, "Jiaojiao said last night that she wants to go to school next semester and asked me to sew her a schoolbag."

After she finished speaking, she handed the little dumpling to Grandma Lan to hold.

When people get old, they especially love holding children.

The so-called "grandparental affection" might be due to this.

Grandma was holding the little dumpling's hand when she suddenly grabbed it.

Grandma Lan held the child, her eyes crinkling with laughter, her face a mass of wrinkles.

"Jiaojiao has grown into a beautiful young woman now." Aunt Chen's eyes reddened slightly as she thought of her friend.

She sighed inwardly, but didn't show it on her face.

"Grandma Lin..."

An auntie ran very fast, shouted, and then gasped for breath.

Aunt Chen suddenly stood up. "What's wrong?"

"Xiaoxiao was pushed downstairs by an older student from the next village, and now her face is covered in blood..." The auntie finished speaking in one breath and pointed in the direction of the school.

"The school is in complete chaos right now. A lot of people have gathered around, saying that he's disfigured."

She continued.

Aunt Chen swayed for a moment, then ran towards the school.

"I'll call the factory and ask Yun Shen to come back." Grandma Lan hurried towards the main room.