The next morning,

As dawn broke, birds chirped and chattered in the treetops, as if practicing music.

Lin Ziyan went to the mudflat base with the fat girl early in the morning.

Some of the farmed seafood has started to be sold, and wholesalers from all over the country brought large trucks over early this morning.

Workers are busy on the enclosed mudflats.

Lin Ziyan and Fatty packed the seafood needed for the experiment and watched them from the side.

Lin Jun fished with the workers and had no desire to go ashore.

"Is this the first time he's done this?" the chubby girl asked with a smile.

The sunlight fell on everyone's face, as if coating them with a halo.

The mudflats are bustling with activity; it's harvest season.

This is the last batch of seafood before the Lunar New Year; the owners who arrived early have already loaded a truck onto their shops.

"Maybe... When I was little, I went to play golf with my uncle. He was always the one picking up the balls, taking over the job of the practice partner." Lin Ziyan raised an eyebrow, opened the order book, and glanced at it briefly.

In the aquaculture sector, there is a separate accountant to keep track of the books, and the monthly income and expenses are clearly visible.

The chubby girl nodded. "No wonder, look how he plays like a child..."

She suddenly stopped and saw Er Gouzi putting on an adult's waterproof suit, ready to play along.

Lin Ziyan followed her gaze and burst out laughing.

Looking at it this way, Er Gouzi seems to have suddenly grown taller, and his clothes don't look out of place at all.

After Lin Jun and the others finished catching the fish, he carried two of them back to the village with them.

The fish was struggling and writhing frantically, and the shadow looked alluring.

Lin Jun was wearing slippers, his trousers rolled up, and a straw hat on his head, making it clear at a glance that he had just returned from doing farm work.

Along the way, many people greeted him and gave him peanuts, corn, chestnuts, walnuts, etc.

The three of them took the fish to the laboratory before returning home.

Fatty, "Let me know when the sauerkraut fish is ready."

Lin Ziyan nodded and made a gesture to her.

After the second day of her pregnancy, the chubby girl kept craving sour foods.

Aunt Chen therefore pickled a lot of sauerkraut so that she could make it and serve it with porridge every morning.

The gate to the Lin family's courtyard was wide open.

A woman's voice came from the inner room.

"Dad, don't be angry with us. How can you go back to such a backward fishing village to retire?"

"If outsiders find out, they'll say we're unfilial..."

Lin Ziyan didn't hear what was said after that, she only glanced at Lin Jun next to her.

Lin Jun touched the tip of his nose, picked up the fish, and strode inside.

"Good heavens! How could you put the fish in such an earthenware jar? It's so unhygienic." Song Dan glanced critically at the Lin family's yard, thinking to herself, "A down-on-their-luck family."

She was almost certain that it was because Lin Ziyan was clinging to Lin Shaowen that he was unwilling to return to Germany to retire.

Lin Shaowen lay calmly on the waist chair, letting her nitpick.

Lin Kun sat on a rattan chair to the side, making tea by himself.

"Dad, Mom..." Lin Jun carried two fish and rushed straight to the kitchen.

Song Dan stared wide-eyed, frozen in place.

Lin Kun, "..."

Lin Ziyan nodded to the two of them, and seeing that her uncle was already asleep, she did not disturb him further.

Grandma was unusually willing to go out today, so Grandma Lan and Grandma Wang each pushed a stroller and went with her.

Only after the two figures disappeared did the two realize what had happened.

"Is that A-Jun? He looks like a fisherman here." Song Dan came to her senses and quickly tugged at Lin Kun's sleeve.

Lin Shaowen suddenly opened his eyes, glancing indifferently at his adopted son and his wife.

"If you dislike this place so much, you can leave. There's no need for such sarcastic remarks."

Song Dan suddenly shut her mouth, not daring to say anything more.

She was wearing a branded business suit and sat carefully on the wicker chair next to her, feeling uncomfortable no matter how she sat.

It was almost noon, and she kept giving her husband meaningful glances, trying to get him to explain why they had come, otherwise they would be late getting back to the hotel.

They came by taxi, but they won't be able to get one when they go back, so they have to walk out of the village and wave from the roadside.

Lin Kun: "Dad, are you really going to retire here?"

He found it unbelievable that an elderly person who had always lived abroad would want to stay in China.

Lin Kun couldn't fathom his thoughts, his gaze filled with inquiry.

When he saw Lin Ziyan just now, he felt overwhelmed by her aura, but it might have been his imagination.

"Well, there's nothing more to discuss about this," Lin Shaowen said calmly.

Song Dan was about to speak when she was startled by Lin Kun's gaze.

She's in her forties now, but she's well-maintained and looks no older than thirty.

Lin Ziyan brought out a plate of fruit; the plate was made of crystal glass.

The plate was decorated with strawberries, cherries, and other fruits.

These fruits were delivered by Yang Yanzhou, who said they were sent by a fruit wholesaler.

"Cousin, cousin-in-law, have some fruit first, lunch will be ready soon," Lin Ziyan said politely.

Lin Kun and Song Dan nodded to her, tacitly agreeing to stay for lunch.

They didn't see Grandma. In the main room, there was a children's play area with many good Lego models on the cushions.

Lin Kun thought his son had assembled it, and a pang of sadness welled up in his heart.

Does his son now have to curry favor with the Lin family?

Lin Ziyan delivered the fruit and then turned to walk into the kitchen.

Lin Jun was helping to prepare the fish, wash the vegetables, and cut the meat.

Rather than stand in the yard looking at his parents, he preferred to work in the kitchen.

There were originally only four of them eating lunch, but now there are two more people, so we need to steam more rice.

"They didn't give you any trouble, did they?" Lin Jun looked nervously towards the door, afraid that his parents would say something embarrassing.

Lin Ziyan's lips twitched slightly. "What do you think you can do to me?"

"This is my home. I can just kick them out."

Lin Jun, "..."

How could he have thought his aunt was good-tempered before?

Lin Ziyan, unaware of his thoughts, deftly poured oil into the hot pan.

Lin Jun: "They might be after you."

"Afraid I'll seize your family's property?" Lin Ziyan asked with a smile, stirring the fish pieces in the pan.

She laughed openly, as if she had expected it all along.

How big is Rongkai Group? Its turnover is hundreds of times that of Hairun.

Lin Jun pursed his lips, indeed a little hesitant. To be honest, he was afraid his aunt would be angry.

That's probably what the entire German business community thinks now.

Lin Ziyan didn't have time to care about his thoughts. She put the fish slices into the sauerkraut soup, and finally topped it with a layer of Sichuan peppercorns, red chilies, and scallions. A fragrant aroma lingered in the air and drifted outside.

Lin Shaowen got up and went into the main room, taking out bowls and chopsticks from the cabinet and setting them out.

Song Dan and Lin Kun exchanged a glance, deciding to make the best of it and try to subtly probe at the dinner table later.

Moreover, they were so captivated by the aroma of the food that they couldn't tear themselves away.

The two had lied to their families, saying they were too busy at the research institute to come home, but in reality, they spent most of their time traveling around the world.

They felt at ease leaving the child with his grandfather.

Later, their child was admitted to a prestigious university and then got a job at Rongkai Group, which met all their expectations.

"Bring the fruit platter in, or the birds will peck at it."