As soon as Lin Ziyan entered the courtyard, Dou Dou saw her first, ran quickly to her, and hugged her leg tightly.

As if sensing something, Mengmeng immediately ran barefoot to Lu Yunshen and wiped her hands full of sand on his trouser legs.

The chubby girl burst out laughing when she saw this.

"Daddy..." Mengmeng enunciated clearly, her eyes curving like crescent moons as she reached out for a hug.

Lu Yunshen felt his heart overflowing with sweetness. He picked up his daughter, who was covered in sand, and carefully wiped the fine sand off her face.

The golden sunlight shone on them, as if they were enveloped in a colorful halo.

"Mom..." Dou Dou panicked and quickly grabbed Lin Ziyan's hand, leading her into the yard.

Lin Ziyan let him pull her along, her eyes filled with a gentle light like ripples on water.

DouDou pulled her to the stone table, pointed to the drawing on the white paper, her clear black and white eyes shining like bright stones, full of expectation.

On the rippling sea, a whale leaps out of the water, its flight a beautiful arc. Several children playing in the sand on the beach look up, each with a different expression: surprise, excitement, joy...

The expressions are drawn very vividly; you can tell at a glance.

Lin Ziyan blinked, watched Dou Dou sit down, pick up her pen, and start drawing again. Every stroke was unexpected, but the result was a completely different picture.

Talent?

A word suddenly popped into her mind.

"DouDou, is this a scene from our last trip to the beach?" The chubby girl leaned over to look and touched his soft, short hair.

DouDou nodded vigorously, grinned, and revealed eight tiny baby teeth.

Aunt Chen looked at it with suspicion, then clapped her hands and exclaimed, "It really is! That whale just jumped out like that, it gave me quite a fright!"

Lin Ziyan leaned down and rested her head against Dou Dou's little neck, praising, "Dou Dou is really amazing."

The lines are simple, yet they can depict the scene and emotions of the characters that you want to express.

At an age when they couldn't even hold a pen, they could already paint...

There was a baby bottle next to the table, and he would stop every now and then to take a sip of milk.

Lin Ziyan thought to herself, "If this were posted on a short video platform in the future, wouldn't netizens be joking that the kid's new brain is really useful?"

Lu Yun Shen paused slightly after reading it. His neck was wrapped in his daughter's soft, fleshy hands. His whole body was covered in sand, but at that moment, he only felt his heart being warmed and softened completely.

The rosy glow of the sunset painted the entire courtyard red.

Under the grape trellis, DouDou was so engrossed in her drawing that she seemed to have forgotten everyone around her.

night,

The two children insisted on sleeping with their parents, and climbed into bed to wait after their bath.

Before I could say much more, I fell asleep instantly when it was time to go to sleep.

Lin Ziyan rested her chin on her hand, leaned against the crib, and looked at the two children.

Lu Yunshen: "Did DouDou inherit your talent for drawing?"

“No, it’s inherited from my maternal grandmother,” Lin Ziyan shook her head and murmured.

She found that her two children were not clingy, but they wanted her to stay at home and not play with them.

The two have different personalities, one quiet and the other active.

DouDou is shy and often watches quietly from the side, her eyes clear and bright.

Mengmeng, however, prefers to be active. She speaks clearly and enjoys playing with toys, sand, and all sorts of other things that interest her.

Lu Yunshen knew who she was referring to as her maternal grandmother, and gently put his arm around her shoulder to comfort her.

The village was shrouded in darkness, with only a few streetlights remaining lit.

Behind the Chen family courtyard,

Cao De was at his desk reading books about seafood, and casually sketching on a piece of draft paper.

There were many books on seafood, as well as books on market management and marketing on the table.

The main bedroom light was off, leaving only the desk lamp on.

On the other side, the chubby girl was organizing files and writing a summary of her work over the past few days.

In the quiet night, only the rustling sound of writing could be heard.

Both of them tacitly avoided mentioning the Cao family's visit.

Cao De's elder brother recovered from his illness and wanted to work at the seafood market, but he also requested to work in the office as a manager.

The Cao family felt that since Cao De was doing well, it was only right for him to help his family members improve their lives.

They didn't mention the matter of him marrying into the family at all, as if nothing had happened before.

When the chubby girl saw them arrive, she greeted them and left, leaving him to handle things himself.

"Shall we have a chat?" Cao De put down his pen and looked at his wife, who was writing furiously beside him.

There's no such thing as a given. No one's success is solely due to luck.

Cao De saw all her efforts and would never make any promises to the Cao family lightly.

Fat girl: "Okay, you go first."

She roughly guessed what he wanted to talk about, put down her pen, and carefully looked at the document in front of him.

"Don't take anything the Cao family says to heart when they come to our house. Leave it to me. I won't budge on the market issue, and I haven't given them any special treatment." Cao De continued calmly:

"I will resolve the Cao family's matter as soon as possible."

The chubby girl nodded and laughed, "You're not worried that I'll find you troublesome and just kick you out, are you?"

The originally tense atmosphere suddenly became relaxed after she said that.

Cao De grinned: "No way! I knew you were the one from the very first day of our blind date."

He only felt like he had a home again after marrying the chubby girl.

“Yes, me too. We strive to improve ourselves so that we can live a good life. It’s not worth it if we can’t live a good life but our family falls apart.” The chubby girl’s eyes softened as she gently held his strong hand, comforting him.

If you can't choose your family members and can't change them, then stay away.

…

Time flies, and it's seafood harvest season again.

Mantis shrimp, crayfish, and farmed shrimp are harvested from the ponds at the same time.

After returning from Teng City, Lin Ziyan stayed in the village, either in the laboratory or at the tidal flat base.

The chubby girl brought her work back to the village and worked from home with her.

The little dumpling plays in the Lin family's yard all day long, just waiting for the chubby girl to finish work so she can play with her.

The chubby girl had already seen through her little scheme, and went downstairs after work.

"Did I calculate it correctly?" The chubby girl recalculated the breeding company's accounts.

The breeding company has an accountant; once the accounts are completed there, they are transferred to her for review.

Lin Ziyan: "We made a profit."

She spoke calmly, stating the facts.

"We did make a profit, a profit in the first quarter..." The chubby girl paused for a few seconds, then smiled.

If the aquaculture company makes a profit, it will continue to make a profit and won't need subsidies from the shrimp paste factory.

Lin Ziyan: "We plan to separate yellow croaker farming and use the profits to build a processing plant."

She's already drawing the picture; she'll just have to hand it over to Grandpa Huang later.

More and more houses are being built in the village, and it seems like everyone has agreed to reserve courtyards to create gardens and orchards.

Grandpa Huang was so busy that he started taking on apprentices and teaching them, and he also delegated some of the projects. However, he still needed to personally oversee the important foundation and topping-out process.

The chubby girl looked at the blueprints, her lips twitching. "You're not planning to wholesale the yellow croaker anymore?"

The drawings clearly show that a processing plant was included.

So, the goal is to integrate yellow croaker farming and processing?

“Well, the farming cycle for yellow croaker is not long…” Lin Ziyan simply stated her thoughts.