As fate would have it, the day before they set off, they remembered that Su Ran was also in Longhai City, so they found the phone book and called Su Ran.
Su Ran happened to know Fu Wan and had even visited Fu Family Village several times.
So Wen Yue was indeed lucky. She didn't waste any time at all, and when she arrived, she ran into Fu Wan's family going out to sea. Everything was just right. Wen Yue found this arrangement of fate quite interesting when she thought about it now.
"Wow, Coconut Island! We've arrived at Coconut Island!"
As they were talking, Fu Ling, who was lying on the side of the boat, suddenly shouted loudly. Children this age never stop.
Fu Wan and the others stood up and looked in the direction she pointed. A black dot appeared in their sight, which Wen Yue found very novel.
"Hey, is this the Coconut Island you guys were talking about? It doesn't look that big!"
Su Ran glanced at her speechlessly, "What do you mean 'not that big'? Wen Yue, you'll know how big it is once you get to the island. It looks small to you now because it's still a long way off!"
Although she said Su Ran had never been to the island, she had gone out to sea with Fu Wan a few times before, and she had set up fish traps and octopus traps on the shore of Coconut Island.
She had looked around Coconut Island then; it wasn't particularly big, but it was definitely not small either.
Upon hearing this, Wen Yue stuck out her tongue in apology, "Hehe, I'm not very knowledgeable. If we can see the island, we must be almost there."
"I'll go get my fishing rod right now!"
Su Ran found it rather strange. Her college classmate used to love drinking coffee and ballroom dancing, but she didn't know when she had changed her taste and started to like fishing.
Fishing is indeed quite fun. Su Ran had tried it before, and she brought the fish she caught back with her. Her family praised it highly and couldn't believe that she had caught it herself.
Fortunately, she took photos at the time, developed them, and showed them to them, which convinced them that she was skilled at fishing.
Hmph, she'll catch a couple of fish to take home today, to improve her parents' diet, so these people won't keep urging her to go on blind dates and get married all the time!
As Su Ran was making this plan, she turned around and didn't see Fu Wan. Just as she was about to look for her, she saw Fu Wan coming over carrying two pairs of water shoes.
"Su Ran, Wen Yue, change your shoes. It will be difficult to walk on the island later. It will be more convenient to wear water shoes."
"Oh, Wan, you're so thoughtful!"
Su Ran happily strode over, took the shoes, and saw that they were indeed her size.
"Hehe, you still remember my shoe size!"
Fu Wan laughed and said, "Why would I remember? These are the pairs you were wearing before."
Su Ran was embarrassed for a couple of seconds by her own presumptuousness. No wonder the shoes looked familiar to her!
However, Su Ran was not embarrassed. She accepted the water shoes gracefully and then took off her own leather shoes to put them on.
Fu Wan handed the remaining pair to Wen Yue, "Wen Yue, try these on. These are shoes I've never worn before, size 37. I think your feet are about the same size as mine."
Upon hearing this, Wen Yue's gaze towards Fu Wan changed.
"Good heavens, Comrade Fu Wan, your eyes are amazing! My feet really are size 37!"
After saying that, she took the shoes from Fu Wan's hand. These water shoes actually looked a bit ugly, but seeing that Fu Wan and Su Ran were both wearing them, and even Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu had changed into them, Wen Yue didn't stand on ceremony and took off her own leather shoes without saying a word.
After changing our shoes, Coconut Island was soon within reach.
Looking at the huge island in front of her, Wen Yue realized how wrong she had been. This island was anything but small. If she were to run around the island, she would be exhausted!
Although it was already close to December, the island was still lush and green.
But because it's an isolated island, the area under the coconut trees is overgrown with wildflowers and weeds. Judging by the time, the tide has just receded, and on the mudflats with their clusters of reefs, many seabirds are hopping around searching for food, their long, sharp beaks fixed on the rocks.
Fu Wan observed carefully, noting that the seabirds were most numerous on the east side. As the ship approached, the sound of the engine startled the seabirds, causing them to take flight. Seeing no danger, they quickly returned to their nests and continued foraging.
"Ah Wan, why are there so many seabirds over there? Quickly check if there's any seafood on the mudflats."
Ye Xiaocui also noticed the seabird taking off and immediately pulled Fu Wan over.
Fu Wan observed carefully for a few seconds, but the mudflats were covered in dark mud and sand, and she really didn't see any seafood.
However, with so many seabirds here, there might be something else hidden beneath the silt.
Thinking this, Fu Wan was about to look away and go down to take a look herself when she suddenly noticed several large conch shells lying in the ditch between the rocks on the left side of the boat!
Fu Wan turned to Ye Xiaocui and shouted, "Mom, there really are seafood on the mudflats! I saw a conch!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaocui immediately laughed as well.
"Haha, really? There are conch shells too? Oh my, I knew it! After not being here for so long, there must be a lot of seafood on the island."
"Ah Wan, you don't know, there's been no fish on the mudflats near our house lately. Your brother was thinking of collecting some spicy snails the other day, but I spent the whole morning wandering around the beach and only managed to bring back two handfuls!"
Having said that, seeing that the boat was about to come to a stop, Ye Xiaocui hurriedly picked up her small bucket, ready to roll up her sleeves and get to work as soon as she got off the boat.
However, she suddenly remembered that they had always filled their buckets with seashells on Coconut Island, so Ye Xiaocui turned around and grabbed a big bucket. As for the small bucket, she decided to leave it for the children to collect seashells.
"Ah Wan, Wang Shuo and I will drop anchor. You can get off the boat once it has come to a complete stop."
As the ship drew closer to the island, Fu Ming led Wang Shuo out of the cockpit.
Fu Wan was wondering where to drop the anchor, but when she heard him say that, she simply handed the job over to him.
"Brother, there are still some unworn water boots in the warehouse. Ask Comrade Wang what size he wears later and have him change his shoes before going to the island."
She glanced at the mudflats just now, and they were very damp, probably because the tide had just gone out.
Those seabirds can leave claw marks after just a few steps, so you can imagine that if a person went there, their legs would probably be covered in heavy mud and sand after only a few steps!
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry about it."
Fu Ming responded, and after the boat stopped, Fu Wan took the lead in stepping onto the rocks by holding onto the side of the boat before turning around to help Su Ran and Wen Yue.
"My God, this is simply paradise!"
Wen Yue sighed, the sea breeze was cool, the sun was shining brightly, and there were still many yellow-green coconuts hanging on the coconut trees not far away, which made her feel very happy.
This was Su Ran's first time on the island, and the pristine, untouched wild environment possessed a unique beauty.
But she didn't forget what Fu Wan had said about conch shells, so she immediately bent down and began searching for traces of conch shells under the rocks.
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