Kujiro clearly knew what Xue Qing was thinking. "Mr. Xue, although your country lists giant clams as protected plants and animals, it does not restrict their fishing and trade."
"This is a small fishing village. As long as we don't make too much noise, and with your uncle protecting us, who can make things difficult for us?"
Xue Qing was somewhat tempted. To put it bluntly, giant clams are just seashells on the seabed, and it would be a waste for him to leave them on the seabed even if he didn't collect them.
He was still a little annoyed, though, since Kujiro hadn't revealed that this was what he wanted.
"Mr. Kujii, is this what you came here for?"
Jiujing shook his head and gave a mysterious smile. Tridacna shells and such were just appetizers; what he really wanted was something hidden at the bottom of the sea years ago.
He clearly didn't intend to tell Xue Qing this, and simply patted Xue Qing's arm.
"Xue Sang, I'll leave this to you. I have a few people here who will be participating in the competition together."
This is what the Chinese call "fishing in troubled waters." He strode confidently, turned around, and went into the cabin.
Xue Qing kicked the bucket of water that was placed to the side hard, and water splashed out, making a mess all over the ground.
The arrow was already on the string and had to be released; he and Kujiro were now in the same boat.
He just inexplicably felt like he was being led by the nose.
Xue Qing beckoned Fu Qiang over and gave him some instructions.
"Go and find out who in the village is a good swimmer, and get them all to participate in our competition. The more people, the better!"
If you're going to do something, do it big.
In Shenjia Village, Old Li's tractor driving skills are quite good, but Fu Wan hasn't ridden one in a long time, and her buttocks feel numb from the vibrations.
Upon seeing the familiar entrance to Shenjia Village, Shen Lingling instinctively gripped Fu Wan's arm tightly.
"Mom, what are we doing here?"
Could it be that she really told her cousin's wife that her mother didn't want her anymore?
Fu Wan comforted her, saying, "Mom will come and transfer our household registration."
Shen Lingling didn't understand what a household registration was; her little head was filled with big questions.
Fu Laoda teased her, "Now that the household registration has been changed, Lingling will be a member of the Fu family!"
Chen Lingling's eyes lit up. "Should I change my name to Fu Lingling?"
Xiao Hong next door also has the surname Fu. Her mother, uncle, and maternal grandfather all have the surname Fu. She doesn't want to have the surname Shen at all!
Fu Laoda and Fu Wan looked at each other. Although Fu Wan had thought about changing her surname, she put it aside because she felt that she should respect the child's opinion.
Seeing Shen Lingling's desire to change her surname, Fu Ming, her uncle, immediately lost his temper.
"Change it! Ah Wan, change Lingling's surname. From now on, she will be the most beloved granddaughter of the Fu family!"
Shen Lingling clapped her hands with delight, and afterwards she didn't forget to flatter Fu Ming.
"Uncle, you are the best uncle in the world!"
Old Master Fu's face darkened, and he deliberately teased her, "What about me?"
Shen Lingling's mind raced. "You are the best grandfather and the best mother!"
Fu Wan pulled her playful daughter aside and whispered, "Lingling, are you sure you want to change this surname?"
Shen Lingling nodded, "Dad and Grandma are not nice to us. They don't like Lingling and Mom, and I don't like them either!"
Fu Wan was relieved to hear the children say that.
Old Li dropped them off at the village entrance and waited there. After they received the letter of introduction from Shenjia Village, their household registration book, and other documents, they still needed to go to the town's police station again.
Fu Wan and Fu Laoda and others were carrying things on the road in Shenjia Village when several passing villagers looked at them suspiciously.
When she encountered someone familiar, Fu Wan smiled and nodded in greeting, and only then did the villagers recognize her.
"Oh my, Fu Wan! It's you back!"
Before she spoke, Aunt Wang, who had been holding onto Old Lady Shen, slapped her thigh and grabbed Fu Wan's hand.
"Oh my, people are in high spirits when they have a happy event! Look at you, you look completely different from before. I wouldn't have recognized you if you hadn't called me!"
Fu Wan was a little embarrassed. Shen Lingling, who was standing next to her, recognized her as Grandma Wang from next door's Hu Zi family and quickly went over to greet her.
"Grandma Wang! It's me, Lingling!"
Looking at the drastically changed Shen Lingling, Aunt Wang's eyes welled up with tears. "Oh, this child, she still remembers Grandma Wang! She's grown so much taller!"
"Come inside with Grandma and have a bowl of sweet soup!"
Fu Wan pulled Chen Lingling along and said apologetically with a smile, "Auntie, I'm back to transfer my household registration. I'm in a hurry to go to Uncle Village Chief's place!"
"I'll come back for dessert again next time!"
After saying that, he stuffed a bag of fruit candies into Aunt Wang's hand, saying, "I came in a hurry, so I only brought some candies. Please keep them to sweeten your mouth!"
Aunt Wang refused to accept it, so Fu Wan simply put the candy on the fence next to her and ran off with Chen Lingling.
Watching them leave, Aunt Wang sighed, "The Shen family next door is just unlucky. They took such a good girl away like that."
The news of Shen Lingling and Fu Wan returning to the village quickly reached Shen Chunsheng's home.
After all, there are so many people on the street, and there are bound to be some who just want to watch the excitement.
Village Chief Shen was busy at the village committee office when he heard someone knocking on the door. He called out, "Come in!" and was stunned when the person came in.
"Fu Wan?"
Fu Wan hurriedly called out "Uncle Village Chief" and placed the things she had brought on the table.
What are you doing!
Even though there was no one else in the office at the moment, Village Chief Shen wasn't the type to accept gifts.
"I'm coming back to transfer my household registration. Could you please give me a certificate, Uncle?"
Fu Wan should have called him "elder uncle" according to the Shen family's seniority system, but she had long since lost ties with the Shen family, so she naturally called him "uncle" now.
Village Chief Shen is actually a year younger than Boss Fu.
Village Chief Shen hadn't expected her to come back for this reason, so he readily issued the certificate. Shen Lingling followed behind and only noticed him after she called out "Grandpa Village Chief."
"This girl is really well raised!"
Shen Lingling stayed at the Fu family's house for a month, eating fish, meat, and eggs at every meal. Her previous buzz cut had grown out, and she not only gained weight in her face but also grew taller.
Fu Wan smiled but didn't say anything, while Boss Fu, who was outside, walked in.
"Ah Wan, are you done yet!"
He thought Village Chief Shen would make things difficult for Fu Wan, so he just walked in.
"Brother Fu... Brother Fu?"
When Village Chief Shen saw this familiar face, he was almost speechless with surprise. Boss Fu had gotten much tanned and regained his weight in just one month since he returned. At first glance, he looked no different from before he was injured.
"Brother Fu, are you alright?"
Fu Laoda nodded to the village chief. They had interacted a few times before, so they knew each other.
"That's wonderful news!"
Then Village Chief Shen became somewhat embarrassed.
"Brother Fu, I'm sorry, my younger brother died young, and my wife is left without anyone to take care of her. I already taught her a lesson last time!"
Fu was a little annoyed. "I already taught Shen Dongsheng a lesson, so why is he still running wild at my house?"
Village Chief Shen was somewhat embarrassed, "Lingling is, after all, a child of the Shen family. He told me he was going to see his daughter..."
Little did he know that Shen Dongsheng had broken into a private residence, used a knife, and ended up in the police station himself.
Boss Fu sneered, "A child of the Shen family? Sorry, our Lingling will be changing her surname to Fu soon!"
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