When Fu Wan returned home, Fu Ling and Fu Yun were playing hide-and-seek in the yard.
The two children played hide-and-seek, having a great time.
Although Fu Yun cannot speak, Fu Ling can always understand what she is gesturing, and the two can communicate without any obstacles.
"Ah Wan, who called?"
Ye Xiaocui was a little worried when she saw that Fu Wan's expression was not good when she entered the room.
In front of the children, Fu Wan didn't want to talk about Fu Yun's family, so she just said vaguely, "It's nothing. It was a boss from the county who called, saying he wanted to buy the seaweed and dried oysters we dried a few days ago."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaocui's face lit up with joy.
"That's great! I was worried that no one would buy these dried goods, and they would just sit at home getting infested with bugs and go to waste."
Fu Wan smiled and nodded, noting that the weather was quite nice, and the radio hadn't mentioned rain this morning.
"Mom, shall we go out to sea tomorrow morning?"
Put everything else aside, making money is the priority.
Ye Xiaocui agreed, "Okay, then I'll talk to your Aunt Chunlan about it."
Not long after Ye Xiaocui left, Ye Lin, Fu Ming, and Fu Liang returned. Their eyes lit up when they saw Fu Wan and Fu Ming, and they approached mysteriously.
"Ah Wan, let me tell you, Shen Dongsheng and Qian Xiaohua have gotten together."
"What?"
This is outrageous.
Qian Xiaohua is much younger than Ye Xiaocui, but a few years older than Fu Ming.
However, to Fu Wan, Shen Dongsheng was just a passerby, at most a passerby with whom she had a grudge.
Her only concern was that Shen Dongsheng would be wandering around the village frequently after that, which was indeed annoying to think about.
Fu Ming carefully observed the expression on his sister's face, thinking that it seemed that he and Ye Lin had probably done the right thing by going to Shenjia Village that morning to trap Shen Dongsheng's sack.
Who told this kid to bully his sister and niece? If we didn't beat him up before, he'll still be jumping around like that.
It was because they went to Shenjia Village that Fu Ming and Ye Lin heard people in the village talking about Shen Dongsheng bringing his mother to marry into Fujia Village.
It's incredibly unusual for a divorced man to remarry and bring his elderly mother with him!
Not only Shenjia Village had plenty to say about it, but Fujia Village was no less so; the news had already spread far and wide among those who were well-informed.
"Never mind all that, let's head out to sea tomorrow morning and quickly prepare some bait for longline fishing."
"Alright!"
Upon hearing that they were going to sea, Fu Ming, Ye Lin, and Fu Liang immediately perked up.
Boss Fu returned at this time, and as soon as he came back, he told Fu Wan and Fu Ming some good news.
"We've already made contact with the brick factory. Your third uncle found someone he knows, and it's five cents a brick. I've also found some of the people in the village who do the foundation work, so we can start construction tomorrow."
With the land for the homestead approved, building a house naturally becomes a priority.
Fu Wan and Fu Ming were also happy. The house was built at the very back of the village, closer to the sea and the dock. If they moved there after the house was built, the whole family wouldn't have to squeeze together so uncomfortable.
"Dad, shall we go out to sea tomorrow morning?"
Fu Laoda was thinking the same thing, and he nodded eagerly upon hearing his daughter's suggestion.
"I haven't been out for several days, I have to go out and earn some money."
Building houses and such requires money, and he felt bad because he was only spending money and not earning any.
If I hadn't had a good rest during the day, I could have set sail tonight.
"Mom, let's go too!"
Fu Ling, being the clever one, overheard that they were going out to sea tonight and was afraid that Fu Wan would leave them at home like she did last night when they went out to sea.
Fu Yun didn't understand what going to sea meant, but she also wanted to stay at home, so she looked at Fu Wan with her bright eyes.
His eyes were full of anticipation.
Fu Wan granted their request, saying, "Go, all of you. Wangcai can stay and watch the house."
"Yay, let's go collect seashells and catch big fish!"
The two children were running around in the yard again. Fu Wan looked at Fu Yun's smiling face and pulled the eldest Fu into the house.
Fu Ming followed, feeling that his younger sister was hiding something from them.
Seeing that the two children hadn't followed her in, Fu Wan whispered to Fu Ming, the eldest son, about Fu Yun's family coming to find her.
Unexpectedly, before Boss Fu could even speak, Fu Ming became indignant.
"We can't let this family take so many people with them; who knows where they'll end up selling them?"
This was exactly what Fu Wan was worried about. Boss Fu frowned and said, "They are the child's family after all. If they forcefully take the child away, there's nothing we can do."
In the end, Fu Yun's household registration was not in their family's name.
The three of them looked at each other, but couldn't come up with a good solution for a long time.
Fu Wan was too lazy to dwell on it anymore. "Forget it, let's wait until they arrive and see how things go."
Despite saying that, the three of them lost their earlier ease.
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Time flew by and it was five o'clock the next morning. Just as dawn was breaking, Fu Wan carried her things toward the dock, while Fu Ling and Fu Yun followed behind, rubbing their eyes.
There are quite a few people at the dock right now, as many fishing boats are returning.
Fu Wan never expected to see Qian Xiaohua and Shen Dongsheng, and the sight of the two being so affectionate made her cringe.
Shen Dongsheng, in particular, was covered in bruises and swelling, for some reason.
What bad luck! I ran into two such unlucky people as soon as I stepped out the door.
Fu Wan pretended not to see it and walked straight towards her own boat.
When Shen Dongsheng saw them, his eyes lit up and he was about to speak when Qian Xiaohua pinched him.
Don't forget who you are!
Shen Dongsheng could only remain silent. Wang Chunlian had just come to his door early this morning, and Qian Xiaohua had delivered the money at noon, urging him to move to Fujia Village as soon as possible.
When Grandma Shen saw that Qian Xiaohua was so agreeable, she felt like she had caught a big fish and hurriedly urged Shen Dongsheng to take her to Fu Family Village.
The two of them went to the village chief in the afternoon to get official permission. Along the way, the whole village knew that Shen Dongsheng from Shenjia Village had married into the village, and everyone said that Qian Xiaohua had lost her mind.
What shocked them even more was what happened next: Qian Xiaohua borrowed money from her family and bought Fu Lao Er's boat. They didn't even want to have their wedding night; they were going straight out to sea to fish!
Amazing! It's one thing for a family to not have a wedding banquet, but to go out to sea to fish that very night!
In Qian Xiaohua's words, this is taking advantage of the lingering joy of the wedding to make a big profit at sea!
Fu Ling also saw Shen Dongsheng, but she pretended not to see him. After all, she was just a child. When she saw Fu Yaozu behind Shen Dongsheng, her cheeks puffed up with anger, and she quickened her pace.
"Doggy, Little Green! Let's go out to sea!"
Boss Fu replied to Ye Xiaocui, "What will we eat if we don't go out to sea? We have to make money!"
Grandpa Fu strolled along the beach with several other elderly men from the village, his hands behind his back. Seeing Grandpa Fu and his group filled him with pride.
This is a child I've watched grow up!
After saying goodbye to Grandpa Fu, Boss Fu and his group walked straight to their own boat without looking to either side.
Fu Ming, Ye Lin, and Fu Liang exchanged glances when they saw Shen Dongsheng's bruised and swollen face.
With the roar of the diesel engines, a cloud of black smoke rose as Boss Fu and Fu Liang sailed away from the dock in two boats, one after the other.
Qian Xiaohua watched as Boss Fu and the others set sail, and hurriedly urged Shen Dongsheng and her older brother to hurry up.
"Quick, set sail and follow them!"
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