Dong Qing said, "Cities are constantly developing, and big cities are developing even faster. Believe me, the land I bought here will be in the city center by the 1990s."
Li Yuzhu said, "Whether I believe it or not is not important now. What's important is that the land has already been bought. You've done what you should have done, and you've done what you shouldn't have done. So be it. Land won't go bad no matter how long you keep it. My only reason for objecting is that our company is going through a difficult time, and we really shouldn't have invested in buying land here."
Dong Qing affectionately kissed his wife on the forehead and said, "I am content to have a wife like you in my life."
Li Yuzhu said, "Me too!"
Although Li Yuzhu didn't say much, her words were filled with deep affection and love. No matter how big the problem was, it could be overshadowed by her strong love for her husband. Only someone who truly loves their husband can tolerate everything he does, whether right or wrong. All her tolerance stemmed from her love and trust in her husband.
Dongqing gave his wife another affectionate kiss on the forehead and said, "Get up, let's go to the beach for a day and go back tomorrow."
Li Yuzhu nodded, left her husband's embrace, and then dressed and got out of bed with him.
After breakfast, the couple drove to the South China Sea coast.
Neither of them were landlubbers; although their swimming skills were only average, they could both swim.
On the way to the beach, Dongqing made a special trip to a specialty store to buy two swimsuits. He handed the women's swimsuit to his wife and said, "Change into it in the car."
Li Yuzhu took the swimsuit out of the packaging bag, looked at it, and said, "How can I go out wearing such a revealing swimsuit?"
Dong Qing pointed to two women in swimsuits on the beach outside the car window and said, "Aren't all swimsuits like this? Look at how revealing their swimsuits are. No one will laugh at you for swimming at the beach."
Here, nobody knows her. They're all women, so who's afraid of whom? If they can dress like that, why can't she? After seeing this, Li Yuzhu took off her clothes, put on her swimsuit, got out of the car with her husband, and walked barefoot towards the beach.
Today is Sunday, and there are many tourists at the beach. Some people are walking barefoot on the waves, while others are swimming in the sea. People are enjoying themselves to the fullest at this moment.
It was Li Yuzhu's first time at the beach. She found the sight of the waves fascinating. The waves crashing against the sand made a dull thud, and her heart seemed to pound along with them.
Looking at the boundless sea, she said, "This is the first time in my life I've been to the seaside. The sea is so beautiful."
Just then, a young woman approached them carrying several swimming rings and said, "Sir, beautiful lady, would you like to rent swimming rings?"
Li Yuzhu asked, "How much does it cost?"
The girl said, "The largest size is one yuan per hour, and the small size is fifty cents."
It's the 1980s after all, and the girl's fees are too high. Li Yuzhu decisively said she wouldn't rent it to her.
Dongqing took out four yuan and handed it to the girl, saying, "We'll rent the largest size. Will that be enough for us until noon?"
Running this rental business is incredibly profitable; four yuan is enough to buy a swimming ring. The girl was delighted to hear this and handed them two large swimming rings.
The two people took the swimming rings and walked towards the sea.
The couple walked into the deeper part of the sea. Dongqing helped his wife put on a swimming ring around her chest, and then put on his own swimming ring. The two of them floated on the surface of the water. Swimming like this doesn't consume much energy, and the large swimming ring can fully support the buoyancy of one person.
The seawater in the South China Sea is not particularly salty. The seawater has a salty taste when you put it in your mouth, unlike some other sea areas where the seawater tastes bitter. The 30-degree temperature makes it very comfortable to soak in the seawater.
The couple swam in the sea for a while before returning to the beach to rest. Sitting on the beach, the scorching sun made them feel very uncomfortable.
Li Yuzhu said, "It's too hot here, let's go."
"We're not in a hurry to go back; I have a plan."
After Dongqing finished speaking, he dug a large hole in the beach. The couple lay together in the hole, and he said to the girl renting out swimming rings, "Hey girl, could you help me push some sand in to cover us both?"
This is really nothing, the girl nodded in agreement.
She placed the swimming ring on the beach and reached out to push the sand into the hole, completely covering the two of them, leaving only their heads sticking out of the sand. It looked like two heads were placed on the beach, which was terrifying, but mostly funny.
Lying in the cool sand felt wonderful. It was Li Yuzhu's first time playing like this, and she exclaimed, "This is so much fun!"
Dongqing said, "If it's fun, I'll lie in there a little longer."
They lay there in the sand for a long time.
An hour later, the two climbed out of the sand dune and swam in the sea for a while. Li Yuzhu said, "I'm hungry, let's go back."
Dongqing agreed, and the two swam towards the sea.
They went to the beach and returned the two swimming rings to the girl.
There was no place to wash my feet, so I carried my shoes to the rocks, sat down and washed my feet briefly, then put my shoes back on and left the beach for my car.
If you come to the seaside and don't eat seafood, it means you haven't been here. The two of them went into a seafood restaurant for lunch and had a seafood meal. This was the most delicious seafood meal Li Yuzhu had ever eaten, and also the most expensive lunch. The two of them spent more than 30 yuan on seafood.
They spent half the afternoon in the park and then stayed overnight at the hotel.
The next day, I drove to the market and bought some seafood, including large lobsters and hairy crabs. These kinds of seafood are hard to find in my hometown these days. I brought them back to share with several relatives.
The journey was long and would take several days. Dongqing bought two plastic buckets, put the seafood in them, added seawater, sealed the buckets with transparent tape, and put them in the trunk of his car.
Even if the bucket is sealed, oxygen can still get in. Cars won't run out of oxygen in the water while driving, and if there's enough oxygen in the water, lobsters and crabs won't die.
After driving to the outskirts of the city, the couple said goodbye to their cousin and his wife, got into the car, and set off back to their hometown.
The couple took turns driving. When one of them got tired, the other would drive and sleep in the back seat. When they got hungry, they would get out of the car to find a restaurant to eat, and then continue driving. They returned to their hometown a few days later.
Back home, Dongqing took the two buckets out of the trunk and poured the lobsters and crabs into two large basins.
None of the seafood was dead; it swam away as soon as it was poured into the large basin.
Dongqing distributed some of the seafood to each of her three older sisters, and also sent some to Chen Hong and his wife, as well as Fang Lin.
Li Yuzhu's mother had no idea how to cook seafood. If she sent it to her, she would just ruin all the good stuff. The result would be absolutely inedible. Dong Qing had no choice but to go to her house to cook it herself.
Dongqing packed the remaining seafood into two buckets, put them back into the trunk of the car, and the couple drove towards Sucun.
When Li Yuzhu arrived home at noon, her mother was preparing lunch. She said, "Mom, don't cook. We're having seafood for lunch today."
Li Yuzhu didn't know how to cook seafood, so Dong Qing cooked it himself. After more than an hour, he had prepared two portions of seafood, put them in two bowls, and served them on the table.
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