"Get lost, you're the pervert," Zhao Zhiming cursed, then continued, "You really want to pursue Old Wang's daughter?"
"What? Is it not allowed?"
"Okay, of course, I'm rooting for you." Zhao Zhiming started counting on his fingers. "Although you're not as handsome as Cui Shuran, not as educated, not as rich, and not as well-connected, I still have faith in you."
Xiao Hu slurped up a mouthful of noodles. "Brother, he's mocking you."
Ye Cheng looked at the two of them speechlessly, thinking, "You two are the most capable."
As for pursuing her, Ye Cheng was just talking. His main purpose was to annoy Cui Shuran. He liked to see Cui Shuran looking angry and helpless.
The traditional Chinese concept of marriage being between equals has a long history, and there's a reason for that.
The so-called Cinderella story is all nonsense. How can you talk to someone whose values are completely different?
After joking and bickering with Zhao Zhiming for a while, Ye Cheng took Xiao Hu back to the village.
He was exhausted after the day and didn't want to do anything but sleep.
......
Nothing was said that night.
The next day, Ye Cheng woke up feeling sore all over. The injuries that had accumulated the day before had all come out today, and he could feel his abdominal muscles shaking even when he got out of bed.
I first opened the system and took a look.
Luck: 40+20
Points: 2120.
Deposits: 100,000; Foreign debt: 10,000.
The luck stat is pretty good; my points have increased a lot, thanks in large part to the mackerel.
And there seems to be something new in the system's skill bar; some new skills have been unlocked.
[Underwater Breathing]: Increases the host's underwater breathing time by 40 minutes. Requires 1600 points to redeem.
Upon seeing the skill description, Ye Chengdu couldn't help but gasp, his heart filled with elation.
Breathing underwater, are you sure you're not playing a video game?
40 minutes? For an average person, it would only take a few minutes without any equipment.
I can only stay underwater for 40 minutes. If I carried an oxygen tank, could I swim for several hours?
Besides being visually appealing, diving also allows you to explore the underwater world.
Normally, the seafood on the beach is rolled up from the seabed. If you could go directly to the seabed, wow, the vast ocean floor! Just thinking about it made Ye Cheng incredibly excited, and his hands and feet instantly stopped aching.
"Let's go, we have to go, damn it, let's go catch the sea beneath the sea today."
To be honest, ever since Ye Cheng got rich by going to the beach, there's not much to do at the beach near the village entrance anymore.
The villagers would go and take a look whenever they had nothing to do, and pick up a little bit whenever they had nothing to do. Even Widow Zhang felt a bit richer recently.
It would be quite troublesome to have Ye Cheng squeeze in with everyone else to go beachcombing again, unless they go to a place like that small bay outside.
But it is said that there are more people there now, which was spread by Duan Qingshan.
Sure, you can compete with me on land, but you can't compete with me underwater, can you?
Just as he was lost in his daydreams, a voice interrupted him, "Second brother, are you home? I heard you won the championship yesterday?"
Chen Jinshui walked in excitedly, holding a fishing rod in his hand.
Ye Cheng shuddered. Damn it, he's now terrified of fishing rods; it's even causing him lingering effects.
"You won a championship, but why are you up so early, Uncle? Are you planning to go fishing?" Ye Cheng checked the time; it was only a little past 7 a.m., and he hadn't even had breakfast yet.
"What do you mean 'early'? You didn't even tell me you won the championship. I only found out last night. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night. I was just thinking of dragging you out today to have a match and see how big the gap is between me and the champion."
His face was filled with barely suppressed excitement, just like a teacher who knows their student has become the top scorer in the college entrance examination.
"Uncle, I won't go fishing today. I'll have Xiaohu go with you later, okay?"
Ye Chengzhen didn't want to fish; he wanted to go to sea.
"Oh, I don't care, you have to go today."
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely go. Wait a minute, at least let me have some breakfast."
"Then hurry up, I'll wait here."
After saying that, Chen Jinshui plopped down in Ye Cheng's house and waited.
Since things had come to this, Ye Cheng had nothing more to say. Fine, he quickly ate a couple of mouthfuls of instant noodles, then grabbed his fishing rod and a pair of pliers and set off.
When we got to Xiaohu by the roadside, we also took him along.
The morning air was exceptionally fresh, and many people were already out beachcombing early in the morning.
"Second brother, going fishing?" Widow Zhang straightened up and greeted Ye Cheng.
"Hmm, Auntie, did you get anything good today?" Ye Cheng looked into Widow Zhang's bucket. There wasn't anything special, just some spicy snails and clams.
Widow Zhang brushed the hair stuck to her head with sweat from her ear and said self-deprecatingly, "What's the point of doing this by myself? It's much more worthwhile to do it with you, Second Brother."
"Yeah, yeah, it's only fun when we do it together," Chen Jinshui added lewdly from the side.
Ye Cheng was speechless. "Uncle, how old are you? Why are you making jokes like this? Be careful, or I'll tell Auntie when we get back."
"Okay, okay, I'll shut up."
Ye Cheng greeted Widow Zhang and left, while Widow Zhang watched from behind, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
After walking a while, there was someone every now and then, all of them coming to collect some seafood in the morning.
"Brother, it feels like there are more and more people. Going to the beach will be like fighting for it from now on," Xiao Hu muttered.
Ye Cheng nodded. Indeed, it seemed that beachcombing would be a bit more difficult now. But luckily, he had a new skill: underwater beachcombing. However, underwater beachcombing could only be done by himself, so Xiao Hu would have to leave him on the shore.
This time, Ye Cheng chose the place where he first caught the conch shell, which was also the place where Ye Cheng first encountered danger.
He remembered that there were still quite a few things under the reefs there last time, but he didn't dare to go down. Now that he had the skill of breathing underwater, it wouldn't be a problem for him to go down and get some goods.
After the three of them walked over, Ye Cheng gave Xiao Hu some special bait. "Well then, you can go fishing here with Uncle Jinshui for a while. I won't go fishing."
"Huh? You're not fishing? Then what are you doing here?" Xiao Hu was taken aback.
"You really don't go fishing?" Chen Jinshui asked, puzzled, thinking he had been joking earlier.
Ye Cheng shook his arms and said, "I'm too weak to fish anymore. You guys fish while I go down into the sea to find something."
"Go into the sea? Go diving?" Xiao Hu asked.
"Yes, I brought my tongs and gloves." Ye Cheng took out a pair of small tongs from his bag. These are perfect for underwater use, and they're very convenient for catching crabs and shrimp.
“That’s it? You don’t have any equipment. You haven’t even reached the bottom yet, and you have to come back up.” Chen Jinshui shook his head frantically. “If you’re tired, you can pick up some spicy snails on the side. We can stir-fry a plate for dinner.”
"Yeah, bro, you've never trained before. My dad trained me when I was a kid, and I could only last 2 minutes at most. What can you possibly achieve? It's dangerous. If you don't want to move, just rest."
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