Although the family had already seen the photos that Chen Zhiyao and Grandpa Chen had posted in the group chat.
However, today was the first time Chen Zhiyao's rented boat went out to sea, and the three people at home were anxiously waiting for the two to return.
Chen Zhiyao skipped and hopped into the house, where the other three family members immediately surrounded her.
"How was the voyage? Did it go smoothly?"
"Didn't we already head back home? Why are we only getting home now?"
Surrounded by everyone's enthusiasm, Chen Zhiyao was still somewhat flattered.
She only experienced this kind of treatment once, after she finished her college entrance exam.
However, on her first day at sea, she earned back a month's rent for the fishing boat, making her even happier than when she finished the college entrance exam.
Chen Zhiyao held her head high and smiled smugly:
"Don't rush, everyone, let's take it one at a time." He then took out the receipts for the fish he had just sold.
Chen Weiqiang, being impatient, immediately snatched the receipt away, and Grandma Chen and Yan Shuting, who were standing nearby, also quickly joined in.
Seeing that the two had sold their catch for nearly 6,700 yuan, the three of them were so shocked that their jaws dropped.
Chen Weiqiang swallowed hard. "I didn't see wrong, did I? You made 6,700 yuan at sea today? Are all these fish you caught today from beachcombing and fishing?"
He even suspected that he had picked up the wrong receipt.
Seeing that the three of them didn't believe her, Chen Zhiyao readily took out her phone and opened the payment page:
"Look, this payment information can't be fake, right?"
He then added, "Besides the catch of about 1,000 yuan, which was from using fish traps in the village this morning, the rest was from beachcombing and fishing."
Grandpa Chen, who had caught several big fish, started to show off:
"The fishing is pretty good today; we got a bite as soon as the hook hit the water."
Chen Zhiyao nodded with a smile, "Yes, although the fish finder on the boat is a bit old, it still performs well and has spotted a small school of bass."
Chen Weiqiang regretted it more and more. He should have known better than to go to the shop today. One trip to sea was almost equivalent to half a month's income from his fishing tackle shop.
Thinking about his daughter's catches from fishing, Chen Weiqiang finally couldn't sit still any longer.
"I want to go fishing with you guys tomorrow too." Her tone was very eager.
Yan Shuting initially disagreed, but considering her daughter's earnings from the day's sea voyage, she eventually nodded in agreement.
Chen Zhiyao and Grandpa Chen were very welcoming; with more people, they could go fishing for bigger fish in a more distant place tomorrow.
After agreeing to go fishing at sea tomorrow, Chen Weiqiang sent two messages in the fishing group explaining that the owner had something to do and the fishing tackle shop would be closed tomorrow.
Many fishermen in the group immediately joked with him, asking if he was planning to run away because business was bad.
Chen Weiqiang didn't reply to the message, planning to quietly surprise these long-time fishing enthusiasts tomorrow.
However, he seemed to have forgotten one thing: he was once one of those fishermen who had been fishing all year round.
During the meal, Grandpa Chen finally remembered that the boat was missing a fishing net, and immediately looked at Chen Weiqiang, who was engrossed in eating:
“A trip to sea costs a lot in fuel. I remember your fishing tackle shop has fishing nets. Remember to pick up a couple next time you go to the shop.”
"A net about 400 to 500 meters long will do. Also, we need 10 crab traps and a large scooping net."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhiyao quickly nodded, "Although the fishing boat is only rented, we still need to buy fishing nets and other equipment."
This voyage was a great success, and Chen Zhiyao felt that in a few months, she might be able to save up enough money to buy her own boat.
Chen Zhiyao is now bursting with confidence, feeling that she can use these things for going overseas in the future.
Chen Weiqiang rolled his eyes at the carefree grandfather and grandson.
"You guys have such slow reflexes! I prepared all this during the day. By the time you remembered, it'll be ages."
Chen Weiqiang worked on ships when he was young, so he knew everything about what was needed on board and had prepared everything in advance.
He had already taken two 500-meter-long nets and ten large crab traps when he came back; all that was missing was a large scooping net.
However, we have a fishing net at home, so it's not a bad idea to use it for now.
"Dad, you were right." Chen Zhiyao quickly gave her father two thumbs up.
After dinner, Chen Zhiyao slumped on the sofa as if she had no bones, lost in thought.
In fact, her consciousness had already entered the beachcombing system and opened the latest points page:
Host: Chen Zhiyao
Level: 2 (Tidal Bouncing)
Points:
Perspective range: 2 meters
Transparent time: 2 hours
Beachcombing tools: sand shovel, iron shovel, multi-purpose tongs, iron spade, 2 live fish buckets, and fish traps.
Last time I spent 1800 points to buy a fish trap and sunscreen. Today I earned 2525 points by going beachcombing. My total points only increased a little bit.
There's an old water pump at home, and Chen Zhiyao plans to take it to the boat tomorrow so she can find a puddle on the island and try pumping some water.
She had never pumped water from a puddle before, and she was somewhat looking forward to it, wondering if she could catch anything valuable.
After checking her points, Chen Zhiyao opened her phone to see how much money she had in savings.
Before going home, her total savings plus the severance pay she received upon being laid off amounted to [amount missing].
The day she returned, her father transferred 2,000 yuan as pocket money, but she had already spent almost all of it.
She earned a total of [amount] yuan during this period by beachcombing.
In addition, although fishing is not as frequent as beachcombing, the income is quite substantial.
Fishing can actually be quite profitable, but unfortunately, she hasn't unlocked the fishing section yet. Currently, the money she earns from fishing doesn't count towards her points.
After deducting the 8,000 yuan for boat rental and deposit, and the 699 yuan for today's sea trip, she now has a total of 115,403 yuan.
That means she earned more than 30,000 yuan in the two weeks she was away at home.
Chen Zhiyao felt like she was dreaming; she could now earn tens of thousands of yuan a month.
After glancing at the amount in her bank account again, Chen Zhiyao couldn't help but laugh foolishly.
Hehehe, turns out she's actually quite wealthy.
Tomorrow we're going to Seagull Island early to go beachcombing and fishing. Chen Zhiyao finished washing up and lay in bed at 10 o'clock.
Moreover, the alarm on my phone was changed back from 6 o'clock to 5 o'clock.
Perhaps because she had just checked her bank account before going to bed, Chen Zhiyao dreamt of either counting money or fishing on a boat during the night.
One big fish after another was caught, and her bank savings kept increasing.
Chen Zhiyao was so happy that she laughed out loud even in her dreams.
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