Mingjing smiled and said, "It's nothing. Just remember what I told you before."
"Oh, that thing? I don't even dare to dream of it. How could I possibly become the village chief? Stop messing around. I'm going back now."
Old Wang is very satisfied with his current job repairing roads. He doesn't dare to think about becoming the village chief, nor does he care about it.
After everyone had walked away, Ming Dahai came out and asked, "What were you whispering about with that old guy?"
"It's nothing, Uncle Wang is a very nice person," Mingjing said with a smile.
Ming Dahai pursed his lips, wanting to advise Mingjing not to be so cunning, otherwise she would never get married. But then he thought that without Mingjing, this family would have lost all its cunning long ago, so he shut his mouth.
For dinner, Sun Yunmei delivered steamed green tea to Sun Yang's family before returning home to eat.
"There are no pots or stoves over there, so why did you move there, brother? It's so crowded." Ming Dahai asked, puzzled.
“You know my older brother’s house. In the summer, the sun shines directly on your forehead, and you can wash your hair in the rain. Even a bare-bones house is better than that. He can also watch the stall for us and keep an eye on the progress.”
Sun Yunmei didn't think there was anything wrong with it; it was just a little troublesome to deliver meals every day.
Sun Yunmei used the remaining vegetables to make stir-fried sea cucumber with chives, oyster soup, stir-fried mixed snails and steamed green clams, and also made durian stewed chicken.
"Grandma, this grass carp is so delicious! I want more!" Minglei stood up and scooped out some fish soup.
"It's not something you can just have whenever you want; it depends on the opportunity."
After Mingjing finished speaking, she pushed the fish soup bowl towards Minglei, noticing that his sleeves were too short. "Mom and Dad, Leilei's clothes are too short. Let's buy him some new clothes."
After finishing his meal, Mingjing returned to his room and tried to lie down to sleep when his cell phone rang.
It was Bai Xiaoye's phone call.
Over the phone, Bai Xiaoye said that he had already rented out the apartment in Hong Kong for her, at 4,000 yuan a month for 10 square meters, and invited Mingjing to go to Hong Kong to take a look.
Mingjing lamented the high prices in Hong Kong, noting that in the mainland, even a toilet would be more than ten square meters and therefore worthless.
Then Bai Xiaoye mentioned that the client was very satisfied with the toilet design proposal from last time and hoped that Mingjing could apply for a patent.
Mingjing disagreed with this, because it was not her idea. Applying for a patent might change something or a person's fate.
Bai Xiaoye was somewhat disappointed upon hearing that he had been rejected.
This was the first time he had been rejected by a girl, and he felt very strange.
The two then talked about the fish they sold last time. Bai Xiaoye said that the fish had become a hot topic in Hong Kong for a while and was even featured in the Hong Kong Daily News. He asked Mingjing to notify him if they had any big fish.
Mingjing agreed, and just as she hung up the phone, Xie Junan called again.
"Oh, still busy so late, who are you talking to?" Xie Junan said sourly.
“Brother Bai, he told me that the house has been rented out and he will transfer the rent to me. I told him to just deduct it directly.”
Xie Junan spoke with a hint of jealousy, "Is that guy your sworn brother or what? I think he's up to no good. Mingjing, don't be fooled. Rich people are all like that."
Mingjing scoffed. This sounded as if he were a good man. But all crows are black.
“We’re not a good match, we’re just godparents,” Mingjing said, without much thought.
Life in a wealthy family isn't easy. Even as a godparent, she didn't have a good life in Hong Kong, where xenophobic sentiment is strong.
She's not going to be stupid enough to go and suffer there.
Xie Junan gave a cold snort. He knew men too well. They might say they didn't love him, but they were actually hiding something.
"Mingjing, you'd better not do that. Is durian delicious?"
"It's alright, soft and chewy, and very sweet," Mingjing replied to herself.
"Oh, if you like, I'll make you some durian-flavored desserts next time. The crust is soft and white, and it'll have a little red cherry on top. It's so delicious."
"rogue……"
Mingjing blushed and hung up the phone.
She looked down at herself, pouted, and muttered, "Pervert."
Xie Junan blinked, looking completely bewildered. What had he said wrong? It was just a small cake…
...
Mingjing was already worried at five o'clock in the morning. Today is National Day, the whole country is celebrating, the children don't have to go to school, and the house is very lively.
Ming Lei, dressed in new clothes, ran around the house early in the morning. He nudged the sleeping Ming Jing and said, "Third Aunt, get up. We're going out to sea today."
"Mingjing, the weather's nice today, let's go out to sea," Ming Dahai muttered beside her.
Mingjing slightly opened her eyes, and her family stood in front of her staring at her, which startled her.
"Okay, you can leave now."
She rolled over and dozed off for a while, then opened the fishing tackle shop system and bought a lot of fish traps and nets. Her luck value increased to 100, so even if she just lay there and did nothing today, the fish would jump onto the boat on their own.
After packing her things, Mingjing carried a bunch of fish traps and set off. Before leaving, she took one last look at the pool.
"Mom, don't bother with the eel and lobster, I'll cook them when I get back."
Eel rice and lobster noodles are her favorites; it would be hard to live without indulging in something luxurious.
"Mingliang, you shouldn't go. The sailors should be recruiting soon. You should focus on your studies and not just wander around with us."
Sun Yunmei handed a basket of hot buns and a pot of boiling water to Mingjing, while giving Mingliang some instructions.
"Dad, it's all in my head. You forgot I took the seaman's exam before, it's not difficult, don't worry."
Mingliang took the tools and went out the door. He passed the purchasing point, where Sun Yang had just gotten up.
People living by the sea usually get up very early to catch the first receding tide.
"Mingjing, Dahai, I'm thinking of getting a new sign for this recycling station. What name do you suggest?" Sun Yang felt that it was awkward to have a bare sign without any signboard.
"I'll think about this when I get back. Uncle, when you have time, please paint this wall. I borrowed that scale, so don't lose it and return it."
This is breakfast my mom made for you. Eat it while it's hot; we're going out to sea.
Mingjing greeted them, took out half of the steamed buns, and took the rest with her for lunch.
Unlike the old multi-hook rigs that required individual hooks, the new ones can be baited directly.
After working until 2 p.m., Mingjing threw all the fish traps into the sea, while the grappling hooks were lowered five nautical miles away.
After finishing all that, they finally had time to stop and have lunch.
The temperature in October was still 27 or 28 degrees Celsius. Mingjing felt like she was going to get livid spots from the sun, so she had to find a place with big rocks to hide from the sun.
After finishing his meal, Ming Dahai, having nothing else to do, didn't set sail. Instead, he lay on the boat, sunbathing and letting it drift. There was no wind today, so the boat couldn't go very far.
Bright decided to use a casting net. Standing at the bow of the boat, he cast the net, which was light and easy to use. With a gentle flick, the silver fishing net was cast out.
"No, I have to go swimming."
The sun at sea was so scorching that Mingjing was almost roasted alive. She had no choice but to dive into the sea and swim around it twice.
The water here is very shallow, with the deepest part only about fifty meters deep. Mingjing came to a colorful coral reef, and all sorts of small fish swam past her.
Remembering that it had been a long time since he had caught fish in the sea, Mingjing took out his tools from his spatial storage and searched for a prey.
Before me lay a coral reef, the white sand soft and yielding underfoot, like stepping on cotton. If I could livestream right now, the song "The Sailor" would surely play.
Mingjing doesn't care about the small crabs and seashells hidden in the sand; she's looking for big fish.
Suddenly, a ray of light flashed past the corner of her eye and disappeared into the coral reef.
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