Chapter 26
The captain was obviously an acquaintance of theirs. His words seemed familiar and perfectly matched Lin Wan's stereotype of captains at sea.
It is said to be a stereotype, probably because of the aftereffects of watching Pirates of the Caribbean.
"Xiaoyu brought a girl with him? Oh my, that's really rare."
The captain, wearing casual clothes and a straw hat, had a darker skin. He held a tobacco in his left hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the white towel hanging around his neck in his right hand.
Shen Meizhen immediately glared at her: "Old Huang, have you been fishing for so long that your eyesight has gone bad? We are siblings, and you are talking nonsense."
She wore an orange printed seaside holiday-style long dress, a black leather belt around her waist, and cat-eye sunglasses that matched her clothes very coolly.
She stood next to Huang Qiangqiang, who was dressed very casually, looking like a queen and her entourage.
As soon as Shen Meizhen said this, the guards beside her immediately said, "Yes, Dad, this is Brother Yu's sister."
It turns out they are a family.
"Hiss." Old Huang took a breath and immediately apologized to Lin Wan.
"My eyes are blurry now. I'm sorry. I'll go to the hospital some other day."
Lin Wan waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that it was okay.
Such a mistake is actually not a big deal.
The ship began to blow its horn, and each sound sounded particularly loud at the dock at noon, startling the seagulls that were pecking at the ship, and they took off in large numbers and circled in the air.
The ship seemed a bit cramped. Sitting in the cabin, Lin Wan felt that the air was a bit turbid, almost making it hard to breathe.
Her eyes unconsciously lingered on the leather belt around Shen Meizhen's waist, but when she realized what she was thinking, she instantly looked away.
Yesterday, Chen Yu still scared her.
"This boat is old, and Old Huang usually lives alone by the sea." Shen Meizhen skillfully took out a few bottles of mineral water from the refrigerator in the cabin and handed them to Lin Wan and the others.
Lin Wan stood up slightly, took the bottle with both hands, and said thank you.
As the cold mineral water bottle came into contact with the sultry air, water droplets began to condense on the bottle wall, wetting the palms of my hands, and then slid down the outside, gathering into a small puddle on the old and cheap plastic table.
Lin Wan unscrewed the bottle cap and took two gulps, feeling the cold all the way down to his stomach.
——It feels even more uncomfortable.
"It's a pity that the schools here are not good. For Xiaoqiang's studies, I accompanied him to the city to attend junior high school." Shen Meizhen also took a big sip of water and reached out to pat the back of Huang Qiangqiang who was sitting on a wooden bench.
"Who knew he wouldn't learn his lesson and would just fool around all day long."
It seemed that the power of this palm was extremely great. Huang Qiangqiang, who was sitting on a wooden bench and happily watching his mobile phone, was suddenly knocked down. He sat on the ground with his butt and wailed in pain.
Shen Meizhen was a little embarrassed: "Oh, really. Oh."
She reached out and pulled Huang Qiangqiang up from the ground: "You should learn well from Xiaoyu, and then go directly to... that, that class."
"Could it be that I don't want to learn?" Huang Qiangqiang didn't dare to be angry or say anything. He lowered his head and rubbed his butt, mumbling a retort.
Shen Meizhen glanced at him, Huang Qiangqiang blinked and stopped talking.
"Hey, which school did Xiaolin go to?" Shen Meizhen asked.
Lin Wan felt a little seasick and his head was really confused. He looked at Shen Meizhen drowsily, wanting her to ask the question again, as he hadn't heard it clearly.
"It's the same school as mine."
Chen Yu beside her answered for her. After hearing the answer, Lin Wan remained silent.
"Then you two are really destined to meet!" Shen Meizhen clapped her hands and laughed out loud. Her gaze moved from Lin Wan to Chen Yu, as if she had discovered something very interesting. Her gaze moved back and forth between the two of them.
"Oh, what a coincidence—but I have to go see Old Huang and keep him company."
Shen Meizhen took another bottle of water from the refrigerator, held it under her elbow, and said to Huang Qiangqiang, "You should treat them well. Take them fishing, feed the seagulls, and so on."
Huang Qiangqiang obeyed the order and his snow-white teeth were exposed again.
Lin Wan watched Shen Meizhen leave and felt that she should follow. She took another sip of water and felt that the blood vessels in her forehead were throbbing violently.
Let's take a rest first and wait for it to pass, she thought.
Huang Qiangqiang glanced at his phone reluctantly, put it back on his waist, folded his hands in front of him, stood with his feet in a compass position and said, "I... I'll take you to see the sea first."
"We haven't reached the fishing spot yet, so we can just look around first." Huang Qiangqiang said, his eyes fixed on the three-acre land next to his shoes.
Only children from happy families have room for childishness.
"It's okay, it's okay." Lin Wan waved her hand: "You can do what you like first, and we'll just watch."
Acid surged up in her stomach and Lin Wan almost retched. She tried her best to remain calm and sat steadily on the plastic chair beside the dining table.
The cabin is small and even three people sitting there are crowded.
"Is it really okay?" Huang Qiangqiang's eyes lit up, his hands were in his pockets, and he was still asking Lin Wan's opinion.
"Brother Yu is also very familiar with this." Huang Qiangqiang took out his mobile phone and handed the burden to Chen Yu.
If Shen Meizhen saw this scene, she would definitely curse. How could you treat guests like this? Fortunately, she was not there.
Huang Qiangqiang, his face brimming with excitement, looked around and ran deeper into the cabin, leaving Lin Wan and Chen Yu behind.
"Are you seasick?" Chen Yu leaned over and said in her ear.
Lin Wan subconsciously leaned back to increase the distance between them.
"A little bit." Lin Wan answered with difficulty, leaning back.
The ends of her hair brushed across her Adam's apple, and Chen Yu reached out to touch the ends of her hair.
Lin Wan pretended not to know and tied her hair up.
Chen Yu paused, withdrew his hand, and said nothing more.
The two of them just sat there quietly, as if they would wait until the end of time.
The midday sun gradually tilted, and overlapping shadows gradually appeared in the cabin. Dust was floating in the cabin, and the light near sunset was particularly beautiful.
The colors are gorgeous, making the sea water look like flowing crystal.
Lin Wan always thought that her consciousness was exceptionally clear. She even knew when the cabin was shaking slightly or violently.
However, it wasn't until Shen Meizhen walked into the room that Lin Wan suddenly woke up from her sleep with a surprise. She gasped for breath, terrified by the bizarre dream she had just had.
It was strange, she hadn't dreamed about her childhood for a long time.
The sun was setting outside the cabin, and its reflection was on the sparkling sea. A large number of seagulls were circling around the old fishing boat.
"The net has been pulled in, and there are quite a few fish." Shen Meizhen's voice was obviously excited, and it seemed that the harvest was good.
The next second, her tone suddenly changed.
"Have you been sitting here all the time? Where's Qiangzi?" Shen Meizhen's face fell and her smile disappeared instantly. Lin Wan vaguely felt that he could see a thriving flame behind her.
"Auntie, I was feeling a little uncomfortable and dizzy. I thought I wouldn't be able to do anything for a while, so I let Huang Qiangqiang rest for a while."
Lin Wan hurriedly explained, fearing that Shen Meizhen would get too angry and start beating Huang Qiangqiang.
"Oh, I see."
Shen Meizhen placed the bread in Lin Wan's hand, explained the purpose of the bread to her, then flicked her hair and walked towards the warehouse deeper inside with an expressionless face.
Lin Wan's heart was a little tangled, her hands clenched slightly, and the bread in her palms was soft and moist.
No one knew where Chen Yu had gone.
Lin Wan looked around and realized that Chen Yu was nowhere to be found. She pursed her lips and wiped the sweat from her forehead caused by the nightmare, feeling a little awkward.
She thought he would always stay by her side.
It turns out that it is just like this.
She stood up at the window and wanted to go into the warehouse to explain for Huang Qiangqiang to avoid Huang Qiangqiang being beaten for no reason because of her.
However, when they walked closer and listened, it was not Huang Qiangqiang's wailing that they heard, but Shen Meizhen's earnest teachings.
"Xiao Qiang, do you know why Mom asked you to invite Xiao Lin to come along?"
The door was not completely closed. Through the gap, Lin Wan saw Shen Meizhen standing in front of Huang Qiangqiang with her hands on her hips in the dim light. She looked extremely helpless.
Huang Qiangqiang seemed particularly guilty, but it was obvious that the game on his mobile phone was not over yet. He could only feel fear while constantly operating the game with his hands.
Exactly the same words.
Lin Wan slowly exhaled the breath that was pent up in her chest. When she was a child, Lin Zhen had said exactly the same thing to her.
At this moment, she stood in the dim cabin corridor, as if witnessing that terrible afternoon again.
Lin Wan stepped back step by step, her hands tightly covering her chin to prevent her from making any unnecessary noise.
"Wanwan, do you know why Dad invited the Zhou family's children?"
On a sunny afternoon, the sun is still shining brightly.
Lin Wan, who was having a lot of fun playing with her friends, was suddenly called to the greenhouse by Lin Zhen, holding the teddy bear.
"What? Dad, I don't understand."
Lin Wan was a little frightened of such a father. His tender hands tightly hugged the toy bear in his arms, as if it could give him some strength.
Lin Zhen had a calm expression on his face as he casually fiddled with the flowers and plants. He had always liked these exotic flowers and plants, and his home was decorated with these green plants, making it very pleasant to the eye.
He slowly took out the scissors and cut off the branches that grew horizontally from the tree.
"Click."
He exerted so much force with his hands that veins popped out for a moment, but his expression remained calm.
"Wanwan, play more with the Zhou family's children. The others are not important for now."
Lin Zhen reached out and slashed at the plant again. He was an expert in gardening and knew that cutting back branches would make the plant grow even more lush.
"What, Dad? But, I and..." Lin Wan tightly grasped the bear in his hand, wanting to refute.
"Wanwan, those people are not important."
Lin Zhen repeated what he had just said. This time, he didn't even look at Lin Wan, and his tone was particularly cold.
"Just listen to Dad."
It was this sentence again. In her only life, this sentence was the one Lin Zhen said to her most frequently.
Utilitarianism and profit, it seems that everyone is fascinated by these things, and they will rush to get closer as soon as they see any signs of getting closer.
Lin Zhen is like this, and Shen Meizhen is also like this.
Lin Wan's back was pressed against the cabin wall, and an inexplicable chill slowly climbed up her spine.
So, will Chen Yu be like this too?
She slowly lowered the hand that was covering her mouth.
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