Chapter 214 Early Morning

The next morning.

Sunlight streamed in through the yacht's porthole.

Nong Qingying woke up first and tiptoed into the bathroom. After washing up and applying makeup from her bag, she prettied herself up and lay back in bed.

They hadn't been together long, so she still cared about these little details. In reality, her natural beauty was already exceptional, so this was purely redundant.

A few minutes passed.

She finally managed to wake Su Yehao.

Nong Qingying smiled happily and said, "Good morning, my darling!"

Stretching, Su Yehao yawned and smiled back, "Morning, Little Tai."

"..."

Hearing this, Nong Qingying instantly pouted, kicking Su Yehao with her leg as she continued, "Don't call me that! You clearly said yesterday that you liked it!"

"Just kidding. If you don't like it, I won't say it."

Su Yehao rubbed his eyes, glanced at his watch, and wondered, "Only seven o'clock?"

Wearing a black outfit weighing less than fifty grams, Nong Qingying's skin looked exceptionally white under the morning sun.

She sighed and said, "I wanted to sleep in too, but it's all your fault. Yesterday, you told my dad at the table that you wanted to go fishing at sea. My parents took it seriously and called me early this morning, asking me to bring you back to play."

"...Maybe it's because you bought them that new fishing boat. Your parents are too excited to sleep. I really want to catch a haul."

As Su Yehao spoke, his gaze fell on Nong Qingying. He reached out and took her leg.

And then.

...By the time they were actually ready to leave, it was already nine o'clock.

According to Nong Qingying, she felt like she was walking on clouds, unable to muster any strength.

In high spirits, Su Yehao exclaimed, "The ancients didn't lie to me, 'Rising to dance with my shadow, how unlike the mortal world!'"

"Get lost..."

Nong Qingying lightly spat and scolded with a smile.

The crew on the yacht had been dismissed last night and hadn't returned yet, so they chose to take a taxi.

On the way, they stopped by a dried goods store to buy some abalone, fish maw, deer antler, and ginseng. These were high-end goods, and the locals generally loved these kinds of gifts.

In total, they spent over thirty thousand dollars. Nong Qingying thought it was unnecessary, but Su Yehao insisted on not going empty-handed.

They hurried back to Snakehead Village.

It was already past ten o'clock. After sitting in her two-story house for a few minutes, they walked to the old dock.

The two crew members hired by Nong Qingying's father, along with three temporary helpers, were already waiting on the fishing boat, with the nets hung and the machinery adjusted.

Soon after boarding the boat, a fifty-year-old uncle surnamed Wu said to Nong Qingying:

"You're still filial. My daughter only knows how to ask me for money! Your family must be rich now. Such a big boat, with such a good freezer, why bother fishing nearby? You can go directly to the deep sea. You have a vertical fish finder, fishing sonar, and net monitoring system. I'm so jealous!"

His envy and jealousy were written all over his face.

He had heard about Nong Qingying "marrying" into a wealthy family before, but they could only imagine it. This forty-nine-meter-long fishing boat directly assaulted their senses.

For so many years, everyone had been poor together, and they were content with their lives in the local area.

Now that the Nong family had suddenly become rich, it disrupted the delicate balance. After the comparison, all sorts of negative emotions emerged.

The Uncle Wu added, "Women, after all, have to find a good man. My daughter doesn't have that kind of luck. It really pays to be pretty..."

Hearing this, Su Yehao immediately knew that Nong Qingying would be unhappy.

Being pretty was certainly an advantage, but saying it in such a sour tone changed the flavor.

The man surnamed Wu held a small amount of power in the village, serving as the acting village chief. If he cared about the emotions of the younger generation, he wouldn't have said such a thing.

He thought Nong Qingying would lose her temper.

However, the young mistress was in a cheerful mood today, and only replied sarcastically, "Then let your daughter find a good man. My house in Mid-Levels is being renovated. Let me call to order the furniture first. You guys chat!"

Showing off.

She was clearly showing off on purpose.

Su Yehao chuckled. It seemed the little old man surnamed Wu would be depressed for the next few days.

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Setting off firecrackers and burning paper money.

After completing a set of traditional procedures, the new boat set out to sea for its first fishing trip.

They specially hired a few small boats to cooperate with the seine fishing operation. Su Yehao originally thought it was just dragging a net behind the boat, but the process was much more complicated than he imagined.

Finding an opportunity to be alone, Su Yehao approached Nong Qingying's father and asked:

"Uncle, I see that the docks here aren't convenient for docking and refueling. Why don't you move to a different house? I've only been here for a short time, but I've already noticed a lot of people are jealous of your family. Qingying may not say it, but she must feel bad thinking about being gossiped about by the villagers."

Nong's father had also heard a lot of rumors. After a moment of silence, he said, "I've lived here all my life, and I'm used to it. Those big houses in Mid-Levels aren't suitable for us. We can't live in a multi-million dollar house smelling like fish all day. It would be better to rent it out."

Su Yehao added:

"Then rent one first. The Hong Kong stock market is unstable recently. When the housing prices drop one day, you can buy one. I know it's not easy to adapt to a new place and lose your old friends, but your family's situation has changed now. You can't expect things to be the same as before."

"That's right, we can't be considered a small family anymore. In the past six months, more and more people have come to borrow money from me. Actually, I didn't want to hold her back when I fell out with Xiao Ying before. Your kind of wealthy family is very complicated, and her mother and I can't give her any support."

The conversation between men seemed much more serious.

After saying a few words from the heart in private, Nong Qingying's father sighed deeply. In his early years, he had hoped that his daughter would marry into a good family, but he never expected her to marry so well.

Looking at Su Yehao at this moment... his background was also quite astonishing.

In the morning, he had asked a friend to secretly inquire about the company "Sihai International".

Nong's father's friend was surprised and said that he worked on the construction site of this company. The total assets were several billion dollars, and there was indeed a young master who had a strong foundation and was one of the top wealthy families in Hong Kong.

As a fisherman, he was worried about it.

At this moment, he figured that it was good enough not to hold her back, so he simply added, "Moving... is also okay. I'll go and look at some houses in a couple of days."

Su Yehao understood what he meant.

He didn't have any intention of bossing around, but simply wanted to take care of Nong Qingying and convey some suggestions for her.

Then, he said:

"Living in the city is more convenient, and Qingying can visit you often. You can come back here to live occasionally. In the future, when I withdraw my money, maybe we can cooperate and open a marine fish farm or something, the kind where the fish are raised in nets. The mainland market is huge, and we won't have to worry about selling any amount of fish. It's quite profitable."

He was about to ask, "Do you know how to raise fish?"

But Nong's father thought to himself, they are already so rich, they can just buy an existing company. What kind of talent can't they find?

So he just nodded and replied, "We'll talk about it later. Just treat my daughter well. She's been wild on the beach since she was a child, and she's stubborn."

When they came to the deck, they saw Nong Qingying shouting and trying to fish.

Thinking back to this morning, Su Yehao deeply agreed that she was indeed quite wild.

She had learned without being taught, and even took the initiative.

He planned to buy a few more pounds of good goji berries. Yin Liuli was finally not alone in the battle...