CHAPTER 295: CHAPTER 292: CONTINUING THE COASTAL HARVEST

The night was like water, and the lights were dim.

Inside a large flat with a view of the river in Yongcheng, in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the balcony of the seventeenth floor, Lu Shouyue was sweating profusely against a sandbag and a wooden stake.

In their line of business, they usually don’t make any deals for three years, and when they do, it lasts for three years, so they have plenty of leisure time.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to invite someone out for a good evening, but "I offer my heart to Ming Yue, yet Ming Yue shines into the ditch." The WeChat message he sent to Lin Wanwan today received no response once again.

Wang Bocheng came from Hai City to Yongcheng again, now spending his youth in a club, sent a WeChat video asking if he would join in.

On the screen, there were neon lights, vibrant men and women, and a life of indulgence. It looked like summer had already arrived, with everyone wearing cool outfits and dancing with fiery moves.

"Are you coming or not, Old Lu, come quickly! You’ve been single for 29 years from birth, don’t hold it in and harm yourself, a billion-dollar fortune won’t make up for it, seize the opportunity whenever you can."

Hmph, I have plenty of bed linens, don’t need your worry.

Lu Shouyue decisively said, "I’m not going, I’m not interested."

Wang Bocheng mocked, "Old Lu, you’re being too inconsiderate. I’ve come all this way from Hai City to find you, and you’re not even treating me well."

"Is it me you’re looking for, or your internet celebrity sister, you know the truth."

"Your eyes are on the top of your head; you’ve lived almost thirty years without indulgence. We’ve taken different paths, man and dog!"

"How can a sparrow be compared to a phoenix?" Lu Shouyue laughed in exasperation, unable to refute.

Damn! When I get the beauty, I’ll surely mock him for our different paths of man and dog.

"Yes, yes, here are all sparrows, yours is a phoenix, so why don’t you bring her out? What’s the use of saying anything, after all this time you still haven’t made any progress? Can you really do it? As a young master Lu, don’t let yourself be strung along as a backup plan."

It hit the spot; indeed, there has been no progress after pursuing for so long.

"Just mind your own business," Lu Shouyue said gloomily, ending the video, looked through the chat history with Lin Wanwan, where the last message was him asking what she was busy with, with no reply. He sighed and continued to punch the sandbag forcefully.

Backup plan? How could I be a backup plan!

After a series of punches, Lu Shouyue suddenly stopped, grabbed a towel to wipe his face arbitrarily, picked up his phone to dial Lin Wanwan’s number, and no one answered for a long time.

Lin Wanwan’s smile was sweet with dimples, her charming and coquettish appearance lingered in his mind, so enchanting it was against the rules. Every time he saw her, he had the impulse to embrace her.

He put away his phone, chuckled lightly, and said, "Essence, so near yet so far, disturbing my mind."

Five minutes later, Lu Shouyue changed into going-out clothes, picked up his car keys, and left.

The black Cayenne merged into the traffic, making its way swiftly towards the community where Lin Wanwan lived.

In that community, the property management was not strict, as long as the health codes stayed green, nothing else mattered.

A person like Lu Shouyue, who looked elegant with a luxury car, wouldn’t be questioned at all. Once the phone screen flashed green, the barrier was lifted immediately. The additional security fee they paid was a waste.

Lu Shouyue drove unobstructed to a parking spot behind Lin Wanwan’s small villa, leaned against the car’s hood, looked up, and saw the dim light filtering through the curtains of the second-floor room.

After about ten or so minutes, the light went out, just like his heart.

According to Old Wang’s expertise in love, if both sides are interested, it takes only a month to establish a relationship, further development should happen in three to five months, even leading to mutual understanding. Without such progress, forced arrangements will not be satisfactory.

Lu Shouyue had never been in a relationship before and had never fallen for someone. It wasn’t out of celibacy or morality, but simply because he was picky, finding everyone ordinary and unappealing, even a 36D wouldn’t move his heart.

When a beautiful woman passed by, he would appreciate it for what it was, but it would never lead to any actions.

Appreciating beauty is normal, but he sought more than just a visual feast.

A person as colorful as a rainbow, you only know it when you meet them.

In the past, friends would ask Lu Shouyue, with his eyes on his head, what exactly was he looking for that truly moved him. What if the one he finds doesn’t like him back?

Lu Shouyue hadn’t considered this issue back then; he didn’t believe he’d lack charm.

Yet reality hit him hard, he seemed to have really run into the unlucky matter of unrequited love.

Lu Shouyue took a deep breath, glanced at the small villa in darkness under the moonlight, started the car, and left silently.

After finishing the trivial matters at the company, Lin Wanwan, who returned to the Great Tang with young Qingyu to catch the tide, hadn’t noticed if any familiar cars had been by the parking spot behind her house.

Due to holding her phone carelessly during the last time she traveled and shook hands, she accidentally crossed over to the Great Tang, frying it into a black brick.

Fortunately, all data on her phone was directly backed up to iCloud, so there was no fear of loss.

When free, she would buy a new phone, but it was really quite troublesome!

It’s night in modern times, yet still morning in the Great Tang now.

Since Qingyu had found some good things during the two spring tides on the fifteenth and the first, she developed an unprecedented interest in catching the tide.

Happening to coincide with another spring tide, mother and daughter came to the seaside once more.

There were quite a lot of people by the sea, Lin Wanwan led little Qingyu to pick up sea goods while walking along the coastline, avoiding the crowd.

The crab clip in Lin Wanwan’s hand quickly became a sensation in Lin Family Manor after appearing once.

Of course, buying iron in the Great Tang required proof, wasn’t convenient, and cost money.

So everyone used bamboo replicas: except for maybe not having the strength of iron clips, there was little difference; catching crabs and shrimp on the coast was a breeze.

Although valuable crabs like mud crabs aren’t easy to find either, it’s all about luck, with the most common on the beach being stone crabs of little value.

Most people in Lin Family Manor still preferred digging for clams in the receding tide’s sand, as they were abundant and stable, unlike shrimp and crab capturing, which was more time-consuming and laborious, maybe netting little in a morning, not worth the effort.

Only Lin Wanwan and young Qingyu were carefree, seeing tide catching as play, not minding the haul’s size.

The two of them each held a crab clip while Sun Chuyao and Kun Lun, following them, each carried a big sack, just to hold their catch.

The mini clip in little Qingyu’s hand was specially bought by Lin Wanwan for her from modern times.

In the modern online world, there’s everything imaginable; nothing sellers wouldn’t sell, especially children’s and women’s stuff available in abundant variety.

Now the mother and daughter pair, with crab clips in hand, occasionally scuttled for sea goods on the receding tide’s beach, overjoyed without mentioning.

"Oh! Mother, look, such a big mantis shrimp!"

With keen eyes and quick hands, Lin Wanwan clipped before it burrowed into the sand, smiled, and said, "Bigger than a palm, today’s haul isn’t bad at all."

The Great Tang’s beach marine resources are indeed rich, providing full tide catching satisfaction.