Chapter 55 Causing Trouble

"Ahem!"

"The rice is cooked, what are you standing at the door for? Are you waiting for me to invite you to eat?"

Just then, Shen Futang appeared at the doorway. Even with Chen Yang's thick skin, his face felt hot.

Caught red-handed by his father-in-law while teasing his wife!

"It's all your fault."

Shen Xue's face instantly turned from fair and tender to a blushing red apple. She then stomped hard on Chen Yang.

The old man, in pain, quickly let go of his exasperated wife. When did his father-in-law learn to eavesdrop? How disgraceful for an elder.

Disgraceful!

For the rest of the meal, Shen Futang didn't give Chen Yang a good look. Fortunately, the baby was adorable, and everyone vied to feed her.

Under his father-in-law's murderous gaze, Chen Yang quickly scarfed down a couple of bites and got off the table.

However, thinking about how he would feel if some scoundrel treated his own precious daughter like this in the future, Chen Yang imagined he would grit his teeth in hatred, and thus understood his father-in-law.

The thought of his own adorable baby girl getting married someday made Chen Yang's feelings complicated.

This must be the greatest worry for countless fathers with daughters – they want to spoil their daughters forever yet fear they might meet a man who treats them badly.

"Daddy, I want Daddy to bathe me."

However, all of Chen Yang's wandering thoughts were dispelled when the baby snuggled into his arms and asked him to help her bathe. She was just a tiny tot; what was he thinking about all that?

After bathing the baby, Chen Yang quickly rinsed himself off. Shen Xue had also taken a bath while he was bathing the little one.

Why wouldn't he be in a hurry!

Having tasted the sweetness, the old man didn't know what had gotten into him. In his past life, he was ascetic; now, he wished he could be with his wife all day long.

"Daddy, Daddy."

"Mama told stories, hoo hoo hoo, the little rabbit and the turtle raced..."

But when Chen Yang entered the room, he was dumbfounded. The baby was bouncing on the bed, showing no signs of sleeping.

Looking at Shen Xue's mischievous grin, Chen Yang was like a哑巴吃黄连 (a mute person eating bitter melon) – he had bitterness to swallow but couldn't speak.

Seeing Chen Yang frozen, Shen Xue felt a surge of triumph.

This fool, he deliberately made her shy, did he think she had no way to deal with him?

Chen Yang tossed and turned that night.

He had never felt a night so difficult to endure.

Just as he was feeling restless, a small hand pinched the soft flesh on his waist.

"Dare you make me feel shy again?"

Shen Xue smiled slyly. Seeing his discomfort, she felt proud. But in the end, she still felt sorry for Chen Yang, or she wouldn't have come to him.

It was just a small punishment for him. Who told him to bully her like that in front of her father?

"My dear wife, I was wrong."

"I'll never dare to do it again."

Feeling the intoxicating fragrance emanating from the woman, Chen Yang's annoyance instantly vanished.

Before Shen Xue could say anything else, her mouth was forcefully sealed.

"Mmmph mmmph~"

...

The next morning, looking at the sleeping wife and daughter soundly asleep in bed, Chen Yang felt refreshed. He gently pecked their faces, then carefully left the room.

Building the house had cost a lot of money; he needed to continue earning money from fishing.

"Uncle Laifu, you've really shown your skills! Wow, over a hundred and fifty catties."

Chen Yang marveled at the honest man before him, his fishing skills were incredible.

"My son and I have been setting traps every day. I know which waters are good and which ditches are fertile."

Shen Laifu chuckled heartily. His family's living conditions had greatly improved in the past few days following Chen Yang.

Originally, his children barely had enough to eat; now, they even ate meat. In his eyes, calling Chen Yang his savior was not an exaggeration.

So, when Chen Yang spoke, he revealed the secret to his abundant catch without reservation.

"Junzi and the others are also going? Uncle Laifu, you must be careful. While earning money is important, safety is paramount. Children are playful, and the water is no place to mess around."

Upon hearing that Shen Laifu was taking his children along to fish, Chen Yang quickly reminded him. In those times, older children were expected to work.

However, Chen Yang wasn't used to it, as child labor was strictly prohibited in his previous life. But he took safety very seriously.

He would remind everyone who brought fish to him. After all, going into the water was no joke; every summer, people would be pulled away by water spirits.

"I know. It's kind of you, Yangzi, to always think of our well-being."

Shen Laifu's words were met with unanimous agreement. Everyone had earned a lot of money following Chen Yang these past few days.

Even though they knew Chen Yang was earning much more, no one felt resentful. It was Chen Yang's ability to build connections with the aquatic products station.

He took on the considerable risk of doing business, and Chen Yang bore it. Chen Yang paid for the fish on the day of collection; he was righteous, and no one could fault him.

"Pandian, you also have over a hundred catties. Keep it up, save enough money soon, and return to school properly to catch up on your studies."

Chen Yang weighed and recorded each person's fish. They were all familiar faces from the village, and occasionally, people from other villages also brought fish.

No other reason; other village dealers had learned from Chen Yang, buying large fish for two mao and small fish for one mao. Chen Yang added the two-fen premium from Wang Jianguo to the villagers.

Don't underestimate the difference of two fen per catty. Now, a male laborer earned ten work points a day in the production team, which was only two mao.

The price difference for ten catties of fish was equivalent to a day's work. Naturally, some people were willing to sell to Chen Yang.

If it weren't for the long distance, and many people's poor preservation, fearing the fish would lose freshness by the time they arrived, and Chen Yang wouldn't buy dead fish, even more would be sent to him.

The fish buyers from other brigades also wanted to raise prices, but unlike Chen Yang, Shenjiaba Village was the closest to the county town.

It took at least another hour or two to get to the city from other brigades, so half the fish would die on the way during each collection. This resulted in their procurement costs far exceeding Chen Yang's.

In fact, considering the dead fish, the cost price would likely double. Large fish might cost four to five mao per catty, and small fish would also cost around two to three mao per catty.

Their profit was already inferior to Chen Yang's. If they increased the price by another two fen, it would be squeezing their own profits. Therefore, the fish buyers from other brigades adamantly refused to budge on the price.

As Chen Yang added aquatic plants and bran to the water buckets to keep the fish alive and continued to weigh fish for villagers who came sporadically,

Several unwelcome guests arrived!

"Chen, what do you mean? Why do you pay two fen more per catty? Are you deliberately trying to steal our brothers' business?"

Several strong men carrying hoes and wooden clubs stormed into Chen Yang's yard menacingly.

Looking at the unwelcome arrivals, Chen Yang narrowed his eyes, a hint of coldness flashing in them.

Those who knew him from his previous life knew that whenever he had that expression, he was furious!

"What, speechless?"

"Others fear Shen Fuguo, but I, Shang Dabiao, don't. My uncle is the party secretary of the United Brigade, don't try to suppress me with Shen Fuguo."

"If you dare to offer a higher price to buy fish from our brigade again today, don't blame me for being impolite!"

The man swung his hoe and smashed it onto Chen Yang's fence. With that single blow, the already dilapidated courtyard wall instantly collapsed.