The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 10 A Life That Costs Money

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The immediate goal is clear: to make money.

Only by expanding our business can we gain enough influence to change the injustices in the village.

Early the next morning.

Today's information has been updated (4/4)

[Intelligence 1 (Resource): In the deep-water reef area east of the village, there is a nest of about twenty high-quality sea urchins, all plump and full. The current in this area is usually strong, but it calmed down this morning, making it suitable for diving.]

[Intelligence 2 (Opportunity): The "Hao Zai Lai" restaurant in town is hosting a wedding banquet today and urgently needs a batch of local seafood at a price slightly higher than the market price.]

[Intelligence 3 (Resources): ...]

[Intelligence 4 (Early Warning): ...]

Today's intelligence was unremarkable, except for one piece of information about sea urchins that was somewhat valuable.

Even if you can't make a lot of money, every little bit helps.

He went to the deep-water reef area in the east of the village.

More than half an hour later, he returned home with a small bucket of sea urchins, each one plump and with firm spines.

These sea urchins were of superior quality, and he contacted Su Jianming at the Fisherman's Song Restaurant in town directly.

Upon hearing that the goods were delivered by Lin Chen, Su Jianming accepted them all without hesitation, rounded it up, and transferred 800 yuan to him.

Looking at the 17,000 yuan in his bank account, Lin Chen felt no joy.

This amount of money is far from enough to buy a boat.

When I got home, I saw my mother, Liu Guilan, coughing in the yard again. She was coughing so hard that she bent over, and her face turned pale.

Lin Chen's heart tightened.

My mother's chronic lung disease is an old ailment. In the past, our family was poor, so we always put off going to a big hospital for treatment. We just got some medicine from small clinics, which only treated the symptoms and not the root cause.

"Mom, stop tidying up and come inside to rest for a while."

"I'll take you to the town hospital this afternoon for a thorough full-body checkup."

"Go to the hospital? What hospital?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Guilan immediately shook her head.

"This is just an old problem of mine. It'll be fine after a few breaths. How much would it cost to go to the hospital? No, no."

"You don't need to worry about the money."

"We didn't have the means before, but now that we do, this illness absolutely needs treatment. Don't do anything this afternoon, I'll take care of everything."

After saying that, he went back into the house and found his mother's ID card before his mother could object.

Unable to resist her son's insistence, Liu Guilan was eventually pulled onto the bus to town by Lin Chen.

Throughout the journey, she kept muttering about wasting money and squandering it, but her eyes couldn't hide the warmth in them.

The town's hospital is small, but it's much more professional than the village clinic.

Lin Chen accompanied his mother to have her blood drawn and electrocardiogram done, and then to have X-rays taken. The whole process took more than an hour.

Sitting in the examination room, the doctor looked at the chest X-ray that had been taken.

"It's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and there are already signs of mild emphysema."

"The elderly person's illness has been delayed for quite some time, resulting in significant damage to their lung function. They need to take medication long-term to control it; we can't delay any longer, otherwise it will get worse and worse."

"Doctor, is it serious? Can it be cured?"

Liu Guilan asked nervously.

"It is difficult to completely cure the disease, but as long as you persist with medication, have regular check-ups, and control the condition, it will not affect your normal life."

"I'll prescribe you three months' worth of medication, imported, which is more effective and has fewer side effects. Come back for a follow-up check-up in three months."

Lin Chen took the payment slip to get the price calculated, and his heart sank when he saw the number on it.

The total cost, including the examination fee, laboratory fee, and three months' worth of medication, was 2835 yuan.

He took out his bank card from his pocket and swiped it to pay.

After picking up the medicine, Liu Guilan's eyes reddened as she looked at the large bag of medicine in Lin Chen's hand.

"This...this already cost almost three thousand yuan?"

"Why is my old life so expensive... Chenchen, let's return the medicine. Mom doesn't want to be treated anymore; she can just take some cheaper medicine..."

"mom."

Lin Chen interrupted her.

"What are you saying? It was because your son was incompetent that you suffered. Now that I can earn money, it's only right that I pay for your medical treatment. Don't mention three thousand, even if it's thirty thousand or three hundred thousand, as long as it can make you healthy, I'll spend it."

Upon hearing this, Liu Guilan could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face, and she choked up, unable to speak.

Lin Chen helped his mother sit down on a bench in the corridor to calm her down.

He then turned and went to a nearby vending machine, intending to buy his mother a bottle of hot water.

Just then, a suppressed curse came from the stairwell at the end of the corridor, the voice trembling with sobs.

"Damn it...where am I supposed to scrape together over 30,000 yuan for you...?"

Lin Chen looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man squatting in the corner of the stairwell.

He was wearing camouflage and had dark skin.

This figure looks familiar.

Lin Chen thought for a moment and remembered.

This is Sun Heizi from the same village, two years younger than me.

Because he was a good swimmer from a young age and was tanned dark, that's what the villagers called him.

He dropped out of high school and went to work. I heard he was carrying bricks on construction sites and rarely came back throughout the year.

Lin Chen bought two bottles of water from the vending machine, walked over, and handed one of them to him.

Sun Heizi raised his head, his eyes bloodshot. When he saw it was Lin Chen, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly stubbed out his cigarette and stood up.

"Chen...Brother Chen?"

He took the water.

"What happened? Did something happen at home?"

Lin Chen's words instantly brought tears to Sun Heizi's eyes.

"My dad... the doctor said he has a serious stomach problem and needs surgery immediately..."

"The surgery will cost over 30,000 yuan. I... I can't afford it."

Lin Chen, Sun Heizi's father, was also acquainted with him. He was an honest and hardworking farmer who had toiled in the fields all his life and whose health had long been worn down by the hardships.

"You've been working away from home, haven't you saved any money?"

"I've saved up over 20,000 yuan over the past few years, and I brought it all back. But I'm still short by more than 10,000..."

"I work like a bricklayer on a construction site, working myself to the bone for only 150 yuan a day. How long would it take me to save up more than 10,000 yuan? My dad's illness can't wait that long."

He crouched on the ground, howling in pain.

Lin Chen looked at him quietly without saying a word.

A long time passed.

"Brother Chen, I...I heard you've done quite well since you came back to the beach and made a lot of money?"

There are no secrets in the village; Lin Chen's "glorious deeds" over the past few days have already spread far and wide.

"It's alright."

"Brother Chen."

"Could you...could you take me with you?"

He gripped Lin Chen's arm tightly.

"Brother Chen, I can do anything. I'm a good swimmer; I grew up in the sea. I can endure hardship; I've worked on construction sites in sub-zero temperatures. As long as I can earn money to treat my dad's illness, I'll do anything you ask. I'll be your slave."

Faced with Sun Heizi's almost pleading gaze, Lin Chen remained silent.

He did not agree immediately.

Lin Chen looked at him and said:

"Don't panic. The most important thing right now is to find a way to raise the money for your dad's surgery. How much do you still need?"

"Still a little over ten thousand short..."

"OK."

Lin Chen nodded.

When is your dad's surgery?

"The doctor said the sooner the better, preferably within this week."

"I see."

Lin Chen didn't say anything more, he just patted him on the shoulder.

"Go take care of your dad first, there's always a way."

After saying goodbye to the distraught Sun Heizi, Lin Chen helped his mother out of the hospital.

Today, his bank account first gained 800, and then lost 2835.

Including daily expenses, the original savings of 17,000 yuan were reduced to just over 12,000 yuan.

The more than 30,000 yuan surgery fee for Sun Heizi's father weighed heavily on his mind.

money.

He had never been so eager for money.

We can't keep doing small-scale operations; we need to find a way to make quick money.

The plan to buy a ship must be put on the agenda immediately.