Han Ruochen knew what the man was thinking with just one glance, but she did not say anything. As long as he did not cause trouble for her, she did not care what others thought. Anyway, it wasn’t as if she was going to lose some meat just because others made fun of her.

She dragged Tong Zhaodi with her, and everyone at the dock thought that she was running away.

"I already knew this was going to happen. When have women gone to the sea? Even if she bought a motorboat, she would never be able to make it big."

"She might as well rent the boat out when she still has time; at least someone will be willing to rent it when it’s new. Once it turns old, who will dare to rent it?"

"She is just being stubborn. Collecting seafood at the sea is different from collecting it at the shore. Does she think that it is as easy as digging a spot and catching seafood? Of course not! This is the sea. It is vast and deep. It will be impossible for anyone to find rare seafood at sea like it was at the shore."

Their voices were loud enough to drift over to where Han Ruochen and Tong Zhaodi were. When Tong Zhaodi heard the words of the men behind her, she was so angry that she was trembling. She turned to look at Han Ruochen with red eyes and questioned, "Why are you letting them speak so much nonsense? Why won’t you stop them?" Sister Ruochen was so good. She could even catch imperial lobsters, something that people from all generations would have talked about for ages—maybe even longer. Why won’t she tell the truth to others?

Han Ruochen glanced at the woman beside her and smiled silently. She softened her voice and said to Tong Zhaodi, "Do you want to show off your wealth and let everyone follow us tomorrow morning, or do you want to keep it hidden for a while and earn a little more?"

Since the two of them have earned quite a sum, Han Ruochen was thinking about giving at least three hundred yuan to Tong Zhaodi. After all, if not for her firm grip and strength, the snow skin grouper would have escaped from their hands. She deserved this sum of money. And as long as they could collect seafood worth thousands of yuan, Han Ruochen was sure that she could more or less convince Tong Zhaodi to move away.

Tong Zhaodi was stunned when she heard Han Ruochen’s words. At first, she did not understand, but when she did, her face turned pale. If she had released the news or let it slip, then they would have been surrounded by piranhas tomorrow, first thing in the morning. Though they were from the same village, at the end of the day, who would not be jealous of the two of them earning what they could not earn in three or four years?

"Ah, how could I forget such an important thing? I am such a blockhead. It’s a good thing that you reminded me, Sister Ruochen. If you had not stopped me earlier, then I would have made a big mistake just now!" Tong Zhaodi was scared just thinking about it. If she had told the villagers that they had collected imperial lobsters, then there was a very good chance that they would have followed her and Han Ruochen tomorrow morning to the sea.

"As long as no damage is done, it’s alright." Han Ruochen knew that this secret couldn’t be kept longer, but she might as well try to keep a firm grasp of it as long as she could because she did not want the villagers to chase after her before she could make a fortune.

The two of them went to look for Second Uncle Han, and as soon as the man saw the rare food that was neatly kept in the boxes, he was so scared that he did not know where to keep his hands or feet. He looked at the thing in front of him and said to Han Ruochen, "Dear niece, are you trying to scare the living days out of your uncle? You want me to deliver this...this...this?"

These goods would amount to more than five thousand yuan. What if he broke something off? Or what if he ended up ruining something that he shouldn’t have? Looking at the thrashing snow skin grouper, there was a very good chance that this fish would rather fight to the death than become someone’s meal. What if he ruined these goods? He did not want that to happen!

But what if it did?

Han Ruochen was helpless when she heard the words of her uncle. She said to him, "Uncle, there is no need for you to feel terrified. We have securely kept these goods in the boxes. They won’t be damaged as long as they are kept properly and loaded on your truck carefully."

However, Second Uncle Han was still hesitant. He knew that these goods were really expensive; if something ended up getting damaged, he would never be able to see Han Ruochen in the eye ever again. "Ruochen—"

"Second Uncle. You are the only one who can help me. If I ask someone else to drive me to the county, I am worried that they will turn jealous and ruin these things deliberately for me." Han Ruochen was not lying. The villagers were currently happy because they believed that she had not found anything good. But if someone were to find out that she had caught such good things, then they surely would not be able to stay happy for long. They would definitely make trouble for her.

At the same time, she was quite glad that she had not told her second uncle about the pearls. If she had told him the truth, then the man would have dragged the entire Han family with them to escort her to the county!