After selling the fish, it was already 11:30 AM.
The three of them had been up since before 5 AM, out at sea, and had been busy for six or seven hours—naturally, they were starving.
So Yang Fan suggested that instead of heading straight back to the village, they should stop by a restaurant in the city for lunch.
Neither Yang Hongtao nor Yang Xiaohai had any objections to this.
The trio then found a restaurant near the dock.
After ordering, Yang Fan took out his phone and directly transferred 55,000 yuan to Yang Hongtao via WeChat.
When Yang Hongtao saw the transfer, he immediately looked up at Yang Fan and called out, "Fan, why are you transferring me so much money?"
"It's the money from the fish sale,"
Yang Fan smiled.
"Over 80,000 yuan in total, split three ways—each of us gets more than 20,000. So, this 55,000 is for you and Xiaohai."
Hearing this, Yang Hongtao quickly shook his head in refusal, "Fan, no, I can't accept this!"
"Catch those big groupers was mostly your doing, how could I take so much?"
"I think it's enough if I take one or two thousand for me and Xiaohai. Anything more would make me feel bad!"
Seeing him refuse, Yang Fan shot him a glare and said, "We all went out to sea together, and we used your boat. The money from selling the fish should be split evenly. What's this talk about 'contributions'? Just take the damn money!"
"No, Fan, I really can't..."
Before Yang Hongtao could finish, Yang Fan swore loudly, "Don't you dare talk back! Do you still consider me your brother? You think I could just keep this money to myself and feel okay about it?"
"But..."
"Don't 'but' me! If you keep arguing, there'll be no more brotherhood between us!"
"Fan... sigh, alright!"
Yang Hongtao had originally intended to refuse, but after hearing Yang Fan's words, and considering how long they'd known each other, he finally relented and didn't say anything else.
The two of them had grown up together, so Yang Hongtao understood Yang Fan's personality well.
"Alright, I'll accept the money! Fan, no more words, thanks!"
After reluctantly accepting the money, Yang Hongtao looked at Yang Fan with gratitude, his eyes slightly teary.
"Enough!"
"This money was earned by all of us together, why thank me?"
"And stop looking at me like that, it creeps me out!"
When Yang Hongtao looked at him with such an overly sentimental expression, Yang Fan waved his hand, jokingly scolding him.
After a few words with Yang Hongtao, Yang Fan then turned to Yang Xiaohai and said, "Xiaohai, you're still young. When Hongtao gives you your share, don't waste it.
You should hand it to your grandpa for safekeeping, save it up for buying a house or getting married later. Got it?"
"Mm... got it, Bro Fan!"
Yang Xiaohai nodded obediently.
Seeing that Yang Xiaohai had actually listened to his words, Yang Fan smiled.
After spending the day with this quiet, reserved boy, Yang Fan could clearly sense that, despite his young age, Yang Xiaohai was very resilient and mature for his years.
The unexpected sorrow he had gone through probably crushed his young heart, but it had also led to significant growth.
At the same time, Yang Fan could tell that, when they first set out to sea, Yang Xiaohai seemed uneasy about his presence.
The boy had stayed quiet, almost like a closed-off person.
But as the day went on, Yang Xiaohai had started to open up a bit, becoming more natural in his company.
Yang Fan felt a sense of relief.
He sympathized with this boy, who had experienced the same kind of sorrow he had.
He even thought about taking on an older brother role, to help him grow up better.
Of course, Yang Fan knew that this would need to be done gradually.
...
After enjoying a hearty meal, the three of them returned to the dock, got on the boat, and headed back to the village.
Once they arrived, they went their separate ways.
Just as Yang Fan was about to enter his courtyard, he suddenly saw a familiar figure rush out and latch onto his pant leg.
"Damn it! Yellow, you finally came back?"
Seeing that Yellow had finally returned, Yang Fan rolled his eyes and couldn't help but kick the dog lightly.
What a naughty dog!
Had it really been out for three days straight?!
Who knows how many female dogs it had wooed during that time...
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Despite the light kick, Yellow was still very much aggrieved.
It looked at Yang Fan with pitiful eyes, almost as if to say, "Master, it's not my fault! If you hadn't been feeding me all those golden drops, I wouldn't have had this 'wild power' with nowhere to release it!
It was fun for sure, but three days and nights... I nearly died from exhaustion!"
Of course, Yellow couldn't speak, or it would have been crying its heart out to Yang Fan.
After playing around with Yellow, Yang Fan went upstairs for a nap.
After a whole day of running around, he was pretty tired.
This nap was so comfortable that he slept like a log, but unfortunately, he was woken up halfway by a phone call.
Otherwise, he might have slept all the way until nightfall.
It was his internet-famous classmate, Qin Yuxue, calling.
On the phone, Qin Yuxue told Yang Fan that she had already booked a flight for 10 AM tomorrow and would be arriving in Beihai City by noon.
Hearing that his old classmate was coming, Yang Fan immediately promised to pick her up at the airport tomorrow.
Qin Yuxue hesitated a bit but happily accepted, saying she was looking forward to seeing him tomorrow.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Fan thought that since he had the afternoon free, he'd go to the town to buy some flowers and plants, so he could spruce up his yard a bit.
It was such a large empty space, and it felt quite barren.
It would look much nicer with some plants to liven it up.
Making up his mind, Yang Fan borrowed a motorcycle from Yang Hongtao, then drove it to the town.
In the town, he quickly found a store on the main street selling potted plants and flowers.
The shop was called "Flower Art Life"—a somewhat artsy name.
After parking the motorcycle, Yang Fan walked into the store.
Just as he stepped inside, a crisp voice rang out:
"Welcome! How can I help you... huh? You're Yang Fan?"
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