Music to His Ears

The tide had completely receded, and the shrimp had vanished with it.

Some had not had time to follow the tide back to the sea and were lying in the sand, but those were much harder to spot.

Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia had scooped up a little over a pound of shrimp, almost two pounds.

Tian Caihua and Zhou Chengxin, the married couple, had also caught half a pound of shrimp with their bare hands.

That was no easy feat!

Zhou Chengsen and Ruan Tang had caught four shrimp between them.

That was even more unbelievable!

Zhou Chengsen and Ruan Tang had floundered all over the beach just to catch those four shrimp.

Even their jackets were soaked.

As Zhou Chenglei passed them, he deliberately placed his bucket beside Zhou Chengsen's to compare them.

One bucket held only four lonely shrimp and an octopus; the other held a pile of shrimp, several octopuses, and a heap of white clams, Blood Clams, Scallop Snails, and other shellfish.

Zhou Chenglei had scooped up the shrimp, while Jiang Xia had picked up everything else.

You never knew how bad things were until you compared them. Once you did, the damage was devastating.

Zhou Chenglei even couldn't resist teasing him. "Not bad, Second Brother. You broke the record!"

Zhou Chengsen: "..."

When Zhou Chengxin heard "broke the record," he asked, "How many did you catch?"

Zhou Chenglei: "Four!"

Zhou Chengxin: "Oh, you really did break the record. You broke it by one. Not bad."

Zhou Chenglei: "You should be able to catch five next time, Second Brother. Keep working hard."

Zhou Chengsen: "..."

If you don't know how to talk, you can just keep quiet.

His illustrious, mighty, omnipotent image was gone!

Jiang Xia and Ruan Tang were both secretly laughing.

Zhou Chengsen