Chapter 176: No one has such luck!

West Island Rocky Beach!
When Su Chen and his group arrived at their destination, bright lights were already flashing on the rocky beach.

Under the guidance of Du Furong, we turned around and arrived at a sparsely populated beach with only a few bright lights around.

"There are fewer reefs here, and not many fish are left after the tide goes out, so there are basically not many people coming here. It's not even safe."

Su Chen didn't say anything after hearing this. After all, his family just wanted to try something new and they didn't care about how much fish they could catch.

After talking about some precautions, the four of them divided into three teams. Su Chen and Su Zhiyun, of course, believed that "real men should go alone", while Chen Shufen and Du Furong went to the sea for health preservation, focusing on going with the flow.

"Dad, how about we compete to see who has the biggest harvest tonight!" Su Zhiyun was stopped by Su Chen just as he was about to leave with the bucket.

Su Zhiyun glanced at Su Chen and said with some pride: "Needless to say, it must be me. Back then, your father was Nanbowan, the fisherman in the village. Everyone in the village would give me a thumbs up when they saw me!"

Su Chen didn't want to hear about his father's past when he was young. He had almost got calluses on his ears from listening to so much.

He immediately interrupted Su Zhiyun and said, "Okay, okay, okay. Dad, don't bring up those trivial things. Whoever loses tonight's fishing trip will be responsible for carrying the bag for the next few days!"

"Okay~Victory will belong to me!" Su Zhiyun said confidently.

Seeing this, Su Chen couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Tsk, Dad, don't be so sure. Don't make excuses when you lose!"

After a verbal battle, the two men each chose a direction and walked quickly over with buckets of water and tongs.

Watching the two men leaving, Chen Shufen and Du Furong laughed out loud with joy.

Su Chen looked around with the dim light of his headlamp and found that, just as Du Furong had said, there were not many reefs on the beach here.

This also means that there may be fewer fish left when the tide recedes. After observing for a while, Su Chen planned to walk along the beach to see if there are any large fish stranded on the rocks on the shore.

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Su Chen walked back and forth along the beach, searching every place very carefully, even sticking his head in the cracks of the reefs to take a look.

The only thing we caught was two or three palm-sized crabs and a few small fish.

"What's going on? Didn't Aunt Furong say before that there are still some fish to be caught here? Some people have found quite a few big ones before, but how come I'm almost empty-handed here? Is it because I'm unlucky today?" Su Chen complained in a low voice.

But just as he finished muttering, he stepped on something sharp and felt a sharp pain in the sole of his foot.

"Fuck~What the hell!" Su Chen quickly looked down to see if he had stepped on some marine debris.

What came into view was a small, pointed, pale yellow horn buried in the sand, which looked like the tail of a snail.

Su Chen squatted down and tried to lift it up twice with his hands, but found that he couldn't lift it at all. Just when he was about to give up and leave, he found that the small corner had sunk a little into the sand, and it would not be noticeable if you didn't pay attention.

"Hmm? This is..." Su Chen understood instantly that there must be a snail under the sand, but he didn't know what kind it was or how big it was.

He took the fire tongs out of the bucket, pinched the tongs about one-third of the way and started digging.

"I should have brought a small shovel!" He dug several times but found it was of no use, and the wet sand soon gathered together again.

"I don't believe that we can't dig it out today!" After saying that, Su Chen's hands moved a bit faster.

After digging for about a minute or two, the snail hidden in the sand finally revealed part of its body.

"How come the yellow snail is so big!" Su Chen estimated that it was about the size of a bowl, the kind used to hold soup.

Su Chen dug and pulled, and it took a lot of effort to finally dig it out of the sand.

“Is this a coconut snail?”

Although the waters around Xidao Island are a national coral orange protection area with abundant marine life and coconut snails, it is normal to find such a large and beautiful coconut snail on the shore while going to the beach. This is really incredible luck.

I took it in my hand and weighed it. It weighed at least five or six pounds. After removing the shell and internal organs, there was only about one or two pounds that could be eaten.

"Could it be that all my luck tonight depends on it?" After a small sigh, Su Chen threw the coconut snail into the bucket. He didn't want his luck to end like this.

In the next hour or so, Su Chen didn't catch anything except crabs. When he returned to the gathering point with the bucket, there were almost thirty crabs in it.

"Hey, you're back. It looks like you've found a lot of good stuff!" Su Zhiyun couldn't help but joked when he saw Su Chen's gloomy face.

Su Zhiyun has been back for a while. The reason is very simple. His luck is surprisingly good. After a walk around the beach, he found a puddle with three or four relatively large fish in it.

After walking around for more than an hour, the whole bucket was full. When they came back, even Du Furong, who often went to the beach, was shocked.

As far as she could remember, no one had ever been so lucky as to fill the entire bucket.

Du Furong's praise and Chen Shufen's compliments made him feel a little flattered for a moment.

When Su Chen saw his father's bucket full of fish, he knew that the goddess of luck was not standing behind him tonight.

"I'm willing to admit defeat!" Su Zhiyun said with a smug look on his face, putting his arm around Su Chen's shoulders.

"Oh~ I know!" Su Chen lowered his head helplessly.

"Xiao Chen, why are there only crabs? There are no other things?" Chen Shufen also came over and took a look into the bucket. She found that they were all crabs, and they were of different varieties.

Speaking of this, Su Chen remembered the coconut snail that he placed at the bottom.

He picked up his bucket and poured the crabs into his mother Chen Shufen's bucket. A bright yellow thing appeared in everyone's sight.

"Hey, this is a coconut snail. Xiaochen, you are so lucky. I only heard that someone in Xi Island picked up this thing while going to the sea. I didn't expect that you, Xiaochen, picked up such a big one. You can sell it for at least a few hundred dollars!" Du Furong on the side said in surprise.

After all, having lived in West Island for so many years, Du Furong still knew some information about marine life. She also understood that if you could pick up coconut snails when you go to the beach, your luck would be the same as winning 10,000 yuan by buying a scratch lottery ticket.

It's something you can only encounter by chance!
Now it was Su Zhiyun's turn to be confused. Du Furong also looked at the fish he had caught from the sea before. The whole bucket could only be sold for three to five hundred yuan, which seemed to be far behind Su Chen's.

His previous boasting seemed a bit like popping champagne at halftime. Su Zhiyun's old face was a little red now. Fortunately, it was night time and no one noticed.

"Ahem~ It's getting late, let's go back!" Su Zhiyun didn't want to continue this topic and spoke quickly.

Everyone had no objection. After all, they had experienced the sea-hunting, and the novelty was not as strong as before. In addition, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, and the sea breeze was still a bit cold. After returning to the small courtyard of the B&B, Chen Shufen carried all the harvests of Su Chen and others to the small sink in the kitchen, thinking about making a sumptuous meal tomorrow.

As for Su Chen and Su Zhiyun, they returned to their rooms, took a quick shower, and fell asleep.

Going to the beach to catch seafood sounds fun, but even if you are in good health, you can’t stand bending over and standing up for an hour or two.

Early the next morning, Su Chen was still asleep when he was awakened by Chen Shufen's knocking and shouting.

"What's wrong, Mom?" Su Chen asked as he opened the door sleepily.

"Good news, come with me to the kitchen!" Chen Shufen excitedly took Su Chen's hand and walked downstairs.

After a short jog, Su Chen became much more sober. When he arrived at the kitchen, he saw his father shining the flashlight from his cell phone on something, and Aunt Furong beside him also had a very excited look on her face.

"Mom~what's wrong with you guys? You're smiling so early in the morning!" Su Chen asked, scratching his messy hair.

"Xiao Chen, look what this is!" Su Zhiyun saw a brightly colored small bead in his palm, about the size of the marbles he played with as a child.

Su Chen took the bead, held it in his hand and observed it, and found that the bead was quite large, with a diameter of about one or two centimeters.

The beads are round and have flame patterns on the surface. The bright yellow color is similar to the shell of the coconut snail.

"Dad, stop keeping me in suspense. What on earth are these beads? Tell me now!" It must be no small matter that made Chen Shufen so anxious that she called him out of bed.

Su Zhiyun and Chen Shufen are now worth several million and have seen the world. They are not as easily startled as before over trivial matters. The only thing that could make them so excited is probably this bead of considerable origin.

"Xiao Chen, this bead is a Melo pearl that is unique to the coconut snail. Judging from its appearance and size, it can be sold for at least millions!" Du Furong stepped forward to explain to him.

"Melo pearls? Can they be sold for millions?" It's not Su Chen's fault that he is ignorant. Most people don't know that coconut snails can produce pearls just like clams.

Du Furong nodded heavily. "This thing is very rare. You may not find one among ten thousand coconut snails. It can be said to be quite rare. In addition, its color and appearance are very unique, so the price has always been high."

"A few years ago, a tourist bought a coconut snail and found a 4.25-gram Melo pearl. Someone offered more than yuan to buy it."

At this point, Du Furong looked at the Melo Pearl in Su Chen's hand with some envy, "The one in your hand weighs almost 20 grams, and the diameter is as high as 2 centimeters. It can be said to be the best of the best. If you sell it in a large jewelry store, it will definitely be more expensive."

Du Furong had never seen such a big Melo pearl, and she was referring to her previous experience. She had no idea how much it could be sold for, but there was one thing she was sure of, that is, this Melo pearl was worth a million.

Hearing this, Su Chen looked at his father beside him with some pride, "I didn't expect that I could pick up such an expensive item just by going to the beach. It seems that my luck is pretty good!"

Su Zhiyun was suddenly hit by a Q, and when he saw Su Chen's smug expression, he turned his head away, pretending he didn't see it.

After playing with the Melo Pearl in his hand for a while, Su Chen casually handed it to Su Zhiyun and said, "Dad, keep this thing. When we get back, find a jewelry store and use this Melo Pearl to customize a necklace for Mom."

When Chen Shufen heard this, her face broke into smiles. She raised her head slightly and looked at Du Furong beside her, as if to say, look how filial my son is.

Du Furong felt a little jealous when she saw this. Thinking of the prodigal son in her family who only knew how to spend money recklessly, a nameless anger rose in her heart. She secretly thought to herself that she should find time to go back and give him a good lesson.

"You'd better keep this thing yourself. If you leave it with me, I'm afraid I won't even be able to sleep!" Su Zhiyun had no intention of taking the Melo Pearl that Su Chen handed over.

First of all, this thing is worth millions. I would be heartbroken if I lost it!
Secondly, I felt upset when I saw this thing. The image of myself opening champagne at halftime appeared in my mind. This was a slap in the face.

"Uh~" Seeing that his father didn't want to accept it, Su Chen could only turn his gaze to his mother Chen Shufen, but he still got a shake of the head.

As if this thing is hot.

"Okay, then I'll keep this thing for now. When the necklace is finished, I'll bring it back to you, mom!" Su Chen said as he casually put it in his pocket.

Du Furong's eyes swam when she saw this scene, but when she thought of Su Chen's current wealth, she understood that he didn't care much about this Melo Pearl.

Su Chen really didn't care much about this thing. The only thing that excited him was that this Melo Pearl was opened from the coconut snail he picked up. This alone showed that his luck was still pretty good.

Thinking of this, an idea flashed through his mind. He said hello to Su Zhiyun and the others and left the kitchen. Before leaving, he did not forget to take away the coconut snail shell.

Su Zhiyun and the other two were a little puzzled by this scene, but they didn't pay too much attention to it.

After leaving the kitchen, Su Chen did not return to the room. He went straight to the stool in the yard and sat down. He placed the coconut snail in his hand, took out the Melo Pearl from his pocket and placed it next to the coconut snail.

I looked for several angles before I took a good photo.

I skillfully opened the green bubble, clicked on the Moments, posted the picture, and added a paragraph
"Hey, I'm pretty lucky. I went fishing last night and found a coconut snail. I opened a top-grade Melo pearl. I heard it's worth at least a million. I wonder if it's true!"

Su Chen took a look and saw that there was nothing to modify, so he posted it directly on his Moments.

In just a few moments, Su Chen's circle of friends had more than 50 likes and more than a dozen comments, most of whom were from friends he had met when he was delivering food.

"Fuck! Fuck! Is this Melo Pearl real? It looks like it's two centimeters long. How much does it cost?"

"Su Chen~ Is this true? If it were true, wouldn't you be able to turn things around?"

"Coconut snail? Okay, okay, I'll go to the seafood market and buy one now. If I can get a Melo Pearl out of it, who would still be delivering food?"

Su Chen also laughed when he saw these comments. He now understood why Sicong was so active on the Internet before and posted some photos of his daily life.

This isn't about sharing your life, it's about making others envy you!

While Su Chen was reading the comments, more than a dozen more comments appeared. After reading them, most of them were asking whether it was true or not. After all, this was too unbelievable. How was this any different from winning the first prize in a lottery ticket worth two dollars?

If this were true, who wouldn’t be envious!
After showing off for a while, Su Chen was about to put his things away when his cell phone rang.

When he saw the caller ID, Su Chen showed a look of surprise on his face.

"Why did he call me? Could it be that he was also asking about the Melo Pearl?"

Picking up the phone, Su Chen answered the call.

(End of this chapter)