Chapter 13: Demanding

The weather was getting cold, and it wasn't advisable for them to stay by the seaside for too long in the sea breeze; besides, it looked like the tide was about to come in.

Song Chuman picked up the wooden bucket and cast a reluctant glance at the stretch of beach where her mental strength could not reach. "Ah Huai, let's go. Let's head back."

There was no other choice; her mental strength was depleted, and the tide was rising.

Seeing his elder sister picking up the bucket all by herself, Song Chuhuai asked in surprise, "Sister, since when did you become so strong?"

In the past, they had always carried the water buckets together.

Song Chuman handed the bucket to him. "Try it. It's not heavy at all."

Song Chuhuai took the bucket and said in amazement, "It really isn't heavy! In that case, I'll carry it."

Song Chuman nodded with a smile.

Walking with a cheerful stride, Song Chuhuai said with a grin, "I don't know why, but today we only found octopuses and clams. It would have been great if we found some big fish; I heard big fish can be sold for a lot of money."

Song Chuman said softly, "Don't worry, there will definitely be some in the future."

Once her mental abilities grew stronger, catching a few big fish would be a simple matter.

Song Chuhuai believed his sister unconditionally and nodded heavily, "Mhm."

However, they had only walked a few dozen steps when two people came running quickly from the distance—they were Gao Siyue, the second daughter-in-law of the Song family, and Huang Xiaoli, the third daughter-in-law.

When Gao Siyue and Huang Xiaoli reached the Song siblings, they saw that their bucket was filled entirely with seafood and exchanged stunned glances.

It had been many years since they had seen anyone find this much seafood.

With a face full of jealousy, Gao Siyue asked, "How... how could you find so much? There must be dozens of pounds here, right?"

At that moment, Gao Siyue was so preoccupied with the sheer quantity of the seafood that she failed to notice it was being carried by a six-year-old child, which was completely irrational.

Song Chuman stepped in front of her brother and said coldly, "Yes, we were lucky. You two should hurry up and go; there's plenty of seafood today."

*Go on, go on—even if you go, you won't find anything.*

Huang Xiaoli looked at the seafood in the bucket with greed. "There's so much here. Your family is small, so you certainly won't be able to finish it all. Why don't you give us some?"

Song Chuman retorted unceremoniously, "You are both adults, yet you're trying to rob the seafood of a six-year-old. Aren't you ashamed?"

She didn't bother wasting words with them and pulled her brother toward the direction of the cave. "If you want seafood, have the guts to go ask my father yourself!"

By the time she finished speaking, the two had already run dozens of meters away.

Gao Siyue said in astonishment, "Aren't they only six? How can they run so fast while carrying a full bucket?"

Huang Xiaoli was also puzzled. "Yeah, are children's strength all this great nowadays?"

Gao Siyue glanced at the spot where the two children had just been. "Forget it. It seems there is plenty of seafood today. Let's hurry up and dig as well."

Huang Xiaoli agreed, "True."

The two did not delay any further and began foraging.

They certainly wouldn't dare go to Song Hexiu to ask.

However, they were destined to return empty-handed.

Song Chuman and Song Chuhuai ran all the way back to the cave in one breath.

Song Hexiu had just finished making the stove. Seeing the two children running back panting, their bucket filled to the brim with seafood, he frowned and asked, "Weren't you going to look for Xiaohua? This seafood is..."

Song Chuhuai hurriedly recounted what had just happened. "It was like this, Dad. Sister and I found all of this, and Second Aunt and Third Aunt almost robbed us. Luckily, we ran fast."

(End of Chapter)