Reborn in 1994, escaping from marriage and going sea fishing, I won!

The brother and sister reached a tacit understanding and now request a replacement in order to get back more national treasures.

Liu Meilan sent a definitive reply to Xu Huizhen, asking her to initiate the next phase of their work. The next step would likely be to escort the national treasures back home, and the authenticity of the antiques would also be inspected in Europe.

The venue is set in Shenzhen. Next, everyone just needs to wait for notification of the specific reception date.

Liu Meilan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We've done a good thing! By the way, second brother, the Vice Governor will be attending the fishery association's release event. President Wang and Tang Xiaoyu have repeatedly emphasized that I should go as well. But I don't know much about Leader Xu. Can you help me check on him?"

Hearing this, Liu Yiwen was stunned and asked in confusion, "Would such a high-ranking leader specifically want to see you? I think it's not just for the reward, there must be other purposes. Don't worry, I can help you find out."

Liu Meilan nodded: "Please, second brother."

Liu Yiwen chuckled. "I'm your second brother, why are you being so polite to me? I guess there are only two possibilities: either they want to attract investment, or they're curious about our underwater salvage company."

Liu Meilan thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and discuss it with my family tonight!"

Liu Yiwen nodded: "I'm done with my work here, let's go back together!"

On their way back, the two of them continued on the yacht. Liu Meilan, who loved fishing, couldn't wait to sit down at her fishing spot and start preparing.

Liu Yiwen had nothing to do, so he found a fishing rod and sat not far from his sister.

Liu Yiwen noticed that his sister's eyes were always filled with curiosity and love when she looked at the sea. Although he also grew up on an island and loved catching fish and shrimp as a child, he became more interested in other things as an adult and rarely did fishing or catching shrimp anymore.

Liu Meilan's consciousness sank to the bottom of the sea along with the fishing line and hook. Seeing that those unpleasant-tasting fish were trying to bite the hook, she quickly pulled the fishing rod to avoid it.

This was repeated several times, and finally a red snapper appeared.

The red snapper took the bait and its mouth was caught on the hook. Liu Meilan immediately pulled it up and shouted, "Second brother, hurry up and use the landing net!"

Liu Yiwen quickly put down his fishing rod, picked up the scoop net, and caught the red snapper weighing more than ten pounds.

"We have fresh fish tonight!" Liu Yiwen said happily, "and it's my favorite, red snapper!"

Liu Meilan responded with a smile: "I like to eat it too!"

After taking the fish off the hook and putting it into the live water tank, Liu Meilan put away her fishing rod and stopped fishing.

Liu Yiwen asked curiously, "Why don't you fish anymore?"

Liu Meilan replied, "This fish is enough for our family. If we catch too many, they will become stale."

Liu Yiwen smiled and said, "I have a water tank at home, which is specially used for raising fish!"

Liu Meilan chuckled, "Don't ask me any more questions. I only have a reason to go fishing when there are no fish at home! If there were so many fish at home, why would I even have a reason to go out to sea?"

Liu Yiwen laughed heartily. "No wonder! Actually, it's no wonder you did this. You used to spend most of your time on a fishing boat or at sea. After you got married, got pregnant, and had a child, you were tied down."

Liu Meilan sighed, "Yes, I can't abandon everything and go out to sea freely like before. Now that I have children, I have to raise them well."

Liu Yiwen thought of his two chubby sons and said, "You had twins, I had twins, and now there's only the third one left! I wonder if he will have twins too?"

Liu Meilan smiled and said, "Who can say for sure? But now the family planning policy is strictly enforced. Unless they are twins, it's impossible for my third brother to have two children!"

Liu Yiwen nodded: "That's right! I wonder how your third brother is doing now?"

Liu Meilan replied, "I can only say that everything is going great. Locals are starting to grow potatoes en masse, and then making them into handmade vermicelli noodles, which are sold all over the country. Our hot and sour noodles and Shuchang series of hygiene products are also selling very well both domestically and internationally."

"Seafood farming and pearl farming have also been very successful this year! I guess they'll be collecting pearls in the next few days. Dafu Jewelry and the Seven White Pearl Series will be sending people over to buy stone sheep pearls!"

Liu Yiwen sighed, "It's rare that the third brother can be so patient in a place like that and develop the local economy!"

Just as they were talking about Liu Yibang, all the cadres in Shiyang District were welcoming the city leaders at the door of the office building.

Secretary Zhou and District Chief Wang stood at the front of the line. Liu Yibang was third, eagerly waiting.

After getting off the car, Mayor Zheng shook hands with each of the leaders in turn and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"

District leaders responded: "Serving the people is what we should do!"

When Mayor Zheng walked up to Liu Yibang, his affection for him was evident. He shook his hand vigorously and said, "Comrade Liu Yibang, thank you so much for bringing such great changes to Shiyang District!"

Liu Yibang said modestly: "It is thanks to the support and care of the city and district leaders, as well as the hard work of the people, that Shiyang District has achieved such results."

Mayor Zheng nodded and asked, "Have the pearl buyers arrived?"

Liu Yibang replied, "Leader, they're here! They've already gone to Baxiang Village to buy pearls!"

Mayor Zheng nodded: "Let's go and take a look together!"

So everyone got back in the car and headed straight for Baxiang Village.

The villagers were busy taking pearls. Since the pearl oysters could only take pearls at a time, they did not need to operate carefully.

They quickly cut open the shellfish flesh, scooping out numerous pearls of varying sizes and placing them in baskets for cleaning and grading. Staff carefully inspected the pearls' quality, graded them, and, after determining their quantity, calculated the amount and distributed the money to the villagers on the spot.

The pearl oyster meat and shells are not thrown away, but are collected in barrels and sent to feed mills to be made into feed. Chickens fed with this feed lay eggs with white, clean shells that are particularly beautiful and taste great.

There are now several specialized chicken farms in the district, and the eggs they produce not only meet local demand but can also be sold elsewhere.

Mayor Zheng picked up the pearls and examined them carefully. He said, "These pearls are indeed different from ordinary pearls. Their lustrous luster is even more translucent!"

Liu Yibang replied: "Yes, this is the characteristic of our Shiyang pearls. Due to the climate here, the pearl oysters can only grow to this stage, so the pearls inside are smaller."

"Pearls of good quality are used to make necklaces or other accessories; pearls of poor quality are directly ground into powder and used to make skin care products and cosmetics. The market prospects are very good!"

Mayor Zheng nodded and asked carefully, "If we expand our breeding scale next year, can we sign long-term contracts with these two buyers?"

Because pearl farming requires a large investment, local people may not dare to invest without signing a contract.

Mayor Zheng wants to promote pearl farming throughout the district, making Shiyang District a true Shiyang pearl and seafood production base. Only with confidence can everyone continue to work with more confidence.