A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

The river bend is now bustling with activity, thanks to Hu Dahai's fish-collecting business.

Everywhere you look, there are people fishing, casting nets, setting traps, and many others wading in and out of the water trying to catch fish. Along the riverbank, there were also many women collecting snails with buckets, so now the areas where you could easily find snails along the riverbank are completely devoid of them.

"Xiang Yong!"

Hu Wangfei quickly spotted his friends in the crowd. They were diving into the water. With each dive, they would emerge with a clam or sometimes a few snails in their hands.

"Are there many fish?" Hu Wangfei took off his clothes and pants and then jumped into the river.

Unlike children in later generations who are all landlubbers, rural children love to swim from a young age. They seem to be born knowing how to swim and don't need to go to a swimming pool to find a coach to learn.

"I don't know, I just got here too. I've caught one already, it weighs about two pounds." Na Xiangyong said to Hu Wangfei while wading through the water, "But there are so many snails here, there aren't even any left on the shore."

Hearing Xiang Yong's words, Hu Wangfei instantly perked up again: Two pounds of fish, that's three cents, that's money much faster than breaking stones!

"Then I'll fish too!" Hu Wangfei dove into the water and started fishing.

Perhaps this thing really does have a beginner protection period. As soon as Hu Wangfei crawled down, he immediately found a big fish hiding behind a rock. When he pulled it up, he saw that it was a big carp weighing about three pounds.

"Wow! I caught such a big fish!" Hu Wang flew out of the water and started shouting loudly.

In just a short while, he caught such a big fish. If he kept catching fish all night, wouldn't he catch more than a dozen? He was excited, genuinely excited, thrilled to witness the prospect of making a lot of money.

Hu Wangfei put the fish into the bucket, then jumped back into the water and started catching fish.

He was clever and reflective. So after a few attempts at fishing, he quickly gained some experience and methods. He knew where fish were more likely to appear and how to catch them to increase his chances of success.

To prevent the fish from being stolen, he and Xiang Yong agreed to take turns going into the water to catch them, one catching the fish and the other watching over them. With this quick cooperation, about half an hour later, Hu Wangfei caught another large crucian carp weighing over a pound, earning another 15 cents.

With such profits, they were full of energy.

Hu Wangfei spent more than five hours in the water before finally getting home around 9 p.m.

They also brought back a bountiful harvest: a bunch of snails, five fish, and several large river clams.

"Dad, these fish are for you!" Hu Wangfei excitedly handed the bucket to Hu Dahai after returning home. His expression seemed to say, "See? I was right not to go to school. I can earn money on my own."

Hu Dahai took the bucket and looked inside. There were at least 20 jin of fish in it, as well as various snails and clams that Hu Wangfei had wrapped in his clothes. All in all, Hu Wangfei's catch could be exchanged for three yuan and eighty cents.

"Here's the money." Hu Dahai didn't treat him any differently; he accepted the same treatment from Hu Wangfei as he did from others.

Watching Hu Wangfei's excited back, Hu Dahai secretly regretted it: This kid is indeed smart and clever. He knew that the work in the quarry was too tiring, so he changed his path.

But how could this kid know that catching fish would become extremely difficult right away? This is just the beginning; many people haven't gotten involved yet. Once the fishing craze really takes off, and more people are setting nets and traps, the fish will become increasingly difficult to catch.

When he went down to catch fish today, he already noticed a problem: the big fish were getting deeper and deeper. In water this deep, not only is it difficult to hold your breath, but even if you actually reached the bottom, it would be pitch black, and you wouldn't be able to feel anything. Only his body, modified by the holy water, could have the ability to see fish even in deep water; others shouldn't even dream of it.

Hu Dahai didn't dwell on Hu Wangfei's matter. Today, there were significantly more people coming to sell fish, snails, and other aquatic products than yesterday.

So Hu Dahai and his team were busy until after 11 p.m. before they finished collecting the fish.

In the end, we collected a total of 462 jin of fish, nearly 700 jin of snails, and several dozen jin of river clams. Surprisingly, we also collected nearly 200 jin of eels and loaches.

These days, everyone still grows rice, so there are still a lot of eels and loaches in the fields, which gives Hu Dahai a different product line.

Without even a second thought, with these gains, Hu Dahai's profits tomorrow will be even greater.

Just as Hu Dahai was overjoyed, at the Hangzhou State-owned Food Factory...

Zhang Zhaoxing, who should have left work long ago, was still sitting in his office.

The ashtray in front of him was already filled with a thick layer of cigarette butts, but he never stopped smoking.

In his left hand, he held a stack of documents, all of which were the purchase lists for their food factory.

However, there are many red circles and dots on this list, all indicating irregularities in their procurement process, such as incorrect prices or incorrect quantities.

The most serious issue was the procurement of meat. According to his assistant, his brother-in-law was buying only substandard meat, some of which was even rotten. As long as the meat was cheap enough, he would buy it regardless of quality.

"This is damn bad, it's going to kill me!" Upon learning what had happened, Zhang Zhaoxing didn't immediately confront his brother-in-law; instead, he quietly reflected on the situation.

If it weren't for Hu Dahai's unexpected reminder today, Zhang Zhaoxing might still be completely unaware and trusting his brother-in-law implicitly.

The crucial question is, why would her brother-in-law suddenly become like this? Wasn't he flush with cash? Why would he make such ill-gotten gains in these places? If this leads to someone's death and lands her in jail, wouldn't that cause an even greater disaster for her sister?

So after much deliberation, he arranged for several trustworthy people to investigate. He believes the investigation results will be available soon. He plans to wait until he has the results before going back to his family to thoroughly discuss the matter.

Soon his office door was knocked open, and several people walked in.

Zhang Zhaoxing stood up nervously, wanting to know the outcome.

"Director Zhang, we have investigated everything thoroughly."

“Your brother-in-law developed a gambling addiction last year. Encouraged by his gambling friends, he went to another city for a high-stakes gamble, which caused him to lose nearly 10 yuan.”

"So now he is constantly trying to find ways to fill this hole. There is another thing, that is, your brother-in-law has not broken his gambling habit. He is still gambling recently, hoping to win back his losses. So the hole of losses is getting bigger and bigger. There are some rumors that he already owes nearly 20 yuan."

"Fortunately, none of the products made from the substandard meat he purchased have been shipped out yet, so it shouldn't have a serious impact on the market. If we had discovered it a few days later, the first batch of goods might have already been delivered to the customer."

"However, we are also in a rather awkward situation. If we send this batch of goods to the customer, it will inevitably cause serious consequences. But if we don't send it to the customer, we will also seriously delay the delivery and lose credibility with the customer. In any case, the company's losses are inevitable."

The people who went to investigate conducted a very thorough investigation and told Zhang Zhaoxing everything, big or small.

Zhang Zhaoxing heard everything clearly before, but the more he listened, the more confused he felt, and even his head started to buzz.

However, at that moment, those who had gone to investigate said something else:

"By the way, Director Zhang, your wife has already given her brother a considerable amount of money to cover his debts. It's said she's given him over 10 yuan already. I wonder if you know about this?"

"boom!"

Zhang Zhaoxing fainted in his seat.

"How dare he! How could they do such a thing!"

I can't stand it any longer.

It turns out that the people you trusted ended up treating you like a clown.