"Yes, yes, yes!" Old Master Liu laughed, "This is my granddaughter's ability. I am just surprised by what I have seen!"

Professor Xie chuckled and said, "Meilan, you really give me more and more surprises."

Liu Meilan smiled proudly, "Mom, I will give you more surprises in the future. There will be one tomorrow!"

"What surprise?" Professor Xie was surprised and very curious.

Liu Meilan shook her head. "I can't tell you now. Tomorrow is Mom's birthday. I'll give it to you on your birthday."

"Birthday?" Professor Xie was stunned. "If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten it! I don't usually celebrate my birthday. I didn't expect Meilan to know."

"Of course you can know as long as you pay attention." Liu Meilan smiled.

Professor Xie glared at Chief of Staff Liu and said, "Liu Zhengtao, I have been married to you for so many years, do you remember my birthday?"

When Chief of Staff Liu heard this, he quickly replied: "I remember, of course I remember! This is the birthday present I prepared for you."

After saying that, Chief of Staff Liu took out a very good pen from his pocket and handed it to Professor Xie.

Professor Xie took it and looked surprised. "Oh, you really bought me a gift? It seems that I wronged you this time."

Chief of Staff Liu felt a pang of pain in his heart, as this was a prize he had received, given to him by his old leader.

But who made him forget his wife’s birthday?

After all, his wife is busy with the house and work, so as a husband, he must behave better.

Later, tell my daughter Meilan.

Next time when you want to prepare a birthday present for your mother, tell him in advance so he can remember to buy it.

Liu Meilan smiled secretly, it seemed that her father had forgotten, but fortunately it was recovered.

Professor Xie and Chief of Staff Liu have been married for so many years, how could they not tell that this man was lying?

However, both spouses have difficulties.

For example, she didn't even remember Chief of Staff Liu's birthday. After all, he was so busy at work, who would have time?

But now I receive presents and it feels really good to celebrate my birthday.

Professor Xie felt it necessary to remember her husband's birthday. Even if she didn't have a grand birthday party, the family should have a meal together and give him a gift to show their love.

As for my father-in-law’s birthday, it is even more important to remember it.

After all, as we get older, even if we celebrate our birthdays every year, how many birthdays can we celebrate?

We were eating when Tang Xiaoyu came over.

"Xiao Yu, come here and eat together." Liu Meilan greeted.

Just at this time, Tang Xiaoyu met Liu Yiwen on the bus.

Liu Yiwen was holding a small cake in his hand, which came in an exquisite packaging box.

Tang Xiaoyu took a look and found that it was the same as the one in her hand.

Liu Yiwen obviously saw Tang Xiaoyu as well and greeted her, "Xiaoyu, what a coincidence. Are you going back to the island?"

Hearing Liu Yiwen's awkward chat, Tang Xiaoyu laughed and followed suit, "Yeah, you're going to the island too?"

Liu Yiwen nodded, "Yes, after finishing work, I will also visit Grandpa, Meilan, and my father on the island. Before leaving, I called them and they have a lot of delicious food. How about you come back with me to eat?"

"Okay, I just have something to report to Meilan." Tang Xiaoyu agreed, not wanting to be upset with her stomach.

Liu Yiwen was surprised, "I thought you would reject you?"

Tang Xiaoyu shook her head and smiled, "I still like Meilan, Aunt Xie, and Grandpa Liu very much."

"This..." Liu Yiwen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The implication was that she just didn't like him!

Forget it, he decided not to embarrass himself with such an embarrassing thing.

"You have gone out to sea twice. How was the profit?" Liu Yiwen asked curiously.

Tang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Not much, just over 1.4 million."

"Ah?" Liu Yiwen was stunned and couldn't believe it. "Is it really more than one million?"

Tang Xiaoyu nodded, "Of course, this is still the net profit. I will go to order a new boat on Monday."

Liu Yiwen still didn't believe it, "You're not bragging, are you?"

Tang Xiaoyu rolled his eyes. "How can I brag to you about something like this, something involving real money? Others can't do it, but we at Meilan can definitely do it!"

Liu Yiwen knew Tang Xiaoyu, and it seemed that Tang Xiaoyu would not lie. Moreover, this kind of thing could be easily found out by investigating, so there was no need to lie.

Liu Yiwen gave a thumbs up, "You guys are awesome!"

"Not bad!" Tang Xiaoyu said modestly, but his tone was particularly proud.

Seeing Tang Xiaoyu's insincere words, Liu Yiwen shook his head and laughed, "In fact, you don't need to be so modest, you can be proud. You made more than one million after going out to sea twice. You can go out to sea three times before the New Year and make another one or two million. Such profits are really amazing. I work hard all year round, and the total is only this much."

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile!" Tang Xiaoyu smiled.

We talked and laughed along the way and returned to Sifang Island.

Liu Meilan was eating when she heard a knock on the door. She got up and opened it. "Who is it?"

Unexpectedly, my second brother Liu Yiwen and Tang Xiaoyu were standing outside, talking and laughing.

"Meilan, I'm here to bring you a cake." Tang Xiaoyu said with a smile, "I'll also report my work to you."

Liu Meilan nodded, "Come in quickly, we are eating! Xiaoyu, you haven't eaten yet, right?"

"No." Tang Xiaoyu was not polite and followed Tang Xiaoyu in.

Liu Meilan greeted, "Second brother, come in too. Oh, second brother, you also bought a cake, put this in the refrigerator, tomorrow is Mom's birthday, celebrate Mom's birthday."

Liu Yiwen was stunned, "Tomorrow is not Mom's birthday!"

"Why not?" Liu Meilan asked, "I looked at my mother's ID card."

Liu Yiwen laughed and said, "That's the solar calendar. Mom's birthday is the lunar calendar."

Liu Meilan blinked and shook her head, "Then the Gregorian birthday will be mine from now on, and I will celebrate my mother's birthday."

Liu Yuxin also said that she would celebrate her mother's lunar birthday as usual.

Liu Yiwen was stunned for a moment, then thought of Liu Meilan's original intention for doing this, and then smiled, "This is also good."

Tang Xiaoyu praised, "This is indeed a good idea. My birthday is coming soon, where is the birthday present you prepared for me?"

Liu Meilan smiled mysteriously, "I'll give it to you on your birthday. In addition to the ornamental fish, there is another thing. I guarantee you'll like it."

Tang Xiaoyu was delighted. "Now that you say that, I'm even more excited. But don't worry, Meilan, I'll also give you a gift on your birthday, and I guarantee you'll like it."

"Xiao Yu, you are such a good friend who never spoils the fun." Liu Meilan said with a smile, "Don't stand there, wash your hands and eat."

At the dinner table, Liu Yiwen confirmed from Liu Meilan and her family that Liu Meilan had indeed earned more than one million yuan from her two trips to sea.

"My fourth uncle and Captain Xu get 1% commission on the ship, which adds up to 14,000 yuan. Ordinary boatmen get more than 7,000 yuan." Tang Xiaoyu said with a smile, "Now all of us boatmen are very happy and very motivated."

Liu Yiwen was astonished. "In just over a week, I've earned over 10,000 yuan. I'd be happy too!"

Tang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Yes, now we have ordered another ship, and the future is promising. All this is a miracle created by Meilan."

Liu Meilan smiled and said, "Xiaoyu, you shouldn't take all the credit on me. You are also very capable. You were able to find so many customers in such a short time, and you received the payment in a timely manner."

The two complimented each other.

As elders, we are very happy to see Liu Meilan and Tang Xiaoyu happily starting their business.

After dinner, Liu Meilan and Liu Yiwen sent Tang Xiaoyu home.

It’s dark outside, and we can’t let Tang Xiaoyu be in danger.

Along the way, Liu Yiwen kept exclaiming, "Meilan, you are so amazing!"

"Okay, second brother, you've been praising me for a long time." Liu Meilan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I only have one boat now, and the seafood I catch is limited. When I get the second boat, if you want to open a seafood restaurant, I can provide you with limited supplies."

Liu Yiwen hesitated, "Let me think about it."

Business has been bad recently. The prices of goods imported from abroad are getting more and more expensive, and the quality of domestic alternative products is getting better and better.

The profit margins of middlemen like him are being squeezed.

Now he wants to transform, but he has no skills and has not found a good project yet.

However, Liu Yiwen was very happy that his sister was willing to do this and let bygones be bygones.

"Meilan, thank you. I have never worked in the catering industry, and the waters here are very deep. I don't want to waste the seafood you worked so hard to catch."

Hearing this, Liu Meilan smiled. As long as Liu Yiwen was humble enough, he would not think he could do anything right away.

"Brother, if you don't want to do catering, I think there is another business that has more potential."

Liu Yiwen found that Liu Meilan had a very active mind and might be able to come up with some very good suggestions.

"Then tell me, I'm listening! If the project is good, I can invest in it!"

Liu Meilan smiled and said, "Second brother, have you ever thought about starting an ornamental fish business? Don't you want to have a big fish tank in your office with colorful fish swimming around in it!"

"If you want something nice, there are many beautiful ornamental fish in the sea. They are small and colorful! If you want something with good meaning or to improve Feng Shui, you can raise some koi, dragon and phoenix fish, golden turtles, etc."

"I think the competition in this business should be very small, at least less than running a restaurant. When it comes to ornamental fish, you need a fish tank! Domestic fish tanks are still relatively backward, but the technical content of this thing is not high."

"If you want to do it faster, just get those fish tanks from abroad to study, then upgrade the technology and make better ones! If you want to do it slower, you can figure it out on your own!"

"Glass technology has made a breakthrough in our country. It is not only more transparent, but also very hard. It was widely reported some time ago. I think it can also be used to make fish tanks!"

"In the office or lobby, you can put a large fish tank. For families, given the space constraints, you can miniaturize those large fish tanks, or even a simple glass fish tank, which is equivalent to a glass basin, glass bowl, or glass cup, and put some small ornamental fish in it!"

Hearing this, Liu Yiwen's eyes lit up more and more. "This seems to be a very good investment project! But I don't have the technology to raise ornamental fish."

Liu Meilan smiled proudly, "I am the one who knows fish best. I can raise them, but I can sell them to you!"

"This..." Liu Yiwen's eyes lit up, "I understand. You mean you will be responsible for the breeding of ornamental fish, and then sell the fish to me, and then I will sell the fish and the fish tanks all over the country."

Liu Meilan added, "If it is mature enough and can guarantee the aesthetics of ornamental fish and a high survival rate, you can also export it!"

"If nothing else, we are very close to Hong Kong Island and Macau. We can sell these things there, and the profit will be quite lucrative. In addition, these beautiful ornamental fish are beautiful to us, and those cities in the north also think they are beautiful!"

Liu Yiwen pondered carefully, "Then can you really raise good ornamental fish?"

Liu Meilan smiled proudly, "When I get home, I'll show you my achievements! In fact, I caught quite a few beautiful fish and kept them in a tank at home!"

"If we can raise them well now and successfully breed them during the breeding season and raise the small fish, we will be halfway to success. After that, we will conduct fish tank tests. If everything works, I will start to expand the scale!"

Liu Yiwen blinked his eyes and gave Liu Meilan a thumbs up. "Meilan, I think your idea is very good, and you are bold and daring! If you can really raise ornamental fish and have certain technical guarantees, I would be very happy to cooperate with you!"

After returning home, Liu Meilan took a flashlight and shone it at the two large water tanks in the yard.

"Do you know this? Clownfish. Actually, I don't think it's ugly at all. It's pretty and cute."

Liu Yiwen was stunned. "I know this one. What's the name of the blue one? It has dots on it. It's so beautiful!"

Liu Meilan followed Liu Yiwen's finger and saw the blue fish. "That's a blue damselfish. The overall color is mainly blue, bright and dazzling. I like blue damselfish too."

Liu Yiwen pointed to another fish and said, "Meilan, look, this fish is also blue, but its fins and tail are yellow. What is this fish called?"

Liu Meilan replied: "This is called the round-tailed golden fin damselfish, and it is also very beautiful. It is the same species as the blue damselfish mentioned above, but the color is a little different."

"Brother, take a look at this water tank. It contains angel fish. They are very beautiful."

Liu Yiwen was about to lie on the water tank, but it was dark now, and even with a flashlight, he couldn't see its full beautiful appearance.

"What's this blue and yellow fish called?"

Liu Meilan replied: "That is called the two-color angelfish, also known as the stone beauty, the oriole angelfish, and the two-color angelfish."

Liu Yiwen pointed at a fish with many dots on its body and asked, "What about this one?"

"Blue-ribbon angelfish!"

……

"Beautiful!" Liu Yiwen praised, his eyes glued to the fish.

The next morning, as soon as it was light outside, Liu Yiwen got up, stood in front of the water tank and watched the fish.

I found that these fish look better during the day than at night.

Not only did he watch, he also had a small net to catch the fish.

When Grandpa Liu got up, he saw his grandson harming his fish and immediately became angry. "You were just watching, but why did you pick them up? You've killed all the fish by harming them like this."

When Liu Yiwen heard his grandfather's voice, he quickly released an angelfish that looked like a burning flame.

Grandpa Liu felt distressed and looked at the fish carefully. He was relieved to see that the fish was still lively and okay.

"You little bastard, stay away from my fish tank. This is one of my favorite fish, the Flame Angelfish."

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