[Rebirth in a bygone era + making a living by harvesting the sea + everyday family life + building wealth + making up for past regrets]
When fifty-three-year-old Lin Xiangdong collapsed in a warehouse, he was already worth tens of millions.
But his father had long since died of illness, his wife’s health had been worn down by the hardships of life, and his once-excellent daughter had dropped out of school early because the family was in debt.
As he lay dying, he could never forget what his daughter had said:
“Dad, I wanted those things when I was little. I don’t want them anymore.”
When he opened his eyes again, Lin Xiangdong had somehow returned to the year 2000.
He was twenty-eight, his wife Su Wanqing was still young, his daughter Xiaoman had just turned five, and both his parents were still alive.
And on the table lay the fishing boat mortgage agreement that had plunged the Lin family into a mountain of debt in his previous life.
This time, Lin Xiangdong tore up the contract on the spot!
The family owed sixty-eight thousand yuan?
Then he’d pay it off by harvesting the sea!
Mud crabs, groupers, shrimp, fishing boats, seafood stalls, cold-storage warehouses, transportation, seafood companies...
While others were still arguing bitterly over a few dimes in purchase prices, Lin Xiangdong was already seizing the opportunities of the new millennium, one step at a time.
But what he wanted most in this life was never to become the richest man in the country.
He only wanted his parents to enjoy a peaceful retirement, his wife to reclaim a life of her own, and his daughter to study as much as she wished.
And, while he was at it, to live that once-shattered family life all over again, properly this time.
It's too plain, like a running account