After Transmigrating into a Cannon Fodder Submissive, I Became Popular by Foraging on the Beach - Chapter 4

The last attempt gave him a bit of popularity, so Shen Qiu took advantage of the trend and uploaded another sea foraging video.

“Coming to forage by the sea again, friends.”

In the video, Shen Qiu pointed at a breathing hole with a shovel and explained patiently: “This small nose-like breathing hole is for a razor clam.”

“The breathing hole is so plump, this is definitely a big razor clam.”

He shallowly dug open a layer, exclaiming: “See that! Right at the entrance of the hole!”

【First! Let me perform a burrowing act for everyone!】

【Good heavens, what kind of eyesight is that】

【A petition in bl00d for the handsome guy to show his face! Based on his voice, he must be good-looking!】

“Sprinkle some salt at the entrance, and some obedient razor clams will come out right away.”

As he spoke, a plump razor clam arched its “nose” and emerged.

“Hehe, this one is too stupid,” Shen Qiu slowly pulled it out by gripping the shell.

“Wow, this one is as big as my palm. Look how fat its large tongue is. It’s very strong and can run very fast if it wants to.”

【Cause of death: Too obedient, hahahaha】

Shen Qiu walked along the beach and found another razor clam hole: “Look at the splash of water outside; it just sprayed it out.”

He sprinkled salt as usual, but there was no movement after a few seconds.

“Not good, this razor clam is disobedient and trying to run! Let’s just dig it up.”

He looked at the direction of the hole, quickly grabbed the shovel, and drew a line on the beach, about half a meter long.

“It ran this way.”

A few shovelfuls later, he directly cut off the razor clam’s escape route.

“The sand is hard, so the razor clam runs slowly.” He reached in to search. “Here it is, caught it! The size is decent!”

【How did he predict that?!】

【That auxiliary line must be for us to see】

【Razor Clam: What the heck, he has a cheat!】

Shen Qiu even deliberately dug out the razor clam’s passage to show the audience: “See how it runs.”

【Speechless, some people still believe it’s real when it’s obviously fake】

【Good heavens, the one upstairs is just jealous】

【Anyone with experience can tell, okay?】

Shen Qiu walked a few steps and used his hand to push aside a mound.

“Under this sand mound are Cat’s Eye Snails. If you come any later, you won’t see them.”

Shen Qiu picked up the shell to show it, washed off the mud, revealing the large and plump snail meat.

He first squeezed the white, plump meat with his thumb, then skillfully squeezed it, and the Cat’s Eye Snail instantly squirted beautiful water spray in all directions.

The Cat’s Eye Snail was like a super absorbent sponge. After being squeezed, it shrunk into a tiny ball, which was extremely satisfying and stress-relieving to watch.

“It’s also particularly delicious when stir-fried with chili, just like river snails.”

【Daily mission (1/1)】

【Strongly request that the next episode features the Cat’s Eye Snails!】

【I’m addicted to watching sea foraging. I’ve already squeezed all the Cat’s Eye Snails at the seafood market】

After digging up some more seafood, Shen Qiu aimed the camera at the sea and skillfully concluded: “Alright friends, the tide is starting to come in again. That’s all for today…”

【I, living inland, wake up in the middle of the night thinking about sea foraging, my hands and feet are icy, and I can’t sleep. My bones ache with longing as I watch others forage…】

【Not enough to watch!】

Catching razor clams and the burrowing Cat’s Eye Snails seemed to have a magical quality that made the audience unable to stop watching.

They were eager to try squeezing the water out of the Cat’s Eye Snails themselves.

Coupled with the spontaneous spread of inside jokes by long-time viewers, the view count hit another new high.

【I came here because of the buzz. I just want to ask if the content creator will perform a burrowing act when he hits 100,000 fans】

【Support every dream!】

The number of fans continued to rise, already reaching several thousand.

Shen Qiu opened the backend revenue, calculated with his fingers, and his eyes narrowed with a smile.

He hadn’t expected that this niche video would gain more followers than the food videos.

If this trend continued, let alone supporting himself, he might even be able to save a small amount of money.

It seemed he could still live a very comfortable life.

Shen Qiu turned off the computer and happily flopped onto the bed.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

Shen Qiu picked it up and saw “Assistant Xiao Wang” displayed. He was instantly confused.

“Young Master Shen, aren’t you coming back to the company?” The voice on the other end trembled after the call connected.

Shen Qiu was surprised. So, the original owner actually had a legitimate job.

He was about to brush it off, but the person on the other end quickly answered, as if overwhelmed: “The company… the company is going bankrupt…”

Shen Qiu’s eyes widened.

He hadn’t even started living a good life, so why was it going bankrupt?!

After a series of questions, he finally understood the current situation.

The original owner had inherited a company upon reaching adulthood. According to the Shen family rules, the company was to be run by Shen Qiu, and the family would not interfere, regardless of success or failure.

Compared to his older brother and sister, who had made their companies bigger and bigger, the original owner was clearly not cut out for business.

The company’s atmosphere quickly became sycophantic and extremely corrupt.

Capable people left one after another, and after all the turmoil, the company was now heavily indebted and on the verge of bankruptcy.

Shen Qiu had always been a hands-off boss. The assistant was desperate, which was why he called him.

Although, given the pampered nature of the young master, he would probably only get yelled at.

But since it was part of the Shen family’s assets, they could at least borrow money from the Shen family to ease the situation, right?

“How much is owed?”

The assistant answered nervously: “Roughly estimated to be several, tens of millions.”

He quickly explained in fear: “It’s actually not that much. It’s just a capital turnover issue. If the latest project can secure investment…”

Shen Qiu rubbed his forehead helplessly and interrupted: “I understand the situation. I will handle it as soon as possible.”

The assistant was stunned for a moment.

What did he just say? When did Young Master Shen’s temper get so good?

The assistant suspiciously checked his phone. He hadn’t dialed the wrong number.

“Is there anything else?” Shen Qiu’s tone was gentle and polite as he asked.

The assistant quickly snapped back: “N-no, nothing else.”

Only then did Shen Qiu hang up the phone, burying his head in the blanket with a sigh.

It never rains but it pours.

Things were so tense with his family now, and the income from his videos was just a drop in the bucket.

A company, at the very least, had thousands of people waiting to be fed.

He sighed again.

Where was he going to find such a large sum of money for an emergency!

Shen Qiu looked worried for several days, flipping through his contacts, trying to find someone to help.

Unfortunately, the people the original owner knew were all spoiled rich kids.

He scrolled past Lu Yidong’s name, his gaze pausing.

He absentmindedly poked his phone.

Suddenly, a small red dot appeared next to Lu Yidong’s name.

It was a new unread message.

Shen Qiu opened it with a bit of surprise. Lu Yidong had sent a message: 【I have something I need your help with. Is it convenient to schedule a time to talk in person?】

Shen Qiu blinked in confusion, tapped his phone, and replied, “Okay.”

The two quickly arranged a time. In the afternoon, Shen Qiu stood at the entrance of the coffee shop, feeling inexplicably nervous.

“I’m sorry, I’m late.” Facing Lu Yidong alone, Shen Qiu felt particularly reserved.

Lu Yidong politely pushed a cup of hot milk toward him: “It’s fine.”

Seeing Lu Yidong’s relaxed expression, Shen Qiu cupped the mug with both hands and took a sip of the milk.

The warm, sweet milk and the sunlight slanting in through the window greatly relieved Shen Qiu’s tension.

“Is there anything I can help with? I’ll do my best.”

“No rush. This might be a bit sudden,” Lu Yidong was gentlemanly and subtle.

Only after Shen Qiu put down his cup did he carefully begin: “I want to ask you to pretend to be my marriage partner,” he added. “Of course, it will be compensated.”

Hmm?

It was as if a thunderclap suddenly exploded in his ear. Shen Qiu blinked, bewildered.

The only thought in his mind was that he was lucky he had already put down the cup.

Otherwise, it would definitely have shattered.