Chapter 983: The Evening Before The Grind (1/2)

Our destination today was a fishing spot at Taihu Lakeview Park Resort. Guests could choose to hunt in its forest or fish at its lake. In our case, we were there to enjoy some recreational fishing.

There were thirteen of us in total. After we paid the fee and put on the raincoats, we marched to the lake like traffic police. We rented four boats in total as each boat could only accommodate between 3 to 4 people. I, Du Thirteen and Chaos Moon shared a boat together. There were cooking tools and a few pieces of charcoal at the shore for visitors to cook the fishes they captured. Once I was inside the boat, I immediately started weaving the fishing net.

Standing on the boat, Du Thirteen asked a confounding question, ”So, does anyone here know how to row the boat?”

Chaos Moon blinked once before answering, ”Sorry, I only know how to rock the bed…”

Du Thirteen immediately feigned embarrassment. ”What a coincidence, me too…”

I raged at them. ”Have some shame, you two! And seriously, who’s going to row the boat!? Thank heavens I learned how to weave and cast a fishing net from my third uncle when I was younger, or we would be starving tonight…”

Du Thirteen replied, ”Fine, I’ll rock the bed… excuse me, I mean row the boat. Chaos Moon can help Lu Chen with his net. We’ve to catch more fish than Mamate at the very least!”

I smiled. ”Yeah, it’ll be nice if we can catch a mandarin fish or two. I love mandarin fish soup. All it takes is a bit of starch, chili peppers and fresh ginger to make a delicious meal…”

Chaos Moon shot me a look. ”Stop. You’re going to make me salivate…”

Me: ”...”

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Our hearts rippled like the waves undulating across the water surface. Heaven’s Rain had rolled up her pants to her knees to avoid getting wet as she punted her boat. Unfortunately, all she managed to do so far was to make it spin in circles. Mamate grew so anxious that he said, ”Little Rain, don’t just punt the boat on one side! You need to do it on both sides!”

Heaven’s Rain let out a giggle and said, ”You can get someone else to punt the boat if you’re not satisfied with my skill, Mamate. In fact, I think I’ll hitch a ride with big brother Lu Chen…”

Mamate laughed sinisterly, ”Don’t even think about it, little girl! Chaos Moon and Thirteen already have him wrapped around their fingers, so young handsome me is your only choice left, muahahahaha!”

Unperturbed, Heaven’s Rain pointed a finger at Mamate’s nose and chided him, ”Today’s your 31st birthday, and you call yourself young and handsome? Boo! Boo! Where’s your shame, you suspicious uncle!”

Pa!

Amazingly, his net landed on our boat and caught Du Thirteen. The guy immediately started struggling like a big fat loach.

I clapped my hands in astonishment. ”Well cast!”

Chaos Moon laughed so hard that she was nearly in tears. After she recollected herself, she helped free the poor lad. Thank goodness Mamate hadn’t reeled him in, or this would turn into a horror story about a captured merman.

Heaven’s Rain, Diamond Dust and Chaos Moon were the only girls on this trip, so one boat was destined to be without female companionship. That boat was High Fighting Spirits, Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun, and Gui Guzi’s. However, their teamwork was surprisingly impeccable. Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun and Gui Guzi rowed the boat while High Fighting Spirits cast the net across the lake surface perfectly. He pulled in the net to reveal three fish and two lobsters. Not only that, one of the fishes was as long as a chopstick. Gui Guzi was so happy that he almost forgot to wipe his saliva. ”Holy shit, I didn’t know you’re this skilled, Fighting Spirits!”

High Fighting Spirits laughed proudly, ”I spent my whole childhood fishing until I went to high school at 17, so this is nothing at all. That being said, this lake has way more fish than I thought. I wasn’t expecting to catch so many so easily, not to mention the lobsters. Let’s barbecue them for Chaos Moon later, shall we?”

I poked Chaos Moon once and said, ”You hear that, Chaos Moon? Your dear cares about you so much…”

The corner of Chaos Moon’s lips twitched as she glared at me. ”Hmph. Tease me again, and I’ll show you a world of hurt…”

After that, I cast the net across the water surface. The rocks tied to the edges of the fishing net sank into the lake and formed a pocket. When I pulled it back in, I felt a new weight in my net and cheered happily, ”Haha! Score at the first try! My 70+ Luck applies to real life as well, I see!”

However, it turned out that our celebration was prem.a.t.u.r.e. Sitting at the end of the net was a stinking, rotting liberation shoe that had clearly been submerged in the water for many years. Chaos Moon’s complexion immediately turned purple.

”This is your 70+ Luck?” said Chaos Moon while staring at me.

My facial muscles twitched uncontrollably as I placed the net on the boat. There were two thumb-sized prawns in the net as well, but all I felt from the sight was shame.

Du Thirteen carefully put the prawns in the bucket and said, ”You know what they say, a mosquito’s leg is small, but it’s still a leg. Anything’s better than plain water soup…”

Deeply humiliated, I gave Du Thirteen a firm pat on the shoulder and declared, ”Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to catch us something no matter what. At the very least, no one on this boat is starving tonight!”

Du Thirteen chuckled. ”And if all else fails, I bought a pack of instant noodles, so…”

”F.u.c.k you. We don’t need it!”

After that, I told du Thirteen to row deeper into the lake and cast the net again and again. It was every boat for themselves, so I had to catch something no matter what. No way I was going to let my passengers go hungry.

……

Chaos Moon was overjoyed even though it wasn’t the crab-eating season. I bet she would fondle it all over if she wasn’t afraid of getting pinched. She stared fervently at the crab and said, ”I’m going to kiss you later, baby…”

Du Thirteen teased her. ”You’re going to wolf kiss a crab? Damn…”