As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 128: Chapter 122 Taking Jiang Luoluo Out to Sea_2

“Go jump in a lake! He’s a youngster I’ve met recently, quite an interesting fellow. Not everyone is like you, you know?”

The other end seemed to sigh in relief and regained their cheerful tone, “I thought as much. Being a Fisherman all you do is fish, no time to think about finding a wife and having kids!”

“Speaking of which, are you still up for it?”

“Up for it or not, how about calling over your two goddaughters, Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi, to test it out?”

“Tsk, you picky Fisherman, always choosing the young ones. I’ve got your point now, let’s just leave it at that…”

Wei Jiaguo looked at the disconnected call and shook his head.

Everyone has their own way of living; without a wife, there’s no betrayal, the rest is just consenting financial relationships. What’s there to fuss about?

Chu Mingcheng hosted a dinner that evening, and when he planned to go fishing the next day, he unexpectedly received a notification from the driving school to take the test in the afternoon. It was odd, but the sooner, the better.

Less than half an hour after the written test, he knew his results; he had passed successfully.

Then, an instructor told him to come back the next day for hands-on training. If he learned quickly, he could have his driver’s license in a week.

The suddenness of it all left Chu Mingcheng feeling dizzy after leaving the driving school.

Originally expecting the license in a month, and now suddenly he could get it half a month early? Was there such luck?

Chu Mingcheng felt sure that something had happened, but for the moment, he couldn’t figure out what.

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He even doubted whether Uncle Wei had pulled some strings, but then again, it made no sense for someone to go out of their way just for a driver’s license half a month early!

Unable to figure it out, he didn’t bother thinking more about it. It was a good thing, after all.

When he got home, he shared the news of his passing the test with Jiang Luoluo, but noticed she looked exhausted. She had been practicing dance daily without proper rest, and suddenly he had an idea.

“Luoluo, want to take a stroll out at sea tonight, relax a bit?”

“Huh? What do you mean, didn’t you say you haven’t got your license yet?”

“No worries, I have a plan!” Chu Mingcheng said before making a call to Wei Jiaguo, “Grandpa, how about night fishing tonight? Just til about ten, will you come?”

Wei Jiaguo, who hadn’t gone fishing in the last few days and was feeling restless, itched at the invitation.

The main thing was they would return by ten, no need to stay up late.

“Sure, no problem!”

“Great, see you at the dock soon!” Chu Mingcheng hung up, his eyebrows cocked in triumph. “There, see? All sorted.”

Jiang Luoluo couldn’t help but laugh, “Using Grandpa as a tool, isn’t that bad?”

“No worries, Grandpa is easy to please. Just catch a big fish for him later.”

Jiang Luoluo chuckled and then stood up, stretching languorously, showcasing her curvy figure splendidly.

Noticing Chu Mingcheng staring blankly at her, she scrunched her little nose and huffed, “What are you looking at!”

“What, can’t a man admire beautiful things anymore?” Chu Mingcheng spread his hands, his expression somewhat regretful as if lamenting the fleeting beauty he had just witnessed.

“Shameless!” Jiang Luoluo’s lips curved up slightly, though she was merciless with her words. After speaking, she strutted out of the dance studio to change clothes.

Chu Mingcheng chuckled and shook his head, leaving the dance studio to change into his fishing attire and arrange all the necessary fishing gear.

Soon after, the dressed Jiang Luoluo arrived at his place, helping carry the equipment downstairs.

Chu Mingcheng drove to buy shrimp bricks, and considering the appearance of sand worms, he ended up buying squid at the market as bait.

This bait also worked well, using whole pieces for big fish and strips for smaller ones.

Arriving at the dock, Wei Jiaguo had already arrived.

“Grandpa!” x2

Seeing him, both Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo greeted him.

When Wei Jiaguo saw Jiang Luoluo had also come, he understood somewhat that inviting him to fish was just an excuse and taking the little girl out for a boat ride was the real motive!

However, he didn’t mind, nodded as a response, and then took his gear and boarded the boat first.

Today, it was Chu Mingcheng steering the boat and, under Uncle Wei’s guidance, he successfully backed the boat out of the dock and then sailed into the sea against the wind.

Having steered the boat twice already, he was gradually getting the hang of it and was sure that the hands-on learning would be very easy to pass afterward.

After a while, Chu Mingcheng turned to Jiang Luoluo beside him and said, “Luoluo, do you want to give it a try?”

“Can I?” The little girl was a bit nervous but also eager to try.

“Don’t worry, it’s really simple, hardly any different from driving a car,” Chu Mingcheng began, by simply explaining the boat’s controls to her.

Once she’d remembered most of it, he checked the navigation and the surroundings.

Seeing no other boats or hidden reefs around, he vacated the driver’s seat to let her take over.

Jiang Luoluo sat at the helm, looking very nervous, her hands tightly gripping the steering wheel.

But soon, she discovered the joy of sailing against the wind and started steering toward the waves whenever she saw them.

Today the sea breeze was mild, with only small waves, no big deal.

If it had been like the time they were fishing for true sea bream, with slightly larger waves, they could adjust the bow into the wind at an appropriate angle, about 20 degrees.

Meeting the waves slightly sideways with the bow could reduce some wear on the bow.

Regardless of whether facing the waves with the bow or the stern, one should never meet the waves side-on.

This could cause severe rocking of the boat, and with slightly larger waves, it could capsize.

After having her fun driving around for a bit, Jiang Luoluo soon found it boring.

Chu Mingcheng let Grandpa help steer the boat to find a fishing spot, while he took Jiang Luoluo to the rear deck of the boat, where, by a bit of moonlight, they admired the rolling waves of the sea.

But in reality, the two were just blankly staring at the waves, zoning out.

A little later, Jiang Luoluo came to her senses, stretched lazily, and said with a smile, “Listening to you was indeed the right choice; a little trip to the sea, and I suddenly feel so much more relaxed.”

Chu Mingcheng laughed heartily, “Naturally, staying cooped up at home isn’t good. Don’t tell me you used to stay in the dance studio all day long during practice periods?”

Jiang Luoluo swept back a few stray locks of hair messed up by the sea breeze, but didn’t answer.

Not only during her dance practices, but even during her days off, she rarely went out!

Unless Zhang Ruomei or Jiayi from Treasure Island came to visit her, or if she had a commercial performance, she would only then step outside, a true homebody through and through.

About half an hour later, the boat slowed down and stopped next to a solitary reef.

Wei Jiaguo came out and said, “It’s good to fish here; keeping the boat running all the time really uses up a lot of fuel.”

“Sure!” Jiang Luoluo agreed cheerfully.

Although she wasn’t interested in fishing, since she was here, she definitely wanted to give it a try.

“Ah Cheng, teach me how to fish, I want to try it too.”

“No problem,” Chu Mingcheng agreed immediately, then took out some shrimp brick and sprinkled it around as burley.

The sea current in the area wasn’t strong, so the burley he sprinkled gradually sank to the bottom, which meant they didn’t need to use a shrimp cage.

Then he took out a lighter tackle rod, prepared the rig, cut up some squid and taught her how to bait the hook.

These simple tasks were easy for Jiang Luoluo to learn. Once Chu Mingcheng had everything ready, she took the baited rod, went to the side of the boat, and gently placed the hook into the water.

Then, following what she learned, she released the line to let the bait sink to the bottom, reeled back a meter of line, locked it in place, and then began to quietly wait for a fish to bite.

Chu Mingcheng also got his gear ready and stood beside her fishing.