The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 307: An invitation to the Fish Boat Festival!
Seeing Zuo Ge's dejected look, the others couldn't help but laugh.

"You need to pay attention to your sleep schedule when studying legends; you can't stay up all night all the time." Qin Lang patted Zuo Ge on the shoulder.

“I’m already making adjustments,” Zuo Ge sighed. “Staying up late is really bad for your health; I’ve heard it can easily cause gray hair.”

The other three glanced at Zog's full head of white hair, then at Fatima's similar white hair beside him, their expressions indescribable.

So that's where those two guys got their white hair?
As they were talking, the group had already arrived at the entrance of the Tianzhou Hotel. Zhao Qian suddenly exclaimed in surprise and tugged at Qin Lang.

"Qin Lang, look! Aren't those your fans up ahead?"

"What do you mean, my fans? Uh..." Qin Lang was about to retort when he saw two familiar figures at the hotel entrance and his expression immediately turned strange.

That's really hard to refute.

"Jiang Jun! Jiang Ya!" He raised his hand and waved to the two of them.

Upon seeing Qin Lang, the two showed expressions of surprise and quickly walked over.

"Idol! You were here all along!"

Jiang Jun's excited shout made Qin Lang, who had intended to ask why the two were there, silently retract his words.

"Are you here to find me?"

“Mhm.” Jiang Jun nodded emphatically. “When we were chatting before, Cao Dongdong mentioned that you’ve been staying at the Tianzhou Hotel throughout your trip.”

"There's only one Skyboat Hotel in Yuehu City, so I was wondering if you, my idol, would stay here..."

“We originally wanted to ask the hotel front desk directly, but they said they couldn’t disclose customer information.” Jiang Ya sighed, “So we had no choice but to use this clumsy method.”

Then, she seemed to notice something and looked at the small fish tank in Qin Lang's arms in surprise, "Isn't this the ornamental fish that my idol had stolen?"

"The thief was caught, and the fish were recovered."

Qin Lang offered a casual explanation.

The Jiang siblings are unaware of the Leaping Fish, so it's best not to let them know.

"You two..."

Looking at the Jiang siblings, a thoughtful expression appeared in Qin Lang's eyes.

Although he didn't know why these two wanted to see him, he certainly couldn't just let them stand at the gate since they had come to his door.

"Let's go to my room and talk."

Driven by curiosity, the other four followed, including Zuo Ge, who had been clamoring that he could fall asleep the moment his head hit the bed.

Soon, the group of seven arrived at Qin Lang's room.

After transferring Xiao Cai from the small fish tank to the large fish tank, Qin Lang turned to look at the Jiang siblings. "I remember the food and travel group has already moved on to the next city. Why are you two still in Yuehu City?"

After the "Leaping Fish" cruise ship reached its destination, he said goodbye to the members of the food and travel group and learned where they were going.

“Because we are originally from Yuehu City,” Jiang Ya explained with a smile. “Strictly speaking, the ‘Yueyu’ cruise is the last leg of this food and travel group’s journey. The rest of the trip is just about going home together.”

“In each city, the local members will part ways with the community members.”

"I see." Qin Lang nodded in understanding. "So, you came all this way specifically for something?"

"Right, right, I almost forgot the important thing!" Jiang Jun slapped his forehead. "We want to invite our idol to participate in this year's Fish and Boat Festival!"

"The Fish Boat Festival?" Qin Lang blinked, a look of curiosity on his face. "What is that? Is it some kind of gathering related to cooking?"

"Hmm~" Jiang Ya, standing to the side, looked thoughtful. "The Fish Boat Festival doesn't seem to have much to do with cooking, but if I had to say, it does. Because the Fish Boat Festival is very lively, there are a lot of delicious snacks!" "Let me explain." Jiang Jun patted his sister's head and smiled as she pouted in dissatisfaction. "The Fish Boat Festival is an annual traditional event on Leap Fish Lake."

"This conference was born out of the legend of the leaping fish, and every year the participants come from all walks of life in Yuehu City."

"They will prepare 'fish boats' in advance that are similar in shape to the Leaping Fish and hold rowing competitions on Leaping Fish Lake."

"And the elders in my family and Jiang Ya's family happen to be the people in charge of organizing the Fish Boat Festival every year."

"The Fish Boat Festival is about to begin this year, and I thought since my idol is also in Yuehu City, I thought you might be interested in it."

“So…” Jiang Jun scratched his head, “the two of us came.”

"So that's how it is." Qin Lang looked enlightened.

Fish boat festival, huh...?

It sounds somewhat similar to dragon boat racing from my previous life.

He couldn't help but glance at Xiao Cai in the fish tank.

I think Xiao Cai would be interested in such a fun activity.

"What are the rules for participating in this fishing boat festival?"

"There aren't many rules!" Jiang Jun's eyes lit up, and seeing that Qin Lang seemed interested, his tone became excited.

"The fishing boats used in the Fishing Boat Festival can be selected from those provided by the organizers, or you can prepare your own according to the rules for fishing boats."

"At the event, the starting and ending points for the fishing boats will be pre-planned. All the fishing boats will set off from the starting point at the same time, and the first one to arrive will be the winner."

"The use of spirit-eating abilities is not allowed during the process, but there are no other restrictions."

"By the way," Jiang Jun added with a smile, as if he had just remembered something, "this year's winner's prize is a top-quality Golden Lake perch."

"Golden Lake perch?" Qin Lang's eyes lit up.

He knew about this type of bass.

Unlike ordinary bass, this bass, also from Leapfish Lake, has very bright golden scales and incredibly tender flesh. It is a top-quality bass and is extremely rare.

Unlike the Yuehu crabs, which can be purchased throughout Dongyun, the Jinhu perch can only be bought in Yuehu City, making it a special local ingredient.

Such a perch was incredibly appealing to Qin Lang.

"In addition, each fishing boat can carry a maximum of five people, with four sitting on the wings to row and one sitting at the bow to steer." As he said this, Jiang Jun glanced at the four people next to Qin Lang.

"Idols, there are exactly five of you!"

"That's true." Qin Lang glanced at the people behind him. "Are you guys interested in this activity?"

"Of course!" Cao Dongdong chuckled. "Such an interesting activity, we absolutely have to participate!"

"See? I told you someone's seclusion was unreliable." Zhao Qian shrugged, then her face lit up with anticipation. "I'm going too!"

“Count me in.” Zuo Ge chuckled. “The Fish Boat Festival involves the legend of the leaping fish, and I think it’s necessary to experience it firsthand.”

Fatima, who had been hesitant about whether to participate, immediately made up her mind upon hearing this. She gently pushed up her glasses and said, "I'll go too."

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang smiled.

"Okay, let's participate in the Fish Boat Festival together!"

(End of this chapter)