The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 309 Little Lottery Number

"Idol, this one is not bad either."

Jiang Ya patted a fishing boat next to her, "It won third place in the last fishing boat competition, and its quality is no less than the winning fishing boat we just saw."

"Let me see." Qin Lang walked over quickly, examined it carefully, and then looked at the small fish tank in his arms.

"puff!"

Xiao Cai, expressionless, spat a mouthful of water onto the fishing boat.

"Let's get another one," Qin Lang said decisively, giving up the idea.

"...Huh?" Jiang Ya's expression became increasingly bewildered.

This is the fourth time. Every time Qin Lang sees the fishing boat that she and her brother Jiang Jun introduce, Xiao Cai in Qin Lang's arms will spray water.

After each of the small colorful sprays of water, Qin Lang and the others would decisively abandon the high-quality fishing boats in front of them and choose others.

This action left the Jiang siblings, who were unaware of Xiao Cai's identity, quite puzzled and bewildered.

"Qin Lang, over here!" Cao Dongdong waved to Qin Lang from not far away. "I feel like Xiao Cai will like this one!"

"Let me see." Qin Lang stepped forward with a smile, glanced at the fishing boat that Cao Dongdong was pointing to, and immediately understood why Cao Dongdong was so confident.

The color scheme of that fishing boat was coincidentally exactly the same as the color scheme of Xiao Cai's clothes, and even the location was almost identical.

"Xiao Cai, do you like this ship?" Qin Lang asked, looking down.

Xiao Cai glanced at the fishing boat in front of her and blew a bubble.

It seems she likes it.

Qin Lang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the Jiang siblings who had followed him. "Let's choose this fishing boat."

“This fishing boat…” Jiang Ya stepped forward and took a look, her expression becoming somewhat troubled, “It ranked after 500th in the last competition.”

With only about 500 teams participating in a single Fish Boat Festival, this result is practically the worst.

While it could be due to the rower's mistake, the fishing boat itself was probably not of very good quality.

“Idols, are you really not considering other fishing boats?” Jiang Jun couldn’t help but ask. “There are actually quite a few fishing boats that are better than this one.”

"No need to think about it anymore, this is it." Qin Lang patted the fishing boat, which was similar in color to Xiao Cai's, and smiled. "Can we go for a spin?"

"Of course." Jiang Jun nodded and called over a staff member.

With the efforts of the staff, the fishing boat was quickly moved from the warehouse to the lakeside, where it floated shakily on the lake.

"Idols, who's at the helm?" Jiang Ya asked. "The one at the helm should sit on the helm first so the boat can be stabilized."

"I'll do it." Qin Lang smiled at the other four people, boarded the fishing boat with the help of the staff, and sat in the helmsman's seat.

As Qin Lang sat down, the fishing boat's draft increased significantly, and its stability was greatly enhanced by its specially designed structure, preventing it from swaying anymore.

"Go up from both sides at the same time." Jiang Jun looked at the remaining four people, Zhao Qian, Fatima, Cao Dongdong, and Zuo Ge, "Let the lighter girls go first."

Zhao Qian and Fatima exchanged a glance and sat on the left and right sides of the fishing boat respectively. As the two women settled in, the fishing boat's draft deepened, but it was no longer balanced left and right; instead, it tilted steadily to the left.

"Oh!" Zhao Qian blushed and quickly retorted, "It must be because Qin Lang's crab meat lion's head meatballs were so delicious that I ate an extra one!"

“This doesn’t seem like the effect of a lion’s head meatball,” Cao Dongdong chuckled. “But don’t worry, I’m definitely heavier than Zuo Ge.”

As he spoke, he flexed the muscles in his arms and strode toward Fatima's side, saying, "I'll balance this out!"

Seeing this, Zuo Ge shrugged and walked towards Zhao Qian's side.

The two boarded the boat at the same time, and fell silent once the fishing boat was stable.

The fishing boat, already skewed to the left, veered even further to the left, with part of the bottom of the left-hand cabin submerged in the lake. "What?" Cao Dongdong exclaimed in disbelief. "I work out regularly, Zuo Ge, and you're heavier than me?"

"Hehe~" Zuo Ge scratched his head, lifting the hem of his loose shirt a little. Despite his seemingly thin frame, what was revealed after lifting his shirt was quite surprising...

A little belly.

"I've been eating too well lately and have gained some weight."

"Pfft~"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Alright, you two can switch places and it should be fine," Qin Lang said, both amused and exasperated.

After some commotion, Zhao Qian and Cao Dongdong sat on the same side, while Zuo Ge and Fatima sat on the other side.

The fishing boat stabilized again, and the drift to either side was now very small.

"This level of deviation can be easily corrected by making slight adjustments while rowing," Jiang Jun said, handing four fishing boat oars to the four men.

"Come on, everyone, try to draw it."

With an oar in hand, Cao Dongdong quickly became excited, and he wanted to use all his strength to row.

"Duck rush!"

The other three were also putting in their own effort. Since it was their first time trying, the four of them had no coordination whatsoever. As they rowed, the different forces caused the fishing boat to sway from side to side, and the side cabins on both sides kept hitting the lake surface, splashing ripples.

As a result, the direction of the fishing boat became extremely unstable, veering left and right at times, leaving Qin Lang, who was in charge of steering, in a state of chaos.

The Jiang siblings and several staff members, who were sitting on another fishing boat following closely behind the five people, saw this scene and, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, shouted for them to stop.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

“Cao Dongdong’s paddling technique is correct, but the other three’s paddling movements are somewhat improper.” As he spoke, Jiang Jun picked up a paddle and demonstrated, “Watch me, when paddling, you should hold the paddle like this, then naturally pull it out of the water, repeat the steps…”

"Standard paddling motions can ensure that all four people are in sync, and at the same time, maximize paddling efficiency."

Zhao Qian, Zuo Ge, and Fatima nodded in understanding and began to learn from Jiang Jun's demonstration. Cao Dongdong, standing to the side, hummed, "I'm a professional!"

"It's best if one of the four rowers is in charge of calling out the slogans," Jiang Ya added. "Using slogans helps maintain the rowing rhythm."

"And what about me?" Qin Lang asked curiously, "Are there any things I need to be careful about when steering the ship?"

“Of course,” Jiang Ya nodded. “The helmsman determines the direction a fishing boat should go, and also bears the responsibility of maintaining its balance.”

"The main cabin is 1.5 meters wide, which is to allow the helmsman to adjust the left and right balance by changing his position."

"I see…"

Qin Lang looked enlightened. He tried sitting slightly to the right, and the previously unbalanced boat quickly regained its balance.

Once the five of them were familiar with the movements and started again, their performance was noticeably better than before, and the boat began to move forward faster and faster.

An hour later, to Cao Dongdong's shout of "One, two, one, two," the fishing boat smoothly returned to the lake shore.

"Perfect!" Jiang Jun gave a thumbs up. "Idol, please give the fishing boat a name!"

"A name..."

Qin Lang glanced at Xiao Cai in his arms.

"Let's call him Little Rainbow Number."

(End of this chapter)