My fishing raft will ask for help.

A sudden downpour completely disrupted Zhou Miao's plans to go to sea today.

The weather by the sea is always so unpredictable; yesterday it was sunny and clear, but today it's pouring rain.

However, such sudden rain usually comes and goes quickly, but today it lasted for an unusually long time.

From the time Zhou Miao woke up in the early morning until noon, the rain showed no signs of abating; on the contrary, it became even more intense.

In this terrible weather, the fish rafts naturally can't operate.

As for his flimsy little sampan, forget about it; a slightly larger wave could capsize it.

Since acquiring the system, Zhou Miao's days have been filled with various plans and busy schedules, so being forced to relax like today has become a rare occurrence.

The aroma of food wafted from the kitchen. Lu Xiaoxiao had already prepared lunch, which consisted of only one dish: tofu and fish soup.

This was a method Zhou Miao taught her, but it tasted quite good. He tasted it and felt that it was about 70-80% of his own level.

Lu Xiaoxiao is indeed very virtuous and seems to be the kind of good girl who is suitable for marriage and family.

Zhou Miao was completely unaware of this. "Marriage" was not among his short-term goals, so he subconsciously ignored certain qualities of the women around him.

Many times, he even treated Lu Xiaoxiao like a younger brother who needed to be taken care of.

As for Luo Qianqian, she's just a good friend with a bit of a money-grubbing streak.

In Zhou Miao's view, getting married is an extremely time-consuming, energy-intensive, and money-intensive event, and the cost is no less than investing in a fish raft.

Even though he now has a system and his income has increased explosively compared to before, he admits that he cannot afford to support two "fish rafts" at the same time.

However, massage is quite nice; it can be relaxing and also provides emotional value.

With nothing much to do in the afternoon, Zhou Miao sat on the sofa after lunch, feeling a bit bored, and wondered if he should try out the membership card Luo Hao had given him.

But at that moment, the system unexpectedly appeared.

Due to the sudden storm, the remaining crab population has migrated to deeper waters to avoid the center of the storm.

[Congratulations, host, on successfully resolving the crab problem on Little Beach and receiving a reward from Little Beach.]

[The Little Beach's Reward: The Little Beach witnessed your excitement and joy when you caught the big fish, and felt it understood your deepest desire. Therefore, it specially changed its original reward. It tells you that about 100 meters to the east, there is a very long fish passage. During the two high tides each month, an enormous figure, far larger than the fish you caught, will appear in that passage. Remember, it only appears during high tide.]

"This can be considered completing the task?" Zhou Miao was stunned, once again caught off guard by the system's judgment.

But amidst the joy, there was also a sense of regret.

Although the remaining crab population is small, if he fishes for another two days, he can still earn one or two thousand yuan, which is not a small amount for him.

However, the information revealed by Little Beach also cheered him up!

A behemoth far exceeding the size of the last meter-long red tuna?

What exactly is it?

Could it be a shark?

The thought had barely formed in his mind when he shook his head.

How could there be large sharks in nearshore waters? They would starve to death.

Zhou Miao suddenly felt a little excited, wishing he could go and fight that big fish for three hundred rounds right now.

Unfortunately, it only occurs during the peak of the monthly tides, which is about a day and a half after the new moon and full moon.

Specifically, it is said that it will arrive on the second, third, seventeenth, and eighteenth days of the lunar month.

At this time of year, fish are particularly active in the sea, but the large waves make fishing boats especially difficult to catch fish.

But at this time, there are also many opportunities to catch big fish.

In other words, the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.

Zhou Miao quickly checked the calendar on his phone. Today was September 2nd, the eleventh day of the lunar calendar.

There are still six days until the 17th!

He couldn't be idle during this time either.

It would be a good opportunity to invite Yu Muzhou to check out the mysterious fishing spot that Luo Hao recommended.

Moreover, once we return from this fishing expedition, it will be time to formally contact a flooring supplier to lay flooring for our fishing raft.

Zhou Miao's savings have now accumulated to 75,000 yuan. He has paid 50,000 yuan as a deposit, and the remaining 25,000 yuan should be enough to cover the workers' wages.

Besides, he can still make money, and if he really has a cash flow problem, he can borrow some money from Lu Xiaoxiao as an emergency measure.

Zhou Miao checked the weather forecast and, sure enough, it was going to rain heavily today but would be sunny tomorrow, making it a perfect day to go out to sea.

Zhou Miao immediately sent a message to Yu Muzhou: "Brother Zhou, a friend recommended a great fishing spot, wanna check it out tomorrow?"

Yu Muzhou hasn't gone out to sea for the past few days.

It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but he was tied up with family matters.

He is busy protecting his property and working intensively on various contingency plans and countermeasures.

He needed to make these preparations thoroughly before he could have a calm and decisive conversation with his wife, Tan Yun.

The question is whether to continue the marriage or part ways.

He himself had no idea what the outcome would be.

Yu Muzhou hadn't expected his wife to be so career-oriented and a career woman.

To be honest, what attracted him to Tan Yun was precisely her submissive and dependent nature, her willingness to play the role of a virtuous wife and loving mother at home.

Setting up a company for her was originally out of affection and support, but I never expected it would lead to such a change.

To be fair, Yu Muzhou could feel his wife's affection for him from the little things in their daily lives, and he was certain that she had not betrayed him emotionally.

Given her intelligence, she wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

Actually, it's not that he can't accept his wife like this; after so many years of relationship, he's gotten used to it.

You can live a good life just by fishing and taking care of your family.

However, Tan Yun brought her assertiveness from her career home and explicitly disliked and opposed his fishing, which he could not accept.

Not only that, she also frequently used psychological manipulation to motivate herself to strive and make a name for herself in her career.

After being rejected by him, she gets angry and either throws a tantrum or engages in a cold war, as if that will make her compromise.

Yu Muzhou knew she was taking advantage of his affection for her, just as she had done when she wanted to pursue her career.

But now there is a problem he previously didn't want to think about, but now has to consider.

Was Tan Yun's purpose from the very beginning clear: to use his energy and funds to develop the career she wanted?

The image of her as a gentle woman and a virtuous wife and mother is just a facade.

After all, his initial criteria for choosing a partner was to find a woman of this type.

Yu Muzhou was feeling very annoyed until Zhou Miao sent him an invitation to go fishing at sea, which relieved most of his frustration.

Going out for a walk is good, especially fishing, which is the most stress-relieving activity for me.

"Sure, what time tomorrow?"

"Brother Zhou, what time are you available? You can decide the time. I'm fine with it from my end, but I'll be bringing a friend along."

"Haha, that's perfect, you can ride on my boat, it'll be more fun with more people. I'll pick you up at the fish farm pier at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Okay! We'll be waiting for you at the pier at eight o'clock sharp." Zhou Miao put down her phone, feeling relieved.

After agreeing on a time, he got up and prepared his diving suit.

He wasn't entirely confident about tomorrow's catch. If he didn't catch any fish, he could dive down and collect some sea snails, so he wouldn't go home empty-handed.

In addition, the equipment also needs to be upgraded.

He was planning to buy two more fishing rods, one standard stiff boat fishing rod, specifically for handling fish weighing over ten kilograms.

One of them was a jig rod; Zhou Miao still preferred this fishing method of using artificial bait to lure big fish to the hook.

It brought back memories of the carefree days when he could conquer the world with just one lure, even though he was constantly getting sunk.

"Xiaoxiao," Zhou Miao called towards the kitchen, "Get ready, we're going fishing with Brother Zhou tomorrow!"

"Huh? What do I need to prepare?" The news came a bit suddenly. Lu Xiaoxiao, who was washing dishes, poked her head out of the kitchen with a blank look on her face, clearly not understanding what she needed to do.

Zhou Miao thought for a moment: "Hmm... let's prepare some bait, as well as spare fishing lines and hooks. The fish in the open sea are probably much bigger than those on the small beach."

"I'm planning to buy two new fishing rods. Would you like to come along and take a look?"

"Okay, then I'll go to the store with you and take a look," Lu Xiaoxiao replied.

She has a general-purpose boat fishing rod, but it's mainly used for small fish.

When dealing with larger and stronger medium-sized fish, both the feel of the rod and its stiffness may be insufficient, making it necessary to upgrade the equipment.

So the two of them, holding umbrellas, braved the wind and rain to walk towards the fishing tackle shop.

Despite the bad weather, the fishing tackle shop remained open for business with its lights on.

The boss has nothing better to do than wait for customers like them to come in rain or shine.

According to the plan, Zhou Miao quickly selected two sets of equipment.

A high-performance jig rod and a stiff boat fishing rod.

After considering for a moment, Lu Xiaoxiao also bought a set of the same boat fishing rod as him.

Next came the purchase of bait. This time, instead of choosing the usual secret-recipe Antarctic krill, he opted for some more expensive sandworms.

In addition, several shrimp bricks were prepared for baiting and attracting fish.

Everything is ready, and we're just waiting to set off tomorrow.

As it turns out, weather forecasts are indeed accurate these days.

The next day, sure enough, it was a sunny and beautiful day.

At 7:50, Zhou Miao and Lu Xiaoxiao arrived at the fish raft pier on time to wait.

At exactly eight o'clock, Yu Muzhou's fishing boat broke through the waves on time.

Seeing that Lu Xiaoxiao was also there, he showed no surprise.

Yesterday, Zhou Miao said he was bringing a friend, and he already guessed who it was.

The three greeted each other, and Zhou Miao and Lu Xiaoxiao boarded the fishing boat.

He sent the coordinates of the target fishing spot to Yu Muzhou yesterday.

After leaving the fish farm area, the boat activated its automatic cruise mode and headed towards its destination.

It wasn't until then that Zhou Miao glanced at the navigation screen and was surprised to find that the fishing spot recommended by Luo Hao was actually so far away.

It was nearly 20 nautical miles from the shore, and even though the fishing boat was moving at a decent speed, it took more than an hour to reach its destination.

"This is really a great place!"

Yu Muzhou exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the densely packed fish on the fish finder.

Zhou Miao, who was next to him, also showed a surprised expression.

A reef that was hit by a speedboat is sending you a distress signal. Do you want to check it out?