I'm a junior in college this year, and I've linked my fishing check-in system.

The next morning!

"Holy shit!"

Jiang Qian jumped out of bed.

When good things happen, people are in high spirits; I feel younger and younger as I get older...

"Although I seem to be quite young to begin with."

"It's another morning!"

Jiang Qian knew that the system probably wouldn't send him a check-in point today, so he picked up his phone and opened Alipay.

Alipay balance: 4566.23

"It's really nice to see my balance steadily increasing every morning."

He opened WeChat and found a friend request from someone.

"Brother Wang, the AAA Reagent?"

Jiang Qian was a little confused. Why did he add him?

However, since they were all fellow anglers, Jiang Qian didn't mind; adding another friend wouldn't hurt him.

I accepted your friend request.

On the chat interface, a line of small green text automatically popped up.

[You have added AAA Reagent Brother Wang, you can start chatting now.]

Jiang Qian put his phone aside, picked up his toothbrush, and began to wash his face.

He thought the other person would say something first, like polite words such as "Brother, you're awesome."

However, there was nothing there.

WeChat remained silent, as if nothing had happened.

After rinsing his mouth and wiping his face, Jiang Qian picked up his phone to see if there was anything new to amuse him in the group chat.

Just then, a soft "ding" sounded.

It was a message from Brother Wang.

It's not text, it's an image.

Jiang Qian clicked on it.

The photo shows a white styrofoam box lined with ice, on which a row of river shrimp are neatly arranged. The shrimp are quite large, with bright green shells, and look very lively.

A rough count suggests it weighs about two or three pounds.

"What does this mean?"

Jiang Qian was a little confused; he didn't understand what this guy was trying to do.

"Then I'll... pick one too?"

Jiang Qian didn't type anything; he simply opened his phone's photo album.

The photos I took earlier are still fresh in my mind.

He found that close-up photo of Taihu Lake shrimp.

The photo shows the nine-pound, four-ounce wild prawns caught in the net. Each one is a size larger than the ones Brother Wang sent. The prawn shells gleam with a clear luster in the sunlight, the prawn bellies are pure white, and the long claws look particularly majestic.

Each one of them could compete in the Budapest Major.

Jiang Qian selected the image and clicked send.

one second.

two seconds.

The message "The other party is typing..." appeared at the top of the other party's chat box.

A few seconds later, the text disappeared.

A few seconds later, it reappeared.

This was repeated three or four times.

In the end, Brother Wang only sent one emoji.

It's a clasped-fist thumb.

[Thumbs up!]

Jiang Qian smiled and locked his phone.

He was just about to go out for breakfast when his phone "dinged" again.

It's still Brother Wang.

Here's another picture.

Jiang Qian clicked on it and saw that this time it was a bowl of fish.

The bowl contains translucent silver fish, each about the same length, swimming in the clear water, looking quite adorable.

Silverfish have extremely high requirements for water quality, and because they are small and light, they are very difficult to catch. The fact that so many were caught is enough to prove the superiority of the fishing spot and the skill of the angler.

"This... oh dear, the veterans are just not easy to deal with."

"I only have these two pictures."

He opened the album again and found another photo.

That was a photo he took when he was emptying his catch from the fishing net.

A huge stainless steel basin, the bottom of which was covered with glittering silver fish, with a few white fish scattered around.

Send photos.

This time, the silence on the other end lasted even longer.

So long that Jiang Qian started to wonder if the other person's phone had run out of battery.

A full minute passed.

"bite."

A text message finally popped up.

[AAA Reagent Wang Ge]: Bro, you're really awesome! I'm impressed.

Immediately afterwards, a second message arrived.

[AAA Reagent Brother Wang]: Let's go fishing together next time.

"?"

Jiang Qian was speechless. What kind of mental process had the other person gone through to act like this?

Gradually, he finally understood.

Oh!

"So it's because you were dissatisfied yesterday?"

He finally understood; no wonder the guy on the other side came up and showed him a picture without saying a word.

Jiang Qian could imagine the middle-aged man on the other side of the screen, after experiencing two shocks, and what kind of "I am not as good as him" feeling he had when he typed those words.

Jiang Qian thought for a moment and decided to comfort and take care of the middle-aged man first:

[AAA Odd Jobs Jiang Qian]: "Brother Wang, you're too kind. I'm a newbie too. I'm just in the newbie bonus period right now."

"I'm counting on Brother Wang to help me make money in the future!"

[AAA Reagent Wang Ge]: "Haha, you're talented! Let's team up then! You're also from Dushu Lake, right?"

Just as Jiang Qian was about to reply, a phone call came in.

Three words flashed on the screen—

counselor.

"Why did he call me?"

Jiang Qian was somewhat puzzled.

He swiped to answer the call.

"Feed?"

"Hello, counselor."

A slick, deliberately enthusiastic voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, Jiang Qian! How have you been lately? What have you been up to?"

"I haven't been busy with anything, and I'm living a pretty comfortable life."

Jiang Qian leaned back in his chair, his tone indifferent.

He knew that his counselor's tone never meant anything good...

This counselor is incredibly troublesome and loves to boss people around. He once did something like, before even sending out job postings, he was already questioning in the college's group chat, "Why haven't the volunteer service students shown up at the office yet?"

"Comfortable, comfortable, young people should balance work and rest."

The counselor chuckled twice, then changed the subject.

"Oh, is that so? Jiang Qian, isn't there a startup competition in the department recently? You know, the one about the internet."

Jiang Qian chuckled and said, "I know."

"Sigh, it's our School of Life Sciences, and we don't have enough teams signing up. The school leaders are a bit worried." The counselor sounded troubled. "So I wanted to ask you..."

"Didn't I already give my project to Yang Wensu's team?"

Jiang Qian interrupted her directly.

He knew it would be like this.

"It's always the same. They only think of bringing in more people when they run out of spots... All the good results go to them, and we ordinary students have nothing but to struggle!"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then the counselor lowered their voice even further:

"Yes, yes, we gave it to them, but... sigh, don't even mention it. Their project presentation was terrible, and they were eliminated in the first round. The department leaders were furious."

"oh."

"So, the department values ​​your abilities!" The counselor's tone became enthusiastic again. "We have another professor's project here, which has just been approved and has excellent prospects! The department wants you to get in touch with this professor, and you could be the person in charge, representing the department to report on it. What do you think?"

Jiang Qian laughed when he heard this.

His initial arrogance followed by his later obsequiousness is laughable!

"Teacher, I'm sorry, I really have no desire to compete in this environment right now."

"Hey, how can you talk like that? This is giving you an opportunity! What an excellent resume!"

"Thank you, advisor. Let's leave the opportunity for the students who need it more." Jiang Qian paused, then added, "If you'd like to ask me for help, that's fine too."

Upon hearing there was hope, the counselor's voice rose eight octaves: "Really? I knew you had a strong sense of team spirit! So, what do you want?"

"Don't make any demands," Jiang Qian said slowly, "Let's just pay by the hour."

"Hourly wage...?"

"yes."

"How much...how much do you want?"

Jiang Qian thought about yesterday's earnings and honestly replied, "I worked for three hours yesterday afternoon and earned 1,100. You can give me whatever you think is appropriate."

"What are you talking about, students negotiating hourly wages with the department? Your thinking is flawed! Alright, alright, I have a meeting now, think about it again!"

……

Jiang Qian was speechless.

He now feels that it's a waste of breath to talk to this kind of person.

"Okay, counselor."

"Yes, yes, you're right."

After giving a perfunctory reply, the other party seemed to lose interest and quickly hung up the phone.

Jiang Qian looked at the blacked-out phone screen and shook his head.

fool.

He couldn't be bothered to think about this mess anymore.

"Let's go fishing!"

There's no checkpoint today, though.

But we have Old Li here today!

I heard there's a really great fishing spot today!