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

Ten minutes later, the car stopped downstairs at Dai Zhenli's house.

Jiang Qian had already seen Dai Zhenli standing there, carrying his things and waiting for him.

Looking at Dai Zhenli's appearance, Jiang Qian was momentarily stunned.

She was wearing a casual cotton nightgown, her long hair casually draped over her shoulders, and her face was free of makeup, yet she was more beautiful than ever.

Of course, Jiang Qian wasn't really in the mood to watch at this point; damn it, if he kept watching, he'd be doomed.

Seeing Jiang Qian covered in sweat, Dai Zhenli couldn't help but laugh again.

"Are you in such a hurry to participate in the Olympics?"

His fishing tackle bag, lure rod, and bucket of live fish were all neatly placed at the door.

The cat owner was squatting next to the bucket of live fish, one paw resting on the rim, staring intently at the fish inside with a serious expression, like a dutiful overseer.

"Senior, you're so kind!"

Jiang Qian was deeply moved.

"Stop talking."

Dai Zhenli handed him a tissue. "Wipe your sweat."

"Actually, if you ask me, you should just tell the truth..."

Jiang Qian replied without hesitation, "No!"

"No, no, no, if they find out I'm really doomed. Those two have such sharp tongues."

"No need, no need, I can do it myself."

Jiang Qian picked up the fishing tackle bag with one hand, the live fish bucket with the other, and the fishing rod with the other.

The neighborhood was quiet in the early morning, with only birdsong and the rustling of leaves in the wind.

Jiang Qian glanced back at Dai Zhenli beside him, who looked completely at ease, with a faint smile on her lips.

He let out a long sigh.

We're safe now!

Dai Zhenli waved to the drone in the air.

……

Inside a car not far away, a miniature drone is displaying live footage on an iPad.

Ms. Chen looked at the pretty girl waving on the screen, then at her son's guilty look, and her face lit up with joy.

"Oh, I knew it."

She nudged Jiang Zhiguo, who was sitting upright next to her, with her elbow, "You're in a relationship, you're in a relationship."

"Look at this girl, she's so generous and beautiful. My son has great taste."

"That little girl is really something... she even waved to us."

Jiang Zhiguo snorted and retorted stubbornly, "Your son has good taste, but I wonder what this girl's taste is like..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ms. Chen pinched the soft flesh on her waist hard.

"hiss……"

Jiang Zhiguo gasped, no longer daring to joke, and his gaze returned to the screen.

He suddenly pointed to a pile of things in the picture with a puzzled look: "He can fish now?"

Ms. Chen also went over to take a look.

"It seems so, with both buckets and poles."

"When did this child become obsessed with this?"

"Don't end up like his father, serving in the Air Force..."

Jiang Zhiguo explained, "What I call the Air Force is not the Air Force."

"That was just me being merciful! How can you call it 'air force'? It's not that we're not catching fish, it's that we're catching fish slowly, gradually, rhythmically, it's..."

……

Twenty minutes later.

Jiang Qian finally found his elderly parents at the door.

He got out of the car, walked around to the back, and frowned as he looked at the professional fishing tackle bag and several obviously expensive fishing rods.

"So much stuff, did you go to buy supplies?"

Ms. Chen also got out of the car and looked around curiously.

"Oh, is this fishing gear?"

She looked at Jiang Qian in surprise, "Son, when did you become obsessed with fishing?"

"How come I didn't know?"

Jiang Qian scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

"Just playing around for a while now."

He deliberately downplayed it.

Upon hearing the word "fishing," Jiang Zhiguo immediately perked up—

He's been waiting for his son to bring it up himself!

He walked around the pile of equipment with his hands behind his back, like an old leader inspecting work.

"Just playing around?"

He picked up the lure rod, weighed it in his hand, and said, "This rod doesn't look cheap."

"You little rascal, you've barely learned to walk and you're already trying to run?"

"They've even started lure fishing?"

Jiang Zhiguo's tone carried a sense of superiority, as if he had been there before.

"Let me tell you, fishing is a very complex business."

"You can't catch fish just by buying a good set of equipment."

"Back in my day..."

"Alright, alright."

Ms. Chen interrupted him with a laugh, "Stop bragging about your Air Force history."

"Your son has finally developed a hobby, so don't discourage him."

"Maybe our Xiaoqian is even better than you."

Jiang Zhiguo was embarrassed when his wife exposed his shortcomings in front of their son.

"Do you call that the Air Force?"

He retorted defiantly, "That was kindness, giving the fish a chance to live, enjoying the process, don't you understand?"

"What do you know?"

Jiang Qian was secretly overjoyed, but he had to keep it on his face.

"Dad, Mom, don't stand there."

"I also brought you some local specialties."

Jiang Zhiguo followed and helped him put the fishing tackle bag and fishing rod inside.

"Well done, kid, you've started fishing already?"

"It's not just fishing anymore?" Jiang Zhiguo weighed the lure fishing rod bag in his hand. "You've even gotten into lure fishing?"

"Just playing around."

Jiang Qian gave a vague reply, "This is a gift I brought home."

His ambiguity was just an act; he was waiting to teach Jiang Zhiguo a lesson.

Jiang Zhiguo reached out to lift the water bucket.

"Wow, this bucket is quite heavy..."

He muttered something to himself, and couldn't lift it with one hand. He had to use both hands to barely manage to pick it up.

"What's in there? Stones?"

As he spoke, he curiously opened the lid of the bucket.

The next second, both Jiang Zhiguo and Ms. Chen, who had come over to watch the commotion, stopped moving.

The bucket was teeming with fish of all sizes.

White streaks darted across the surface of the water, while below, several palm-sized crucian carp leisurely blew bubbles. Among them were even several large crucian carp with backs as thick as bricks, their size astonishing.

Jiang Zhiguo was stunned. Holy crap!

"You...you caught all of these?"

Ms. Chen pointed at the fish in the bucket, her voice trembling slightly.

Before Jiang Qian could answer, Jiang Zhiguo had already reached into the net next to him and pulled out a heavy, large object.

It was a turtle the size of a washbasin, its limbs still thrashing about in the net, looking very energetic.

The usually composed Jiang Zhiguo stared wide-eyed at the turtle in his hand.

He looked at the fish in the bucket again, and finally turned his gaze to his son, his eyes filled with disbelief.

silence.

A long silence.

After a long while, Jiang Zhiguo finally found his voice. Pointing to the pile of fish, he asked in an extremely complicated tone:

"Did you catch this?" Comrade Jiang Zhiguo asked, puzzled.

He doesn't believe it!

"Stop bragging!" Comrade Jiang Zhiguo didn't believe anyone could catch a wild turtle. "You just bought it at the market!"

Believe it or not.

Jiang Qian rolled his eyes.

Jiang Zhiguo cursed and said, "Fine, don't pretend with me."

"I'll take you fishing in a couple of days. If I find out you're lying, I'll beat you to a pulp!"

The trash-talking weirdo is at it again.

Although Jiang Qian wasn't the kind of person who was arrogant enough to think he would always come back with a full load of goods.

But beating Jiang Zhiguo is still very easy.

Jiang Zhiguo's fishing skills are about the same as Pikachu on the roadside.

As we all know, Pikachu is like ( ).