I was in my final year of high school, and my deskmate found out I was writing a novel!

"Uncle, this is Miaomiao."

Su Miaomiao quickly followed Ye Feng's lead and called him "Uncle".

She was quite nervous, gripping Ye Feng's hand tightly, her palms sweaty.

"Alright, alright, come on in, your aunt is already cooking."

Summer vacation has started, and my cousin's family has come back, but they're all busy working in the fields. They've leased a lot of land, so it's a busy time of year.

When the two of them came in, the aunt was overjoyed and ran over, grabbing Su Miaomiao's hand with obvious affection.

"This must be Miaomiao? Wow, she's so pretty! I heard she's Ye Feng's deskmate?"

Ye Feng, fearing that Su Miaomiao would be embarrassed, quickly answered for her.

"Yes, Auntie, we've been deskmates since the first year of high school, for three years now."

"Oh, this is good, this is good, we know it inside and out."

My aunt was absolutely delighted; this little one is so adorable!

Then I think about my own old maid. She's not bad-looking, so why is she still staying at home all this time?

She couldn't understand it, and even wanted to ask the two children, but she just couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Aunt, where are my cousins?"

"He's gone to the fields. He only gets up around noon every day and is a night owl. I have to rush him to work!"

Hearing about working in the fields, Su Miaomiao's eyes lit up. She had never seen anything like it before and was very curious.

"Then I'll take Miaomiao to play."

"In this sweltering heat..."

Auntie didn't want Su Miaomiao to leave; she wanted to chat some more. However, Uncle noticed Su Miaomiao's discomfort.

"Let the child go play. You've come all this way, Miaomiao. Let Ye Feng show you around. Pick whatever vegetables or fruits you like, don't worry!"

"Thank you, Uncle."

As soon as she stepped out the door, Su Miaomiao breathed a deep sigh of relief. She had been so nervous just now, but she was finally out.

"My uncle and aunt really like you, that's great, Su Miaomiao!"

"Then you said I'm loved by everyone!"

"Okay, okay, where do you want to go? I'll take you."

"I've never been here before either. Where's the fun? Can you take me there?"

Ye Feng took Su Miaomiao directly to the field, but it was already past ten o'clock, and it was getting hot, so the workers were all heading back.

I saw my cousin and his wife, chatted with them for a while, and then went to look for my older cousin, but I couldn't find her!

"Did your cousin go off to play?"

"That's for sure, but where are the people?"

Ye Feng knew that his cousin would definitely not work honestly. Just kidding, how could you expect someone who's so old and doesn't go to work but stays at home sponging off her parents to work in the fields?

The two of them were also tanned and sweating profusely, and there was no one else in the field. They had no choice but to go back.

"Look over there, someone's fishing!"

Su Miaomiao pointed in a direction that Ye Feng recognized as his uncle's fishpond. There, he saw a person wearing a straw hat sitting under a tree fishing. Next to him was an insulated box, and he would occasionally take out a chilled watermelon from the box to eat!

"Walk!"

"what?"

"That's my cousin!"

My cousin really knows how to enjoy life! Goodness, she's carrying a cooler with watermelon in this sweltering heat!

"Sis, aren't you hot?"

"It's alright, I'll get nagged at home anyway, so it's more comfortable here... This must be your girlfriend, right?"

"Yes, her name is Su Miaomiao."

Su Miaomiao also obediently called out "cousin," which made her cousin feel melancholy.

"Brother, you know what? Ever since you told your uncle and aunt that you're dating, my life at home has been..."

"Hey sis, why don't you go out for a walk? You can't just stay cooped up at home all day."

"I'm not going out! Let me tell you, although I don't earn as much from novels as you do, I still make a few thousand a month, enough for me to eat and drink!"

Ye Feng thought about it and realized that his cousin's situation wasn't bad. Going to the city, she could only earn a few thousand yuan a month at most. After renting a place and paying for food and drinks, she might not even earn as much as she could at home.

As soon as she finished speaking, my cousin lifted the pole in her hand, and a large, dark red lobster was pulled up.

Only then did Ye Feng realize that his cousin wasn't fishing, she was fishing for lobsters!

"Cousin, is there any more? We want to fish for fun too."

"I have plenty of line and some fish. You just need to find a couple of branches. Miaomiao, here, take this. You can just sit and fish."

Su Miaomiao originally wanted to politely decline, but this was too much fun! She could catch lobsters without even using a hook!

Why not use a hook?

"This lobster is a bit stubborn. Once it has a piece of meat, it won't let go of the claw. Here, just put the bamboo pole down and eat the watermelon."

My cousin was teaching Su Miaomiao how to catch crayfish. She even opened the insulated box full of ice packs, took out a watermelon, and handed it to Su Miaomiao. When Ye Feng came back, the two of them had a great chat.

"Ye Feng, do you want some watermelon?"

"Give me one."

Ye Feng was also very curious after looking at the dozen or so lobsters in his cousin's bucket.

"Cousin, don't you have a lobster pond at home? Why are you fishing here?"

"Hey, there aren't any trees over there, and I'm just fishing for fun. If you want to eat some, my brother can go and set up a trap."

It's crayfish season, and the crayfish ponds are filled with crayfish traps every day.

"We really do want to eat some. Let's fish for now, and if it's not enough, we'll go get some."

At my uncle's house, there might not be much else, but there's never a shortage of delicious food.

Even if my uncle's family doesn't raise any meat, you can definitely buy it in a nearby place, such as mutton, beef, and there's even a village that grows a lot of fruit trees.

Su Miaomiao finally relaxed and chatted happily with her cousin, just like long-lost sisters.

Ye Feng found a shady spot and quietly fished for lobsters, while his mind was focused on the phone in his head, reading a novel.

Around 10 o'clock, his cousin came to call him.

"I'm home. They've already called. We won't be able to have lobster for lunch; it's too much trouble to prepare. We'll have it for dinner."

"We're heading back this afternoon... How about this, I'll bring some back with me and cook it myself!"

"Don't be ridiculous, you can cook?"

"You look down on me? I can't learn if I don't know how. Don't worry, I can do it myself."

I didn't catch many, but it weighed about two or three pounds, which is enough for me to take home and eat myself. Plus, they were all quite big.

The crayfish in this pond have all grown wildly; they are large and have hard shells.

Ye Feng carried an insulated box in one hand and a bucket of lobsters in the other, slowly following behind the two.

The two of them were walking and chatting arm in arm, looking very happy, though it was unclear what they were talking about.