A god-tier fishing spot, anglers lined up to give me money.

After buying breakfast, Yang Qi carried two plastic bags and walked up the mountain path.

A bowl of rice noodle soup, a bowl of steamed dumplings, and two cups of soy milk.

When we got to the reservoir, we could see Chen Zilu standing under the shade of a tree, intently taking pictures of a patch of water with her phone.

She turned slightly to the side, and sunlight filtered through the leaves, falling on her shoulders, making her look very beautiful.

He was so engrossed in filming that he didn't notice Yang Qi approaching.

Yang Qi quickly stepped forward and stopped beside her: "Zilu, what are you doing?"

Chen Zilu was startled by his sudden words, her hand trembled and she almost dropped it, turning her head to glare at him:

"You scared me! I was filming footage."

Then, discouraged, he said:

"The livestream account I use for work belongs to the company, not me. If I want to help promote your reservoir, I need to create a new account first. I've filmed several videos already; the reservoir scenery is beautiful, but unfortunately..."

He sighed, "Without a captivating opening sequence, just water and tree shadows is too bland and not eye-catching enough."

As she spoke, she turned her phone over to show him.

"Look, here you are."

Yang Qi looked at the screen on her phone.

The reservoir's waters rippled, reflecting the distant mountains, while a few clouds drifted slowly across the sky.

As she said, it looks good, but there are no highlights or abrupt changes.

"Eat breakfast first." Yang Qi handed over the plastic bag. "You need to be full to have the energy to come up with creative ideas."

"Okay, sure."

Chen Zilu took the bag, sat down on a rock under the shade of a tree, opened the lid of the soup noodles, and was greeted by a burst of steam.

Yang Qi squatted down beside her, broke open a disposable chopstick and handed it to her, then inserted a straw into the soy milk and placed it next to her.

Chen Zilu ate a few bites of noodles and looked up at the calm water.

"A great opening sequence..." Yang Qi stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "Zi Lu, a big fish leaping out of the water, wouldn't that count as a great opening sequence?"

"Calculate!"

Chen Zilu, biting her chopsticks, suddenly brightened up and exclaimed excitedly,

"Of course it counts! You run a fishing pond. If you can capture big fish, especially those weighing over 100 pounds leaping out of the water, and add a bit of hype, your account can easily become popular. Big fish are more attractive to anglers than I am."

Getting more and more excited, he put down his noodles, wiped his mouth, and said, "By the way, do you have the fisherman's WeChat?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"You're so stupid, I don't believe you," Chen Zilu retorted, then continued, "You have resources but don't use them, you big idiot."

"Hehehe, Zilu is right, tell me your thoughts."

"Idiot, you could create a group chat and invite all the regular customers in, then ask them to help by following and liking your posts."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Having connections doesn't mean you can use them to generate wealth; real connections are those that are put to good use. What do you think?"

"Very good."

Yang Qi couldn't help but smile as he watched her calculating intently. "Zilu, you're really smart."

"Of course."

Chen Zilu proudly raised her chin, then deflated, looking down at the half-eaten box of soup noodles in her hand.

"But how can I take a picture of a big fish? The water is so deep, and the fish won't jump out for me to photograph, and I can't dive..."

Yang Qi's lips curled up. Fish control? Isn't that my forte?

He stuffed a steamed dumpling into his mouth and laughed, "Easy, leave this to me, I have a way."

"you?"

Chen Zilu looked him up and down, her gaze lingering on the single, sticking-up strand of hair on his head. "You're so clumsy, you can't even tie your hair properly... is that even possible?"

Yang Qi's face flushed red instantly: "No, you really don't trust your future husband that much?"

"Oops..." Chen Zilu stuck out her tongue at him, "You're just too stupid."

"...Okay, you wait."

Yang Qi really wanted to retort, "I'm not stupid at all," but the image of his messy hair from this morning flashed through his mind, and he opened his mouth but swallowed the words back.

He straightened his expression and looked at her seriously.

"Zilu, who else can you trust besides me? Trust me, I really have a way. Finish your breakfast first, and when the sun isn't so strong in the afternoon, I'll show you something amazing."

Seeing his serious expression, Chen Zilu wanted to tease him a bit more, but when she met his eyes, she couldn't bring herself to do it. In the end, she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait and see."

After finishing breakfast and cleaning up the trash, Chen Zilu continued filming footage by the reservoir.

Yang Qize called home to let them know he was safe.

When Su Guanyin answered the phone and heard that he had returned last night but hadn't gone home, she was bombarded with criticism:

"You're back but not staying home? What are you up to out there? Haven't you eaten again? Your brother said you bought a new car, how much did it cost? You're wasting money again..."

Yang Qi listened from the side, holding the phone two inches away from his ear, his face full of helplessness.

Chen Zilu chuckled to herself, covering her mouth and her shoulders shaking.

After much coaxing and pleading, Su Guanyin finally hung up the phone, leaving behind the final words, "You must come back for dinner tonight. Tomorrow, this old woman will personally take you on a blind date."

One sentence made Chen Zilu, who was still secretly laughing, frown. He didn't want anyone to steal his person. "You're not allowed to go. You're too stupid. I'll go back with you tonight."

Yang Qi smiled awkwardly and nodded in agreement.

Instead of going home for lunch, Yang Qi simply made two bowls of instant noodles in the small house to tide him over.

Chen Zilu said she was too full from breakfast and wasn't hungry, but he still persuaded her to eat half a bowl.

Time flies by, the cicadas chirp incessantly in the trees, and the sun hangs motionless in the sky.

Yang Qi leaned against the wall and dozed off, while Chen Zilu sat beside him scrolling through her phone, occasionally glancing up at the sky and then down at the time.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the sun finally wasn't so scorching anymore. The setting sun spread across the water, and the orange-red light shattered into pieces of dancing gold foil.

Yang Qi stood up, stretched, walked to the back of the hut, carried out a bag of fish food, dusted it off, and looked back at Chen Zilu:

"Come on, let me show you what a giant reservoir looks like."

"Okay, I'll wait."

Chen Zilu put away her phone, stood up, and followed him toward the shore.

Yang Qi threw the feed bag into the inflatable boat, climbed on top, and picked up the oar to row.

The inflatable boat slowly moved away from the shore and glided towards the center of the reservoir.

Ripples spread out in concentric circles on the water's surface.

After paddling for more than ten meters, Yang Qi stopped rowing, squatted down on the boat, untied the feed bag, and picked up a handful of golden pellet feed.

He flung himself violently towards the water's surface, shouting at the top of his lungs:

"Fish, come!!!"

The feed pellets scattered on the water's surface, creating tiny splashes.

Beneath the water, Yang Qi's thoughts had already begun to unfold.

Grass carp, iron-headed grass carp, blue bream, whitebait king, and several grass carp and carp weighing over 300 jin all rose to the surface simultaneously from the sea under his will.

Chen Zilu stood on the shore, holding her phone up and taking pictures in Yang Qi's direction. She thought to herself that the scene was quite picturesque, but she wondered if there were any fish...

The next second, the water surface exploded.

A massive creature, weighing a thousand pounds, burst from the water, its fins spread out like two sickles, gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

The giant grass carp, weighing over a thousand pounds, bent its nearly 4-meter-long body into an arc in mid-air, water droplets falling from its scales.

Immediately following, a dark blue-green figure leaped out of the water, the Azure Venerable Fish's heavy and sturdy body creating a huge splash.

Next came the iron-headed grass carp, the whitebait king, and several grass carp and carp weighing over 300 jin each, as well as the four major freshwater fish weighing over 100 jin each, followed by countless large fish weighing tens of jin each.

At the same time, they leap out of the water, creating a spectacular scene of fish leaping over the dragon gate.

Fish swarmed, breaking the water, their scales shimmering.

bang bang bang...

Fish fall like rain, splashing like flowers...

Yang Qi stood on the boat, continuously scattering feed amidst the swirling water droplets.

His movements were composed, like a conductor leading a symphony orchestra. The inflatable boat beneath his feet swayed from side to side with the waves, but never capsized.

After a long while, the water surface returned to calm.

The feed was all scattered, and the fish sank back into the deep water under Yang Qi's mental control.

Yang Qi rowed the inflatable boat back to the shore, jumped off, shook the water off his hands, and walked towards Chen Zilu, who was still standing there.

He held his phone at the same angle as before, frozen in place, completely still.

The recording interface was still lit on the phone screen, and the timer showed that it had been recording for nearly four minutes.

"Zilu?"

Yang Qi waved his hand in front of her eyes.

no response.

He shook it again, emphasizing his words: "Zilu!"

Chen Zilu then came to her senses and took a deep breath.

He glanced down at his phone screen, then looked up at Yang Qi, and finally looked at the water.

"Those fish..."

"Did you get a picture?"

"I got a picture, I got a picture."

Chen Zilu's voice was weak, unable to believe that everything she had just witnessed was real.

Playing back the recorded footage, from Yang Qi entering the water to calling for the fish, from the first fish leaping out of the water to the water returning to calm, it took a full four minutes and not a single fish was caught.

He looked up at Yang Qi, opened his mouth, and after a long pause, finally managed to utter a sentence:

"Yang Qi, what exactly are you raising in this reservoir?"

"Fish."

Chen Zilu swallowed hard. "Come closer."

Yang Qi was puzzled, but he did as instructed.

Then, a pig squeal rang out.

"Ouch, that hurts... Why are you pinching me?"

Chen Zilu smiled and said, "It will hurt, it really will."

Yang Qi: ｡｡꒰´･~･꒱੭՞՞！ ！ ！

"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of pain."

As she spoke, Chen Zilu stood on tiptoe and kissed Yang Qi.

Yang Qi: "..."

"Hahaha... Your face is so red."

"..."

"..."