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

Yang Qi turned around and grinned at her, then ran towards Gu Shang and the others without stopping.

Chen Zilu followed, and when she saw him standing with Gu Shang, her smile immediately disappeared.

He stood half a step behind Yang Qi, neither interrupting nor speaking.

Chen Zilu was quite clear about when to speak and when not to speak.

Yang Qi admired her even more, which was one of the reasons why he was so convinced of her worth.

One second they're making a fuss, the next they're calmer and quieter than anyone else when it comes to serious matters.

"President Gu, President Ye," Yang Qi asked with a smile, "how's the progress?"

Zhou Qiang was squatting on the bank, pulling on a steel cable to test its tightness. Hearing the voice, he replied, "Boss Yang, the net is all set. We should be able to pull it in in about half an hour."

"So fast, Brother Zhou, you guys are amazing!"

Zhou Qiang smiled and declined, saying, "It's not that we're good, it's that President Gu is good."

Yang Qi nodded, said nothing more, and let his thoughts travel from the reservoir to the underwater world.

控制着100条普通百斤，60条2百斤，19条3百斤，2条400斤，一条600斤普通大鱼

Special large fish, including a 200-pound whitebait king and a 700-pound iron-headed grass carp, swam from the underwater world to the reservoir.

These 100-pound fish are almost 80% of Yang Qi's 100-pound fish.

The remaining 20% ​​are ordinary large fish.

But to his utter surprise, when his mind found the grass chain fish...

To his astonishment, he discovered that his original weight of 8000 jin had increased to over 10,000 jin after eating 2000 jin of Qingzun fish.

Wow, a giant freshwater fish weighing tens of thousands of kilograms...

Yang Qi withdrew his thoughts, a complex emotion surfacing in his eyes.

Ten thousand catties of freshwater fish—if word got out, the whole world would be in an uproar.

Such a massive creature should not appear in a small reservoir of a hundred acres, much less in a fishing spot that has just opened for business.

It's too eye-catching; it's no wonder people get suspicious.

Gu Shang taking it away tonight was the best outcome for him.

At the same time, Yang Qi also realized that there was a major problem with his previous approach of using huge objects to attract traffic.

At first, they were all large fish weighing over 100 pounds, which was nothing unusual.

After all, it's quite realistic to find a hundred-pound fish in a hundred-acre reservoir. Nowadays, with the increase in time and pace, there will only be more and more mutated fish species.

If we continue with the old mindset of "the bigger the better" and try to attract attention and generate traffic, we will only fail faster.

"I'm courting death..." Yang Qi glanced furtively at Gu Shang and Ye Xuan. "It's never too late to mend things..."

In the future, reservoirs can accommodate fish weighing 100 jin (50 kg) or 200-300 jin (100-150 kg), but giants weighing over 1,000 jin (500 kg) should never be released easily again.

Hidden in the underwater world,

At the same time, we need to control the Water World area and suppress the growth multiplier effect.

Otherwise, the fish in the ocean world might turn into some strange and bizarre mutant fish.

Sigh, this was a real miscalculation...

Yang Qi sighed inwardly, but showed nothing on his face...

Half an hour passed quickly.

Zhou Qiang stood by the water's edge, raised his right hand, and drew three circles on the water's surface with his flashlight—a signal to pull in the net.

The winch cable began to turn, and the buoys on the water surface were pulled back to the shore row by row, while the dark green net slowly rose from underwater.

Another half hour passed, and the same scene as last time, filled with fish and sea of ​​fish, unfolded once again.

The large fish huddled together in the gathered net, their silvery-white, bluish-black, and lapis lazuli backs rising and falling on the water's surface, their tails slapping the water with a splashing sound.

Beneath the largest bulge in the center of the net, a dark, giant shadow was slowly moving.

Under Yang Qi's control, there was no agitation or chaotic movement; the bird remained calm and quiet, circling around the net.

Zhou Qiang shone a powerful flashlight into the center of the net, and the beam of light pierced through the murky water and landed on the shadow.

Then, he almost dropped his flashlight.

"...Fuck."

He took a half step back. "Mr. Gu, that...that must weigh over ten thousand pounds, right?"

Several fishermen nearby shone their flashlights at the same time.

Four or five beams of light crisscrossed and fell on the water's surface. The giant creature at the bottom of the net seemed to be stimulated by the light, and it swung its tail.

The entire net swayed half a meter to the side, and the winch cable made a "squeak" sound as it was pulled.

Ye Xuan stood up and walked to Gu Shang's side, squinting at the dark figure at the bottom of the net.

Gu Shang pursed his lips, his gaze darkened, and after a few seconds he turned his head to look at Zhou Qiang:

"Go into the water to retrieve it."

"This..." The workers looked at each other, none of them daring to go into the water.

Seeing this, Gu Shang frowned. His solution was simple: use money.

"Those who go into the water to catch fish will receive an extra subsidy of 20,000 yuan. Are you in?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiang's Adam's apple bobbed.

Looking at Gu Shang's expressionless face, and then at the outline of the dark figure in the water.

He gritted his teeth, turned around, and shouted to the group, "Fire the nets! Boss Gu said Xiao Shui will get an extra 20,000 yuan subsidy!"

After the extra chicken leg from last time, no one suspected anything; with such a hefty sum, everyone was willing to take the plunge.

"Uh, Mr. Gu, Mr. Ye, I'll be right back."

After saying that, Zhou Qiang put the electronic products on the shore and jumped into the water himself.

Twenty thousand yuan was a considerable sum for him; it covered the children's living expenses and improved their meals.

Twenty thousand yuan is enough to let him go into the water himself.

Everyone worked together to pull the net rope towards the shore.

Seeing this, Yang Qi had no choice but to use his mind to control all the fish and keep them quiet so that no one would get hurt in the future.

Under his covert control, the whole process went more smoothly than anyone had anticipated.

There was no fierce resistance, no dramatic scene of the net breaking and the fish escaping.

That enormous creature, weighing tens of thousands of kilograms, was moved to the shallows like a docile behemoth.

Zhou Qiang's legs were shaking as he stood in the water pulling the net rope, but he didn't let go and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Raise the net!"

The net was slowly pulled ashore by the winch.

One by one, the large fish, weighing over 100 pounds each, were placed into the water tank on the pre-prepared truck bed.

One hundred catties, two hundred catties, three hundred catties... six hundred catties, and then, two hundred catties of whitebait, and seven hundred catties of iron-headed grass carp.

Finally, there was the grass carp.

When the winch pulled the bottom of the net to the edge of the bank, everyone stepped back.

The fish lay horizontally in the net, roughly estimated to be at least five meters long.

The arch of the fish's spine above the water resembles a small dam, and its bluish-gray scales are almost the size of a palm.

It lay quietly, its tail occasionally wagging.

Gu Shang took two steps forward, squatted down, and looked at it for a while.

Everyone present held their breath, fearing that the enormous creature might suddenly go berserk.

Fearing he wouldn't be paid, Zhou Qiang spoke up: "President Gu, it's dangerous, you'd better not watch."

Gu Shang ignored him, reached out and pressed the thickest scale on the side of the fish's head, then stood up.

"Boss Yang, the price is doubled, the same as last time."

Yang Qi watched as the hundred-pound fish were loaded onto the truck one by one, and said with a wry smile, "Alright, Mr. Gu, all the big fish in my reservoir are here..."

Before he could speak, Gu Shang interrupted him. He didn't believe a word of it, but he didn't point it out either: He countered, "Didn't Boss Yang make a killing? If he's not going to make any more, I'll transfer the money to that card."

"Zhou Qiang, send me the address where you delivered the fish. I will pay you at the same time. The higher the fish's survival rate, the higher the extra subsidy."

"As for the grass carp, I'll take care of it myself. We can call it a day now."

"Yes, Mr. Gu," Zhou Qiang nodded. "I guarantee not a single one will die."

Half an hour later, Zhou Qiang left with his men and tools.

The grass carp and silver carp were transported away by a private plane.

Since the big fish had been mostly caught, Gu Shang and Ye Xuan had no intention of staying.

After boarding the plane, Ye Xuan smiled at Yang Qi as he left, saying, "Eight days, Yang Qi, seven days left. Remember to save your spot. Come back sometime, bye-bye..."

The roar faded into the distance, the night sky fell silent again, and only two people remained standing on the shore of the reservoir.

Chen Zilu stared at the water, her gaze unfocused, and remained silent for a long time.

Then, without warning, he reached out and pinched Yang Qi's cheek, applying force with his thumb and forefinger at the same time.

"Ouch, why are you pinching my cheek?"

Yang Qi turned his head to the side to avoid it.

Chen Zilu let go of his hand, shook her head, and seemed to say, "Yang Qi, am I dreaming? Is money really that easy to earn?"

I used to work myself to the bone at the company, earning 12,000 a month, maybe 23,000 if things were good. Now…

She looked at him, her eyes a mixture of confusion and excitement: "Tell me this isn't a dream."

Yang Qi raised his hand and gently flicked her forehead.

"Listen up, you idiot, this isn't a dream."

"I'll bite you! ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ…"

Chen Zilu rubbed her forehead, took out her phone, opened the calculator, and was stunned when she saw the total of 2482 million.

After a long pause, he looked at Yang Qi, unable to believe his eyes, and asked, "Yang Qi, is this really not a dream? Ten million a day?"

Yang Qi shook his head, leaned close to Chen Zilu's ear, pressed his lips against her earlobe, and whispered:

"No. Wife (❛⃘∨❜⃘⃘)੭⁂!!!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Zilu blushed instantly, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, turned her head to look at him, and stretched out her hand in front of him: "You've been calling me wife, so here's the card."

Yang Qi asked in a daze, "What card?"

"That card you used to receive payments." Chen Zilu squinted at him, a smirk playing on her lips. "Tell me honestly, how much did you two trade last time? Oh... now I understand why you didn't hesitate at all when you bought the car. Do Uncle Yang and the others know about it too?"

Looking at Chen Zilu's sudden realization, Yang Qi's lips twitched:

"Zilu, I can tell you, but you can't tell anyone else. You understand the principle of not flaunting wealth."

Chen Zilu withdrew her outstretched hand and said earnestly, "Don't worry, I won't tell my mom or my brother. Our future is ours, not someone else's, so your secret is my secret too. Besides, it involves money, and I know what's important."

Yang Qi was silent for a moment, then extended one finger.

"Ten thousand?"

"It's small, take a bold guess."

"One million?"

"A little bigger."

"Ten million?"

Yang Qi nodded. "It was already there when I went down to find my parents."

He paused, then looked at Chen Zilu, "Um... Zilu, you won't blame me for not telling you back then, will you?"

"No, on the contrary, I'll be very pleased." Chen Zilu stepped forward, placed her hand on Yang Qi's shoulder, and looked at him sincerely:

"Because my future man is someone with brains who can control his tongue. That's a skill. It just means, from now on, don't keep everything to yourself, okay?"

Yang Qi opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, she interrupted him.

"Don't speak..."

Chen Zilu kissed him for a long, long time. When they parted, both of them were panting and their faces were red.

Supporting each other, leaning against each other, Chen Zilu leaned on Yang Qi and looked at the water.

The water was calm and still, with only occasional ripples. Occasionally, tiny fish would leap out of the shallows, splashing water everywhere.

Chen Zilu suddenly burst out laughing, her shoulders shaking with laughter.

Yang Qi turned his head to look at her, and, perhaps influenced by her smile or as if they were telepathically connected, he smiled.

Laughter echoed across the empty shore, growing louder and louder.

At this moment, the two of them truly accepted each other in their hearts...