Chapter 199 Fishing

The afternoon was sunny, and the sunlight shone through the water, illuminating even the bottom.

The lake water was crystal clear, and the koi carp, having basked in the sun, lazily sank into the water.

It would only twitch its tail slightly after a long while.

These are incredibly comfortable and lazy days.

Under the peach trees on the other side of the lake, there were two people, two chairs, and a small table, with several maids not far away.

While keeping an eye on the situation here, they also watched the swans swimming slowly on the water in the distance.

Each of the two men had a long, green bamboo fishing rod in front of them.

The fishing rod is newly made; I imagine it was made from the green bamboo in the yard.

After cutting off the bamboo branch, I only carefully polished the handle; the rest of the area was just roughly polished, making it look quite rough.

However, the two fishermen were extremely serious, looking like fishing masters, and were on high alert.

If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move either.

The line hanging from the fishing rod remained completely still.

The soft sunlight warmly enveloped the two of them.

Daiyu nestled comfortably in a chair covered with a thick blanket, holding a cup of hot tea and taking a small sip.

She glanced at the water's surface casually, then immediately sat up, and, afraid of startling the fish, whispered excitedly to the person next to her.

"Granny, your fishing rod has moved..."

Yuan Hongqu, who was standing next to her, seemed to be dozing off and did not seem to hear what Daiyu said.

Seeing the fishing rod moving more and more violently, Daiyu was afraid that the fish she had finally managed to hook would get away again.

She hurriedly put down her teacup and went to pull up the fishing rod next to her.

Hearing the commotion, Yuan Hongqu quickly pulled on her fishing rod, and several maids nearby also looked over.

Having caught nothing in the morning, the girl dragged Granny Yuan over in the afternoon, determined to catch at least one fish.

Almost an hour has passed, and the fish has finally taken the bait.

With a "splash," the calm of the water was broken, and the fish on the hook leaped out of the water, only to thrash back in.

"What a huge fish!" Daiyu exclaimed, picking up the net from the water's edge and handing it to Yuan Hongqu. "Granny, be careful."

Yuan Hongqu took it and slowly pulled the fishing rod inward.

She saw it too; it was a mandarin fish that had been caught, weighing at least seven or eight pounds.

It's rare to see such a big mandarin fish. It would be a real shame if it got away from the hook today.

Yuan Hongqu finally managed to reel the fishing line into a spot where the landing net could reach it. The water was shallow near the bank, and the fish began to thrash around as they got closer.

Yuan Hongqu reacted quickly, scooping up the net and catching the fish perfectly, securing it now.

The people on the shore cheered.

Yuan Hongqu scooped the fish ashore, and Granny Yu removed the fishhook.

"Wow, this fish is really strong; it almost straightened the hook."

"Granny, this fish is bullying me! I've been waiting for so long, and I even had more bait on my hook than yours, so why does it only bite your hook and not mine?" Daiyu snorted, lifted her fishing rod, and became even angrier.

The hook was empty; she had specifically asked for a large clump of bait, leaving none behind.

"Girl, you fed the fish all morning, and you're feeding them again this afternoon?" Xueyan couldn't help but laugh, and the others around her laughed along with her.

“Maybe these fish know you’re just teasing them and feeding them, so they’re happy with the fish food; the hooks aren’t tasty.” Lan Su laughed without any restraint.

She held a small pebble in her hand, saw a fish in the water, and casually threw one of the pebbles into the water, causing the fish to float to the surface.

The fish we ate for lunch was made by Lan Su using pebbles.

In the afternoon, Daiyu wanted to go fishing properly and forbade Lansu from cheating with pebbles again, but in the end, she still didn't catch a single fish.

Daiyu stamped her feet and laughed and joked with the maids, while Yuan Hongqu put away her fishing rod.

"Miss, Granny Yuan, Miss Liu from the Duke of Li's family has arrived."

Before the maid who had come to answer could finish speaking, they saw Liu Qianrou, dressed in a red shirt and red skirt, waving at them from the opposite bank of the lake.

"Sister Daiyu..."

Daiyu replied with a smile, "Sister Liu, we're fishing, and we just caught a really big mandarin fish! Come and see..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qianrou quickly walked over and, upon seeing the fish in the bucket, also found it quite unusual.

"Little sister, we're so in sync! I brought you some fish today too!"

"Sister Liu even brought me a gift. She's so thoughtful. I'm already very happy that you came to play with me. There's no need to be so polite." Daiyu always gave gifts, and the gifts she received were mostly from her father and Granny Yuan, as well as her maternal grandmother, uncles, and other elders.

Other people of her generation rarely gave her gifts.

“I took so many things from your house yesterday, and my father and grandfather both said they were very good, so I came here today specifically to ask for some snacks. My mother said that if I take things from your house empty-handed again, I'm afraid you will never welcome me again.”

Liu Qianrou spoke with exceptional honesty.

Daiyu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

"Sister, even though what you said is true, you could have been a little more tactful."

"Little sister, good friends should be honest with each other. If I were to lie, I wouldn't be your good friend." Liu Qianrou still acted very casually.

“Miss Lin, my daughter has a good heart, but that’s just how she is, so she doesn’t have many friends. Please don’t take it to heart.”

The maidservant following Liu Qianrou turned pale and hurriedly explained to Daiyu.

Although Daiyu had met Liu Qianrou and knew that Liu Qianrou was like that, she was still not used to her straightforwardness.

"Sister Liu, I know you've always been like this, so I won't get angry if you say that. But if others hear this, won't they think my family is stingy, that we wouldn't even give you a few snacks? Do you think I'm a stingy person?"

Liu Qianrou subconsciously shook her head. When she left yesterday, she packed up all the pastries she had eaten at the Lin family's house and took them home. She brought six large boxes with her. The Lin family's younger sister even asked her with a smile if it was enough and if she wanted to take more.

How could someone as generous as Lin Daiyu be a stingy person!

Did what I just said make people misunderstand me as Lin Daiyu being petty?

That won't do!

"Sister, please teach me how to say it. You are very generous, and I can't let others misunderstand you." After thinking it over in her mind, Liu Qianrou still didn't know how to say it so that outsiders wouldn't misunderstand Lin Meimei.

However, she remembered that when she came to the Lin family today, her mother told her to learn more from Miss Lin and to ask questions if she didn't understand something.

He also told her that Miss Lin was very knowledgeable, and although she was not as old as him, she knew a lot.

"Sister Liu speaks frankly and straightforwardly; she says what she thinks, and I admire her greatly," Daiyu chuckled, then said seriously.

"However, from now on, when we talk, we don't have to say everything on our minds, nor do we have to say what the adults in our families have told us. If others don't mean it, that's fine, but if someone with ulterior motives hears it, it could cause endless trouble."