Yun Jin's fishing catch is the envy of many.

Those children also gained something, but they weren't as lucky as Yun Jin.

Her fish that had been used to slap Feng Qianqian made many people envious and jealous.

Especially those living in the same apartment building, upon smelling the fragrant pickled fish dish prepared by Li Aimei, and seeing the brown rice, steamed buns, pickled vegetables, and stir-fried potato shreds in their hands—all dishes without meat or vegetables—they suddenly felt they couldn't eat anything at all.

The Gao family next door suffered the most. The smell of pickled fish was torture for them. Their little girl wanted to go out and see it, but Gao's wife pulled her back and promised to give her steamed eggs the next day.

The little girl said with a pitiful look, "We'll eat steamed eggs tomorrow. I want to eat fish today. Fish is delicious."

Sister-in-law Gao pointed to the braised fish: "Isn't this fish?"

"No, it's that." The voice was childish and sweet, clearly belonging to a little glutton.

Sister-in-law Gao will definitely not let her daughter beg for food again. Everyone is struggling these days, and the neighbor is pregnant. How can she compete with a pregnant woman for food?

They finally managed to catch a few fish to eat themselves.

Yun Jin didn't know what Gao's sister-in-law was thinking, but she heard the little girl say that she wanted to eat fish.

Yun Jin pretended not to hear. The small fish weighed less than two pounds. After slicing it, there wasn't much fish meat at all. Li Aimei had to take a bowl back, so she had even less.

If you want to eat fish, catch your own.

Li Aimei was a little embarrassed to take away a small portion of the pickled fish. Many people on the street saw the glistening, fragrant pickled fish and couldn't help but want to take a bite: "How does it taste?"

"You can cook pickled cabbage with fish?"

"I'll buy a big grass carp another day and try it too."

"What's so great about pickled fish? Steamed fish is much better."

"Braised fish is definitely tastier than pickled fish."

"What a waste of a perfectly good fish, what a spendthrift woman."

Li Aimei pouted: "My sister-in-law can cook the fish however she wants. If you think it's wasteful, you can buy the fish and cook it yourselves. My sister-in-law is not wasteful at all!"

After eating Yun Jin's fish, Li Aimei spoke without any politeness, rebuking both Ququ and Yun Jin.

The children who went fishing brought back two or three small fish, loaches, whitebait, and crucian carp.

Some people brought one or two large fish, about the size of three fingers.

Some people went home empty-handed.

The women waiting for the fish to be cooked looked at their meager catch and each of them pinched their own children, complaining that they weren't good enough. Other people's fish were sold by weight, while they did nothing but eat, drink, and play. They were too embarrassed to cook the small fish and shrimp they caught.

That night, the children who went fishing were all severely scolded.

They were extremely frustrated. They tried very hard to fish, but unfortunately, they chose the wrong spot and couldn't catch any fish.

The next day, Yun Jin and Li Aimei went fishing again. Seeing that both spots from the day before were taken, and noticing that more and more people were coming to fish, mostly children, she, being a pregnant woman, felt too embarrassed to compete with them.

Yeah, right.

She wants to eat grilled fish, so she has to catch a big one; small fish are all bones.

Just like yesterday, not long after Yun Jin's bait was put into the water, Li Aimei held an umbrella over her head to shield her from the sun.

The autumn heatwave is getting stronger and stronger. Yun Jin is afraid of the heat, so she plans to fish for an hour and then go home.

The fish were very cooperative; the first one to come up was a big carp, with a bulging belly, a red tail, and a plump appearance that was sure to please.

The others were green with envy when they saw the big fish.

The second one was a large crucian carp, a big one, about the size of a palm. It would be good whether stewed in soup or grilled. Yun Jin was very satisfied and put it in a bowl.

If she catches an unwanted small fish, she plans to release it.

Li Aimei said, "Sister-in-law, don't put it in. Remove the head and tail, roast it over firewood, and you can stir-fry it with chili peppers. It's good with rice."

Yun Jin thought about it and agreed. They didn't usually eat much meat, so a small fish and chili dish would be nice to have with rice.

She kept the small fish she caught later.

The children were incredibly envious when they saw that seven or eight fish had been caught in just half an hour.

Some people even came to ask for advice.

Yun Jin immediately recognized the child as the one from her sister-in-law's family who loved chirping crickets behind her back. She hadn't intended to be a good person, but a thought flashed through her mind, and she asked with a smile, "Do you want to learn fishing?"

The children nodded ingratiatingly: "Auntie is a great fisherman, can you teach us? If we don't catch any fish today, my mom will scold us again."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Auntie, have pity on us!"

"Auntie is the best!"

Yun Jin wasn't going to be fooled into telling them everything with just a few words: "I can teach you, but I had to pay tuition when I learned to fish."

Yeah, right.

She only learned about fishing by watching short videos and observing experienced anglers, which led her to discover that fishing also involves baiting and various fish feed recipes.

However, in this day and age, having earthworms is already a blessing.

"Tuition...?" Upon hearing that they would have to pay, everyone backed down.

Is this a plan to study for free?

You're overthinking it.

Yun Jin said indifferently, "If you don't want to learn, then forget it. Looks like you'll just have to keep getting scolded when you get back today!"

Upon hearing this, the older children, who had been severely scolded, exchanged glances, their eyes falling on the large fish in Yun Jin's basin, the one they had dreamed of catching last night.

After thinking it over, they gritted their teeth and said, "Fine, I'll pay the tuition."

With one person taking the lead, others who wanted to catch a big fish were not to be outdone: "I'll pay my tuition too."

"I'll pay too."

"I also."

With their words in mind, Yun Jin wrote a written agreement without hesitation.

The written agreement states: From this day forward, we voluntarily agree that whenever we fish, if we catch a fish, we must give the largest one as tuition to our master, Aunt Yun Jin, for her enjoyment. If we violate this agreement, we will remain bachelors for life and never be able to find a wife.

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