I thought Xiao Hu would definitely come over early in the morning, but I didn't expect to see Chen Jinshui instead.
"Uncle Jinshui? You came to see me so early in the morning, is there something you need?" Ye Cheng looked at Chen Jinshui with a puzzled expression.
Chen Jinshui's face was flushed with excitement. "Second brother, I invited a few friends today. Shall we go fishing together?"
Asking me to go fishing?
Was it because I performed too well last time?
“My friends are all professional sea anglers. I told them I was good, but they didn’t believe me. Let’s go, today I’m going to show them what the fishing masters of Baiyun Village are like.”
Chen Jinshui seemed very proud of having Ye Cheng, the fishing expert, which was quite different from the thoughts of other villagers.
Indeed, that's the peculiar mindset of anglers. They don't discriminate between the poor and the rich or between different social classes. As long as you can catch fish, you're awesome.
Seeing Chen Jinshui's excitement, Ye Cheng subconsciously declined, "Uncle, I was just lucky. I can't compare to their expertise."
Who has time to compare these things? You'd be better off making some money.
Chen Jinshui didn't care whether Ye Cheng agreed or not. He directly took the fishing rod and bucket from Ye Cheng and walked out, saying as he went, "Second brother, you'll only improve if you study more. Come on, it's just by the sea in our village, we're not going anywhere else."
"Uncle, Uncle Jinshui." Ye Cheng called out helplessly for a long time without success, and could only say in exasperation,
"Uncle, I'll go, I'll go, okay? Wait for me, I'll go and call Xiaohu."
Upon hearing Ye Cheng's agreement, Chen Jinshui said with a smile, "You'll be called Xiao Hu, right? I'll go. How could I let an expert like you go?"
After saying that, he put his things down by the door and ran off to call Xiao Hu.
Ye Cheng gave a wry smile. Sometimes he really felt embarrassed to refuse someone as simple-minded as Chen Jinshui.
Soon, Chen Jinshui came running over, panting, pulling a bewildered Xiao Hu along.
"Alright...alright, um...second brother, can we set off now?"
"Your friends have arrived already?" Ye Cheng checked the time; it was only a little past 8 o'clock.
"They'll be there soon. They're more enthusiastic about fishing than eating."
Chen Jinshui was so enthusiastic that the two of them had nowhere to escape and he pulled them toward the sea.
Xiao Hu was overjoyed with the fishing rod Ye Cheng had given him, and he threw his own broken fishing rod on the ground.
Uncle Jinshui brought his own fishing rods, and the three of them walked stylishly down the village road, definitely the coolest guys in the village.
As I approached the village entrance, I saw an SUV parked in the distance. It looked like a Mitsubishi, and it was an imported vehicle.
"Uncle Jinshui, your friend is quite wealthy. I've never seen you know such a big boss before," Ye Cheng teased Uncle Jinshui.
Uncle Jinshui shook his head repeatedly, "No, my friend is just an ordinary person, he can't afford this car."
"Huh? Who is this? Could it be someone else coming?"
"I don't know, I'll call him."
Before he could even dial the number on his phone, the door of the Mitsubishi opened, and a middle-aged man in a vest and camouflage hat got out, waving at Uncle Jinshui.
"Jinshui, over here."
Upon seeing this, Chen Jinshui excitedly said to Ye Cheng, "This is my friend. He probably came in someone else's car."
The three people came over, and the people in the car also got out; there were two men in total.
One of them was Uncle Jinshui's friend, carrying a fishing rod and a bucket, while the other person driving the car was wearing sunglasses, a golf hat, and was dressed smartly. The fishing rod in his hand was obviously not a cheap one.
Unlike the others who carried buckets, he carried a professional fishing box.
Such fishing boxes are very common in later generations, but they were really rare in this era.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Chen Jinshui introduced everyone to each other:
His friend, Zhao Youtian, was also from a county near Donghai City. Like Uncle Jinshui, he was the kind of person who wasn't serious or ambitious, only knew how to have fun, and his biggest hobby was fishing.
The driver was a relative of Zhao Tian, a few years younger than Zhao Tian, named Zhao Zhiming.
“Zhiming is a businessman and a member of our Donghai City Fishing Association. Pretty impressive, huh?” Zhao Tian proudly introduced his nephew, “I heard there’s a master here today, so I came to have a go.”
After everyone finished showing off, Uncle Jinshui quickly pushed Ye Cheng forward, pointed at him and said, "Hey, You Tian, this is Ye Cheng, the one I told you about last time. He's a newbie, but he's very good."
"This is Xiao Hu, he's from our village too." Poor Xiao Hu, he didn't even get a chance to reveal his real name.
Zhao Zhiming glanced at Ye Cheng, his brows furrowing slightly. This man looked delicate and frail, and he was just casually holding a fishing rod. He didn't look like a master at all.
And how did you just introduce it?
Newbie?
Zhao Zhiming turned to his uncle and asked, "Uncle, are you a newbie?"
Zhao Youtian was a little embarrassed and chuckled awkwardly, "Well, Jinshui didn't explain clearly either. It's okay, as long as we can all fish together."
Zhao Youtian said that, but Zhao Zhiming didn't give him any face at all. He lowered his head, pushed up his sunglasses, and looked at Chen Jinshui, saying...
"Let's go fishing."
Zhao Zhiming didn't say a single word to Ye Cheng from beginning to end, which clearly showed that he looked down on Ye Cheng.
"Brother, this guy's got a bit of a Versailles vibe," Xiao Hu whispered as he leaned closer.
Ye Cheng had regretted teaching Xiao Hu the word "Versailles" countless times, so now he could accept any way Xiao Hu used it.
"They're here to fish, we're here to make money. Who cares if they pay attention to you or not?"
After speaking with Xiao Hu, Ye Cheng turned to Uncle Jinshui and said, "Uncle, let's hurry up and go, it'll get hot soon."
"A fisherman who cares about the heat? Haha, so unprofessional." Zhao Zhiming, who was walking ahead, muttered sarcastically, clearly looking down on Ye Cheng, an unprofessional angler.
Ye Cheng usually ignores such confident idiots.
The five of them walked along the beach towards the sea. After walking for about twenty minutes, they reached a spot a little further in than where Ye Cheng had fished last time. There were several flat stone platforms, perfect for fishing.
After Zhao Zhiming arrived, he walked along the edge of the stone platform and looked around to observe the water conditions below.
Xiao Hu muttered from behind, "Be careful not to fall and die."
Ye Cheng turned around and glared at him. "Let's just do our own thing and ignore them."
Zhao Zhiming looked around and chose a spot to start setting up his things.
"Come on, come closer to Zhiming. He's checked it, so it's definitely safe and has a good mouth." Zhao Youtian enthusiastically beckoned people over.
"Second brother, Little Tiger, come here, come and learn from others." Uncle Jinshui took a small stool and sat down next to Zhao Zhiming.
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