They didn't know what was going on, but just now, one black sea bream after another was being caught, but now, half an hour later, none of the three of them had made a move.
The grandfather, grandson, and granddaughter stared intently at the sea, their eyes blurring from the sight, yet the ocean remained as calm as a mirror.
Even though it's the dead of winter, there are a lot of mosquitoes around the pier.
Chen Zhiyao slapped another mosquito that flew past her, wiped the blood off her hands, and then rested her chin on her hand with a blank expression.
"How boring! How about we add a prize? We'll compare our biggest fish. Whoever has the smallest fish before 10 o'clock loses and has to treat everyone to a late-night snack."
"I'm fine," Grandpa Chen said confidently.
"I'm fine with it too. I'll definitely make one of you bleed a lot later." Chen Weiqiang is the epitome of someone who's both bad at the game and loves to have fun.
With a late-night snack as a bonus, the three of them managed to muster some energy.
"Buzz buzz buzz..." Several more huge mosquitoes flew over.
Chen Zhiyao took the mosquito repellent from Chen Weiqiang, sprayed it vigorously in all directions several times, and muttered under her breath with a frown:
"It's winter already, why are there still so many mosquitoes?"
Chen Weiqiang is a frequent night fisherman and is used to mosquitoes. He shrugged indifferently.
"It's not very cold here in winter, so it's normal to have mosquitoes."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong pull came from the fishing rod in Chen Weiqiang's hand, and the reel on the rod squeaked.
After several days of continuous air force training, the long-awaited pulling sensation made Chen Weiqiang's blood boil, and he couldn't help but shout loudly in excitement:
"Wow, this fish is really strong, I think it weighs about 20 pounds."
Chen Weiqiang gripped the fishing rod tightly, skillfully adjusting the drag, his lips curving upwards to reveal a set of bright white teeth.
Chen Zhiyao saw that her father's fishing rod was almost deformed from being pulled, and the reel was frantically releasing line. Without a doubt, it must be a big fish.
Unexpectedly, her father, who was a frequent flyer in the Air Force, took the lead first, and a sense of tension immediately arose in her heart.
Just as Chen Weiqiang was happily playing with the fish, Chen Zhiyao's fishing rod finally made a sound.
The dangling fishing line first taut, then the reel made a squeaking sound, and then the fishing rod was pulled into a crescent shape.
Feeling the strong pull from the fishing rod, Chen Zhiyao quickly turned on her X-ray glasses, and her strength doubled.
Although the fish was quite strong, she was clearly the stronger one.
With her powers seemingly unleashed, Chen Zhiyao calmly reeled in the fish, while simultaneously giving Chen Weiqiang a provocative glance.
"Dad, my fish is definitely bigger than yours."
Chen Weiqiang was naturally unconvinced. "Hmph, the fish hasn't been caught yet, so it's hard to say."
The fish in his hand is so strong, how could it possibly lose? That's impossible.
Grandpa Chen, who was standing to the side, was getting increasingly anxious as he watched one big fish after another take the bait.
I finally caught a fish on my fishing rod, but it turned out to be a small sea carp weighing just over a pound.
Grandpa Chen thought that he had indeed caught quite a lot of fish, but they were mostly small fish weighing about a pound each, and he regretted comparing the size of the fish.
He should have compared the number of fish; what a blunder.
Just as the old man was muttering to himself, Chen Weiqiang finally managed to exhaust the fish in the sea.
The reel spun wildly, and he slowly dragged the big thing in the sea to the shore.
Before long, he pulled up a very slender sea wolf.
This sea wolf was quite large, and its row of sharp teeth gleamed coldly in the moonlight, making it a sight to behold and sending chills down one's spine.
After removing the fishing hook, Chen Weiqiang hugged the exhausted sea wolf and happily asked Grandpa Chen to take his picture.
Seeing his son grinning foolishly while holding the giant wolf, Grandpa Chen took his phone with a sour look on his face and couldn't help but mutter a sarcastic remark:
"Didn't you say this fish weighed 20 jin? It looks like it only weighs about 14 jin to me."
Chen Weiqiang grinned and began to boast, "It's more than 14 jin, I think it's around 15 jin."
Sea wolves are strong and have a greater pulling force than ordinary sea fish, so it's normal that he miscalculated.
Even if it doesn't weigh 20 pounds, this 15-pound sea wolf is still quite rare.
Just as the father and son were bickering, Chen Zhiyao finally managed to slowly pull the big creature out of the sea.
As we approached the shore, the massive creature below was still struggling, splashing up huge waves.
After playing the fish for a while, a large one with a bluish-gray back and a silvery-white belly was pulled up.
It turned out to be a large sea carp weighing over ten kilograms.
sea carp
The sea carp, scientifically known as *Cyprinus lanceolatus*, is a unique fish species that lives in brackish water. Where it is found, there is usually a river mouth nearby.
With a face full of excitement, Chen Zhiyao pressed down the struggling sea carp on the ground and then skillfully removed the fishhook.
What kind of fish is it?
Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang, who were standing nearby, came over to watch the excitement.
"This sea carp is quite heavy. I think it must weigh at least seventeen or eighteen pounds. I'm sure I'll win this competition."
Chen Zhiyao felt that victory was in sight, and the smile on her face became more and more smug, her whole body exuding pride.
"It's still an hour until 10 o'clock," the father and son said in unison.
Over the next hour, Grandpa Chen and Chen Weiqiang kept catching fish, but unfortunately they were all small barracuda weighing only a pound or two.
Chen Zhiyao fared even worse, sitting on the sidelines for a full hour, nearly draining her phone's battery.
However, she had a 17-pound sea bream, so she wasn't worried about being overtaken. With no fish biting, she simply focused on reading her novel.
At 10 o'clock sharp, the three of them carried their buckets together.
Grandpa Chen almost burst the bucket, as it was completely full of black sea bream weighing over a pound and small barracuda weighing a pound or two.
Besides a large sea barracuda, Chen Weiqiang only had a few black sea bream and small sea barracudas left.
As for Chen Zhiyao, she's already overflowing with anger.
There were six black sea bream weighing two or three pounds each in the bucket, and a sea carp weighing about 17 pounds in the fish basket.
Without a doubt, Chen Zhiyao became the biggest winner among the three.
Grandpa Chen, having failed to catch a big fish, came in last place and earned the honor of treating everyone to a late-night snack.
Sea fish generally don't live long after being taken out of the water. The three men, carrying their respective catches, strode towards the village's purchasing station.
Next to my second uncle's purchasing station was the village's only late-night food stall.
People often go beachcombing at night, and fishing boats from the village return late, so the late-night food stalls do quite well.
As she passed by, Chen Zhiyao smelled a very fragrant aroma of grilled fish, and her pace toward the purchasing station quickened considerably.
When Second Uncle saw the large carp in Chen Zhiyao's bucket, his eyes lit up. Upon closer inspection, he saw many black sea bream as well, and his smile became even more genuine.
"These black sea bream and sea bream are really good. Black sea bream is 52 yuan per jin, large sea bream is 40 yuan per jin, small sea bream is 30 yuan per jin, and barracuda is 10 yuan regardless of size."
Grandpa Chen's fish catch was settled first:
Black sea bream, 10 jin, 52 yuan per jin, total 520 yuan. Barracuda, 9 jin, 10 yuan per jin, total 90 yuan. Small sea bream, 1.3 jin, 30 yuan per jin, total 39 yuan.
The old man earned a total of 649 yuan tonight.
Next up was Chen Weiqiang's catch: 4 jin of black sea bream, 52 yuan per jin, totaling 208 yuan; and 15 jin of barracuda, 10 yuan per jin, totaling 150 yuan.
The total income was 358 yuan.
Although this was the least of the three, it was almost equal to his fishing tackle shop's daily profit, so Chen Weiqiang was still quite satisfied.
Finally, here are Chen Zhiyao's catch: 13 jin of black sea bream at 52 yuan per jin, totaling 676 yuan; and 17 jin of sea bream at 40 yuan per jin, totaling 680 yuan.
Another 1356 yuan came in one night.
As they left the purchasing station, the three of them beamed with joy and headed straight for the nearby late-night food stall.
"I want grilled pomfret, stir-fried rice noodles, and grilled eggplant."
Chen Zhiyao had been fishing all night and was starving.
With a mischievous grin, Chen Weiqiang whispered in his daughter's ear, "Your grandpa's got money, order more."
The old man glared at him, "You brat, you're not allowed to waste any food. You have to finish everything you ordered."
In the end, the three of them each ordered a grilled fish, a fried rice noodle dish, and a fried beef chow fun, as well as several grilled vegetables, which almost filled the table.
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