After getting off work in the evening, I had just ridden my bike into the alley when I saw Grandma Su walking outside.
Su He quickly stopped when she saw this. "Grandma, where are you going?"
Grandma Su said directly, "I'm going to check on your grandpa and the others. They took the two younger ones fishing this afternoon and haven't come back yet."
Yuanyuan just came home from school and heard about it, so he wanted to go see them too. Your mother-in-law took him, but they disappeared after they got there. I've already cooked dinner, and they still haven't come back. I'm going to see what happened.
Su He was surprised to hear this, "Why did you go to call Jing Yan? Where is he?"
"He hasn't come back yet. Someone sent word that he's working overtime and that we shouldn't wait for him to eat. He'll be back later."
Su He nodded. "I understand. I'll go call them, Grandma. I can get there quickly by bike."
Grandma Su didn't insist. "Alright, then hurry back. Your uncle and the others brought over some eggplants yesterday, and I've already stewed them. If you don't come back soon, they'll be overcooked."
"Okay!"
Then Su He rode his bicycle and soon arrived at the place where Old Man Su and his friends usually fished.
When they arrived, they found that there were quite a few people gathered around, and they could be heard exclaiming in surprise from time to time.
As Su He approached, she saw everyone staring intently at an old man, discussing him from time to time.
"Old Xu is really amazing! He caught so many fish in just one afternoon!"
"Yeah, there must be five of them. The smallest one weighs at least a pound or two. How long will it take to eat them all!"
"Yeah, look at those people, they can't catch anything. Old Xu is really good."
"Of course! I heard he grew up in a water town in the south and is a master fisherman. The others are all northern landlubbers, how can they compare to him?"
"I wonder if I can learn Grandpa Xu's skills. If I can catch fish, my family will have meat to eat."
"Dream on! This is hard to learn. Look at all these people over here, none of them have caught anything..."
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Hearing their words, Su He also looked into the bucket behind Old Xu and saw that there were indeed four or five big fish inside. She then looked at the others, including Lin's father and the others.
Well, nothing came of it.
But everyone was still fishing with great enthusiasm, and even Lin's mother, who was later seen looking at the fishing rod, had an expectant look in her eyes.
Seeing this, Su He chuckled and was about to go up and call them home for dinner when she saw Lin's father's pole suddenly move.
Everyone else reacted more excitedly than he did.
"Oh dear, it's moving! A fish has taken the bait!"
"Don't shout, don't shout! You'll scare the fish away!"
"Hey? Why aren't you pulling it out yet? The fish will get away!"
However, at this moment, Lin's father looked puzzled. While everyone else was excited, he frowned and said, "It doesn't seem like it. It's very light and there's no pulling sensation."
Lin's mother didn't understand what was going on, and she and her three children beside her were anxious, "Why isn't it being pulled out yet? The fish will be gone in a bit."
Lin's father then made his move, but he was still somewhat puzzled. "It doesn't look like a fish; it's too light."
"Oh dear, it might be a small fish!"
As soon as Lin's mother finished speaking, she was dumbfounded.
Because Lin's father had already pulled up the fishing rod, but instead of a fish, the hook was attached to a shoe.
The room fell silent for a moment, then erupted in boos.
"Hey, I thought someone else had finally caught one too."
"Yes, it was a shoe!"
"You made me excited for nothing."
Lin's mother and the others were also very disappointed, especially Xiao Hui. Before, he couldn't speak coherently, sputtering out a few words at a time. This time, he actually spoke a long paragraph and even imitated the arguing tone of the old ladies in the courtyard.
"Who was the scoundrel who threw their shoe into the water!"
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