Chapter 270: Three Times Passing the Door Without Entering

Good question!

Miss Jing Tian's line "But do we have a landing net that big?" left even Bai Liang momentarily stunned.

Damn, is she really this cute?!

Is this a big-sister contestant born in '88?

Bai Liang had dealt with quite a few big sisters from the entertainment circle himself; even Little Zhao-jie, with her cute little round face, only looked slightly younger than her age.

And Miss Jing Tian really gave off a wonderfully strange feeling.

Glancing at the camera, Bai Liang figured that line alone could win her plenty of fans.

No wonder she was willing to lower herself, and by washing her face and acting in TV dramas, her reputation immediately picked up.

Once she got close to the audience, someone this cute was simply too endearing.

The show's crew couldn't help but let slip a few auntie smiles~

Bai Liang thought for a moment, then answered: "When you're fishing for really big fish, you don't use a landing net. Take bluefin tuna, for example—once you hook one, you have to use a harpoon, and you even need a crane on the boat to haul it up."

"I see~"

"Of course, there's also the simpler American-style landing net."

"What's an American-style landing net?"

"The one that goes rat-a-tat-tat!"

Oh right, forgot to mention Kyogre—no matter whether it's a harpoon or an American-style landing net, neither works on that thing; you need a Master Ball.

While getting the dogs onto the boat, ready to head to the island in the middle of the lake together, Bai Liang really wished he had Poké Balls.

That way he could just recall them into the balls one by one, instead of catching each one and ferrying it onto the boat.

It's not that fishing absolutely requires the dogs along—mainly, Miss Jing Tian had taken on the job of helping Bai Liang net the fish and "subdue" them.

Bai Liang was afraid she couldn't handle the fish and figured the dogs should lend a hand.

Besides, fishing trips usually ran quite long, and having the dogs around to pet wasn't bad either.

If there were no cameras, he'd have been happy to pet Miss Jing Tian instead.

The island in the middle of the lake was actually pretty small, but that was exactly what suited an angler's needs.

Watching Bai Liang seemingly quite skillfully start kneading bait and chumming, Miss Jing Tian, curious as a baby, asked from over there: "Do you have to do all that to catch fish?"

"No. Plenty of anglers prepare thoroughly and still come back empty-handed in the end."

"Air Force means you didn't catch anything, right~"

"Right, smart girl. So guess what 'turtle' means."

"You caught a turtle!"

"Nope—still means you didn't catch a thing~"

Miss Jing Tian, understood!

Her eyes lit up as she instantly grasped one of the true essences of fishing: "So most people basically can't catch any fish at all."

This brutal truth was bound to sting a lot of angler bros.

At the same time, Miss Jing Tian didn't let Bai Liang off the hook either, cheerfully chiming in: "You're so skilled—you must have come back empty-handed plenty of times, right~"

"That doesn't happen."

Bai Liang explained that his chumming, kneading bait, and so on were mainly for the ritual feel.

If he really wanted to catch fish but couldn't be bothered with all that, he might toss out a bare hook and still get bites.

But that would take all the fun out of fishing.

So he really was quite skilled at fishing—the activity calmed him down, kept him a little further from that "not eating beef" state of mind.

"Casting the line~"

As Bai Liang swung the rod, drawing a parabola through the air, he officially entered fishing mode.

Tonglu's lake water carried the cool of late spring, and the scenery was exceptionally pleasant.

The fishing progress, however, wasn't nearly as cheerful.

The two of them sat there for a full half hour.

The dogs beside them were getting a little "impatient," so they curled up together and started napping.

Oh right, Chocolate didn't sleep—obediently lying at Bai Liang's feet, taking turns being petted by Bai Liang and Miss Jing Tian.

Miss Jing Tian wasn't impatient, though; in her head she was busy coming up with excuses for Bai Liang

He'd been so confident on the way here—if he went back without catching anything, it'd be pretty awkward, right?

And boys cared about face the most.

Water temperature off? Wind direction wrong? Bait not to the fish's taste here?

But if she helped him come up with excuses or took the blame for him... he'd have to call her "Big Sis"~

Just as Miss Jing Tian was in the middle of her mental brainstorming, Bai Liang was inwardly marveling that this place actually had big fish!

No bites at all for that long—judging by the law of probability, there was only one possibility: they were holding out for a big one!

A rare catch was about to come!

He'd originally thought there'd be at most some half-pound-or-so little fish here.

"If it really..."

Just as Miss Jing Tian couldn't hold back any longer and was about to open her mouth to comfort Bai Liang, she saw him suddenly stand up and yank the rod hard.

The line sliced through the lake water, like a handful of shattered silver bursting apart.

"Wow!!!"

A big fish trying to be dragged in needs to be tired out for a long while.

So after Bai Liang had spent some time wearing this thing down, he even let Miss Jing Tian feel the charm of fishing for herself.

This young lady's cheeks flushed red as she gripped the fishing rod, feeling the force transmitted through it, her mouth basically never closing.

So thrilling!

What's even more thrilling is that during this whole process, Bai Liang was holding her in his arms.

The purpose of doing this was to prevent her from losing her grip—absolutely not to hug her or take advantage of her.

After the tense and exciting tug-of-war, a meter-class big qingyu was dragged to the shore by Bai Liang.

Miss Jing Tian, who had hurriedly prepared to help haul the fish up, gestured a bit, then with a pitiful little face said aggrievedly: "We don't have a landing net that big."

Bai Liang: Ah this, we actually fished up a freshwater Gyarados.

Just as he was thinking about finding a stick to knock this fish unconscious, Miss Jing Tian stamped her foot, actually took off her shoes and stepped into the shallow water, wanting to bend down and drag the fish up.

The next second.

*Slap~*

She took a big slap.

That tail slap left Miss Jing Tian completely dazed, but it looked like it shouldn't be a big problem—the force wasn't that great, well, just her makeup got a little smudged.

But it didn't affect her at all from looking at Bai Liang with a pitiful plea for help, her little face scrunched up like a steamed bun, her big eyes seemingly glistening with tears: "It hit me"

The moment these words came out, the show's crew members who had been excitedly nervous alongside them all sighed.

This fish is done for!

Sure enough, the moment Miss Jing Tian finished speaking, Bai Liang's fist came down on the fish's head.

With a thud, clean and vicious.

The fish stopped moving on the spot.

The scene was just like when you were little and went to grandma's house to play, got chased and scared to tears by a big rooster, and that very evening you got to eat delicious braised chicken.

A casual wave of the little hand, like the King of Hell calling names.

"Are you okay? Let me take a look~"

Bai Liang didn't bother with that big fish, but instead pinched Miss Jing Tian's little cheek, as if to check on her.

Although she was a little embarrassed, she still tilted her head up and obediently cooperated, even unconsciously pouting her lips.

That obedient appearance made the nearby cameraman wonder: how can you, Bai Liang, hold back and not kiss her?

Bai Liang: Isn't it because you all are here.

Since her face was fine, afterward came the joyful harvest time.

This fish really was quite big—might fall a bit short of a meter, but the weight was probably close to forty jin.

"Now Teacher Huang will be happy, he can really show off his cooking skills! The whole show crew can eat."

"Let's hurry and take it back!" Miss Jing Tian said happily at this point.

But Bai Liang waved his hand, "Do you know what the most important thing about fishing is?" "Catching fish!"

"Wrong~ it's passing by your own door three times without entering."

Catching such a big fish, you have to parade it around this village three, four, five, six, seven, eight times—otherwise wouldn't it have been fished for nothing?

Which fisherman likes this sport just for the sake of eating fish~

Bai Liang: Watch carefully and learn well, this is the most important move in the fishing manual.

Hey, where's the show crew? Bring the cart!

Miss Jing Tian was a little embarrassed at first, but soon she felt the joy in it.

"Grandpa, how did you know we just caught this? Over forty jin, more than a meter long!"

The old man smoking by the roadside:???

Did I ask you?!

At this time, the people still transplanting rice seedlings were also staring dumbfounded at the two of them pulling the cart around everywhere.

No errors, no missing chapters, no missing content—read it all here!

"Holy shit!" Xu Zheng blurted out, "You really caught this?"

"Mm-hmm." Miss Jing Tian nodded vigorously, "We're amazing, right~"

"No way, the show crew bought this for you at the market, right? This is too ridiculous."

"Nonsense! We have video evidence!"

Hey, this is the benefit of having a cameraman follow and film—the entire process from Bai Liang casting his rod to catching the fish was all recorded.

But looking at such a big fish, Xu Zheng still wasn't convinced: "Someone dove underwater and hooked it for you, right~"

At this point Miss Jing Tian suddenly remembered the knowledge point Bai Liang had taught her before, and had a sudden realization: "Director Xu, you often come back empty-handed, don't you?"

"Hey~ Watch how you talk!"

He's getting worked up~ Hey, he's getting worked up!

Miss Jing Tian's eyes lit up—sure enough, everything Teacher Bai teaches is useful knowledge~

While the two of them were debating, He He He He Laoshi and the others also gathered around.

Their current appearance was pretty funny too, mud all over their hands and feet—that's just how rice transplanting is.

Then Miss Jing Tian got anxious, "Don't smear mud on the fish, we still want to parade around a few more times~"

He He He He Laoshi couldn't hold back his laughter: "Sister Tian Tian, you don't need to show off to the whole village, once the episode airs, the whole country will know."

"Oh right~"

Thinking that so many viewers would be able to see her and Bai Liang "co-op kill" such a big fish, Miss Jing Tian couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.

Sure enough, fishing really can give people a great sense of accomplishment.

"What a big fish, you're quite something." Sister Xiao Zhao stood beside Bai Liang, sighing and teasing.

Bai Liang waved his hand in a very pretentious manner, "Not bad, basic operation."

But somehow it felt like her words had a hidden meaning—was she talking about the forty-catty one right in front of them?

Or the one around ninety catties that He He He He Laoshi was waving his arms about, showing off?

What a coincidence—at that moment, Miss Jing Tian was putting on a show for He He He He Laoshi, making the fish blow bubbles~

She really did a convincing job!

Today's version of her really maxed out the cute stat; He He He He Laoshi was watching with such an auntie-smile he looked like he was about to get his period.

Bai Liang glanced at the progress of Sister Xiao Zhao and the others' work. "I'll come help you plant the rice later~ You guys have barely done this much."

"Bro, you're such a good person!" the show's designated workhorse Peng Yuchang couldn't help but say, moved.

"Friend-zoning me? Then I'm not helping~" Bai Liang immediately changed his expression.

"Wrong, wrong! Bro, you're so handsome!"

"That's more like it~ I'll go deliver the fish to Teacher Huang first and let him handle it."

Hearing this, the corner of He He He He Laoshi's mouth twitched upward, but he held it back.

The evil gardenia seemed to officially come online at this moment.

That silly kid Peng Yuchang was still over there happily chattering, "Man, tonight is gonna be awesome!"

Teacher Huang:. Why won't I just die?

He was in despair at the sight of that fish. The key thing was, after Bai Liang's punch, the fish actually wasn't dead. It had just fainted.

By the time it was delivered to Teacher Huang, the thing woke up again.

Fish: I'm getting my second wind!

So Teacher Huang also took a big slap to the face.

After that, just using the back of a cleaver to hammer the thing back into "coma" nearly broke him out in a sweat.

Damn it! Today's meal is really gonna be the death of me.

The production crew had no choice but to send someone over to help, otherwise they might not finish dealing with this fish by nighttime.

Meanwhile, Bai Liang, who had run off to plant rice seedlings, had someone hold his phone and film his rice-planting.

"Bro, are you posting this on Weibo? Get me in the shot~"

Peng Yuchang scooted over with a grin, saying he wanted to ride the wave of attention too.

"I'm sending it to my mom, don't be shy, say hi."

"Hi, Auntie!"

Hearing the commotion, Miss Jing Tian cast a longing glance their way—she had also come to join the glorious labor.

But He He He He Laoshi was trying hard to persuade her to do less work.

You know what the scary thing is sometimes?

A person who's clumsy but hardworking.

The moment she hesitated, Bai Liang had already taken his phone back and sent the video to his mom.

Soon, she replied with a voice message.

"Our Young Master knows how to plant rice seedlings now~"

"Pfft!"

That addictive Guangxi-accented voice message made the buddies working together burst out laughing on the spot.

Xu Zheng was laughing so hard he teared up, nearly plopping right into the muddy water.

"Your mom's from Guangxi?" He He He He Laoshi asked between laughs.

Bai Liang smiled and shook his head. "My mom was bored and self-taught voice acting; now she's sort of half a voice actress. She's adding show effects for me~ She can do a bunch of different accents."

"Huh?!"

What the hell, what a treasure mom!

The buddies were truly green with envy.

But right then Bai Liang's mom sent another voice message, this time in a slightly playful voice: "Handsome boy, is that Jing Tian standing in front of you in the video? She's really pretty, you should marry her!"

Miss Jing Tian:!!!

Red-hot! Instantly red-hot!

She wasn't even this red when the fish slapped her!

Luckily, Bai Liang cooled her down pretty fast too.

"My mom falls for a new one every time; she used to really like Li Yitong."

Miss Jing Tian:. Did you really have to add that line?!

Sister Xiao Zhao rubbed her chin, saying she wanted to speak some fair words: Bai Liang's mom, at least, isn't as all-loving as he is himself.

At least his mom's type is somewhat consistent, unlike this guy Bai Liang who'll eat up anything.

From mature to fresh, from sultry to cool and aloof, from curvy to flat—which type is missing?

He's almost assembled a complete "Domestic Entertainment Women Illustrated Guide."

In Sister Xiao Zhao's eyes, Miss Jing Tian is also a muddled-headed one. Where's your step-back?

Have you used it even once today?

So useless! —

Third watch, muah, begging for monthly tickets!

(End of chapter)