Chapter 305: Wang Defa also came along

Tch, you think we don't know? Xiao Hu already told us, you went out to sea today just to meet someone, and you even rescued them; this isn't a grudge?

Exactly, and she's still your high school classmate.

They say she's the school belle, right? Being the school belle is great.

A beautiful female scholar, working at the marine research institute — what a fine young lady.

Go ahead, keep pretending; you're probably thrilled inside.

A few words from the crowd left Ye Cheng speechless.

Damn!

Xiao Hu!

You damn leaky spoon, you blab about everything.

You even spilled that she's my classmate and the school belle.

Next time, are you going to blab whatever underwear I wear?

"Ah, um, all you aunts, my classmate is indeed my classmate, but she's definitely not my girlfriend; I need to go home and shower, so I'm leaving now."

Having said that, Ye Cheng twisted the motorcycle throttle and hurried off; if he didn't leave now, he wouldn't be able to.

"Don't run, why are you still shy? Hahaha."

"Lao Er, haven't you ever seen a girl? Your face is all red."

"Auntie will introduce you to a few."

After fleeing home, Xiao Hu actually had the nerve to play games on his own computer, and Ye Cheng gave him a stern scolding.

Xiao Hu leisurely beat monsters, completely ignoring Ye Cheng's mental attack; once Ye Cheng had said his piece, Xiao Hu said,

"Brother, is it because they ignored you, so you got worked up and took it out on me?"

Ye Cheng:...

Seems that's indeed the case.

"Alright, alright, hurry back, what time is it? We're going out to sea tomorrow." Finding an excuse, he sent Xiao Hu away, and Ye Cheng went to take a shower.

Just after finishing his shower and sitting down, he felt his phone vibrate; he picked it up and saw a message from Yang Liu:

【Thanks today, I'll treat you to a meal in a couple days.】

Ye Cheng smiled faintly, not entirely heartless; he simply replied "OK" and then ignored it.

Tonight, playing games felt especially motivating; slashing monsters felt vigorous.

Early the next morning, just as Ye Cheng had gotten up, Duan Chunsheng came over.

"Uncle Duan, this early?"

Ye Cheng asked while brushing his teeth, his words muffled.

"I heard you caught a mermaid, came to take a look." Duan Chunsheng said jokingly.

"Pfft!" Ye Cheng rinsed his mouth, looked helplessly at Duan Chunsheng, and said, "Uncle, why are you also like them? This isn't your style."

"Hehe, just asking casually — I'm here to ask if you're going out to sea today."

"What's up? Planning to take me to a new place today?" Ye Cheng said, quite interested.

"There aren't that many new places; it's just that spot from last time. My luck's been bad lately, so I want to drag you along to turn my fortune."

Ye Cheng looked speechless, "Damn, what do you think I am? A luck-bringing kid?"

"Fine, wait for me, I'll get ready and be off right away."

Ye Cheng acknowledged, started packing his things, and meanwhile checked the system.

Luck Value: 70+20

Points: 7100

Savings: 160,000, External Debt: 30,000, Mortgage: 300,000 (including interest)

Yesterday's points basically didn't change; there's nothing to be done, I didn't catch any fish.

But today's Luck Value is good; there's potential.

After calling Xiao Hu, that big-mouth, the three of us rushed to the dock; the weather was fine, many people were heading out to sea, and Wang Defa was actually there too.

Speaking of which, since he failed to sell his boat last time, it's been a long time since we've seen him go out to sea; today I don't know why he decided to go out.

"Xiao Hu, Lao Er, you're here?" Seeing Ye Cheng and them approach, Wang Defa came forward to greet them.

Ye Cheng couldn't be bothered with him, tilted his head and headed straight onto the boat.

Xiao Hu also didn't want to bother, but since he's his own uncle, he just grunted and followed Ye Cheng onto the boat.

Wang Defa felt bored and annoyed, so he could only return to his own boat resentfully.

As for running into Wang Defa, Ye Cheng didn't care at all; he simply started the boat and set off following Duan Chunsheng.

Or rather, Duan Chunsheng followed him as they set out.

"Lao Er, which area are we heading to today? Anyway, I'm sticking with you." Duan Chunsheng said, holding his walkie-talkie.

"Uncle Duan, I only know these two spots, yet you're really following me."

"I don't care where we go, as long as there are fish; anyway, I'm following you — wherever you go, I go."

Duan Chunsheng seemed convinced that Ye Cheng would have a good haul today, so he followed along at a leisurely pace.

Ye Cheng smiled; this Uncle Duan, he's becoming more and more able to joke.

Just after setting off for 20 minutes, Xiao Hu walked over,

"Brother, look behind."

"What's wrong behind? Something happened?" Ye Cheng turned to look at the deck; everything was fine.

"Not here, it's behind — behind Uncle Duan's boat." Xiao Hu pointed into the distance.

Ye Cheng shaded his eyes with his hand and looked; 50 meters behind him was Duan Chunsheng's boat, and behind Duan Chunsheng's boat there seemed to be another boat trailing.

"Looks like your second uncle's boat." Ye Cheng looked at Xiao Hu.

"Hmm, I also think so, I don't know if your second uncle is just coincidentally on the way or if he's tailing us."

"I think he probably doesn't have good intentions, your second uncle, he's really..."

Ye Cheng shook his head, didn't continue the topic, and instead focused on steering the boat.

After sailing forward for ten or so minutes, Wang Defa's boat was still stubbornly following behind.

"Brother, give my second uncle a shout, ask him what he's up to, whether he's here to cause trouble for us."

Ye Cheng switched to the public channel, then started contacting Wang Defa.

"Wang Defa, what's the meaning of you following behind us?" As soon as the call connected, Ye Cheng couldn't wait to scold him.

The voice on the other end was still that familiar, treacherous voice,

"Lao Er, I'm following you to make a fortune."

"Follow me and you'll make a fortune? Go ahead with your grandiose dreams, are you sick?"

"I don't care, you never said I'm not allowed to follow you and cast nets; no matter where you cast, I'll cast there too."

After saying that, Wang Defa directly turned off the walkie-talkie, giving no response to whatever Ye Cheng said.

Ye Cheng angrily put down the walkie-talkie, "Damn it, your second uncle is treating me like a guiding light."

"Brother, let him be, it's not like following him will let us catch fish."

What could Ye Cheng do? He could only go along with it, and no rule forbids dragging nets in the same sea area.

Having Wang Defa follow along is as disgusting as eating a fly.

Ye Cheng simply stopped before even reaching the No. 2 Fishing Ground.

"Lao Er, why did you stop? Are we stopping here?" Duan Chunsheng asked.

"Hmm, Uncle Duan, Wang Defa is following, I'm annoyed, so I'll stop here and see what he can scoop up."

Duan Chunsheng held the walkie-talkie, speechless, "No, brother, you can screw him over, but don't drag me into it."

However, Ye Cheng had already started casting nets ahead, looks like he really intends to haul in a catch here.

Behind them, Duan Chunsheng and Wang Defa saw Ye Cheng casting nets, so they also cast nets and began dragging, even the direction was the same.

The three boats sailed side by side, the fishing boats presenting the posture of an aircraft carrier.