Chapter 565

Wu An was a little disappointed.

-> Wu An was a little disappointed.

The two trailing trawlers didn't catch up; instead, they adjusted their course and steered around this sea‑island area.

-> The two trawlers behind didn't catch up; instead, they adjusted their rudder and steered around this sea area.

Check: "adjusted the rudder direction" = adjusted the rudder direction. "detoured around this sea island area" = detoured around this sea island area. We'll keep natural.

Wu An could only watch helplessly.

-> Wu An could only watch helplessly.

Too bad Hu Zi wasn't there.

-> Too bad Hu Zi wasn't here.

Otherwise, how could Ma Weiqun be so arrogant?

-> Otherwise, there'd be no room for Ma Weiqun to act so arrogantly.

A Qing and the others jumped up and started cursing.

-> A Qing and the others jumped up and cursed.

"You go ahead and scatter it."

-> "You come scatter."

But need to keep quotes? The Chinese lines include quotes with 「」. We should keep the quotes? The instruction: translate faithfully, preserve meaning. Usually we keep quotation marks as English quotes. We'll use double quotes.

Thus: "You come scatter."

But "scatter" means to scatter/spray? In context maybe "you come sprinkle"? Actually "scatter" can be "to spread". The phrase "you come scatter" maybe "you come sprinkle". We'll keep literal: "you come scatter."

"You've got the guts to scatter it."

-> "If you have the ability, come scatter."

Ganlinm!

-> "Ganlin Mu!"

Ganlinlaom!

-> "Ganlin Lao Mu!"

Ma Weiqun's fishing boat blew its whistle several times, then swaggered away, full of provocation.

-> Ma Weiqun's fishing boat blew its whistle several times, then swaggered off, full of provocation.

Fan Xiao Zhu, a man of few words but fierce, said: "Go back and fuck him."

-> Fan Xiao Zhu, ruthless and terse: "Go back and fuck him."

But need to keep tone: "Go back and fuck him." We'll translate as "Go back and fuck him."

Wu An remained silent.

-> Wu An didn't utter a sound.

He was also furious, wishing he could fight them.

-> He was also furious, wishing to fight the other side to the death.

Fu Yongning reminded them: "Everything was just filmed; the other side's behavior is very dangerous, and if pursued, they could be held liable."

-> Fu Yongning reminded: "We just recorded it; the other side's behavior is very dangerous, and if we pursue it, they can be held liable."

Out at sea, you can't just steer the boat however you want; you also have to follow the rules, including the provisional regulations for fishing vessel operation and collision avoidance.

-> Operating a boat at sea isn't just doing whatever you want; you must follow the rules, and there are provisions in the "Temporary Measures for Fishing Vessel Operations and Avoidance."

Wu An nodded.

-> Wu An nodded.

Regardless of whether it helps, we'll report it as soon as we get back.

-> Whether useful or not, we'll report it as soon as we get back.

Ma Weiqun already has a record; even if someone above pulls strings, just getting out will stir up trouble, and anyone above him who isn't his own parents will get a headache over it.

-> Ma Weiqun already has a record; even if someone above is backing him, having just been released and causing trouble will give his superiors a headache unless they are his own parents.

Making the higher-ups annoyed brings no benefit to Ma Weiqun.

-> Making his superiors annoyed brings Ma Weiqun no benefit at all.

Fu Yongning whispered: "Are we still following the plan?"

-> Fu Yongning asked quietly: "Are we still following the plan to sail now?"

Wu An nodded.

-> Wu An nodded.

Fu Yongning looked worried: "What if we run into them again…"

-> Fu Yongning looked worried: "What if we run into them again..."

Wu An patted his shoulder and said: "For now it's no big deal, but if we actually collide, we'd both get fifty lashes."

-> Wu An patted his shoulder: "For now it's just a minor annoyance; if we really collide, we'd likely each get fifty lashes."

"But if they deliberately ram us during our work, what penalties would there be?"

-> "But if they deliberately ram us during our operation, what penalty would there be?"

Fu Yongning hesitated, then said: "Fines, or even license revocation. Besides, I just heard from my uncle that Ma Weiqun has a record, so he might get arrested again."

-> Fu Yongning hesitated, then said: "Fines, possibly even license revocation. Right, I just heard from my uncle that Ma Weiqun has a record, so he might even be arrested again."

Wu An nodded: "So as long as we're working, if we run into them, Ma Weiqun won't dare do anything—he'll just have to watch helplessly."

-> Wu An nodded: "So as long as we're working, even if we meet them, Ma Weiqun won't dare do anything; he can only stare helplessly."

Fu Yongning nodded.

-> Fu Yongning nodded.

Lao Fu Tou slowly drove the boat out of this sea area, then adjusted the course; this delay wasted at least over an hour, and the two boats of Old Chen were already out of sight.

-> Lao Fu Tou drove the boat slowly out of this sea area, then adjusted the rudder; this delay wasted at least over an hour, and Chen Lao Da's two ships had already disappeared.

They returned to the rest area.

-> Back in the rest room.

Because of what happened, nobody felt like joking around; everyone just got busy.

-> Because of the earlier incident, nobody felt like fooling around; everyone went about their own tasks.

Fu Yongning led the Fan brothers in working on the deck, while Mei Wu started preparing lunch; he cooks slowly, so just prepping the vegetables takes a long time, and with the rough seas making the boat rock heavily, it's even harder to get the prep done.

-> Fu Yongning led the Fan brothers in working on the deck, while Mei Wu started preparing lunch; he cooks slowly, just prepping the vegetables can take a long time, and with the wind and waves now strong, the boat rocking heavily makes prep even harder.

A Qing is carefree; just now he cursed the loudest and jumped the highest, and now he's watching Star Ye's 'Kung Fu', laughing like an idiot.

-> A Qing is carefree; just now he cursed the loudest and jumped the highest, and now he's watching Xing Ye's "Kung Fu," laughing hysterically like an idiot.

Wu An wasn't in the mood for a movie at first, but after a few glances he got into it.

-> Wu An initially had no mood to watch the movie, but after a few glances he got into it.

He doesn't even know how many times he's watched it through all sorts of random media, but whenever he watches, he can still get into it—it's really damn good.

-> He doesn't even know how many times he's watched it through various chaotic media, but whenever he watches, he can still get into it—it's really damn good.

"Star Ye, YYDS."

-> "Xing Ye, YYDS."

"Brother, what does YY mean?"

-> "Brother, what's YY?"

"Nothing."

-> "Nothing."

"Brother, look, look—one arrow piercing the clouds, thousands of troops coming to meet; hurry and call Hu Zi, so he can get revenge on that bastard Ma Weiqun."

-> "Brother, look, look—'One arrow pierces the clouds, ten thousand troops come to meet.' Hurry and call Hu Zi; then let Hu Zi take revenge on that dog Ma Weiqun for us."

Wu An nodded.

-> Wu An nodded.

Today he had Fu Yongning toss the luck‑boosting sand shovel onto Old Chen's boat as a marker, even though he can't determine position from it.

-> He had Fu Yongning toss the luck-boosting sand shovel onto Chen Lao Da's boat today, just as a marker; although he can't determine direction via the shovel.

But he thinks Hu Zi can.

-> But he thinks Hu Zi can.

He wonders why Hu Zi treats him differently, and he thinks it's because he sees himself as a cheat.

-> Why Hu Zi treats him differently, he thinks it's because he himself is a cheat.

At the end of the day, it's just the luck value!

-> At the bottom line, it's all about luck value!

Whether it works or not, as long as we meet Hu Zi, we'll let him give it a try.

-> Whether it works or not, as long as we meet Hu Zi, let him give it a try.

1:30 p. m.

-> 1:30 PM.

At the hottest part of the day, after everyone had a good lunch and the fishing boat had sailed for five hours, they reached the edge of the Chen family's fishing grounds.

-> At the hottest time of the sun, everyone had a good lunch, and the fishing boat had sailed for five hours, arriving at the edge of the Chen family's fishing grounds.

Lao Fu Tou said: "The water here is about 150 meters deep."

-> Lao Fu Tou said: "The water here is about 150 meters deep."

"The deepest part is about 200 meters."

-> "The deepest part is about 200 meters."

"Moreover, the seabed isn't too complicated."

-> "Moreover, the seabed isn't too complicated."

Wu An nodded: "That's pretty good."

-> Wu An nodded: "That's pretty good."

Lao Fu Tou added: "The downside is obvious—the catch is just average; after all the work you barely make anything, and I hardly ever haul in a full net."

-> Lao Fu Tou added: "The downside is also obvious: the catch is mediocre, after hard work you can barely make a bit; I recall we've almost never had a net burst."

A Qing nodded solemnly and said: "That's kinda grim."

-> A Qing nodded, speaking solemnly: "That's a bit miserable."

Lao Fu Tou smiled.

-> Lao Fu Tou smiled.

Indeed.

-> Indeed.

On Wu An's boat, even if the catch isn't big, not bursting the net still counts as a loss.

-> On Wu An's boat, not to mention a poor catch—if the net doesn't burst, it's already considered a loss.

Wu An swept the area with his binoculars and said: "I didn't see the Chen family's two trawlers."

-> Wu An turned around with the binoculars and said: "I didn't see the Chen family's two trawlers."

Lao Fu Tou let out a breath of relief: "They're probably on the other side."

-> Lao Fu Tou breathed a sigh of relief: "Probably on the other side."

"Forget it, let's get ready to work and drop the net."

-> "Never mind, get ready to work, let's drop the net."

Everyone immediately took action, each performing their duties, orderly lowered the Trawling net.

May Goddess Mazu bless us.

But we need to keep each translation on a single output line, starting with 【61】 then space then translation.

Thus: 【61】 "Goddess Mazu blesses us."

Great luck and great profit.

The catch is off the charts!

Everyone shouted auspicious words, and the trawling began work.

After the net was lowered, everyone returned to the rest area, while Mei Wu and Fu Yongning stayed in the wheelhouse with Old Fu Tou; they would later shoulder the main responsibility, and without Wu An saying so, they themselves seized every chance to learn.

Thus: "After lowering the net, everyone returned to the rest room, while Mei Wu and Fu Yongning stayed in the wheelhouse accompanying Lao Fu Tou; they would later bear the main responsibility, and without Wu An saying so, they themselves seized every opportunity to study."

Wu An seemed idle

This shows that Trawling has caught good stuff.

Although there is a cheat component, it also indicates that the sea area where the Chen Family often operates actually has decent resources itself.

We've made money, we've really made money.

He stood up and went to the wheelhouse, saying to Lao Fu Tou: "Lao Fu, in half an hour we'll haul the net."

"A An, we've only had the net down for fifteen minutes, less than an hour total; hauling the net now would be too short, I'm afraid the catch won't be good."

Fu Yongning also added.

Even Mei Wu looked surprised, but didn't speak.

Wu An smiled: "Let's listen to me for this first net, okay?"

Lao Fu Tou nodded.

Fu Yongning closed his mouth.

Mei Wu walked over, leaned close to Wu An, and whispered: "A An, Uncle Fu and Uncle Yongning mean well; they will definitely not ignore your words."

Wu An nodded: "I know."

He also had no alternative.

His wanting to haul the net early really can't be explained.

We can only speak with facts.

As for Mei Wu's worries, that's even more unnecessary; how could he blame Lao Fu Tou and Fu Yongning for speaking up? On the contrary, Wu An is quite satisfied with their performance.

With their reminders, he feels even more secure.

Wu An handed out cigarettes to the two of them, didn't leave, chatted on and off, and soon half an hour passed; the Luck Value was basically emptied.

"Haul the net."

Lao Fu Tou reminded via the loudspeaker.

Upon hearing the notice, the Fan family brothers and A Qing immediately ran out; learning it was Wu An's request, they didn't even let out a fart, and immediately got busy.

At the moment the net bag surfaced, everyone's originally tense mood instantly relaxed, and then bright smiles burst onto their faces.

Why?

Because the net bag was bulging.

In the fishermen's eyes, this is even more attractive than a woman's E cup.

Can make their blood vessels burst instantly!