Chapter 67

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

The landlady, upon hearing this, hurriedly waved her hand and refused: "No need, no need. You just lost your job, little brother; you still need money for food and such. I'll figure out the rest of the money myself."

Lu Feng didn't speak; he directly found the landlady's avatar in WeChat and transferred three thousand yuan to her.

Looking at the landlady's worried expression for him, he smiled and said: "Landlady, although I'm not working a job right now, I've opened a restaurant, and the income is decent. You take this money first for your husband's treatment; don't worry about me."

The landlady looked at the transfer notification in her phone, her eyes turning a bit moist. She raised her head and said gratefully to Lu Feng: "Thank you, little brother. You don't have to pay utilities for the second half of this year; I'll return this money to you as soon as possible."

"No rush." Lu Feng thought for a moment, then still decided to tell the landlady about moving: "Landlady, there's something I want to tell you. I might move out this weekend."

"You're moving out?" The landlady suddenly froze, a reluctant expression appearing on her face: "You've been living here quite well, haven't you? Why the sudden move?"

"My restaurant is a bit far from here; the commute isn't convenient. I happen to have some money on hand, so I plan to rent a place near Food Street."

Lu Feng still didn't know the location of the rewarded property, so he could only explain using the excuse he had prepared beforehand.

The landlady sighed, but a smile immediately appeared on her face: "Alright then. The deposit you paid initially, I'll return it to you next month along with that three thousand and one yuan."

"Forget the deposit." Lu Feng waved his hand: "I didn't tell you in advance either. If you re-rent this place, it'll take time; consider the deposit as compensation."

He had lived here for three years, and this landlady had always treated him well; she hadn't raised his rent once in three years.

Every holiday, the landlady and her husband would invite him to their home for a meal together.

Every few days, they'd also bring Lu Feng some fruit and such.

The landlady chatted with Lu Feng for a while longer, her words full of reluctance to see him go.

Lu Feng comforted her a few sentences, said goodbye to the landlady, then turned and went downstairs.

Walking north along the residential complex for two streets, Lu Feng arrived at Jiang City's Baihe Park.

Baihe Park gets its name because a river over twenty meters wide passes through the middle of the park; this river is called Baihe River.

Green trees shade both banks of the river, cool breezes blow gently; it's the top choice for many people taking walks.

Lu Feng walked slowly along the riverbank, admiring the surrounding scenery as he walked.

On the bank not far away, a row of anglers sat neatly in a line.

There are quite a few wild fish in Baihe River, attracting many fishing enthusiasts who guard the bank day after day to fish.

Originally Lu Feng wanted to just pass by, but a burst of cheers caught his attention.

Curious, he walked over and took a glance, only to see an angler lifting a fishing rod, a palm-sized small fish struggling non-stop in mid-air.

Several anglers nearby gave thumbs up in praise, complimenting his good luck today.

This also aroused Lu Feng's interest. When he was a child playing in his hometown, he often went to the riverbank with a group of little friends to catch fish.

Sometimes catching a fish as long as a pinky finger could make him happy for half a day.

Lu Feng stood behind that group of anglers and watched for a while; one after another, a few more people fished up some small fish.

It was just past noon; the sun was still quite scorching. One wondered if these anglers were all unafraid of the heat.

Lu Feng saw a fishing big bro who seemed not to have eaten; he was hugging a bucket of Lao Tan Pickled Cabbage Instant Noodles and slurping them with great relish.

The next second, his float moved a few times; a fish should have taken the hook.

This big bro was originally holding noodles with chopsticks sending them into his mouth; seeing this, he immediately put down his chopsticks, one hand holding the instant noodle bucket, one hand gripping the fishing rod.

The fish struggled in the water continuously; the big bro couldn't exert strength with one hand. He looked at the instant noodles in his other hand, his eyes showing not the slightest hesitation. The next second he directly threw the instant noodles away, gripping the fishing rod with both hands to contest endurance with the fish in the water.

In the end, the big bro successfully fished up a fish weighing about two jin, happy as if he'd won the lottery.

Lu Feng stood silently watching for a while; his heart couldn't help but start to itch with anticipation.

Anyway, there's nothing to do this afternoon; might as well fish here for a bit to play.

Lu Feng didn't have fishing gear, but this couldn't stop him.

He casually picked up a slightly longer wooden stick from the roadside, and tied a small section of found fishing line to one end of the wooden stick.

As for bait, Lu Feng borrowed it from a big bro sitting next to him.

That fishing big bro saw Lu Feng's simple fishing rod and almost laughed out loud, but the big bro didn't say anything; he casually grabbed a handful and handed it to him, and also gave him a fish hook.

Lu Feng said thanks, tied the fish hook to the other end of the fishing line, and carefully hooked the bait on.

Then he cast the fishing rod into the river and sat on the bank waiting quietly.

The big bro next to him saw this operation of his and couldn't help asking: "Little brother, can this work without baiting the spot?"

Lu Feng looked at him somewhat blankly: "What is baiting the spot?"

"Never mind, won't disturb you anymore." That big bro turned his head away somewhat speechlessly and stopped talking.

Lu Feng indeed didn't know; this time fishing was purely to relive childhood memories; he never thought about actually catching fish.

Lu Feng found a clean spot and sat down, staring quietly at the water surface.

Ten minutes passed; there wasn't a bit of movement.

"Are there really fish in this river? With so many people here, could they have already fished them all out?" Lu Feng couldn't help muttering softly.

The big bro next to him heard this, turned his head and said: "Of course there are fish, but don't look at how many people come here to fish; actually, more than half aren't here to fish but to feed the fish."

Then he pointed at those anglers over there and continued: "Those few at the very front have been squatting here since before dawn; up to now, they haven't fished up a single fish."

Is it this cruel?

"So that's how it is. Big bro, how many have you caught?" Lu Feng smiled and asked casually, his gaze looking toward the fish bucket next to the big bro.

The fishing big bro seemed not to have heard; silently he picked up the fish bucket by his feet and moved it to the other side where Lu Feng couldn't see.

Looks like this big bro didn't catch any fish either.

Lu Feng sat on the bank and continued waiting for about ten minutes, when suddenly he felt the fishing rod in his hand move a bit.

He immediately grew somewhat excited, grabbed the wooden stick with both hands and pulled hard, hauling a grass carp as long as an arm onto the shore, where it thrashed desperately on the ground.

"Big Brother, I caught one!" Lu Feng looked toward the big brother beside him with a face full of excitement.

"Not bad, brother, such a big one! Your luck is really good!"

That big brother looked over with a face full of envy, and enthusiastically came up to help Lu Feng pin the fish down.

Watching the big fish thrashing continuously on the ground, Lu Feng couldn't help but feel troubled: he didn't have a fish basket to hold the fish.

That big brother seemed to see Lu Feng's difficulty, grinned and said: "Brother, how about you leave this fish with me for now? Anyway I've been fishing all morning, and this fish bucket is empty too."

Lu Feng nodded, placed the fish into the big brother's fish bucket, then once again hooked some bait onto the fish hook and cast it into the river.

Not many minutes passed before the fishing rod moved a few times again, Lu Feng raised both hands, and it was another fish about the same size as just now.

The big brother beside him stared with eyes gone straight, couldn't help but crowd over clicking his tongue in wonder: "Brother, impressive! This fishing rod of mine cost several thousand, I've fished here all morning and haven't caught a single one, your randomly picked-up wooden stick, in no time at all caught two, there's no justice!"