As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 225: Chapter 193: Heading to Hang City

Chapter 225 -193: Heading to Hang City

After returning to Yanmen Island, Chu Mingcheng had intended to go back to town with Zhang Wei, but first he needed to check on a few cats, only to find that his parents had come to the old house.

Interestingly, Chu Yongxin, a grown man, was wearing a corny smile and obsessively petting three little kittens.

Chu Mingcheng, placing the styrofoam box containing yellow croaker and Silver Pomfret to one side, asked, “Dad, what brought you and mom to the old house?”

“Your mom thought it was inconvenient for you to always go back to town when you visit, so she suggested staying here for a while,” Chu Yongxin explained. “You didn’t even let us know you were coming; I didn’t buy many groceries today.”

“No worries, I caught some Silver Pomfret while fishing this time, we can add another dish tonight.”

“Silver Pomfret? That’s great, your mom and I tried the Fighting Pompano you sent last time, and it really tasted good. This Silver Pomfret shouldn’t be any worse.”

As he spoke, Chu Yongxin put down the kitten and went over to open the styrofoam box to take a look at the fish.

What he found inside, however, was a seventy to eighty centimeter yellow croaker, its glossy golden hue dazzling to the eye.

“Son, did you catch this too?”

“Of course, it almost got away at one point. But once pulled up from the deep water, it couldn’t survive, and it ended up floating to the surface where I scooped it back up,”

Chu Mingcheng told a little white lie, not daring to admit he had just jumped right into the water, relying on his ability to swim freely.

Just as he said, even if he hadn’t dived, there was a good chance that the yellow croaker would have ended up floating, unless it was unluckily swept away by a current or intercepted by a larger fish.

Chu Yongxin shook his head in awe, “Tsk tsk tsk, such a big one, I used to see them often when I was a kid. Back then, it wasn’t just seventy or eighty centimeters, I frequently saw ones that were a meter long.”

“It’s only after overfishing of yellow croakers that I haven’t seen such big ones since I stopped being a chef.”

Seeing his father so nostalgic, Chu Mingcheng then suggested, “How about we cook this yellow croaker tonight?”

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Chu Yongxin quickly covered the styrofoam box, “Cook what? You’ve brought back quite a few yellow croakers, and you go fishing every day at the end of the year. Dad can eat anytime he wants. It’s such a waste to cook this big one for ourselves; let’s give it to Luoluo’s family instead!”

“Always keep some ordinary gifts on hand; a big yellow croaker can help boost your future father-in-law’s esteem and perhaps get you to bring Luoluo home sooner.”

Obviously, a big yellow croaker was just a momentary marvel for Chu Yongxin; what he cared about more was his son getting married soon.

Perhaps it was the pull of the name Luoluo that drew An Xiuwen, who was originally tidying up the upstairs room, to suddenly appear at the staircase, “What about Luoluo?”

“Nothing much, your son caught a big yellow croaker, about five or six pounds. I told him to bring it to his future in-laws to impress them so he can bring Luoluo home sooner!”

An Xiuwen nodded repeatedly, “Right, right, when are you going to visit Luoluo’s family?”

Chu Mingcheng was planning to go in the next few days, so he said, “I’ll discuss it with Luoluo tonight. If the timing works out, I’ll head over.”

“Have you got all the things ready?”

“I asked Ah Yang to help me buy them, and I received his message when I got back that he had already purchased everything.”

“Good, as long as you have a plan.”

Now that his parents had come to the old house, Chu Mingcheng no longer needed to follow Zhang Wei back to town and sent him a message explaining the situation, telling him to go back on his own.

That evening, after dinner and a bath, he lay comfortably in bed in his room, then video chatted with Jiang Luoluo.

Upon hearing that Chu Mingcheng was planning to visit Hang City in the next few days, Jiang Luoluo immediately ran out of her room to ask when her parents would be available.

Jiang Bo and Li Ying, due to their daughter’s involvement, naturally took this matter seriously.

After discussing it, they simply decided to set the time for the next day.

Once the time was arranged, Chu Mingcheng went to pick up the gifts the next day, and along the way, he borrowed a car from Chen Yang.

“By the way, the black tea and Moutai you asked me to buy are already in the car,”

Chen Yang said as he opened the trunk of the car, taking out the Moutai and black tea.

“No need to discuss the Moutai; this tea is Qihong Xiangluo, over three thousand per pound. There are two tins inside, each tin with a pound…”

At that moment, Zhang Wei suddenly interjected, “It’s perfect for making tea eggs.”

Chu Mingcheng responded with a laugh, “So the experts from Treasure Island say we can’t afford to eat tea eggs, huh?”

Zhang Wei was startled, then laughed heartily, “Haha, damn, I suddenly feel like you’re absolutely right!”

Chu Mingcheng shook his head and got into the car, “Well, I’m off then, see you in a few days!”

Zhang Wei waved at him, “Go ahead! Next time I see your girlfriend, I’ll have to start calling her my sister-in-law.”

“You can change your address, but I’m not paying for a red packet!”

“Man, you’re taking advantage of me!”

Watching the car drive off, Zhang Wei suddenly felt a pang of melancholy, “Ah Cheng is probably going to get married soon. Ah Yang, you must be next, right?”

Chen Yang paused, then looked a bit lost, “I’m not sure, there’s an arranged meeting at the end of the year, we’ll see how it goes!”

Zhang Wei asked, puzzled, “Hmm? Hasn’t Ah Cheng’s girlfriend introduced anyone to you?”

Chen Yang shook his head, “They haven’t mentioned it, but it’s fine. At the end of the year, I suppose I’ll be going on blind dates daily, so a couple more won’t matter!”

“Right, and, uh, if you’re not interested in developing things further, remember to introduce them to me! I’m quite curious about why exactly they didn’t catch your eye…”

“Get lost~”

While the two were joking around and finishing up in the shop, Chu Mingcheng was already nearing the highway exit.

Although he lived in the countryside, the transportation was actually not worse than in the city.

There were highways and national roads; he could just take the highway straight to Hang City.

The only gift he hadn’t bought yet was cosmetics.

But this gift was also the easiest to buy. Jiang Luoluo had already told him the address; he could directly go to the specialty store in Hang City.

He had left at eight in the morning, and would arrive in Hang City around noon.

Thinking he hadn’t seen his girlfriend for several days, Chu Mingcheng transferred the money for the gifts to Chen Yang and then made a call to Jiang Luoluo.

“Luoluo, what are you doing?”

“Nothing much, I just got up. Did you call for something?”

“Let’s have lunch together, I should arrive in Hang City around noon.”

“You’re arriving that early? I thought you wouldn’t be here until the afternoon! What are we going out to eat for, just come to my place!”

“No, no, no, coming over at noon is too rushed, I’d better visit in the afternoon instead, and you mustn’t tell your uncle and aunt.”

Jiang Luoluo thought about it and felt it made sense.

Chu Mingcheng’s sudden change of plans indeed wouldn’t give her parents enough time to prepare; that wasn’t very considerate.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Luoluo hurriedly began to dress and put on makeup.

It took her two whole hours to get ready, wearing a knitted earflap hat and a pair of braids draped over her chest.

She wore a white turtleneck sweater paired with a beige short down jacket, and denim jeans on the bottom.

It was a very ordinary, popular look, but Jiang Luoluo was just too beautiful!

After changing clothes, she finally left the bedroom and spoke to Li Ying, who was picking ingredients in the kitchen: “Mom, you don’t need to cook my lunch today, I’m going out to eat later.”

Today, when her daughter suddenly said she wanted to go out for lunch, Li Ying was stunned for three seconds before she instantly realized, “Is your boyfriend coming?”

“Yeah, he said coming over at noon might rush you, so he asked to have lunch out,” Jiang Luoluo admitted since she knew her mother would guess anyway.

Then, she hugged Li Ying and acted spoiled: “By the way, Mom, Ah Cheng specifically told me to keep it a secret from you, just pretend you don’t know, okay?”

Li Ying couldn’t help but laugh: “Okay, I’ll pretend I don’t know. Then, take my car later, just make sure not to be late and keep him waiting too long.”

“Yeah, I got it,” Jiang Luoluo nodded, found the car keys in Li Ying’s purse, and put them in her own small crossbody bag. Then she sat on the sofa, preparing to head to the appointed place at eleven.

However, this simple waiting felt like an eternity. She checked her phone and only five minutes had passed, and a little later, only three minutes had passed.

After a few checks, she couldn’t stand it anymore, simply got up, said goodbye to Li Ying, and drove to the agreed place, which was the mall where the cosmetics were sold.

She leisurely drove there, and Jiang Luoluo arrived at exactly eleven o’clock.

After parking the car, she took the elevator to the second floor.

This floor was dominated by clothing stores, and shopping for clothes was clearly a good way to pass time. Jiang Luoluo thought she might as well buy Chu Mingcheng a piece of clothing too.

Passing through the children’s area and the women’s clothing section, she reached the more secluded men’s clothing area.

Jiang Luoluo walked and browsed; she entered almost every store but didn’t find anything suitable.

It wasn’t until the sixth store, which had several long coats that caught her eye, that she walked in and directly headed for the coats on display.

When the store clerks saw a customer, the female salesperson currently on duty quickly approached her.

“Hello, beautiful, these coats are all new arrivals this year. Would you like me to take one out for you to see?”

Jiang Luoluo nodded and pointed to a long black coat, “Then, can you show me this one?”

“Certainly,” the salesperson quickly took out the coat, displayed its entirety in front of her, and introduced the fabric and style along with other advantages of the coat.

But as soon as Jiang Luoluo saw the whole coat, she felt something was missing and shook her head to look at others.

Seeing this, the salesperson put the coat back and then opportunistically asked, “Beautiful, may I ask who you are buying the clothes for? Maybe I can recommend something suitable, give you a reference.”

“I’m buying it for my boyfriend. He’s over 1.8 meters tall with broad shoulders; that last coat was a bit too tapered at the waist.” Buying clothes often involved tailored recommendations from salespersons, and Jiang Luoluo cooperated by pointing out Chu Mingcheng’s body features.

After hearing this, the salesperson had an idea and selected a khaki coat: “Miss, how about this one? You could also pair it with a scarf. We happen to have couple scarves here, would you like to take a look?”

While the coat seemed standard, Jiang Luoluo’s interest peaked when she heard about the couple scarves, “Let’s take a look at the scarves first!”

PS: There’s another update tonight