As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 227: Chapter 195: At the Dinner Table

Chapter 227 -195: At the Dinner Table

“Auntie, I bought this especially for you.”

Jiang Bo had barely managed a polite response after receiving the black tea when Chu Mingcheng handed a set of cosmetics to his wife.

Li Ying accepted the gift, and whether her smile was genuine or not, it definitely made her more comfortable to look at.

Yet within the remaining items, Li Ying understood the Moutai, but why did the foam box seem so familiar?

“Ah Cheng, what is this?”

“Oh, I was lucky the other evening and caught a big yellow croaker. Thinking your uncle might have some important business to discuss at the end of the year, I brought this yellow croaker over.”

Men, after all, have countless businesses to deal with during the New Year.

The tea earlier was said to strike a chord, but it was actually because Jiang Bo enjoyed drinking black tea.

Now, as Li Ying opened the yellow croaker in front of everyone, he immediately felt that if he invited old friends to a meal with this fish, he would have saved face for the entire year.

Unfortunately, it was too precious. It was the boyfriend’s first visit to the daughter’s house; their family would feel awkward accepting it.

Just as he thought, Li Ying immediately refused, “No, no, if it were just two or three pounds, I would’ve shamelessly accepted. But this one is too precious; we can’t take it.”

The previous gifts were all in the thousand-dollar range, and the total cost of all the presents was probably only half that of the yellow croaker.

That was the case now, but wait a few more days and don’t even mention it.

At this time of the year, many people specifically stock up, planning to sell the fish in the last few days of the year to make a profit, going crazy just once.

With the spending power of the citizens, especially those from Zhe Province, there’s really no need to worry about expensive items not selling.

The number of top-tier rich might not match some places, but there are definitely not a few families with some spare cash. Having a yellow croaker to splurge on at the end of the year doesn’t count for much.

Chu Mingcheng’s first visit showed he was very sincere, but Li Ying had no intention of accepting such an expensive gift.

But he had brought the fish all the way here and had no plans to take it back!

After some polite refusals from both parties, Luoluo secretly whispered to Jiang Bo, “Dad, what’s wrong with accepting a fish? You’ve already lost your precious daughter to him!”

“…” Jiang Bo suddenly felt choked up.

From Chu Mingcheng’s behavior since entering the house, there was nothing bad to say.

Jiang Bo still feared a handsome man might be a heartbreaker, but he hadn’t forgotten what Luoluo said a few days ago.

‘Dad, you were handsome too, did you become a heartbreaker?’

He felt this question didn’t need pondering, thus, he now felt quite approving of Chu Mingcheng’s looks.

Their work situation was also clarified by the daughter earlier. Since they had invited him over, it meant they wouldn’t hold it against him.

So, if his own “cabbage” was going to belong to someone else, what’s the big deal about accepting a fish?

“Alright, since it’s Ah Cheng’s sincere gesture, let’s keep the fish well preserved in the refrigerator!”

Li Ying looked at her husband and daughter, a smile flickering in her eyes, then said to Chu Mingcheng, “Alright then, Auntie will shamelessly accept it. Sit down and rest for a bit, I need to get busy.”

“Luoluo, Ah Cheng is in your care. Honey, help me pick the vegetables!”

After Li Ying took Jiang Bo and the fish away, Luoluo saw Chu Mingcheng visibly relax and couldn’t help but tease him with a playful smile, “Not so nervous anymore, huh?”

Chu Mingcheng nodded, “A bit more relaxed, I feel Auntie is easy to get along with. Uncle doesn’t talk much, but he’s very mild-mannered.”

“Right? I told you before, my parents are really easy to get along with.” Luoluo smiled, taking his hand and walking towards her room.

Because the door was open, Chu Mingcheng could immediately see the room’s arrangement.

He sneakily glanced at the kitchen, saw that the adults weren’t paying attention to this side, then leaned towards Luoluo and joked, “You can’t wait even in broad daylight?”

“Do you think it’s more thrilling because your parents are outside?”

“Thrilling your big-headed ghost!” Luoluo, embarrassed and annoyed, hit him and walked into the room first, “If you want to stay outside, then stay there!”

“Hehe!” Chu Mingcheng chuckled and quickly followed her in.

He was also quite curious about Luoluo’s room.

He had entered it a few times in Xia City, but never had the chance to stay long.

Their relationship progressed further after he gave her the Jade Pendant and jade hairpin.

So Chu Mingcheng was always curious about how many stockings Luoluo, who normally doesn’t wear them, actually had.

But now in Hang City, he was curious about other things, not stockings.

As he walked into the room, he immediately scanned the bookshelves and desks. When he saw the photo album, his eyes lit up.

Indeed, most well-off families would definitely have photo albums recording various past events.

Chu Mingcheng seized the moment when Luoluo wasn’t looking, quickly stepped forward, and grabbed the photo album.

But before he could open it, a startled cry came from behind, followed by a fragrant breeze, and the album was swiftly snatched from his hands.

“Hey, it’s not cool to rummage through stuff in someone else’s room.”

Luoluo was almost scared to death just now.

The album contained photos of her as a child, and some were in bizarre outfits, like open-crotch pants.

Even elders seeing those photos would make her feel embarrassed, let alone her boyfriend seeing them—it would be outright social suicide.

“I was just curious!” Chu Mingcheng felt a bit regretful; he was so close to taking a look.

Unfortunately, Jiang Luoluo directly took the photo album out of the room, likely placing it somewhere he couldn’t easily retrieve it.

He had no choice but to continue observing the room, to see if she might have a diary or something similar.

Normal people don’t keep diaries, but you can’t underestimate someone’s youthful whims!

Unfortunately, he found nothing.

As Jiang Luoluo returned, Chu Mingcheng simply sat down on a chair and asked about the family they had just encountered, “Luoluo, that family just now, were they here for you?”

He wasn’t a fool, he had called the wrong person at the door, but he could feel their scrutinizing looks and their subtly displeased expressions.

Of course, he wasn’t asking out of suspicion, just mere curiosity.

After all, he had unexpectedly met that man three times today! What a coincidence!

“Don’t overthink it, their visit today was just a coincidence,” Jiang Luoluo explained as soon as he brought up the subject, “Last year when they came to my place, they had that intention too, but my parents said it was up to me.”

“I clearly refused then, and later heard that the guy went to Australia. I thought that was the end of it, but who knew they would come again this year.”

“I see!” Chu Mingcheng nodded, but what he was really interested in wasn’t why they came; instead, the mention of Australia sparked some thoughts in his mind.

That place is great, everything is abundant.

It’s a shame he didn’t have the means, otherwise he’d definitely bring some local specialties there or bring some back.

But now, he could only look for opportunities to make some money from them.

Seeing that Chu Mingcheng didn’t dwell on this matter, Jiang Luoluo naturally didn’t continue talking about it.

“By the way, Ah Cheng, Jiayi said she would come here in a couple of days to play for three or four days. When is Chen Yang free to come over and join her?”

“Zhou Jiayi is coming? That’s easy then, Ah Yang will be free right away. How about we all go out to sea and find a small island for a picnic? That way, won’t they have more chances to mingle?”

At this, Jiang Luoluo fell silent for a moment before speaking, “We won’t run into some extremely vicious people again, will we?”

Chu Mingcheng was surprised, “Another stroke of luck like that? Last time it was one million, even if it’s less this time, I wouldn’t mind.”

Jiang Luoluo rolled her eyes in exasperation; their car had overturned only once before, and if they encounter someone on the island again, it definitely won’t be like last time.

Time always passes faster in winter; Hang City was much like Wen City, where it was nearly dark by five thirty.

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Li Ying had also finished preparing a table full of dishes, and it was time to eat.

Seeing her father-in-law open a bottle of Moutai, Chu Mingcheng knew there was no escaping the drink tonight.

“Can you drink?” Jiang Bo lifted the bottle and asked.

“Not really, but I should be able to keep Uncle company with a few drinks,” Chu Mingcheng modestly smiled.

“Well, then keep me company with a few drinks,” Jiang Bo said as he started to pour, while Chu Mingcheng hurriedly stood up and received the drink with both hands.

The two women just watched with smiles, the relationship between men is very simple, solidified over a drink—if not, they get each other drunk.

“Eat some food first to fill your stomachs; drinking on an empty stomach is harmful,” Li Ying advised, serving some dishes to Jiang Bo and Jiang Luoluo, who didn’t lag behind, also serving some lamb chops to Chu Mingcheng.

Jiang Bo had his intentions clear; it was better to eat something first and also inquire about some matters.

“Ah Cheng, uncle wants to ask you something, is that okay?”

Chu Mingcheng quickly swallowed the lamb chops and nodded repeatedly, “Of course, Uncle, please ask.”

Jiang Bo didn’t beat around the bush this time and went straight to the point.

“Now that you and Luoluo are together. Especially since you came to visit us today, we’ve got a rough understanding of you.”

“But could you tell me about your family situation, and also your future plans?”

After listening, Chu Mingcheng pondered for a moment, mainly because Jiang Bo’s question was too broad, and he needed to organize his language.

“Like Luoluo, I’m an only child. My parents are both very healthy, with no medical history.”

“Originally, my parents had some money set aside for me to buy a house, but then I borrowed it to buy a boat. However, my income is still decent, and together with Luoluo, we bought a big boat, which you Uncle and Aunt might already know about?”

Jiang Bo and Li Ying nodded simultaneously; the matter of buying the boat hadn’t been hidden from them.

Initially, they definitely had objections; it was a one-sided investment by their daughter, and what if they encountered a scoundrel?

But when Jiang Luoluo took out the Jade Pendant and hairpin, they fell silent.

Being perceptive, they immediately recognized the value of these two items.

If Chu Mingcheng was willing to gift items worth millions, then Jiang Luoluo’s co-investment in a boat really wasn’t much.

Mainly, they were aware of the general financial standing of Chu Mingcheng’s family; this made it even more admirable.

It was also this incident that made them understand his feelings toward their daughter, hence their attitude today was genuine and not just mere formality.

Seeing that they were aware of the boat-buying matter, Chu Mingcheng continued, “I plan to buy a house in Xia City after I’ve made some money.”

“However, Uncle and Aunt, if you think that’s too far away, we can buy a place near Hang City, close to the sea. We can develop here in the future. As for going out to Far Sea, it doesn’t really matter which city we are in.”

Chu Mingcheng was right about one thing; with a large boat, his main targets would be Golden Spearfish, which are most conveniently sold in Modu.

In the East Sea, the easiest place to encounter Golden Spearfish is off the coast of Treasure Island and the continental shelf of the East Sea.

Though the South Sea Islands are rich in resources, he wouldn’t likely stay in Xia City and go that far.

He would at most just tour around the East Sand Islands; going to Xisha or even Nansha would have to wait until he could afford the fuel costs.