As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 228: Chapter 196: Only Over 200 Fishing Licenses

Chapter 228 -196: Only Over 200 Fishing Licenses

“Actually, after returning from Far Sea, you guys usually take a break for a while, right? Then you can come over here, or go to Wen City. There’s really no need to specifically accommodate us by buying a house in Hang City.”

After hearing Chu Mingcheng’s thoughts, Jiang Bo nodded and then also offered his own opinion.

He actually hoped that the two children could settle down in Hang City, but it wasn’t really suitable.

After all, Chu Mingcheng’s hometown was in Wen City. He was marrying off a daughter, not bringing in a son-in-law, so it might cause issues if they kept the kids on the husband’s side here.

For the sake of his daughter’s good relationship with her mother-in-law, and for familial harmony, it’s sometimes necessary to pay attention to moderation and to know when to make appropriate concessions.

Chu Mingcheng, of course, had no objections—today, the father-in-law was the most important, and his word was law!

Late,r Jiang Bo brought up the matter of Jiang Luoluo visiting and whether the two families should meet at the end of the year.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t hesitate to answer on behalf of his parents, agreeing right away. A meeting between both sides was a must.

With the serious matters discussed, the atmosphere became more relaxed.

After eating some dishes, Chu Mingcheng stood up, raised his glass, and began toasting.

However, his physical fitness seemed to have improved his tolerance for alcohol to a certain extent.

He toasted Jiang Bo with three glasses, toasted Li Ying with three glasses, and then continued to drink with them. It was nearly half a jin of white liquor before he felt dizzy.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t usually drink much hard liquor, so he was quite aware that he couldn’t handle half a jin.

Falling over in such a situation seemed inappropriate, so he used Life Conversion once, and it turned out to be quite effective.

The alcohol in his body was quickly metabolized, and after using the restroom, he felt clear-headed again.

Thus, an hour later, the two women watched, amused, as the two men leaned on each other’s shoulders.

One called the other “brother,” and the other called his father-in-law.

Li Ying whispered with a smirk to Jiang Luoluo, “Ah Cheng is quite amusing, constantly saying ‘father-in-law’, he’s sure about his role.”

“That’s better than both calling each other ‘brother’ and then wanting to become sworn siblings!” Jiang Luoluo also covered her mouth and snickered. She suspected her boyfriend wasn’t drunk at all, but she had no proof.

“That’s true. Let’s get your dad into his room first, and then we can help Ah Cheng into the guest room later, so they can rest well!”

The women stopped enjoying the spectacle, and got up to help Jiang Bo to rest. To their surprise, he refused to get up, clinging to Chu Mingcheng’s arm, insisting on continuing to drink.

“Father-in-law, let’s go, let’s keep it up in the next round, continue drinking on the bed.”

Chu Mingcheng, of course, cooperated with them and coaxed his drunk father-in-law into the room.

“Alright, let’s keep drinking in the next round…” Jiang Bo muttered as he was supported into the room, not needing any help from the women.

A flash of realization crossed Jiang Luoluo’s eyes, but Li Ying seemed surprised. “Ah Cheng has a good tolerance for booze. I thought he was drunk, but turns out he was just pretending to be drunk to accompany your dad!”

“From the moment he started calling my dad ‘father-in-law’ I suspected as much, and indeed he was pretending,” Jiang Luoluo said with a smile.

“This kid!” Li Ying shook her head with a chuckle, then followed into the room. Seeing her husband had been helped to bed, she went over to help cover him with the blanket.

Then she turned to Chu Mingcheng and said, “Ah Cheng, since you’re not really drunk, wait a moment. Auntie will cook you some sobering soup, and it’ll be less uncomfortable when you wake up tomorrow.”

“Okay, thank you, Auntie,” Chu Mingcheng nodded and walked out of the room.

Having used Life Conversion twice to sober up, he felt a bit dizzy, so the sobering soup was just right.

“Luoluo, take Ah Cheng to the guest room to rest for a bit. Mom will cook some sobering soup,” she said.

“Alright!” Jiang Luoluo responded, then led Chu Mingcheng to the guest room, helping to pull back the covers, “Rest here for a bit, I’ll bring in the sobering soup when it’s ready.”

“Luoluo, stay with me for a bit; I feel a little dizzy and I’m afraid I will fall asleep if no one talks to me.”

“If it weren’t for today’s special circumstances, I wouldn’t have let you drink so much!” Seeing him leaning on the bed with half-closed eyes, Jiang Luoluo felt a bit of empathy.

She voluntarily sat at the head of the bed, wrapping her arms around Chu Mingcheng’s head, letting him lean against her while she massaged his temples, “Does it feel a bit better?”

“Mhm~” Chu Mingcheng’s face displayed a comfortable smile, “Luoluo, it’s so good to have you.”

Although he felt dizzy today, the way things went so smoothly was definitely thanks to his girlfriend’s effort.

She must have done a lot for her parents to accept him so easily.

He was anxious about visiting his girlfriend’s family primarily because he heard about an experience of a former classmate.

That classmate had it tough – not only was he given a hard time by his girlfriend’s parents, but even his girlfriend took her parent’s side.

They thought all these actions were for her benefit, assuming that she would be the decision-maker at home and be able to manipulate her man.

As a result, the girlfriend’s relatives all believed this classmate to be a pushover. Every year when he visited his father-in-law, he was treated like a laborer, tasked with chores and errands by various relatives.

But the treatment of the younger daughter’s boyfriend was completely different. During the New Year, he didn’t have to do anything; just sitting around was fine.

This was because the younger daughter, during the first visit, smartly protected both parties’ dignity and worked things out so that her parents accepted her boyfriend with ease.

Chu Mingcheng felt grateful that the girlfriend he sincerely invested in had high emotional intelligence, knowing he wouldn’t have to worry about his offspring causing trouble in the future due to a lack of brains.

Li Ying quickly cooked the soup and brought it to the bedroom door, but then she noticed the two of them together.

With a slight smile on her lips, she took the soup back to the kitchen and called out, “Luoluo, the soup is ready. Take it to Ah Cheng. I’m going to check on your dad.”

“Okay~” Jiang Luoluo replied and then got up to go to the kitchen.

Chu Mingcheng drank the sobering soup, and indeed felt better after a while.

Jiang Luoluo didn’t disturb him further, left the room after closing the door, and started to clean up the dining table.

A quiet night passed, and the next day, Chu Mingcheng woke up early.

He went to bed early last night, so he woke up early as well. After using the bathroom, all the alcohol in his system had been completely flushed out.

Seeing that the other rooms were still closed, he decided to go out for a morning jog to familiarize himself with the nearby surroundings and to pick up some breakfast on the way back.

But just as he was going downstairs, he ran into Chen Chu, who was dressed in sportswear.

“You’re going for a run too, how about we go together?”

It was Chen Chu who initiated the conversation. He didn’t bear any hostility toward Chu Mingcheng, and upon meeting him, he was actually curious about where he had fallen short.

Could it really have been because of age?

“Sure!” Chu Mingcheng had no objections, and he also planned to ask where to find a decent breakfast spot later on.

Soon after, he started jogging alongside Chen Chu.

The two of them didn’t jog within the residential complex, but went outside instead.

The greenery around West Lake was quite nice, and following Chen Chu, Chu Mingcheng soon found himself at West Lake.

While jogging around the lake, he noticed an old man fishing.

Chu Mingcheng immediately asked with curiosity, “Is it allowed to fish casually in West Lake?”

Chen Chu shook his head and said, “You can’t just fish in West Lake willy-nilly, you’d get fined if caught. You need a fishing license issued by the Fishing Association specific to West Lake. That old man must be from the veteran cadres’ fishing club.”

“Honestly, I also occasionally go fishing with friends out at sea in Australia. I quite enjoy this pastime. I wanted to get a West Lake fishing license before, but it wasn’t successful.”

“Getting that license is not easy; there are only a little over two hundred of them in total. And with the fishing license, you can then purchase fishing permits.”

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“I’ve heard that there are also limits on the number of fishing permits, but I’m not certain about the details.”

“So complicated?” Chu Mingcheng said, but in his mind, he was considering when he could secure a fishing license for himself.

With only a bit over two hundred permits available in the city, and even Chen Chu hadn’t been able to get one, it was clear that these fishing licenses were quite prestigious!

And he hadn’t yet used the second ability of his aquatic guidebook, which claimed he could easily obtain local fishing or harvesting licenses.

Then, because the old man had almost pulled a fish ashore, they stopped running and started watching instead.

Once the fish was brought onto the shore, a man who looked a bit older than Chen Chu skillfully scooped it up with a large net.

It was a black carp, and the back of this particular carp was the color of bluestone, extraordinarily beautiful and glossy. The fish weighed at least thirty-plus pounds.

Fishing up such a great catch, the old man seemed very pleased with himself.

With three middle-aged men helping to lift the fish, he happily followed behind, carrying the fishing rod.

Chu Mingcheng initially thought that the people nearby were just onlookers, but it turned out they all had a role.

“Tsk tsk tsk, now I get what you mean, it would be odd if the fishing license was easy to get.”

Compared to Wei Jiaguo’s grandeur, this old man’s show of success was on another level.

Chen Chu also revealed a wry smile, knowing that he had been naïve before.

After that, they lost the enthusiasm for running and started heading back.

Chu Mingcheng asked about a place with good breakfast, and as Chen Chu was also planning to bring some breakfast home, he took him along.

The two also got to know each other a bit and exchanged contact information.

Upon returning to the complex, Chen Chu patted his shoulder and said, “Ah Cheng, if you come to Australia during the off-fishing season, remember to contact me. I’ll take you out to catch some big ones.”

“Sure, I’ll definitely contact you if I go there!” Chu Mingcheng agreed cheerfully, his heart also pondering whether he should start preparing a strategy in advance.

When he got back home, Jiang Luoluo and her family were already up. Li Ying was preparing breakfast, but then Chu Mingcheng arrived with breakfast in hand.

Yet she had been gradually accepting him as her son-in-law and so she didn’t stand on ceremony.

Before lunch, Chu Mingcheng went out again.

He was still quite interested in the West Lake fishing license, so he drove to the Fishing Association to try getting one.

And just like the second ability stated, he effortlessly joined the association, became a member, and received the fishing license in no time.

This experience bolstered his confidence for any future ventures abroad.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t fish in West Lake today, mainly because he didn’t bring any equipment.

Otherwise, he would have recorded the scene of him fishing in West Lake no matter what. If he didn’t put on a bit of an act, would he even be called Fishing Man?

After having lunch and preparing to leave, he wasn’t just heading back alone—he also took Jiang Luoluo with him, having already informed his family.

The gifts to offer the Jiang Family had been prepared in advance, and there was also a special present included.

Chu Mingcheng also received a generous red envelope from Li Ying, quite thick.

Jiang Luoluo sat in the passenger seat, humming a tune and obviously in a good mood.

“Feeling this happy, aren’t you a bit nervous?” Chu Mingcheng asked, seeing her attitude.

Under normal circumstances, it’s mostly the women who feel more nervous going to the man’s family, so why was it the other way around with him?

“I’m so pretty, cute, and well-behaved, how could your uncle and aunt dislike me? So why should I be nervous?”

Jiang Luoluo spoke confidently, and Chu Mingcheng had to admit, she made a lot of sense.