CHAPTER 23: CHAPTER 23: HUMAN JOYS AND SORROWS DO NOT INTERSECT

Qin Yun blinked, looking... very innocent.

The pond owner, not knowing what they were laughing about, asked Yang Leqi in confusion, "How long will you fish? If you don’t want the fish, I can charge you less."

"I think with Sister Yun’s skills, it might only take a few minutes to decide a winner, so let’s say half an hour. We have to give them a chance." Yang Leqi said confidently.

"Alright, let’s say 15 yuan per person. I’ll provide the fishing rods, a bucket, and bait," the pond owner thought for a moment and said.

Just for the bait alone, buying it outside costs 10 yuan, so basically, he’s not really making any money.

"Okay, thank you, boss."

The pond owner went back inside to fetch four fishing rods and bait, along with two small buckets and one extra-large bucket.

Comparing the two, you really see there’s no hurt without comparison.

Chen Yao and Qin Hao were once again speechless, "..."

The two looked at each other and saw the struggle on each other’s face.

Or maybe... let’s not compete?

But with so many people watching, they had already spoken out loud.

The two bit the bullet and found a spot. As soon as they cast their lines, after less than two minutes, they heard Yang Leqi’s delighted voice, "Sister Yun, you’re amazing!"

Qin Hao and Chen Yao turned their heads to see Qin Yun had just pulled up a two-pound fish.

They both let out a breath of relief; get it over with quickly.

Why is it so small?

Because the big ones...

She’s pretty much caught them all.

However, their relief didn’t last for ten seconds before Qin Yun just cast her line again, and the fish caught on.

One, two, three, four...

Their initial relief turned to shock, then numbness, and finally emptiness, all within less than three minutes.

Chen Yao’s numb expression: I believe it, I really do!

His whole set of expressions went viral as online memes.

They just wanted the competition to end quickly, he was hungry and wanted to eat.

Although he did catch one fish in the middle, a fish only two fingers wide, which was almost worse than catching none...

Compared to the joy from Qin Yun’s team, the only thought in Chen Yao’s mind was: The sorrows and joys of humanity are not connected.

It wasn’t until Qin Yun caught her 10th fish that they heard Yang Leqi’s sweet voice, "Brother Yao, I don’t think you guys can win. Do you still want to continue?"

Chen Yao had long put away his fishing rod, gazing listlessly into the distance, giving up resistance. It was only when he heard Yang Leqi’s voice that he numbly glanced at the bucket beside him, "Does it look like I want to continue?"

"Sister Yun, should we release the fish?"

Yang Leqi said as she prepared to release the fish, but when she looked up, she noticed Qin Yun was staring at the lively, jumping fish in the bucket, with something resembling drool at the corner of her mouth.

Yang Leqi: "..."

She hesitated and said, "Sister Yun... these fish are still raw..."

"Hmm? I know."

Qin Yun returned to normal, her tone not fluctuating much.

"How about we buy two and have them cooked for lunch?" Yang Leqi tentatively suggested, not expecting Qin Yun’s eyes to light up instantly, her eyes shining brightly at her, "Can we?!"

Yang Leqi was startled. It was the first time she’d been looked at by Sister Yun like this. For a moment, she inexplicably felt like food on a table, at risk of being eaten by Qin Yun at any time.

But seeing Qin Yun at that moment, she suddenly found her a bit cute, with her heart pounding.

Blushing, Yang Leqi boldly said, "Of course, absolutely! Whatever you want to eat, I’ll buy it for you!"

The final result was that Yang Leqi wanted to buy all the fish, but the pond owner refused, citing that the pond was running low on fish, and symbolically gifted them one.

And he kindly suggested that when they visit next time, instead of fishing, they could have a chat with him...

"It’s okay, I can eat something else," Qin Yun said after a moment’s hesitation.

Yang Leqi didn’t dare meet Qin Yun’s eyes after failing to buy the fish. In the end, it was Chen Yao who suggested they could go to the seafood market to buy some other kinds of seafood, wrapping up this one-sided fishing competition.

Only after buying the seafood did they remember they seemed to be missing someone from their group.

The realization came when Yang Leqi, smiling and teasing on the ride, said, "This time, we don’t have to fight with Wang Sirui for food."

As soon as she finished speaking, they all suddenly realized, where was Wang Sirui...??

Chen Yao, being the oldest in the group, immediately took out his phone to call Wang Sirui.

But no one answered until the ring ended.

"I, I think I remember where he’s working..." Yang Leqi timidly raised her hand.

The car headed towards the plaza.

When they arrived at Wang Sirui’s workplace, the store was filled with girls, each holding their phone to take pictures of him.

They saw Wang Sirui wearing fox ears, his nose painted with makeup, and a long fox tail on his back, striking enchanting poses to satisfy the girls’ requests, smiling brightly as he worked.

Everyone had different reactions.

Some were stifling laughter, some were stunned, incredulous, and some were expressionless, devoid of desire or demand.

Until Wang Sirui saw them standing at the door, his whole body froze.

His reputation, all ruined...

Though it would be ruined after the show aired, being socially dead on the spot was still a bit embarrassing.

But luckily, he recovered quickly, tidied himself up, and walked towards them, puzzled when he saw them all there, "Have you all finished your shifts?"

"Qin Yun made a thousand in just two hours, we just went and bought seafood, planning to find a hotel to have it cooked."

"Two hours!!?? How did she do it?" Wang Sirui asked, shocked.

Chen Yao and Qin Hao looked at Wang Sirui’s shocked expression, feeling a bit comforted.

See, everyone’s first reaction upon hearing this is the same, it’s not just them.

And Wang Sirui’s shocked tone successfully drew Qin Yun’s lazy gaze to him.

As if saying: Much ado about nothing.

Since they had already made a thousand, there was no need for Wang Sirui to continue working.

"Wait a bit for me while I talk to the boss. I stood all morning, after all. Let’s see if I can get some wages."

After all, they were quite broke...

And with that, he ran to find the boss.

When Wang Sirui returned, pride was written all over his face, "The boss said the traffic I brought in this morning was more than she gets in a whole week, and gave me two hundred bucks!"

Then he thought about Qin Yun’s thousand in two hours.

Without Qin Yun’s thousand, maybe his two hundred would be quite nice, but with it, his didn’t seem as impressive in comparison.

"It’s much better than us. We painfully stood for two hours and only got 80 bucks each," Qin Hao complained with a bitter face.

"It’s not about the money. As long as it’s enough to spend, let’s go, I’m starving." Qin Yun directly interrupted their talk.

Carrying so much fresh seafood, standing there chatting was too hard on her stomach.