On this side, Liu Zhizhong was busy cooking, the aroma of the dishes wafting everywhere.

Among the County Party Secretaries, he was indeed the best cook.

On the other side, Qian Xuan caught two big grass carp in less than half an hour, got so excited, and the line set whistled as he maneuvered it, with his shouts echoing—quite an exciting scene.

At such times, Liu Zhizhong naturally went over to help with the netting since Qian Xuan was not very mobile.

Qian Xuan's hand rod, worth tens of thousands of yuan, was truly impressive. With the line set properly matched, it handled a more than ten-kilogram grass carp with ease. Once controlled, it was up to Liu Zhizhong to net it.

Soon after, the third big grass carp took the bait, Qian Xuan was once again overcome with excitement. After some intense handling, he controlled it, and Liu Zhizhong went over to net it again, also mentioning that it was lunchtime.

Once the fish was ashore, Qian Xuan sentimentally remarked, "This place is really great, the spring river water warms early, even grass carp bite in the first month of the lunar year, heh heh... Today, did we hit a grass carp hole?"

Liu Zhizhong smiled and said, "The water temperature is very important; grass carp do open their mouths early. But Brother Xuan, be careful, there are Giant Blue Fish in Shuangxin Valley!"

"Oh? Giant Blue Fish? How big is big?"

"Last year, I saw these things here, a group of them. The big ones could be over 150 pounds, and even the small ones are 30 to 40 pounds!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Xuan got excited, "Damn, why didn't you say earlier? My rod has yet to challenge a 150-pound wild giant! During the class reunion over New Year, that dog Xiang Wenhua bragged about catching a 130-pound Giant Green Fish in Dragon and Phoenix Gorge, and he boasted so much about playing with its fish stone!"

"Hehe, your rod is good, I know that, which is why I added Giant Green Fish pellets to the bait just now. How about we continue fishing with the pellets after lunch? The grass carp were just appetizers."

"Sure! But we'll need to redo the line set... Damn it!"

With that, Qian Xuan slapped his thigh, "I didn't prepare such a heavy line set! Wait, I'll have someone send it by helicopter."

"Alright! This afternoon, let's tackle the Giant Blue Fish. These things don't bite in the morning but binge in the afternoon and evening."

"Why didn't you fish for them before?"

"The gear wasn't right, and I didn't have enough time to wait!"

"Okay then, this time, we two brothers will camp out for a few days! Heh heh, when the time comes, I'll take the fish stone from the Bluefish and flaunt it in Xiang Wenhua's face!"

Liu Zhizhong couldn't help but laugh heartily.

These future big shots seem to love a bit of competition in their play too!

So, Liu Zhizhong added more bait to stock up the fishing spot.

He and Qian Xuan returned to the Maybach super extended RV, savoring the delicious lunch, starting to drink and eat.

This meal included two special dishes, one being Steamed Grass Carp Ribs and the other being Fish Belly Soup, both made from the 18-pound big grass carp Qian Xuan had just caught, fresh and flavorful.

The two ate and drank, not drinking much, just enough to enjoy.

However, midway through the meal, Qian Xuan remarked with some amusement, "You know, your godfather is really fond of you."

Liu Zhizhong's heart stirred, "Hey Brother Xuan, what do you mean by that?"

"From what I heard at the class reunion after Xiang Wenhua got drunk, he mentioned a few things. It seems the smiling tiger may be a wolf in sheep's clothing to others, but to you, Liu Zhizhong, there's only love hidden behind the smiles!"

"Uh... That's quite an ambiguous way to put it, isn't it? Haha..."