Chapter 137: Falling into the Trap
Chapter 137: Falling into the Trap
Not only Zhou Fu, but even Zhou Chengxin wanted Tian Caihua to stay away from him.
But she was, after all, his wife, and Tian Caihua had a temper that was not easy to deal with. To avoid an argument in front of his brothers, Zhou Chengxin decided to endure it.
He kept reminding himself, "Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth!"
Fortunately, he had returned to Jiangxia, and the little wealth expert of Jiangxia had touched the fishing rod.
Sure enough, he soon had a fish on the hook!
A two-catty grouper was caught.
Zhou Chengxin was so excited that he almost shed tears. Was it easy for him to get lucky while fishing with Xiaxia?
He had almost missed out because he believed in the saying, "United couples, their strength cuts through gold."
Tian Caihua fell silent for a moment.
Could Jiangxia's luck with fishing really be that good?
Why was it that as soon as Jiangxia touched the fishing rod, a fish would bite? It was already challenging to fish while the boat was sailing, and yet she managed to catch a fish right away. Even when she touched someone else's fishing rod, they would soon have a fish on the hook.
Could it be that miraculous?
Tian Caihua couldn't help but join Jiangxia.
Zhou Fu turned around in fear and glanced at her: "What does this golden severing expert want to do?"
Zhou Fu quickly tried to distract her: "Ah Hua, take the net and go stand by Ah Xin. If he catches a big fish, you can help him pull it up immediately."
"Oh," Tian Caihua agreed, thinking it made sense. She picked up the net on the deck and returned to Zhou Chengxin's side.
Zhou Chengxin: "..."
Could he send her away?
Was this his own father? He shouldn't treat his son like this!
Sailing was lonely, and as the three of them kept catching fish, Zhou Chengsen, who hadn't fished in a long time, couldn't hold back any longer.
He shouted, "Alei, you take the helm, and let me fish."
Zhou Chenglei, with his poor hearing, pretended not to hear.
Zhou Chengsen raised his voice again, "Alei, you take the helm, and let me go fishing!"
Jiangxia nudged Zhou Chenglei beside her, "Second Brother is calling you."
Zhou Chenglei couldn't pretend not to hear what Jiangxia said. Reluctantly, he replied, "No time. Jiangxia doesn't know how to fish, and she's not strong enough. I need to watch over her."
Hearing this, Zhou Chengsen asked for a replacement, "Big Brother, you take the helm, and let me go fishing."
Zhou Chengxin: "No, I haven't had enough fishing yet."
Before his second brother could speak, Zhou Fu shouted, "I sail every day. It's rare for me to fish today, so don't ask me to take the helm!"
After being a spirit tablet for so long, sometimes you need to be a person too!
Zhou Chengsen: "..."
Damn!
His initial intuition was correct; he had indeed fallen into a trap.
And it was a big one!
The boat couldn't be sailed!
Unknowingly, two hours passed, and it was time to pull up the net.
Everyone stopped fishing and went to pull up the net.
Zhou Chenglei pulled Jiangxia along because he knew his father would ask Jiangxia to touch the net before pulling it up.
Tian Caihua also went to help, after all, today was her family's day out at sea, and it wouldn't be right for others to do all the work.
Moreover, she had been doing chores since she was young and had considerable strength.
When Tian Caihua saw Jiangxia and Zhou Chenglei pulling up the net together, she said, "Xiaxia, you don't need to. We can do it. Pulling the net requires strength, and your slender arms and legs won't be enough."
She thought she was being considerate of Jiangxia, so she pulled her away and stepped forward herself.
Tian Caihua was strong, but her movements were rough, and Jiangxia, being caught off guard, stumbled.
Zhou Chenglei's attention never strayed from Jiangxia, and he immediately steadied her.
Tian Caihua didn't mean to be rough, and she didn't realize her own clumsiness.
Zhou Chenglei, fearing that Jiangxia might be bumped by Tian Caihua's roughness, moved aside and led Jiangxia away.
With so many people gathered, it was hard to move freely, and collisions were likely.
It was better to let Big Brother and Big Sister pull up the net themselves.
After Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia moved away from Tea Caihua, he rubbed Jiang Xia's arm where Tea Caihua had grabbed her, and it had turned red.
Zhou Chenglei frowned and held her arm, gently rubbing his thumb back and forth, trying to remove the unsightly redness. He whispered to Jiang Xia, "Next time, stay away from her."
So rude!
Jiang Xia held onto Zhou Chenglei's hand and smiled, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt. My skin is just like this, it turns red easily."
Zhou Chenglei thought about how delicate her skin was, especially tender.
Unconsciously, he turned his palm, and their fingers intertwined.
Her hand was soft and tender; his was rough and strong, with a firm grip.
The couple stood there, holding hands, watching as they pulled up the net.
This unspoken intimacy wasn't deliberate; it just happened naturally. Neither of them realized that their hands were clasped together, and they didn't let go.
Tea Caihua was about to help Zhou Chengxin pull up the net, but before her hand even touched it, Zhou Fu shouted, "Ah Hua, don't touch it!"
Tea Caihua: "..."
Realizing that he had raised his voice, Zhou Fu softened his tone, "You women don't have much strength. With so many men here, let them do it. You can just help with sorting the fish later."
Zhou Chengxin also said, "Yes, let us handle it!"
Zhou Chengxin turned and called out to Zhou Chenglei, "Alei, what are you standing there for? Come and help!"
Zhou Fu had already noticed his youngest son and daughter-in-law standing there, sweetly displaying their affection. He glared at his eldest son, "What's all the noise about? Aren't I here to help? Why do we need so many people? It's just getting in the way! Besides, if you needed help, why didn't you call your second brother?"
He had no sense of the situation at all. Didn't he see that the young couple was in the midst of their 'golden severing' charm?
It seemed that the eldest son wasn't meant to be the heir after all. The eldest couple was skilled in severing gold!
Zhou Chengsen, who had been steering the boat, was about to take a break when he heard this: "..."
When did he become so insignificant in his father's eyes? Whenever there was hard work to be done, they only thought of him?
And the youngest couple could just stand there, showing off their affection?
Zhou Chengxin was speechless.
Fine!
If his father wanted to work, let him.
This net of fish was heavy, and the two of them were struggling to pull it up. Zhou Chenglei signaled Jiang Xia to stand aside, and he went to help as well.
Tea Caihua was delighted to see them struggling, her heart filled with joy! With such weight, how many fish would this net hold?
The net did not disappoint, and it burst with red salmon, covering the entire deck.
Tea Caihua even spotted a devil ray!
Zhou Fu laughed, "It's definitely over three hundred jin!"
Zhou Chengxin's face lit up as well, "No, it should be four hundred jin."
Red salmon might be cheap, but the quantity made up for it.
Tea Caihua was overjoyed and quickly sat down to sort the fish, "Should we continue casting the net?"
Zhou Chengxin: "No, we're not setting the net. We're going to the cavern to collect abalone."
As he spoke, he went to start the boat, as the second brother didn't know where the sea area was.
Tea Caihua's eyes lit up, and she almost forgot that they could also collect abalone. All the abalone they collected today would be theirs!
"Let's hurry, then."
Jiang Xia didn't plan to dive today. As she quickly sorted the fish, she said, "Big Brother, take me to that nearby coral island first. I want to see if there's anything good on the island after the typhoon."
"Sure," Zhou Chengxin agreed.
Tea Caihua thought Jiang Xia was being bothersome and wasting time. She wanted them to spend less time underwater, collect fewer abalone, and then continue collecting the next day, right?
That's what she was thinking, but she didn't dare say it out loud.
As the boat approached the island, Jiang Xia spotted a boat docked there from a distance; it was Zhou Bingqiang's boat.
When the boat docked, Jiang Xia saw Wen Wan and Zhou Guohua searching around on the island.
Wen Wan recognized Zhou's boat and felt a bit nervous. She couldn't help but roll her eyes, "Shameless! They saw us here and followed us."
(End of Chapter)
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