The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 24 Fishing Newbie Benefits

On the first day of the holiday, Wu Xianyu finished all his homework and reminded Lin Miaomiao, but he got a voice message complaining.

"You asked me to do homework on the first day of vacation? What kind of demon are you??"

"I've been studying for a month, can't I enjoy myself?"

“Ahhhhh, this is so annoying.”

"How do I answer the second to last question on the third math test? Hurry up and don't waste time."

Under Wu Xianyu's threat that she would not be taken fishing if she didn't finish her homework, Lin Miaomiao could only finish her homework in tears. There were seven test papers in total. After finishing them in one day, Lin Miaomiao felt that her brain was full of mosaics. Fortunately, she didn't have to write Chinese and English essays. She was grateful for the teacher's mercy.

After dinner, Wang Shengnan stared at the homework she had finished. Is this still her daughter? Why didn't she procrastinate? She still did all the homework herself. Wang Shengnan was sure of this. After all, she heard Lin Miaomiao's angry voice in the room clearly that day. Xiaoyu must have suffered. How about buying some pig ears for him?

Lin Dawei is watching TV, very leisurely

"Just be happy. Miaomiao has made a friend like this who encourages her to study. The most important thing is that she listens to you."

"I said Xiaoyu is Miaomiao's lucky star. Look, he finished his homework in one day. I would never have dared to think about it before."

Wang Shengnan carefully looked through Lin Miaomiao's homework, while Lin Dawei took a sip of water from his teacup.
"I'm going to take the two kids fishing tomorrow, so I guess they won't be back until the evening. You can take a day off, and I'll bring Xiao Yu back for dinner in the evening. Wow, you've improved by 20 places in one go. I don't know how you did it."

His words were full of admiration for Wu Xianyu. Helping his daughter improve by twenty places was no less difficult than landing on the moon.

"Go ahead, Xiaoyu's hobby is unusual and very mature. It's less troublesome than those who play games and watch TV. Thanks to Xiaoyu, I can relax for a day."

Wang Shengnan carefully put away the test paper and put it back into Lin Miaomiao's schoolbag. She carefully walked to the door of Lin Miaomiao's room, listened for a while, then tiptoed back to the sofa and turned down the volume of the TV.
"Miao Miao fell asleep"

"That's normal. After finishing such a large amount of homework in one day, everyone needs to take a break. Let's put the rice cooker in the oven to warm up her dinner. Maybe she will wake up and eat by herself in the evening."

Lin Dawei finished drinking the water in the teacup and stood up to rest.

. . . . . .

Look at Lin Miaomiao's words

"Don't reply to my messages, my brain is going to explode, let me rest for a while!!"

Wu Xianyu stood up and prepared to cook dinner. He walked towards the kitchen and said
"Alas, you don't know how kind people are. You will know how nice it is tomorrow."

The second day of the National Day holiday, wild fishing spot

Lin Miaomiao imitated Wu Xianyu, sprinkled the bait, covered the hook with bait, and swung the fishing rod with a satisfied look.
"Oh, it's so comfortable without the pressure of homework on my head. My whole body feels relaxed, as if I'm breathing."

"Hey, who was it that sent me dozens of voice messages yesterday, calling me a worthless person? And I was not allowed to talk back."

Wu Xianyu sat next to Lin Miaomiao wearing a sun hat and biting a grass pole in his mouth. He was very satisfied with this wild fishing spot, but he was a little uneasy about bringing a fishing novice with him.

"Why are you still holding a grudge? I've already brought you breakfast, but you're still not angry. Those were just words I said in anger. Look, wasn't Li Shimin also jumping up and down because of Wei Zheng every day? But he is still a model of monarch and minister for thousands of years. I am still very happy to have you, Fang Xuanling."

"You are still Li Shimin, at most you are Liu Chan"

"I am Liu Chan, who are you? Zhuge Liang? Stop teasing me. With your evil ways, even Jia Xu would be ashamed of himself."

"Zhuge Liang also had a record of scolding Wang Lang to death. Is it okay for me to shamelessly get involved?"

"You are so shameless"

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Listening to the verbal battle between the two children, Lin Dawei felt a little dizzy. Lin Miaomiao was a person who never stopped talking, whether she was eating or talking. Now Wu Xianyu came, so going fishing today did not seem to be a good choice.

After watching the fishing rod for a while without any movement, Lin Dawei took out his mobile phone and saw that many people in his circle of friends were complaining about the traffic jam. Suddenly, he felt that it would be a good idea to go fishing.

"Crash-"

The sound of water drew Lin Dawei's attention away from his mobile phone. Turning around, he saw his daughter holding the fishing rod with excitement. Wu Xianyu did not look very happy, with a drooping face.

After observing for a while, I realized that Lin Dawei did not go over without my help. As a mature adult, I should avoid getting involved in the communication between my children and their friends.

Moreover, Lin Dawei heard from his daughter that it was Wu Xianyu who took the initiative to request that an adult be present, which made him feel more at ease.

Lin Miaomiao asked Wu Xianyu to take a photo for her, put the fish into the fish basket, took her phone and sent the photo to Wang Shengnan and the class group.

The grass carp as long as a forearm is still very eye-catching. For a while, everyone in the class group asked Lin Miaomiao how she caught it. Lin Miaomiao directly took a video and posted it in the class group. In the video, Wu Xianyu had a dark face and looked unhappy, and on the other side was Lin Dawei, proving that the two were not alone.

Jiang Tianhao couldn't help but send a message when he saw Wu Xianyu's look

Wang Leehom from Jiangzhou: Why does Brother Xianyu have such a dark face? He doesn't look very happy.

After a while, Lin Miaomiao's message came
Miaomiao doesn’t eat fish: Xianyu said that he shouldn’t have brought me here, and that my novice welfare period took away all his catches, and he’s very unhappy about it, hahahaha
Wu Xianyu really thought so. Although it was a bit metaphysical, the first time he went fishing with this body, he caught a big fish in a place near the community where there were not many fish. Now it was Lin Miaomiao's turn to fish for the first time. It was normal for her to catch a fish, but if she came alone, shouldn't she have caught the fish herself!

The location of this wild fishing spot is really good. Wu Xianyu caught a fish soon, but it was not that big. After taking a photo, Wu Xianyu threw it back into the water.

Lin Miaomiao felt a little sorry, holding her fishing rod, turned around and asked Wu Xianyu

"I finally got the goods, why did you put them down?"

"I don't like eating fish, just keep it as a souvenir. Besides, you have a big one over there, which is enough for us to eat today."

Wu Xianyu leaned back in the soft chair, looking at the messages on his phone to see how the fishermen had caught fish recently.

Lin Miaomiao supported her chin and glanced at her mobile phone from time to time. She felt bored, so she went back to the car and got a few bags of snacks, which she shared with Wu Xianyu and her father. Lin Miaomiao chewed the snacks and looked at the water, and began to wonder whether going fishing today was a good choice.

She didn't understand how Wu Xianyu, who was obviously the same age as her, could sit still like that. Since there was no one else around, Lin Miaomiao simply asked her question directly.

Wu Xianyu's eyelids drooped, as if he was about to fall asleep, and his tone was flat.
"On the one hand, it's my personality, and on the other hand, I have the habit of reviewing what I did in the past period of time to see if there is anything I can do better or what I can say better. Although I can't reflect on myself three times a day, it's still okay to reflect on myself once in a while."

"Is this why you are so mature? Sometimes I feel like you are not in the same grade as us. You feel like the teacher."

"I won't accept any disciples, thank you. Then you don't have to call me teacher."

"Fuck, your mouth should be sewn up." Lin Miaomiao regretted bringing up this topic, but she remembered her inattention problem and asked Wu Xianyu.

"Is there any way to change my poor concentration problem?"

"Your personality is like this, why do you want to change it? Isn't it good to be yourself? Just like your name, you are born like a cat, full of curiosity, with strong mobility, a lively personality, and a sunny personality. Forcing yourself to change is a punishment."

Listening to Wu Xianyu's various praises of herself, Lin Miaomiao felt that the corners of her mouth were out of her control and she scratched her face.
"If you praise me like this, I won't forget your dirty talk just now, but I need to concentrate on school now. I don't want to fall from fifth place next time."

"Then you may be disappointed. The ranking will definitely drop. After all, there is not much to learn in a month, and it is convenient and comprehensive to review. As we take more classes, it will be more difficult to review, and the ranking drop is inevitable."

Wu Xianyu sentencing Lin Miaomiao to death without any emotion. Lin Miaomiao was very unwilling and looked at Wu Xianyu.

"Didn't you say I was a genius in studying? Why can't I keep up this performance?"

"Pay attention, I said you are gifted in learning, not genius. The two are far apart. Back to learning, we are now serving the college entrance examination, and at the end of the high school stage, most of the tactics are the sea of ​​questions. At that time, memory and concentration will be the biggest advantages. Even if there are questions you don't know how to answer, just write them dozens or hundreds of times, and you will be able to do them with muscle memory."

Lin Miaomiao was somewhat unwilling
"So am I really just going to have to watch my grades drop?"

Wu Xianyu remained silent. In fact, this problem was easy to solve. Many people solved it in the same way, which was to suppress their nature and serve only for exams from then on.

Many people will find after graduating from high school that the things they originally liked are not so attractive now, and they will gradually let go until after college. However, after entering society, they can only continue to suppress them in order to cater to the mainstream.

Feeling Lin Miaomiao's gaze on his face, Wu Xianyu sighed.

"The exam pressure in Jiangzhou should not be as great as in my hometown. I can only say that I should suppress my nature while maintaining part of my nature and force myself to concentrate."

Lin Miaomiao hung her head, like a spiritless kitten. She also guessed this result, but she was powerless to change anything. She sighed.
“When can I be free?”

"Freedom, it depends on what kind of freedom you want. There are relative freedom and absolute freedom. Relative freedom is simpler. As long as you obey the law, you can live whatever life you want. It's like flying in a bounded sky."

“What about absolute freedom?”

Lin Miaomiao didn't understand why Wu Xianyu only said half of his words. Wu Xianyu looked at her and shrugged.
"I think that absolute freedom is something that no one can achieve. Not being bound by anything, just following your own heart. If someone can really do it, then we humans will be in danger. Who knows, that person might get in a bad mood one day and blow up the earth."

"Wow, this is even more outrageous than Iron Man"

Lin Miaomiao complained and expressed her disapproval of Wu Xianyu's idea. Wu Xianyu did not say anything.

"It's just my own thoughts. Just take it as a joke and don't make a big deal out of it. Also, who the hell is Iron Man? He must be a great cultivator, right?"

"Master Xiuxian?"

"Hmm? Haven't you read similar novels?"

“I haven’t seen it”

After a while, the topic went off track.

Time passed by, and even Lin Miaomiao didn't notice that the sun had already set in the west. Lin Dawei looked at the time and saw that it was already past three in the afternoon. He greeted the two children.
"It's almost time, let's get ready to go back."

"Okay, let's get ready."

Wu Xianyu responded. He was quite satisfied with today's catch. He caught seven or eight fish. The largest one was bigger than Lin Miaomiao's, but it was a little old. Lin Miaomiao's was just right.

Lin Miaomiao was even more exaggerated. It was as if there was a diver underwater helping her to catch fish. No matter how big or small, she caught one at a time. She also imitated Wu Xianyu and took pictures and threw them back into the water herself.

Standing up and stretching his muscles, Wu Xianyu was ready to collect the rod. As soon as he picked up the rod, the fishing line suddenly stretched straight. Wu Xianyu's eyes focused, and he exerted force with his arms. He leaned his body back and let out some of the fishing line. He tried to reel it in little by little. Feeling the strength in his hands, Wu Xianyu was a little excited.

"This fish is really strong, quite interesting"

Lin Miaomiao and Lin Dawei looked at Wu Xianyu playing with the fish and stopped to watch quietly.

After a few minutes of stalemate, Wu Xianyu had almost reeled in the line. He used his waist to pull the fish out of the water and into the grass.

Wu Xianyu walked over and took a look, and became happy.
"Ha, it's a black fish, a little thin, but good"

Speaking of the fish, Wu Xianyu put it directly into the water tank and moved it back to the trunk of the car. Seeing him so happy, Lin Miaomiao took a curious look at the fish in the water tank.
"Why are you so happy? Is this fish delicious?"

Taking off his one-piece raincoat, Wu Xianyu looked at Lin Miaomiao
“Can you eat spicy food?”

“A little spicy but ok”

Lin Miaomiao gestured a range with her hands, and got into the car with Wu Xianyu.

"Have you ever eaten pickled fish?"

"Of course you have. You are not going to use this fish to make pickled fish, are you?"

"Black fish is the best for making pickled fish. I'll buy some vegetables when I pass by the vegetable market and then I'll show you how to cook it."

"Hey, Xiaoyu, you can cook too."

Lin Dawei was a little surprised. Pickled fish was not a side dish, it was at least a main dish.

"Yes, because I like to eat it, so I learned to make it myself."

After some consideration, Lin Dawei asked

"Are your family members often not at home? It seems like you have been living alone for a long time."

"Almost. I used to be able to come back once a year, but now I guess that's not possible."

"Why not?"

Lin Miaomiao didn't understand the relationship and asked about it. Lin Dawei thought he had guessed the reason and explained

"Now that Xiaoyu has grown up, his family feels more comfortable letting him live on his own. It seems that your family is really busy, Xiaoyu."

(End of this chapter)