I Can Fish Casually in This Lake

"Woohoo!!"

Hearing Su Yang's words, everyone clapped and cheered. For a moment, the courtyard was bustling with people and the atmosphere was fiery.

Su Yang smiled, jumped off the chair, and shouted, "We won't do it in the courtyard. I plan to carry the barbecue grill to the lakeside, right on the lawn across the road. The scenery there is great, and it's spacious enough for a barbecue. So now, we need to divide the work and cooperate."

"Alright, what do you need us to do?" Liu Bo replied.

"Let me see. The guys will move the heavier stuff like the barbecue grill, chairs, tables, and beer over there. A few of the girls can go to the kitchen to prepare the food, chop everything up, and then bring it over. The rest of you who don't have much to do can just hang out and play."

"Got it!"

"OK, let's get to work!"

At Su Yang's command, everyone went back into the house to find their respective tasks.

It was past four in the afternoon, and the sun was no longer as scorching as it was at noon.

Everyone joked around while working, and the guys quickly moved everything that needed to be taken out to the lakeside opposite the Tomato House.

Unlike the spot where Shen Yixue had fallen into the water earlier, which had a drop-off to the lake, the shore here was almost level with the water surface, making it very safe.

On the shore was a large, lush green lawn with many trees, perfectly suited for a barbecue.

Plus, the weather today was beautiful—breezy and sunny. The lake rippled with green waves, the sky was cloudless, and surrounded by beautiful women, having a barbecue in such a place was simply irresistible.

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Su Yang approached the barbecue grill with a smile to start the fire. At that moment, Liu Bo turned and ran toward his car.

Soon, he jogged back carrying a long black fishing rod bag and a packet of bait from the car.

Seeing this, Meng Wenzhou was stunned, "Good boy!! You even brought a fishing rod?"

"Hehe, Brother Meng, didn't expect that, did you? At a time like this, it'd be a crime against this beautiful environment not to cast a line."

"Damn, why didn't I think of that!?"

"Haha, I only brought one fishing rod, sorry about that." Liu Bo smiled as he jogged to the lakeside with the rod bag.

He found a suitable spot to sit down, then opened the bag and took out the fishing rod, hooks, lines, and other gear.

Song Anquan saw this, walked over, and smiled, "Brother Fatty, you actually carry a fishing rod with you?"

"Well, I heard Brother Yang say that the environment here is beautiful and Lianwu Lake is right at the doorstep, so I brought my rod along."

"Not bad, not bad. I don't know how to fish yet, let me watch."

"Sure, I'll teach you."

"Alright." Song Anquan said as he walked over and sat on the ground next to Liu Bo.

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On the other side, Su Yang pulled Ji Bo over to help him with the charcoal. Soon, the charcoal was lit.

Su Yang spread the charcoal evenly inside the barbecue grill.

After finishing, he turned to look across the road. At this moment, Su Qingci, Tang Ziyun, Lu Yun, and a few others were still inside the house washing and chopping vegetables.

"Yixue, go check on how they're doing."

"Okay." Shen Yixue, who was arranging chairs, turned and walked toward the courtyard.

Su Yang shouted again, "Oh, by the way, if they have anything already skewered, bring it out first."

"Got it."

Meanwhile, Pan Ning, Meng Qianyu, Ren Lingxi, and Xu Zilin were setting up the tables.

Han Xiaoyu pulled Zhong Qing, whom she had just met, to take photos by the lake.

The other girls were all inside the house. The ones mainly responsible for food preparation today were Lu Yun, Su Qingci, Tang Ziyun, Zhao Mengrou, Xia Zhiyu, and Li Muhan.

There were also a few girls whose activities were unknown; there were simply too many people for Su Yang to keep track of everyone at once.

"There are too many people today, one barbecue grill probably won't be enough. Oh? Why don't we just go borrow one from the neighbors? The people living around here should all have barbecue grills."

"Yeah, that works." Su Yang muttered to himself and then turned to look for a suitable person for the task.

Liu Bo would have been a great fit since he was a social butterfly, but seeing him currently fishing with Song Anquan, Su Yang dismissed the idea.

Seeing Su Yang standing there in a daze, Meng Wenzhou and Zhang Ziming walked over smoking and called out, "What are you spacing out for?"

"Hmm?" Su Yang turned his head and smiled, "Nothing. We just have too many people today, over twenty of us. One grill probably won't be enough to cook for everyone. I was wondering if we should go ask one of the neighbors if they have a grill we could borrow."

"Sure, I also think one definitely isn't enough. Plus, your grill isn't that big; with this many people, we'd be grilling until tomorrow."

"Then how about you two go borrow one?" Su Yang looked at them and smiled.

Zhang Ziming waved his hand, "OK, I was just looking for something to do anyway. Let's go, Old Meng, we'll go borrow one."

Meng Wenzhou smiled and said, "Alright, let's go."

The two didn't dawdle. They acted immediately, turning and walking toward a nearby house next to the Tomato House.

Su Yang nodded and smiled, "Not bad. Later, when we have an extra grill, I'll ask Muhan to grill with me. Her cooking skills should be pretty good."

Having nothing to do for the moment, Su Yang took out a cigarette, lit it, and walked over to Liu Bo and Song Anquan, tilting his head to watch.

He saw Liu Bo mixing the bait with water and kneading it. Once it was about done, he set it aside to rest.

Then he picked up a small pair of scissors, cut two pieces of fishing line, and wrapped them around a tiny fishhook using a technique Su Yang couldn't understand.

"Holy crap? Not bad, Fatty, this technique of yours clearly shows you're a veteran angler."

"Hehe, Brother Yang, I might not be good at other things, but I definitely know a thing or two about fishing."

"Is that so? Then how come I remember you didn't catch much when we went sea fishing in Lucheng before?"

"Oh, Brother Yang! Sea fishing is different. I'm much better suited for this kind of wild lakeside fishing. In a lake like this, I can catch fish with my eyes closed."

"Really? Then we'll be counting on you for our fish later."

"Haha, no problem. But I've never fished here before, so I don't know what kind of fish are in it. If they turn out to be all small fish, you can't blame me."

Su Yang exhaled a puff of smoke, "As long as you can catch fish, it's fine. I heard the locals say there are a lot of pale chubs in this lake. Anyway, it doesn't matter what kind of fish it is; whatever you catch is what we'll eat."

"No problem! As long as there are fish, I will definitely catch them."

Liu Bo patted his chest and boasted. Then he quickly finished preparing the hook and tied it to the top of the fishing rod.

After fixing the hook, he stood up, picked up the rod, and cast the line to test the depth of the lake water.

As soon as the bobber landed on the surface of the lake, it quickly sank and disappeared. Liu Bo immediately reeled the rod back in, grabbed the scissors to cut the lead sinker on the line, and then adjusted the height of the bobber.

After trying this continuously for several times, he finally finished adjusting it.

"OK! Done, now to attach the bait."

Liu Bo reeled the line back in, picked up the bait that had been resting aside for a few minutes, and looked at Song Anquan: "Lao Song, remember that for the first time, you need to put a bit more bait on the hook. This kind of bait disperses as soon as it hits the water, which helps create a feeding spot to attract the fish. After that, you can use less bait, just making sure there's a little bit hanging on the hook."

Song Anquan squatted to the side and nodded seriously.

Su Yang smoked and smiled, "You really are an old fishing master. It'd be embarrassing if you say all this and end up not catching a single fish later."

Liu Bo looked up with a grin. "Impossible. Unless this lake is completely empty, there's no way I'm going home empty-handed. Just watch me."

With that said, he baited his hook, stood up, and cast his line.

The bobber hit the water and slowly settled until only four colored notches were left visible above the surface.

Liu Bo crouched down and rested his fishing rod on the grass.

But the moment his rod touched the ground, the bobber violently jerked underwater.

"Holy crap!! That was fast!"