Are All Fish Prodigies Like This

Yan Yuzhu still hadn't replied, but Shen Nian wasn't annoyed. He grabbed his fishing rod and drove to the nearest park.

It had been a long time since he last went fishing.

Looking at his fishing rod, Shen Nian hoped the old thing still had some life left in it.

The two-hundred-yuan rod had helped him catch countless big fish; he wouldn't be surprised if it suddenly broke one day.

However... considering the fish he caught barely put up a fight, it would probably be quite hard to break it.

The small trees in the park didn't have many green leaves left. The lawns, which had been lush and green in midsummer, now had withered, yellowish tips.

The sunlight was a bit warm. Shen Nian found a shady spot and began setting up his stool, placing his bucket, and readying his rod.

Buying a car was really convenient. With so much gear, if he were still riding his Niu electric scooter, there wouldn't even be room for his feet.

Shen Nian recently planned to hand the scooter over to his older sister. No matter what, it was still better to ride than Shen Yue's beat-up electric bike.

"Yo, long time no see! Still remember me?"

A familiar voice came from nearby, a bit gruff and raspy. Looking toward the sound, it was none other than Chen Qiuyu's father, Chen Guangming.

"Yo, Uncle, long time no see," Shen Nian waved.

It was quite surprising. Last year, this guy was actively avoiding him, and now he was taking the initiative to say hello.

"The second half of your senior year must have been busy," Chen Guangming smiled. "I haven't seen you fishing here in a long time."

"It was indeed pretty busy. Even now in college, it's not exactly a breeze. It's rare to have the free time, so I came to catch a few fish for fun."

"That's good. Being busy means you picked the right school. If you weren't busy at all, your major would probably be a bad one."

"I guess you could say that." Shen Nian scratched his cheek. "Uncle, which university did Chen Qiuyu end up going to?"

"She went to Sun Yat-sen University. As for her major... I can't quite remember."

"Sun Yat-sen University? That's really good."

"Of course. I heard her mention that you tutored her a few times. I want to thank you on her behalf."

"It's nothing, really. Just a small thing."

While they were talking, Shen Nian's fishing rod twitched.

A bite, a bite.

Shen Nian pulled the rod. A fish nearly the length of a human arm thrashed once in the water and then completely gave up, lying flat on the surface.

Shen Nian effortlessly scooped it up and tossed it into his bucket.

Chen Guangming: ??

Bro, seriously? Did you hire someone underwater to hook fish onto your line?

The veteran angler's brain was experiencing a massive storm of confusion.

Thinking back to when they first met, this guy used to catch fish the exact same way. Chen Guangming felt a bit relieved.

Maybe this was just a case of fools having fool's luck.

Wait, no. His daughter had said this kid was the top scorer in the college entrance exam...

As expected, the probability of this guy paying someone to hook fish underwater was much higher.

Shen Nian baited his hook again and cast his line a bit further out. "Uncle, aren't you going to fish?"

"Haha, I brought all my gear here. What else would I do?" Chen Guangming moved a bit further away from him and started chumming the water.

Before he could even cast his line, Shen Nian caught another fish, this one only the size of a palm.

Chen Guangming felt that his gold medal in fishing was like a chocolate bar in front of Shen Nian, instantly consumed and rendered meaningless.

Forget it, he wasn't going to compete with this kind of person. He'd just fish on his own.

An hour later.

While Shen Nian had caught five fish, Chen Guangming finally landed a medium-sized fish about four fingers wide. Congratulations were in order.

Usually, it took Shen Nian twenty to thirty minutes to catch a fish, but he had good luck today. The fish were biting fast. In just an hour, his bucket was full.

One more fish, and he'd call it a day.

The big fish's inner monologue: If there's a lot of bait, I can eat it without biting the hook. If there's a little bait, I usually ignore it. But for this guy who doesn't chum the water and uses so little bait, I have to at least give it a taste... Not good!

I heard these mighty beings don't like dead fish. Watch me play dead and trick him... Not good!

Shen Nian dropped the final fish into the bucket.

These fish were quite lively. He just didn't know why they stopped moving after a single twitch upon biting the hook. Some even flipped over showing their white bellies... But it was fine. It made them incredibly easy to reel in.

Were all the prodigies of the fish clan like this?

Having not checked his phone the whole time, he only just realized that Yan Yuzhu had replied.

Shen Nian quickly typed a response.

[Shen Nian]: Hello Ms. Yan, are you free? Your proudest back-row elite is coming to see you with gifts!

[Yan Yuzhu]: I'm free. I just finished class and have no plans later. When are you coming?

[Shen Nian]: Sorry Ms. Yan, I was fishing and didn't notice my phone.

[Yan Yuzhu] replied quickly: No problem.

[Shen Nian]: Ms. Yan, I caught a lot of fish. I'm bringing some for you and Ms. Su.

[Yan Yuzhu]: Bring two big ones.

[Shen Nian]: You got it. I saved the biggest ones for you. I'll be there at 11:30.

[Yan Yuzhu]: Okay, I'm in the freshman office on the third floor.

After saying goodbye to Chen Guangming, Shen Nian drove to a nearby market. He paid a small fee to have a fishmonger clean the big fish and pack them in ice, otherwise, carrying live fish around would be too much of a hassle.

At 11:20, Shen Nian arrived at the school gates. He scanned his face and found that the school's system still recognized his information, displaying Class 11, Grade 12 - Shen Nian.

Alright then. He could visit his alma mater without even having to give his homeroom teacher's name.

The high schoolers hadn't finished their morning classes yet. Shen Nian quietly walked up to the third floor of the freshman building. He peeked into the office and, sure enough, saw Yan Yuzhu and Su Kexi sitting at their desks chatting.

Shen Nian knocked on the door and walked in. "Hello, teachers."

"Oh my, the back-row elite has returned to see his teachers?" Su Kexi rested her chin on her hand, teasing him.

"Hey, after being in college for a while, I started missing my teachers." Shen Nian lifted the plastic bags in his hands. "Here, I brought you gifts. Fresh fish."

"You really didn't need to bring gifts just to visit. I'll go put these away." Su Kexi reached out her hands.

Shen Nian couldn't help but chuckle. Ms. Su was really something else.

Yan Yuzhu covered her mouth and giggled, then suddenly asked curiously, "Shen Nian, I heard from Ms. Su that you got into the Artificial Intelligence program at Nanjiang University?"

"That's right."

"I thought you would go to a university in the capital."

"It's too far away. To me, it doesn't make a difference where I go." Shen Nian grinned. "So you teachers are back to teaching freshmen again."

"Yeah, we have to teach four periods a day. It's so tiring."

"Just drink some more Wangzai milk, and you won't be tired."

"Wow, now that you've graduated, you even dare to tease your teacher." Yan Yuzhu felt a bit gloomy.

Was her only impression on Shen Nian that she loved drinking Wangzai milk? She was supposed to be the gentle English teacher who was great at teaching!

"Is Ms. Su still a homeroom teacher?"

"I am."

The moment this was brought up, Su Kexi got energized and said happily, "Thanks to you and Xia Yanchun, Ms. Yan and I will be promoted to first-grade teachers next year!"

"That's awesome!" Shen Nian smiled warmly. "Looks like I can eat as much as I want at the staff cafeteria for lunch."

"My teacher's card is loaded. Swipe it all you want and treat it like a buffet. If it's not enough, swipe Ms. Yan's."

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