Island Management: Starting With the Heart of Ocean as a Prize - Chapter 12

Chapter 12: The Ship Was as Good as New and Was About to Set Sail!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After getting rid of the fish, there was nothing much to do in the afternoon.

Qi Hang was busy sorting out all the fishing gear he had bought, while Fang Qing was in charge of repairing the ship in the backyard.

Her cooking skills were pretty good, and the task was completed in less than three hours.

In the house, Qi Hang pointed at a basket placed at the entrance of the yard. It was filled with a lot of fruits like strawberries and cherries, which the little girl loved to eat.

“Take it back and try it. It tastes pretty good.”

Fang Qing’s first reaction was to reject him. In the end, she still felt a little resentful towards Qi Hang. “I still need to ride my bike. I can’t take it.”

“You can put it in the tricycle.”

Qi Hang walked out and personally placed the basket of fruits into the tricycle filled with tools. He smiled and said, “do you want me to send you back?”

Fang Qing’s pretty face instantly twisted. “No, no, I can walk on my own.”

“Alright then, have a safe journey.” Qi Hang did not force her.

After Fang Qing left, Qi Hang came to the backyard and saw the small boat that was already brand new.

He inspected it once.

Fang Qing was very meticulous in doing things. Not only did she reinforce every part of the connection, but she also repainted the surface of the small boat and painted it with a waterproof layer.

Initially, Qi Hang wanted to test the water to see the effect, but it was already late, so he could only give up.

He spent some time tidying up the backyard and went to bed early.

The next morning, Li Yizheng came to knock on the door.

“Qi Hang!”

“Hang!”

“Mr. Hang!”

“Brother Hang!”

Qi Hang sat up lazily and stuck his head out of the window on the second floor. He saw Li Yizheng standing at the door with a big bag on his back. When he saw him, he waved his arms up high.

“Get up quickly!” Li Yizheng seemed to have something to ask him.

Qi Hang yawned and looked at the alarm clock that was just past five o’clock. He could not help but be speechless. “What are you doing up so early?”

“Fishing!”

Li Yizheng patted his shoulder strap, he smiled and said, “didn’t I leave first yesterday? Originally, I wanted to borrow a small boat from the captain, but he said that you’re a newbie and that you won’t return it even if you borrow it. When the time comes, you won’t be able to bear the responsibility. So I asked him to you along and learn at sea with him.”

“The door isn’t locked. Come in first.”

Qi Hang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He got up and went downstairs.

Li Yizheng waited for a while. Not long after, he saw Qi Hang pushing a brand-new boat out of the house.

He quickly went up to help and chatted idly while helping.

“Yesterday, I saw President Chen’s car. She’s really a beautiful and rich woman. She came to a poor rural area like ours and drives a luxury car that costs several million yuan,” Li Yizheng said with a face full of envy.

“She’s a big boss. She always needs to have some face.” Qi Hang said dismissively.

Li Yizheng, on the other hand, seemed to be looking forward to it. “I wonder who in our village can have a relationship with her and have such close business dealings with her. It would be great if it were me. I can see beautiful women every day. Who knows, there might even be sparks between them.”

Qi Hang could not help but raise his eyebrows. “I told you not to drink sugar water before you go to bed. Look, you want to be so sweet even when you wake up from a dream.”

“Hey, hey, hey!” Li Yizheng scolded with a smile. “Why don’t you let me think about it?”

“Alright, take your time to think about it. I’m going to go fishing.”

It was only then that Li Yizheng noticed that the small boat had changed completely. He could not help but say in surprise, “Whoa, did little sister Qing fix this for you?”

“Yes.” Qi Hang nodded.

“I knew it.” Li Yizheng chuckled. “Little sister Qing is always cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Although she says that she won’t help you fix it and makes things difficult for you, in reality, she will still help you, the brother Qi Hang who she has played with since she was a young girl.”

As he said this, he patted Qi Hang’s shoulder. “Don’t be discouraged. It’s not a big deal if you lose. Qing is very good at fishing in our village, so it’s normal that she can’t beat her.”

“Actually… I won.”

“Stop bragging!”

Li Yizheng rolled his eyes. “You were already beaten to such a state back then, and now you’re telling me that you’ve turned the tables? The day before yesterday, it was just a fluke that the splendid lobster ran into your net!”

“…”

Qi Hang did not explain. After putting the boat in the yard, he went back to wash up. When he came out, he had already changed his clothes and put the fishing gear he bought into the boat one after another.

Li Yizheng was stunned. “You’re not thinking of going out to sea on your own, are you?”

“Yes, it’s so comfortable to go out to sea on your own. You can do whatever you want.” Qi Hang nodded.

“Can you do it?” Li Yizheng doubted Qi Hang’s ability very much. Even if his university major was sea adventure, it was still questionable.

“There’s nothing a man can’t do.”

“F*ck, this is not a joke.”

Li Yizheng said seriously, “if you have to go out to sea by yourself, then bring me along. I don’t trust you.”

Qi Hang had no choice but to agree.

They worked together to put the boat on the cart and traveled all the way to the beach.

Although the boat was small, it was just enough to accommodate the two of them.

Because there was a boat out to sea, Qi Hang brought with him a line of hooks this time. It was a line with many hooks, and many of the hooks were hung on one main line.

This was somewhat similar to the saying, ‘cast a wide net to catch more fish’. However, it was not exactly the same.

Li Yizheng was in charge of driving the boat. From Afar, he was looking for a place to lower the hook.

“It doesn’t seem suitable to go out to sea today. There aren’t any waves, and there aren’t any schools of fish nearby.”

Hearing this, Qi Hang, who was at the side, put his hand into the water and felt it carefully.

There was a series of undulations in the east direction. If he lowered the hook there, he would definitely gain something.

“Go over there. I’ll lower a row of hooks first.”

Li Yizheng took a look and did not feel that there was anything special there. However, he still followed Qi Hang’s instructions and drove the boat over.

“Brother Hang, do you know how to do it?” Li Yizheng came over.

“That’s for sure. Why would I go out to sea if I don’t know how to do it?”

Qi Hang chuckled and started to string the bait. He used the fresh nine-section shrimp.

Li Yizheng was instantly shocked. “F*ck, are you serious? Using such expensive bait? Even if you have money, you can’t spend it like this.”

“I want to see if I can catch grouper. I’ll definitely spend more capital.” Qi Hang explained.

When he was in the sea yesterday, he had sensed a grouper school in this area. However, it was only because there was a better big yellow croaker school that he changed his target.

A day had passed. He felt that the grouper school might not have left yet, so he had already prepared the nine-section shrimp that could catch grouper in advance.

However, in Li Yi Zheng’s eyes, this kind of behavior became the representative of ‘people are stupid and have a lot of money’. For someone like Qi Hang, who was new to fishing, even a ton of nine-section shrimp would be wasted if given to him.

Fishing at sea was a skill-based process. It was not something that could be reaped just by baiting the fish and biting the hook.

If one was not careful, one would be wasted by the school of fish. It was common for one to lose money in baiting.