Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King

Chapter 843 - 567: You’re Worth It (2)

"Let’s eat the meat first, then drink the soup. Once all the dishes are here, brothers, shall we start?" Old Ma called out to everyone, unable to find a stool, he simply took a box of beer as a seat and sat down at the table.

"Hahaha, don’t rush, don’t rush. Before we start, we have to let our logistics chief, Comrade Old Ma, say a few words! Cooking last night, I already thought you were a gourmet, and it turns out I was right! Cooking like this while camping, your skills are impressive!"

Old Zhao wasn’t stingy with his praise for Old Ma, raising his thumb again in front of everyone.

Old Ma wasn’t shy, and said with a grin, "The outdoor conditions are limited, without a high flame stove, many dishes can only be stir-fried casually. I, Ma Mouren, have two hobbies in life, one is cooking, and the other is fishing! Meeting you like-minded friends makes this trip worthwhile!

Let’s skip the pleasantries; if we delay any longer, the whole roasted lamb will get cold! Fill up the glasses, let’s start, I’ll set an example first!"

With a loud "I’ll set an example", Old Ma took a paper cup and gulped down a large mouthful of strong liquor, his face flushing instantly.

Old Ma’s speech and example-setting instantly elevated the dinner atmosphere; everyone started eating and drinking, entering a battle mode.

After two consecutive days together, everyone’s familiarity with Old Ma had noticeably increased, and interactions at the dining table became more frequent.

From Zhang Yang’s perspective, Old Ma seemed to have a natural leadership charisma. After some simple time together, it was easy to be charmed by his charisma, which became even stronger with a few drinks and bites of meat.

The dinner, starting from just after six, lasted until eight-thirty in the evening. The weather was quite nice at night, with almost no wind. Looking up, there were dazzling stars everywhere. The whole lamb was devoured by more than a dozen big eaters, and even the pot of rib soup was drunk spotless by everyone using disposable small bowls.

Last night after dinner, they were still thinking about whether the fishing spots had attracted fish, but tonight almost everyone drank a lot of wine, and the idea of night fishing was stripped away by the drunkenness.

Under Zhang Yang’s strong reminder, everyone hung their fishing rods with safety lines. Before going to bed, they did not forget to reinforce the bait holes once more to prepare for another burst of action upon waking up.

Zhang Yang was smoking a cigarette, strolling around the point of the peninsula, wrapped his down jacket tighter, ready to go back to the car to recline his seat and rest under the military coat when Xiao Wei approached Zhang Yang.

"Zhang Yang!!"

"Huh? What’s up, Xiao Wei?" Zhang Yang responded, curiously glancing at Xiao Wei.

Xiao Wei was wrapped in a Bosideng down jacket, wearing a pretty woolen hat on her head, smiling sweetly at Zhang Yang.

"Did you drink too much? If you didn’t, I want to chat with you for a while. Look at how beautiful the stars are tonight! I haven’t seen so many stars in such a long time!" Xiao Wei pointed elegantly to the sky.

When the wife speaks, wanting to look at the stars, what could Zhang Yang do? As a qualified husband, he naturally had to accept unconditionally.

"Alright! Let’s take a walk, but one thing, wear your down jacket properly; it’s chilly tonight, don’t catch a cold!"

While speaking, Zhang Yang zipped up Xiao Wei’s down jacket and put the hood over her woolen cap, then dominantly took her hand and walked towards the open ground by the shore.

While other couples might hold hands for a stroll down the street after a date, Zhang Yang seldom did such things. This was a rare opportunity, and Xiao Wei, like a cute kitten, hooked her arm through Zhang Yang’s and tucked her hand dominantly into his pocket.

In the moonlight, the two of them strolled leisurely and found a big stone by the riverbank to sit on without brushing it off.

The temperature was a bit low but still bearable. With the starry sky overhead, and the lover in a passionate relationship beside him, in this outdoor waterside environment without spring mosquitoes, the atmosphere was perfect.

The pair cuddled for a while, then Xiao Wei turned to Zhang Yang very formally and asked, "Zhang Yang, I have something very important to ask you!"

"Huh? Ask away! Whatever you want to know, my lady, I’ll speak without reservation!"

"I’ve been with you for so long, we’ve even bought a house, when do you plan to marry me!" Xiao Wei abruptly brought up the topic of marriage between the two of them.

"Uh, why the sudden question? We’re still so young, and our relationship is stable. Both your family and mine don’t have major objections, why rush into marriage?"

Zhang Yang scratched his head, feeling a tad unsure as he spoke.

"The relationship is indeed stable, and you’re not the kind to stray, but dating is dating, and marriage is marriage. I feel they’re different!" Xiao Wei wasn’t satisfied with Zhang Yang’s answer, still insisting on her point.

"Sweetie, what made you think of this suddenly, is there something going on?" Zhang Yang gently embraced Xiao Wei’s waist, speaking in an infinitely tender tone.

"I... "

"Why hesitating? Could there be secrets between us? Just say what you think, no need to consider anything else!" Zhang Yang said with utmost sincerity.

"Actually, it’s nothing! It’s just that I feel you’re too excellent, and my growth can’t keep pace with you. The gap between us is rapidly widening over time!

When I first met you, you were running a fishing shop, competing with a few brothers!

Back then, I thought you were excellent, but I wasn’t bad either, at least good enough to match you!

But now, in just a few years, you’re doing live streaming, managing a company, achieving what an ordinary person might not accumulate in a lifetime!

As for me? I’ve made some small progress, but that’s about it!

You don’t know how sometimes, late at night when I can’t sleep, I imagine... What if you meet someone better and prettier and leave me, what would I do then?"

Listening to Xiao Wei’s words, Zhang Yang felt as if his heart was pierced.

It turns out, that the usually confident and capable Xiao Wei also lacks a sense of security in matters of the heart, and Zhang Yang, this careless guy, hadn’t noticed his girlfriend’s feelings all this time, making him an inadequate partner.

"Why aren’t you saying anything! Say something!" Seeing Zhang Yang silent for two seconds, Xiao Wei became a little anxious.

Zhang Yang didn’t reply with words but responded with actions.

He roughly pulled Xiao Wei into his embrace and kissed her intensely.

Feeling her boyfriend’s passion, Xiao Wei responded with equal fervor, the two lovers passionately kissing under the starlight, finally parting, gasping for breath after more than half a minute.

"Xiao Wei, after I finish the Fishing King Cup, take me home to meet your parents. If our mom and dad have no objections, let’s get married by the end of the year, okay?" Zhang Yang said, looking sincerely into his wife’s eyes.

"Are you suggesting..." Hearing the key phrase ’Fishing King Cup’, Xiao Wei’s eyes widened as she immediately understood Zhang Yang’s plan.

"Yes, just as you guessed! Your dad is also in this circle. If I want to marry you, I need more accomplishments than I have now! Once I win the Fishing King honor, I’ll propose to your family, and your dad will undoubtedly agree to our marriage without hesitation!"

"Pfft, my dad isn’t stubborn. Our family is very democratic! Even if you don’t win the Fishing King, my dad wouldn’t oppose our marriage! If worse comes to worst, we can always do it first and notify later..." Although Xiao Wei was overjoyed, she still pretended to disagree.

"That’s different! As your man, if I want to marry you, it must be with integrity and known to the world!

Because, you are worth it!!"

In the moonlight, Xiaowei’s eyes seemed to shine with a bright white light as Zhang Yang said these words.