Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 250: Chapter 247: Bait Doesn’t Work? Chapter 250: Chapter 247: Bait Doesn’t Work? Song Hui couldn’t help but join in as well, “I agree with that statement. Women, let them shop and they could do it all day without getting tired. But when it comes to fishing, there aren’t many who can sit still. Either they complain about the time or the sun, and a whole lot of trouble arises!”

Hearing this, Huo Sining was unconvinced and raised her eyebrows with a smile, “Are you implying that we women are not up to the task?”

“Hey, it’s not about being up to the task or not, Miss Huo. I’m not looking down on women, this is just the truth. You should know it as well—normally, when you look around the fishing area, how many women do you see?”

Ouyang Jun saw Huo Sining’s defiance and smiled slightly, obviously convinced that Huo Sining would definitely lose to him.

A somewhat inscrutable smile appeared on Huo Sining’s face, “Brother Ouyang, be careful with your words, lest your face gets swollen later. Let’s not count our chickens before they’ve hatched. All this talk is useless now, the results will speak for themselves soon!”

At that moment, Zheng Huaqing had already taken his unique fishing rod from the cabin. He stepped back with his left foot, tilted his right shoulder to the side, and held the rod with both hands at a forty-five degree angle to the water’s surface.

Then, pressing the fishing line with his left index finger, he swung the rod tip forward and released the line, allowing the hook to naturally drop into the water.

The entire motion was as seamless as drifting clouds and flowing water, exuding a smooth, fluid beauty.

With the fishing rod in hand, Zheng Huaqing began to impart his fishing expertise to everyone.

“Sea fishing also has its rules, different from freshwater casting, sea fishing is affected by the tide coming in and going out.”

“There’s a trick to casting the line, which is to locate the school of fish. Birds follow their routes, and fish follow their paths. Fish in the ocean all swim along a line, so when fishing, it’s important to observe the direction of the waves before casting.”

While speaking, Zheng Huaqing suddenly jerked his fishing rod, and with a forward lean of his body along with the rod, he beamed with joy and said, “I got one!”

This exclamation instantly drew everyone’s attention; no one had expected to have a bite this quickly.

Being the first fish on the hook, everyone was keenly watching Zheng Huaqing’s actions.

He lifted the rod, reeling in the line slowly and steadily; the fishing rod danced between his fingers while the golden line on the reel tightened and loosened alternately. His adept movements resembled performing Tai Chi.

The fish struggled desperately in the water, pulling the rod into a huge question mark. After wrestling with the fish in the water for a few minutes, Zheng Huaqing slowly revealed a pale green head of the fish above the surface.

“I’ve got it!”

It was a fish about twenty centimeters long, a pomfret weighing roughly two or three pounds. Although the fish wasn’t large, it was nonetheless the first one caught that day. Placing the pomfret into the bucket, Zheng Huaqing appeared quite pleased.

Seeing the pomfret, a passionate gleam sparkled in everyone’s eyes, as they all picked up their rods and joined the fishing ranks.

“Securing a good spot makes it easier to catch fish!”

On the yacht’s deck were special slots for placing fishing rods, a total of about ten, which Zheng Huaqing had specially designed and retrofitted. The best four slots were at the stern, but those four were too close together, allowing only two people to put down their rods.

Prime spots were naturally contested, affecting the outcome of the competition, Ouyang Jun and Song Hui were uncompromising and swiftly occupied the advantageous positions.

Before the others could react, those two had already set up their fishing rods.

While everyone laughed and cursed Ouyang Jun and Song Hui for being too cunning, they also hurried to find good spots, bustling about on the deck in friendly competition.

Huo Sining didn’t vie for any rod holder slots, preferring the quieter bow of the boat to the stern.

Gu Xu didn’t move either; now that he was in a team with Huo Sining, he naturally followed her lead. Huo Sining said she wanted to go to the bow, so of course, he had no objections.

Over there, Ouyang Jun saw Huo Sining and Gu Xu moving to the bow and stealthily winked at Bai Yishan on the other side.

During the drawing of lots, Ouyang Jun had cheated in cahoots with Bai Yishan to pair up Huo Sining and Gu Xu. Now seeing the two heading to the bow, Ouyang Jun couldn’t help but feel smug, thinking to himself: Xu Zi, bro, this is as far as I can help you, the rest is up to you.

Fishing is a test of endurance and skill, and both Huo Sining and Gu Xu were patient, but indeed their skill was inferior, their lines coming up fishless several times, causing some frustration.

In contrast to Huo Sining’s team, Ouyang Jun and Song Hui’s group clearly had better skills. Although not as adept as Zheng Huaqing, it was evident those two had experience fishing at sea. Within just twenty minutes, they had already caught two pomfrets, each about half a foot long, in their basket.

“Miss Huo, how about it, we’re better than you, aren’t we? Just concede defeat directly. Those angelfish of yours, I’ll take them now!”

Once again, when Ouyang Jun saw Huo Sining pulling up an empty hook, he immediately laughed smugly.

His rod was indeed lucky, casually pulling up another fish, which made Ouyang Jun laugh even louder.

“No, we must beat him!”

Su Qingqing, upon hearing Ouyang Jun’s laughter, immediately scrunched up her nose in discontent. She had used the “Pearl Powder” Huo Sining had given her before, which was even better than the branded products she used to buy, so she knew very well the value of the Eastern Pearls in Huo Sining’s possession and naturally hoped she could win Huo Sining’s grand prize.

On the other side, Bai Yishan was also anxious, tugging on Su Jinyuan’s arm, urging, “Big Brother Su, we have to step it up, we must catch more than them, otherwise Little Colorless will be taken away by them!”

Fish aren’t something you can catch by being anxious. Even if they cheered on, it was pointless without the fish biting the hook.

Qin Tian and Su Jinyuan, who were teamed up with two women, exchanged helpless glances and smiled wryly at each other.

Over there, Zheng Huaqing also couldn’t help but chuckle: “Sea fishing relies on patience and skill, and of course, one more crucial thing: without the right bait, you can’t catch the fish. Different sea regions are home to different species of fish that prefer different baits. Using the wrong bait means the fish won’t bite.”

Thanks to Zheng Huaqing’s hint, Su Qingqing and Bai Yishan finally realized, “Damn, you guys are cheating, using different bait from us, that’s not fair! No, tell us, what bait are you using?”

Ouyang Jun saw that their secret could no longer be hidden, so he couldn’t help but cover his mouth and snicker, taking out the private bait they had gotten from Zheng Huaqing. It was only then they realized that the bait was actually maggots.

Seeing those wriggling maggots, Su Qingqing and Bai Yishan immediately changed color and stepped back in fright.