"I'll take the concrete dam spot. I'm just here to fill numbers anyway, you guys go all out!"
Xiang Ye looked at Zhou Chen and the others nearby. As the team leader and soul of the group, Zhou Chen naturally took the best spot at the inlet.
The other three were also aiming to qualify for the Masters Tournament. For them, fishing wasn't a leisure activity anymore — it was their profession.
Xiang Ye didn't compete for the better spots and willingly took the worst position by the concrete dam. No weeds, no bugs—he was quite satisfied with that.
"Alright, let's split it that way. Good luck, everyone!"
Seeing Xiang Ye accept the worst spot, Zhou Chen relaxed and assigned the other three spots to his teammates. The five of them then headed to their fishing spots with their gear.
They started by setting up the bait and floats. Today, Xiang Ye didn't use corn since the reservoir was stocked with 20,000 Jin of Common Carp. Corn isn't very effective for Common Carp because they are suck-feeders.
Fish like Topmouth Culter and Grass Carp bite their bait, while Silver Carp and Bighead Carp filter feed, sucking in food particles from the water flow. Common Carp, however, suck food and mud together from the bottom, so corn works less well. Xiang Ye used bait provided by Zhou Chen called something like "Blank Fishing" which was specially formulated to attract Common Carp, and it worked well.
Xiang Ye prepared loose groundbait and some cooked rice mixed with liquor as bait. No pre-baiting was allowed here, so he spread the bait loosely and prepared the bottom carefully, then waited for the competition to start.
Before the competition began, Xiang Ye suddenly remembered he wanted to send some money to his parents. Since he had some time, he took out his phone and transferred 100,000 RMB to them.
No sooner had the money been sent, his phone rang. It was his dad.
"Hello, Dad."
"Did you just send us money?"
"Yes, ten thousand, you got it, right?" Xiang Ye smiled hearing his dad's confused voice.
"Yeah, got it. But where did you get the money?" His dad's confusion deepened.
"Well, I wrote a piece of code recently that's quite valuable. I made a good amount from it. So, I sent you the money," Xiang Ye explained casually.
"Get ready, it's about to start!"
While Xiang Ye was still on the phone, a man drove a small boat to the middle of the reservoir, shouted loudly, raised a starting pistol, and fired the signal shot— the competition began!
Hearing the gunshot, Xiang Ye told his dad: "I've got to go now!" and hung up. On the other side, his dad's face turned dark.
"What's wrong?" Xiang Ye's mom, who was retired, came over, curious. His dad had been working as a warehouse security guard after the local pharmaceutical factory closed, earning just over 2,000 RMB a month with a flexible schedule. Today was his day off.
"I think Xiang Ye might have done something illegal…" His dad said grimly.
"That can't be. Xiang Ye has always been timid and cautious. He shouldn't be breaking the law," his mom replied nervously.
"He sent me 100,000 RMB just now, then I heard a gunshot on the phone before he hung up. What do you think he's doing?"
His mom's worry grew, and his dad hesitated.
"What do we do? Let's call him again. If he's really done something illegal, we should advise him to turn himself in!"
Xiang Ye's mom was nearly in tears, and his dad nervously sent him a video message.
At that moment, Xiang Ye was still preparing his bait and had to answer the video call with one hand.
"Dad, what's up? I'm busy here."
"Be honest, did you do something illegal?" His dad's stern voice made Xiang Ye puzzled.
"Illegal? No way."
"Don't deny it—I heard a gunshot just now." His dad was serious, watching for a clear answer.
"Hey, I'm fishing. That was the starting pistol," Xiang Ye said, pausing his task and showing the scene on his phone. When his dad saw the reservoir and all the anglers around, he was dumbfounded and realized his mistake.
"You old man, stop scaring us for nothing!" At that moment, Xiang Ye's mom appeared on the screen, giving his dad a playful slap on the arm, still upset for almost crying earlier.
"I'm serious—I wrote a very valuable code and made all this money from it," Xiang Ye laughed at his worried parents on the call.
"Well, good then. We still have enough money here. You keep that money for buying a house," his dad said awkwardly.
"No need. I already bought the house. The buyer gave me the house I'm renting plus a nice car as payment for the code. I also get royalties daily. This money's for you guys—don't be stingy with it," Xiang Ye smiled.
Hearing this, his parents were even more bewildered. In their world, nothing could be worth that much money...
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