115: There are always times in life when you feel helpless.

Xiaolangdi Reservoir.

Xiaolangdi Reservoir again.

Gao Xiaofan stared at the camera with a dark expression, feeling thoroughly out of sorts.

He often pulled stunts, and his fans were naturally the same. Seeing no chance for him to visit their own locations, some out-of-town viewers joined in the fun and started spamming Xiaolangdi Reservoir in the chat.

As a result, the screenshot landed on Xiaolangdi once more~

Fortunately, other fans spoke up saying it didn't count, getting him out of the predicament.

The fans liked to play around, but after all, no one wanted to watch a livestream where no fish were ever caught~

They started the screenshot process again.

This time it was actually a surprise; it turned out to be a fishing ground, and the fan's ID gave Gao Xiaofan a strange look on his face.

Indeed, this person's ID was 518 Fishing Ground, and the bullet comment they sent was also '518 Fishing Ground'.

Was this an advertisement? However, for Gao Xiaofan, it didn't really matter.

Gao Xiaofan checked the navigation; it wasn't far, only about 70km away, just in a different city.

After chatting with the fans for a while and saying his goodbyes, he prepared to wash up and go to sleep.

Qiu Gu had already finished washing up and was lying in bed, scrolling through videos.

"Brother Gu, do you have a TikTok account? Do you want me to help you gain some followers?"

After Gao Xiaofan finished washing up, he suddenly remembered to ask. This was a spark of inspiration he got from the 518 Fishing Ground incident; this way, he could help Qiu Gu get some fans, and maybe he could make some money by livestreaming in the future.

Qiu Gu froze for a moment upon hearing this, then shook his head.

"Forget it, I don't like showing my face, and I'm not good at playing around with that stuff."

Gao Xiaofan nodded and didn't push it further. He lit a cigarette and handed one to Qiu Gu. The two lay in their respective beds, smoking and chatting... In the suburbs of the neighboring city.

"Honey!!! I won!!! Hahaha!! Brother Wo Zi is coming to our place tomorrow~~~~"

A young man then rushed out of the room holding his phone, looking extremely excited, and shouted toward his parents sitting at the table.

"Dad, Mom, our fishing ground is going to have a big client tomorrow!"

A middle-aged man at the table flicked his cigarette ash.

"Is it some other bullshit internet celebrity you found?"

A woman beside him followed up as well.

"Yeah, son, we both opposed you starting this fishing ground back then, but you insisted. You've already invested so much money. Give it up, wouldn't it be better to find a regular job?"

The young man's expression stiffened. He said nothing and silently returned to his room.

In the room, a girl was tidying the quilt. She smiled and said to him,

"Honey, what's wrong? You were looking so excited just now, and now you have such a long face."

Li Shuai shook his head. Looking at his wife, his dejected mood vanished instantly, and he couldn't help but pull her into an embrace.

"Wife, thank you."

The girl smiled and didn't say anything, simply turning around to hug the young man.

"You will definitely succeed."

As Li Shuai looked at his wife, scenes from the past flashed before his eyes.

Li Shuai used to run a Taobao store. Three years ago, he fell in love with fishing. Later, when the Taobao business became unsustainable, he thought about switching industries, and his first consideration was a fishing ground.

And three years ago was also the year he got married.

When he discussed this matter with his wife, she supported him without hesitation.

"I've always felt you're very smart. You're the man I admire. The industry doesn't really matter, as long as you like it, because that will be the motivation for you to keep going. As for my opinion, don't worry, I will always support you, whether you succeed or fail."

He thought everything was fine, but when he discussed it with his parents, he met with opposition.

"We still hope you'll get a job. When you were doing Taobao before, I opposed it. Now look, you did it for nearly ten years and now you can't go on."

His mother's face was full of worry at the time, while his father said nothing, neither supporting nor opposing.

Li Shuai was very upset then, because what his mother said was exactly the same as what she had said ten years ago when he wanted to start the Taobao business. But over those ten years, he had bought a house and a car. Why did his wife believe in him so much, while his own parents were unwilling to support him?

After returning home, he told his wife, and she smiled and comforted him.

"Parents definitely want their children to be happy. It's not like you don't know—when you were doing Taobao, how many times were you so busy with shipping and after-sales issues that you couldn't sleep at night? When there were many customers, you were too busy to eat on time, and when there were few, you had no appetite."

"With a job, you can get a salary every month and don't have to worry about so much. Actually, I also think you're too tired sometimes, but I know you prefer doing your own thing, so don't be angry. Mom and Dad are just afraid you'll be too exhausted when things get busy."

Li Shuai nodded, feeling that marrying such an understanding wife was truly a blessing in his life.

A year ago, after six months of preparation, 518 Fishing Ground opened. Because he was good at online marketing, it was soon packed every day. His parents stopped complaining and even came over to help.

But the good times didn't last. An Angler can fish, but raising fish is a completely different industry.

The bellies of the fish in the pond began to turn up one by one. Li Shuai didn't panic; it's normal to have profits and losses in business. However, his parents began to look miserable again.

Sometimes Li Shuai didn't understand why his parents were always so gloomy. He had a house, a car, and savings, but as long as he saw his parents' expressions, he would be anxious all day, feeling as if he had done something terribly wrong.

During that period, Li Shuai ran around every day, acting humble to get close to various fishing ground owners to learn. When the locals were unwilling to teach him, he went out of town to learn—learning how to treat the water, how to judge the appearance of the fish's scales, and how to find reliable fish-selling channels.

Problems soon arose. The gloomy faces of his parents, who helped at the fishing ground every day, began to affect business.

"This fishing ground of yours was fine at the start, but what's the deal now? Who are you showing that long face to? I'm leaving the group."

"It's fine that barbed hooks aren't allowed in the 'Happiness Pond,' but why aren't they allowed in the 'Jin Pond' either? We agreed on this before. I'm a novice; if I catch them, I'll pay to take them away, so there's no issue of hurting the fish. Now you won't let me? And you even dumped my fish back?"

"You won't let people fish if they catch too many??? Why are you always pulling a face while doing business? Who is it for? If it weren't for your good attitude before, you wouldn't even be able to keep this place open."

The messages of people leaving the group one by one left him exhausted. He couldn't even focus on learning and hurried home.

Looking at his parents, who still had those worried expressions, his belly full of anger was suppressed.

"Mom, Dad, we can't do business like that," Li Shuai said slowly, trying his best to keep his voice calm.

"Son, you don't know. That person was like a madman. I don't know what he was using, but he kept catching them. We're losing so much money this way."

"Sigh, I told you, you shouldn't have opened it. You just had to do it. If you had just taken a job back then, how good would that have been?"

Li Shuai had only said one sentence, and his mother threw a whole pile back at him, leaving him feeling helpless.