183: Qiu Gu's Strangeness

Hearing the shouts from the two pot-bellied middle-aged men, Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but frown.

"Oh ho" is equivalent to a booing sound in soccer, generally used when someone loses a fish. Close friends can naturally joke like this without causing offense.

But, were they familiar with each other?

Li Yuer was still fighting the fish; the fish was still on the hook, not lost yet. The two Fat Balls shouting "Oh ho" beside her—were they cursing her to lose the fish? Did they think this joke was funny?

Even Gao Xiaofan, who usually had a good temper, was burning with rage at this moment, but he suppressed it. The priority now was to land this fish.

Qiu Gu, holding the Gimbal and filming, thought the "Oh ho" from the two meatballs next to them was a shout of encouragement. It wasn't until he glanced at the live stream room's bullet comments that he understood what it meant.

"Someone shouting 'Oh ho' next to them? Is it Brother Wo Zi's fan?"

"Not sure, but if I were fighting a fish and someone shouted next to me, I'd stop fishing and smack their damn face with my rod!"

"Doesn't seem like a fan. Didn't hear Brother Wo Zi introduce them; probably just passersby. Shouting 'Oh ho' is a bit too much!"

"Feeling bad for Sister Yuer. Waited all day for a bite and then ran into this annoying situation."

Wu Qiuqiu, standing beside the two men, looked bewildered, not understanding what these two leaders were so excited about. He didn't fish, so he didn't get it. Seeing that the stuff was all moved, he said goodbye to the two leaders and turned to walk back towards the boat.

Gao Xiaofan glanced at Li Yuer and saw her face cold as frost, her eyes icy, but her hand movements were steady and unhurried, firmly gripping the fishing rod.

"How's it going?"

"It's fine, shouldn't be a big problem."

Hearing Li Yuer say this, Gao Xiaofan nodded, then turned around, picked up the Landing Net, and stood quietly on the shore, waiting.

He had to be the one to net this fish. Qiu Gu might not do it well. Even with one hand, he was definitely better at netting fish than the half-baked Qiu Gu.

Netting a fish requires speed, precision, and ruthlessness. You need a good mindset; the more afraid you are of losing the fish, the more likely things go wrong.

The two Fat Balls next to them shouted "Oh ho" for a while, then also felt it was boring and came over. One Fat Ball took out his phone and started filming, while the other Fat Ball sidled up next to Li Yuer, his eyes brazenly staring at her heaving chest.

Gao Xiaofan stopped watching the water's surface and instead fixed his gaze tightly on that Fat Ball's movements. If the guy caused any trouble, he'd definitely smack him in the face with the Landing Net.

"Tired, beautiful? Want me to tire it out for you?"

"No need, thanks."

Li Yuer's face was like frost, utterly disgusted, but she still forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart.

That Fat Ball sneered, also feeling a bit bored, and turned to walk towards the fishing spot over there.

Qiu Gu, who was filming nearby, now had a face full of gloom and was about to rush over and kick him.

Good grief, you're trying to flirt with Xiaofan's woman?

You're even older than me, damn it! Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself!

In his heart, the relationship between Li Yuer and Gao Xiaofan was definitely not normal. That little reporter Zhao Yuling wasn't normal either.

Who was Gao Xiaofan? He was the one who had saved his life and recognized his talent.

Just as he was about to act, a figure flashed by. Looking up, he saw Gao Xiaofan standing in front of him, shaking his head at him.

Qiu Gu loosened his clenched fist, but the anger in his heart didn't dissipate. His eyes were bloodshot, glaring fiercely at the middle-aged man's retreating back.

"What are you doing? I'm definitely going to kick him into the water, let him take a bath and sober up."

"What's wrong with you? Is it worth it?"

Looking at Qiu Gu's agitated state, Gao Xiaofan felt suspicious. Had this guy fallen for Li Yuer?

"Don't you do it. I'll do it. At most, I'll spend a few days inside."

Qiu Gu seemed to get angrier the more he thought about it and wanted to charge over again.

"What's gotten into you?" Gao Xiaofan also sensed something was off and looked seriously at Qiu Gu.

In less than a month, Qiu Gu had completely changed. His former simple, honest demeanor was gone. How had his temper suddenly become so explosive?

Hearing this, Qiu Gu stopped fussing and didn't speak, just lowered his head and continued fiddling with the camera lens.

Gao Xiaofan sighed. "Talk to me properly tonight. Don't keep anything bottled up inside."

After saying that, he picked up the Landing Net and continued watching the water's surface. The fish hadn't surfaced yet; there wasn't even a splash from it rolling. If not for Li Yuer's rod still bent like a bow, you wouldn't even know a fish was hooked.

Five minutes later, everyone looked at the fish body surfacing on the water and exclaimed in unison.

"Black Carp! Another Black Carp!"

Gao Xiaofan shouted in surprise, then yelled towards the camera. Li Yuer beside him couldn't help but laugh.

This one was even bigger than the Black Carp Gao Xiaofan caught yesterday on the Xu River. Its plump belly, bluish-black body, and tail slowly swaying. From the water's surface, the big fish looked like a small submarine, imposing and majestic.

Ten minutes later, the Black Carp kept churning up splashes on the water's surface, diving to the bottom one moment and being pulled up by the fishing line the next.

In just a few minutes, Li Yuer had moved back and forth several times between the shore and the fishing platform, but fortunately, she held on.

"What size line setup?" Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but ask.

"8+6." Li Yuer's lips curled slightly. The bad mood brought by those two fat pigs' "Oh ho" shouts had been momentarily forgotten.

"When it dives, pull it up, pull it right to the surface." Hearing the line setup size, Gao Xiaofan felt relieved but still couldn't help reminding her.

A large Black Carp like this was probably at least 30+ jin. If you eased up for a few minutes, it would regain strength. You had to maintain the pressure to tire the fish out.

Li Yuer also nodded, raising the rod a bit higher and leaning her body back. The Black Carp that had just dived into the water was pulled back to the surface.

"Good, don't add more force. Maintain it. It's okay to let out some line. Just whenever it tries to dive, you pull it up."

After saying this, Gao Xiaofan jumped from the shore onto the fishing platform in one move, propping the Landing Net with his right arm, standing steadily there.

"Okay~" Before Li Yuer's voice finished, she saw Gao Xiaofan's right hand move like a Sheathed sharp sword.

"Let out line!" Gao Xiaofan shouted loudly. Li Yuer's hand on the rod instinctively loosened its grip a bit.

"Swish!" The Landing Net entered the water. In the blink of an eye, Gao Xiaofan was seen squatting on the fishing platform, his right armpit firmly pressing against the rod. The entire Black Carp, except for the tail section, was completely inside the Landing Net.

"Qiu Gu!" Gao Xiaofan shouted.

Qiu Gu next to him also rushed over instantly. One foot on the fishing platform, the other on the shore, he took the Landing Net with both hands, exerted force with his arms, and slammed the net onto the shore.

Li Yuer didn't react in time, and the live stream room's audience was even more stunned. In an instant, the Black Carp that was just swimming in the water was already on the shore, as if the nearly twenty-minute struggle never happened.