213: old man

It was unknown how much time had passed when Yang Qi finally let go of Bai Xue, who he had been holding with a touch of abandon.

Bai Xue's eyes were hazy; she held onto Yang Qi's waist tightly, and after a while, she slowly came back to her senses and asked,

"Yang Qi, shall we go back? Now..."

"From now on, you'll call me husband!"

Yang Qi interrupted Bai Xue's words.

"Okay, hus...band. Hehehe."

Bai Xue laughed as she spoke.

"Ah! You're asking for it! You added an extra word. Just call me husband."

Yang Qi lightly patted Bai Xue's head and then tickled her waist a few times.

"Okay, okay, okay, mercy! Husband! Husband!"

Bai Xue struggled and called out.

"Hehehe, wife!"

"Husband!"

Time passed in their playful banter. The two stayed on the balcony until 9:30 PM.

Yang Qi took Bai Xue home and found that Chen Lanying and Bai Lang had already left. Only then did he drive Bai Xue back to the village.

The night passed uneventfully. The next morning, Yang Qi picked up Bai Xue in his car and drove towards the The City.

This was what the two of them had agreed upon last night: in the morning, they would go to the furniture store to look around and buy two lounge chairs for the large balcony on the third floor, so they could watch the stars at night.

They would have lunch in the The City and watch a movie in the afternoon.

When the two arrived at the furniture store, Bai Xue saw a hanging chair and couldn't move her feet.

"Husband, I want to buy that hanging chair. I like it."

Bai Xue leaned on Yang Qi's arm, acting spoiled.

This was the first time Bai Xue had called him husband in front of others.

When Yang Qi heard it, his body went numb, and his mouth curved into a wide smile. He immediately agreed wholeheartedly:

"Buy it. Buy whatever you like."

"Husband, how about we buy two more sets of folding lounge chairs to put on the harvest? When we don't feel like going to the flybridge, we can watch the sunset on the deck."

Bai Xue suggested again.

"Sure, buy it if you like it."

"Husband, should we also install a large fish tank in the new house's yard?"

"We should install one. Then we can raise some delicious and good-looking fish."

Yang Qi thought to himself, how could I, a fisherman, not have a large fish tank at home?

In the end, that morning, the two bought a hanging chair, two pairs of lounge chairs, and a coffee table. One set of lounge chairs was foldable, intended for use on the harvest.

They also ordered a custom-made large fish tank, even bigger than the one they had previously bought at auction.

After lunch, Bai Xue dragged Yang Qi to watch a romantic movie. As a result, Yang Qi fell asleep with Bai Xue in his arms.

Bai Xue, however, cried non-stop, deeply moved by the film.

When watching movies, men and women often seem like two different species.

Sometimes men feel certain plot points are forced and illogical, yet women find them beautiful and touching.

By the time the two finished the movie and returned to Qingshan Town, they received news that the harvest had returned.

The two rushed to the dock and found everyone unloading goods. They saw his father and Bai Dahai chatting with a cousin of Chen Tianming.

"Father, Uncle, you're back!"

Yang Qi and Bai Xue walked over to greet them.

"Xiao Qi, Xiao Xue, you're here."

Yang Limin nodded and spoke to the two of them.

"We were lucky this time; we ran into a Sea Bass school, and there were quite a few Crabs in the traps. All in all, it was about 10-odd tons."

Bai Dahai said with a grin.

"Oh! That's really good. You've worked hard. Take a few more days to rest this time."

Yang Qi said to his two fathers.

"We won't rest much this time. We'll set sail at 3 AM tomorrow and return in three days. After we get back, we'll rest properly for a few days and also send the harvest for maintenance."

Bai Dahai said with a smile. They docked.

"In four days, Uncle Bai and your Uncle will 'move in'. We must return a day early. You and your family will 'move in' two days after them."

Yang Qi knew a little about this; everyone's auspicious dates were different.

This was determined by each person's zodiac, birthdate, Five Elements, house orientation, and so on.

Anyway, he didn't understand it much, and his mother was taking care of everything.

Seeing that his fathers were quite busy, he pulled Bai Xue to go look at the catch.

At this moment, Bai Xue gently tugged on Yang Qi's hand, her eyes signaling him to look over there.

Yang Qi turned his head in surprise, looked where Bai Xue indicated, and immediately burst out laughing.

It turned out to be Uncle Zheng Tie and Chen Lanxin, showing affection. Chen Lanxin was seen handing a bottle of mineral water to Uncle, who had just put down a fish basket, while with her other hand, she wiped his sweat with a towel. She looked at Zheng Tie with deep affection.

Chen Dong was partnering with Uncle to carry the fish baskets, and he shook his head and sighed helplessly, muttering to himself,

"Sigh! That silly girl, they're not even engaged yet? Girls really have no idea about modesty."

Then he looked at Zheng Tie, who was enjoying it with a wide grin. The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became.

"Giggle giggle!"

Seeing the different expressions on their faces, Bai Xue finally couldn't help but laugh.

Her laughter attracted the attention of the three. Uncle looked a bit embarrassed, while Chen Lanxin merely turned her head to look at Bai Xue and Yang Qi.

Then, without changing her expression, she continued what she was doing.

Her demeanor, as if to say, 'you laugh, I'll do my thing,' made Yang Qi involuntarily give her a thumbs-up.

Finally, the remaining small fish and shrimp were loaded into the van.

Yang Qi saw his mother and Chen Lanying each carrying a large plastic bag, but he didn't ask further.

Without bothering with the harvest's settlement, he and Bai Xue drove behind the van, heading towards the The City.

"We just sold them yesterday. If we go there again today, can they still be sold?"

Yang Qi knew they were definitely going to sell small fish and shrimp again.

"Husband, you're so silly. The The City doesn't just have those two high-end residential areas. Besides, you mustn't underestimate the purchasing power of these communities."

"Moreover, how many people came to buy fish yesterday? Most of the residents didn't come to buy."

"They should go to yesterday's residential area first, sell for two hours. If not many people buy, then they'll switch communities."

Bai Xue explained.

"Oh! Is that how it is!" Yang Qi suddenly understood.

The van first stopped at the entrance of the residential area where Bai Xue sold fish yesterday. Yang Qi helped unload about half of the fish.

Then it drove to the residential area where his mother and Chen Lanxin sold fish yesterday. Yang Qi moved all the remaining fish off the van.

He saw his mother making a phone call as soon as she got out of the van. Five minutes later, he saw the Northeast Auntie from yesterday come out of the residential area and walk towards them.

"Big sister!"

"Little sister!"

His mother and she greeted each other from a distance.

Yang Qi thought to himself,

"Does this Northeast Auntie like eating fish that much? She took so much fish back yesterday, and she's buying more today?"

"Little sister, are you here to sell fish again today?"

The Northeast Auntie spoke to his mother with a face full of smiles.

"Yes, Big sister. This afternoon, the other harvest returned, so I brought some small fish and shrimp to sell."

"Big sister, the harvest that returned this afternoon is a trawler. It has fish of all sizes, and the small ones aren't bought by purchasers. Aren't we just trying to sell as much as we can ourselves?"