284: Beach BBQ

Watching Yang Qi flee in a panic, Yao Shanshan also pursed her lips and smiled.

"So he's this kind of person. I wasted my worry just now. His guts are even smaller than mine. Hehehe."

She finally relaxed, and then confidently entered the water, swimming toward Yang Qi and Bai Xue's location.

Yang Qi arrived at Bai Xue's side first, and sure enough, she was chasing a school of fish to take photos.

Sunlight filtered through the seawater, shining on her pure, jade-like body, giving her a slightly luminous appearance.

Calling her a "Water Sprite" in this moment would be no exaggeration.

Yang Qi was afraid that approaching her from behind would startle Bai Xue, so he swam around to the side toward her.

Sure enough, this allowed Bai Xue to see him immediately, and she smiled and waved at him.

Yang Qi swam up to Bai Xue and pointed upward with his finger. Bai Xue immediately understood and nodded, but her body, like a water snake, wrapped around him, asking for a hug.

Yang Qi smiled and swam toward the surface while holding Bai Xue.

After reaching the surface, Bai Xue still wouldn't let go. Yang Qi, helpless, could only float on his back.

Bai Xue rested lying on his stomach. This was a method Bai Xue had invented after realizing she possessed the same special ability as Yang Qi.

She just loved floating on the sea surface while lying on Yang Qi's body like this.

"Hey, darling, did you forget there was someone else here? How did you stay underwater for so long without coming up for air?"

Yang Qi said, gently holding Bai Xue.

"Oops! I was so busy taking pictures that I completely forgot. But it's fine, Shanshan isn't a gossip."

Bai Xue still seemed to trust Yao Shanshan greatly.

"Be more careful in the future!"

"Oh, I will. Then let's go into the sea at night and have some fun!"

Bai Xue said, gently nibbling on Yang Qi's pectoral muscle.

"Honey, I found some Mouse Grouper in a reef cave underwater just now, but I couldn't catch them."

"Hmm, those things are hard to catch during the day. We'll go catch or fish for them tonight."

Yang Qi nodded and said.

"Then let's go collect sea snails first. I saw several Giant Conches and a few large Coconut Shell Snails just now. Maybe there's a melo pearl inside!"

"Alright, let's go! You go down first."

"I want you to hold me and dive down."

Bai Xue whined playfully, refusing to let go.

Yang Qi flipped over and dove to the seabed while holding Bai Xue. After handing Bai Xue a net bag, the two of them started searching for seafood, one on the left and one on the right.

Before long, Yang Qi saw a large tower snail, grabbed it, and stuffed it into the net bag.

In a nearby reef cave, he indeed found a Mouse Grouper, but before he could get close, it hid inside the cave and disappeared from sight.

"Just wait until tonight, I'll deal with you."

Yang Qi grumbled and left. Suddenly, he spotted several Abalones on the reef. They were all quite large, but he only picked up a few that weighed over half a catty (250g).

"Oh wow, these large scallops are great; they're bigger than my palm. Little Xue likes to eat them, so I'll take them."

Shortly after, he saw another Coconut Shell Snail, bigger than his head. He didn't hesitate and immediately stuffed it into the net bag.

What if he found another melo pearl? He could make another necklace for Bai Xue so she could rotate wearing them.

"Oysters bigger than my palm? I can grab a lot of these and take them home for Dad to try."

In Xisha, they definitely needed to focus on premium seafood; ordinary items were skipped unless they tasted exceptionally good.

"Hahaha, this Large Whelk must weigh seven or eight catties! That's incredibly rare. People would pay 1,000 yuan per catty for this. But I'm not selling it; I'll take it home and stew it with free-range chicken."

Yang Qi swam and collected seafood, quickly filling two net bags.

He simply swam directly to the setting sail and placed them separately in the small live fish hold.

Yao Shanshan was now wearing diving gear, so she didn't need to surface frequently to breathe like she did at the start.

She was also having a great time playing underwater.

Bai Xue stopped taking photos and began hunting seriously, quickly picking up speed and gathering more and more harvest.

Yang Qi saw that just the two of them were close to filling the inflatable boat.

After Yang Qi had told Yao Shanshan about the minimum size requirements for the seafood several times, she also started picking only the large ones.

Yang Qi single-handedly transferred all the seafood from the inflatable boat into the live fish hold of the setting sail to keep them alive.

All the seafood they planned to eat over the next few days was kept in the live fish tanks.

The white sandy beach was most beautiful in the evening. The two beauties lay on beach chairs, sipping drinks and enjoying the sunset view, feeling utterly content.

Yang Qi was grilling seafood not far from them. The grill was fully loaded with oysters, scallops, and sea snails.

Yang Qi transferred the grilled seafood onto a metal plate. He then placed a big black carp that had been marinated nearby onto the grill.

Only then did he carry the metal plate over to Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan.

"Come on, come on, it's ready! Eat while watching the sunset."

"Oh my! This is delicious! My husband is the best! Here, let me feed you one."

Bai Xue shamelessly showed off their affection.

Yang Qi took a bite and found that the oyster was truly fresh, tender, and juicy, with a sweet flavor. It was quite delicious.

However, he knew it was mainly because the seafood quality was excellent, having little to do with his grilling skills.

"You two eat first, don't wait for me. I still have fish grilling over there."

Yang Qi gestured for the two women to start eating.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yang Qi."

"You worked hard! Honey! You're the best!"

Yang Qi returned to the grill, quickly flipped the fish, which was nearly burnt. He hurriedly brushed it with oil and seasonings.

Before long, the aroma of the grilled fish reached his nose. The next step was sprinkling on various seasonings.

When the grilled fish was served to the two women, both praised it profusely.

In truth, Yang Qi wasn't very good at grilling; he was just winging it. But amidst the smoke and flames, he certainly couldn't let the two girls do the cooking!

When he ate a piece of fish meat that Bai Xue fed him, he found it genuinely tasty. It had no fishy smell at all and was better than he had imagined.

As night slowly drew its curtain, Yang Qi extinguished the charcoal fire, and the group returned to the setting sail with their belongings.

Yang Qi saw Bai Xue rush straight to the kitchen to cook.

Yao Shanshan found it strange and secretly asked her what was going on. Hadn't they just eaten?

"My husband didn't eat enough, and I could use a bit more too. Are you going to eat?"

Bai Xue stated it as a matter of fact.

Yao Shanshan remembered Yang Qi's terrifying appetite. The dozen or so oysters and sea snails, plus three fish from earlier, certainly wouldn't fill his stomach.

"Uh, then I'll have a little more too!"

Half an hour later, when Bai Xue finished cooking the dishes and rice and brought them out, Yao Shanshan was dumbfounded.

Wasn't this the same amount she usually cooked? Were the five fish weighing over three catties each, plus all those oysters and sea snails grilled on the beach, all fake?

Wouldn't that be a sheer waste of money?

Yang Qi and Bai Xue didn't have time to consider Yao Shanshan's inner thoughts; with delicious food in front of them, it was time to feast.