The Letter

"I told you I had a secret, but you didn't believe me!" Father Zhou said with a hearty laugh. His fish had also surfaced—a giant cuttlefish, an enormous one.

Old Mai was delighted. His granddaughter was the real deal—she brought him nothing but good fortune.

Ever since he'd run into his granddaughter at the Train Station, everything had gone smoothly.

The driver had caught a Sea Eel, thick enough to be even broader than Jiang Xia's arm.

Zhang Dejun had caught a Sea Bass.

Jiang Xia found it difficult to reel in her line and hurriedly called, "Dad! Give me a hand!"

Father Zhou quickly stepped forward and took Jiang Xia's fishing rod.

As the line grew shorter and shorter, a huge black fish appeared in everyone's sight.

Zhang Dejun cried out, "Sister-in-law, that fish is enormous!"

The driver exclaimed, "Is that a Red Grouper? We actually caught a Red Grouper!"

The fish struggled violently. Father Zhou stood on the reef and nearly lost his balance.

Jiang Xia and Zhang Dejun reacted swiftly and grabbed him.

Then Old Mai, Zhang Dejun, and the driver all helped hold the fishing rod.

Old Xu still held his own rod, which had yet to attract a fish. Seeing everyone gathered over there, he didn't go forward. When he saw how badly their fishing rod had been bent, he hurriedly called out, "Don't force it! Tire it out a little longer! Use the Hand Net! Otherwise, the line will snap!"

Jiang Xia had already picked up a large, long-handled Hand Net and run back with it. She handed it to Zhang Dejun.

Zhang Dejun took the Hand Net and went to scoop up the fish.

The fish was still struggling fiercely in the sea.

Drawing on his many years of fishing experience, Old Xu