After dinner.
Qin Lin entered the game and took out the 31-jin Quality 2 wild grass carp.
When visiting someone, you always need to bring a gift. Qin Ren's father has high blood pressure, and this Quality 2 wild grass carp has a -2 effect on it.
Catching a 31-jin fish was quite an effort, and it was very slippery. As Qin Lin held it up by the string, the fish struggled with all its might. It was so strong that it almost slipped from his grasp.
Fortunately, after a moment of tug-of-war, the fish finally lost its strength, opening and closing its mouth, allowing itself to be handled.
Qin Ren's home is in Zhuangyuan Mansion, which has a nice meaning, but it's not in the city center. When they arrived at Qin Ren's house, there were four other people inside: Qin Ren's parents, Uncle Shuigen and Aunt Shuigen, and two young girls.
One of the girls was Qin Ren's girlfriend, Liao Li, a nurse at the county hospital. Although they were said to be engaged, she and Qin Ren had been living together for a long time.
As for the other girl, she was likely Liao Li's best friend or a relative.
"Xiao Lin, you're here?" Qin Shuigen was clearly in a good mood, as his son was getting engaged. But the next moment, his gaze was drawn to the large fish in Qin Lin's hand.
Or rather, the moment Qin Lin entered, everyone's attention was captured by the 31-jin grass carp.
It was rare for ordinary people to see such a large grass carp.
Qin Lin carried the fish, with the head held above his waist, otherwise, the tail would drag on the ground.
Qin Ren, surprised, ran forward: "Holy crap, Linzi, where did you get such a big catch?"
Qin Lin handed the grass carp to Qin Ren and said, "This is good for high blood pressure. It's for Uncle Shuigen."
Qin Ren held the fish and couldn't help but gesture with it. Even Liao Li and the other girl couldn't resist taking out their phones to take pictures of the fish.
This fish was clearly worthy of being posted on WeChat Moments.
"Eh!" Qin Shuigen suddenly exclaimed in surprise. After looking closely at the fish, he said in astonishment, "Xiao Lin, is this a wild grass carp?"
"Yes, Uncle Shuigen!" Qin Lin nodded. "I was lucky enough to catch one this big and brought it to you."
Qin Ren immediately said, "Linzi, you caught this fish? You're not being fair, taking me along when you go for such a big catch. Remember to call me next time there's an activity like this."
Qin Shuigen, however, frowned: "You child, you came, that's enough. Why bring such an expensive gift? You can't even buy such a wild catch with money. Take it back."
"Uncle Shuigen, a gift brought to the door shouldn't be taken back," Qin Lin shook his head and quickly changed the subject: "Uncle Shuigen, I came today for another reason. When my father was sick, I borrowed 50,000 from you. Now that Qin Ren is getting engaged, I'm returning the money."
"Xiao Lin, where did you get so much money?" Qin Shuigen frowned again. "We already have the money for Xiao Ren's engagement, you don't need to rush to repay the loan."
But as he spoke, Qin Lin had already used his phone to make a WeChat transfer of 50,000 to Qin Ren, saying, "Uncle Shuigen, isn't it only right to repay a debt? Since I have the money, I should pay it back first."
"Dad!" Qin Ren helplessly took out his phone and showed it to Qin Shuigen.
Seeing this, Qin Shuigen could only sigh and went inside to find an IOU, which he handed to Qin Lin, saying, "Xiao Lin, you're really something. None of the peers in the village are as sensible as you."
Aunt Shuigen also said emotionally, "Xiao Lin, you've had a hard life, but you're so sensible it's enviable. If Xiao Ren were half as sensible as you, we'd have a lot less to worry about."
"Mom, how am I not sensible?" Qin Ren asked, clearly a little unconvinced.
"Go away," Aunt Shuigen said irritably.
This scene made Liao Li and the other girl laugh.
Qin Lin was stunned for a moment. After drinking a cup of tea and asking if Qin Ren needed any help with the engagement, he took his leave. Qin Ren and his parents walked him to the door.
Inside the house, the other girl whispered to Liao Li, "Xiao Li, your cousin's husband's friend seems really good. He's not bad-looking either. Why don't you give him your WeChat so we can get acquainted?"
It seemed that hearing the elders praise him had piqued her interest in Qin Lin.
Liao Li understood her cousin's intentions immediately and whispered, "His name is Qin Lin. He's a really good person, but his family situation isn't great. He doesn't have a car or a house, and after paying back this 50,000, he might have no savings left. Nana, are you sure you want his WeChat?"
"Xiao Li, I was just kidding with you. You took it seriously." Chu Na immediately laughed it off when she heard Liao Li's words.
What a joke! She was long past the stage of passionate love that ignored material possessions.
Being a good person and good-looking were just basic requirements. Lacking some additional conditions, she wouldn't be foolish enough to go for it.
Liao Li couldn't help but roll her eyes at her cousin, thinking that this woman deserved to be single.
A moment later, Qin Ren and his parents returned.
Qin Shuigen didn't forget to instruct Qin Ren, "Don't tell anyone about Xiao Lin returning the money."
"Dad, I know!" Qin Ren nodded.
Father and son both knew why Qin Lin had come to repay the money. He must have known they were short on cash for the engagement, and that the 50,000 was probably all his savings.
But Qin Lin's family still owed money to others. If people found out he had repaid 50,000 in one go, someone would surely go to his house to nag him.
Qin Ren then said, "Dad, since Linzi brought the fish, let's cook some for you tonight to help you recover and have some wine to sleep better."
Qin Shuigen gave his son a look, knowing he was just being greedy, but he nodded anyway.
He had never eaten such a large wild fish before.
Late at night, after a pot of fish soup was stewed, Qin Ren's family ate it and felt refreshed and warm all over.
The next morning, Qin Shuigen felt even more incredulous. He usually suffered from headaches and dizziness due to high blood pressure, but this morning he felt much lighter and more energetic.
Qin Lin got up as usual to harvest strawberries and okra, then sent them to RT-Mart. In the afternoon, he tried to control his game character to go fishing by the river and found that he could fish successfully again.
In one afternoon, he caught another 34 fish, all of which were wild crucian carp, wild grass carp, and wild black carp. Moreover, there was a Quality 2 crucian carp over 10 jin, and Quality 2 grass carp and Quality 2 black carp over 20 and 30 jin respectively.
This also allowed him to figure out the pattern: it seemed that any fish reaching the "wild large fish" size standard were Quality 2, while the others were Quality 1.
In the evening, after harvesting and delivering strawberries and Okra to RT-Mart again, another 38,216 yuan was added to his earnings for the day.
For the next three days, he entered a cycle of planting strawberries and Okra, delivering strawberries and Okra, and fishing.
Moreover, these three days also confirmed for Qin Lin that the fish by the river refreshed every afternoon, allowing him to catch fish. He could catch about 30-40 fish, after which a message would appear indicating no more fish in the river.
These three days, plus the fish he caught the previous two days, totaled 168 fish.
Among them, there were 9 Quality 2 crucian carp over 10 jin, 4 Quality 2 Qingyun fish weighing over 20 jin, and 6 Quality 2 grass carp weighing over 30 jin.
He hadn't processed these wild fish yet. These fish were live and wild, making them troublesome to deliver. He planned to save up more before dealing with them.
He would sell them all at once then and see if he should continue finding Manager Chen or go to the seafood market.
However, over the three days, the strawberries and Okra brought him another 113,648 yuan, nearly 120,000 yuan in three days.
Even after repaying Qin Ren's family 50,000 yuan, he still had over 410,000 yuan in his account.
This was money earned in a very short period.
As the sun set, Qin Lin brought home another Quality 2 wild crucian carp weighing 11 jin.
The fish in the river refreshed in the afternoon, so these Quality 2 wild large fish wouldn't run out. Others had money but couldn't buy them; he could eat them whenever he wanted.
"Another wild crucian carp this big?" Lin Fen looked at the fish in her son's hand, her face full of surprise.
How could she not be surprised?
This was the third one her son had brought home recently.
Such a large wild crucian carp was truly impossible to buy, no matter how much money you had. If no one could catch it, it was useless, yet she had been eating it every day these past few days.
Qin Lin smiled and said, "Mom, this is easy to get. We won't lack them in the future!"
"???" Lin Fen couldn't be sure if her son's words were true.
Who would dare say that such wild large fish were easy to get?
Logically speaking, her son must be bragging, but he did keep bringing them home one after another.
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