After spearing a Black Seabream, Lu Ao glanced at his waterproof watch. It was 8:46.
He had been fishing nonstop for two hours and did not want to continue, so he decided to drag the fish ashore first.
Lin Guixiao was fishing in a nearby area. Seeing that he was heading back already, he hurriedly asked, "You're done fishing?"
"I'll rest first and come back this afternoon," Lu Ao said. "You guys keep at it."
"Alright, then we'll go for a little longer and come ashore at 9:30."
Lu Ao swam to shore, stored the fish he had caught in a tide pool, then took out some buns from his bag and slowly nibbled on one.
Qi Yan had long since grown tired of splashing around in the shallows. Seeing Lu Ao return, he simply came ashore too, trudged over, and plopped down beside him. "Give me one."
Lu Ao used the bag to hold up a bun, signaling for him to take it. "Want a sports drink?"
"Yes!" Qi Yan bit into the bun, unscrewed the sports drink first, and took a big gulp after lowering the bun from his mouth. Then he took another huge bite of the hearty char siu bun, looking utterly satisfied. "Awesome!"
After working hard all morning, eating rich yet not greasy, sweet and juicy char siu buns while enjoying the sea breeze and watching others splash through the waves to catch fish naturally felt great.
Lu Ao had brought a large bag of buns, but before long, only a few remained.
He had deliberately saved those for Man Zhang and the others to tide them over.
Full and refreshed, Qi Yan dutifully hoisted his waterproof camera. "What did you catch this morning? Did you get anything good?"
"See for yourself." Lu Ao did