"Don't mention it," Lu Ao said. "I'm heading back first. I finally made it home, so I'm going to rest properly for a few days. I'm not fishing tomorrow."
"Sure. We probably won't be fishing tomorrow either. We'll see after we've rested up—there's no rush." Lin Manzhang smiled. "We've made decent money these past few days, so taking a break is fine."
Lu Ao nodded, sitting in the passenger tricycle. "See you around."
Chapter 74
By the time Lu Ao returned home with his suitcase, twelve Resonant Whelks, and the various vegetables he had just bought, it was already nearly noon.
After spending so many days on the boat, he was exhausted. He simply cooked himself a pot of noodles, sent Song Zhou a WeChat message asking him to come over for dinner that evening, then went back to his room to sleep.
He was truly too tired that day. When he woke from his nap, the sun was already slanting westward.
Looking out the window, the glaring white sunlight outside had turned into a gentler golden hue.
Lu Ao checked the time again. It was 5:37 in the afternoon.
Yawning, he climbed out of bed, slipped on his shoes, and headed outside, intending to check on the geese before looking over the vegetable patch.
But the moment he stepped out, he saw a figure sitting in the courtyard.
The figure was tall and elegant. It was Song Zhou.
"Awake?" Song Zhou lifted his eyes from his book. "Did you sleep well?"
Lu Ao stared at Song Zhou for quite a while, trying to tell whether this was reality or a dream. After several seconds, he finally decided that this should be reality. "Not bad."
After answering, he felt that response was too simple and added, "I'm pretty satisfied. I