Chapter 130: Could it be... his skin was just too dark?

If not, then perhaps it was something else.

Qian Weining glanced at the spot chosen by Zhong Di and then at the expression on Zhong Di’s face.

At this moment, Zhong Di had no interest in what others were thinking; he was fully focused on controlling the fishing rod in his hands.

With each repeated motion, his technique grew increasingly skillful.

“It’s coming up! My goodness, this length—it’s really too long!”

“Hmm, roughly estimating, it must be over seventy centimeters!”

Just as Zhong Di was pulling the fish ashore, his phone suddenly rang. Seeing the fish landed, he tossed the rod aside and immediately answered the call.

It was his mother on the other end.

“Hello, Mom? What’s wrong?”

“Zhong Di, you little brat, I’m giving you ten minutes to get back here right now.” On the other end, Di Chunhua’s voice sounded somewhat angry.

“Mom, I haven’t finished here yet. What’s so urgent?”

Zhong Di looked around, sensing that the matter wouldn’t be resolved quickly. If he hadn’t caught this big one, he would have left already.

“This is the most important thing. You need to come back, no matter what.” After saying this, Di Chunhua hung up.

Zhong Di was bewildered. What on earth could be so important?

“What kind of fish is this?”

“Chinook salmon, definitely Chinook salmon.”

Among the crowd, many began to identify the fish.

Most of the people Qian Weining had gathered were skilled anglers. Although they might not match the expertise of coastal sea-fishing masters, they were still quite competent.

“Zhong Di, great technique! I thought you were just here for casual fishing today, but it turns out you were holding back a big move. You’re deliberately targeting endangered species!”

Amid the crowd’s chatter, after arranging the waterwheel, Qian Weining approached Zhong Di and struck up a conversation.

When he saw the Chinook salmon, his eyelids twitched. This reservoir—seeing Zhong Di catch this fish—one might think such fish were easy to catch.

But from the start until now, only two rare species had been caught here: the bighead carp and the Chinook salmon. Even for largemouth bass, only four had been caught so far.

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The rest, while there were also large fish, mostly consisted of common species like silver carp, grass carp, and crucian carp.

“What endangered species?” Zhong Di asked, puzzled. Why suddenly talk about endangered species?

“Chinook salmon has long been listed as endangered. Most are now farmed. It’s surprising there’s still some in the reservoir. It hasn’t been long since you caught that bighead carp, right?” Qian Weining said with a smile.

“Uncle Qian, enough with endangered or not. I’ve got something urgent now, so I’m leaving first. Next time when you visit, I’ll cook you a couple of dishes.”

After a few words, Zhong Di lost patience and hurried away.

Qian Weining shook his head helplessly. What was this? Because of ignorance, he lacked the proper perspective.

Number one, Zheng Xiongwei stood there blankly, watching the nearly one-meter-long Chinook salmon being placed into the waterwheel, beginning to flail about.

Thinking about what he had just said, he felt his face flush with embarrassment.

Perhaps it was the dark skin absorbing heat more intensely.

Zhong Di dashed all the way back, his mind spinning, wondering what could have happened to make his mother so anxious.

Could something serious have happened at the farm? At this point, nothing seemed more important than the farm.

After all, in his parents’ eyes, the farm was the main source of their livelihood; if something went wrong, it was the biggest problem.

Or was it some other capitalist trying to deliver a crushing blow to the farm?

That seemed unlikely. Even if they wanted to suppress it, it would be more like the newly opened pick-your-own garden, which was a much less direct form of pressure.

Lost in thought, Zhong Di returned to the farm.

Two tables of people were eating; most of the visitors were middle-aged. Large piles of raw materials were stacked on the homestead, and several uncles were busy doing odd jobs.

Everything seemed fine—no issues.

“Mom, what’s going on? Why so urgent?” Zhong Di went straight to the point and found his mother.

“You little rascal, you have a girl you like, but why didn’t you tell your mother? I was almost setting you up on a blind date.” Di Chunhua first put on a stern face, then suddenly smiled. After all the emotional healing the child had gone through recently, he was finally moving forward. That wasn’t easy.

She had thought that after what had happened, it would take at least a year or two. She was already preparing to arrange blind dates—not necessarily hoping for success but at least to help her son recover and start thinking about grandchildren.

Zhong Di???

Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?

He understood what was being said but couldn’t relate it to himself.

“Ah! Big brother, you’re back! Come here, I have something to tell you.” Just as Zhong Di was confused, Sun Miaomiao suddenly appeared from a corner, grabbed him, and pulled him toward a secluded spot.

“Big brother, Auntie wants to introduce you to someone. When I heard that, I thought, no way! You’re still in the prime of your career; how can you let trivial romance get in the way?”

“Besides, if it’s going to get in the way, it should be me getting in the way! So I told a little white lie, saying I’ve always admired you and that you’re considering me.”

“Don’t rush to explain. Listen to me. If you explain to Auntie, you might face endless blind dates. It’s better to temporarily use me as a shield, right?”

“Think it over.” After speaking, Sun Miaomiao placed her small hands in front of her, looking playful and cute.

Zhong Di finally understood and almost thought her idea wasn’t bad.

So that’s how feelings are. But really, in his mother’s mind, was his marriage the most important thing? Frightening, truly frightening.

Sun Miaomiao watched Zhong Di carefully.

Today, she had some free time and had sent him a message asking if there was a spot available to come have a meal together. Upon arriving, she found Zhong Di was not there.

Just as she was about to look for him, she overheard Auntie chatting with the future sister-in-law, saying they were preparing to introduce a blind date for Zhong Di.

That was unacceptable! How could they introduce a blind date? What if big brother liked someone? That would be so awkward.

That was secondary. More importantly, the sister-in-law even said, “Pah!” She said someone had left a note on the memo board—something inappropriate.

Right after hearing this, Sun Miaomiao immediately thought of Su Rou. That seemed quite likely, as Su Rou appeared to be the type of woman who liked to scheme.

“Hey, hey, big brother, where are you going?” Sun Miaomiao was still thinking when she suddenly noticed Zhong Di leaving.

“Mom, don’t listen to Sun Miaomiao’s nonsense. She and I are just good friends, nothing as exaggerated as she says. Besides, I’m not interested in this kind of thing right now.”

Zhong Di decisively explained. After what he had experienced with Wen Ya, he instinctively rejected such matters—not because he couldn’t let go, but because he didn’t want to.

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