As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 212 - 184 Xiao Mi Took a Little Brother Under

Chapter 212: Chapter 184: Xiao Mi Took a Little Brother Under Her Wing

Chapter 212: Chapter 184: Xiao Mi Took a Little Brother Under Her Wing

New Year’s Day is also considered a rather special day.

For Chu Mingcheng, this early morning was indeed a bit special, since he had already been on the receiving end of countless cold glances.

Yet, faced with these cold stares, he always responded with a proud smile.

“What are you still sitting there for, time for breakfast!” Jiang Luoluo complained as she kicked him lightly on the shin.

It wasn’t hard—it seemed more like an expression of her dissatisfaction.

But judging by her vigorous demeanor, she still looked like a 25-year-old spinster.

In ancient times, women married early, so by twenty-five they were indeed considered spinsters.

In modern times… there are too many jerks, making it easy to be deceived, so it’s not an exaggeration to call a twenty-five-year-old woman a spinster.

If you change the status to that of a young wife or sister-in-law, the ‘old’ in front can be replaced with ‘young.’

Chu Mingcheng’s attempt to strike while the iron was hot last night failed. The jade pendant and the jade hairpin could only keep the car going halfway, such a pity~

Even so, Jiang Luoluo was already using “dissatisfaction” to cover up the shyness she felt upon seeing him today.

She still felt embarrassed, but someone was too thick-skinned to notice.

After breakfast, the two set off by car for Chen Wan Ying’s place to get their makeup done and change clothes, then went to film the first dance video of 2023.

The filming location wasn’t anything special, just a nice park.

Having experienced the incident of being drugged, none of them wanted to film in remote places anymore; everyone wanted to live longer.

Chu Mingcheng, quite acquainted with Chen Wan Ying, conscientiously sat on a sofa aside, picking up a fashion magazine from the coffee table.

Although he was a fisherman, it didn’t stop him from improving his fashion sense.

However, after flipping through a few pages, Chu Mingcheng was speechless. Were these abstract hairstyles and colors really meant for ordinary people to appreciate?

So, was this why they, the post-90s generation, had to endure the scourge of non-mainstream fashion? Because of these fashion magazines?

Was it an attempt to imitate, but failing due to lack of skill, that created the non-mainstream look?

“Chen Wan Ying, do you have any magazines here that ordinary people can appreciate?”

Chen Wan Ying pointed to a bookshelf nearby, “Yeah, over there on the bookshelf. Help yourself. Not even I can appreciate those. They’re just for runway shows or competitions, not for normal people.”

No wonder…

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Chu Mingcheng surprisingly found some magazines about ancient costumes on the bookshelf, so he picked up a few and read them to pass the time.

For ancient costumes, the complexity lay in the hairstyles and the matching of accessories. If one’s hair was not long enough, wigs had to be worn.

Jiang Luoluo was doing pretty well—she had a head full of hair, so she normally wore some wig pieces to extend the length.

Even so, it still took a full two hours to get her hair and makeup just right.

Once she changed clothes, the image of an ancient, heroic female warrior appeared.

Today, she had a prop, a replica sword.

Chu Mingcheng curiously drew the sword, light as a feather, hardly any weight to it.

Shaking it, the blade wiggled back and forth like a snake—his expression grew odd, why did it look so much like…

“Ah Cheng, let’s go!”

“Oh, right!”

Chu Mingcheng quickly took the prop and left Chen Wan Ying’s place, heading toward the shooting location.

Zhang Ruomei and the lighting technician were already there, and the scene was set.

Jiang Luoluo handed over her coat to Chu Mingcheng, a gust of cold wind made her noticeably shrink her neck.

Chu Mingcheng frowned; cold weather made filming a dance video quite torturous, especially since dance costumes are thin.

But he didn’t say anything and just silently went to the car to put on the long down coat he had brought.

After a while, Jiang Luoluo finished a dance and wasn’t cold anymore. She intended to check the footage, but the cold wind stripped away her warmth in an instant.

Chu Mingcheng wore the down coat to prepare it for her, warming it up in advance so she wouldn’t be chilled when she first put it on.

Walking over and just lowering the zipper, a delicate body snuggled up, wrapping her arms around his waist: “Mmm~ so warm, so warm!”

Chu Mingcheng was amused by her coy actions and wrapped her up in the down coat.

“Psh, get a room!” Zhang Ruomei grumbled, bothered that she had to help with the video shoot in the freezing cold, on top of being force-fed a ton of dog food.

But recalling the one back home who had never done such a thing for her, she, as a woman, couldn’t help but feel a bit envious.

The morning was spent filming Jiang Luoluo’s dance video, and the afternoon wasn’t idle either—they paid a visit to Wei Jiaguo.

New Year’s Day counts as the new year, and since they were leaving tomorrow, it was appropriate to visit with gifts in hand, especially considering the help Chu Mingcheng had received from Wei Jiaguo after arriving in Xia City.

After returning home, Jiang Luoluo calculated Zhang Ruomei’s salary, paid her, and gave her a holiday. Her salary was full, but her holiday was five days earlier than usual, making her quite happy.

Moreover, she would receive a hefty red envelope for the New Year, which was delightful!

While Jiang Luoluo was calculating salaries, Chu Mingcheng wasn’t idle. He had hired a housekeeper to tidy up the place a bit.

They would call someone back to clean everything thoroughly once they returned.

Then they packed all the luggage they needed to bring back, including Jiang Luoluo’s, making three large suitcases in total.

But he also needed to take Mimi and her family back with them, letting the kittens have some fun at home during the New Year.

After everything was prepared, they locked the door and exchanged a smile.

Chu Mingcheng pulled two suitcases and carried a pet backpack.

All three kittens were inside, but Mimi lay quietly on top of the suitcase that Chu Mingcheng was pulling with his left hand, utterly comfortable.

Jiang Luoluo pulled another suitcase and carried a cat nest, but they did not bring the automatic cat feeder.

The kittens had grown up and could often be taken out to sea to play in the future.

After loading the luggage into the car, Chu Mingcheng was driving today’s vehicle.

The car would later be parked at the dock, where luckily, the parking spaces were free.

But when Chu Mingcheng passed by the tobacco and liquor store, he still bought two packs of hard-shell cigarettes. Upon arriving at the dock, he found the security uncle and explained his situation, asking him to occasionally check on his car.

The car, if left outside for too long, might encounter some bumps and accidents. They would return only a month later, and it was always better to have someone look after it than not.

After moving the luggage onto the boat, Chu Mingcheng told Jiang Luoluo to stay onboard while he waited for the fuel truck to arrive.

He then went to buy fishing bait, crushed ice, and some food ingredients and spices.

This trip home, of course, was not just about going home that simply.

He planned to catch some good fish for Jiang Luoluo to take back and get into the good graces of his future in-laws in advance.

Having bought everything they needed, Chu Mingcheng returned to the dock just as the oil truck was leaving.

Back on the boat, the three kittens were very lively, running around and obviously curious about the new environment.

Mimi ambled about casually, inspecting here and there as if surveying her territory.

Chu Mingcheng left them to it, closed the little door behind him, and headed to the cockpit to start the fishing boat.

“Luoluo, today I’ll take you to meet a new friend.”

“A new friend?” As the boat left the dock and moved away from the coast, Jiang Luoluo became curious, “We’re not heading towards another city in this direction, so is this new friend of yours not human?”

“You’ll see when we get there.”

The friend being non-human sounded odd, but Chu Mingcheng really had no way to argue since the new friend he was referring to was indeed not human.

Of course, it was not a ghost either.

However, by the time they left the dock, it was already evening, and the sky had turned completely dark before they were even halfway there.

So, Chu Mingcheng stopped the boat to make dinner first and also fed the cats before setting off again.

During the night, Jiang Luoluo couldn’t see far into the distance. When the boat stopped at a deserted island’s beach, she realized, “Why have you come here? There aren’t people living on this island, are there?”

“No people, but I saved a little guy during a fishing trip with Chen Yang and Zhang Wei.” Chu Mingcheng pressed the horn, and the fishing boat let out a long sound that traveled far across the sea.

Next, he locked the three kittens in the cockpit and then took Jiang Luoluo to the deck, opening the small door at the rear.

Jiang Luoluo waited for a bit, puzzled, when suddenly a sea lion popped out of the water and leaped aboard, giving her a fright, “Is this… a seal?”

“It’s not a seal; it’s a sea lion,” Chu Mingcheng said, smiling as he stepped forward and rubbed the wet head of the sea lion.

“So it’s the little guy you saved!” Seeing the little sea lion so gentle, Jiang Luoluo grew bolder and reached out tentatively to touch it.

But touching the sea lion didn’t feel as good as the killer whale did, which left her slightly disappointed.

However, the couple, focused on the sea lion, did not notice a cat behind them that was staring motionless at the sea lion.

Just as they got up to prepare for night fishing, a piercing cat screech suddenly startled them.

Turned out, the sea lion had caught the attention of Mimi as it followed behind the pair.

The little sea lion also noticed Mimi, having never seen such a creature before, and it curiously approached.

Chu Mingcheng initially thought Mimi would be scared and run away since the young sea lion, although not fully grown, was much larger than Mimi, and any normal cat would likely flee.

But to his surprise, Mimi, like a female warrior, gave the little sea lion a battering with a flurry of Cat Fist moves that left it baffled.

After coming to its senses, the sea lion yelped again, leaning forward, only to receive several smacked in the face with swift slaps.

It tried to dodge on its hind legs but did not want to leave.

This boat had become very familiar to it, a second home.

But Mimi meowed deeply, her tone very stern, seemingly warning the other.

Perhaps knowing it couldn’t win, the little sea lion simply lay down, exposing its belly.

In the animal kingdom, exposing one’s belly often signifies submission. Mimi, seeing this gesture, immediately relaxed, then turned and went to the cockpit door to touch the glass door.

The three little kittens peeked out curiously, letting the couple realize that Mimi’s bravery was an instinctive act to protect her children.

Jiang Luoluo actually wanted to stop Mimi just now but was held back by Chu Mingcheng.

He knew that bringing the little sea lion over would put Mimi on alert, but he also wanted to see if Mimi and the little sea lion could get along.

If they couldn’t get along, he would separate them in the future and not let them together.

But now, things seemed to be developing in a good direction. After the little sea lion admitted defeat, Mimi no longer cared about it.