My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 29 The Cook Arrives

They arrived in high spirits, enjoying the sea breeze, but left dejected.

Except for a few banks, other banks lock your card if you enter the wrong PIN three times when trying to withdraw money.

Therefore, after the password was wrong again, Zhou Miao and Lu Xiaoxiao dared not continue trying.

Fortunately, the number of incorrect entries will be reset tomorrow, so I can try again then.

The atmosphere was somber on the way back, and Lu Xiaoxiao was a little worried about Zhou Miao.

She didn't tell him about the bank card right away because she was afraid this situation would happen.

This made her start to overthink, believing that he was riding his bike without saying anything because he was disappointed and in a bad mood.

She wanted to ease his bad mood but didn't know what to say, and hesitated several times before speaking.

As the tricycle entered the coastal highway and she saw the dark sea under the night sky with occasional flashes of lights, she suddenly thought of something.

"By the way, Brother Miao, I heard that fishing is generally better at night, it's called...night fishing! Yes, that's night fishing."

"So you don't night fish?"

"It's not that I didn't try night fishing. I went night fishing before I met you yesterday, but I didn't catch much. Two of the small squid are already in your belly, and the other fish are still frozen in the refrigerator."

Lu Xiaoxiao thought Zhou Miao was in a bad mood, but in reality, he was just focused on riding his bike and wasn't thinking about talking.

Hearing her question, I calmly explained to her.

"Aren't you going tonight?" Lu Xiaoxiao thought of the seafood noodles from last night, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart—the feeling of being cared for and looked after.

Although today's seafood noodles were delicious, she still thought last night's were better.

"Okay, let's not go. Tomorrow morning we'll go fishing for rockfish and red sea bream again, which requires getting up early. We can talk about night fishing later when we have boats that can go to the open sea or deep water."

Zhou Miao also wanted to go night fishing, but unfortunately there was nowhere else for him to fish except for the fishing rafts.

Small boats have no lights and rely on headlamps to find a place at sea, which is much more dangerous than during the day. According to regulations, small boats are not allowed to sail at night.

Now we have another request for help from the small beach, so tomorrow's schedule will remain the same.

I went fishing in the morning, then bought diving equipment, and in the afternoon I went there to try diving and catching crabs.

Swimming crabs are now widely available and their prices have dropped, but if they are big and fat enough, you can still make a lot of money.

The two chatted about things at the beach. When they got home, Zhou Miao realized he hadn't taken Lu Xiaoxiao to look for a house today when he saw her follow him inside.

She felt a little embarrassed: "Sorry, Xiaoxiao, I promised to help you find a place today, but I forgot."

"How about I ask the landlord now? Maybe she has a spare single room."

"It's okay," Lu Xiaoxiao quickly stopped him from making the call.

She has now decided to go fishing with Zhou Miao, so she plans to stay here as well.

After just one day of getting to know him, she had a general understanding of his character and knew that he wouldn't do anything excessive to her, so she wasn't afraid to live under the same roof with him.

"Brother Miao, there's something I want to discuss with you."

"Go on," Zhou Miao said, adopting a listening posture.

"I want to go fishing with you and help you run the fish farm. If my brother can't withdraw his money, I'll work hard to earn money and make up for his share."

As she spoke, Lu Xiaoxiao blushed and became a little embarrassed.

Because she can't withdraw the money from her card and has no money of her own, Zhou Miao has to bear most of the initial investment in the fish raft.

"You can come fishing with me, but there's no rush about the fish raft. We'll talk about it after we have definite news about your brother."

On the way there, Zhou Miao subconsciously arranged for Lu Xiaoxiao to go fishing with him tomorrow morning, and there's nothing wrong with that.

But Lu Xingyu still owns half of the fish rafts!

But now he has disappeared, and we don't know if he is alive or dead.

If they're still alive, then none of that matters. We can just invest the money and redistribute it according to the investment ratio between the two parties.

But if anyone dies, Zhou Miao wants to keep the entire fishing raft for himself and doesn't want to give it away.

Lu Xiaoxiao's meaning was very clear: if her brother was gone, she would inherit the other half of the fishing raft.

Thinking about the complicated relationships within her family, Zhou Miao wanted to refuse.

Lu Xingyu is very domineering at home. Although they often argue, he can control his parents.

Is it okay for Lu Xiaoxiao to sneak away?

After spending a day with her, I felt that she wasn't the kind of person with a strong personality who could control her parents; on the contrary, she seemed a bit soft-spoken.

If we let her participate, once the fish rafts are running well, her parents will definitely come and make a scene, and that will be a real headache.

Therefore, Zhou Miao hesitated and decided to postpone the decision until later.

"Okay~"

Lu Xiaoxiao hadn't expected him to agree so quickly, and the fact that he didn't immediately refuse was good news for her.

From the moment her brother went missing to the moment she escaped from home, she never felt safe.

If she had her own business, she would feel much more at ease.

"Go to bed early, you have to get up early tomorrow!"

"Okay, goodnight."

......

At six o'clock in the morning, when Zhou Miao walked out of the room, he was surprised to find that Lu Xiaoxiao had already gotten up and was cooking in the kitchen.

"Good morning! Breakfast will be ready soon. Please have a seat."

"it is good."

It feels pretty good to have someone make breakfast for you. Zhou Miao sat on the sofa and stretched.

He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt much better physically and mentally when he woke up this morning.

Is this the effect of body purification?

Just like a machine that has been used for many years, if some of the impurities that affect the operation of the machine are purified, the machine can run more smoothly.

That's how he feels right now.

After a while, Lu Xiaoxiao brought two bowls of lean meatballs and placed them on the dining table.

Zhou Miao got up and went over to take a look, then exclaimed in surprise, "Where did these lean meatballs come from? I don't think we have any at home!"

"It was a takeout order I placed last night. I bought some raw lean meatballs and cooked them myself this morning."

As Lu Xiaoxiao explained, she stared intently at him, as if she wanted him to try it first and give his opinion on the taste.

Zhou Miao thought the lean meatballs in front of him were alright, at least they looked fine.

So I picked up a spoon and took a bite. It was a little hot, but the soup base tasted good.

"Sure, if you can't find a suitable job in the future, you can always set up a stall and sell lean meatballs."

"Haha, setting up a stall is nowhere near as profitable as fishing."

Hearing him say it tasted good, Lu Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

She had tasted it herself and thought it was okay, but she was a little worried that it wouldn't suit Zhou Miao's taste.

Fortunately, she learned to cook from a young age. Although she felt her skills were not as good as Zhou Miao's, she could still manage to make simple foods like lean meatballs.

"That's true, setting up a stall doesn't earn as much as fishing, and it's tiring too!"

Zhou Miao now agrees with this statement, because his days in the Air Force are long gone.

The two quickly ate breakfast, cleaned up the dishes together, and then went out fishing.

The two of them bought their own bait, and the fuel cost for the small boat would be split equally later.

Having decided to go fishing, Lu Xiaoxiao wouldn't choose to take advantage of Zhou Miao.

As Zhou Miao sailed past Luo Hao's fishing raft, he noticed that he already had customers early in the morning. Luo Qianqian wasn't there; it seemed she hadn't come to work yet. It looked like the two of them wouldn't be going fishing today.

Zhou Miao greeted him and then headed to the red sea bream fishing spot.

However, this fishing spot eventually ran out of fish. By eight o'clock, the fish were starting to die off.

Zhou Miao changed spots several times, but the red sea bream and rock bream he caught were all very small, so he knew that this place was no longer suitable for fishing.

Looking at his catch, he saw about a dozen small rockfish weighing two or three ounces each, and seven or eight red sea bream weighing over five ounces each. Lu Xiaoxiao had caught fewer fish than him.