My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 26 Couples with Incompatible Ideologies

Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned: "You...your idea seems to make a lot of sense."

Zhou Miao, who was driving, felt that Luo Qianqian's words made some sense, but he still felt that not having a car made some things inconvenient.

But after thinking about it, I can't seem to think of any specific aspects that would be inconvenient.

Then, Luo Qianqian, feeling smug after being affirmed by Lu Xiaoxiao, continued speaking.

"Haha, you think that makes sense, right?"

"Let me tell you! At home, an electric scooter is enough. For short distances, an electric scooter is more convenient than a car!"

Lu Xiaoxiao nodded: "Indeed."

"For places that are a little further away, I can just take the subway or a taxi."

"For longer trips, like traveling out of the province, I can take the subway to the train station or airport, so I feel that cars are no longer a necessity."

After listening, Zhou Miao felt that Luo Qianqian was both right and wrong.

It's mainly because the country is well-developed and transportation is convenient that she has the misconception that cars are unimportant.

In some less developed areas of China, it would be very inconvenient to travel without a car.

To put it bluntly, it's just that Nanzhen has a better transportation and geographical location.

Zhou Miao didn't refute her point of view; how someone lives is their own business.

He drove to the restaurant that Luo Hao had told him about, a specialty private restaurant.

Zhou Miao helped carry the fish inside and even went to find out the fish prices here.

Neither sea bream nor red snapper were priced as high as Pang Hao's.

It's at least 20% less than the market price, but that's normal.

Zhou Miao understood that Pang Hao offered such a high price because he intended to use it to his advantage.

Just like he said when he left this morning, if you have any good stuff, come to him first. He'll buy it even if it's top-quality seafood, even at a premium.

Thinking about this, Zhou Miao became quite curious about Pang Hao's identity.

Is it better to start your own business and put all your hopes on a Japanese restaurant, or to start a business as a rich kid to prove something to your father?

However, the people around Yu Muzhou must come from well-off families.

"Where do we go next?"

As they walked out of the restaurant, Zhou Miao asked.

"It's already noon, why don't you treat us to lunch?" Luo Qianqian raised an eyebrow at him with a sly smile.

"Could it be a scam?" Zhou Miao immediately became wary; he didn't want to be tricked.

"No decent person would eat pretty food!" Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes dismissively. "Get in the car first, I'll take you there. It's a well-established restaurant, I guarantee it'll be delicious."

Treating someone to a meal is fine, as long as you don't treat them like a fool.

Zhou Miao continued driving, following Luo Qianqian's directions, turning into an old street, parking the car in a nearby open space, and then following them into a noodle shop.

Although it was lunchtime, the noodle shop was incredibly busy; only two of the twenty or so tables inside were still empty, and there were several errand runners waiting at the door.

The noodle shop is run by an elderly couple who look to be at least fifty years old. This shop is indeed a long-established brand!

"Are there any foods you can't eat?" Luo Qianqian asked, turning around.

Zhou Miao glanced at the menu hanging on the wall and shook his head, and Lu Xiaoxiao followed suit.

"Okay then." After confirming, Luo Qianqian called out to the shop owner, "Grandma, we have three bowls of seafood noodles here."

"Okay, please come in and have a seat." The proprietress agreed and continued to work quickly and efficiently.

"Zhou Miao, go in and save a seat. Xiao Xiao and I are going out to buy fruit tea." Luo Qianqian pulled Lu Xiaoxiao and left the noodle shop without waiting for his reply.

Zhou Miao opened her mouth, as if to say that she hadn't said what flavor she wanted to drink yet!

Watching them leave, he could only helplessly go into the inner room and reserve a spot.

However, the place Luo Qianqian brought him to was quite nice. Before he came in, he saw that there were many hole-in-the-wall restaurants along the street.

Many of the shops looked quite busy, so this might be my first choice for dining in the city.

A restaurant that's doing too much business isn't necessarily a good thing for customers, at least it slows down the speed at which food is served.

Luo Qianqian and Lu Xiaoxiao have both returned, but the fans here haven't made a move yet.

The owner served two bowls of noodles to the customers next to him, and when he saw the three of them, he asked them what they wanted to eat.

After finishing three bowls of seafood noodles, Luo Qianqian sat down and handed Zhou Miao a cup of fruit tea: "How about this, I'll treat you to a drink, and you treat me to a meal, okay?"

"Of course." Zhou Miao naturally wouldn't refuse after knowing what to eat.

A typical bowl of seafood noodles, no matter how expensive, is no more than twenty yuan.

Since it doesn't include seafood like blue crabs, the price naturally won't be very high.

Lu Xiaoxiao sipped her drink, glanced at her new best friend, then at Zhou Miao, and pondered what she should treat others to since they had both treated her.

"By the way, Qianqian, after we finish eating, should we go straight to the seafood market to buy fish, or wait until after 3 pm?"

"Usually there are more people after 3 pm, but the seafood market here is an exception. There are many customers from surrounding cities and towns. Their time is not fixed, so they can set up their stalls after eating," Luo Qianqian explained.

Although she came to the city, she had no intention of playing around or spending money. Instead, she had a clear goal: to sell fish and make money.

While they waited for their seafood noodles, Yu Muzhou, who had kindly helped out, was humming a tune as he made himself a beef roll rice bowl.

As for the fish he caught in the morning, he had no intention of eating them and put them all into the large freezer at home.

The freezer was filled with the fish he usually caught; he neither gave them away nor ate them.

I only bring most of it when I have enough time and feel like fishing in the open sea, to use as bait.

He quickly prepared his lunch.

Just as I was about to enjoy my meal, the electronic lock on my door beeped, and then the door opened, revealing a stylishly dressed woman.

The woman had a fantastic figure; her clothes were stretched taut.

She is also very beautiful, with the charming allure of a young married woman.

However, the slight crow's feet at the corners of her eyes betrayed her age, indicating that she is actually older than she looks.

Yu Muzhou was surprised to see who it was: "Wife, why are you back at noon?"

"There's an exchange meeting this afternoon, so I came back to change my clothes." Tan Yun, who had just changed into slippers, took a few steps into the house and saw Yu Muzhou, who was still wearing his fishing clothes.

She frowned, and her entire demeanor changed, exuding the aura of a powerful woman, with a hint of condescension.

"Why are you fishing again? Can't you find a proper job? All you do all day is fish."

Yu Muzhou had originally wanted to ask his wife if she had eaten lunch, but when he heard her say this as soon as she came in, he couldn't help but feel disgusted.

"What's wrong with me? Taking care of the family and the kids are all important things. Can't I even go fishing when I have free time?"

"Fishing is fine, but you can't go every single time you have free time. Can't you be a little more considerate of me? I'm exhausted from work every day, and I still have to come home and worry about you."

Tan Yun took a deep breath, trying to suppress her anger, but the words she spoke still carried a hint of irritation.

But she didn't know that these words only made Yu Muzhou feel more confused.

"Why should you worry about me? When have I ever received less in dividends? Isn't it all thanks to me that we have such good living conditions?"

"You're tired because you were bored at home and insisted that I arrange a job for you."

"Back then, I just wanted you to be happy, so I specially opened a company for you to run and even used my connections to help you. You were very happy then, so why are you complaining about being tired now?"

This incident, ironically, made Tan Yun lose her assertiveness, and her momentum suddenly weakened.

But she still tried to explain her views and the reasons she believed were right to her husband.

"A person should have ambition; you need to be a good role model for your son. Otherwise, he'll become like you, lying around all day, and what will we do when we're old?"

What will happen when we get old?

This question made Yu Muzhou unable to help but laugh: "You actually believe in raising children to provide for you in old age?"

"Go ask those sons if they believe this."

"Many sons are in their forties or fifties, yet they are still sucking the bone marrow from their seventies or eighties-old parents."

"Besides, given our family's circumstances, the elderly don't need us to support them, and we won't need our son to support us in the future."

"It's up to my son to choose how he wants to live his life. As long as he doesn't go down a path of crime or do anything illegal, that's fine."

"You...you're impossible to communicate with! Go sleep in the study tonight, just looking at you annoys me."

Unable to win arguments or fallacies, and with Yu Muzhou having greater economic power and connections, Tan Yun had no choice but to slam the door and go inside to save face.

Upon seeing this, Yu Muzhou took a deep breath, a hint of weariness showing in his eyes.

Outside, he is a good husband with a beautiful wife and a lovely son.

But only he and a few close friends knew that since Tan Yun devoted herself to her career, the two of them had become increasingly incompatible.

Yu Muzhou knew his own personality; he seemed gentle and easy to talk to, but in reality, he was very assertive.

He would not compromise or change his preferred lifestyle because of his wife.

His once gentle and charming wife no longer indulges him in everything as before.

(I have to admit, Lao Yu ate quite well.)