Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 9 Old Mo

"Brother Peng, are you free?"

As soon as Xiao Kai finished handing over his work and left the company, he couldn't wait to call Xiao Peng.

"What's wrong, Xiao Kai?"

Xiao Peng on the other end of the phone was clearly a little surprised that Xiao Kai was calling him at this time, so he asked.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if you have time to go fishing together?" Xiao Kai said with a smile.

"fishing?"

Upon hearing the word "fishing," Xiao Peng was quite surprised, thinking he had misheard. He quickly checked the date on his phone and, after confirming it was Monday, he was even more astonished.

"Xiao Kai, are you kidding me? Shouldn't you be at work right now?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Kai chuckled and said, "Hehe, I fired the boss!"

"What?" Xiao Peng exclaimed in surprise. "You resigned? Just a couple of days ago you said your company had a big project that needed your help and that there was a chance for you to advance your career. How come you suddenly resigned!"

"It's nothing, I'm just tired. I've been wanting to quit for a while now, I need a break!" Xiao Kai didn't know how else to explain, so he just said it.

"All right!"

Although somewhat surprised, Xiao Peng didn't ask any further questions. Perhaps he had argued with his boss, and he also knew about Xiao Kai's situation.

I've been working at this company since graduating from university, and I haven't had much time to rest all year round. It's really tiring, and the key is that I don't earn much money. Sometimes I even get bullied. So I decided to quit. It's not like I can't find another job.

"How's it going? Do you have time?" Xiao Kai asked again.

"I don't have time. I've arranged to have my 4D ultrasound done with your sister-in-law today. Let's do it in a couple of days. Anyway, you have plenty of time now!" Xiao Peng said with difficulty.

Xiao Kai expressed his understanding and immediately said, "It's okay, I'll go by myself!"

"Okay, you can go relax by yourself, but remember to be careful. No matter how deep the water is, you must wear a life jacket!"

Hearing that Xiao Kai was going fishing, Xiao Peng was a little worried and gave him special instructions.

"Okay, I understand!"

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Kai got on his motorcycle and prepared to go home to get his fishing gear.

I had just gotten home when my phone suddenly rang in my bag.

Xiao Kai took it out and saw that it was a message sent by Brother Yu, whom he had met a couple of nights ago.

"Brother Xiao, do you have some time?"

"Yes, what's wrong, Brother Yu?" Xiao Kai asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I was just asking if you had time. I wanted to invite you to go fishing tonight!" Yu Qiqiang replied.

Xiao Kai, who was worried about having no one to go fishing with, suddenly had a bright idea. He was about to agree but then felt it was not appropriate. After all, he and Yu Qiqiang had only just met, so why would he suddenly ask him to go fishing with him?

Could it be because I sold them so many fish that night? It can't be more than that!

As the saying goes, one should always be wary of others. Although the other party didn't seem like a bad person, Xiao Kai still had to be careful.

Just as Xiao Kai was hesitating about how to reply, Yu Qiqiang sent another message.

"Brother, I've been having a rough time with the Air Force lately, so I'd like to ride your coattails. I'll introduce you to a friend of mine. He insisted on having me introduce him after he heard about your flood control efforts at Yangjiahu Reservoir that day."

"Okay, Brother Yu, where shall we go fishing? It's too late, and going too far is inconvenient!" Xiao Kai said after hesitating for a moment.

"It's not far, let's go to Yangjiahu Reservoir!"

Perhaps sensing Xiao Kai's concerns, Yu Qiqiang quickly sent a message.

Hearing this, Xiao Kai finally felt relieved.

As for Yangjiahu Reservoir, it's alright; safety is definitely not a problem.

After all, that area is within the city limits, and although it is located in the suburbs, it is relatively much safer.

Most importantly, there are cameras everywhere there, even by the reservoir, since it's a recreational area during the day.

Surely no one would be so foolish as to harm others.

Moreover, these are just his own concerns; the other person probably never even considered that possibility.

While it's true that one should always be wary of others, there's no need to assume everyone is a bad person. They might be a benefactor. It's not like he's suffering from paranoia; he doesn't have tens of millions in assets, so who could possibly harm him?

After agreeing on a meeting time, Xiao Kai immediately put down his fishing gear.

After all, fishing is done at night, and it's still early.

After having a quick takeout meal, Xiao Kai went back to bed for a nap.

When I woke up again, it was almost dark.

Xiao Kai checked the time. The appointment was for seven o'clock, and it was a little past six now. It was time to set off.

Xiao Kai immediately grabbed his fishing gear and left home.

An hour later, after finishing his dinner, Xiao Kai rode his motorcycle back to Yangjiahu Reservoir.

As soon as Xiao Kai parked his motorcycle, he saw an SUV drive up and stop next to him.

Two people got out of the car, and before Xiao Kai could speak, one of them said.

"Haha, Brother Xiao, sorry, sorry, there was a traffic jam on the way, sorry to keep you waiting!"

Needless to say, the person who arrived was Yu Qiqiang, and the other person next to him was probably the friend he mentioned on WeChat.

Xiao Kai smiled and waved his hand, "Brother Yu, you're too kind. I just arrived too!"

After a few brief pleasantries, Yu Qiqiang pointed to the middle-aged man next to him and introduced him: "Come on, Brother Xiao, let me introduce you. This is Mo Yingxiao. My friend told you about him; you can just call him Lao Mo!"

Then he said to the middle-aged man, "Hey, this is Xiao Kai!"

"Xiao Kai, right? Hello!" Upon hearing the introduction, Lao Mo smiled and extended his hand to Xiao Kai.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai quickly smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with the other person: "So it's Brother Mo! I've heard so much about you!"

Xiao Kai was just being polite, but to his surprise, the other party replied, "You've heard of me?"

Xiao Kai was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "No, but if I'm not mistaken, you're Old Mo from the group, I want to eat fish, right!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Qiqiang with a smile.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qiqiang was clearly taken aback, as if he remembered the boasting he had done in the group a couple of days ago, and immediately blushed.

Seeing this, Old Mo laughed loudly, "Haha, you used someone else's fish to put in your cup, thinking they couldn't see it? Now you've embarrassed yourself, serves you right!"

Old Mo was a little embarrassed by what was said, but he just smiled.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai quickly came to the rescue: "Brothers, it's getting late, let's go!"

"good!"

The two agreed and immediately opened the trunk to take out their fishing gear.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai also took his fishing gear off the motorcycle.

Then, the three of them walked towards the reservoir together.

A short while later, the three of them returned to the backwater where Xiao Kai and Yu Qiqiang had fished that day.

Considering that everyone was already quite familiar with each other, and to make it easier to chat, this time we simply didn't separate but lined up around the backwater bay.

The three were less than three meters apart, with Xiao Kai on the far right, Yu Qiqiang in the middle, and Lao Mo on the far left.

After some preparation, the three of them began fishing.