A trace of surprise flashed through Zhuo Yi’s eyes.
His gaze remained fixed on Huang Xiaoxiao.
It wasn’t the fish that surprised him.
It was the bracelet on her wrist.
He clearly remembered that the bracelet’s storage space was only about two square meters.
He had personally checked it before.
But judging from the current situation, it was obviously far larger than that.
It looked like it might even exceed two hundred square meters.
…
“Done!”
It took quite a while to empty all the fish from her storage space.
They almost filled the entire warehouse.
Gulp.
The sound of people swallowing echoed one after another.
Of course, that was a bit of an exaggeration.
But judging by everyone’s expressions, it wasn’t hard to imagine how shocked they were.
Huang Xiaoxiao felt rather pleased with herself.
Let’s see if you still look down on me now.
She perked up her ears and waited comfortably for their praise.
Especially Zhuo Wenxuan’s.
“Hmph! It was just luck.”
Zhuo Wenxuan absolutely refused to acknowledge Huang Xiaoxiao’s ability.
After all, catching all these fish wasn’t solely her achievement.
What was there to be proud of?
Tsk tsk.
What a stubborn little brat.
Was it really that difficult to admit she was impressive?
Still, it didn’t matter.
If she refused to admit it now, she’d get slapped in the face by reality sooner or later.
And Huang Xiaoxiao loved that.
As for Lin Ruiyang, after finally recovering from his shock, he showered Huang Xiaoxiao with praise.
“Sister-in-law, you’re incredible!”
“From now on, you’re my idol. Whatever you tell me to do, I’ll do it. If you tell me to go east, I won’t go west.”
He continued rambling on and on.
Even Lin Hai, who rarely spoke, offered several compliments.
“Sister-in-law, thank you.”
“Haha, no problem, no problem.”
Huang Xiaoxiao waved her hand.
“It wasn’t much. I was just lucky.”
She spoke modestly.
…
This conversation surprised Zhuo Yi.
From their words, it was clear that catching all these fish was largely Huang Xiaoxiao’s accomplishment.
His attention shifted back to the fish piled throughout the warehouse.
Most of them were ordinary fish.
There were certainly a lot of them.
Hm?
What’s that?
Arrowfish?
They even caught arrowfish!
“None of you got hurt, right?”
Zhuo Yi quickly asked.
He addressed everyone.
But his eyes remained fixed on Huang Xiaoxiao alone.
Lin Ruiyang, Lin Hai, and Xu Jingtian: “…”
So… should they answer or not?
Zhuo Wenxuan was furious.
What exactly was her brother trying to imply?
“Haha, we’re fine, completely fine.”
Huang Xiaoxiao’s face immediately turned red as she answered awkwardly.
What was wrong with this man?
They were in public.
Why did he keep staring at her?
This awkward atmosphere needed to end quickly.
They should finish dividing the loot and leave.
Otherwise, Zhuo Wenxuan’s furious glare was going to burn a hole through her.
“Haha, well… Lin Ruiyang, why don’t you divide the fish?”
Huang Xiaoxiao quickly changed the subject.
“Sure thing!”
Dividing the loot—
No, dividing the harvest—
Was Lin Ruiyang’s favorite task.
“Lin Hai, Jingtian, come help.”
“Coming!”
The two happily joined in.
Huang Xiaoxiao stepped aside and let them work.
Including herself and Zhuo Wenxuan, there were twelve people in the group.
Naturally, the harvest had to be divided into twelve shares.
One fish for you.
One fish for me.
One fish for him.
Then another fish for you.
One for me.
One for him.
Then another round…
Wait.
Was this really how they divided loot?
Did they seriously have to compare every fish’s size?
Was there really a need to be this meticulous?
Wasn’t this way too troublesome?
Huang Xiaoxiao stared in disbelief.
Was she supposed to stand here waiting the whole time?
How long would this take?
“Um… couldn’t you just weigh everything first and divide it equally by total weight?”
“Most of these are ordinary fish. There’s no need to be so particular.”
“As for the valuable fish, those can be distributed separately afterward.”
She finally offered a suggestion.
She was exhausted.
The last thing she wanted was to keep waiting here.
Everyone exchanged glances.
That’s right.
Why hadn’t they thought of that?
Whenever they divided hunting spoils before, they always used the old method.
No one had considered an alternative.
And this idea was clearly better.
If the weight was identical, nobody could complain about being shortchanged.
Lin Ruiyang slapped his thigh.
“Sister-in-law, you’re a genius!”
He immediately called everyone over to sort the fish and begin weighing them.
…
Huang Xiaoxiao waited nearby.
A cold gust of wind blew past, making her shiver.
She quickly tucked her head into her clothes.
The next second, something heavy settled onto her shoulders.
A wave of warmth enveloped her.
Turning around, she discovered a cloak draped over her.
The cloak was thick and luxurious.
A ring of black fur lined the collar.
The fur brushed against her cheeks, soft and ticklish.
“Thank you.”
Huang Xiaoxiao lowered her head and quietly expressed her gratitude.
“Hiss, it’s freezing. Can you all hurry up?”
Zhuo Wenxuan complained loudly.
The sudden shout startled Huang Xiaoxiao.
Looking up, she found the young girl glaring at her with eyes full of fire.
Heh.
Huang Xiaoxiao pulled the cloak tighter around herself.
“So warm.”
Zhuo Wenxuan’s teeth ground together audibly.
…
Fortunately, with ten people working together, things moved quickly.
In just over half an hour, all the fish had been sorted.
Large fish.
Small fish.
Arrowfish.
Everything was categorized separately.
“Let’s begin.”
The weighing started.
Both Huang Xiaoxiao and Zhuo Wenxuan immediately focused their attention on the results.
Huang Xiaoxiao felt slightly nervous.
This was the first time she had obtained food through her own efforts.
It was exciting.
Once she got her share, she would definitely bring some home for her parents.
She wanted them to taste the fish she had caught herself.
“All right.”
“Each person gets 630 pounds of ordinary fish, 460 pounds of large fish, and 138 pounds of arrowfish.”
Everyone sucked in a breath.
That was way too much.
Far beyond expectations.
It was nearly equivalent to the reward from a full hunting mission.
“Haha, this is fantastic! We were running low on food at home.”
“Yeah, I was just wondering whether we’d have to risk going on a hunting trip. With these fish, we’ll be fine for quite a while.”
“Thank you, Sister-in-law. Thank you so much.”
Everyone expressed their gratitude.
“No need to thank me. We were just lucky today.”
Huang Xiaoxiao was extremely pleased by all the appreciation.
She smiled so broadly that her mouth nearly reached her ears.
Watching her, Zhuo Wenxuan became even more annoyed.
Even the joy of obtaining so many fish faded considerably.
Everyone stored their shares away.
They were ready to head home and surprise their families.
Just then—
“Wait…”
Huang Xiaoxiao hurriedly stopped them.
“What is it, Sister-in-law?”
Lin Ruiyang asked.
The others also looked over.
“If there’s anything you need, just say it. If we can help, we will.”
Zhuo Wenxuan glanced at her as well.
“If you had something to say, why didn’t you say it earlier? It’s freezing out here.”
“Wenxuan.”
Before Huang Xiaoxiao could respond, Zhuo Yi frowned.
He was clearly displeased.
“Haha, it’s fine.”
Huang Xiaoxiao was in too good a mood to argue.
She wrapped the cloak tightly around herself before speaking.
“There are still a few fish in my storage space that haven’t been divided.”
As soon as she finished speaking, several fish shimmering with a silver-gray glow appeared before everyone.
“This is…”
Zhuo Yi’s pupils contracted slightly.