After Lin Dayong brought Ruanruan home, he took the initiative to tell Su Ting,
“Chen Hai will come over for dinner later. I’ll go to the cafeteria to get a couple more meat dishes. You can prepare a few cold dishes to go with the drinks.”
“Okay!” Su Ting agreed immediately.
Ruanruan sat in the living room playing with her little toy when Su Xiaomei noticed her.
At once, as if she had caught a huge piece of evidence, she ran quickly to Su Ting and complained,
“Mom, Dad bought Lin Ruanruan a plush toy but didn’t buy one for me. He’s clearly playing favorites!”
Su Ting was smashing cucumbers for a cold dish. Hearing her daughter’s words, she lowered her voice and scolded,
“Su Xiaomei, stop causing trouble. Do you believe I’ll send you back to your biological father?”
Su Xiaomei immediately shrank in fear and became quiet at once.
Su Ting shook her head helplessly.
She had said many things to her daughter, but the child simply couldn’t tell good advice from bad!
When Ruanruan heard Su Ting scolding Su Xiaomei, she chuckled softly and said to the system,
“The human world is really fun. Being a deity doesn’t have so many interesting people—let alone these novel little things!”
Although she possessed a long lifespan, she usually passed time by reading various storybooks to fight boredom.
After a while, Chen Hai arrived.
“You already came—why bring things too?” Su Ting accepted the pig head meat and cold pig trotters he brought.
“Oh, a relative of mine made them. I thought I’d let you all try her cooking.” Chen Hai said with a cheerful smile before going to find Lin Dayong.
Hearing the commotion, Lin Dayong also walked out.
“Dahai, come on, come on—let’s talk in the room.”
“Alright.”
Su Xiaomei noticed the scene. After thinking for a moment, she took the initiative to pour tea, intending to perform well.
She needed to please her stepfather so her mother wouldn’t really abandon her!
Knock, knock, knock.
After knocking, Su Xiaomei pushed the door open.
“Uncle Chen, Dad, I brought you something to drink.”
Lin Dayong had just been about to explain his idea about cooperation when Su Xiaomei interrupted him. With a child present, he couldn’t speak freely—if she said something careless outside, it could cause serious trouble.
“Xiaomei, thank you. But we’ll be eating soon, so we won’t drink tea for now.”
Su Xiaomei said “Oh,” and lingered as if wanting to say something else, but Su Ting arrived behind her and grabbed her.
“Su Xiaomei, don’t disturb the adults while they’re talking!”
After closing the door, Su Ting’s face darkened as she warned,
“Su Xiaomei, stop messing around. Your Father Lin has important matters to discuss. Don’t disturb them again!”
Su Xiaomei stayed silent.
She clearly meant well, but these adults were all biased!
Early the next morning
Three or four fishing enthusiasts had already gathered at the Lin family’s doorway.
Su Ting invited them inside to sit, but they all waved their hands and refused.
“I’ll go wake Ruanruan up!”
“No need, Doctor Su. Let the little girl sleep a bit longer. We’ll just wait here.” Chen Hai hurriedly said.
“Yeah!” the others echoed.
“Alright then.” Su Ting felt a bit jealous but didn’t say anything.
Fortunately, Ruanruan woke up soon anyway. After washing up, they all hurried to the seaside.
Since it was already the third day, some people who felt they had no hope of winning had given up. The crowd had reduced by more than half.
Ruanruan found her usual spot and began fishing.
The people watching nearby were puzzled that she wasn’t using the techniques she had taught them earlier.
The next moment—
They saw Ruanruan catch a fish.
Just like that.
So easily!
Someone immediately spoke up unwillingly,
“Ruanruan, why is fishing so easy for you? You didn’t even use the techniques you mentioned before like baiting the spot!”
“Oh, didn’t I say that people with good luck don’t need too many techniques?” Ruanruan blinked innocently with her big beautiful eyes.
Her words felt like knives stabbing into their hearts.
Chen Hai recovered the fastest and quickly tried to smooth things over.
“Let’s fish. Today is the last day of the competition!”
“Hurry up!”
Everyone else chose a spot and began fishing.
They weren’t sure if it was their imagination, but they felt like they were catching fish much more frequently than before.
Originally they were only half-convinced, but now subtle waves of belief stirred in their hearts.
Of course, none of them dared say anything.
After all, in this era, Ruanruan was just a little girl. If she said strange things, people wouldn’t take it too seriously. But if they said something and got caught, they’d be in serious trouble.
Soon evening arrived and the competition ended.
Only then did Ruanruan learn that the first prize this time was a gold-plated medal!
Second prize was a small bicycle for commuting!
It was clear that the organizers had really spent a lot of money on this competition.
But Ruanruan wasn’t very interested in the medal.
Instead, she really liked the bicycle.
She suddenly regretted fishing so seriously!
Her little hair buns drooped along with her disappointed expression.
Chen Hai, standing nearby, asked,
“Ruanruan, what’s wrong?”
Ruanruan pouted and whispered,
“Uncle, I want the bicycle. I don’t like the medal.”
“That medal is gold-plated. Its meaning is different.” Chen Hai explained quietly.
After all, it was official recognition of being number one among fishing enthusiasts. In the future, if his wife mocked him for always returning empty-handed, he could take out the medal to prove his strength.
Ah… comparing people really could drive someone crazy.
If he had Ruanruan’s skills and won first place, he’d probably laugh in his sleep.
Not to mention the medal was made with real gold—the military had truly invested heavily this time.
Ruanruan noticed Chen Hai’s fondness for the medal and immediately said excitedly,
“Uncle, how about we trade? I only want the second prize bicycle.”
Liu Qianqian, who had been secretly listening to their conversation, could no longer hold back.
She immediately sneered,
“Lin Ruanruan, why do you talk as if you’re definitely going to win first place? So shameless!”
Ruanruan made a face at her.
“Is there anything wrong with imagining it? Cousin Qianqian, on the other hand—your family was disqualified from the competition. Why are you here again?”
Liu Qianqian choked and couldn’t reply.
Her family had forced her to come apologize to Ruanruan. Before arriving she had already prepared what she wanted to say, but the moment she saw Ruanruan, she lost control of her emotions.
At that moment, Chen Hai’s wife Liu Rongrong walked over and held Chen Hai’s arm with a smile.
“So you’re Ruanruan! You’re so cute—fair and chubby. Completely different from Old Chen here who stays at the beach all day and is tanned dark!”
Ruanruan gave a sweet smile and said in her soft baby voice,
“Pretty sister, you’re very beautiful.”
“You should call me Auntie.”
“You’re pretty, so I like you!” Ruanruan jumped into Liu Rongrong’s arms and began showering her with compliments.
“Big sister smells so nice! What perfume are you wearing?”