Ruan Xingyao said, “I’m still in Ming City! Just visiting a friend’s house — and fishing a little while I’m here.”
【Wow! Is Streamer Starry really going to livestream fishing for us? I wonder if she’ll end up catching nothing!】
【What are you talking about up there? Our Streamer Starry never blanks! I bet all the fish are lining up to bite her hook!】
【Totally agree with the comment above! Now I really want to go fishing with Streamer Starry too — heaven knows how much I want to actually catch a fish for once!】
【Same here, same here! I’ve been skunked so many times; I need to feel the joy of a fish finally biting!】
Ruan Xingyao glanced at the scrolling comments and said with a laugh, “Since everyone wants to see it, I’ll show you what it means to never blank!”
As she spoke, she baited her hook and cast the line.
Her movements were calm and unhurried — she looked less like someone fishing and more like someone handing out gifts to the fish in the lake.
The chat buzzed with excitement.
【Streamer Starry! Show us your skills!】
【I just want to know where she’s fishing right now — if I go there later, maybe I can get lucky too!】
Just as they were chatting, Ruan Xingyao’s fishing rod twitched.
Barely over a minute had passed before something bit.
Ruan Xingyao let out a playful “Whoa!” and said to the livestream, “Family, see how much that float’s moving? This one’s a big guy!”
She started pulling on the rod, and the little creature in the lake thrashed around energetically.
To build some excitement, Ruan Xingyao pretended to be pulled toward the water by the “giant fish.”
Chen Yu immediately rushed over to help, grabbing the line with his hands.
Ruan Xingyao shot him a glance, a little exasperated.
Then, with a firm tug, she hauled the rod up — and the wriggling little fellow finally broke the surface.
It was a common grass carp.
But the size — definitely not small!
By sight alone, it had to be 80–90 centimeters long and weigh over 10kg.
As soon as the grass carp appeared, the live chat exploded.
【As expected of our Streamer Starry! This is what true skill looks like!】
【I don’t know why, but I’m actually getting a “that’s it?” feeling. Am I getting spoiled?】
【It’s not that you’re spoiled — it’s just that you know how strong Streamer Starry is! I was expecting her to pull up a 35 or 40-kg monster at least!】
【You know what, you’re right! I feel the same way!】
【Don’t worry, everyone — I have a feeling this was just a warm-up! Streamer Starry’s teasing us. I know she’s going to reel in something huge later!】
【Still… I can’t shake the feeling that this lake isn’t ordinary. I wonder if there are even bigger fish hiding in there.】
The live chat was full of all kinds of comments, and Ruan Xingyao glanced at them with a smile. “Don’t rush, everyone! Let’s take it step by step!”
As soon as she said that, the comments section erupted in cheers.
Chen Yu tilted his head toward her, puzzled. “Xingxing, are you saying the next fish will be even bigger than this one?”
Ruan Xingyao didn’t answer directly.
She just winked playfully at him, looking both mischievous and adorable.
Chen Yu was momentarily dazzled and was about to say he’d stay by her side to help.
But Ruan Xingyao waved her hand at him and said, “Go fish on your own.”
So Chen Yu had no choice but to return to his own fishing rod.
Just as he was about to silently pray that he wouldn’t blank again, his rod suddenly twitched.
Judging from how strongly the rod was bending, this fish was even bigger than the one Ruan Xingyao had caught.
For a moment, Chen Yu froze in disbelief.
He wasn’t empty-handed anymore!
A rush of exhilaration filled his chest — pure, giddy excitement he’d never felt before.
His hands trembled slightly as he pulled on the rod.
He, Chen Yu, had finally caught a fish!
With a strong pull, he reeled it in — another grass carp, visibly at least 5kg heavier than Ruan Xingyao’s.
Just then, You Huan suddenly shouted in delight, “Fish! I’ve got a bite!”
Her hook had been taken too!
Her little face flushed red with excitement as she tugged on Ruan Xingzhuo’s arm, asking him to help her reel it in.
Soon, Ruan Xingzhuo pulled up her fish — another grass carp, about 5kg heavier than Chen Yu’s.
And in the very next second, Ruan Xingzhuo’s own fishing rod started to move.
You Huan immediately joined in to help, while Chen Yu stopped baiting his hook and watched intently.
Even the ever-composed and elegant Yi Yang, who had been quietly sitting by the side, couldn’t help but turn her attention to Ruan Xingzhuo’s rod.
Finally, Ruan Xingzhuo hauled his catch up.
Another grass carp — the biggest one yet.
It looked to weigh at least 25kg!
Ruan Xingyao smiled brightly, lining up all four of their catches to show the viewers in her livestream.
“So? When Xingxing steps in, there’s no such thing as catching nothing!”
The livestream chat instantly exploded into celebration!
【Wow! I knew Streamer Starry would surprise us! I seriously suspect all these grass carps were prearranged by her!】
【Exactly! The fish are biting in an arithmetic sequence! Even while fishing, Streamer Starry doesn’t forget to teach us math!】
【Damn you upstairs! The dead math knowledge is attacking my brain again!】
【This is way too cool! If my math teacher had taught like this, how could I have only scored 38 points?!】
【Waaah! Am I the only one who just wants to know where Streamer Starry is fishing? If she takes me fishing even once, I’ll be her loyal dog for life!】
Ruan Xingyao quickly skimmed through the comments.
Seeing that last one, she thought for a moment and said, “If there’s a chance in the future, I can take you all fishing.”
She figured that once her followers hit a certain number, she’d ask Wen Song if she could organize a fan meetup — maybe a fishing trip in the wild.
【Really? Streamer Starry, if there’s a sign-up, you have to take me!】
【I’m going to tell my dad right now — he won’t have to buy fish from the market and lie to my mom anymore!】
【Comment above, you’re way too relatable!】
【Don’t! It’s already hard enough to get a spot! If you call in all the fishing guys too, how will I ever get a place?!】
【The one above is right! Let’s keep it quiet in Streamer Starry’s chat — don’t spread the word!】
【Too late! The fishing guys are already here!】
Ruan Xingyao laughed and said, “I’ll see what I can arrange later. If it works out, I’ll organize it — but don’t rush for now.”
She re-baited her hook, tossed the fishing line back into the lake, and said, “Alright, let’s keep going!”
Chen Yu, You Huan, and Ruan Xingzhuo seemed to take her words as a signal and cast their lines in the same order as before.
Soon, Ruan Xingyao’s hook was the first to get a bite again.
This time, it was a blackfish.
Then, one by one, Chen Yu, You Huan, and Ruan Xingzhuo’s rods started to move too — all of them catching blackfish in turn.
— The end of the Chapter–
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