As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 202 - 178 The Raw Material for the Gift is Ready

Chapter 202: Chapter 178: The Raw Material for the Gift is Ready Chapter 202 -178: The Raw Material for the Gift is Ready Chu Mingcheng changed into his own clothes in the car, and the group set off on their journey, going to Wei Jiaguo’s house first.

One was to return the lure boat, another was that he felt Wei Jiaguo, having seen much of the world, should take a look at these few stones.

“Grandpa, I’m here to return the lure boat. Do you want to see some good stuff?”

Upon arriving at Wei Jiaguo’s home and seeing him come out, Chu Mingcheng immediately started being mysterious.

“Caught any big haul this time?” Wei Jiaguo asked, interest in his eyes as he came forward to check out their catch.

Even he was a bit surprised when he saw the twenty-seven-pound Crucian carp.

“Such a big wild Crucian carp, sell it to me, and I’ll transfer the money to you later.”

He had seen wild Crucian carps of around twenty pounds before, but that was three years ago when a friend had shown them off to him.

Now, seeing this even bigger one, he was definitely going to buy it to reciprocate the old friend who had thrown a Crucian carp feast back then.

“Grandpa, if you want the fish, take it! But the good stuff I mentioned today isn’t the fish!” Chu Mingcheng said as he took out the three stones he had picked up from the riverbed.

Wei Jiaguo, seeing these red stones, was immediately startled and didn’t care about the fish anymore.

He immediately went back home to grab a flashlight and came back wearing his glasses to take a closer look.

He looked at the football-sized one first but quickly shook his head and moved on to another piece with more impurities.

He shook his head again and said, “This one’s a shame, it’s cinnabar, but it’s of poor quality and not worth much. However, you can take it home and cut it open to see, maybe there will be a surprise inside.”

Finally, he looked at the red and white cinnabar stone and picked it up to examine it carefully, clicking his tongue and saying, “You’re lucky, this piece of cinnabar is of high quality and should be valuable.”

Wei Jiaguo, who also dealt with jade and stones, knew somewhat about cinnabar, a national stone, and could basically distinguish the real from the fake.

From his reaction, Chu Mingcheng realized that the big stone was not cinnabar, and maybe it really was the granite Chen Yang mentioned.

He felt slightly disappointed as even if it was of poor quality, such a big piece could still have sold for quite a bit of money!

But he was not a greedy person and quickly adjusted his attitude.

“Grandpa, do you know any carving masters? I want to make this piece of cinnabar into two Jade Pendants, one carved with a snow lotus and the other with a mountain.”

“If there’s enough material, then make a hairpin too. I dug up a piece of gold before that can be used to make a gold hairpin.”

“…”

Zhang Wei and the others were speechless when they heard he had previously dug up gold; what kind of luck was it to both find cinnabar and dig up gold?

Wei Jiaguo was a bit disappointed when he heard Chu Mingcheng wanted to make the cinnabar into Jade Pendants, as he had initially wanted to acquire the stone himself.

But understanding that it was being made into both Jade Pendants and a hairpin, he realized, this was meant as a gift for Jiang Luoluo!

He viewed Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo as juniors, and he was happy for them having a good relationship.

So he nodded and said, “Alright, let’s keep this piece of cinnabar here. I’ll contact you once it’s done.”

“Thank you, Grandpa. I’ll bring over that piece of gold this afternoon. If it’s not enough, please ask the other party to add more upfront, and we can settle the price and labor fees later.”

With only one piece of good cinnabar, Chu Mingcheng had no intention of selling it.

He had been thinking of bringing back a gift for Jiang Luoluo, and having found a piece of cinnabar, it was just perfect.

Couple’s Jade Pendants make a pair, and the hairpin was something he thought of as he had previously dug up gold, which would be just right to use.

He guessed that the gold wouldn’t be enough, but gold was easy to buy, so spending a bit more money on it was fine.

After leaving the large Crucian carp behind, the three of them left with the smaller Crucian carps they’d caught in the morning along with the granite and the poor-quality cinnabar stone.

This time, because Wei Jiaguo helped out, Chu Mingcheng wouldn’t take any money for the fish no matter what, resisting the temptation of Big Coins for once.

They then went to the market to sell the Crucian carp, keeping one for themselves to eat for lunch.

In the morning, the three of them hadn’t cared who caught more or less; they just split the money from the sale evenly.

Chen Yang was fine, but Zhang Wei was quite happy to have divided it, six or seven hundred yuan. When had he ever made money from selling fish before?

After returning home and having lunch, no one mentioned the cinnabar stone to Jiang Luoluo.

In the afternoon, Chu Mingcheng was originally going to take them to a farther sea area to find a slightly better reef for fishing.

But then, a female student from Xiamen University contacted him, saying the specimen of the Alligator Gar was ready.

She wanted to arrange a meeting to deliver the specimen, but since it was the weekend and Xiamen University seemed to be open for visiting, Chu Mingcheng decided to go there himself to get it.

“Previously I caught a few Alligator Gars, and some students from Xiamen University took them to make specimens. Now that the specimens are ready, let’s all go to Xiamen University this afternoon to pick them up and take the opportunity to visit the campus.”

“A university student?” Zhang Wei just managed a smile when he realized Jiang Luoluo was staring at him, and his face instantly stiffened.

And then he remembered the fear dominated by beer from last night, and the words he had been about to say were quickly swallowed.

“Well, I’ve heard that Xiamen University has a very nice environment. I really did want to see it this time.”

Chen Yang nodded, having no objections as he was quite interested in the Alligator Gar specimen.

“Then I’ll go with you guys this afternoon too. I’m tired from dance practice, so it will be good to go out and relax,” Jiang Luoluo suddenly said.

The female university student making the specimen was not something Chu Mingcheng had told her about, so she decided to go and see what was going on.

“Alright, let’s all go together!”

After resting for a while and waiting until one in the afternoon, the group drove to Xiamen University.

Follow current novℯls on ƒгeewёbnovel.com.

On weekends, Xiamen University is open for visits during the day, though there is a limit to the number of people.

Of course, it’s not the high season for tourism, so there weren’t that many people.

Chu Mingcheng and his group registered their IDs before entering, found a parking spot, and then headed to the agreed-upon location.

Jiang Luoluo stood by his left side and voluntarily took his hand.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t think much of it and enjoyed the scenery of Xiamen University while holding his girlfriend’s hand.

After walking for about twenty minutes, they finally reached the designated spot.

Chu Mingcheng spotted the female university student. The male classmates who had been with her last time were nowhere to be seen, and today she was accompanied by another two female students.

All three female university students seemed to have dressed up, wearing skirts with stockings and their faces delicately made up.

Actually, these three female students had noticed Chu Mingcheng and his companions a while ago, and they were somewhat surprised when they saw Jiang Luoluo.

“Wow, Keke, three handsome guys came along today. So, which one is the handsome guy you mentioned?” asked a female student dressed in white stockings and appearing quite youthful, speaking in a low voice as she saw the newcomers.

“It’s not the one with a girlfriend, right? He looks the handsomest!” remarked another, wearing black stockings and dressed a bit more maturely, surprised.

She noticed her friend seemed a bit unhappy.

Bai Yueke wasn’t exactly unhappy, just a little regretful. Not only was the handsome guy already taken, but he also seemed to be a prime catch.

After all, how could he have such a pretty girlfriend if he wasn’t outstanding?

Previously, she had proactively asked Chu Mingcheng for the alligator gar and added him on social media, half for making specimens and half for getting to know the handsome guy.

Being in college and from a well-off family, she didn’t need to worry about her future and simply wanted to get to know a handsome guy and potentially start a sweet college romance.

She had thought that by adding him, he would reach out to her first.

After all, she was pretty even without makeup, a veritable beauty.

But it seemed like he had forgotten about her, never having contacted her once.

As a proud young and beautiful university student with her fair share of admirers, she naturally wouldn’t contact him first.

It was only when the specimen was completely finished that she used it as an excuse to invite Chu Mingcheng over.

And then, he showed up with a girlfriend who was like a fairy?

Her beauty, posture, and demeanor left her without even the thought of competing, filling her with a sense of defeat.

She had seen the few female students of Xiamen University hailed as campus beauties, and then she realized that compared to Chu Mingcheng’s girlfriend, those campus beauties were but a joke.

Having such a beautiful girlfriend indicated that Chu Mingcheng’s own qualities were undoubtedly excellent, which added to her sense of loss.

She had meet a high-quality man, but he wasn’t hers.

But Bai Yueke quickly adjusted her mindset, and by the time Chu Mingcheng and his group approached, she displayed the same smile she had at their first meeting.

“Handsome, long time no see. Are these your friends?”

“Yeah, my two buddies and my girlfriend…”

Chu Mingcheng briefly introduced the people around him, then looked around her and not seeing the alligator gar specimen, he asked, “Isn’t the specimen here?”

“Right, it’s still in the lab. You guys come with me to pick it up!”

“Then Ah Wei, you guys go first to pick it up, I want to stroll around Xiamen University with Luoluo,” Chu Mingcheng turned to Zhang Wei and others.

Zhang Wei had no objections, excited to engage with female university students.

He had never attended university and always heard about how great university life was.

He had never experienced it, and now he could finally have a chat about it.

Meanwhile, Chu Mingcheng bid farewell to Bai Yueke and casually strolled around Xiamen University holding Jiang Luoluo’s hand.

Occasionally, they would encounter some tourists, looking around with cameras, taking pictures here and there.

Jiang Luoluo also saw the female university student Chu Mingcheng mentioned, and noticing her attire, she had a sense of what was on her mind, indeed aiming for her man.

However, she didn’t make much of it as her man’s attitude said it all.

Afterward, she put those minor concerns aside and focused on enjoying Xiamen University with Chu Mingcheng.

She sometimes came here for shoots, but hadn’t truly browsed like today.

Two hours later, Chu Mingcheng received a call from Chen Yang, asking where they were and when they would return.

Seemingly impatient from waiting, he and Jiang Luoluo felt it inappropriate to linger any longer on the lawn and decided to head back together.

Upon reaching the parking lot, he found only Chen Yang there; Zhang Wei was nowhere to be seen.

“Where’s Ah Wei?”

Chen Yang glanced at Jiang Luoluo and chuckled, “He had something come up and went out. Let’s head back first!”

Chu Mingcheng was resigned, unable to fathom why his friend couldn’t stay put, having apparently forgotten last night’s distress.

Didn’t he know his girlfriend couldn’t stand any grit in her eyes?

Thus, he let Chen Yang drive while he sat in the back and quietly advised, “Luoluo, drinking beer occasionally is fine, but daily consumption isn’t good for health.”

“As long as you don’t end up like him, I’ll let him off. But if you dare to follow his example, not only will I deal with you, but I’ll also make sure he learns that life isn’t just about having fun!”

How Zhang Wei behaved didn’t really bother Jiang Luoluo; she was more concerned about her man picking up bad habits.

Though logic told her that Chu Mingcheng had known Zhang Wei for years without adopting any bad habits, she was determined to nip any potential issues in the bud.

PS: Got one thousand votes. I initially planned to add more chapters today, but something came up tonight, and I might not get back until around ten. Thus, I’ll add more chapters tomorrow and the day after.