Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 574 - 561: Hearts in Harmony

Half an hour later, Han Qiwu led Tang Qingying into a secluded alley. They ripped open their scrolls and returned home.

This was Tang Qingying’s first time experiencing scroll transportation, and she was visibly excited, looking around at the scenery, wishing she could try it again.

"Alright, you must be tired after all the hustle and bustle. Try this, Seafoam Pudding. This is a level-nine fishing skill reward recipe. The Midnight Carp I caught the other night was used to make this," Han Qiwu said with a smile, handing over the Seafoam Pudding.

"Wow!" Tang Qingying beamed at the sight of the dessert. She picked up a Seafoam Pudding, brought it about ten centimeters towards her mouth, and then suddenly smirked, spinning around to shove it into Han Qiwu’s mouth instead.

"Huh?" Han Qiwu barely reacted and instinctively opened his mouth to catch the Seafoam Pudding and began chewing.

"You’re the one who’s worked hard! You’ve been toiling alone for over two months. No wonder you looked so worn out every time we video-called," Tang Qingying teased him while gleefully watching him eat the pudding. Only then did she grab one for herself and start nibbling slowly.

"Well, then I’m gonna feed you one too," Han Qiwu grabbed another Seafoam Pudding and fed it to her.

After the two leisurely finished the dessert, neither of them felt hungry anymore. With the blazing sun overhead, Han Qiwu went inside to retrieve an ancient glacier stone, setting it under a tree to create some extra shade.

Tang Qingying seized the moment, pulled over a strawberry runner, took out a notebook, and started brainstorming and conducting research with Han Qiwu.

Once they started working, time flew by without them realizing it. When they finally snapped back to reality, the setting sun was already hanging low in the sky.

"Mr. Tang, you’re truly amazing," Han Qiwu complimented as he looked at the latest gene configuration recorded in the notebook.

With Mr. Tang’s addition, their ideas complemented one another, and they had successfully raised the survival rate of perfect strawberries to 10.6%.

At least now, they could glimpse the dawn of success.

"You’re the impressive one! By the way, didn’t you say fishing is fun? Take me fishing! I promised Little Shui some fish to eat," Tang Qingying playfully tugged on Han Qiwu’s arm and pouted.

"Alright then, let’s go. I’ll show you how to catch some extraordinary fish," Han Qiwu chuckled as he led out the little horse. Stroking its mane, he asked, "Little Horse, can you carry both of us?"

The little horse had grown several times larger than before. Thanks to a series of buffs at home, its growth rate was far faster than it would have been in the wild.

"Neigh~"

The little horse, seeing its mistress for the first time, snorted excitedly and gave a shake to show it was up to the task.

"Thanks for the hard work! Later, we’ll let him give you an extra big pile of hay!" Tang Qingying said, smiling as she stroked its mane and carefully mounted it.

After Han Qiwu climbed up as well, the little horse joyfully snorted, leaped over the Hospital River, and galloped toward the Secret Realm of the Mangroves.

Upon reaching the rocks, Han Qiwu retrieved the little horse, pointed at the sea near the rocks, and deliberately said, "It’s right here."

"Here? What’s so special about the fish here?" Tang Qingying was baffled, looking around with mild confusion.

"Gotcha! It’s actually here," Han Qiwu laughed, pulling Tang Qingying towards another rock and deliberately bumping into it. The two of them vanished inside together.

[Time Remaining Today: 3 Hours]

Han Qiwu: "?????"

Every time I come here alone, I never get three hours! This is discrimination!

Tang Qingying didn’t overthink it. Upon entering, she looked around in awe, excitedly kicked off her shoes, and walked on the sandy beach. Her white feet left a trail of prints on the pale-yellow sand.

"Look, there are mangroves over there! It’s so beautiful!" Tang Qingying exclaimed as she gleefully walked over. "When I was little, my grandpa used to take me to the mangroves. Unfortunately, a paper mill was built upstream later, and the mangroves disappeared."

"When we have the means in the future, let’s protect the environment properly," Han Qiwu said reassuringly, leading Tang Qingying to a nearby rock. Handing her a fishing rod called "Shadow," he said, "Give this rod a try. I guarantee you’ll catch a fish with every cast."

"Nah, I’ll stick with my Breeze. Besides, Breeze’s attributes seem just as good as your rod," Tang Qingying replied with a smile, returning Shadow to Han Qiwu.

"No way!" Han Qiwu glanced down at Tang Qingying’s fishing rod, surprised to find that it now boasted an additional attribute out of nowhere.

[Effect - Heart Connection: When used by Tang Qingying, float length +5, fishing range +5]

Fine.

I surrender.

Han Qiwu handed Tang Qingying some Culinary Shark Bait he’d bought earlier and taught her how to use it in the fishing minigame. Before long, Tang Qingying had gotten the hang of it and was having the time of her life.

Meanwhile, Han Qiwu kept himself busy, rigging up Dinosaur Fish Bait and casting his line.

Gotta save up big bucks—each genome unlock costs tens of thousands!

Just unlocking all these seeds will cost at least several million gold coins.

Grind city!

But at least now, there’s two of us.

After over two hours of fishing, Tang Qingying stretched her wrist and looked at Han Qiwu in admiration. "This fishing minigame might seem simple, but actually reeling in a fish isn’t easy. You’ve only been playing for two months, and you’re already so skilled! You truly are my man!"

"Keep the compliments coming—I’ll be floating to the heavens soon," Han Qiwu said smugly.

"Not so fast, Little Flying Pig hasn’t grown up yet, so I can’t hitch a ride to fly," Tang Qingying joked as she put away her fishing rod. The two of them walked to the Secret Realm Trading Post to sell their haul.

[Through trading, you earned 46,200 gold coins.]

"With a good partner, work’s a breeze! We’ve hit another jackpot. Tonight, I’m treating you to barbecue!" Han Qiwu declared with a wave of his hand.

"Yay! Thank you, boss!" Tang Qingying giggled, tearing open the scroll in her hand.

Time to head home.

Back at home, Tang Qingying ran over to help marinate the meat, skewer it, and shell peanuts, while Han Qiwu, after slicing the meat, began setting up the grill and roasted a Thunderlight Fish on the side.

You couldn’t deny it—when fresh Thunderlight Fish was roasted, it still crackled with flashes of lightning, making it uniquely mesmerizing.

Glancing at Little Lei and Little Dian perched on the tree nearby, Tang Qingying curiously asked Han Qiwu, "How long have those two been together?"

Han Qiwu looked up at them and chuckled, "If you count from when Little Lei was still a jellyfish, then a few months. But if you’re counting from when it became a bird, then just two days."

"What? Jellyfish turned bird?" Tang Qingying asked in astonishment. After hearing Han Qiwu’s explanation, she laughed, "Looks like Little Lei really likes Little Dian—otherwise, why would it willingly transform into a bird?"

"Enemies bickering are often secretly close," Han Qiwu nodded in agreement.

"Oh? Are you planning to fight me too? Little Prince, pin him down!" Tang Qingying commanded dramatically while skewering meat. Suddenly, the Little Prince emerged from its burrow and tackled Han Qiwu to the ground.

"No, no, no! I was talking about the birds, not us. We won’t fight!" Han Qiwu quickly explained, lowering his voice to whisper to the Little Prince, "So bold now, huh? Just because Mistress backs you up? No more honey for you next time!"

"I’ll give it some!"