Chapter 005: Preparations Before Wrestling a Hundred-Pound Fish

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Liu Ruyan shot a glare at Shen Zhiling. She had heard these words countless times before. Almost every time she met Shen Zhiling, it was like listening to a broken record, endlessly repeating the same lines.

“All right, I’ve said everything I needed to. Take your time to think it over.” Shen Zhiling tossed out the last sentence, then stirred a gentle fragrant breeze as she left.

Not long after she left, Jiang Fan returned indoors carrying his fishing gear.

“Wife, are you still not giving up on the hardships in our lives?”

Liu Ruyan’s eyes brightened when she saw Jiang Fan. “Hubby, you’re back! Why did you come home so early today?”

“Why are you soaking wet? Hurry and take off your clothes—I’ll help you wash them.”

“Okay.” Jiang Fan nodded, set down his things, then went to the bathroom to strip and wash up.

Liu Ruyan came in holding another set of Jiang Fan’s drenched clothes. Although they had been married for over a year, whenever she saw Jiang Fan’s strong physique and eight-pack abs, a rosy blush would still rise to her cheeks.

She dared not stare, lowering her head to wash the clothes he had just taken off.

Their household expenses depended solely on Liu Ruyan’s six thousand yuan monthly salary. She shouldered all the costs of food and daily necessities, barely managing to save any money each month. Buying appliances like a washing machine, refrigerator, or air conditioner was out of the question, so all the laundry had to be done by hand.

In the past, Jiang Fan’s admission to a prestigious 211 university made him the pride of the entire village, promising a bright future.

But after graduation, he faced one setback after another—getting fired, then losing his father—leading to a year and a half of despair.

Today, he had a sudden awakening, seeing how Liu Ruyan had cared for him tirelessly for over a year without complaint, while he couldn’t even afford her a washing machine. As a man, he felt deeply inadequate.

“Wife, tomorrow’s your birthday. I’ve got a surprise planned for you.”

Liu Ruyan looked up at Jiang Fan, then quickly lowered her gaze again, cheeks flushed. “Hubby, I don’t want any surprises. Just seeing you every day is enough.”

Sighing, Jiang Fan knew his wife was the same as always—never asking for anything, which made him feel protective and tender toward her.

He smiled but didn’t mention the surprise again, fearing that if he said too much, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore.

“By the way, what was your best friend Shen Zhiling doing at our place today?”

Jiang Fan brought up the topic of life’s hardships once more.

“She’s the same as always—trying to persuade us to separate. I’ve gotten used to it.”

Jiang Fan was silent for a moment. “Yeah, it’s been years since graduation, and she hasn’t changed a bit.”

He paused, dried off, and changed clothes. “Wife, don’t worry. I, Jiang Fan, won’t let you down. Since you chose to marry me, you’ll have everything other wives have.”

Liu Ruyan nodded, inexplicably happy upon hearing those words.

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Yet she didn’t quite understand why Jiang Fan suddenly said all this today.

Could it be because Shen Zhiling mentioned ‘Liu Qiyan’ and he overheard?

She didn’t like Liu Qiyan, hadn’t even interacted with him. No matter how wealthy or outstanding he was, she simply didn’t like him.

“Hubby, why are you suddenly telling me all this? Did Zhiling upset you? She’s definitely getting more and more unreasonable. I’ll keep my distance from her from now on!”

“...” Jiang Fan didn’t actually want Liu Ruyan to avoid Shen Zhiling. He wasn’t sure why she suddenly said that.

After all, Liu Ruyan and Shen Zhiling had been best friends since childhood. Could his wife really find him more important than her best friend?

No wonder she was my wife—different from any other woman.

After his shower, Jiang Fan went to the kitchen to get busy.

At that moment, Liu Ruyan finished washing the clothes and came out. “Hubby, you’ve been fishing all day. You go lie down and play King of Glory. I’ll handle dinner.”

She urged Jiang Fan to play the game while happily preparing a sumptuous dinner.

Since her husband had bought all the ingredients, she had to cook several delicious dishes to nourish him!

Jiang Fan was used to this. He took out his phone and lay on the sofa playing games.

After dinner, feeling full, Jiang Fan swallowed over half a bottle of Six Flavor Rehmannia Pills.

“Hubby, I can’t tonight. I started my period at noon,” Liu Ruyan teased, her face reddening again.

“Ah, does that mean I ate for nothing?”

Since his slump, it had been a long time since he and Liu Ruyan had shared intimate moments.

Sometimes, Liu Ruyan would pinch his arm late at night, but he simply had no mood for lovemaking.

Now, just when he was rejuvenated and feeling great, his wife had her period?

Liu Ruyan said nothing more, pouted, then went to wash the dishes.

Jiang Fan lay helplessly on the sofa, then opened the system panel.

[Host: Jiang Fan]
[Emotion Points: 225]
[Cash Balance: ¥3058]
[Fishing Equipment: Standard Hand Rod, Standard Lure Rod]
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The problem with that hundred-kilogram fish that got away today was the fishing rod.

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That rod was a hundred-yuan bargain he’d bought on Pinduoduo. It was probably fake, otherwise, it wouldn’t have snapped after just two rounds of struggle.

Still, it was a hundred-kilogram fish. Even the system’s standard hand rod probably couldn’t handle it.

Thinking this over, Jiang Fan turned his attention to the system shop and opened it.

In an instant, a dazzling array of goods appeared.

Fishing rods: hand rods, lure rods, sea rods...

Lures: spoons (1.5g/2.8g...), fluttering iron plates (7g/10g...), lead-headed hooks (3.5g/5g/7g...)...

Baits: Wild Blue Crucian Carp, Crooked Mouth Dragon King Warrior Edition; Frozen Bait Giant Edition; Red Worm Dragon King Outing Edition...

Besides all the fishing gear, there were also rafts, life rafts, small yachts, fishing boats for rivers and seas, ocean fishing vessels, and even cruise ships!

The system shop truly had everything imaginable for fishing.

But the prices were exorbitant. Just glancing at a life raft cost 3,000 emotion points!

As for the larger vessels, some required over 100,000 emotion points. How long would it take to fish enough to earn that many points?

Still, since he was new to the system, he wasn’t too familiar yet. Once he got the hang of it, earning 100,000 emotion points might not be impossible.

For now, his goal wasn’t the boats, but to buy a quality rod to land that hundred-kilogram giant.

Jiang Fan clicked on the fishing rod category to check out the rods.

Given the hand rod’s strength, it would be tough to land such a big fish, so he planned to use a lure rod.

The standard lure rod would barely manage a hundred-kilogram giant, so he set his sights on the Blue Iron-grade lure rod.

(Purchasing a set costs 200 emotion points; no lures included!)

Damn, spending 200 emotion points and not even getting a lure?

On Pinduoduo, the cheap lure rods came with lures and fishing line.

Oh well, after buying the rod, he would still have 25 emotion points left, enough to buy a lure or two to catch the big fish.

Jiang Fan chose to purchase the Blue Iron-grade lure rod.

[ Ding! Congratulations, host obtained Blue Iron-grade lure rod. Emotion points -200! ]

After completing the purchase, Jiang Fan suddenly realized a problem.

His starter bait from the system’s newbie gift pack was all used up. Without good bait, fishing would be difficult.

But if he wanted to buy lures and the Wild Blue Crucian Carp Crooked Mouth Dragon King Warrior Edition bait, 25 emotion points wouldn’t be enough...