Local catfish paired with mature turtles, what a dynamite effect. Lu Yuqing was especially excited, and Liu Zhizhong too was filled with boundless energy.
After this round of the game, Liu Zhizhong returned to his own room, his mind noticeably clear.
He opened his notebook, quickly working on Lin Juan's draft, which he was going to use in his latest and, presumably, last work.
This work had great significance, so he put extra care into finishing everything.
As for whether Feng Xiaoyue would give the go-ahead, it didn't matter. In her absence, major decisions were made by Yang Bingbing, and Liu Zhizhong also had the authority to make them.
Thinking of Yang Bingbing, and those days and nights at Lake Goddess, ah, Liu Zhizhong felt his blood begin to surge again.
After completing the draft, it was one in the morning before Liu Zhizhong went to bed, sleeping soundly until morning.
The next morning at seven, Liu Zhizhong finally got up.
By this time, the Lu Family sisters were busy preparing breakfast on the first floor, the familiar domestic warmth enveloping the air again.
Liu Zhizhong truly felt moved, "This is the best home atmosphere there's ever been. I really wish it could stay forever…"
After breakfast, Liu Zhizhong drove his Big Lao van to a secret spot by Yangjiang's shore to see what he might catch.
And what a haul it was.
He'd baited three turtle nests the night before, using a mix of pig's blood and liver and soft steel line with coated hooks, setting 15 pairs of lines in total.
His morning's catch was no joke... heh heh... two local catfish, one weighing in at 17.8 pounds and the other a hefty 32.4 pounds. Impressive, right?
And there were three mature turtles too, weighing 8.9 pounds, 9.7 pounds, and one at 14 pounds. The yield was so good it was insane!
Returning home with his catch, when Lu Yumei saw it, she was overjoyed and yet worriedly exclaimed, "Liu Zhizhong, you dead fisherman, how do you do it? My koi pond is nearly becoming your fish farm."
Liu Zhizhong chuckled and said, "Mrs. Lu, this is all capital, political capital. Now that the relationships are opening up, these local products come in handy. When it's time to use them, that's when they truly show their power! It's only right for the older folks in officialdom to get some nourishment from our local catfish and mature turtles, heh heh..."
Watching his sly smile, Lu Yumei didn't feel repulsed; she was just a bit shy, her face blushing, as she gave him a glance and went inside.
"These stinking men, especially the old turtles and the young turtles, ah, they're so bad..."
Lu Yumei's voice drifted over, carrying with it a provocative undertone.
Liu Zhizhong watched her alluring figure and found himself dazed for a moment, ah...
He then tied up the local catfish and the turtles and put them into the koi pond to raise. After all, the pond was large, with clear water one meter deep, and had water lilies for shade—they'd live well.
When the time came to use them, he would just take them out as needed.
The presence of these big guys scared the group of koi in the pond so much that they hardly dared swim around anymore; it was quite amusing.
Liu Zhizhong also sent a video of his catch to Du Yuesheng, and Secretary Du's eyes practically turned green with envy, his heart racing with excitement.
Du Yuesheng even personally called to lavish praise on him,
"Well done, Liu Zhizhong. You're really something, a true talent! Overnight, you've gathered so much good stuff? Come on, make me some turtle blood tofu, heh heh..."
Liu Zhizhong quickly tried to dissuade him, "Secretary Du, you can't overdo it! Your health is what's most important. Let's wait a couple of days! I'm raising them for you..."
"Okay, okay, heh heh, keeping them for a bit, ha ha…"
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After that, Liu Zhizhong went out to Lin Juan's villa. Lu Yumei was upstairs; he also packed up some fine ingredients and drinking water to take to Lin Juan.
When he arrived, Lin Juan had really dressed up a bit.
Although her makeup was subpar and she wore simple clothes, she couldn't hide her captivating charm.
Especially her head of gray and shiny wavy hair, swaying in the wind at the villa's doorstep. This beat-down beauty of many years had a unique allure that tugged at a man's heartstrings.
Faced with the ingredients and water Liu Zhizhong had brought, item by item, Lin Juan was endlessly grateful. "Ah, little brother, you've been so good to me!"
Liu Zhizhong moved the items into the little villa, then took some pictures and videos of Lin Juan. Though the backdrop was a somewhat cozy villa, it could easily be edited out later when making the video, to replace it with a more sentimental setting. As a celebrity with a hundred-million-strong following, he was quite adept at these things.
After everything was settled, Liu Zhizhong felt a weight lifted off his shoulders and said, "Sister Juan, I'll be heading to the Provincial City soon, back to the company, to produce this episode with the best recording studio. This could be the swan song of my internet celebrity life; I hope to do it well and be of even greater help to you. I will be taking a vacation for a while, then return to my work. I hope you and Youyou get a better start in life. I've arranged a position for you in the City Government's Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, and I'm sure we can secure it..."
After these parting words, tears filled Lin Juan's eyes uncontrollably, causing Liu Zhizhong quite the effort to comfort her until she finally calmed down.
Seeing it was about time, Liu Zhizhong checked the clock. It was nearly time for lunch at home.
As he was about to leave, Lin Juan couldn't hold back and hugged him from behind, "Zhizhong… Sister Juan doesn't know how to thank you. Could you perhaps not disdain me and take a shine to me?"
Take a shine to her...?
Alright then, Lin Juan, away from home for many years, still remembered such flirty talk?