Wanjin Lady

Chapter 96: Zero Frame Start
Cheng Yunzhang didn't say anything, but hid aside and watched the fun with a smile on his face.

Unexpectedly, the fire at the city gate would immediately affect him, a small fish in the pond.

The young lady's smile was radiant. "Mr. Yao, have you ever thought... maybe besides being more handsome than Mr. Cheng, I'm also smarter than him? More respectful of teachers than him? More hardworking than him?"

Cheng Yunzhang laughed out loud.

He coughed softly, trying hard to suppress the smile on his lips, "Shopkeeper Wen, don't mind... Please continue."

Wen Wan: What do you mean? Are you making fun of her?

When she was studying, she was not a top student, but her academic performance was among the best.

Wen Wan turned her gaze towards Yao Shizhen, "If Mr. Yao doesn't believe me... you can test me."

Mr. Yao did not take Wenwan's nagging to heart. After all, it is cute for a girl to be a little willful and arrogant.

It just so happened that he had two sons but no daughter. When he was young, he and his wife were envious of other people's girls who were delicate and soft.

He then teased Wen Wan with a smile, "What's the test? Which of the Four Books or Five Classics? Or your big, wriggling earthworm characters?"

The young lady's eyes were bright. "Would you like to make a bet?"

"What are you gambling?"

Wen Wan hardened her heart and said, "Let's bet that I can catch three fish for you before dinner tonight, okay?"

Mr. Yao looked at the sky outside. It would be dark in another hour.

Thinking of Wen Wan's horrible fishing skills, Yao Shizhen clapped his hands and smiled, "Good! You said it! Xiu Wen, keep an eye on her. This girl is very cunning. Don't let her cheat."

"Don't worry, teacher." Cheng Yunzhang responded, and then smiled and instructed Wen Wan, "Shopkeeper Wen, remember to put the bait this time. Without bait, the fish won't bite."

Haha, you are so smart.

Wen Wan grabbed the hanging pole that Cheng Yunzhang had used previously.

Fishing.

She will.

I accompanied so many clients fishing in my previous life, so even though I don’t know how to fish, I have gained some experience.

The most important thing about fishing is choosing the right spot. If you don't fish for grass, you're wasting your time; if you don't fish for holes, there won't be any fish; if you don't fish for bends, it's no wonder you're slow to catch fish; if you don't fish for islands, you're completely wasting your time!
Since she was fishing near the grass, Wen Wan chose a place with an uneven bottom and pits.

She then thought of the grass carp in the fish basket, so she picked some tender reeds from the shore as bait.

Cheng Yunzhang raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of astonishment in his eyes.

Wen Wan was completely different from her playful appearance just now. She held the top of the rod handle with the bottom close to her forearm. Her posture looked... very professional.

Yao Shizhen's expression was obviously slightly tense, and he looked more serious.

Wen Wan was seen holding the rod in one hand and the sub-line in the other. She spread her fingers to straighten the fishing line, and used the upward force of her wrist to throw it towards the calm lake.

Immediately press down the wind line at the moment of casting so that the fishing line and the hand rod are in a straight line.

Rod, slowly into the water.

In just one moment, Yao Shizhen cried out that he had been cheated!
It's over! He was screwed by this little girl!

With this grip and this angle, how could she not fish? This skill was more than enough to catch him and Cheng Yunzhang, let alone fish!
Cheng Yunzhang and Old Man Yao looked at each other and saw a hint of astonishment in each other's eyes.

But the young lady didn't care at all, "Let me tell you a story."

Mr. Yao said he didn't really want to hear it.

Wen Wan continued to talk, "Legend has it that all fish emit a miasma that poisons anyone who catches one."

With just one sentence, he attracted the attention of both of them.

Fish... poisonous?
"This poison paralyzes the angler's brain, disorienting him and causing him to get lost. He might walk ten miles instead of one. It also affects his speech, causing him to repeat 'Yes, yes, yes, I just caught a five-jin catch!' to everyone he meets. Once the poison seeps into his lungs, he'll forget how many kilograms of fish he caught, and will only say seven, and then ten."

"As time goes by, the person's memory will become more and more vague, and the fish will become larger as they describe it. The larger the fish caught, the more obvious this symptom will be."

Cheng Yunzhang laughed out loud, his chest shaking with laughter, almost scaring away the white birds on the opposite bank of the river.

Yao Shizhen couldn't manage a smile. Cheng Yunzhang immediately stopped smiling when he saw his teacher's stern face.

It’s over.

The teacher caught a fish weighing two or three pounds two days ago, but when he got home he told his wife that it weighed five pounds. Could it be that he was poisoned by the fish?
But he couldn't help it, Cheng Yunzhang could only bite his lip and then turn his head away.

The old man finally got angry and glared at Wen Wan: "Stinky girl, catch your fish!"

half an hour.

The water surface reacted slightly.

Wen Wan immediately raised her arm and lifted the fishing rod, allowing the fish to gently swing ashore.

——Clang.

A lively fish was thrown accurately into the fish basket in the grass.

The young lady smiled and pretended to wipe the sweat off her face. She said in a smug and innocent tone, "Oh, I'm so lucky today. I caught a fish so quickly."

Wen Wan turned her head and looked at Yao Shizhen.

The smile is sweet and well-behaved.

"Teacher, you must keep your word. If I catch three fish, you will agree to take me as your disciple."

Yao Shizhen's expression gradually hardened.

I got totally fooled!
He had been in the court for decades and had dodged many attacks, but today he fell into the hands of this girl.

What a profiteer.

This girl...is such a profiteer.

Look at how she portrayed her clumsiness in her first time fishing so perfectly!
Yao Shizhen felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Even the calm bystander Cheng Yunzhang's face gradually cracked.

Wen Wan cast her fishing rod into the river again. The young lady was relaxed and unhurried, but her eyes were fixed on the river.

Cheng Yunzhang suddenly stood up.

Wen Wan frowned and looked at him, complaining, "Master Cheng, don't scare my fish away."

Cheng Yunzhang showed a rare shy smile on his face, "I've been sitting with the teacher all afternoon. I'm going to change my clothes."

Wen Wan waved her hand and said, "Go ahead."

Yao Shizhen also stared at the river.

An old man and a young boy stretched their necks and stared motionlessly at the movement on the river surface.

Somehow, at this moment, Yao Shizhen felt nervous, even more nervous than during the palace examination that year!
With a "gulp" sound, Mr. Yao swallowed his saliva.

The young lady curled her lips slightly.

Hehe, it’s quite interesting to tease the old man.

Thinking back to when she accompanied the client's fathers, she always failed at the beginning. Later, she tracked down the fishing spots. In order to strike up a conversation with the fathers, she also learned to fish from them.

Later, because she was so bad at cooking that the client couldn't stand it anymore, a supplier with obsessive-compulsive disorder taught her a few tricks.

From then on, she became successful with one trick. She always pretended that she didn't know how to fish and took the opportunity to get close to the fisherman. After a few interactions, there was no problem of communication or establishing a bond between them.

Haobai's wrist moved up and down, and a few bubbles appeared on the water surface. Wenwan raised her waist and took a deep breath, then lifted the fish up slowly.

Wenwan looked at Mr. Yao with a gentle smile, and proudly put her hands on her hips, "Oh, I'm so lucky today. Teacher Yao, don't you agree?"

Old Master Yao was a little bit upset by her, and he didn't notice that Wen Wan had changed the address of "Old Master Yao" to "Teacher Yao". He pointed at the water and shouted that Wen Wan was a fraud, "Girl, you obviously know how to fish!"

Wen Wan laughed, "Didn't I just say I understand a little bit?"

Yao Shizhen's face was confused. Whose R&D team starts with zero frames?
(End of this chapter)