A fine of five thousand? That should definitely serve as a lesson.
While five thousand may not seem like much, for an ordinary person, it's quite a significant amount. The average salary in Tongling hovers around seven thousand; after covering basic expenses like food and rent, and if one were to own a car, there wouldn’t be much left at the end of the month. If someone were to indulge a little, say by dating, five thousand could take months to save up.
"Uncle Li, is it really worth having someone keep an eye on this minor issue? After this five thousand fine, I bet he’ll avoid the river from now on."
Casually, Shi Tian shifted the topic. "Uncle Li, I can’t participate in today’s Fishing Competition; I’ll just be a judge! My master’s birthday is the day after tomorrow, and tomorrow I need to take Xiao Yu back to Sanya. It’s about two hundred kilometers from Yangzhou to Shandong, so you two can handle it without me!"
I need to inform Li Yunfei about returning to Sanya, and during dinner tonight, I have to personally apologize to Hu Shuyi. It’s quite inconsiderate to have invited Hu Shuyi all the way from the capital just to spend half a day with her before having to leave her hanging.
"Yi Laotou's birthday? You definitely need to go back for that; he has been good to you! I’ll arrange for a gift to be sent over to Xiao Yu, so remember to take it with you when you go."
Upon hearing Shi Tian mention Yi Laotou's upcoming birthday, Li Yunfei paused in surprise. He recalled that Yi Laotou's birthday shouldn't fall in this season! When he had looked into Shi Tian’s background earlier, he found that there was even more information about Yi Laotou than about Shi Tian himself, indicating how remarkable Yi Laotou's life had been.
"Alright! We might need to head over early tomorrow. I’m not sure how things are arranged over there; just earlier at the airport, Old Kong called me and informed me that the other senior brothers had already arrived—that’s how I found out! After venting a bit, Shi Tian felt that he needed to address this situation with Yi Laotou."
Listening to Shi Tian's complaints startled Li Yunfei. Old Kong calling Shi Tian about Yi Laotou's birthday indicated something was up! However, he realized he couldn’t get involved; this was clearly orchestrated by Old Kong, and Shi Tian was likely unaware of the full picture!
Shi Tian planned to bring Li Ziyu along; if there were events he could participate in, Shi Tian would certainly include him. If not, knowing too much could lead to trouble—better to pretend he knew nothing!
As Float twitched and the rod lifted, a six-gram float revealed a catch of less than five grams of Xiao Mai Sui—at least it wasn’t entirely empty!
The water in the Ancient Canal was quite challenging; if the float was too small it wouldn’t work well, but if it was too large it lacked sensitivity—definitely a dilemma.
However, the fishing atmosphere in Yangzhou was still quite pleasant. Even though the temperature wasn’t too high yet, fishing buddies could be seen along both banks of the canal. Traditional fishing methods like Raft Rod and Taiwanese Fishing were everywhere.
With so many people fishing here, we definitely need to have Sun Lang open a branch store! As Mai Sui entered the net, Shi Tian glanced at the group of elderly fishermen on the shore and casually noted that he should remember this plan and mention it to Sun Lang later!
"Why open so many stores? There are plenty of fishermen in Suzhou and Hangzhou too; do you want to set up a branch there as well? Or just focus on your online store! Once your brand is established online sales will suffice—it saves money and effort!"
But opening a branch here wouldn’t be bad either; moving the logistics warehouse here would make management easier. After considering it for a moment, Shi Chui thought that opening a branch here might actually be a good option.
"You should talk to Old Kong about this! Let him set up a branch of the Fishing Education Club here; surely he can spare you some space for your store? Then you could hire a manager as Tang Zhu—wouldn’t that be even better?"
Li Yunfei’s suggestion caught both Shi Tian and Shi Chui off guard. Daring to propose such an idea involving Old Kong showed Li Yunfei had some guts!
However, what Li Yunfei said made sense; if they set up a branch here they would certainly be enthusiastic about it. But it might not happen in Yangzhou—it could easily end up in Hangzhou instead because of its proximity to the sea!
"I’ll mention it to Old Kong later and see if he’s interested! But if we let him take charge, he might just move the club over to Hangzhou or Zhoushan instead—buying some boats and taking people out fishing at sea!"
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