Chapter 526: Chapter 526

Upon entering the first-floor kitchen, I was struck by its sheer size—it was as big as a normal household's kitchen, dining room, and living room combined.

Of course, this kitchen was also an open concept, stylishly laid out, luxurious yet practical.

Following Xiang Wenxin into the kitchen, she curiously teased, "Hey, you, a man, what are you doing following a woman into the kitchen?"

Liu Zhizhong spread his hands and pointed at the surrounding space, "With a kitchen this big, what if you got lost?"

Xiang Wenxin burst into laughter, totally impressed by this guy, so very humorous!

"You smooth talker, you sure have a way with words! Go out and fish. Catch a fish and bring it back, and I'll cook a fresh-killed live fish for you."

"All right, it looks like Miss Xiang really has confidence in her cooking skills, so I'll leave you to it. But, is it okay if I fish without your brother's permission, using his fishing rod and his fish and even eating his fish?"

"Go on, don't fuss so much, I'm right here! Is he going to come back and eat you or something?"

"Fine then, if he does eat me, you'll have to compensate me."

"Hahaha...eat you up and still compensate you? Dream on, you funny guy…" Follow current novels on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱

However, Liu Zhizhong still left the kitchen and headed to the garden, truly intending to fish for something to serve as dinner.

In the courtyard, flowers fragrant and the sunset beautiful, it was indeed a day for enjoyment.

The young master of the Iron Fist Family, this mountain estate was damn spectacular.

Liu Zhizhong arrived at the fishing spot by the pond, taking it in—the place was well-equipped!

Xiang Wenhua sure knew how to live it up; sheltered from wind and rain, free to fish, complete with bait, long rods, short rods, lines, hooks, all readily available.

Not far from his feet was a tank with live fish bobbing on the water's surface, so once he caught a fish, he could easily toss it in there if he wanted to eat it, and taking it out was just as convenient.

Next to the fishing chair was even a 24-hour powered mini fridge stocked with various high-end drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, all nicely chilled. Damn, could this get any more awesome?

Liu Zhizhong even thought to himself that, with Xiang Wenhua's resources, calling a few beautiful women over—dressed revealingly and sexy—one to bait the hook, one to handle the fish, one to light cigarettes, and one to provide drinks would probably be doable, right? Haha…

Liu Zhizhong looked around; the fish pond was ingeniously designed, with a large artificial mountain in the center. The mountain was made of real rocks with plenty of fish caves underneath, evidently natural fish nests; no need to make any—it was ready for fishing straight away.

Around the pond, there were some floating aquatic plants, like water peanuts, lazily drifting in the green waters.

Water lilies were also in the water, beautifully blooming in two large clusters.

It was clear that the pond's bottom was specially designed, with water lilies only allowed to grow around the edges and unable to reach the central area.

This was not only aesthetically pleasing but also convenient for fishing.

Sitting at the fishing spot, one could enjoy the view of the pond and flowers and also see the cliffs and forests at the Feng Mountain summit opposite—another undeveloped area no one else could see from here.

Originally, the valley was vast, and it was difficult to see clearly the opposite side, even with good eyesight.

But here, the view was first-rate. Outside the courtyard wall in front of the pond, all the towering ancient trees had been cut down and replaced by lawn after lawn of grass, arranged in feng shui patterns. How could the view not be expansive?

Such an environment, such gear, was, in and of itself, an extremely high form of enjoyment for any fishing enthusiast.

Liu Zhizhong was actually quite good at fishing; he used to accompany his father-in-law, and the old man liked him a lot. He eventually married into the family, becoming the Housekeeper's son-in-law. Of course, marrying Zhao Yan wasn't just because of fishing; his personal capabilities were very strong too.

But now that he thought about it, ever since his father-in-law passed away and he was suppressed, sigh, it had been almost three to four years since he last touched a fishing rod. The high-end rods left by his father-in-law were gathering dust in the storeroom!

He pondered for a moment, since he was recuperating anyway, why not get ready to go fishing after returning to Yangzhou?

At that moment, he sat down, didn't bother with preparing bait and used the mixed grains from the pond, secured with rubber bands. He chose a slightly larger hook with a double-line leader, attached it to the main line, hung the grains, and cast the rod out beautifully.

This 7.2-meter imported fishing rod was damn expensive, at least twenty to thirty thousand! The feeling of that cast was indescribable, in one word: thrilling!

Once Liu Zhizhong cast it out, he watched the float, and good lord, Xiang Wenhua was a fishing ace!

The float was adjusted beautifully, easing into position, with the water reaching a depth of three meters—just the right depth for a good tactile feeling.

But no sooner had the float settled than suddenly there was a big dip.

Liu Zhizhong was shocked; that was one aggressive bite!

He quickly set the hook and instantly the fishing line zipped through the air. Ha, this fish wasn't small at all!

Liu Zhizhong stood up excitedly, gripping the powerful rod. After playing the fish for five or six minutes, a six-to-seven-pound big grass carp was landed.

The grass carp glistened gold and was very good-looking. The shape of the fish was excellent too, neither too fat nor too thin, just the right amount of flesh!

Liu Zhizhong wrapped the fish's head in a towel, quickly removed the hook, then carried the fish back to the villa and into the kitchen.

At that time, Xiang Wenxin was still working on ginger and green onions. Seeing the big fish Liu Zhizhong had caught, she was also pleasantly surprised.

"Holy moly! You smooth talker, how did you do it so fast? What are you, a speed demon?"

Liu Zhizhong felt a bit embarrassed. I'm not a speed demon!

But he smiled and said, "When it comes to fishing, I'm famously quick, heh heh… So, is it enough for tonight's dinner?"

"More than enough, leave it here, I'll start right away!" Xiang Wenxin excitedly picked up the knife, looking every bit the regular at taking life.