Chapter 14: A Straight Man's Perspective is Based on People

"Do you think you're Uncle Liu or something?" Jiang Luoluo immediately rolled her eyes and retorted without a hint of embarrassment.

"Don't slander people, I don't follow Uncle Liu!" Chu Mingcheng declared seriously, defending his honor. As a good youth of the society with sound principles, how could he possibly mingle with Uncle Liu?

"Isn't this like admitting you have hidden silver here?" Jiang Luoluo was somewhat speechless but found this handsome man rather amusing.

However, their conversation left the sweet girl from Treasure Island a bit confused.

Zhou Jiayi blinked her large eyes, puzzled, "What exactly are you talking about? Isn't Uncle Liu, Liu Bei? What does he have to do with him?"

But Jiang Luoluo knew she was from Treasure Island and might not get some of the mainland jokes, so she went over and quietly explained to her.

Chu Mingcheng, however, was unaware of this. He just felt that the girl with the big eyes spoke in a coquettish manner, seemingly pretending to be naive, which somewhat lowered his impression of her, but that had nothing to do with him anyway.

Seeing there were no long beautiful legs to watch, he decided to go back to fishing.

"I won't disturb you guys anymore; you continue filming your video."

As he was leaving, Jiang Luoluo quickly asked, "Hey, are you a local?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Can you be our guide then? We want to go to Yanshan tomorrow, but there are three places, Nanyan Mountain, Zhongyan Mountain, and Beiyanshan, and we don't know which is more fun. We will treat you to a meal."

Be a guide?

Chu Mingcheng wasn't very interested. After fishing for Alligator Gar today, he still needed to continue catching Crucian Carp tomorrow, and even dig up sea earthworms.

He planned to earn more money, upgrade all his equipment, and then get a boat for sea fishing.

Being a local, he was already tired of Yanshan and wasn't interested in visiting at all.

"I'll pass on being a guide; I have plans tomorrow and can't make it."

"Yanshan isn't that great anyway, and it's crowded during the national holiday. If you really want to go, I personally recommend Nanyan Mountain or Beiyanshan; Zhongyan Mountain is the most boring, so you might as well skip it."

"Okay, thanks a lot!" Although Jiang Luoluo was a bit disappointed that Chu Mingcheng refused to be their guide, she still politely thanked him for his useful advice.

Zhongyan Mountain was closest to Le City, and they initially planned to visit there first.

Now they clearly didn't need to go there and could choose between Nanyan Mountain and Beiyanshan instead.

After Chu Mingcheng left, Zhou Jiayi, with a hint of teasing, smiled and said, "Luoluo, do you really have a crush on that handsome guy?"

"What? I've only met him twice; how could I possibly have a crush? I don't even know what kind of person he is. I just wanted to get to know him because it's not easy to meet someone that handsome," Jiang Luoluo explained exasperatedly.

Zhou Jiayi nodded in understanding, knowing her straightforward best friend didn't like beating around the bush, and that those were her true feelings.

Not just Jiang Luoluo; even she had the idea of getting to know him, but since her best friend got there first, she suppressed that thought.

It's normal; just as a man would want to get to know a beautiful woman upon meeting one, the reverse was also true for women.

Chu Mingcheng returned to his original spot, took out his lure rod, and resumed fishing. As for the graceful fingers and long beautiful legs, he had already cast them out of his mind.

No matter how skillful the hands, he wouldn't need them today; no matter how white the legs, he couldn't touch them today, but four thousand Big Coins were within easy reach, and it was a no-brainer to know which to choose.

This morning, he caught three Alligator Gars, and with the one from the reservoir earlier, his catch rate had now increased to 40%.

Although it wasn't over half, it was indeed not low.

In the morning, it took him over twenty casts to catch the first fish, but this time, he had cast less than ten times before the alligator gar nearby bit.

Chu Mingcheng reeled in the line, his movements much smoother than in the morning. This alligator gar was the smallest, just over three pounds, and he pulled it to the shore in a few minutes.

With one hand holding the fishing rod, he was just about to pick up the landing net on the ground when a pair of delicate, beautiful hands quickly helped him by picking up the net and handing it to him.

Looking at Jiang Luoluo's charming and cheerful smile, Chu Mingcheng was slightly stunned before he smilingly took the landing net and scooped up the alligator gar.

"Thanks. Weren't you guys filming a video, though— Why did you come over?"

"We've finished filming. We just shot a short segment here as backup. We mainly want to shoot at Yanshan. 'Sculpting Gods' was filmed there, right? I'm thinking of dancing to 'Unparalleled Under Heaven' as background music!"

Chu Mingcheng looked at Jiang Luoluo in surprise. The girl, dressed in Hanfu and beautiful, indeed seemed a bit ethereal.

If she dressed up as Xiaolongnu...

Pfft—I can't think about it, can't think. 'Sculpting Gods' is a traumatic childhood memory for me; that shouldn't be remembered.

"That sounds nice. I see you dance very well. Did you specifically learn classical dance?" Chu Mingcheng asked as he took a knife to bleed the alligator gar.

"Yes! Let's make acquaintances. My name is Jiang Luoluo, a video producer for Bilibili, and this is my best friend, Zhou Jiayi. This is also my cameraperson, Zhang Ruomei."

Zhou Jiayi and Zhang Ruomei each gave Chu Mingcheng a smile and stood by without speaking.

"Hello, I'm Chu Mingcheng, a professional freelance fisherman!" Seeing Jiang Luoluo's hand extended, Chu Mingcheng did not reach out to shake it but opened his hands to show they were a bit dirty.

"Fishing? So that's what you do!"

Jiang Luoluo suddenly understood why he was so skilled at fishing. Many people were fishing for alligator gar, but only he made it seem particularly easy. However, one thing puzzled her.

"I see that people who stay by the sea all year round tend to have darker and rougher skin. How do you maintain yours? It's so good."

"Exactly, how do you maintain it?" This question also intrigued Jiayi, as they usually spent a lot on skin care.

It would obviously be great to learn some skincare tips.

"You might have misunderstood. I had just quit my job before National Day. I used to sit in an office, so my skin is still quite fair. But it will naturally darken after staying by the sea for a longer period."

Chu Mingcheng couldn't help but smile wryly; indeed, beauty was what women cared about most.

After he had killed the alligator gar, he packed up his fishing rod and placed the alligator gar in the landing net, moving toward the next fishing spot.

Jiang Luoluo and the others, slightly disappointed at not obtaining any skincare tips, saw Chu Mingcheng packing up his things and hurriedly asked, "Are you not fishing anymore?"

"No, I just noticed traces of alligator gar ahead; I'm planning to try my luck there." He explained to make sure they didn't think he was avoiding them intentionally.

Though Chu Mingcheng wasn't planning to play guide, he wouldn't act indifferent with beautiful women reaching out to him.

Whether men are straightforward or women are aloof depends on the person they are dealing with.

Jiang Luoluo finally understood. However, they had finished shooting for the day and were planning to go shopping and eat in the afternoon.

She had come over just now because she was about to leave and happened to see Chu Mingcheng.

"How about we exchange contact information? Since you're a local, I could ask you about nice spots in Yanshan. If you don't mind, could you follow my account on Bilibili to help increase my views?"

Chu Mingcheng chuckled, "Turns out you're gathering followers on the spot, huh? No problem."

However, he was used to girls asking for his contact information and smoothly added it to his phone.