Chapter 281: Chapter 265: Soaked

The waves gently caressed the beach, and the sunlight sprinkled on the shimmering sea surface, like a layer of broken gold.

“Miss Yang, watch out…”

Xie Jianing stood in the shallow water, letting the waves gently lap at their ankles, and in a burst of playfulness, Xie Jianing scooped up water with her hands and threw it vigorously in the direction of Yang Yuxi, the droplets drawing beautiful arcs in the air, sparkling with crystal-clear light in the sunshine…

The cool seawater splashed onto Yang Yuxi, bringing a slight chill and stirring her competitive spirit.

“Alright… Miss Xie, just you wait…”

Yang Yuxi bent down, cupped seawater with her hands, and splashed it towards Xie Jianing.

Unfortunately…

Xie Jianing anticipated it early on.

She nimbly jumped aside, cleverly dodging Yang Yuxi’s splash attack, causing the water to draw a beautiful arc in the air before landing on the sand, splashing up a small spray.

“Haha, you missed…”

Xie Jianing triumphantly made a peace sign, twisting her waist playfully, her laughter echoing along the shore.

“Hmph~ don’t be too smug yet…”

Unwilling to concede, Yang Yuxi bent down to scoop up seawater again, pretending to splash to the left but suddenly changing direction at the last moment, throwing the water to Xie Jianing’s right side.

“Ah!”

Xie Jianing couldn’t dodge this time and got splashed right on.

The seawater trickled down her hair and cheeks, dripping into her collarbone, and slowly slid into her chest, soaking her swimsuit and clinging to her graceful curves,

“Well done, Miss Yang, pulling a feint like that on me…”

Xie Jianing, undeterred, wiped the droplets from her face and quickly scooped up seawater, ready to retaliate: “Come on~ let’s battle! Who’s afraid of who!”

With that, she forcefully splashed the seawater at Yang Yuxi.

The seawater drew a graceful arc in the air, landing accurately on Yang Yuxi, letting her experience the wet feeling,

For a moment…

The two of them continued to splash water at each other by the sea, reveling in their game.

Their laughter echoed in the sea breeze, attracting the attention of nearby tourists.

Huang Jun squatted on the beach, watching their playful figures, and couldn’t help but smile knowingly.

As for Qingqing and Weiwei!

They were quite envious!

However…

Dad worried they’d be swept away by the waves and feared they might catch a cold from playing with the water, so they could only keep digging on the big beach, digging for big seashells and scooping out big snails.

“Qingqing, Weiwei, come play in the water!”

Xie Jianing cheerfully called to them.

As soon as she finished speaking.

She playfully scooped up a handful of seawater and splashed it in Qingqing and Weiwei’s direction.

This sudden “splash attack” surprised the Huang family of three, but Qingqing and Weiwei soon smiled, reaching out their little hands to greet the scattered droplets: “It’s raining, it’s raining…”

Seeing their happy and eager faces, Huang Jun said, “Alright, let’s go play for a bit, but remember to stay in the shallow water, and don’t play too long to avoid catching a cold.”

With permission granted, Qingqing and Weiwei gleefully joined Yang Yuxi and Xie Jianing’s game.

“Miss Yang, let’s splash them together!”

Xie Jianing and Yang Yuxi exchanged a glance and came to an agreement.

The two of them bent down to scoop up seawater, playfully splashing it at the Qingqing sisters.

As a doting dad, Huang Jun naturally couldn’t stand by and do nothing!

He immediately scooped up seawater and splashed it at the two lovely teachers ahead, backing up the little ones.

“Qingqing’s dad, you’re cheating, you’re supposed to splash Miss Yang, why do you keep splashing me?” Xie Jianing wiped the water off her face, playfully complaining.

“Hehe, Qingqing’s dad is just looking out for me.” Yang Yuxi couldn’t help but curl her lips in a mischievous smile.

Huang Jun laughed and replied, “Well, you splashed us first, so I’m just returning the favor.”

“Exactly, exactly, that’s just how Qingqing’s dad is, and I’m with him too!” Yang Yuxi found a new sense of fun, quickly switching her target to her good partner Xie Jianing.

“Miss Yang, you’re cheating!”

Xie Jianing didn’t expect Yang Yuxi to suddenly “betray” her, was momentarily stunned, then quickly retaliated with a “sea-splash face wash.”

With Huang Jun’s involvement, the once allied friends soon found their battleground turned chaotic.

Seeing this, Qingqing and Weiwei also joined the fray, scooping seawater with their little hands and splashing it indiscriminately at Xie Jianing.

Alone, Xie Jianing naturally couldn’t withstand the attack of two grownups and two kids, she dodged and laughed, occasionally calling for help: “Suyu, save me!”

Liu Suyu had just returned, barely understanding what was going on, when she was unwittingly drawn into the “water fight,” joining forces with Xie Jianing…

But ultimately, they were outnumbered and had to retreat.

Soggy!

After playing around for a while.

Everyone felt a bit tired and sprawled on the beach to rest for a while.

Xie Jianing laughingly said, “Manager Liu, what were you doing by the fishing boats just now? Qingqing’s dad was even wondering out loud about you…”

Huang Jun: “…”

What do you mean he was wondering…

He just casually asked…

“Oh really~”

Liu Suyu’s beautiful eyes flashed with surprise, she turned her head to look at Huang Jun, her lips curving into an enticing smile: “Chef Huang, what were you wondering about me just now?”

Huang Jun displayed an awkward yet polite smile: “Seeing you hadn’t come back, I just couldn’t help but ask about you, after all, we came here together, if something happened to you, I’d be considered responsible as the event organizer…”

Just that…

Liu Suyu felt a twinge of disappointment in her heart.

Wait a minute!

Why feel disappointed?

Yang Yuxi, standing by, curiously asked, “Su Yu, what were you doing at the fishing boat just now?”

Liu Suyu replied, “I went to ask them if there is a fishing trip in the afternoon, and there really is. We can join them and experience the fun of sea fishing.”

Finally, she looked at Huang Jun: “Chef Huang, what do you think of this plan?”

Anticipating a seafood feast, Xie Jianing also looked at Huang Jun hopefully and playfully said, “Qingqing’s dad, let’s go together! Maybe we can catch some good seafood!”

Qingqing held Huang Jun’s hand, her face full of anticipation, “Daddy, I also want to go fishing on a boat, it must be very interesting…”

“I want to too~”

Weiwei took hold of Huang Jun’s other hand and said with a childish voice, “Daddy, let’s go fishing on a boat with Auntie and Teacher!”

Yang Yuxi smiled gently and chimed in, “Yes, Qingqing’s dad, let’s go together and experience the fun of fishing.”

Huang Jun looked at the pairs of expectant eyes and thought that since everyone had come out to have fun together, it would be best not to spoil the mood.

So he nodded and said, “Alright, let’s go. Once we catch some seafood, I’ll make a seafood feast for you all.”

“Great, Qingqing’s dad,” Xie Jianing said happily, “I’ve been waiting for you to say that.”

Huang Jun smiled, and said to Qingqing and Weiwei, “Qingqing, Weiwei, come, let daddy take you to take a bath and change your clothes, so you don’t catch a cold.”

Although the temperature was moderate today, it was windy by the sea, and they were soaked from playing in the water, which could easily lead to catching a cold if they stayed like that for too long.

Liu Suyu and the rest also felt sticky and uncomfortable, so they decided to head to the bathroom together.

Qingqing turned to look at the sandcastle they had built not far away, somewhat reluctantly asking, “Daddy, what about the castle we made?”

Weiwei immediately followed up with, “Can we take it with us?”

My silly girl, how can we take it…

“Leave it here…”

Huang Jun laughed and said, “When the tide comes in, let the sea take them home. They belong to the sea.”

“Hmm.”

Qingqing and Weiwei both nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Huang Jun held their little hands, and followed by Liu Suyu and the others, they headed towards the nearby bathroom together.

Once inside…

He adjusted the water temperature and used the shower head to wash off the sand and salty seawater from Qingqing and Weiwei’s bodies.

After washing, he carefully dried them with a soft towel and helped them change into clean clothes.

He also gave himself a quick rinse, feeling much more refreshed.

When they came out of the bathroom, Yang Yuxi and the others had also finished washing up and changed into clean clothes.

Well then!

Huang Jun suggested going to a nearby restaurant for a sumptuous lunch, but considering the tight schedule and everyone’s wish to save room for his seafood dinner, they just had a few snacks to tide them over.

Afterwards, Huang Jun’s family followed Liu Suyu and the others to the fishing boat dock.

The fishing boat was quietly moored at the shore, its body gently swaying.

“Let’s get on…”

Liu Suyu cheerfully called and led Huang Jun and the others onto the fishing boat.

The safety officer on the boat brought life jackets for them to put on.

As Xie Jianing put hers on, she curiously asked, “Excuse me, is it possible to catch any fish?”

After all, the cost of this fishing trip isn’t small.

Though she didn’t have to pay for it, if they don’t catch enough to cover the cost, it would be a loss…

The thought is just painful!

After all, money doesn’t grow on trees…

Alright, alright!

She admitted that it’s not really about the money, but she’s more worried that tonight’s seafood dinner might be canceled because of it…

Liu Suyu smiled and replied, “Well… it depends on luck, right?”

This answer left Xie Jianing feeling even more uncertain.

After all, none of them had any fishing experience…

“Don’t worry, nowadays fishing boats have fish finders. When it detects fish, we’ll lower the net,” Huang Jun smiled and comforted her.

After hearing this, Xie Jianing and the others all nodded, feeling it was quite reliable, and their confidence was reignited.

However, what Huang Jun said next had their hearts hanging again: “But whether we can catch any valuable fish really depends on luck.”

“It’s okay, as long as we catch some fish!”

They felt that as long as there were ingredients, Huang Jun’s cooking skills could surely make it delicious.

The sea stretched endlessly as the fishing boat traveled on the shimmering surface for a long time.

“Wow… seagulls…”

Huang Jun stood in the wheelhouse with Qingqing and Weiwei, the two little ones’ eyes glued to the seagulls flying outside, very excited.

Huang Jun, meanwhile, stayed with the captain, keeping an eye on the fish finder’s screen, looking for a school of fish.

After a while, he smiled and asked, “Can we lower the net here?”

“We can!”

The captain nodded and used the radio to notify the crew to start lowering the net.

Under the skilled operation of the crew, the long fishing net was lowered into the water, dragged by the boat through the sea.

More than two hours passed…

Everyone’s anticipatory gaze was fixed on the net being reeled in.

As the net started gathering more and more…

Their hearts were also on edge, fearing they might come up empty-handed.

“Here it comes, here it comes!” Xie Jianing shouted excitedly.

As the net retrieval neared its end, whether they had a good catch or not would be soon revealed.

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