Chapter 4

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“I’m dying of laughter. What 5 minutes? I’ll give you 5 months!”

…

The live stream room was filled with ridicule and mockery of Ye Chen.

Mr. Liao, who was sitting next to Ye Chen, laughed and picked up a small carp. He also joined in the mockery. “What? You said you’re going to catch a fish? If you can catch a fish, I can fish out the entire river. Do you believe me?”

Normally, Ye Chen would not continue the conversation with Mr. Liao.

After all, he did have the title of Angry Iron Hand.

However, now that Ye Chen had the system’s support, he naturally had nothing to fear. “Mr. Liao, if I do catch a fish in 5 minutes, what will you do?”

“Then I’ll give you my title of Angry Iron Hand!” Mr. Liao clicked his tongue.

Ye Chen was speechless. “Who cares for that?”

Mr. Liao chuckled and asked, “Then what do you think we should do?”

The corners of Ye Chen’s mouth curled up, and a smirk appeared on his face. “If I can catch a fish in 5 minutes, introduce your granddaughter to me!”

“Get lost!” Mr. Liao cursed.

However, not long after, Mr. Liao rolled his eyes and said, “Eh. It’s not impossible! If you don’t catch a fish in 5 minutes, you’ll have to give me your 5.2-meter-long carbon fiber fishing rod.”

“F*ck! This old man is really evil. This 5.2-meter carbon fiber fishing rod cost more than 2,000!” Ye Chen thought. “But…”

Ye Chen suppressed his excitement and pretended to be hesitant. “That…”

“What are you hesitating for?” Mr. Liao noticed Ye Chen’s hesitation and quickly said, “My granddaughter is the campus belle at her university! There are countless people in line to pursue her. I just think that you would make a better choice.”

Ye Chen rolled his eyes. “I think you’re just interested in my carbon fiber fishing rod, right? Deal! We’ll have the people in the live stream room serve as witnesses.”

In any case, with the King of Fishing System, Ye Chen was not afraid at all.

“There are only 2 minutes left. I’ve been looking at my watch the entire time. Everyone, do help witness the outcome!” Mr. Liao had a smug look on his face.

He was carefully examining Ye Chen’s pile of fishing gear.

It was obvious that he was looking at the carbon fiber fishing rod.

For a fisherman, a fishing rod was like a weapon in their hand.

The fact that Mr. Liao was able to state the length of the fishing rod so clearly meant that he had been eyeing it for a long time.

If it was before, even if Ye Chen had been given 5 hours, he was not confident that he could catch a fish, let alone in 5 minutes.

But now…

Ye Chen chuckled.

Looking at the fishing float on the river, Ye Chen imagined the peerless beauty of Mr. Liao’s granddaughter.

Of course, Ye Chen did not have much interest in Mr. Liao’s granddaughter.

It was mainly because the old man would show off his granddaughter to the fishing pros from time to time and be protective of her against interested young men, especially Ye Chen.

Mr. Liao had once said that Ye Chen’s fishing skills were too lousy and that Ye Chen was unworthy of his granddaughter, especially when he was termed the Angry Iron Hand.”

Therefore, Ye Chen made up his mind to hold Mr. Liao’s granddaughter’s hand and show her affection in front of him. When the time came, what kind of expression would the bad old man have?

Not only that, but Ye Chen also wanted Mr. Liao’s granddaughter to personally set his bait for him and anger the bad old man to death.

To Ye Chen, time passed too slowly.

There were only 90 seconds left until the system notification that the fish had taken the bait.

Ye Chen especially did not like to wait, so he could only whistle on the small folding stool to pass the time.

The viewers in the live stream naturally did not believe that Ye Chen could catch a fish and mocked him in the comments section.

“No way. The streamer is really brave. Where did he get the courage to bet with Angry Iron Hand?”

“Hahaha, is the streamer doing charity? I think Mr. Liao will be taking the streamer’s carbon fiber fishing rod!”

“I’ve seen Mr. Liao’s granddaughter during the live stream. She’s really pretty!”

“I didn’t expect the streamer to get serious. Don’t be impulsive. If you lose the fishing rod, you won’t be able to fish anymore!”

“Yeah, I still want to see you get skunked every day!”

“Guys, 4 minutes have passed, but the fishing float hasn’t moved at all!”

“I guess the streamer will have to give up his 5.2-meter carbon fiber fishing rod. From what I know, this fishing rod is worth at least 2,000!”

“Oh my god, 2,000. Streamer, I’m afraid you’ll be losing money!”

“Unless there’s a water ghost at the bottom of the water that hooks a fish to Ye Chen’s line, I don’t think Ye Chen will be able to catch a fish!”

“Stop arguing. We’ll see for ourselves soon. I’m getting nervous.”

…

At that moment, the fishing pros at the riverbank of Jiang City also cast Ye Chen curious looks.

To that group of fishermen, whether it was Ye Chen or Mr. Liao’s granddaughter, they were both popular people in their fishing circles.

The bet between Ye Chen and Mr. Liao was treated as a form of entertainment for everyone.

Mr. Liao, who was at the side, simply stopped fishing.

He counted the time with one hand and stared at Ye Chen at the same time. It was clear that he was ready to put the carbon fiber fishing rod into his bag.

With only 1 minute left, Mr. Liao was so excited that he was about to shout that he had won.

However, the fluorescent fishing float suddenly sank into the water and disappeared.

“Mr. Ye, you got a big bite! A big bite!” the fishing pros around them exclaimed.

At the same time, the fishing rod in Ye Chen’s hand was suddenly lifted.

“Whoosh!”

The fishing rod bent into a crescent under the force, and the fishing line made a sharp sound as it was stretched taut.

On the quiet riverbank, the sharp sound was particularly ear-piercing.

“There’s a bite!” Ye Chen could not help but exclaim.

However, in the eyes of a fishing pro, even when a fish took the bait, it was not a 100% guarantee that Ye Chen would catch the fish.

It was important to pull the fishing rod and hang the hook in the fish’s mouth the moment the fish ate the bait, then pull the fish up from the shore.

That was what it really meant to get a catch.

When everyone saw Ye Chen’s posture, they could feel that the fish was huge.

For a moment, the surrounding fishing pros and those in the live stream room sighed.

“D*ng! Have I lived long enough to see Mr. Ye catch a fish?”

“Did you catch something weird this time?”

“That’s impossible. Look at the angle of the hook. It’s obviously a fish, and it’s a big one!”

“It’s at least 1.8 kilograms. Is he bottom fishing or float fishing? If it’s bottom fishing, it might be a grass carp!”