Back to the Past to Become a Fishing King-Chapter 562 - 323: Rookie Advancement Devil Training Program

"Haha, lost again huh! What do you say this time?"

Liu Zi put down his fishing rod and stood up from the tackle box, his slightly immature face sporting a confident smile.

In front of Zhang Yang, Xiaobao definitely couldn't cheat anymore, otherwise, he'd be challenging the referee's authority.

However, in Xiaobao's eyes, Liu Zi was younger than him and not very emotionally intelligent, looking at him was like looking at a kid.

Losing to a kid made Xiaobao a bit embarrassed.

"Lost! Didn't perform well! But I'm not convinced, give me some time to train, and I can definitely beat you!" Xiaobao said stubbornly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang grinned: "Alright, what are you two betting on? Immediately pay up, no funny business!"

"Nothing much! A pack of Blue Eight!" Liu Zi grinned, showing his teeth.

"Wow, our social Liu brother, the quality of your cigarettes has gone up recently!" Zhang Yang teased.

"Hehe! It's from Fan brother! I wouldn't buy such expensive cigarettes myself, there's still a whole pack in the dorm. Bao brother saw it while tidying up, and wanted to bet fish for cigarettes with me! To win my cigarettes, it's not that easy!" Liu Zi said confidently.

"Hehe! I was just trying for fun!" Xiaobao felt a bit guilty for fooling a kid and scratched his head awkwardly.

Zhang Yang nodded and continued: "You're both adults now, I won't interfere with what you agreed on.

But if you're betting on fish, you have to pay up, no discounts! No negotiation!

Also, Xiaobao, don't bully Liu Zi just because you're a bit older than him. If I find out, I'll definitely deal with you!"

"Definitely not!" Xiaobao waved his hands frantically.

"Keep on competing, I can roughly assess your fishing skills. Later, I'll give you a training plan to strengthen your basics. Your foundation is too weak, there's a lot for you to practice!

Come by my office before you clock out this evening!"

"Sure!!"

...

With two teammates watching, Zhang Yang turned his head and left the practice fishing pond, recalling the many details of the fish betting competition between the two brothers.

Indeed, Old Liu's evaluation was spot on, Xiaobao's emotional intelligence was really high, but he had quite the manipulative streak.

He and Liu Zi were only two years apart, but in terms of maturity, Xiaobao was far superior. Hopefully, this guy will straighten out later and avoid detours!

After Zhang Yang left, the practice pond was left with Xiaobao and Liu Zi alone.

Without others around, Xiaobao was quite open when chatting with Liu Zi.

Using the corner of his eye, Xiaobao glanced in the aisle's direction, confirmed that no one was around, and mischievously asked: "Hey, Liu Zi, may I ask you something? How well do you know that lady at our company's reception?"

"Reception? Sister Xiaoli? She's alright, why are you asking this?"

Liu Zi looked puzzled, how did they go from discussing fish betting to suddenly jumping to another topic.

"Does she have a boyfriend?" Xiaobao continued to ask.

"She shouldn't have, I'm not certain, but I've never seen her close with any guy!" Liu Zi responded.

"You really, been in the company for so long, and haven't figured out these things yet! Follow Bao brother's lead, we'll find you a pretty girlfriend!" Xiaobao, with a social person's tone, started making promises to Liu Zi trying to get closer.

In Xiaobao's mind, helping him get a girl was like offering Liu Zi a killer move, absolutely convincing him.

Which young girl doesn't have dreams, which young man isn't passionate, right!

Pretty elaborated ideas, but reality can be quite stark. Liu Zi wasn't very interested in that stuff.

Liu Zi looked at Xiaobao with a blank expression, shook his head: "Girlfriend? I'm still young, not considering a girlfriend for now!

Brother Fan said, women only interfere with the speed of my casting, you might laugh, but ever since learning fishing, I've given up on hobbies!"

"Oh my god! You're a real talent!"

Upon hearing Liu Zi gave up hobbies for fishing, Xiaobao was speechless, being able to give that up, Liu Zi was really determined.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? Training is intense, certain hobbies waste energy!

I can feel it, I used to be exhausted after the basic 3000 casts training, now that I've stopped, training efficiency is way higher!

Possibly you don't know my personal situation, back home I have no relatives, it was Brother Fan who picked me up during my wandering.

Yang brother gave me a place to stay and support for learning fishing, and I even get a monthly salary!

I really cherish these days, I lack education, didn't even finish elementary school before entering society, fishing is my skill, definitely have to rely on it to succeed one day.

So, I said, girlfriend is not my current priority! For achievement, I'd do anything!" Liu Zi stated seriously.

After hearing those words, the previously lighthearted Xiaobao suddenly became silent.

The first time he met Liu Zi, he thought he was a relative of Zhang Yang or another team member, just helping out around the company.

Didn't expect Liu Zi's background was so unfortunate, no parents, wandering on the streets before being picked up. His opportunity to join the company was more bittersweet compared to Xiaobao's own.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have been so rough with you before!" Xiaobao hesitated for a second and decided to apologize to Liu Zi.

"It's alright! When I picked you up last time, Yang brother mentioned on the phone, that from now on we're brothers in the same trench!

You're new to our team, might not fully understand yet, once you're familiar, you'll know we're different from other companies out there!