Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 1146: True Proof (22)

Splash!

Amidst the splashing water, a lake fish was forcefully hoisted into the air, desperately struggling to shake off the hook lodged in its mouth, its silvery scales glittering brilliantly under the sunlight.

"Ah!"

The commotion from the fish attracted the attention of Wang Xiaomeng and Tian Tian, who both spontaneously ran to Wang Chen’s side.

The two girls were far more excited than Wang Chen!

Wang Chen, holding the fishing rod, landed the fish he had just caught onto the shore, eliciting waves of screams and laughter from the two girls.

"It’s so big!"

"Oh no, it came off the hook, don’t let it get away!

But there was no chance it could escape.

Under Wang Chen’s Spiritual Energy guidance, the fish that was previously freely swimming in the lake was forced onto the hook, and now ashore, there was no possibility for it to flee!

No way, when techniques fail, one has to cheat.

The fish Wang Chen had just reeled in was a carp, its body wide enough for five fingers and looking quite plump; it weighed at least a pound.

Wang Chen tossed it into a fish keeper, then continued fishing with renewed effort.

Wang Xiaomeng and Tian Tian sat down in tacit agreement, one on each side of Wang Chen, watching him continue to fish.

Wang Chen did not disappoint the two sisters, as he quickly hooked another carp.

This carp was much larger than the previously caught one and had a lot more strength, but no matter how hard it fought, it couldn’t escape being placed into the fish keeper.

Wang Xiaomeng and Tian Tian looked on happily.

After that, Wang Chen caught another carp and a snakehead, and feeling that it was enough, he stopped fishing.

He slaughtered and cleaned the caught fish, then put them on plates and added various seasonings for a basic marinade.

Finally, it was time to start grilling.

The grilling ingredients weren’t just the fish he had caught; Wang Chen also prepared lamb skewers, pork belly, meatballs, vegetables, mushrooms, and more, with cumin, soy sauce, and chili powder all readily available.

As a fisherman, Wang Chen was a failure, but barbecuing was absolutely his forte. With his control and sharp Perception, he grilled skewers so delicious that the two sisters couldn’t stop singing his praises.

"Big brother..."

Wang Xiaomeng, chewing on a piece of meat, mumbled, "Your barbecuing skills are amazing; even if you set up a barbecue stand, you’d make hundreds of thousands a year!"

Hundreds of thousands?

Wang Chen raised his eyebrows—That was an underestimate.

Frankly speaking, if Wang Chen really took up barbecuing as a profession, relying on his skills and abilities, making a million a year would be no problem!

The profit from barbecuing is very high; as long as the skills and flavors are good, there’s never a worry about a lack of customers.

In his previous life, Wang Chen knew a barbecue restaurant owner who owned two shops and bought five houses in the provincial capital, and sent both of his children to study abroad.

Of course, it was definitely hard work.

But if Wang Chen wanted to make money, he didn’t need to work that hard!

Sitting next to Wang Xiaomeng, Tian Tian nodded in agreement. The young girl held her skewer, but her gaze stuck to Wang Chen, her eyes brimming with unspoken words and vernal brightness.

She, like Wang Xiaomeng, was her family’s only daughter, but without a brother like Wang Chen.

All along, Tian Tian was envious of peers who had brothers to protect and care for them.

And Wang Chen was the perfect brother in her eyes!

Wang Chen sensed Tian Tian’s gaze and gave her a slight smile, prompting the girl to blush once again.

Really very cute!

Wang Chen harbored no impure thoughts towards his sister’s close friend; after all, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old. As a person, one must not be a beast, one must have their own bottom line.

But that didn’t stop him from appreciating her innocence and beauty!

Pleasant times are always short-lived, and after finishing today’s camping, Wang Chen took his two younger sisters back to their home in the city.

When parting, Tian Tian was quite reluctant and shyly asked, "Brother Chen, can I come visit you again in the future?"

Wang Chen smiled and said, "Of course, you’re welcome anytime!"

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the school year was starting again, and Wang Chen had also received his admission notice from the school.

He was assigned to Senior 2 Class 1.

In the senior 2 stage at No. 5 High School, there were a total of five key classes, four for science and one for liberal arts; while it’s not to say they were on par with the top students of No. 1 and No. 2 High Schools, their target for the college entrance exam was also domestic 985 universities.

Senior 2 Class 1 was the elite of the elite key classes, their target being top-tier 985 universities.

The teachers allocated were also the best.

In addition, the school did not go back on their word; Wang Chen only needed to pay the tuition fee for the first semester of his registration—just a little over two thousand RMB.

After receiving his textbooks, Wang Chen arrived at his new classroom.

When he got there, more than half of the seats were already taken, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

Some students were classmates in senior 1, so they were familiar with each other and chatted happily.

Wang Chen didn’t know anyone and didn’t intend to take the initiative to get to know these classmates; he chose a seat in the corner and sat down, just like he used to do in his previous class.

Although this seat wasn’t great, he was used to it.

However, unlike in Senior 1 Class 15, this time Wang Chen had a deskmate.

Senior 2 Class 1 had a total of fifty-six students, more boys than girls, and his deskmate was Chen Sizhe, a slender, tall, and taciturn guy.

Without any twists and turns, Wang Chen began his senior 2 academic life.

The second day after the school started was the opening exam.

All the first, second, and third year students at No. 5 High School had opening exams, which undeniably posed a tough challenge to those who slacked off during the holiday. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

But in Senior 2 Class 1, nearly none were like that; many had continued attending tutoring classes during the summer, and some top students had even preemptively grasped the knowledge for senior 2, starting their preparations for the college entrance exam.

Although students in the provincial city weren’t as intensely competitive as they would be over a decade later, the competition in key classes had already started.

And in this opening exam, Wang Chen was still first in the grade!

Because the opening exam was not a city-wide joint exam and not graded by teachers from other schools, his math score was as always perfect, with his Chinese and English scores even higher than the senior 1 final exam.

This time the school could not sit still.

The leaders of No. 5 High School had realized that Wang Chen’s excellent performance was not a flash in the pan, nor was it due to cheating.

He truly had the ability!

The problem was that Wang Chen was an audit student, with his official school enrollment still in the county town below.

Therefore, one of the vice principals personally approached Wang Chen for a talk, not only returning to him the entire tuition fee for his audit year in senior 1 but also offering to transfer his school enrollment to No. 5 High School.

Under normal circumstances, it’s not easy for a student from a county town to transfer enrollment to a key high school in the provincial city.

However, with Wang Chen being qualified to be admitted to top-tier universities, all problems seemed to find their own solutions.

The school even made phone calls to Wang Chen’s parents, working on their perspective.

The outcome was naturally a joy for all involved!

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The second update is here.