The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish-Chapter 40 - 39: With the right timing, geographical advantage, and unity, how could I not catch fish?

Women handle kids with utmost care, cradling them like treasures in their hands.

Men handle kids, well, as long as they're alive, that's good enough.

Made a fishing rod himself and just let the kid play by himself.

See, isn't he quiet and well-behaved?

It seems taking care of kids isn't that hard after all.

He doesn't understand why his wife always complained about how exhausting and difficult it was to take care of the child after he went fishing, saying every day was a struggle.

She even scolded him for not caring enough about the child and the home.

Isn't it just a simple matter?

Fishing buddy Zhang Ge felt that the next time his wife lost her temper, he'd volunteer to take care of the kid.

"Son, when we fish, we must be quiet and patient."

"Then why is that uncle constantly talking on his phone?"

The little boy pointed at Fang Hao.

"That uncle is a special case, that's his job, you don't need to follow his example. That uncle is not as skilled as your dad. You should learn from me, and I'll teach you how to catch fish."

"Okay, Dad."

The little boy nodded with an innocent look, not really understanding what his dad had said.

But hearing that he could be taught to catch fish got him excited immediately.

"I want to catch a fish too!"

"First of all, patience is key when fishing."

"You can't just start moving the fishing rod around after a little while; that will scare the fish away."

"Got it, Dad. Is this how I do it?"

The little boy imitated quite impressively, sitting quietly next to his dad, holding the fishing rod.

Seeing his son learning so well, Zhang Ge felt reassured.

Look, isn't it nice when he isn't making a fuss?

His son played by himself, fishing quietly without disturbing him.

He could also enjoy the fishing process, killing two birds with one stone.

Leisurely and content.

He glanced at his fellow fishermen from the corner of his eye, noting that just like him, they hadn't caught anything yet.

He felt much better.

If nobody caught anything, there was no rush.

...

"Dad, Dad!"

After a while, the little boy suddenly called out in excitement.

"What is it?"

Zhang Ge looked down in puzzlement, wondering why his son was suddenly so excited.

Was something wrong?

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He thought the kid might have encountered some issue.

"The float moved a few times just now. Did I catch a fish?"

The little boy asked excitedly, believing he had caught one.

Impossible?

He didn't even use bait on his hook...

And if none of them had caught a fish, how could this youngster, with a makeshift rod, manage to get one so quickly?

It must be the child's mistake… holy shit!

Zhang Ge had thought the boy didn't know whether he had caught a fish or not and didn't really care, but when he looked over…

To his surprise, the fish moved, struggling, and the little boy almost got pulled into the river.

Luckily, Zhang Ge reacted quickly, grabbing his son before he fell in.

He held his son with one hand and the bamboo rod with the other.

Wow, quite a fish, must be over two pounds.

Judging the size of the fish caught by the force felt through the bamboo rod.

To catch such a fish on the first try, especially with a homemade bamboo rod, talk about beginner's luck!

Is this what they call the beginner's benefit?

It was just like when he first went fishing years ago and caught a decent-sized fish himself.

...

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"I'm not bragging, but my fishing skills have improved over many years."

"My unique methods and extensive experience ensure there's never a problem."

"Just two years ago, I caught a fish that was almost fifty pounds."

"Wait, Fang Hao, when did you catch a fifty-pound fish two years ago? Didn't you say before that the biggest you had caught was thirty pounds?"

Some viewers remembered what Fang Hao had said in his live streams before and immediately expressed their confusion with a comment.

"Cough, did I? Did I say it was thirty pounds? You must be remembering it wrong."

Despite being caught in his own words, Fang Hao remained unabashed.

"Of course, that's not the point."

"Brave men don't boast of past valor."

"It's all about today, the right time, the right place, and the right people."

"I've got all three, what do you say, could I possibly not catch any fish?"

"Moreover, before I left today, I tossed a coin to predict, and it too said I would catch some fish today."

"Don't worry, I will definitely catch fish today!"

"Real soon, I'll catch a fish."

"If an expert like me doesn't catch anything, then probably no one fishing here today will catch much either."

Fang Hao snorted.

No matter what, I've got to keep up the pretense of being an expert.

His boasts weren't entirely fabricated; after all, he did have some genuine fishing skills from years of experience.

It's just his luck had been weird lately, catching strange stuff and not a single fish.

"Is that so?"

"Then we shall wait and see."

"If even a child catches a fish and you don't, Fang Hao, that'd be pretty embarrassing..."

"That sort of thing is impossible."

Fang Hao's voice was firm, resolute, and assured!

"Hahaha, Fang Hao is getting anxious."

"Don't panic, Fang Hao, you can still beat the kids… Wait a second."

"Holy shit, there's a bite!"

Suddenly, the chat in the live stream exploded with messages saying there was a bite.

This immediately got Fang Hao excited, thinking they were talking about him.

He gripped his fishing rod tightly, his eyes locked onto the float...

Hmm?

But the next second, a trace of confusion crossed his eyes.

Something wasn't right.

The line hadn't bitten at all.

He could feel whether there was a fish or not.

And there was no movement on his end.

Could it be that these viewers were messing with him?

"Are you guys joking with me... Huh?"

When Fang Hao looked back at the live stream,

He discovered that the catch mentioned wasn't his.

It was the little boy not far from him.

The live stream's camera could just see part of the scene.

"The kid got a fish!"

"Really!"

"How lucky!"

"This must be a beginner's luck, right? To catch a fish so quickly with a fishing rod made from a bamboo stick."

"???"

Upon seeing the viewers' comments and the chat, question marks immediately floated above Fang Hao's head.

What?

The kid caught a fish that quickly?

Impossible.

With that fishing rod, a child's plaything, how could it possibly catch any fish?

He hadn't caught anything with his own rod, a top-tier custom-made one awarded by the system, yet this bamboo stick could?

And it's a child fishing there.

His first thought was total disbelief.

Even walking into absurdly good luck couldn't be this ridiculous.

Yet, as he turned his gaze that way, he saw just in time... Fishing buddy Zhang holding the rod made from bamboo, which was curving into an arc, pulling slowly at the fish swimming in the water.

At that moment, Fang Hao's heart... ached!