Chapter 186: College Entrance Exam Results
Seeing Guo Ming looking for her, Yiyi asked in confusion, "Master Guo, is there something wrong?"
Guo Ming followed Yiyi into the room and frowned, saying, "That man Er Ya rescued feels suspicious. He said he went sea fishing alone on a small boat, but I just went to inquire and found no wreckage of a small boat nearby. I estimate he swam here, which is why he was exhausted and dehydrated and fainted; the man should have lied."
"Swam here?"
Guo Ming nodded and said, "Yes, that’s likely it. His muscles are sore from intense exercise, and although he tried to cover it up, you can still tell from his movements."
Hearing Guo Ming’s words, Yiyi couldn’t help but frown.
She naturally didn’t doubt Guo Ming’s words; she just found it incredible. Fan Qianshu looks like a pampered rich kid, yet he could swim for so long in the sea, so what is he hiding after all?
"I’m just giving you a reminder; don’t get too close to that person. Tell Er Ya that too."
Upon hearing this, Yiyi nodded and said, "Okay, thank you, Master Guo."
"Thank you for what? Since I’m out with you all, I naturally have to ensure your safety." Guo Ming waved his hand and then returned to his room.
By dinner time, Fan Qianshu had mostly recovered and was sitting with Yiyi and the others for the meal.
Lü Beihong brought over a plate of freshly fried stir-fried meat, smiling warmly and urging Fan Qianshu to eat more, "Qianshu, don’t act like a guest, eat more. You should really nourish yourself now. Rest assured, I’ve made plenty of dishes suitable for you today; I’ll go steam a grouper now." Saying this, she returned to the kitchen.
Seeing his mother’s enthusiasm, A Hai was exhausted from complaining and ended up eating busily with his head down.
Seeing Aunt Lü’s attitude, Yiyi couldn’t help but shake her head and smile. Then she remembered her two sea mussels and went into the kitchen, "Aunt, let’s stir-fry those two mussels together tonight."
"Alright, I’ll fry them later."
Seeing Aunt Lü was busy, Yiyi didn’t just stand aside and started to shell the mussels herself. However, halfway through, she felt something was wrong, and then she pulled out a thumb-sized pearl from the mussel meat, which turned out to be golden.
Aunt Lü was just about to help, but upon seeing the pearl in Yiyi’s hand, she couldn’t help but exclaim, "Wow, this mussel actually has a pearl, and judging by its size and color, it must be a top-notch pearl." Then she hurried to urge Yiyi, "Quickly shell the other one too and see."
With this, Yiyi directly moved, not expecting the other mussel to have pearls too. Moreover, there were two pearls, although smaller than the golden pearl earlier, but with exceptional colors and luster; one pink, the other transparent white.
"Yiyi, you’re truly lucky."
Finally, she urged Yiyi to hide the pearls, "These three pearls should be worth a lot of money, so keep them safe; it wouldn’t be good to lose them."
Looking at the three pearls in front of her, Yiyi liked them very much. After putting them away, she smiled and said to Lü Beihong, "Aunt, this place of yours is great; we can even catch mussels with pearls."
Lü Beihong listened and was full of smiles.
"Next time you have the chance, stay here for a couple of days. Though it’s just a small fishing village, the scenery is great, and there’s plenty of seafood; it’s quite relaxing to stay for a while sometimes."
Hearing this, Yiyi smiled, nodded, and said, "Okay, if I have the chance next time, I’ll bring my mother to come and see."
"That would be wonderful."
Lü Beihong was very delighted and then urged Yiyi to quickly go out and eat, "You hurry out now; I’ll stir-fry the mussel meat and let you try the taste of stir-fried mussel meat."
"Aunt, hurry out to eat; there are plenty of dishes already."
Lü Beihong nodded in succession, saying, "Alright, alright, I know. You hurry out."
Shortly after Yiyi sat down, Lü Beihong brought out the stir-fried mussel meat and steamed grouper, "Enjoy your meal."
"Aunt, you should quickly eat too."
Finally, Lü Beihong sat down, and everyone enjoyed their dinner joyfully.
The next day, Fan Qianshu left, but before leaving, he specially thanked Fei Erya and Yiyi, "Thanks so much to both of you; otherwise, I wouldn’t know what might have happened."
"No thanks needed; we just helped out casually."
Yiyi said with a faint smile, her manner polite yet distant.
Fei Erya smiled slightly and said, "Yiyi is right; you really don’t need to thank us. You should pay more attention to safety in the future to avoid such incidents."
"Alright, I will."
Fan Qianshu beamed, nodded at the two, and then left.
Yiyi had to admit, Fan Qianshu indeed gave a sight of a thousand trees blooming, as he was remarkably beautiful. That smile just moments ago; if one’s determination were weak, they’d likely lose their soul.
"Er Ya, let’s go back."
After calling out, Yiyi found that Fei Erya wasn’t moving, so she called again, "Er Ya, what are you doing? Did you hear what I just said?"
Only then did Fei Erya come back to her senses, seeing Yiyi’s expression, and asked puzzled, "What did you say?"
"Sigh..."
Yiyi couldn’t help but sigh, wondering if Fei Erya had just been mesmerized, "I said let’s go back."
"Oh, okay."
When they returned to the place they were staying, Yiyi took out the three pearls obtained yesterday and said, "These were shelled from the mussels yesterday; see which one you like."
Hearing this, Fei Erya was amazed.
"There are pearls in the mussels?"
Finally, she chose a pink pearl, then smiled and said, "I’ll choose this without hesitation. One for me, one for you, and one for Aunt Ding."
Yiyi had the same idea, finally choosing a white pearl and planning to make a necklace to give the remaining golden pearl to Ding Yuejun.
"It’s not hesitation; we caught them together, so naturally everyone should have a share. As for Master Guo, he doesn’t need one as a man."
After Yiyi said this, the two exchanged smiles.
The next day, Yiyi and the others went back as well.
"Master Guo, sorry for the trouble this time."
Listening to Yiyi, Guo Ming waved his hand, saying, "Not at all, you all hurry home; I’m going back to the medicine shop."
Ding Yuejun had been waiting for them at home. Seeing her daughter and Fei Erya return, she quickly offered them some mung bean soup to quench their thirst, "Yiyi, how was the visit this time?"
"Mom, Jidong Island is really nice. Next time if there’s a chance, you should also go with us."
"Yes, Aunt Ding, the seafood there is particularly delicious."
Hearing this, Ding Yuejun smiled and said, "Sure."
And after this trip, the college entrance exam results finally arrived.