Peerless Little Immortal Doctor

"Is this a bit too much?"

Tan Jingxue had felt something amiss before, but now that feeling of being deceived only grew stronger.

She had never heard of a boatman earning such a high salary.

"Jingxue, Boss Xia has substantial assets. The two largest and most luxurious hotels in Hejing County are owned by him, and he also owns a distillery."

Seeing the unease in her friend's words, Liang Caiming immediately explained.

"Ah! That opulent? Caiming, tell me honestly, is Boss Xia your boyfriend?"

"Jingxue, I think you're just itching for a tease. If I had such a wealthy boyfriend, would I have you come help me operate a boat?"

"You would! Because you're not the kind to sit idle at home."

"I'll tickle you to death!"

"Ah! Don't tickle me, I'm terribly ticklish! Ahahaha..."

Thus, the car became a joyful playground for Liang Caiming and Tan Jingxue.

Xia Liu took the opportunity while the two women were playing around to open his phone, start a recording, and then send the audio to the group chat.

He also sent up all of Tan Jingxue's information.

"Damn! Twenty-three, same age as me, I call dibs on this beauty. If anyone dares to compete, I'll fight them to the death!"

"Xiao Hu, you ungrateful jerk, remember the girl I paid for a few days ago?"

"Ergou, you dare bring that up? If it weren't for my old man being so strict, I'd be the one paying!"

"Guys, save your breath. Last night Dazhuang approached me, once Xia Liu returns I'm going fishing with the beauty."

"Hahaha! Dazhuang approached me too."

"Alas, Dazhuang also involved me."

"Damn! I can't join, my old man caught a cold, I have to dredge oysters!"

...

The atmosphere in the group chat soared to its peak in no time.

Indeed, knowing a beauty was coming, those young guys were all waiting at the village entrance.
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The most proactive among them was Xiao Hu. He was decent-looking and well-built. If not for his plain clothes, he could be considered quite distinguished.

Xiao Hu had been the most active in the chat, but upon seeing Tan Jingxue, he became speechless.

He wasn't the only one; the other young men present felt the same.

In the chat or when they're drunk, they dared to discuss anything.

But when sober, even talking to a girl could make them blush.

"Caiming, who are these people?" Tan Jingxue asked doubtfully, looking outside the car.

She truly felt like she had walked into a den of bandits.

Especially given the news that often surfaced.

About someone from somewhere being deceived by their most trusted friend to another place.

Some were pulled into pyramid schemes, while others were deceived into more sinister situations.

Tan Jingxue was truly scared, and she really felt like crying.

"All of you, get out of the way, don't scare her!" Xia Liu rolled down the car window and shouted outside.

"Jingxue, let's go have some food before we start work," Xia Liu suggested.

"No need, Boss Xia, I'd like to go straight to work," Tan Jingxue said, not daring to get out of the car unless she saw the workplace.

Her hand kept clutching her phone behind her back, ready to call the police at the slightest hint of trouble.

But when the car stopped by the beach, Tan Jingxue instantly dropped all her suspicions.

Because the scenery around was truly extraordinary.

Not far on the mountainside, many buildings were under construction, especially one on a cliff with three towering spires faintly visible, resembling a castle from abroad.

Additionally, what dispelled all her concerns was the sight of fishing boats moored in the water.

After getting off the vehicle, she took Liang Caiming to a distant spot to pour her heart out.

By the time the young men waiting at the village entrance had all arrived, Liang Caiming and Tan Jingxue were already seated on the jet ski.

"Brothers, it's time for you to show off, see who can swim to the fishing boat first," Xia Liu said, then twisted the throttle, and the jet ski roared off.

The crowd glanced at the increasingly distant beauties, stripped off their pants, and then swam towards the fishing boat.

When they climbed aboard the fishing boat, Liang Caiming and Tan Jingxue had already familiarized themselves with the cockpit.

Seeing each young man in their underwear, the two women felt neither shy nor embarrassed; they were used to this kind of visual feast from working on the fishing boat.

But this time, they both had to bow their heads.

Because among the ten, the young man called Xiao Hu had, embarrassingly, reacted.

This was extremely awkward.

However, Xiao Hu's reaction also set everyone at the scene laughing uproariously.

Especially Xia Liu, who nearly bent double with laughter.

He felt fortunate; if he hadn't practiced the Five Elements Mantra, he wouldn't know how many times a day he'd be embarrassed.

"Xiao Hu, find a rope to tie it up..."

"Hahaha! A rope might not do it, maybe tie it up with some tape instead."

"Haha..."

Once more, everyone burst into laughter, even Tan Jingxue and Liang Caiming couldn't stop giggling.

Xiao Hu was close to tears; he slowly raised his head and glanced in Tan Jingxue's direction, his most embarrassing eye contact in his entire life, even though it was brief.

After Xia Liu instructed Xiao Hu to go sort himself out, the awkwardness between Liang Caiming and Tan Jingxue dissipated.

They then began to explain the upcoming tasks to everyone.

Half an hour later, the fishing boat's engine started.

Under Liang Caiming's command, the net started to lower into the water.

"Good! Fifty meters will do." Once the net reached a certain depth, Xia Liu suddenly spoke up.

"Boss Xia, we can't stop here. Although I don't know the depth of these waters, fifty meters might not even have a shrimp," Liang Caiming said, looking at Xia Liu with confusion.

She was increasingly puzzled by him; clearly, he could operate the fishing boat on his own return.

Yet why was his fishing experience so limited?

Fifty meters? Not to mention fish, there wouldn't even be plankton.

"I don't know how to explain this, but you'll understand once we haul the net up," Xia Liu replied with a bitter smile, sticking to his opinion.

Liang Caiming stamped her foot in frustration but couldn't help it; Xia Liu was the boss and if he wanted to take a loss, so be it.

Tan Jingxue directed the young men to haul the net up, not manually, but controlling the machinery.

When the net was pulled up to ten meters, it suddenly began to shake violently.

"Brother Xia Liu! Something's happening!" Xiao Hu, responsible for the net retrieval, immediately exclaimed upon feeling the vibration of the net.

The way the big net trembled felt like they had caught a shark.

Liang Caiming and Tan Jingxue exchanged glances and ran up to the deck to look out into the sea.

At that sight, both women's eyes widened, momentarily lost for words.

Seeing the two women rush over, the other idle young men also came over to check the situation.

"Wow! So many fish!!!"

A young man burst out in surprise after a glance.

The net bulged with a large quantity of sea fish; ten meters of length seemed to be filled with fish!

Xia Liu slightly smiled, walking behind the two women, "Believing in me was right, fifty meters deep can indeed yield a harvest!"

Liang Caiming and Tan Jingxue said nothing, their gazes fixed on the swarming fish.

With their years of fishing experience, in this sea area, at this depth, there absolutely shouldn't have been any fish…