Chapter 463 — Play the Shark Once More? "Is That So?" Shen Yushu Blinked, She Had No Idea Whether Sharks Were Cold-Blooded, So She Decided to Take Zhong Yongliang at His Word for Now

"Exactly!" Zhong Yongliang said with conviction. "Xiao Shu, I am grilling shark for you and Yaoyao right now. You cannot bring fire aboard a plane, so I specially brought a solar grill. I will let you taste some high-tech delicacies in a moment!"

"Oh, that is wonderful, hurry up and get to it!" Shen Yushu was thrilled at the thought of eating grilled shark right away.

Gu Mengyao stared at the shark on the ground with a puzzled look. "Why is this shark missing a fin?"

"Huh?" Zhong Yongliang widened his eyes and looked down at the shark. Sure enough, one side was missing a fin! And it looked as if it had been sliced clean off. He was so furious he wanted to curse. How dare that supermarket owner cheat him? Cutting off a shark fin and still charging such a high price. He would send men to smash the shop! Damn it!

"That shark fin must have been knocked off by Xiao Shu. Yes! Knocked off by a stone!" Zhong Yongliang explained.

"Really? Am I that amazing?" Shen Yushu could hardly believe she could knock a shark fin off. "Your shark is not some frozen shark you bought at the supermarket, is it?" Gu Mengyao gave the shark two kicks and found it hard as a rock, frozen solid.

"Yeah, Sister Yaoyao, why does this shark look like it came from the supermarket? Look, there seems to be a price tag in its mouth?" Prompted by Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu eyed the shark on the ground suspiciously. "Is this really the one I killed? Xiao Liangzi, did you mix it up?"

"Yes, absolutely!" Zhong Yongliang glanced at the shark's mouth and sure enough spotted a white price tag. He gritted his teeth in rage. Was Gao Xiaofu blind? He missed the lost fin, and he missed the tag in the mouth too? Yet Zhong Yongliang dared not curse aloud. Forcing a dry laugh, he swiftly fished the tag from the shark's mouth, stuffed it into his own mouth, chewed twice and swallowed it. "What price tag? This is scallop meat! Delicious! As the saying goes, men die for riches and birds die for food. This shark must have swum into the shallows to eat scallops, only to be heroically brained by Xiao Shu with a single stone!"

Afraid the two girls would spot another flaw, Zhong Yongliang hurried to change the subject.

"Scallop meat? And you eat it raw?" Gu Mengyao found it even more suspicious.

"This is something a shark would risk death to eat. How could it not be delicious? Uh... blame my hasty mouth. I should have saved such a delicacy for you, Yaoyao!" Zhong Yongliang said hurriedly.

"Keep it for yourself, and do not call me Yaoyao. It sounds strange." Gu Mengyao warned him.

"But Xiao Shu calls you Yaoyao..." Zhong Yongliang could not help asking.

"Xiao Shu calls me Sister Yaoyao. Want to call me that too?" Gu Mengyao glared at Zhong Yongliang and said coldly.

"Uh... forget it then." Zhong Yongliang had no desire to become Gu Mengyao's little brother. That would only make it harder to pursue her. With a forced laugh, he said, "I am off to grill the shark. Boys in our class, come over here. Let us carve up the shark together. Everyone will get a share once it is done!"

Although several classmates shared Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu's doubts about where Zhong Yongliang's shark had come from, the promise of grilled shark with a share for everyone kept anyone from playing the spoilsport. They all pitched in to help Zhong Yongliang, and their dislike of him faded a good deal.

Once Zhong Yongliang had the solar grill ready, he kept glancing around for Gao Xiaofu. After a long wait, he finally saw Gao Xiaofu come running with a piece of clothing wrapped around his head.

"How are you?" Zhong Yongliang asked in a low voice.

"It only hit my forehead, just a scratch!" Gao Xiaofu said.

"Why did you not hold out a little longer before sinking? I had not even shown what I could do and you sank. I lost all face and did not get to look heroic at all!" Zhong Yongliang complained.

"Brother Liang, I had no choice. Shen Yushu is fierce. She threw a stone straight at me. If I had not sunk fast and she threw another one, I would have lost my life!" Gao Xiaofu said, still shaken.

"That is true, but who knew Shen Yushu would be so eager!" Zhong Yongliang shook his head.

"How about I play the shark once more in a bit?" Gao Xiaofu asked cautiously.

"Fine, we will talk about it later!" Zhong Yongliang nodded. "First let us set up the grill and get ready for the barbecue!"

After Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu set up the grill, they waited a long while without feeling any heat. Zhong Yongliang grew anxious. "What is wrong with this thing? Why does it not work?"

"Maybe there is not enough sun?" Gao Xiaofu looked up at the sky and said carefully.

"Then what do we do?" Zhong Yongliang glanced up. It was indeed rather overcast.

"It is fine. Is there not a hand-crank booster? I will crank over here, and you blow on the charcoal in the trough. Once it catches, everything will be easy!" Gao Xiaofu said.

"All right!" Zhong Yongliang nodded and started blowing into the stove, while Gao Xiaofu cranked the booster with all his might on the other side.

After all that fussing, Zhong Yongliang's mouth was nearly swollen from blowing, yet the charcoal showed no smoke, and Gao Xiaofu's arms ached from cranking.

"How have you not even lit a fire?" Shen Yushu watched the boys carve up the shark. It was about to be cut into small pieces, yet Zhong Yongliang had not even lit the stove. "What kind of stove is this?"

"A new model. I bought it from TV shopping. Everyone recommends it..." Gao Xiaofu said proudly.

"You actually believe stuff from TV shopping?" Shen Yushu widened her eyes.

"Ugh..." Zhong Yongliang nearly kicked Gao Xiaofu to death. He had thought it was a genuine high-tech product, only to learn it was unreliable TV shopping junk!

"Brother Liang, do not be angry. It will be ready soon! Let me give it one more push!" Gao Xiaofu said. He quickened his cranking until he was drenched in sweat!

"Fuzi, why do you look like an Indian chief? What is wrapped around your head?" Shen Yushu said, reaching out to tug at the clothing on Gao Xiaofu's head...

"Do not! This means striving. Look on TV, all those people who strive tie a cloth strip around their heads. I am striving to get the stove lit!" Gao Xiaofu explained hastily.

"Oh, I see. Then crank faster, even faster!" Shen Yushu cheered him on. "I am starving! Sister Yaoyao says if it is still not ready, we will get someone else to do the grilling!"

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