A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 144 Does it matter that I don’t have a fish yet?
Haili was obviously shocked by Leon’s answer. After a long time, she slowly said, “You are really merciless to yourself. Can’t you say something nice?”

"Then let me change the story?" After looking at the float and seeing no sign of fish being caught, Leon was free anyway, so he naturally wanted to help Haley pass the time.

"I'm listening." Although Haley didn't think Leon would come up with any good story, she couldn't help but be curious.

"Then I said it." Leon thought for a moment and then spoke.

"The man in the photo holds a flower umbrella, the favorite treasure of the girl he loves. He comes to the river, holding his lover's umbrella, and comes to the place where his lover last appeared. So he casts down the fishing hook that represents his longing, trying to find the girl who once walked with him by the river holding the umbrella, and see her one last time."

After saying that, Leon looked at Hailey and teased: "How about it, this story is not bad."

"No, not at all." Haley's eyes were red at this moment, and she obviously heard it.

"How could you come up with such a tragic story? It's too cruel."

"Forehead"

Leon was just about to say that if this kind of plot was released for female audiences, no one would watch it. Why did Haley react so strongly? Isn't it popular to write tragedies in the literary circles of this world?

"And this umbrella is mine. Are you cursing me?" Leon didn't say anything, but Haley didn't stop complaining. It was bad enough that Leon made fun of himself before, but now he has implicated himself as well, and his ending is quite tragic. Haley was very angry.

"You're not my lover." Leon looked at Hailey speechlessly and complained: "Didn't you say you wanted to hear a story? Stories are not reality."

"Forget it, you'd better not tell it. But this story is very good. If you submit it as the background story of a photo, I think it has a great chance of winning." Haley rolled her eyes and then thought seriously.

"Then you can take it, but if you really win, remember to give the prize money to me as the authorization fee for the use of my portrait rights." Leon reminded Haley.

"Okay, okay, I'll give it to you if you win." Haley waved her hands, but she didn't care about the prize money that was still nowhere to be found. Even if she really won the prize, she probably wouldn't care about this little bit of money. After all, her family was not short of money.

"Okay, it's a deal. You can go back now to develop the photos and send them out for submission. Hurry, I feel my bonus is waiting for me." Seeing that he hadn't caught the fourth fish for a long time, Leon decided to change places and continue fishing, so he started to send Haley away.

"I'm not in a hurry. Why are you urging me to leave? Besides, this is my doorstep. It has nothing to do with you if I take pictures here."

Haley was not stupid either. She could clearly see that Leon wanted to drive her away, but she didn't want Leon to succeed. Moreover, this feeling of being able to be summoned at will was very unpleasant, and it would make her have the illusion that she was obedient to Leon.

"Then you hold the umbrella yourself. I have to move to another place. The fish in this shabby place might be spooked and won't bite."

Leon returned the umbrella to Haley, then began to reel in the line, preparing to go to the coal forest area to cast the hook again.

"Hmph, I think your fishing skills must be bad." Haley complained bluntly after hearing this.

"If you can do it, come on." Leon pretended to hand the fishing rod to Haley.

But Hailey actually took the fishing rod with one hand: "I'll do it."

The moment Haley just got the fishing rod, the underwater fishing line suddenly straightened, and then the fishing rod began to fly towards the water surface under the drag of this huge force. Haley was caught off guard and subconsciously held the fishing rod tightly, but because she did not stand firmly, she was directly pulled sideways by the pulling force transmitted by the fishing rod, and she fell to the bottom of the river bank.

"what!"

Hailey only had time to let out a scream before she instinctively closed her eyes. She had already anticipated that she might roll down the riverbank into the icy water in the next second. Inexplicably, she recalled Leon's story. Unfortunately, the reality was not so dramatic. When Leon noticed the fish was not right, he reached out to help Hailey hold the rod steady, and saw Hailey being dragged towards the lake by the hooked fish.

Leon grabbed Haley's slender but graceful waist, hugged her back, and took back the fishing rod.

Haley also felt a strong and powerful arm around her waist, and at the same time, some protruding areas of body fat felt oppressive. When she opened her eyes, she realized that she was now being hugged by Leon in his arms.

"I was saved by this guy again, but in the final analysis, it's still the fault of the fishing rod handed to me by this guy." Haley complained silently in her heart.

But she forgot to break free from Leon's slightly intimate embrace. She didn't know whether she had gotten used to it or had really forgotten.

But Leon had to control the fishing rod. The fish in the water that almost pulled Haley into the river was a big one.

It was inconvenient to operate with one hand, so Leon quickly pushed Haley aside. After making sure she stood firmly, he held the fishing rod with both hands and began to wrestle with the giant in the water.

This sudden and rough action made Haley stunned for a long time. She didn't care that a large area of ​​her skirt was soaked because it stuck to Leon's raincoat.

"Is it important that I don't have a single fish?!"

This was the only thought that was looping endlessly in Haley's mind right now.

Unfortunately, Leon couldn't read minds and didn't pay attention to Haley's expression. At this moment, the only thing in his eyes was the big guy in the river.

The strength of this fish far exceeded that of the previous catfish. Leon guessed that this should also be a catfish.

Moreover, it was an elder of the fish he had caught before. The intensity of its resistance was comparable to pulling a full-powered motorcycle with bare hands.

Even the bamboo fishing rod began to bend into a C shape, and the fishing line began to make a slight tearing sound due to the tight pulling.

Although Leon still had some strength, he felt that the fishing rod might not be able to withstand the force of the big fish.

Lyon simply stopped communicating and just sat in a horse stance, locked the damper on the reel, and started to compete with all his strength.

As Lyon stepped back and reeled in the line, the bamboo fishing rod made crackling sounds and Lyon clearly saw the cracks on the bamboo fishing rod.

But the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. Lyon could only continue to reel in the line, pulling the fishing rod with all his strength, and finally dragged the catfish out of the water.

The catfish that came out of the water flapped its wings wildly, and the splashing water was like a big stone being thrown into the water. The sound of the water flowing out was extremely clear even in the sound of rain.

Haley, who was watching on the shore, also saw the catfish struggling in the water. Its exaggerated size and huge body made her cover her mouth. Just looking at the size, this catfish was even bigger than herself.

Now Haley finally understood why she was almost dragged into the water. If you said a catfish of this size could eat people, Haley would believe it.

Fish are inherently much stronger in water than land creatures of the same size, let alone large fish of this size.

At this moment, Haley discovered that Lyon still had the advantage in this wrestling, which made Haley couldn't help but wonder how much energy was contained in Lyon's body.

(End of this chapter)