The son is rebellious, and even the family dog adds to the chaos, then just fight!
Su Qing and Da Huang's successive catches left old Su a bit embarrassed, but also reignited his long-lost competitive spirit.
A father's motivation to maintain dignity in front of his children is immense. In the past, when fishing with Li Maoquan, coming up empty-handed was a common occurrence; neither mocked the other. But today, with a change of company, the contrast was stark.
Though the ideal was robust, the reality was rather skeletal. The father and son sat by the wild river until three in the afternoon before heading home, and old Su's yield could be chalked up as complicated.
Just two small silver carp, not to mention that one compared to Da Huang's big carp; even in Su Qing's bucket, such fish were abundant enough to irritate old Su nearly to the point of breaking the fishing rod.
