Chapter 208: Chapter 182: The Little Cutie Rolling in the Torrential Rain (5k) Chapter 208: Chapter 182: The Little Cutie Rolling in the Torrential Rain (5k) Chu Mingcheng could not help but laugh and cry as he steered the boat and said, “Hurry up and get a towel to wipe it down a bit; it’s all wet.”

“Will it bite people?” Chen Yang was somewhat hesitant.

“No, I’ve seen a video before saying that sea lions are very gentle creatures,” Zhang Wei said as he brought over a spare white towel.

Despite saying so, he still cautiously tested the towel a few times, and after making sure the Little Sea Lion was just lying on the floor quietly, he helped dry it off a bit.

Seeing this, Chen Yang became braver and reached out to touch the Little Sea Lion.

Chu Mingcheng, however, could only occasionally look back as the waves were quite strong at the moment, and he needed to constantly monitor the changes in the waves to prevent accidentally capsizing.

“Do we need to take this little sea lion back to the pier?” After a while, Chen Yang approached him and asked.

“I’m currently heading to a place that is suitable for its survival,” Chu Mingcheng had thought of a suitable place for its survival after rescuing the Little Sea Lion, which was the deserted island they encountered the fugitive on before.

The fish resources there are good, and there are no predators like sharks nearby; indeed, it’s a great place.

The boat continued traveling on the sea, and the well-rested Little Sea Lion seemed to be hungry. It raised its head from lying on the deck, apparently smelling food.

It turned around and crawled toward the door, but since the door was already closed, it could only bump around at the doorway.

“What is it trying to do?” Zhang Wei wondered.

Chen Yang guessed, “Does it want to return to the sea?”

Chu Mingcheng glanced back and said, “Go and get the Black Sea Bream I caught and feed it to keep it from moving around; I will arrive in about half an hour.”

“Use mine; I had Moyou Fish for lunch, and my Black Sea Bream is still there!” Chen Yang got up, took out the Black Sea Bream he had prepared from the fridge, tore the cling film, and tossed it to the Little Sea Lion.

The Little Sea Lion approached the food immediately, sniffed it, and then clamped onto the fish head, chewing it bit by bit.

Chu Mingcheng did not want to miss this rare scene and had them capture it on his video camera.

The fish was soon finished, and this time, the Little Sea Lion did not wander at the door but looked at Chen Yang and cried out, clearly begging for food.

It seemed one fish was not enough to fill it up.

An adult sea lion can eat twelve kilograms of food a day, and even a smaller Little Sea Lion would certainly not be satisfied with a fish that weighed less than two kilograms after being gutted.

Therefore, Chen Yang specifically went out to fetch the Black Sea Bream that Chu Mingcheng had mentioned.

But he did not bring it into the cabin; instead, he placed it at the doorway to lure the Little Sea Lion out.

Mainly because the Black Sea Bream he had previously prepared was very clean, but this Black Sea Bream had not been touched, and eating it would cause blood and organs to be everywhere, which could be messy. After all, the sea lion did not mind the rain.

After it finished the second fish, it did not beg for food anymore, clearly satiated.

By then, Chu Mingcheng’s boat had already reached the vicinity of the deserted island.

With the stern facing the small sandy beach, he had the two men release the Little Sea Lion.

Chen Yang felt somewhat reluctant; he was quite fond of the Little Sea Lion, but since it was a protected animal, it was not possible to adopt it in their country.

He opened the small door, and the Little Sea Lion seemed to know their intentions and moved toward the door on its own.

At the doorway, it looked back at the few people on the boat and then leaped into the sea.

Propelled by the waves, it quickly swam towards the beach until it was ashore.

Clearly safe on land now, Chu Mingcheng started the boat, left the area, and headed back to the pier.

“It’s a pity that we can’t keep such animals domestically; otherwise, I would have adopted this Little Sea Lion,” Chen Yang expressed his regret back in the cabin.

“Actually, by bringing Little Sea Lion here, I had another idea in mind,” Chu Mingcheng said with a smile. “This is the den I arranged for it, as long as it stays, we may often encounter it in the future.”

“Oh!” Chen Yang and Zhang Wei realized at the same time.

“You sly fox, it turns out you had the deepest plans!”

“Right, how did I not think of that? As long as Little Sea Lion settles here, every time we go to sea we can bring fish to see it. Over time, it will naturally grow close to us, and essentially become our pet?”

Chu Mingcheng nodded, “That’s exactly what I was thinking. When it gets bigger, it might even help us herd the fish during our fishing expeditions.”

“It might even save our lives if we ever face something like drowning.”

“You’ve thought about a lot.” Chen Yang didn’t know what to say; he just wanted a simple pet, but others were already thinking on a grand scale.

By the time they got back to the dock, it was already past three in the afternoon.

The rain was lighter here at the dock than at sea, so Chu Mingcheng and the others moved all the catch into the car, including the still-living Cat Shark.

Because of the inconvenient rain, Chu Mingcheng decided not to sell today’s catch to the customers in the group but took it all to the Seafood Restaurant instead.

Of the two Golden Stone Clams, he kept one for himself and sold the other.

Chu Mingcheng thought each weighed just over three pounds, but they were heavier than he anticipated, reaching four pounds three.

The price wasn’t one thousand per pound, but one thousand five hundred.

He could only marvel at how great it was in the Zhe and Fu provinces; most seafood was more expensive than in other coastal cities.

The four pounds three of Golden Stone Clam, sold for six thousand four hundred fifty.

He initially thought the two together would bring him at most five to six thousand, but one alone reached this extent.

Other than the Pearl Dragon Ginseng, there were two other Groupers, adding up to five thousand four hundred along with the Cat Shark.

Moyou Fish were priced by weight, and Chu Mingcheng didn’t have any under two pounds, so he divided them into three categories as five and ten pounds.

The prices were respectively eighty, one hundred twenty, and one hundred sixty.

There were thirteen under five pounds, totaling fifty-six pounds three taels, sold for four thousand five hundred.

Seventeen were between five and ten pounds, adding up to one hundred forty-six pounds eight, sold for seventeen thousand six hundred.

There were only three above ten pounds, none over fifteen pounds, he kept one and sold two.

Together they weighed twenty-six pounds nine, sold for four thousand three hundred.

Adding up all of today’s gains, it was fifteen thousand more than what Chu Mingcheng had anticipated. It seemed that next time, he could be even bolder in his estimates of his catch.

After collecting the money, he then drove to Wei Jiaguo’s house.

The remaining Big Maboy and Golden Stone Clam were naturally meant as gifts.

Wei Jiaguo came out of the house, surprised to see the three of them.

But remembering that Chu Mingcheng always had something good whenever he visited, a slight anticipation rose in his heart.

“What, did you get some good stuff again today?”

“Nothing much, just a Golden Stone Clam and a Moyou Fish weighing over ten pounds,” Chu Mingcheng didn’t beat around the bush and casually opened the cooler.

PS: More tonight!