After arranging everything, Lu Wanqing suddenly remembered that she hadn't streamed in a long time and felt an inexplicable urge to go live. However, the words caught in her throat. Thinking of Weiwei's rebirth, she held back.
If what Weiwei had said was true, it meant that in the shadows of the empire, there were still people coveting the Emperor's position. Her current high-profile pursuit of entertainment might not be a good thing. In the future, those people might use it as an excuse to attack her third brother.
Just as Weiwei had said, those people might claim that since her appearance, the Emperor had not properly handled imperial affairs, spending his days indulging in entertainment.
While Lu Wanqing was thinking, Lu Yang's bait was bitten by a crab on the other side.
Lu Yang lifted his fishing rod, and a crab was instantly reeled in.
"It's caught!" Cui Cui exclaimed excitedly.
Lu Yang looked at Cui Cui and smiled, saying, "You can catch one too."
"Okay!" Cui Cui immediately agreed.
Wei Xingzhou was not here, so no one was cheating for Cui Cui. But Cui Cui wasn't worried at all because she believed she could catch one herself. She now trusted herself.
Harvey was placing bait next to Cui Cui. Both children stared intently at the bait underwater, hoping a crab would appear and bite their bait, but alas, nothing happened.
Meanwhile, Lu Wanqing's bait was suddenly bitten by a crab. She lifted her fishing rod, and a very large crab was instantly reeled in.
Weiwei's eyes lit up, and she stared excitedly at the crab her mother had caught. So amazing, Mommy is so amazing!
Harvey also noticed the commotion and immediately looked at his mother. His face seemed to be etched with envy.
Unfortunately, no crabs took the bait Harvey had set.
Harvey couldn't help but lift his hook and walk to the spot where his Emperor father and mother had just caught crabs. He carefully cast his bait again.
He was sure it was his poor placement that had kept the crabs away. Mommy and Emperor Father's spots were good, with many crabs.
Just as Harvey cast his line, Xavier, not far away, lifted his rod, seemingly having caught a crab.
Lu Wanqing noticed Xavier's action of lifting his rod, but due to the distance, she couldn't see clearly if Xavier had actually caught a crab.
However, without Harvey disturbing him, Xavier should have caught one, right? Lu Wanqing thought, finding it amusing.
But just as she was smiling, right before her eyes, Harvey suddenly lifted his rod. A large crab was tightly gripping his bait and had been reeled in!
Harvey's eyes widened, sparkling, but he remained silent. He had just remembered that when fishing, one had to be quiet, with no noise, otherwise the fish underwater—no, crabs now—would be scared away!
Harvey quickly picked up the crab and put it into the crab basket.
Over there, Cui Cui also noticed that her younger brother Harvey had already caught a crab. She looked at her bait underwater, which was still motionless, and became a little anxious.
Cui Cui hesitated for a moment, then finally lifted her bait and moved to a different spot.
Notably, the moment Cui Cui's bait was cast, a crab immediately poked its head out and clamped down on Cui Cui's bait with its pincers.
Cui Cui was overjoyed, quickly reeled in her rod, and the crab was instantly lifted.
Cui Cui soon also caught a crab. Everyone in the field was happy, except for Xiao Bao!
Yes, Xiao Bao was unhappy. Daddy, Mommy, Brother Harvey, and Sister Cui Cui had all caught crabs, but she hadn't!
Despite being only one and a half years old, Weiwei's soul was that of a ten-year-old child. No, Weiwei was ten in her past life, plus over a year now, her mental age was exactly the same as Harvey's and the others, eleven years old!
Now that Harvey and Cui Cui had both caught fish, only Weiwei was left. Weiwei was getting a little anxious.
Weiwei had been holding her fishing rod, calmly waiting for a bite. Now she couldn't help it anymore and lifted her rod.
Weiwei moved her bait to a different spot and continued fishing.
Time ticked by, and no one spoke, but everyone felt happier than ever. Especially Harvey, who didn't have to study and could go out to play; he loved it!
In the blink of an eye, the entire morning passed. All of them together had caught quite a few crabs.
Lu Wanqing glanced at the time and felt it was almost lunchtime. She put down her fishing rod, then took the fish they had caught to the riverbank to clean them and prepare lunch.
To be precise, they planned to have lunch outside today.
Lu Wanqing wanted to clear a clean spot, start a fire, and begin making a crab feast.
Besides crabs, Lu Wanqing had also brought seasonings, vegetables, and meat. Although their plan was to go crab fishing, when they prepared to leave the palace, Lu Wanqing wasn't sure if they would catch so many crabs in the end, so her lunch arrangements hadn't taken into account what they might catch in the morning.
However, these crabs, though unexpected, were a pleasant surprise. After setting up the pot, Lu Wanqing began to skewer the meat.
"Mommy, why are you putting meat on toothpicks?" Harvey had been watching his mother for a long time and was curious when he saw Lu Wanqing constantly threading meat onto toothpicks.
Lu Wanqing looked at Harvey and said with a smile, "Mommy wants to make kebabs for lunch today."
"Kebabs?" Harvey asked, confused.
"What are kebabs?" Harvey asked curiously the next moment.
Cui Cui looked at Harvey and explained with a proud tone, "Kebabs are a way of eating from the ancient Earth era. They liked to skewer meat onto sticks and make delicious skewers. Many people fought to eat them; they were delicious!"
"Cui Cui, child, are you talking about this?" Lu Wanqing asked Cui Cui, smiling.
Cui Cui looked a little shy upon hearing this, "I saw it recorded in a book I accidentally came across before. I'm not entirely sure if it's true or not."
"It's true," Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
"Mommy will make grilled kebabs for you later, okay? They are very tasty," Lu Wanqing said to Harvey and Cui Cui, smiling.
"Okay, I want to eat!" Harvey's stomach grumbled, and he immediately shouted excitedly.
"Let's all work together," Lu Yang reminded them.
Just then, Xavier returned from not far away.
Lu Yang looked at Xavier.
Xavier lifted his basket and said with a smile, "I didn't catch many, but it should be enough to eat after cooking."
Lu Wanqing chuckled, "Xavier, don't worry. We also caught a lot, and it should be enough for everyone to eat."
"There are still many ingredients, not all of them are crabs. Mommy specifically brought them from the kitchen, there's meat and vegetables!" Harvey quickly answered.
After Xavier's remark, everyone present sprang into action, helping to clean the crabs and put them into the pot.
After the crabs were in the pot, Harvey was still restless. He ran around, gathering dry firewood for when they would need to start the fire later.