My Super Beautiful Lady Boss-Chapter 588 - 583: Ice Fishing

Su Xuan and Qiuyue had just reached the side of the icy river when they caught sight of two people fishing. They noticed a little girl sulking because she couldn’t catch any fish, and this bolstered Su Xuan to come forward, hoping to gain the girl’s trust and thus gain entry to the Song Family at Mount Everest.

"Who exactly are you? Who allowed you to come here!"

The middle-aged man, seeing Su Xuan coaxing the little girl to fish, became very angry and demanded.

"It’s none of your business who we are, and what’s it to you that we came here? Do you own this mountain?" Qiuyue’s words unintentionally fanned the flames.

Su Xuan quickly gave her a look to tone it down, and Qiuyue then held her tongue.

"Big brother, if you really know how, please teach me how to fish. I’ve tried so long and still haven’t learned," the little girl pleaded.

Faced with such an innocent, lively, and adorable little girl, Su Xuan felt such tenderness that he couldn’t resist seriously teaching her and assured, "Don’t worry, with big brother here, you’ll catch whatever fish you aim for."

"Really? That’s great! I want to catch a big fish. I want to catch a bigger fish than Uncle Song and see whose is bigger," she exclaimed excitedly.

"Okay, okay, no problem."

Why was Su Xuan so confident? It was because he had inspected their bait earlier. This man called Uncle Song was deliberately giving the little girl inferior bait while using better quality for himself.

Even though he used the better bait, in Su Xuan’s eyes it was still inferior, because the compressed food he had brought contained ingredients that fish naturally loved. Su Xuan had also lucked out by purchasing such opportune food items while buying compressed food before coming here.

Su Xuan was an old hand at fishing. Having been with Military God, they often caught fish to eat when they had no food, which was why Su Xuan knew many baits that fish loved.

"Just who are you, really? Get out of here, we don’t welcome you!"

Damn, this old guy was tough. Su Xuan struggled to suppress his rising anger, snapping, "You better leave, or I won’t be polite anymore."

As he said this, the old fellow moved to act. Qiuyue wasn’t just for show, and seeing someone about to attack Su Xuan, she immediately rushed forward.

Bang bang bang!

An expert’s moves are quick to show skill, and after two rounds, it was clear both were masters of Kung Fu.

"Stop fighting, all I want is to fish a bit. What’s all this for?"

The little girl exploded in anger. She wore a bright red lantern-colored dress and pants made of animal skin, indignantly placing hands on her hips as she glared at the people in front of her.

"Shuangshuang, they are bad people. We can’t play with bad people," the middle-aged man warned.

When Su Xuan heard the old man label him a bad person, he immediately wanted to curse. If it weren’t for his search for the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus, anyone daring to speak to him like this would have been obliterated long ago.

Eventually, Su Xuan restrained himself and reasoned with the obstinate old man, "Sir, I just want to teach her fishing. How does that make me a bad person? If that’s so, doesn’t that make you a bad person too?"

"Yes, yes, Uncle Song is also a bad person," the girl cheered, clapping her hands.

After a close encounter with Su Xuan, Qiuyue changed completely, becoming Su Xuan’s personal bodyguard. If she still had her Poisoned Flying Knife, she would have punctured that nasty old man full of holes, not letting him speak so freely in front of Su Xuan.

Unfortunately, she had thrown all her Poisoned Flying Knives in Qiutian City, thrown them all!

Oh well, they were gone now. It was no big deal; she could just become a virtuous woman or rather, in the last three days, stay by Su Xuan’s side as an amiable and gentle little woman.

"Uncle Song, I want to learn fishing with this brother. Could you please step back a bit? I’m afraid you’ll scare the fish away," the girl said stubbornly.

Seeing the girl’s determination, the middle-aged man could only respond gruffly, "Fine, I got it. I’ll stand where you can see me. Just call out if you need anything, and I promise to rush over immediately."

"No need," the girl cheekily said. Su Xuan couldn’t help but feel as if the girl was a princess from an ancient palace, born with an elegant beauty, finding everything on her rare outings extraordinarily novel. Deep down, Su Xuan wanted to protect her better and ensure she wasn’t hurt. Of course, if he was asked to be the Prince Consort, he had no objections at all.

Qiuyue stood next to the middle-aged man, vigilantly watching over him to prevent any slight move against Su Xuan.

At that moment, Su Xuan took out his compressed food, added water to it, and began making new bait.

The girl sniffed the bait and exclaimed, "It smells so good. I really want to eat it."

How could Su Xuan bear to let such a noble girl eat such rough food? So, he took out another portion of compressed beef jerky. This compressed food had a self-contained fuel that could cook the food immediately, a testimony to the rapid development of modern technology.

"Mmm, mmm, ah, mmm, so delicious. This is the best meal I’ve ever had!"

The girl almost ate the plastic bag in her enthusiasm, clearly loving it. But in the end, she dabbed at her mouth gracefully, wishing her family knew how to make it.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she pulled out a small notebook and began to jot down notes.

"What’s that?" Su Xuan asked curiously.

"It’s my notebook. If there’s anything I want, my family’s buyers can bring it back when they go out. Is this item hard to find? It can even heat itself, which is really incredible."

"This is compressed, quick-heat food, easy to buy," Su Xuan explained.

As he was speaking, a big fish had already bitten the hook, and Su Xuan reminded from the side, "First, let it be pulled out, just wait, wait until it swallows the bait completely... Yes, now’s the time!"

Su Xuan grabbed her soft and boneless arm and pulled hard, splashing sounds followed!

A big fish weighing more than ten pounds splashed water as it was pulled out.

"Good, good! I finally caught a big fish, humph! Uncle Song will never say I’m no good at fishing again."

Watching Ya laugh so innocently and joyfully, Su Xuan’s heart seemed to return to his own teenage years, strongly influenced by the moment.

"You’ve really improved a lot. I just started teaching you and you’ve grasped it so quickly, you’re truly a once-in-a-century prodigy!"

Su Xuan kept showering Ya with compliments, and hearing this, Ya felt even more proud of herself.

"Good, then I’ll catch a few more fish to open Uncle Song’s eyes." Ya danced around excitedly, waving her little fists, unable to contain her happiness.

Seeing her so happy, Su Xuan found it the perfect opportunity to inquire about the Song family’s secrets on Mount Everest.

"You’re from the Song family, right? I noticed that Uncle Song is very strict with you," he said.

From their earlier conversation, Su Xuan knew that Ya called that old man Uncle Song.

Ya pouted and said, "That Uncle Song is so annoying, always following me around saying I can’t touch this or that, it’s almost driving me crazy. They say I’m the miss of the Song family, but I don’t have any freedom at all. I feel like a canary in a cage, just there for people’s amusement!"

"Hmm, that makes a lot of sense. So, what is your family’s relationship with the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus?" Su Xuan nodded, encouraging her to continue.

"The Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus? I know about it, it’s just the snow lotus that grows on Mount Everest. I haven’t seen it serve any purpose. My dad even has one, and I don’t understand why so many people want it. It isn’t tasty nor pretty."

"Oh..."

Su Xuan kept his composure but his mind was already in turmoil. He hadn’t expected the Song family to actually possess a Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus, and now he was thinking about how to acquire it—even considering kidnapping the young girl before him because she said she was the Song family’s young daughter. But what if he abducted the wrong person? That would certainly alert them. Not a good idea!

Then how about sneaking into the Song family to steal it? Now, Su Xuan didn’t know the Kung Fu skills of the people inside this powerful family. With no certainty of being able to steal it without consequences, and the potential to damage the Snow Lotus in the process, this seemed even more problematic.

"If I wanted to enter your home, could I get in easily?"

Su Xuan asked softly, while making sure to check if that old man noticed anything.

Ya lifted her head in surprise and asked, "You want to come to my house? That would be wonderful!"

But her excited little face quickly fell, and sagging her head dejectedly, she said, "It’s impossible, my family doesn’t allow strangers to enter. I heard that anyone who barged in before was thrown down the mountain by my dad. I don’t want to harm you, you better leave later."

Why would Su Xuan leave? Hearing that the Song family had a ready Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus, he definitely couldn’t leave.

"Isn’t there any way for me to stay at your place? I don’t mind if it’s tough," he said.

Seeing how knowledgeable Su Xuan was, Ya also wanted him to stay, but the family rules were rigid. She pondered and then—finally—a beautiful smile spread across her face.

"Got it!"

Ya asked Su Xuan to come closer, and whispered in his ear, this intimate gesture made the middle-aged man and Qiuyue feel quite uncomfortable from a distance.

"I’ll tell you, my family is holding a servant selection competition this morning. If you’re interested, you could participate."

"What does a servant do?" Su Xuan was puzzled, not understanding this profession at all.

"Put simply, it’s to select someone who can accompany me in my studies and protect me. Got it? If you also know Kung Fu, that would be even better," Ya explained, blinking her clear, large eyes.

"Alright, let’s go back now. I want to register to participate. I can’t wait to protect you!"

Su Xuan suddenly stood up, just as Ya’s fishing rod violently bent, signaling that they had hooked an even bigger fish this time.

"Hold steady, pull hard!"

A fish weighing more than twenty pounds was pulled ashore. At such a commotion, the middle-aged man and Qiuyue both ran over to watch, astonished that such a big fish could be in this frozen river.

"Shuangshuang, did you catch this?" the middle-aged man asked incredulously.

"Of course, genuine as ever."

From their earlier conversation, Su Xuan knew she was called Song Shuangshuang, the only daughter of the Song family, a sole heiress which must surely place a huge pressure on the family head.

Qiuyue signaled to Su Xuan with several glances, wanting to know how the discussion had gone. Su Xuan gestured an OK sign behind his back, and Qiuyue gave Su Xuan a thumbs up, certain that there was nothing Su Xuan couldn’t handle.