As evening approached, Liu Ming and the four others returned to the shop.
The others had already returned, and the entire shop was very lively.
When Yuta saw Liu Ming, it was as if he had seen a savior. He quickly broke free from Shinji's entanglement and ran over, saying, "Senior, help! Quickly stop them!"
Liu Ming stopped and sized up Yuta.
He certainly looked disheveled now. Who told him to be targeted by Shinji and Jiro?
Liu Ming shrugged, patted his shoulder sympathetically, and then walked away without a word. He didn't want to get involved.
Better a dead friend than a dead me.
Yuta's face immediately turned pale. He wanted to say something more, but he was dragged away by Shinji and the other.
His screams could be heard all the way.
"You're really mean-spirited." Chisa glanced at Liu Ming, then pulled Kanna and walked into the shop.
Liu Ming shrugged and didn't argue.
Soon, he found Tadokoro Megumi and the others inside the shop.
They were discussing their experiences from the day, occasionally bursting into happy laughter.
Tohru sniffed, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She stood up and looked in Liu Ming's direction, "You're back, Xiao Ming."
"I'm back. How was your day? You weren't slacking off, were you?" Liu Ming walked straight over and found an empty seat to sit down.
"No, we weren't! You think we're like you, Brother Xiao Ming?" The first to speak was the most lively Miyu. She made a face at Liu Ming, then hid behind her sister, Sora.
Liu Ming glared at her in exasperation.
Xiao Hina also happily followed her sister, telling them how happy she had been today.
"Xiao Ming, are you going out again tomorrow?" Tohru suddenly asked.
Sora and the others also looked at Liu Ming.
"What's wrong?" Liu Ming asked curiously.
"Master, but you brought us here for a vacation. How can you run off by yourself? That's too irresponsible," Tadokoro Megumi also spoke up.
Although they had some amazing experiences today, without Liu Ming by their side, something always felt missing.
Sora and her sister nodded in agreement.
"Tomorrow we're going to try diving in the shallow waters of the beach. As our guardian, shouldn't you be watching from the side?" Miyu's eyes were full of anticipation.
Liu Ming looked at the girls and realized that they seemed to have discussed it beforehand, all staring at him steadily.
He scratched his head, then nodded helplessly.
Sora and the girls immediately cheered.
"But I have to say this first: although I've also learned to swim underwater, I have to watch Xiao Hina from the shore and won't be going into the water with you."
"We know~~~"
Amidst their playful banter, time flew by, and soon it was the next day.
Ever since tasting the dishes made by Liu Ming and Tadokoro Megumi, the Kotegawa family directly handed over the cooking duties to the two of them.
Liu Ming, acting as a hands-off manager, entrusted this task entirely to his disciple, Tadokoro Megumi.
Tohru would also go in to help when she had time.
Elma became the ingredient hunter, heading out to sea on time every day to hunt.
As a foodie, she didn't dislike this job at all; in fact, she rather enjoyed it.
Because when she went hunting, she could choose her favorite food.
However, once there were too many prey, her decision-making paralysis would appear, and she would constantly struggle to choose which prey to take.
After everyone had breakfast, they chatted for a while.
Sora and the girls also used this time to review what they had learned yesterday.
Around 10 o'clock, the sun was already high, and the sea temperature was no longer so cold.
Only then did everyone start to set off.
Liu Ming borrowed two fishing rods from the shop owner. Since he was just going to be idle anyway, he might as well take the opportunity to fish.
Led by Nanahua, everyone quickly arrived at their destination.
This wasn't the sandy beach, but a small pier, with several small boats docked beside it.
Nanahua led the group towards one of the small boats.
Liu Ming didn't follow them. After greeting them, he pulled Xiao Hina and Kanna to sit by the dock.
He set up the sun umbrella, opened the small chairs, took out snacks and drinks. Only after all this was done did he officially start fishing.
"Uncle, can we really catch fish here?" Xiao Hina curiously poked her head out.
"Of course! Uncle is a fishing expert. Once Uncle catches a fish, I'll make something delicious for Xiao Hina."
Xiao Hina immediately became happy, urging Liu Ming to catch a fish quickly.
"Hehe, Xiao Ming, want to have a competition?" Kanna also took a fishing rod, imitating Liu Ming's actions.
"Oh~~, don't cry if you lose, okay?" Liu Ming glanced at Kanna, then with a handsome flick, cast his hook into the sea.
"Hmph, Kanna is already grown up. I'm a big sister, so I won't cry." Kanna said seriously.
"Xiao Hina wants to too, Uncle, Xiao Hina wants to too!" Seeing that Sister Kanna could also fish, Xiao Hina became curious and pestered Liu Ming.
"Alright, then Xiao Hina, come in front of Uncle. Xiao Hina is still too small, so Uncle will hold the fishing rod with Xiao Hina." Liu Ming held Xiao Hina and sat her in front of him, letting her small hands also grasp the fishing rod.
Perhaps it was her first time doing something like this, Xiao Hina's expression was very excited, humming little tunes from time to time.
"Xiao Hina, you can't make a sound, or you'll scare away the little fish." Liu Ming said softly.
"Xiao Hina understands!" Xiao Hina nodded her small head, then turned to look at Kanna.
"Sister Kanna, you can't talk loudly, or the little fish will run away." Xiao Hina lowered her voice, imitating him perfectly.
Her adorable appearance made Liu Ming unable to resist ruffling her small head.
Kanna rolled her eyes, but she still nodded, indicating that she understood.
Xiao Hina looked like she had accomplished something big, a wide smile spreading across her face.
However, reality was cruel. Liu Ming's title of 'fishing expert' was clearly self-proclaimed.
And Kanna, even as a dragon, might not necessarily know how to fish.
More than half an hour passed, and both their buckets were still empty.
Xiao Hina was already bored and getting sleepy.
"Eh, aren't you the handsome Uncle who made such delicious food yesterday?" Just then, a familiar, surprised voice came over.
Liu Ming looked in the direction of the voice, and a cute little girl wearing several patches appeared before his eyes.
At this moment, the little girl held a simple fishing rod in her right hand and a small bucket in her left.
"Aren't you that little shop manager from yesterday? Are you also here to fish? Also, don't call me 'Uncle', you should call me 'Xiao Ming Gege'."
Liu Ming clearly disliked the address 'Uncle' and immediately corrected her.