CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 40 NURSING HOME OUTDOOR GROUP ACTIVITIES [5 UPDATES]

「Jin City.」

「The nursing home.」

After the affairs involving Yang Minghui and a few others had concluded, the nursing home found its usual serenity once more.

Wang Dachui was still slacking off at his job every day.

Zhang Qingyuan, with nothing better to do, would often pull Qin Mu into chess games after meals.

Li Weiguo, after this incident, also managed to overcome his lingering anxieties. He didn’t abandon the idea of donating to children in poverty just because people like Yang Minghui existed. He still made donations from time to time. However, having learned his lesson, he now made sure to investigate the family’s situation and the recipient’s character before making any donations.

A peaceful and relaxed atmosphere had returned to the nursing home. Smiles returned to the faces of these elderly folk, who had been placed in the care of the home by their children.

「Three days later.」

"Checkmate!"

In the courtyard, Zhang Qingyuan exulted as his knight made a decisive move, trapping Qin Mu in an inescapable checkmate.

"Xiao Qin, your game is off today," Zhang Qingyuan said, his face beaming with pride.

Here in the nursing home, he was the only one who could beat Qin Mu at chess. Winning a single chess match made him happier than winning the lottery.

Qin Mu smiled and put down his chess piece. He had played using his actual skill level against Zhang Qingyuan this time as well. It was quite normal for him to lose to Zhang.

"Let’s stop here for today."

Afterward, Qin Mu looked towards the other seniors enjoying the cool shade in the courtyard and announced, "Tomorrow afternoon, the home will organize an outdoor group activity for the seniors—fishing. Is anyone interested in joining?"

In the nursing home, a large outdoor group activity was held every so often to take the residents out for a change of scenery. In the past, they had organized chess, square dancing, badminton, and table tennis activities. Therefore, as the one in charge, Qin Mu thought it over and decided on fishing for this activity.

For one thing, fishing was relatively easy to organize. They just needed to ensure the seniors’ safety, which was relatively straightforward. On the other hand, he also wanted to explore the effects of his Unerring Angler skill.

"Fishing?"

As soon as he finished this announcement, Song Tiancheng, who was sitting next to Li Weiguo, immediately brightened up, raising both hands. "I’m in!"

He was over seventy years old this year. Among this group of seniors, he was relatively young. Normally without many hobbies, his greatest passion was fishing. When he had free time, he would also drag Qin Mu out of the home for some river fishing.

"Then I’ll join too. It’ll be good to get out of the home for some fresh air," Li Weiguo promptly followed, raising his hand.

Zhang Qingyuan put down his chess piece. Pointing at Song Tiancheng, he joked, "Well, if the fishing fanatic is going, I’ll go too."

"Is the fishing spot far this time?"

"My son is coming to get me this week; I might need to go home for a bit."

"Old Song, want to bet on who’ll be the fishing champion this time?"

"Get lost! You don’t even recognize a seven-star float. You want to compete with me?"

In the courtyard, after Qin Mu’s announcement, everyone gathered and started to discuss it. For them, although the nursing home environment was good, they often felt cooped up. So, a rare chance to go out and unwind was very welcome.

It wasn’t long before Qin Mu had tallied the number of participants for the outdoor event: 15 in total. Including him and a few other staff members, there would be about 20 people in total. After confirming the numbers, he began to book a bus and prepare for the next day’s fishing trip.

When the seniors heard they were going out the next day, they were as excited as children, staying up late playing before finally going to bed.

Eh, my account has 800,000 followers?

Before bed, Qin Mu opened his phone and checked his account, which had three videos posted. He noticed that the views of the previous videos were still slowly increasing. The number of followers had just surpassed 800,000. And quite a few followers even "dared" to message him privately, asking when he would update the next video of sending someone in.

I’m finally enjoying a few peaceful days. How could there be so many video updates?

Looking at these private messages, Qin Mu’s mouth twitched. If he could live peacefully, who would want to encounter people like Yang Minghui?

「The next day.」

In the afternoon, after everyone had finished lunch, the bus also arrived outside the nursing home.

The group rode the bus for over an hour to reach a body of water on the outskirts of Jin City. This body of water was quite vast, with depths said to be over ten meters. There was a public fishing area within it. Many fishing enthusiasts were around, and it was rumored that just two days ago, someone had caught a huge black carp weighing over ninety jin (nearly fifty kilograms) from here.

"Alright everyone, let’s get ready. Grab your fishing gear, find a spot, and prepare to start fishing," Qin Mu announced once the bus was parked.

Qin Mu and several other staff members from the home began organizing Zhang Qingyuan and the others, helping them find spots in the public fishing area.

However, they had barely gotten off the bus before the scene descended into chaos.

"Xiao Qin, come take a look! I can’t seem to open this fishing gear the home provided."

"Xiao Qin, come quickly! How do you mix this bait?"

"Xiao Qin, I don’t know how to cast! This rod is too long. Can I get a three-meter one instead?"

"Xiao Qin..."

Everyone except Song Tiancheng was seeking help from Qin Mu.

Qin Mu: "..."

Reluctantly, he had to ask Song Tiancheng, who was familiar with fishing gear, to help everyone with their issues.

Half an hour later, everyone was finally settled in their spots, preparing their groundbait and starting to fish.

However, for Zhang Qingyuan, Li Weiguo, and others, they had hardly ever fished before. Every time a fish nibbled at their bait, they would yank the rod up impatiently. As a result, they hadn’t caught a single fish.

An hour later, Old Song, who was skilled at fishing, had already caught five or six fish, while Zhang Qingyuan and Li Weiguo’s fish baskets were still empty. The more they failed to catch fish, the more agitated they became. Having lost their patience, their chances of catching anything dwindled further.

"Hahaha, Old Zhang, Mr. Li, you two are dead last right now!"

"This time, barring any surprises, I’m definitely going to be the champion!" Old Song gloated, laughing heartily as he teased the two.

Zhang Qingyuan and Li Weiguo glared at him and then both turned to Qin Mu.

"Xiao Qin, don’t just stand there watching! Come fish a bit and take Old Song down a peg!"

In their opinion, Qin Mu was so good at chess; he surely wouldn’t be bad at fishing. At least, he had to be better than the two of them, who were complete novices.

"I’ll give it a try," Qin Mu said with a wry smile after asking the other staff members to keep an eye on the seniors at their fishing spots and ensure their safety.

He then walked over to Zhang Qingyuan’s side, took the fishing rod, baited the hook, and somewhat unskillfully cast the line about six or seven meters out into the water. He began to wait patiently.

At the same time, he silently opened the system panel and once again looked up the description of his Unerring Angler skill, a grandmaster-level fishing technique.