"There are too many people in this spot, so the fish are swimming to you. You're sitting where the current flows. If any fish come, they'll definitely bite your hook first," Esther confidently explained, thinking she had mastered some secret.
She then stubbornly changed her spot and started fishing again.
After three quiet hours, Esther was getting sleepy. Suddenly, she woke up to find three people standing around her, all with faint smiles.
"Weren't we fishing? Why are you all here all of a sudden?"
Esther had just woken up, thinking she had just dozed off. But when she checked the time, three hours had passed.
"I haven't caught a single fish, have I?" she exclaimed.
James shrugged, a faint smile on his lips. "You've been asleep here for so long. Even if there were fish on the hook, they've probably all eaten the bait and left."
"What? I'm going to lose?" Esther drooped her head in disappointment. But then she saw James walking over with his bucket and pouring all his fish into hers.
"It doesn't matter. I'll give you mine. Consider yourself the winner."
Esther didn't feel it was unfair. Instead, she smiled happily. "Fine. I won anyway!"
Feeling content, they decided to grill the fish by the lake that evening.
James and Esther were in charge of setting up the barbecue, while Pearl and Richard went to gather firewood. Near the lake, there was a small, not-so-dense grove.
The two walked deep into the forest, and Richard held Pearl's hand tightly, afraid she might get lost. After collecting plenty of firewood, they were about to head back when Pearl suddenly saw a familiar figure standing before her.
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