As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 286 - Chapter 286 Chapter 241 Australias First Day

Chapter 286: Chapter 241 Australia’s First Day Chapter 286: Chapter 241 Australia’s First Day The next day, Zhang Ruomei drove the two to the airport.

Although Noah had offered to be their guide, he was actually only familiar with the local legal seafood harvesting and the buying and selling at the seafood market.

Having just arrived in Melbourne, the two definitely planned to tour around for a few days; they didn’t want someone being a third wheel.

This time, Chu Mingcheng had exchanged a total of fifty thousand Australian dollars, spending nearly two hundred and forty thousand Big Coins, with an exchange rate of about 1:4.7.

Staying in luxury hotels and factoring in the costs of entertainment and other expenses, these fifty thousand Australian dollars wouldn’t last long without careful spending.

After all, the cost of living in Melbourne wasn’t low. In some aspects, it was comparable to Modu back in Huaxia.

Of course, a normal trip while staying in economical hotels meant the fifty thousand Australian dollars would stretch much further.

However, the money that Chu Mingcheng was spending now, he would later earn back with the help of Noah the local.

For instance, where to dive for abalone, where to find rock lobsters, and even helping to rent a boat so he could go deep-sea diving for Emperor Crab.

The fishing season for Emperor Crab ran from November of one year to September of the next, and Chu Mingcheng’s trip to Australia coincided with the fishing season.

Moreover, during the summer, the waters where Emperor Crabs lived were not as deep as in winter, only about a hundred meters deep, not exceeding one hundred and eighty meters.

With Chu Mingcheng’s current physical condition, along with his ability to swim freely, diving over a hundred meters shouldn’t pose a problem.

“Ah, I envy you two, traveling around, freelancing is so great.” In the car, Zhang Ruomei glanced at the two through the rearview mirror huddled together, quietly picking out hotels in Melbourne, and couldn’t help but express her envy.

Jiang Luoluo joked in response, “If you really want to relax and go play, you can always do it, too. It’s just that you can’t bear to part with the money, right?”

Faced with the teasing, Zhang Ruomei admitted it.

“It’s true, I can’t bear to part with it. If I were like you two, without kids, I would have been dragging my family around the world by now. Once you have kids, life, tsk tsk tsk!”

“If you two still want some freedom, I suggest you wait a little longer. Luoluo isn’t old; delaying for a couple of years isn’t late.”

“Just don’t end up like me. I caved in after some pushing from my family.”

Zhang Ruomei was speaking from the heart, and upon hearing this, Jiang Luoluo immediately glared at Chu Mingcheng.

She had always been careful, but at times, a certain man, in his pursuit of pleasure, completely disregarded the prospect of becoming a father the following year.

Chu Mingcheng felt somewhat embarrassed; sometimes, when he got carried away, he really didn’t take precautions.

Now, after listening to Zhang Ruomei, thinking about how his two-person world with Jiang Luoluo would often be interrupted by a little light bulb, and that most of their time would have to be spent taking care of that light bulb, he suddenly regretted his rashness from a few days before.

Their relationship had not yet been consummated for a full year, and they were still in the sweet phase of their romance; it seemed they indeed had to be more careful in the future.

Chu Mingcheng, having silently made up his mind, immediately picked up his phone to search for suitable contraception, intending to buy a whole box first.

Seeing this, Jiang Luoluo’s face turned crimson with embarrassment, and then she sneakily reached out to gently pinch his waist, whispering, “What are you thinking, buying so much? And we’re about to go to Australia, do you want to let these things collect dust at the parcel collection point downstairs?”

Chu Mingcheng slapped his forehead, “Oh right, no one will be here to pick up the delivery. Let’s talk about it when we get back. By then, I’ll buy two boxes first.”

“Get out of here!” Jiang Luoluo immediately spat out lightly, ignoring the man whose thoughts were colored by his desires.

An hour and a half later, they arrived at the airport, said goodbye to Zhang Ruomei, and with tickets in hand, they entered the departure lounge.

The flight from Xia City to Melbourne took about nine hours, and it wasn’t long after they sat down in the departure lounge that they heard the announcement to check tickets and board the plane.

They had obtained a tourist visa, valid for one year, allowing for multiple entries and exits, with each stay not exceeding three months.

Three months was more than enough for them, and it was uncertain whether they would stay for the whole duration in Australia.

When they arrived in Melbourne, it was ten in the evening local time, which was three hours ahead.

Stepping out of the airport, they were both wearing short sleeves. Although Melbourne has big temperature changes between day and night, it was already mid-April, and the night was not cold but pleasantly cool.

“The air here is so fresh!” Even though they couldn’t clearly see the distant scenery at night, the greenery was very well-maintained, and the air was indeed refreshing, like that of the mountains back in Huaxia.

Huaxia’s rapid development in recent years had taken a big toll on the environment, but fortunately, they were now starting to focus on environmental issues, and things were believed to be getting better.

Chu Mingcheng pulled their luggage while Jiang Luoluo walked beside him.

The airport had SKYBUS, operating 24 hours, making it unnecessary to hail a cab.

They had already done their route planning in Huaxia, so they knew exactly where to go.

After stowing their luggage and boarding the bus, they found that the driver had an Asian face.

There were many Chinese people in Melbourne, making up about 15% of the population. The driver looked to be in his early thirties.

Chu Mingcheng asked curiously in Chinese, “Friend, are you from Huaxia?”

The driver, accustomed to seeing many tourists come to Melbourne and work at the airport, didn’t react much to the sight of two Asians boarding his bus.

However, upon hearing his mother tongue, he revealed a smile, “Yes, I’ve been working here for two years. Are you here to visit?”

“Yep, I’m here with my girlfriend.” Chu Mingcheng let Jiang Luoluo find a seat before chatting with the driver for a bit.

In foreign countries, Chinese people are quite united. Knowing where they were staying, the driver immediately offered to remind them when they reached their stop.

In Huaxia, public buses stop at every station, prompting passengers to pay attention to their stops.

But in Melbourne, the system is different; if no one signals to get off, the driver may skip stops, so without paying attention, it’s easy to miss your stop.

Now that they had met a fellow countryman who would actively remind them, Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo wouldn’t have to focus their attention the whole time and could comfortably enjoy the scenery along the road.

For the first time abroad, the two were fascinated by the local architecture and surrounding environment.

Once the bus was set to depart, Chu Mingcheng stopped bothering the driver and took a seat next to Jiang Luoluo, then began to complain.

“The public transportation fees here are too expensive, costing 2.4 Australian dollars per person, which allows unlimited travel within two hours. If it’s more than two hours, you need to pay another 2.4 Australian dollars, but you can ride buses all day long and go anywhere.”

After hearing this, Jiang Luoluo was also somewhat surprised, “So, if we go out for a day, the bus fare will be 9.6 Australian dollars, which is more than forty Big Coins?”

Chu Mingcheng nodded, “Yes, so I’m considering whether or not to rent a car, which would make it convenient to carry things if we buy anything.”

In Huaxia, driving licenses are valid for driving and renting cars in Melbourne, which is more convenient than going to Country Chou.

After nearly two hours on the bus, the driver stopped and reminded Chu Mingcheng and his companion that they had reached their destination.

The two thanked the driver and then got off the bus with their luggage.

After watching the bus slowly drive away, they walked to the hotel about sixty or seventy meters to the left.

The area looked rather remote, with the hotel built halfway up the mountainside, where the temperature was much lower and significantly colder than near the airport.

Jiang Luoluo immediately put on her thin jacket, while Chu Mingcheng, being robust, hardly felt cold at all.

The hotel was a mountaintop establishment featuring not only standard suites but also standalone double cottages.

When Chu Mingcheng was looking for hotels, he took a liking to this place at first glance.

One reason was that the bus passed by here after leaving the airport, and additionally, the environment was nice and quiet at night, with reasonable prices.

The downside was that the hotel wasn’t located in a town or by the seaside, making everyday shopping inconvenient.

However, the two had no plans to go out that late, and they were only going to stay for one night before leaving the next day.

After completing the check-in process, the staff led them to the cottage.

Walking out of the hotel, they came to the back, where they saw many small buildings.

The buildings were not tall, only two stories, but they looked like the elegant single-family houses you’d see in Korean dramas owned by wealthy and good-looking male protagonists.

“The environment here is so nice; if we could have a small house like this in Xia City, that would be great,” Jiang Luoluo commented admiringly under the street lights.

“If you like this kind of house, then let’s just buy a plot of land and build one ourselves!”

Even though land is hard to buy in Huaxia, anything is possible with enough money.

Yet, compared to the capitalism abroad, where money can get you anything, in Huaxia you also need connections and relationships, which makes things much more complicated.

“Let’s forget it, it’s not convenient for transportation.”

In the end, Jiang Luoluo chose to decline, pursuing such a natural setting would make daily life much less convenient.

Unless it was for retirement, there really was no need for such an arrangement.

Soon, they arrived at the cottage they would be staying in for the night.

There was a large yard in front of the cottage with impressive landscaping, including a small pond, though it was uncertain if there were any fish inside.

Walking into the house, the interior decoration was not luxurious but minimalist, with both a kitchen and a living room available.

There was a room on the first floor and a larger bedroom on the second floor with a balcony for drinking tea and chatting, arranged in such a way that it felt more like a home than a hotel.

Jiang Luoluo, feeling weary after a full day of travel, saw the large bathtub in the bathroom and immediately decided to take a bath.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t react, instead opening a cupboard and showing a meaningful smile when he saw some important items inside.

Tonight, there would be fish to fry…

The following day, Chu Mingcheng, who had woken up earlier, hugged the still sleeping Jiang Luoluo.

Checking the time, it was already past nine in the morning.

By his calculation, it was only just after six in the morning in Huaxia, and his biological clock hadn’t adjusted yet.

Chu Mingcheng patted Jiang Luoluo, “Luoluo, time to get up, let’s go have breakfast.”

“Mmm… I’m so tired, I want to sleep some more…” Jiang Luoluo muttered sleepily, but instead clung to him tightly.

Chu Mingcheng chuckled and turned over.

The next moment, Jiang Luoluo’s eyes opened wide in alarm, “I’m getting up now, don’t mess around!”

“I’ve got a lot of pent-up energy this early in the morning,” Chu Mingcheng teased.

“If you’re fired up, have something cold later to cool down! Please have mercy,” begged Jiang Luoluo, pushing on his chest with both hands, a pleasing smile on her face, and deliberately batting her eyelids to appear cute.

“Oh my, with a wife this adorable, of course, I have to… tease you mercilessly!”

“Come on, Chu Mingcheng, you’re not being fair, I’m even acting cute!”

“Haha…” After a bit of playful struggle, Chu Mingcheng ended up not teasing her further.

They had plans to visit the city today, and fooling around might entice them to stay another day at this place.

Then, they quickly got up to wash up and went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast.