Chapter 463 — Pretending to Be a Shark a Little Longer?
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Zhong Yongliang got the solar barbecue grill ready, then kept looking left and right, waiting for Gao Xiaofu. Only after quite a while did he see Gao Xiaofu come running over with a piece of clothing wrapped around his head.
"How are you?" Zhong Yongliang asked in a low voice.
"It only hit my forehead—just a flesh wound!" Gao Xiaofu said.
"Why couldn't you hold on a bit longer before sinking to the bottom? I hadn't even gotten to shine yet, and you sank. I've really lost face over this—I didn't get to show off any heroic image at all!" Zhong Yongliang said with some reproach.
"Liang-ge, there was nothing I could do. Shen Yushu was too fierce—she just hurled a stone straight at me. If I hadn't sunk to the bottom fast, and she threw another stone, I'd have been dead!" Gao Xiaofu said, still shuddering with fear.
"You've got a point. Still, the way this turned out—who knew Shen Yushu would be so keen!" Zhong Yongliang shook his head.
"How about I pretend to be the shark again in a bit?" Gao Xiaofu asked cautiously.
"That works too. We'll talk about it later!" Zhong Yongliang nodded. "For now, let's set up the grill and get ready to barbecue!"
Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu got the grill set up, but after waiting a long while, it still did not heat up. Zhong Yongliang grew a little anxious. "What's the matter with this thing? Why isn't it working?"
"Not enough solar power, is there?" Gao Xiaofu looked up at the sun and then said cautiously.
"Then what do we do?" Zhong Yongliang glanced over. It was indeed a little overcast.
"No worries, we've still got the hand-crank booster, don't we? I'll crank over here, and you blow on the charcoal in the grill. As long as we get it lit, the rest is easy!" Gao Xiaofu said.
"Right!" Zhong Yongliang nodded and started blowing into the stove, while Gao Xiaofu cranked the booster with all his might.
After ages of struggling, Zhong Yongliang's mouth was nearly swollen from blowing, yet no smoke rose from the charcoal, and Gao Xiaofu's arms ached from cranking.
"How is it you two haven't even got the fire going?" Shen Yushu watched the boys cut up the shark, which would soon be reduced to small chunks, and yet Zhong Yongliang still hadn't lit the stove. "What kind of stove is this?"
"A new model. I bought it from a TV shopping channel. Every one recommended..." Gao Xiaofu said smugly.
"You can actually bring yourself to trust TV shopping?" Shen Yushu's eyes went wide.
"Ugh..." Zhong Yongliang nearly kicked Gao Xiaofu to death. He had thought it was some genuine high-tech product, but it turned out to be unreliable TV shopping!
"Brother Liang, don't be angry, it'll be lit in no time! Let me give it one more go!" Gao Xiaofu said, then sped up the cranking, sweating profusely from the effort.
"Xiao... Fuzi, why do you look like an Indian chief? What's that wrapped around your head?" Shen Yushu said, reaching out to pull at the garment on Gao Xiaofu's head...
"Don't! It means struggle! You see on TV, everyone striving for progress wears a cloth band around their head. Aren't I struggling to get the stove lit?" Gao Xiaofu hastily explained.
"Oh, I see. Then crank faster, a bit faster!" Shen Yushu encouraged. "I'm hungry! Sister Yaoyao said if it's still not ready, we should go find someone else to do the grilling!"