Dying to Fish

He Qiang won the inaugural Great Xia East Lake Fishing Championship by hauling in a legendary century-old fish weighing nearly a ton—solidifying his title as the undisputed "Fishing God of Great Xia." Yet during his victory speech, his wife Li Xianglan called repeatedly: he was the only no-show at his granddaughter He Suisui’s birthday party. His son He Feng, furious, left to confront him but tragically crashed en route. As Suisui desperately called for help, He Qiang, obsessed with his trophy, ignored her. By the time he reached the hospital, his family was gone. Suisui spat: “You’re no grandfather of mine.” In despair, He Qiang shattered the trophy and crushed his own thumb. A decade later, fishing enthusiast Niu Ming mocked an old man by the lakeside—unaware he’d just insulted the fallen Fishing God...