99: I got a great deal!

Following its movement.

The Red Dragon Fish above began spitting out small bean-like objects, which were sucked up one by one by the Red Dragon Fish below.

Then, the Red Dragon Fish above swam to the surface.

“Old Man, why are you spacing out? Keep feeding them!”

Ye Tian saw that the old man was stunned and quickly spoke up.

Old Man Lu swallowed hard.

“Were they... transferring the fish eggs just now?”

“What else?”

Ye Tian chuckled.

“Red Dragon Fish can do that too?”

“Old Man, you're the expert. Why are you asking me this question?”

Only then did the old man snap back to his senses. He looked at the Red Dragon Fish, which was opening and closing its large mouth toward him, with a face full of pleasant surprise, and continued feeding them.

Soon, the Cockroaches in the box were all fed.

The Red Dragon Fish looked up at the box in Old Man Lu's hand.

It turned its head, dove back into the water, and began resting close to the other fish.

Meanwhile, the old man sat by the edge of the pool, staring intently with wide, astonished eyes for a long time, seemingly trying to figure out what was happening.

As for Ye Tian, after observing that the Red Dragon Fish were merely resting and still showed no signs of advancing in grade, he went straight to the kitchen.

An hour later.

Lunch was ready, and Zhang Liang, who had gone out earlier to buy building materials, also returned to the Breeding Farm.

He then saw the Red Dragon Fish in the pool, alerted by Old Man Lu, who was still sitting by the edge of the water.

“This... is a Golden Dragon Fish?”

Forgetting about eating, Zhang Liang also knelt by the edge of the pool, exclaiming in surprise as he looked at the two magnificent Red Dragon Fish.

“Little Liang, what kind of eyesight do you have? Can't you see they're red? Golden Dragon Fish can't compare to these things.”

“Old Man, did you guys buy these things at the Flower and Bird Market?”

Zhang Liang was somewhat dumbfounded.

The old man smacked his lips, then turned back to look at the smiling Ye Tian.

“Your Brother Tian bought them. This guy hit the jackpot.”

“Brother Tian bought them? No way. Although I'm not familiar with them, my uncle keeps one that's similar, but silver. He said they cost hundreds of thousands apiece. Does Brother Tian have the money to buy something like this?”

“What your uncle has is called a Silver Dragon Fish. In terms of breed, it can't compare to the ones your Brother Tian bought.”

“Huh?”

Zhang Liang's eyes widened, unsure what to say.

Ye Tian, however, couldn't help but ask a question at this moment.

“Old Man, how much are these two fish actually worth?”

“These two are half-grown at best, just barely reaching maturity. In terms of value, they're probably worth around one hundred thousand or eighty thousand [yuan]. But their potential is extremely high. If their scales continue to color and deepen to red later on, they have a great chance of reaching the Blood Red Arowana standard. At that point, combined with their mature size, two or three million is definitely possible.”

“Damn, two or three million?”

Even though Ye Tian was prepared to make money, he couldn't help but be shocked by that figure.

“That's why I say you're a fool blessed with good fortune. To be able to snatch a huge bargain like this! Before, I was only paying attention to the condition of these two Red Dragon Fish and didn't notice their inherent quality. Indeed, who pays attention to the quality of fish that are about to die? Who knew you'd have such luck, successfully saving even the premium Blood Red Arowana fry among the Red Dragon Fish.”

The old man sighed with emotion.

Zhang Liang, listening nearby, was somewhat confused, but he generally understood the situation and couldn't help but ask.

“Brother Tian, how much did you buy these fish for?”

“A lot!”

Ye Tian smiled.

“How much is 'a lot'?”

“A full five thousand yuan per fish!”

“Damn...”

Zhang Liang couldn't help but swear, his face instantly alight with excitement.

Looking at the Red Dragon Fish in front of him again, it was like looking at golden babies.

“Thank goodness! My Brother Tian finally made something of himself. Now I can comfortably live off him!”

“Get lost!”

Ye Tian rolled his eyes at him and cursed jokingly.

Soon, the three people, all in high spirits, called the workers over to finish lunch.

Ye Tian took advantage of the noon break to have the Recycling Station deliver just one truckload of egg trays.

After moving them, he rode his bike out the door.

Following the remaining list from yesterday, he cleaned house by house.

It must be said that after discovering the little trick to save effort, Ye Tian felt no pressure when encountering those hard-to-clean places again.

He basically finished each location in just over an hour.

Over the course of the afternoon, he resolved stubborn stains in three locations and received unanimous praise.

Returning to the Housekeeping Company.

Most of The Girls hadn't returned yet.

Only Fan Sisi was minding the shop.

“Boss, you came at the perfect time. Yesterday's video has been edited. Take a look.”

“The efficiency is good!”

Ye Tian smiled slightly and walked over to the computer.

Fan Sisi clicked on the video.

The first thing that appeared was a pitch-black kitchen, the shocking grease instantly grabbing people's curiosity.

Then, a line of text slowly appeared on the video.

This is the most incredible kitchen Tianxia Housekeeping has ever cleaned.

Over the next two hours, we will perform a miracle for everyone.

Then, a gradually whitening light appeared in the video.

The next moment, it was still the same location; the general shape of the kitchen stove and counters was recognizable.

But the level of cleanliness had undergone an earth-shattering change.

The subsequent part of the video was a comparison between two images, left and right.

Both were screenshots taken from the exact same position and angle.

Allowing viewers to instantly compare the drastic difference between before and after.

Meanwhile, the time in the upper right corner of the screen was quietly ticking away.

Finally, the frame froze on a restaurant sign.

A line of text appeared once more.

Tianxia Housekeeping, dedicated to serving you. Contact number xxxxx.

The video wasn't long, only about three minutes.

But it perfectly showcased the content Ye Tian wanted to convey.

In fact, it far exceeded Ye Tian's expectations.

“Sisi, your school senior's skills are excellent. The transitions and comparisons between each scene look almost professional.”

“Mhm, Boss, do you think 300 [yuan] is appropriate for the school senior for editing this video?”

“300? That's a bit low. Give 500. We might need to use them again sometime. We can't let go of talent like this.”

Fan Sisi's face lit up with joy: “Thank you, Boss, you're generous. Should we start sharing the video later tonight?”

“Yes, share it. Get everyone you can to share it, and forward a copy of the video to me too. However, you Girls are probably going to be even busier soon.”

Although it was only being circulated within a small circle right now, Ye Tian believed that anyone who saw the video would be deeply impressed, because that restaurant was truly shocking. It would be hard to forget.

After settling the video matter, Ye Tian looked at the financial report.

Over the past two days, The Girls in the company had completed two large projects, plus two smaller jobs.

They had brought in a total of twenty-two thousand yuan. After deducting the commission and wages for The Girls, Ye Tian's net profit was approximately fifteen thousand yuan.

Moreover, this was all cash flow—money received immediately upon completion of the work.

The money in the account remained untouched. Ye Tian instructed Fan Sisi to wait for Wang Jia and the others to return, then go buy two more tricycles as transportation, just in case they got too busy when more people joined.

They also needed to purchase another batch of work uniforms and related items.

In this way, the money they had just earned would almost all be spent again.

But looking at the long term, things were booming.

Leaving the company.

It was already dinner time.

Ye Tian rushed back to the Breeding Farm without stopping.

After eating, he went to check the progress of the house repairs.

As of today, seven rooms had been repaired.

The cement on some parts of the walls had also dried.

Ye Tian took advantage of the fact that it wasn't completely dark yet.

He began moving the egg trays into those rooms.

He only stopped when all the egg trays he had carried in over the past few days completely filled the rooms.

Looking at the few rooms packed full, his heart was filled with satisfaction.

Turning around, Ye Tian made another trip to the landfill.

He caught two large boxes of Cockroaches and brought them back for synthesis.

This time, Ye Tian let Blade take charge of the control from the very beginning.

The result was indeed slightly better than yesterday.

A total of 35 Strong-Grade Cockroaches were synthesized, 30 of which were female Cockroaches.

Adding these 30 to the existing Strong-Grade Cockroaches Ye Tian already possessed, the total number had exceeded one hundred.

This meant that the number of ootheca he could harvest daily had reached 400.

Once hatched, that would be forty thousand Small Cockroaches.

Forty thousand might not sound like much, but if they matured and were placed in sanitation garbage bins, they would fill at least seven or eight bins.

Releasing them all at once would be overwhelming.

At this scale, once they all grew up in another couple of days, the small amount of kitchen waste from the restaurant would definitely not be enough.

Therefore, he needed to make plans quickly.

Thinking this, Ye Tian couldn't help but walk outside the warehouse door.

With a call.

Vibrations began to come from the gap beneath the door.

Then, under Ye Tian's astonished gaze.

A piece of wood next to the gap, whether too rotten or just loose, was actually pried open.

Then Little Mound's increasingly massive head poked out.

“Is there no limit to how much your body can grow?”

Ye Tian was truly shocked looking at Little Mound, which was visibly larger again.

If it continued growing at this rate, he might genuinely end up raising a monster.

Fortunately, Little Mound quickly shook its head upon hearing this, which allowed Ye Tian to breathe a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he asked again.

“Has the area behind the door been cleaned out?”

Little Mound nodded, then its body began to writhe.

Following its movement, the door panels around the gap it had squeezed through also began to shake.

They started falling off piece by piece.

Finally, it became a basketball-sized hole.

Whoosh!

A faint, odor-carrying breeze blew in through the basketball-sized hole.

This is... punching a hole between the main door and the landfill outside?

Thanks to his night vision, Ye Tian could clearly look straight out through the hole.

He could see the sky outside directly.

Along the four walls of the tunnel for the hole, Ye Tian only saw dirt.

And it was dirt similar to the soil in Ye Tian's flowerpot.

This efficiency is simply astonishing.

After a moment of hesitation, Ye Tian turned back into the yard and retrieved an axe and a hoe.

He told Little Mound to take its descendants far away from the door.

He started digging immediately.

Amidst the thudding sounds, the main door, which was already rotten beyond recognition, began to fall apart piece by piece.