15: Mr. Yu buys fish

The road was too steep, and it was difficult to walk with the fish.

Yang Qi moved his equipment down to the reef area in two trips, loaded it onto his electric bike, and drove towards Gathering of All Rivers and Seas Seafood Restaurant!

Half an hour later, he arrived at Yu Dafu's Gathering of All Rivers and Seas Seafood Restaurant.

After parking his electric bike, Yang Qi called Yu Dafu.

Yu Dafu came out to greet him with a beautiful woman who looked like a lobby manager.

Entering the live fish area of the restaurant, he saw a Fat Man wearing a chef's hat approaching with an electronic scale.

"Come, come! Chef Fan, quickly weigh the big Blackfish and put it in the large fish tank for oxygenation!"

The group quickly took the big Blackfish out of the live fish tank and weighed them one by one.

The largest one weighed exactly 5.2 catty, which was 1200 per catty.

The other two were 4.4 catty at 1000 per catty, and 3.5 catty at 800 per catty.

General Manager Yu looked at Yang Qi's live fish tank, which still contained two Sea Bass and about ten Black Sea Bream.

"Yang Qi, you know my requirements for fish here; they must either be rare and valuable or large specimens.

I don't usually accept common fish."

"How about I pick them out? I'll take the Black Sea Bream that are four catty or more, and I can give you a higher price, calculated at 75 yuan per catty.

You can keep the ones that don't meet the standard, what do you think?"

"These few Sea Bass are a bit small, and I don't need the Flat Seabream."

Yang Qi knew last time that General Manager Yu didn't accept common fish.

He thought it would be good to sell as much as possible and replied, "Okay, General Manager Yu! Please pick as many as you like!"

General Manager Yu nodded, and Chef Fan quickly picked out three, and indeed all three were over 4 catty.

The three totaled 14.6 catty.

Yang Qi gave the chef a thumbs up.

The beautiful lobby manager had been taking notes on the weights.

Now she was calculating the total amount.

The Blackfish totaled 13,440 yuan.

Then, the Black Sea Bream, 14.6 catty at 75 per catty, totaled 1,095 yuan.

Total: 13,440 + 1,095 = 14,535 yuan.

"Boss Yang Qi, you can check the bill!" the beautiful manager said with a standard smile, revealing her top eight teeth.

"Please don't call me boss, I'm just a fisherman! Just call me Yang Qi!"

It was the first time he had been called 'boss', and Yang Qi felt really awkward!

Could it be a Loser's Counterattack (underdog's counterattack)?

No way!

They were just being polite for business!

A honey trap!

You're overthinking it!

This small amount of money isn't worth a beauty's appearance; it's not even enough for her appearance fee!

Yang Qi took the bill without changing his expression, mentally comparing the weights the chef had reported while carefully checking the account.

Checking the bill in person was not impolite.

Yang Qi quickly checked it twice in his mind and said, "That's right! That's the number!"

Yu Dafu's heart finally settled!

"Let's round it to 14,550 yuan! Yang Qi, if you have good catches in the future, remember your old brother!"

If these fish were bought by another restaurant, it wouldn't cause too much loss for his own restaurant.

But as a businessman, he certainly understood the principle of give and take.

Moreover, he could also use these fish to further maintain relationships with certain old customers.

And he could make a good profit! Why wouldn't he?

Yu Dafu gave the manager a look, and the manager, with the signed slip from General Manager Yu, took Yang Qi to the finance department to get the money.

When Yang Qi left Gathering of All Rivers and Seas Seafood Restaurant, he had three new friends on his phone: Yu Dafu, Zhang Nana, and Fan Dawei.

Yang Qi put away his live fish tank, shouldered his fishing gear bag, and rode his electric bike towards a nearby high-end residential area.

There were still many fish in the live fish tank, weren't there?

He couldn't possibly keep them all to eat himself!

Arriving at the entrance of the residential area called "Golden Harbor", he saw several fruit and vegetable vendors on the main road opposite the entrance.

He found a spot next to a sugarcane stall, unloaded his live fish tank, and opened it towards the main road.

He locked his electric bike, placed his fishing gear bag horizontally inside the live fish tank, and prepared to start selling.

Several vendors nearby curiously gathered around, wanting to see what Yang Qi was selling.

Seeing that it was sea fish, they couldn't help but ask, "Brother, did you catch these fish yourself?"

"How much are you selling them for?"

Yang Qi looked at the surrounding vendors and smiled, "These are all freshly caught by me, less than an hour ago! They're all still alive!"

"Sea Bass are 40 yuan per catty, Black Sea Bream are 70 per catty, and Flat Seabream are 35 per catty.

They are all pure wild sea fish!"

"Big brother, would you like two Black Sea Bream?" Yang Qi said to the closest big brother.

"Black Sea Bream can promote brain development, lower blood lipids, beautify the skin, and enhance immunity."

The big brother shook his head repeatedly, retreating as he said, "No, no! I don't like eating fish."

When the people gathered heard Yang Qi's sales pitch, they all retreated to their own stalls.

"Damn it, do I look like someone who can afford seafood? You just keep pitching!"

"I was just curious what you were selling! I just went to look, and you're talking like this?"

"If I had money to buy seafood, would I still be setting up a mango stall every day, exposed to the elements? And beautifying the skin? That's not for me!"

Of course, Yang Qi didn't know the inner thoughts of these people!

Looking at the time, it was already four o'clock; the aunties in the residential area should be coming out to buy groceries, right?

Just as Yang Qi was feeling bored, the big brother selling sugarcane next to him leaned over: "Boss, weigh me a Sea Bass!"

"Hmm, okay, big brother!"

"There are only two Sea Bass, which one do you want?"

The big brother looked at the Sea Bass, compared them, and said, "I'll take the smaller one, the one with good vitality! Once it's weighed, keep it in your tank for now; you have oxygen there.

Give it to me when you're about to leave! My wife likes to eat fish, so I'll take it home for her tonight."

"No problem, we'll do that!"

Yang Qi gave the big brother a thumbs up, took out his fish gripper with an electronic scale, clamped the fish's mouth, and weighed it at 2.4 catty.

"Big brother, it's 2.4 catty.

If you're unsure, you can weigh it on your scale."

"No need, no need!"

No sooner said than done.

The fish was already on the big brother's scale.

The electronic scale showed 2.6 catty.

Awkward!

An eight-ounce scale!

The poor shouldn't make things difficult for the poor.

Yang Qi showed no change in expression, as if nothing had happened, and said,

"2.4 catty at 40 per catty is 96 yuan in total.

How about this, let's make it 85 yuan, and big brother, can you give me a dozen plastic bags?"

"Okay, okay, okay! I'll scan you the money and get you the bags!"

Yang Qi casually put the fish back into the live fish tank!

"First sale made! Now to wait for the next dreamer!"

Finally, aunties from the residential area started coming out!

"Selling fish, selling wild sea fish! Freshly caught sea-fished fish! Come and see, fresh, pure wild sea-fished fish!"

"Pure wild sea-fished fish, freshly landed, first come, first served!"

With a round of shouting, several aunties indeed gathered around.

"Young man! Are these really wild sea-fished fish?"

"Young man! Did you catch them all yourself? How much are you selling them for?"

Indeed, three women make a scene; it was quite lively with their chatter!

"Aunties, I caught all of these myself, you can see my fishing rod is still here," Yang Qi said, pointing to his fishing gear bag.

"Aunties, pure wild sea-fished Sea Bass are 40 per catty; one has already been sold, so only one is left.

Wild Black Sea Bream are 70 per catty, and Flat Seabream are 35 per catty."

When the aunties heard the young man call them 'auntie', they immediately felt better.

Someone questioned:

"Young man, the wet market is cheaper than yours!"

"Auntie, these are genuine wild fish, and I caught them all myself, and they are all full of vitality!

I can't guarantee that what's sold in the wet market is pure wild!"