225: A natural outcome
In fact, these businessmen who run Japanese restaurants in China often use Longfin, Bigeye, Yellowfin Tuna, and even Dogtooth Tuna as raw materials for Tuna sashimi, substituting inferior quality.
Fortunately, these Chinese consumers don't understand; they only know it's Tuna. A slightly higher price tag is enough.
Do I care how many times your monthly salary allows you to dine? If you don't come, there are plenty of others who will.
Anyway, those who frequently dine at Japanese restaurants are always very respectful towards me. Haven't you seen how excited they get just by me saying a few words to them?
In a word: rich fools!
If the supply of Bluefin Tuna could keep up, it could be sold at even higher prices; there would be no worries about selling it!
Next, these Bluefin Tuna were successively auctioned off, and the scene was completely out of control.
Towards the later stages, the bidders were mostly people from those Japanese restaurants.
“To hell with the offensive and defensive alliance; as long as you win the bid, you profit.”
The remaining seven Bluefin Tuna were also successively auctioned off.
The prices were generally between 4,500 yuan and 4,800 yuan per kilogram. Even the two A3-grade ones were auctioned for 3,800 yuan per kilogram.
Yang Qi and A-Jun were quite satisfied with these prices. After all, the consumer market and auction market were limited.
It couldn't be compared to Japanese auctions, where Bluefin Tuna auctioned for several thousands or tens of thousands per jin were all A+ grade.
Moreover, the number of participants reached several hundred, which cannot be compared to this kind of small, intimate auction.
After the auction, A-Jun brought Yang Qi and Bai Xue home.
Within a few minutes, a person entered. Yang Qi recognized him at a glance; he was the middle-aged man who had bought the first Bluefin Tuna.
A-Jun introduced the two: Li Kai, from Magic City, and also A-Jun's business partner. He happened to be here these past few days to handle some business and acted as a shill for the auction that evening.
“A Kai, why don't you return that Bluefin Tuna to me? A Yellowfin Tuna is enough for you.”
A-Jun said.
It turned out that A-Jun had agreed with him to disrupt the bidding, and if it ended up unsold, he could return it to him.
As for the Yellowfin Tuna, he wanted to buy one himself to ship back to his company in Magic City for employee benefits. A-Jun had agreed with him to give him a 20% discount, regardless of the final transaction price.
“No way! A-Jun, let me make a profit this once, okay?”
Li Kai explained with a smile,
“I filmed a video of the auction and sent it to a Japanese restaurant in Magic City. When they found out I also got one, the boss offered 4,800 yuan, plus a 100,000 yuan bonus for my trouble. Hahaha!”
A-Jun gave him a thumbs-up: “You're awesome!”
The group exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Li Kai bid farewell and left.
“Why don't you two stay here tonight? There are guest rooms upstairs!”
A-Jun said, looking at the two.
“Tonight, let's skip it. We'll have a chance in the future. We still need to sail back home, otherwise, the City Wharf charges quite a bit.”
Yang Qi said with a laugh, joking.
“Look at you, so stingy! You earned tens of millions tonight, and you're still like this!”
A-Jun said, annoyed.
“Brother Jun, you're not bad either, with millions coming in.”
After a burst of laughter, Yang Qi and Bai Xue each had two bowls of the seafood porridge made by the auntie and then left.
Declining A-Jun's offer, the two took a taxi back to the wharf.
Yang Qi gritted his back teeth and paid 280 yuan for the temporary mooring fee. He then piloted the “setting sail” out of the wharf.
Out at sea, under the twinkling stars, numerous lights shone. They knew those were the distant, hardworking fishermen, operating their fishing boats.
The two found a random area where no fishing boats were working nearby and moored their fishing boat.
They sat on the sofa on the flybridge, leaning against each other quietly, without speaking.
Yang Qi roughly calculated that today's auction had brought in over ten million yuan again.
“Xiao Xue, should we buy another big boat, or a real large sea-view villa?”
Yang Qi gently asked Bai Xue, who was in his arms.
Bai Xue snuggled against him, not answering immediately. After a few seconds, she said:
“We have enough space for now. Your wish is the stars and the sea, so let's wait until we save enough money and buy a big boat!”
“Then we can go and see more distant places.”
Yang Qi tightened his arms, holding Bai Xue even closer, and said:
“Okay, I'll listen to you. We'll buy a big boat then and go catch some rare seafood that's scarce here.”
“We could also buy an even bigger fishing boat and go fishing in the Xisha and Nansha Islands.”
That night, the two didn't go home. In the heat of passion, they couldn't help but taste the forbidden fruit in the “setting sail's” cabin.
The next morning, Yang Qi, for the first time, overslept, holding a fragrant and soft beauty in his arms.
“A tender embrace, a hero's grave.”
At this moment, Bai Xue in his arms murmured, asking:
“Husband, what time is it?”
Yang Qi looked at his phone and said:
“Eight-thirty!”
“Ah! Oh no!”
When Bai Xue heard it was eight-thirty, she immediately sat up. The thin blanket slipped from her body, revealing her flawless white upper body, with two soft mounds proudly erect.
Yang Qi got up and embraced her, his hands involuntarily climbing the peaks, unable to get enough of playing with them.
“No need to rush. We have nothing to do today anyway. Let's rest a bit longer.”
“Husband, is it okay tonight? If we go back late, the aunties will make fun of me.”
Through last night's intimacy, Bai Xue also understood what Yang Qi's reaction meant at this moment.
As the saying goes, having tasted the marrow, she knew its flavor. With a little push and pull, things naturally progressed.
Half an hour later, the two got up and washed. Bai Xue, having just experienced intimacy, felt a slight discomfort in walking after continuous battles.
Supported by Yang Qi, she sat on the small bed in the cockpit, chatting with Yang Qi as he piloted the boat.
About half an hour later, the “setting sail” docked at the training center's berth.
Yang Qi went to buy Bai Xue's favorite breakfast, returned to the fishing boat, and ate with Bai Xue.
After resting for a while, and once Bai Xue had tidied up the blood-stained sheet, the two took a taxi home.
Yang Qi brought Bai Xue home and found no one there. He called and learned that they had gone grocery shopping with Chen Lanxin.
Lunch was lively. Besides Bai Xue's family and Chen Lanxin, there were also Zhang Li and Wang Chun.
The two families brought many Northeastern specialties: hazelnuts, pine nuts, black fungus, various mushrooms, and so on.
Because they had come in a hurry the day before, they had only bought some gifts from the supermarket. Today, they were well-prepared.
The main reason was that they knew Yang Limin's fishing boat would return this afternoon. Since they intended to foster good relations, they certainly wanted to meet the head of the Yang family as soon as possible.
During the meal, Zheng Jin, somewhat curious, quietly asked Bai Xue how the auction went last night.
Bai Xue leaned close to her ear and whispered.
Zheng Jin's eyes instantly widened, looking at Bai Xue in disbelief.
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