287: Versailles main event

Yang Qi said with a look of regret:

"It's a shame we didn't encounter any Bluefin Tuna this time. Later, when the hold was full, I was afraid there'd be no space if I caught any, so I didn't specifically go looking."

"Sigh! My fishing boat is still too small, it's limiting my performance!"

This was met with eye-rolls from everyone. He was the epitome of humble-bragging, absolutely!

These people didn't stand on ceremony with Yang Qi either and all picked some fish to take home. When Liu Yao prepared to transfer money to Yang Qi, Yang Qi refused.

With his current net worth, he could afford to give these things away.

Zhang Jun's fish were meant to be kept alive at home, so Yang Qi picked only intact, brightly colored ones for him.

High-value, beautiful fish like East Star Grouper, Mouse Grouper, red Grouper, white Grouper, Big Black Carp, and three-knife fish naturally became the top choices.

He also picked a few colorful Chinese Spiny Lobsters, but these needed to be kept separately, otherwise, they would bite and damage the fish within a few days.

While selecting for Zhang Jun, Yang Qi also picked quite a few for his own large fish tank.

Even though Zhang Jun took the most, he didn't mention money to Yang Qi. He carefully packed these fish and, after greeting Zheng Jin and the others, headed home to care for them.

The happiest person on the scene was Chen Tianming. The fish Yang Qi brought back today contained no cheap goods; they were basically all valuable species.

The cheapest items were the wild oysters, which he wasn't selling but keeping for himself, only giving about ten to Zhang Jun.

After feeding the dolphins, there were still about ten catties of miscellaneous fish left, which he had his mother, Zheng Jin, take to give to the guards at the training center's gatehouse.

"Yang Qi, are those Large Whelk and Coconut Shell Snails really not for sale? It's a bit of a shame!"

"I'm eating them myself, what's there to regret? Otherwise, I'd give you a Large Whelk to take home and stew with a free-range chicken!"

Yang Qi rolled his eyes at Chen Tianming, who kept trying to persuade him to sell the Large Whelk.

"Alright! If you give me one, how could I refuse?"

His mother and a few others had already taken some seafood and left early to prepare dinner.

Yang Qi and Chen Tianming joked around while watching the workers weigh and load the goods.

After all the seafood was weighed, Bai Xue handed the list to Yang Qi and then went to the "setting sail" to help Yao Shanshan clean the fishing boat.

By the time they finished cleaning, locked the cabin doors, and arrived at Tian Ming's store, Yang Qi and Chen Tianming were still settling accounts.

Bai Xue took Yao Shanshan to admire the various seafood and their prices displayed on the counters.

Understanding seafood market prices was actually necessary, just like when selling seafood at the sea-view villa, as a seller, you couldn't possibly not know the exact prices.

As the three emerged from Chen Tianming's store, Bai Xue suddenly remembered that they hadn't saved any fish for the sea-view villa this time.

"Oh no, I completely forgot to send a message in the group. I remembered perfectly when we left, but forgot on the way back. We missed out on a lot of money!"

Bai Xue said with some annoyance.

"It's okay, if we forgot this time, there's always next time!"

Actually, Yang Qi himself was a bit flustered; he had also forgotten, but he couldn't admit it.

"Xiaoxue, this is the bill. You can transfer Shanshan's commission to her later."

Yang Qi handed the bill to Bai Xue and said.

"Oh, okay!"

Bai Xue glanced at the bill and said.

"Ah! How can it be so much! Then I don't want it."

Yao Shanshan curiously peeked at the bill and was immediately shocked.

A string of numbers, and on closer inspection, the total amount was over 4.86 million. Of that, the Pomfret catch alone accounted for over 2.6 million yuan.

She had never seen so much money in her life.

"Shanshan, this is what you deserve, just accept it with peace of mind! We were also lucky this time to encounter a large school of fish."

Yang Qi patiently explained.

"That's right! Shanshan, just take it. Your account number is still in use, right? I'm transferring it to that account, okay?"

Bai Xue gently put her arm around Yao Shanshan's waist and said.

"This... this... I never expected it to be so much!"

Yao Shanshan was clearly excited. Tears welled up in her eyes; she knew her good sister had called her onto the boat to help her.

Normally, she and Yang Qi could manage by themselves, and she, besides knowing how to drive a boat, didn't understand anything else and couldn't be of much help.

As for her working hard, that was just her usual work ethic.

For so many years, she had worked tirelessly to earn tuition and living expenses. Her bank card usually never had more than ten thousand yuan.

She wanted to refuse, but her heart was filled with reluctance. She kept biting her lip, hesitating, and looking down without speaking.

Finally, under Bai Xue's continuous persuasion, she could only half-heartedly nod.

Less than a minute later, a message sound came from her phone. At Bai Xue's signal, she pulled out her phone and saw that it was indeed a deposit notification.

She counted the zeros several times, confirming it was four hundred ninety thousand yuan.

"Xiaoxue, sob sob sob."

Yao Shanshan's eyes reddened, and she hugged Bai Xue and cried.

"Alright, sister, don't cry!"

Bai Xue gently patted Yao Shanshan's back and said.

"Sob sob sob, it's too much!"

"Too much what? The fish his friends took, added together, were probably around seventy or eighty thousand. Actually, you got a little less, but I wasn't planning on calculating that for you."

Bai Xue said with a teasing smile.

"Hehehe, thank you! Xiaoxue. You are better to me than all my so-called family."

Yao Shanshan straightened up and said solemnly.

"Alright, stop talking, my husband has gone far ahead. If we don't catch up, he'll snatch all the dishes."

Bai Xue pulled Yao Shanshan's hand and chased after Yang Qi.

Yang Qi came to his mother's side and saw them all preparing dinner. He then went to his small courtyard.

Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan entered the house, wanting to help in the kitchen.

"You two go play! The three of us here are fine. Oh dear! What happened to Shanshan? Her eyes are still red. You two go play in that courtyard, and feel free to feed the fish; I haven't fed them today."

Zheng Jin immediately noticed that Yao Shanshan seemed to have just cried, so she told the two girls to go play.

"Hey! Husband, you're here too?"

As they entered the courtyard, the two saw Yang Qi pruning some bonsai plants there.

"Hmm, you're here!"

"Mom told us to come over and feed the fish."

There were still many Groupers kept in the large fish tank in Yang Qi's small courtyard.

He had originally thought his mother and the others could just come and catch them when they wanted to eat. It seemed they hadn't caught many, indicating they usually ate the chilled fish from the "harvest."

"Xiaoxue, I'm thinking, why don't we turn this place into a guesthouse? Aren't we getting a bigger trawler soon?"

"I've been thinking that when the new boat arrives, I'll tell my dad he doesn't need to go out with the boat anymore. If not, I'll let him and my mom run this guesthouse."

"As for your dad, you go do some ideological work on him. It's best if he doesn't go out with the boat either. If not, figure out some other small business for him."

"Switching to a large trawler means even more strenuous work at sea. It's better to hire people and let them stay home and collect a share."