302: Jointly showing off

Yao Shanshan said with sparkling eyes: "Oh my! I have never eaten wild Large Yellow Croaker before! Is it delicious?"

"Delicious, of course it's delicious. These two fish are worth several thousand yuan; if it weren't delicious, could it be this expensive?" Bai Xue explained with a smile.

"Ah! Several thousand? Then how about, how about..."

Yao Shanshan wanted to suggest keeping them to sell, but then she realized she was just an employee and didn't have the authority to make such decisions.

So, she subconsciously shut her mouth, looked at Yang Qi, and didn't say anything more.

"Yang Qi, I caught four Large Yellow Croaker. Hahaha," not far away, Zhang Jun leaned against the ship's railing and shouted loudly to Yang Qi on the "setting sail".

His voice was clearly filled with joy and a hint of showing off.

"Brother Jun, you're awesome! What about the others?"

Hearing that Zhang Jun had also caught four Large Yellow Croaker, Yang Qi couldn't help but ask about the others' harvest.

"Hahaha, those guys aren't worth mentioning, only A-Fei caught a Large Yellow Croaker around three jin. As for the others, they're nothing, hahaha..."

From the opposite side came Zhang Jun's arrogant and slightly smug laughter again.

It caused the few people beside him to roll their eyes repeatedly. They wanted to retort, but thinking that they indeed hadn't caught any Large Yellow Croaker, they could only helplessly lower their heads to fish, pretending not to hear.

"Damn, is Brother Jun this arrogant now? Hehehe," Yang Qi chuckled softly.

Following that, the two chatted back and forth by shouting at each other. After learning that Yang Qi and his group had caught more than ten wild Large Yellow Croaker, Zhang Jun shouted his admiration again.

And so, the two began to unscrupulously flatter each other, making the others' eyelids twitch.

"These two shameless guys, isn't it just catching a few more wild Large Yellow Croaker? They really love to show off... Sigh!..." Liu Yao thought to himself.

However, deep in his heart, there was a more urgent thought: how great it would be if it were him who caught them!

What a great opportunity to show off! Unfortunately, it wasn't him...!

"Brother Jun is really funny, husband, it's time to eat!" Bai Xue came out carrying several plates of dishes and called Yang Qi to prepare to eat.

"Brother Jun, I have to eat my late-night snack, do you want to come over and have some?" Yang Qi shouted to Zhang Jun.

"Forget about eating; we are almost done over here too. Didn't you send over quite a few Crab and Lobster this morning? It's enough to eat!" Zhang Jun refused, and the two finally ended their conversation, letting Liu Yao and the others breathe a sigh of relief.

"Come, come, hurry and taste it." Bai Xue greeted Yang Qi and Yao Shanshan, pointing to the steamed Large Yellow Croaker and the braised Large Yellow Croaker.

Yao Shanshan couldn't wait to pick up a piece of steamed Large Yellow Croaker and put it in her mouth. Her eyes lit up immediately: "Wow, the Large Yellow Croaker is so delicious, it's simply a delicacy on earth."

Bai Xue also picked up a piece of braised Large Yellow Croaker, squinting her eyes and praising it incessantly: "It's really too delicious. This Large Yellow Croaker, fresh out of the water, has such good texture—fresh, fragrant, and juicy. Husband, isn't it?"

Yang Qi nodded and said: "That goes without saying. This is Large Yellow Croaker fresh out of the water; how could it not be delicious?"

"Wow, this Green Wrasse Sour Cabbage Fish is also delicious, hmm, the pan-fried fish bones are delicious too."

The three sat around together, enjoying this sumptuous late-night snack, and every dish made them praise it incessantly.

"This kind of life is just too awesome!" Yao Shanshan half-lay on her chair, stretched, and exclaimed, "You can travel everywhere and earn money at the same time; it's much better than punching a clock at work!"

Bai Xue said with a smile: "That's for sure. Hanging out with Brother Qi means living the good life; you won't be short of your share of the benefits!"

"Then Brother Qi, I'll follow you from now on! Will you take me in? Brother Qi." Yao Shanshan had been sighing subconsciously just now, but now that she heard the "ladder" Bai Xue had extended, she climbed right up.

Yang Qi didn't answer Yao Shanshan's question immediately, but instead stared at Bai Xue for a few moments. However, Bai Xue just looked at him with a smile, not saying a word.

"What's going on? Didn't I tell her a few days ago that although Yao Shanshan is very useful when going out to sea, it's a bit inconvenient?"

But it seemed that Bai Xue still wanted Yao Shanshan to come along, so he couldn't say anything else.

"Fine, as long as you aren't afraid of hardship, that's fine." Yang Qi finally said to Yao Shanshan.

"Hehehe, then thank you, Brother Qi, for taking me in."

"But since it's going to be long-term, let's reduce my cut in the future. I now know the cost of you going out to sea once."

Last time Yao Shanshan went to the South China Sea, she had fallen deeply in love with this free and easy work mode, and afterwards, they had given her so much money; she couldn't be more satisfied.

A few days ago, she heard that it cost Zhang Jun and the others over three hundred thousand to rent a boat for a few days.

Later, after making some indirect inquiries with Yang's mother, she learned that the captain hired on the "harvest" only got a two percent commission.

Only then did she realize how much she had taken advantage of Yang Qi and the other.

Once or twice might be fine, but as they just said, if she's going to be going out to sea long-term, it definitely can't be calculated that way.

So she also thought it would be more appropriate to take the salary of a captain on the "harvest".

Even if her good friend Bai Xue and her husband wanted to help her, she couldn't be ungrateful!

Finally, under Bai Xue's decision, Yao Shanshan's commission became 6%.

The reason was that Yao Shanshan not only had to pilot the boat but also had to take care of the daily maintenance of the fishing boat, as well as fishing, cleaning fish, and cooking. With multiple roles, it couldn't be calculated based on a captain's salary.

Yao Shanshan knew this was her friend helping her, and moved, she hugged Bai Xue and wept softly.

"Stop, you cow, you're squeezing the life out of me!" Bai Xue yelled anxiously and started tickling Yao Shanshan's waist.

Yang Qi rubbed his nose, looked at the two of them trembling softly from their play, and got up and left, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Damn, is this trying to test a veteran cadre?"

After showering, Yang Qi returned to the Cockpit, agreed on tomorrow's itinerary and time with the captain on the opposite side, and then lay down to sleep.

Nothing happened during the night!

Early the next morning, Yang Qi took the two women and started to pull up the crab trap. As expected, every trap was a big harvest, filled with either Crab, Large Lobster, large prawns, or Mantis Shrimp.

It took the three of them forty minutes to tie up and pack all these seafood one by one. The small ones were all poured back into the sea.

Yang Qi piloted the "setting sail" towards their destination, while behind him, the "vast sea" followed slowly.

Today, they were going to the places known as "Bird Island" and "Snake Island".

That place is also called "Huangmaoyu", which are two beautiful small islands collectively known as Olive Mountain, possessing a very unique and magical landscape.

The small island known as "Bird Island" is full of seabirds; every breeding season, it is simply a paradise for birds.

And "Snake Island" is even more magical; various venomous snakes live on it, and it is said that there are even precious medicinal snake species!