329: Gold bars and coal

“I take one day off every week to go fishing, and in all these years, the two times I fished with Brother A Qi were the luckiest.”

Liu Zheng unconsciously thought about those two fishing experiences again.

“Oh? What happened?”

So, feeling somewhat indignant, Liu Zheng recounted the night he broke two rods in a row at Qiandao Lake.

“A fish tail as big as a cattail fan! A Big Black Carp weighing about sixty catties! Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a pity!”

Liu Yao got excited upon hearing this. He primarily did freshwater fishing, and the thirty to forty-catty Big Black Carp he caught last time with Yang Qi and Zhang Jun was already his freshwater record.

When everyone heard that Liu Zheng had broken two rods and stayed up all night guarding the line, they understood: this guy was a genuine Angler!

“One of us!”

When they heard that he and Yang Qi had been hauling in schools of Sea Bream yesterday, with him alone catching about 1,500 catties of Sea Bream, everyone expressed admiration.

“Nickname, why don't you stay here instead of going back? With Yang Qi around, you can develop your career here, and stop driving for Huolala.”

Zhang Jun glanced at Yang Qi, saw him nod, and then spoke.

“Try to buy one or two used box trucks. I'll find two suitable branch companies, and you can handle their deliveries and hauling. It will definitely be better than driving for Huolala.”

“Anyway, we outsource this transportation work to others. If you're interested, we can give the business to you.”

“Exactly, exactly. My company also has goods that need hauling.”

Lu Hua added.

“It seems my company also has work. In fact, if you have two trucks and hire a driver, you might even find time to come fishing with us!”

Wang Hu also said.

“You are Yang Qi's friend, which makes you our friend. This matter is not urgent; take some time to consider it.”

“Thank you, Bosses, for your kindness! And for giving me this opportunity. Thank you everyone, and thank you, Yang Qi! Yanzi, come, let's toast everyone.”

Liu Zheng and his wife stood up and offered a full glass of wine to everyone.

“Sit down, sit down. All Anglers under heaven are one family!”

“That's right, that's right. Sit down and drink.”

“So, Yang Qi, you guys ran into a huge school of fish again yesterday?”

Liu Yao changed the subject.

“Yes, just good luck. It was a school of Sea Bream, mainly red seabream, spotted sea bream, striped sea bream, and oriental pepper seabream.”

Yang Qi nodded and said casually.

“Ah! You... this...”

“When will you take me fishing for these kinds of fish?”

“When fishing in the sea, who can guarantee what species of fish you'll encounter? I can't promise that.”

Yang Qi stated that he couldn't meet Liu Yao's request.

“How about we go to the South Oil area again in a few days?”

“Great, great, I think that works!”

“I agree!”

...Just like that, these people decided to head out to the South Oil area again.

“I'll decide later; it's not certain yet. But I can reserve a spot for my dad.”

Yang Qi neither refused nor agreed.

“Oh? Uncle Yang isn't going out on the boats anymore?”

Zhang Jun asked.

“Yeah, I plan to have him run a Guesthouse. Usually, he can just relax at home or go fishing. Following the fishing boats is too strenuous.”

Yang Qi nodded and said.

“That's the right decision. We'll soon have another expert in our fishing group. Let's just hope he's not 'Air Force One'! Hahaha,”

Zhang Jun laughed and joked.

“I doubt it. My dad used to fish freshwater. Besides, he confiscated one of my sets of fishing gear to keep on the fishing boat, so he must have done sea fishing a few times already.”

As the group was drinking and chatting, Yang Qi's phone suddenly rang.

“It's Brother Long. I'll take this call first.”

Yang Qi showed Zhang Jun the phone.

He quickly walked aside and answered the call: “Hello, Brother Long!”

“Yang Qi! What are you up to?”

“I'm having dinner with Brother Jun. Do you want to come over?”

“I won't come. I'm calling to tell you to come to my workplace tomorrow morning. There's news about the items you brought last time. You've made another great contribution.”

“Alright, I won't say more over the phone. You three who signed the documents, come over tomorrow and we'll talk.”

“Okay!”

With that, the other side hung up.

“The matter from last time?”

“Mhm,”

Zhang Jun asked when Yang Qi returned to his seat.

After the dinner party, the five people returned to the Sea View Villa, where they sat in the living room drinking tea.

“Brother A Qi, please help me analyze what Manager Zhang said tonight.”

Liu Zheng asked.

Yang Qi organized his thoughts:

“First, Brother Jun is the Crown Prince of Shenglong Group, and his family owns many subsidiary companies. His relationship with me is much better than you might imagine.”

“I believe this matter is only good for you, not bad. Since he said he would find business from a few branch companies for you, he definitely wasn't speaking carelessly.”

“So, you don't need to worry about the business itself. As for future payments, you have even less to worry about; this is his family's enterprise.”

“You also don't need to worry about the truthfulness of what the others said; their businesses are all very large.”

“However, for the specific details, you and Sister-in-law still need to discuss and make a decision.”

Liu Yan chimed in at this moment:

“Brother A Qi, we know that Manager Zhang is only giving us this business because of you. Others might not even be able to secure it if they tried.”

“This opportunity is rare, so there's no need to discuss it further. We'll do it. We'll buy two trucks and hire a driver.”

“We'll go home tomorrow and look for someone to buy the trucks. Once we've bought them, we'll come back.”

Yang Qi hadn't expected Liu Yan to be such a straightforward and decisive person.

“Alright. If you run into funding issues later, just come to me.”

“We really owe Brother A Qi this time for letting us earn so much from the fish sales. To be honest, we've never seen this much money before.”

“We'll try to figure things out ourselves when we go back, and if it's really not enough, we'll ask you then.”

Liu Zheng said sincerely.

“Then I'll book tickets for tomorrow first, and we can inquire more about the trucks when we get back.”

As Liu Yan spoke, she took out her phone to book High-speed Rail Tickets.

The hardest part about owning freight trucks is securing a stable source of goods; as long as the supply is stable and there are no accidents, they are guaranteed to make money.

Now that they had this opportunity, the couple returned to their hometown at Qiandao Lake the next day, full of confidence.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, come here and eat.”

Bai Xue carried the cooled milk powder and called the two puppies to eat.

“Honey, shouldn't we give them names?”

Bai Xue suggested.

“Hmm, it seems like we should name them. Let me think!”

Yang Qi started pondering names for the puppies.

“How about we call the yellow one Little Gray, and the black one Little White? What do you think?”

“Hahaha, that doesn't sound very good, does it?”

Bai Xue laughed so hard she couldn't close her mouth. The two puppies looked up at her confusedly, not understanding why this human was making that noise.

“How about we call the yellow one Gold Bar, and the black one Coal?”

Yang Qi thought for a moment and then said.

“Gold Bar, Coal! They sound a bit better than Little Gray and Little White.”

Bai Xue pondered it and thought the names were quite good.