45: Send fish home

"Mom and Dad!" "Hello, Uncle and Auntie!"

The two walked into the yard one after another. Bai Dahai and his wife were sitting there chatting. Bai Lang, however, was nowhere to be seen.

"It's only Thursday today, why are you home?" Bai Dahai said, looking at his beloved daughter.

"Yang Qi is back from sea! Are you tired? Come on, come in, sit down and have some water." His future mother-in-law, Chen Lanying, said enthusiastically to Yang Qi.

It truly was a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, liking him more and more with each glance.

"Thank you, Auntie, I just got back, and I caught some fish, so I brought some for you and Uncle to try," Yang Qi replied.

"No, no, no, Yang Qi, save it to sell! What a waste to bring it to us?" Chen Lanying said.

"Since Yang Qi brought it, just take it! Let me see what kind of fish they are!" Bai Dahai gestured to his wife.

"That's right! It's fish from our future son-in-law, why be so polite? Refusing too much would make us seem distant," Chen Lanying realized the key to the problem.

"Oh my~, Sesame Grouper, and Tiger Grouper, it's been a while since I've tasted these, they're really good. We'll steam a few of these fresh Beltfish tonight, and have some sashimi from the large Yellowfin Tuna.

Yang Qi, stay for dinner tonight, let your Auntie show you her skills."

Bai Dahai clearly liked these fish, but he was even more pleased with Yang Qi's attitude.

"Uncle Bai, tonight, Zhang Jun, Brother Jun, from Shenglong Group, is treating us to dinner, and he also invited Bai Xue. We just came back to bring you fish; we have to leave soon," Yang Qi explained.

"Alright! You young people should have your own social circle. Then you two go ahead! Go home and change first. Tomorrow! Come for dinner tomorrow night."

Bai Dahai was also very happy to hear that Yang Qi and Bai Xue were going to Zhang Jun's dinner party, as Zhang Jun was a rich second-generation.

"Okay! Then I'll head back first, Bai Xue, I'll come pick you up later!"

"Oh, right! Uncle, Auntie, I also saved a Yellowfin Tuna. I'll go back and cut it up, and bring some over to you."

Yang Qi remembered the Tuna. So he told the couple.

"Okay! Then you go get busy first!"

Yang Qi bid farewell to Bai Xue's family and returned to his own small courtyard.

He first put the fish he brought back into the freezer. Then he took out a knife and began to cut up the 60-jin Yellowfin Tuna.

Fortunately, he had learned how to dissect a Tuna from Chen Tianming and had brought back that set of special professional knives. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to do it.

"Mom and Dad!" "Uncle and Auntie! Hello!"

The two walked into the yard one after another. Bai Dahai and his wife were sitting there chatting. Bai Lang, however, was nowhere to be seen.

"It's only Thursday today, why are you home?" Bai Dahai said, looking at his beloved daughter.

"Yang Qi is back from sea! Are you tired? Come on, come in, sit down and have some water." His future mother-in-law, Chen Lanying, said enthusiastically to Yang Qi.

It truly was a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, liking him more and more with each glance.

"Thank you, Auntie, I just got back, and I caught some fish, so I brought some for you and Uncle to try," Yang Qi replied.

"No, no, no, Yang Qi, save it to sell! What a waste to bring it to us?" Chen Lanying said.

"Since Yang Qi brought it, just take it! Let me see what kind of fish they are!" Bai Dahai gestured to his wife.

"That's right! It's fish from our future son-in-law, why be so polite? Refusing too much would make us seem distant," Chen Lanying realized the key to the problem.

"Oh my~, Sesame Grouper, and Tiger Grouper, it's been a while since I've tasted these, they're really good. We'll steam a few of these fresh Beltfish tonight, and have some sashimi from the large Yellowfin Tuna.

Yang Qi, stay for dinner tonight, let your Auntie show you her skills."

Bai Dahai clearly liked these fish, but he was even more pleased with Yang Qi's attitude.

"Uncle Bai, tonight, Zhang Jun, Brother Jun, from Shenglong Group, is treating us to dinner, and he also invited Bai Xue. We just came back to bring you fish; we have to leave soon," Yang Qi explained.

"Alright! You young people should have your own social circle. Then you two go ahead! Go home and change first. Tomorrow! Come for dinner tomorrow night."

Bai Dahai was also very happy to hear that Yang Qi and Bai Xue were going to Zhang Jun's dinner party, as Zhang Jun was a rich second-generation.

"Okay! Then I'll head back first, Bai Xue, I'll come pick you up later!"

"Oh, right! Uncle, Auntie, I also saved a Yellowfin Tuna. I'll go back and cut it up, and bring some over to you."

Yang Qi remembered the Tuna. So he told the couple.

"Okay! Then you go get busy first!"

Yang Qi bid farewell to Bai Xue's family and returned to his own small courtyard.

He first put the fish he brought back into the freezer. Then he took out a knife and began to cut up the 60-jin Yellowfin Tuna.

Fortunately, he had learned how to dissect a Tuna from Chen Tianming and had brought back that set of special professional knives. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to do it.

"Daughter, it's Thursday today, why are you back? Is it to pick up Yang Qi after his return? Why did Yang Qi bring back so many fish, wouldn't it be better to sell them for money? Are you two really having dinner with Zhang Jun tonight?"

As soon as Yang Qi left, Bai Xue faced her mother's barrage of three questions, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Mom, why do you have so many questions?"

"Okay, okay, okay! I'll tell you!"

"First, I didn't have classes this afternoon, so I specifically came to pick him up after his return. I just missed him, is that not allowed?" Bai Xue said playfully.

"He caught so many fish this time during his sea fishing trip, and sold them for 330,000 yuan," Bai Xue added proudly.

"Ah~! That much?"

"Yes! I even helped him pick out a lot of fish to send back home."

"Hmm~! That's right, you should pick more, at least more than our family gets." Her mother nodded.

"You can rest assured about this, I'll handle it well! His friends all praised me for doing a good job!" Bai Xue said proudly.

"Then his friend Zhang Jun invited everyone to go out tonight, oh, and he also caught quite a few fish."

Chen Lanying knew that her daughter had been intelligent and methodical since childhood. So she instructed, "Since you like Yang Qi, you must think more for him. Mom believes you can do well!"

"Okay, you can rest assured! Will your daughter ever embarrass you? That's it, I'm going to help Yang Qi Ge cut up the Tuna."

After answering her mother's questions, Bai Xue left her house and walked towards Yang Qi's home.

Arriving at Yang Qi's small courtyard, she found him dissecting the Tuna. She quickly went forward to help, putting the fish meat Yang Qi cut off into self-sealing food bags that she had just gotten from Chen Tianming.

When men and women work together, the work isn't tiring!

Soon, the entire Yellowfin Tuna was cut up!

The Tuna meat had no fishy smell at all and could generally be divided into O-toro (fatty belly), Chu-toro (medium-fatty belly), and Akami (lean red meat). O-toro was the most premium, with a fat content as high as 40-50%. Its flesh was pink, with a rich, melt-in-your-mouth texture like snowflakes, and a delicious, delicate flavor.

Chu-toro was second, and Akami was the least premium, but because its price was relatively more affordable and its quantity larger, it was also loved by many gourmands.

There were also the "neck meat" and "head meat" parts. These two were also extremely high-quality, but because their quantity was limited, they were generally hard to come by.

Bai Xue packed the different cuts of fish separately and said to Yang Qi:

"Yang Qi Ge, my mom's braised Tuna head is incredibly delicious. How about we ask her to make it for you tomorrow night?"

"Sounds good! I'd love to try Auntie's cooking. So let's bring it, and even the fish bones too."

Tuna meat can generally be prepared in different ways depending on the cut:

Steamed Tuna.

Pan-fried Tuna.

Grilled Tuna.

And Tuna head can be made into:

"Braised Tuna head,

Steamed Tuna head.

Tuna head with chopped chili."

Yang Qi put about 1/3 of the Yellowfin Tuna meat he kept for himself into the freezer, and then put most of the fish meat, fish head, and fish bones into the trishaw.

Then he rushed to take a shower, changed his clothes, and took Bai Xue to her house to deliver the Tuna meat.

After dropping off the fish, the two rode the trishaw non-stop to the Tianming Seafood Store.

The group had already settled their accounts and were sitting, drinking tea and chatting.

Seeing Yang Qi and Bai Xue enter, Zhang Jun said, "Alright! Since Yang Qi and the others are back, let's go eat!"

"Sorry, everyone, for making you wait!" Yang Qi quickly apologized.

"Don't mind it, we just sat down and haven't even finished a pot of tea yet? Let's go!"

The group carried a few reserved choice fish and went to a seafood restaurant called "Golden Coast" in town. After ordering, they started chatting.

"Brother Jun, I want to get a yacht driving license. Do you have any connections?"

"I actually do have connections for that. I'll ask for you! Wait a moment."

After saying that, he took out his phone and made a call, "Hello~ Is that A-Fei? It's me. I just returned from the Nan You Fishing Grounds, and this sea fishing trip was a huge success! Let me tell you..." He then started bragging again.

"Yang Qi Ge, I have a yacht license!"

"Ah~! You have a yacht license?"

Looking at the somewhat proud Bai Xue, Yang Qi was a little surprised.

"Yes! I learned it in school during my sophomore year. I took elective courses in ship navigation and diving at the time. Plus, the school's price was much lower, just over 6,000 yuan at half price. It's an A2F!"

Yang Qi gave a thumbs up, his face full of admiration,

"A heroine! Please accept my bow!"

"Rise!"

The two playfully bickered for a while.