95: Showdown with parents

After calling Ouyang, it wasn't long before he arrived at the parking lot with two helpers.

When Ouyang saw this car trunk full of goods, his jaw almost dropped in surprise.

"Little Chen Boss, I want to ask you a question, I wonder if it's convenient?"

"Boss Ouyang, if you have any questions, just ask directly. We're not strangers."

Ouyang Shengde said hesitantly, "It's... it's just that I want to know, are you the Dragon King's illegitimate son?"

"Why is it that every time you go fishing, you can return with a full load?"

"Most importantly, every time there are some top-quality catches. I've been in this line of work for so long, this is the first time I've seen this!"

What he said made Chen Xiangbei laugh.

"Hahaha, Boss Ouyang, stop making fun of me. I'm just an ordinary fisherman."

"The reason for the good harvest is entirely due to my exclusive secret recipe and my fishing experience from childhood to adulthood."

Ouyang Shengde knew his question was a bit idiotic, but there was nothing he could do. He really couldn't think of any fishing master who could compare with him.

"Oh right, Boss Ouyang, I might not be able to come fishing recently. This is the goods from these past few days."

"You can sell them slowly, it's okay if the price is a bit higher. I believe you also know the flow of people here is too high recently, so there shouldn't be a shortage of wealthy buyers."

Ouyang Shengde naturally understood the situation here. Honestly, if it weren't for him firmly remembering Chen Xiangbei's instructions to sell the catches quickly...

He had wanted to raise the price a long time ago. The current market situation is a different price every day, the price is climbing every day.

Faced with Chen Xiangbei's suggestion, he agreed with both hands.

"I've wanted to raise the price for a long time! You don't know how booming the market for wild Ornamental Fish is here recently!"

"Hahaha, it was my oversight. Afterwards, you can set the price as you see fit based on the market conditions, no need to ask me."

"Oh right, for future payments for the goods, you can directly deduct your part and then transfer the rest to me."

"Okay then, I'll transfer today's payment for the goods to you before 11 PM tonight."

"Okay, then you guys move the things back first. I have something to do and need to go home first."

"Goodbye, Little Chen Boss~"

Chen Xiangbei waved towards Ouyang, turned around and got into the driver's seat, started the car, and drove towards home.

...

When Chen Xiangbei returned home, it was already almost 3 PM.

He carefully placed the large glowing fish he brought back into the ecological fish tank to see if they could live together.

But what he didn't expect was, when the seven Starlight Fish saw it, they swam happily towards this large glowing fish.

Swimming happily around it, as if they had seen a very good friend!

Seeing this scene, Chen Xiangbei guessed they must have known each other for a long time. Perhaps for some reason, those seven small fish were blocked by the Chinese sturgeon in the cliff cave entrance and didn't dare to come out.

That's why he caught them and brought them back. Now they met again, so they were dancing with joy.

Chen Xiangbei fed them some fish food and didn't bother with them anymore.

Since he wouldn't need to fish for the next period of time, he brought everything back to give them a wash.

The strong fishy smell on them was almost like a patina, it was unbearable for ordinary people.

Especially in the hot summer, when the sun shines on them, the essence left behind clung to them.

That smell! It was absolutely overwhelming!

It took over 40 minutes to wash the equipment clean. He also took a shower incidentally, because he still had to go to a banquet later.

After coming out of the shower, he made a cup of coffee, sat on the balcony, and looked at the park in the distance.

At this moment, he realized it's really good to be alive!

At that time, when facing a huge crisis, he had already prepared for the worst. He had even thought about where he would be buried.

This feeling of surviving a disaster is something ordinary people cannot experience.

Thinking about his parents, he was their only son. If he were gone, how miserable and how heartbroken his parents would be.

Although ordinary parents don't usually express their inner feelings much, if you think from their perspective, you'll know how terrible that grief is!

Thinking of this, he took out his phone and called his Mom.

"Hello, son, have you eaten?"

When his mother's familiar and kind voice came from the other end of the phone, tears gushed out of his eyes like a bursting dam, blurring his vision.

He held the phone tightly, his fingers trembling slightly, as if trying to grasp this rare warmth and comfort?

But his throat felt like it was blocked by something, and even his voice became intermittent and choked.

Although his heart was turbulent, he still used all his strength to control his emotions, trying hard to keep his voice calm, deeply afraid that a slight slip-up would reveal his vulnerability, making his Mom back home worried and uneasy.

Every word was spoken with such difficulty, so cautiously, as if just raising his voice slightly, all his pretense would instantly crumble.

"Mom! I haven't eaten yet. I'm meeting friends for dinner tonight."

His choked voice seemed to have been noticed by Chen Mom.

"Son, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

"If something is wrong, tell Mom. Mom will help you, okay?"

Chen Xiangbei couldn't hold back anymore and said with a trembling voice.

"Mom, I'm alright!"

"I just wanted to tell you, your son has made something of himself!"

"I've been doing Ornamental Fish business with friends recently and made a sum of money. I want to share it with you and Dad."

Hearing her son say he was alright, her worried heart settled down again, and she didn't pay attention to what Chen Xiangbei said afterwards.

"Son, it's good that you're alright. Be careful when you're outside, eat and rest on time, and work hard, okay?"

Chen Xiangbei heard that his Mom didn't understand the main point, immediately became anxious, and said.

"Mom, this isn't the main point. The main point is that I made a sum of money doing business, a lot, a lot of money!"

"Okay, okay, okay, it's good to make money. If you make money, eat better and wear better clothes, okay?!"

He knew his Mom didn't take this seriously, so he didn't say anymore and spoke directly with action.

"Mom, I won't talk to you anymore for now. I'm going out in a bit. You and Dad need to take care of yourselves, okay?"

"Okay, okay, okay, hurry and go. Don't make people wait too long."

"Goodbye Mom~"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiangbei directly transferred 2 million to his Dad's bank card.

The reason he transferred it to his Dad was because his Mom didn't have a bank card, only a passbook. She had no idea how to use this stuff.

Not long after transferring it, his Dad's call came in.

"Hello, Dad! Don't talk, listen to me first."

"I made a sum of money doing business, I just told Mom about this. Use this money to pay off all the debts, and spend the rest however you want. Don't be frugal at all, got it?"

"Huh? What kind of business did you do to make so much money?"

Being interrupted by Chen Xiangbei like this, Chen Dad said, feeling a bit confused.