After more than an hour of sailing, the three of them finally arrived at the seafood trading pier in the city.
Once they found a spot to park the boat, Yang Hongtao grabbed a dip net and scooped the fish from the live well, placing them into a large water bucket.
This big bucket was something Yang Hongtao used specifically to store fish. He'd fill it with seawater and run an oxygenator to keep the fish alive.
A total of over a hundred fish—big and small—filled the bucket to the brim.
Splash!
The still-wriggling fish struggled intensely in the bucket, making a noisy splashing sound.
"Hahaha! This is great! That sound is pure joy. It's been a long time since I heard so many fish splashing together!"
Looking at the fish jumping in the bucket, Yang Hongtao couldn't help but grin.
For fishermen like them, the sound of fish splashing was probably the most satisfying. It was as sweet as hearing the sound of counting money!
"Alright, enough grinning, hurry up and get the fish onto the pier,"
Yang Fan chuckled and scolded.
"Hehe, it's not every day I catch so many fish. I'm excited!"
Yang Hongtao laughed foolishly, then called Yang Xiaohai for help. The two of them carried the large bucket of fish onto the pier.
As soon as they set foot on the pier, several fish traders quickly gathered around.
These traders waited at the pier for business. When they saw fishermen bringing in their catch, they'd rush over to check if there were any good goods to buy.
"Whoa! What's this? So many big groupers?"
The first middle-aged fish trader who approached saw that the large bucket was filled mostly with big groupers and immediately exclaimed.
"Hey, buddy, are these wild groupers or farmed ones? How much per pound? If the price is right, I'll buy them all!"
The middle-aged trader quickly asked for a price and expressed interest in purchasing.
"Hehe, of course, they're wild groupers. We just caught them with the hooks!"
Yang Hongtao proudly said.
"Wild ones? Even better! How much do you want for them?"
The middle-aged trader got even more excited when he heard they were wild groupers. If he could get his hands on these, he'd definitely make a huge profit!
As they spoke, other slower fish traders, hearing about the wild groupers, quickly gathered around.
"Whoa! These are really great goods!"
"So many wild groupers, what a rare find!"
"Hey, buddy, how much do you want for these wild groupers? Name your price, I'll take them all!"
"Sell to me, I'll offer a better price!"
The fish traders all got excited upon seeing the wild groupers in the bucket and started competing to buy them.
But at this moment, Yang Hongtao shrugged and said, "Sorry, folks, these fish are already spoken for. Someone has already pre-ordered them."
Upon hearing this, the traders' faces fell.
"Great! Pre-ordered again?!"
"Alright, let's go, guys."
"Sigh! We find good stuff but can't get our hands on it. Business is tough!"
The fish traders shook their heads in disappointment and walked away.
But this kind of thing happened all the time, so they weren't too surprised.
Most experienced fishermen had regular customers, and it was normal to sell good catches to loyal clients first.
"Fan, didn't you say you've already made arrangements with that beautiful boss lady? When is she coming?"
After the fish traders left, Yang Hongtao turned to ask Yang Fan.
Earlier, while they were on the boat, Yang Fan had briefly mentioned contacting Shen Yafei, so Yang Hongtao knew she was coming to buy the groupers.
"I'll check if she's here yet."
Yang Fan took out his phone and sent Shen Yafei a message.
Soon, Shen Yafei replied, saying she had been stuck in traffic for a while and would be a few minutes late but would be there soon.
"She's stuck in traffic but should be here shortly. Let's wait a little longer."
Yang Fan put his phone away and said to Yang Hongtao.
"Alright," Yang Hongtao nodded.
So, the three of them waited by the pier for a while.
About five or six minutes later, Shen Yafei finally arrived.
This time, she wasn't alone—she had two staff members from the restaurant with her and was driving a seafood delivery truck.
"Yang Fan, we meet again!"
As soon as Shen Yafei arrived, she smiled brightly and walked up to Yang Fan, greeting him with a charming smile.
"Yes, Boss Shen, it's good to see you again,"
Yang Fan smiled as well.
It was actually quite amusing.
Since they met last time when he sold her the lobsters, he had already come to the pier four days in a row to "meet" her in person.
As they say, "familiarity breeds comfort."
After four days of this, Yang Fan and Shen Yafei had become much more familiar with each other.
While the two of them greeted each other warmly, Yang Hongtao, on the other hand, widened his eyes in surprise and had an astonished expression.
"Damn!"
"What's going on here? Why does Fan seem so familiar with this beautiful lady boss?"
"Could it be that after selling the lobsters, Fan has been flirting with this gorgeous lady on WeChat?"
Yang Hongtao didn't know about the deal Yang Fan made with Shen Yafei a few days ago when he sold her the wild yellowfin tuna.
So, when he saw how friendly and familiar they were with each other, he immediately jumped to the conclusion that Yang Fan must have been chatting with this beautiful boss on WeChat behind the scenes.
Otherwise, how could they be so familiar with each other?
"Hehe! Fan is quite the smooth talker! He managed to get in good with this beautiful lady boss!"
Seeing Yang Fan and Shen Yafei chatting so comfortably, Yang Hongtao couldn't help but laugh to himself, imagining what kind of relationship the two of them might have.
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