The two groups of people met and pointed at Chen Hong's tricycle, talking to each other. Chen Hong heard a middle-aged man with a Jinan accent ask, "What's that for? Why is there a tricycle parked at the door? Don't you know we have guests today?" He sounded unhappy.

"Mr. Wang, thank you for coming all this way. Welcome to our branch for your guidance."

That's our supplier of high-end seafood. Knowing we're having distinguished guests tonight, we specially asked her to deliver this fresh catch. We'll have them take it from the kitchen back door immediately. Please come in, everyone."

"Oh? It's freshly caught from the sea? It must be alive, right? Brother Li, let's go take a look. Whichever one we like, we'll eat it tonight! Come to Shandong, seafood is all you can eat!" After saying that, he led a group of people towards the tricycle.

Chen Hong quickly reminded Zhang Baiqiang and Chef Fan, who were busy looking at the fish, "Section Chief Zhang, Head Chef, the hotel leaders have brought guests to see the fish." As she spoke, she nodded to the two of them as she looked at the crowd.

Zhang Baiqiang and Master Fan turned around and realized that the big boss and guests had arrived. They quickly took the towels Chen Hong handed them, wiped their hands, and stood by the tricycle waiting for their leader to come over.

"Good morning, boss. We'll head to the kitchen right away for the handover. It won't affect the hotel's operations at all." Zhang Baiqiang immediately greeted the big boss.

"You guys go about your business. My brothers and I just came to see what kind of fish we caught today. We've eaten cooked fish before, but we've never seen live ones."

Zhang Baiqiang stepped forward and introduced to the leaders, "President Wang, this is Chen Hong, the fisherwoman who supplies seafood to our hotel. She catches all her own fish. Miss, did you catch your own abalone, geoduck, and sea urchin today?"

"Hello Mr. Wang, thank you for patronizing my business at Longgong Hotel. These are all fish I caught myself while diving, and I brought them to you as soon as I came ashore. They are all the freshest wild catches." Chen Hong stepped forward to greet him and introduce the catch.

“Your accent is also from Jinan. Where in Jinan are you from? We’re from the same hometown!” Mr. Wang felt a sense of kinship when he heard Chen Hong speak. It was so difficult to understand the Jiaodong accent when he arrived in Jiaodong. Finally, he heard the familiar Jinan dialect again.

"Mr. Wang, I'm Ping An. Many people in our village work at your store. We've heard of you before, but we never expected to meet you so far from home. We're so lucky."

"Oh! You're from the same village as Xiao Lu and the others? There are more than 20 people from your village working at the main store, all of them capable and honest. Why are you fishing in Rongcheng? That's not a good job, and going out to sea is quite dangerous. You're a woman, so you shouldn't do it. Come work at the hotel, and they'll arrange a job for you."

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Wang. No wonder everyone in the village says you're kind and good-hearted! But I don't need to work at the hotel; it would be a shame to disappoint you. My husband is from a fishing village down there. I married into the family, and we have a child who needs constant care. I can only catch some fish in my spare time to supplement our income."

"Thanks to the kindness of your staff, who were able to purchase my catch, it has been a great help. I would also like to thank the hotel leaders in your presence."

Chen Hong said thank you and bowed to the general manager and other leaders of Rongcheng Longgong branch to express her gratitude.

Mr. Wang smiled and said to the manager of the Rongcheng branch, "You've done a great job. You're all spending money to buy goods, so you should still take care of your own people."

The branch manager hurriedly said, "It's not about favoritism. We carefully selected our suppliers. The key is that Chen Hong provided the best quality fish, which is why we were able to cooperate successfully."

The guest surnamed Li, who had been silent until now, said to General Manager Wang, "You people in Jinan are full of talented people; even the women here are not to be underestimated."

Mr. Wang nodded to himself. He noticed that Chen Hong was tall, beautiful, and had long legs. She spoke and acted with composure and grace among a group of men, exuding the natural air of a Jinan native, which made her instantly likable.

Master Fan used his professional skills to show the giant abalone to the leaders: "Look, leaders, this giant abalone is definitely up to the standard of a whole abalone. Wild abalone this big haven't appeared on the market for four or five years. It's really not easy for Chen Hong to catch 10 of them today. They are also very uniform in size, which is even more rare."

Look at this geoduck clam, it's so big! It must have taken six or seven years to grow this big. You can tell it's wild-caught by the quality; it's so lively. And look at these sea urchins, they all have black spines, and they're huge, each one must weigh half a pound.

"Look, this is a grouper. Its markings are like a cow's, and its mouth and body look like a little mouse. It's not easy for it to grow to five pounds! This one is called a longtail eagle. This fish is beautiful, a beauty among sea fish. Its flesh is delicious and it's a high-end ingredient. This one is a bigeye eagle, also a very delicious and high-end fish."

Mr. Wang and his colleagues were very pleased with the catch: "We didn't expect some of the fish to be so beautiful; it's almost a shame to eat them!"

After the group finished looking at the fish, they returned to the hotel. Mr. Wang invited Chen Hong to have dinner with them, but Chen Hong quickly declined.

Mr. Wang has traveled hundreds of kilometers to entertain distinguished guests from Beijing, so he must have something very important to discuss. I can't be so oblivious as to try and ingratiate myself. Besides, Mr. Wang only mentioned it casually, so I can't be so tactless as to take advantage of the situation.