It was past nine o'clock at night when Chen Hong arrived at the entrance of the Dragon Palace Hotel. As soon as she parked the car, Zhang Baiqiang came over: "Hey girl, how was the haul? Anything useful?"

Chen Hong opened the car awning to show him the catch: "Brother Zhang, as soon as I received your call, I went straight to the area where we caught abalone yesterday. Fortunately, I did not fail in my mission, and the harvest was not bad. However, there are no more big ones like yesterday. Only these smaller ones are left. I was originally planning to wait until they grew a bit bigger before I went to catch them again."

Mr. Wang needs it urgently, so I had no choice but to bring these smaller ones. It's getting late, so please have them weighed and received quickly! I haven't even been home yet since I got back from the sea!

Seeing the large catch in the truck bed, Zhang Baiqiang said happily, "Girl, you've really helped me a lot this time. I checked a lot of things, and if the quality isn't good enough, we can make up for it with quantity. With such a good catch, Boss Wang will definitely be satisfied."

Chen Hong pointed to several large water tanks and said, "Brother Zhang, look at these fish. Besides the common ones, there are small miscellaneous fish like sea bream. I came straight here from the sea and didn't have time to process them. You can pick out the good ones, and I'll take the rest back and sell them to the fishmongers in the village tomorrow."

Zhang Baiqiang shook his head: "No need to take them back. Can't a hotel this big handle these small fish? Sell the ones that can be served, and use the small fish that can't be served to make staff meals. Don't be embarrassed, I'll take them all for you."

I already feel bad that you've been so busy with Mr. Wang's matter until this late. After we settle the bill, you can stay and have a staff meal with us, so you don't have to go back and cook so late.”

"There's no need to eat here. I'm worried about the kids at home. I'll go pack two dishes to take home while the kitchen is still on, so I won't have to cook when I get home. You and Xiao Wang can check and weigh the food first. I'm going into the dining room."

After Chen Hong finished speaking, she turned to go into the hotel. Zhang Baiqiang called out from behind, "Girl, aren't you comfortable with the weighing? Let Xiao Wang go get you two dishes!"

"It's alright, I trust our relationship. You guys weigh the food first, the kitchen will have to shut down soon." Chen Hong said as she went into the hotel to order.

Zhang Baiqiang smiled and shook his head: This woman has a big heart! But it feels good to be trusted; this girl is really nice. He quickly instructed his assistant to scoop up the fish and weigh them, but they weighed the ordinary catch first; the more expensive seafood still needed Chen Hong to be present to supervise.

Half an hour later, Chen Hong came out carrying the packed food. She saw that Zhang Baiqiang had already sorted the goods into categories and was just waiting for her to weigh them.

Zhang Baiqiang waved the notebook in his hand at her and said, "Hey girl, take a look. The regular sea bass and the like have been weighed and calculated according to the price from last time. These small fish weigh a total of 67 jin, and I'll charge you 8 yuan per jin. Now let's weigh the abalone together."

Chen Hong laughed and said, "You two can just weigh them and give me the numbers. You're being too polite, insisting on waiting for me to join you. Let's begin!"

Finally, the geoduck clams were weighed, and those weighing less than 3 jin were priced at 500 yuan per jin. There were 6 geoduck clams in total, weighing 15.4 jin. There were 23 abalone in total, and the price was not differentiated between 4-head and 6-head abalone. They were all priced at 3500 yuan per abalone. The sea urchins were simple. They were all the same size as yesterday. I counted 78 sea urchins in total, and they were priced at 200 yuan per sea urchin.

The total came to 100,000 yuan. Rare seafood made up the majority of the sale, selling for 100,000 yuan, while common fish only sold for a little over 4,000 yuan.

Looking at the amount on the bill of lading, Chen Hong thought to herself, "If I want to make money, I have to work hard. Diving is dangerous, but the rewards are far greater than anything I could ever get from sea fishing."

It seems I'll have to search for valuable and rare seafood more often in the future. Fishing alone is enough to get by, but if I want to buy a car, a house, or stocks and get rich quickly, I'll have to take some risks.

Before leaving, Chen Hong took out four catties of tea leaves and asked Zhang Baiqiang to pass them on to General Manager Wang, telling him that it was a small token of appreciation from a fellow villager and that he must accept it.

Chen Hong took the packed food home. Zhang Baiqiang went to the presidential suite to report to President Wang: "President Wang, Chen Hong has already delivered the abalone and geoduck. They are quite large, slightly smaller than yesterday's. There are also a lot of abalone and sea urchins. In addition, there are the lobsters and crabs left over from yesterday. It should make a very presentable gift package."

"Oh? How much is the goods delivered today worth?" General Manager Wang asked Zhang Baiqiang.

"Abalone, geoduck, and sea urchin together cost about 100,000 yuan."

"Add lobster and crab, and try to get some dried sea cucumber to make a total of six items to make a gift box worth 180,000 yuan. Prepare it for Old Li to take with him before he leaves tomorrow. Make sure everything is chilled so that good things don't go to waste," Mr. Wang instructed.

"Don't worry about that, Mr. Wang. Our seaside chilling technology is absolutely top-notch; we guarantee it will be done perfectly. Mr. Wang, there's something else. Your fellow villager sent you a small token of his appreciation, saying he would appreciate it if you accepted it." With that, he handed the tea leaves to Mr. Wang with both hands.

"This fellow villager is very good at handling things. What is this gift? What does a woman like her have to give me?"

Mr. Wang took the package and exclaimed, "Wow, this is interesting. It's tea, isn't it? How did she know I love tea? She's a thoughtful person!"

"I didn't hear her say that. She asked me to tell you that she picked the tea leaves herself in the deep mountains and processed them by hand. She thought they tasted very good at home, so she thought of giving them to Mr. Wang to try. It didn't cost much money; it's just a small token of her appreciation. She also said that if you like it, she'll process some more for you next time."

Mr. Wang opened a package and smelled it: "It smells good. It's green tea. Looking at the shape of the tea leaves, Chen Hong's tea-frying skills are quite good. Brew a pot and have a drink with me."

Zhang Baiqiang stepped forward to take the tea set, wash the teapot, and brew the tea. He first washed the tea leaves, then poured the second brew into a teacup. Boss Wang picked it up, looked at it, smelled it, took a small sip, and his eyes lit up: "This tea leaf is thick, fragrant, flavorful, with a long-lasting sweet aftertaste, and it makes my mouth water. It's truly a fine tea!"

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