Meanwhile, in Haibi Village...

The chubby girl took a bite of shrimp, then quickly spat it out. She picked up the water next to her and drank half a bowl before she felt better.

Aunt Chen frowned, her eyelids twitching. "What's wrong? Feeling nauseous?"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Chen also looked at his daughter.

"No." The chubby girl glanced at the shrimp on the table, a flicker in her eyes.

Tonight, Cao De went to the shrimp farm to change the water and was going to have dinner with the workers there, so she went home for a free meal.

But when she was eating the shrimp, she felt there was a strange taste, and it was very bland.

"Then why did you spit out the shrimp?" Aunt Chen looked at her suspiciously.

Er Gouzi had been eating braised pork, but after stopping, he picked up a shrimp, chewed it a few times, swallowed it, and then stared wide-eyed.

"Mom, why didn't you put salt in the shrimp? It has no flavor at all, it's better to eat porridge." Er Gouzi muttered, and then started picking up braised pork again.

He still prefers his brother-in-law's cooking; it's more flavorful.

The chubby girl suddenly realized, "That's right, it has no taste."

She is very picky about food; she can tell if something is slightly off.

She won't even touch seafood that isn't cooked well.

"Er Gouzi, don't talk nonsense. How could braised shrimp not have any flavor..." Aunt Chen glared at her son, picked up a shrimp, took a bite, and her eyes changed instantly.

Seeing her look, Uncle Chen quickly picked up one as well, chewed it twice, and then spat it out.

This isn't shrimp at all; it's mushy and has no sweetness whatsoever.

"Dad, where did you buy these shrimp?" The chubby girl had been at the shrimp farm all day and hadn't seen him come to buy them, so the shrimp couldn't have come from the shrimp farm she managed.

Uncle Chen's expression changed. "I didn't buy any. Didn't a few shrimp farm owners break their contracts before the Lunar New Year? They delivered their new shrimp today and gave me two jin."

Fatty and Aunt Chen exchanged a glance, both looking surprised.

Shrimp of this quality are not even acceptable to shrimp paste factories.

The most important thing about seafood is its freshness and sweetness.

Their shrimp not only lacked freshness and sweetness, but the meat was also mushy and soft, almost like dead shrimp after cooking.

"What else did they say?" The chubby girl picked up a piece of braised pork and chewed it slowly.

Uncle Chen poured himself a glass of baijiu before slowly saying, "Today he recommended a type of shrimp feed to me, but I ignored it."

"He said that if the shrimp are fed feed, they will hardly get sick, grow quickly, and save money, etc."

"I was thinking, if something were really that good, the commune would have already started promoting it. Why would they need him to promote it?"

The chubby girl gave him a thumbs up.

Aunt Chen patted her hand and muttered, "Don't do this, you're making your father look bad."

The chubby girl touched the back of her hand, moved her lips, but didn't say anything.

Dad's mindset has improved a lot. Unlike before, when he would be unable to sleep all night over the slightest thing, he is much calmer now and will even refuse people to their faces.

The chubby girl felt she hadn't made a mistake in praising him.

Uncle Chen squinted at the shrimp on the table. "When is Ayan coming back?"

He always felt something bad was going to happen, and that they couldn't solve it.

"I can get back to the village by tomorrow evening." The chubby girl's eyes lit up instantly, and the corners of her lips curled up.

Because of this, she was distracted at work at the shrimp farm today, wishing it would get dark soon and tomorrow would arrive.

Aunt Chen tapped her forehead with her finger, "You're married but still like a child, everything is written all over your face."

“Ade is busy until dark all day long, and you can’t even cook a meal at home and wait for him…”

The chubby girl listened, but didn't remember anything. Her mind was completely on Ah Yan coming home tomorrow, and she was sure she would bring some delicious food with her.

Just thinking about it makes her drool; how could she possibly listen to her mother's nagging?

Moreover, since she was living with Cao De, of course the one with better cooking skills would do the cooking, and she would help out.

Life is for two people, so do whatever makes you comfortable. Fatty didn't want to listen to her parents' nagging too much.

Uncle Chen couldn't stand it anymore. "Alright, she knows her limits. Ah Jian is busy at the seafood market, and she basically manages the shrimp farm. I haven't seen any mistakes."

The chubby girl nodded vigorously, then turned to her father and made a gesture to praise him.

Uncle Chen smiled so hard his eye wrinkles appeared. Feeling very comfortable, he quickly picked up a piece of chicken from the side for his daughter.

Aunt Chen rolled her eyes at the father and daughter, thinking, "So she's the one who's the bad guy?"

…

This is the seafood market area.

Ah-Jian patrolled the area for a while and saw several familiar faces, so he couldn't help but walk over.

He recognized these people; weren't they the bosses who broke their contracts?

How did I get here?

It was getting dark, and the seafood market was gradually closing up shop, with only the shops in the adjacent food street remaining open.

It's getting hot, but it's still a bit cool in the mornings and evenings.

"Boss Wang, who are you looking for?" A-Jian stepped forward and asked.

The group of people looked delighted when they saw him.

Boss Wang hurriedly stepped forward, offered Ah Jian a cigarette, and said with a smile,

"Ah Jian, our first batch of shrimp has been harvested, and we're negotiating the wholesale price with the vendors."

"You're such a busy person, how could you possibly remember us..."

Ah Jian nodded slightly, took the cigarette, but did not light it immediately.

He smokes less now and prefers drinking tea. He always has a teacup in his hand, and the thermos was a gift from Ayan when the seafood market opened.

After Ayan went abroad, he didn't dare leave the market for a month, for fear that something might happen.

Fortunately, nothing major happened in the market this month, and he was able to handle the minor issues.

"Okay, then you guys get back to work," Ah Jian said calmly.

Because of the contract termination, Ah Jian had no intention of giving these people a friendly look.

In the end, they even stopped ordering shrimp feed, which was equivalent to a complete falling out.

Boss Wang quickly pulled the man aside, "Ah Jian, we were indeed wrong about what happened before. Please forgive us, we're too magnanimous to hold grudges."

"We'd also like to rent a stall here to sell shrimp!"

The others quickly chimed in, showering him with compliments and speaking fluently and sweetly.

"We'll definitely offer the lowest price; consider it our apology," Boss Wang quickly winked at the others.

Ah Jian, however, wasn't buying it. He felt it was strange that they had suddenly appeared here.

"The stalls we have reserved now are not for rent; they are all operated by the market itself."

Furthermore, if your shrimp are to be sold in the market, they must meet the market's standards.

After he finished speaking, he left without waiting for the others to say anything more.

After he walked away, Boss Wang said, "Pah! You don't know what's good for you."

To put it bluntly, isn't it just that they're resentful that we broke the contract, causing them to lose thousands of dollars in income each month?

"Old Wang, be careful. We haven't found a single vendor willing to order shrimp from us today. We can't afford to offend anyone right now," one of the vendors hurriedly advised in a low voice.

They spent almost an hour at the shrimp farm, talking themselves hoarse, but not a single vendor was willing to order shrimp from them.

These stall owners either place orders with the fishing boat owners or with the Lin family's shrimp farm.

It's already saturated.

Their shrimp were large, but they didn't weigh much.

After running around for several days, the group hadn't managed to secure many orders.

“Let’s go directly to the parking lot and ask. Those big trucks are all owned by out-of-town bosses, and they must have a lot of orders.” After saying that, Boss Wang walked towards the parking lot first.

The lights in the seafood market were already on by then, and only cleaning ladies were inside.