As Xu Ling listened to them, a dark glint flashed in her eyes: once you're addicted to gambling, there's no way you can quit.

If you win, you want more; if you lose, you want to win back your initial investment. In the end, the only winner is the casino owner.

She suffered greatly because of it, otherwise she wouldn't have left that home.

Outsiders all thought her husband had gone to sea to make money and hadn't returned, but in fact he had gone to hide from gambling debts.

"Ayan," the chubby girl called out, looking towards the door.

Today, the mantis shrimp were harvested from the pond, and they all came to help.

Lin Ziyan and Huo Qizhen walked into the shrimp farm together.

"Boss Huo, it's rare to see you these days. It seems your store in Guangzhou is doing very well," the chubby girl said with a smile.

Huo Qizhen said, "Thanks for your kind words, your business will continue to prosper."

He was eager to see the mantis shrimp and strode towards the shrimp pond.

Fishing boats aren't catching many mantis shrimp these days, and many are unwilling to bring them back because it's too much trouble.

He's been waiting for mantis shrimp ever since the season started.

There is a great demand in Guangzhou, and he plans to transport all of these there.

"Mr. Huo, mantis shrimp are different from other shrimp. Medium-sized mantis shrimp are more expensive. Take a look at the contract first." Lin Ziyan said, handing him the agreement.

Xu Ling was stunned and looked at Lin Ziyan in surprise.

Mr. Huo glanced at the contract and signed it immediately.

The others looked at each other, wondering why.

Shrimp has always been more expensive, so why is it the other way around now?

"When will the next batch be taken out of the pool?" Huo Qizhen asked after signing the papers.

It wasn't that he was anxious, but that he was afraid the supply wouldn't be enough.

The hotter the weather, the more people eat late-night snacks. In Guangzhou, many people order salt and pepper mantis shrimp, and they don't even ask about the price.

People there are generally willing to spend money on food...