Ah Cai glanced at the chef and smugly moved the lid of the fish box.
"Ha, Master Guo, what's a hawk pomfret? There's a golden lance coming up next!"
"Golden tuna? Yellowfin?"
Chef Guo's eyes lit up, and he was already planning how to handle the fish later.
Ah Cai shook his head and smiled mysteriously.
"Big-eyed Golden Tuna, there's actually an even more surprising fish, but the young master kept it for auction!"
"What? Fish are being auctioned off?"
The waiters who came to help carry the fish were astonished, and Chef Guo perked up even more, pulling Ah Cai aside to ask in a low voice.
"Ah Cai, you good-for-nothing, stop keeping me in suspense."
Could it really be that mainland girl the boss hired who won first place in today's fishing competition?
Ah Cai ruthlessly knocked the hand off his shoulder.
"Speak with respect! What do you mean, 'mainland girl'? That's Miss Fu, whom I respect and admire the most!"
"Hmph, Miss Fu single-handedly defeated all the anglers in Hong Kong. Let me tell you a secret, Miss Fu caught a golden croaker!"
"What?! A golden croaker?!"
Master Guo was so shocked that his mouth dropped open. Ah Cai nodded triumphantly. Looking at the shocked expressions of the group of people around him, Li Zhong, who had just finished arranging the private room, also felt a sense of pride.
These people usually look down on him from the mainland, both openly and secretly. But now, well, Fu Wan has really made him proud.
"Really? That lady caught a golden croaker?"
A waiter grabbed Li Zhong and asked him a question. Li Zhong nodded, secretly pleased with himself.
"The TV and radio stations have filmed it. You can check it out yourselves later. Maybe it will be in the newspaper tomorrow."
"Yes, yes, yes, it must be in the newspaper. Hehe, I'm going to buy one tomorrow and bring it back for my grandpa and grandma to see!"
Ah Cai wholeheartedly agreed, and the others wanted to ask more questions, but Li Zhong clapped his hands and everyone came back to their senses.
"Everyone, don't worry about that for now. Let's hurry up and carry the fish inside, or the boss and Miss Fu won't have anything to eat later."
After a busy afternoon at sea, not to mention Fu Wan, even Li Zhong felt extremely hungry.
He Guohua was probably the most relaxed person on the entire speedboat. While everyone else was frantically reeling in fish, this guy was drinking champagne, eating fruit, and smoking a cigar. Well, what can you do? He's the boss!
Fortunately, some of these fish were reserved for Li Zhong and A Cai to have as an extra meal!
Everyone was very satisfied with the dinner, as the dishes were mostly fish caught by Fu Wan and her friends.
The restaurant chef's skills are excellent. Dishes such as steamed pomfret, pan-fried pomfret, steamed emperor grouper, five kinds of sashimi, and braised marlin are all prepared very well.
Other restaurants also have other specialty dishes, but the bigeye tuna needs to be matured, so it's not available for a while.
However, there were still more than a dozen dishes. After Fu Wan and the others finished eating, He Guohua arranged for someone to take them back to the hotel.
Before leaving, Fu Wan thought for a moment and turned to ask He Guohua, "Mr. He, now that the fishing competition is over, I can retire gracefully."
"Mr. He, could you please have Comrade Li book my flight back to the mainland? We should be heading back soon."
He Guohua was taken aback when he heard this. “Miss Fu, there’s no rush. Although the fishing competition is over, Hong Kong is such a big city, and I haven’t had a chance to properly entertain you all yet. Since you’ve come all this way, you should definitely have a great time before you leave!”
"Haha, that's fine then." Fu Wan smiled and declined. "Boss He, you know I still have a lot of things to do in the mainland. It's been three days since we arrived."
Including the time spent in Guangzhou, it's been almost a week. I have a lot of things to do at the factory, and now that the competition is over, we need to go back as soon as possible.
To really enjoy Hong Kong, you'd need at least ten days to two weeks. The key is that Fu Wan is also starting to miss her family. Anyway, Hong Kong is right here, so she can come back another time.
Seeing that Fu Wan insisted, He Guohua had no choice but to accept it.
I could only nod in agreement.
"Alright, I'll ask Ah Cai and Li Zhong to see if there are any flights available in the next couple of days."
But Miss Fu, don't rush. You won the fishing competition so perfectly, my brother will definitely have to thank you.
Besides, there's an auction for the golden croaker tomorrow; wouldn't Miss Fu like to go and take a look?
Fu Wan was genuinely intrigued by what she heard.
After all, she had spent over an hour painstakingly reeling in the yellow croaker, and she wanted to know how much it could fetch in the port city.
"Mr. He means that we can also participate in the auction?"
He Guohua nodded firmly, "Of course, I'll be there tomorrow too. How about this, I'll pick you up then."
"Okay, that's great!"
After discussing the matter, Ah Cai escorted Fu Wan and the others back to their hotel.
As soon as Fu Wan entered the hotel, she noticed that the television in the lobby was still broadcasting a report about a fishing competition.
Fu Wan, Bai Qianzhou, and Fang Min exchanged a smile, and the three of them walked quickly toward the elevator in tacit agreement.
I didn't expect the TV station to act so quickly. The whole port city must know about the news that someone caught a golden croaker by now.
Tsk tsk, I wonder if this kind of news can be published in mainland newspapers and radio stations. If it can't, it doesn't matter. Fu Wan has already planned to buy two copies of the newspaper and take them back to her family to have some fun.
Fu Laoda and Ye Xiaocui will definitely be overjoyed, while Fu Ming will probably regret not coming along.
And Lingling and Mingzhu, they'll definitely be so proud they'll be showing off everywhere.
Haha, thinking about her family's reactions, Fu Wan was already eager to go back home as soon as possible.
She slept soundly through the night, and when she opened her eyes the next morning, it was almost eight o'clock.
"Ouch..."
She sat up and was about to stretch when she realized her arms were incredibly sore, and she grimaced and pulled them back as soon as she stretched them out.
Fang Min couldn't help but laugh as she watched; her situation was similar when she woke up that morning.
"Ah Wan, did you strain your leg because you pulled too hard on the fish yesterday afternoon?"
Fu Wan rubbed her sore arms and nodded with a click of her tongue.
"That's right. Yesterday's catches were mostly big ones. Tsk tsk, I guess I've done right by He Guohua's commission."
After saying that, she smiled brightly and patted Fang Min on the shoulder.
"Hehe, Fang Min, you made quite a bit of money this time. I'll give you a bonus when we get back."
"That's great! Winter is almost here, and my comrades' children can finally buy new cotton-padded coats."
Fang Min was overjoyed. Fu Wan sighed quietly upon hearing this. Fang Min, that fool, was always thinking about the families of her comrades-in-arms. How come she never noticed that her own clothes were also full of patches?
Not only were there patches, but the cotton inside was also old cotton that had been used for more than ten years. If Fu Wan hadn't discovered this last year and given her two new cotton-padded coats, this girl would have just toughed out the winter like that.
Sigh, forget it. Fang Min's comrades' families are really pitiful. She'll take out some more money later and buy some cotton clothes to send over.
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