Xu Zhiwei felt a surge of blood in his throat, and he felt an urge to vomit blood.
He bought these mantis shrimp and zebra mantis shrimp at high prices; in the port city, they are sold by weight.
If you were to spend that money on diesel, you could buy not just five or six barrels, but fifty or sixty barrels.
Not to mention water. Even in a port city where water costs are high, those shrimp could be exchanged for at least a dozen tons of water!
But if they don't buy now, they won't be able to go back to the port city.
The only thing to blame is last night's torrential rain and strong winds, which caused the fuel tank containing the reserve fuel to burst, and all the fuel was lost.
"Okay, I'll change!"
Xu Zhiwei reluctantly agreed, having no other choice. If he didn't, the boat wouldn't be able to move, and the boatmen would definitely rebel.
But even as the exchange took place, Xu Zhiwei was still somewhat confused.
It's really strange how the Northern Girl from the mainland knew that there were exactly three thousand catties of large mantis shrimp on his boat.
Fu Wan had no idea about his question; she had just casually mentioned the number, but she hadn't expected Xu Zhiwei to actually agree.
Wow, three thousand catties of rich shrimp! We're going to make a fortune again!
To facilitate the transaction, the two ships gradually approached each other, reducing the distance between them to zero.
Fearing that Fu Wan might change her mind, the boatmen on Xu Zhiwei's side hurriedly ran to the live water tank to scoop up the mantis shrimp and weighed them in front of Fu Wan and the others.
After weighing, they still had to check. Fu Haishun, along with Fu Mancang and the others, went forward to search carefully, just in case there were any dead shrimp mixed in.
The die is cast, and Xu Zhiwei, no matter how much he regrets it, cannot back down. He can only turn away and avoid looking at the scene of the transaction.
At this moment, Xu Zhiwei was no longer the arrogant man he had been at the beginning. After being lectured by Fu Wan and Fu Ming, he no longer waved his fan or puffed out his belly.
But being a businessman, he noticed that Jack and his two companions were going up to help them from time to time. He turned his attention to them and went over to strike up a conversation.
"Hi, sir, are you here for sightseeing?"
Jack frowned and shook his head. "No, I told you that this is called visiting relatives."
Visiting relatives?
Xu Zhiwei was surprised. None of the three people in front of him looked like they were of mixed race, so how could they be related to people from mainland China?
Could they be distant relatives?
Xu Zhiwei shook his head secretly, and stopped worrying about it. Instead, he turned around and asked his female companion for his bag, then took out a few business cards.
"Gentlemen who have come from afar, it is a privilege to meet you. The port city warmly welcomes you."
I have a lot of business in Hong Kong, and I also plan to do business in the United States.
This is my business card. Feel free to contact me if you ever visit the port city.
After saying that, he handed his business card forward, and out of politeness, Jack and Robert accepted it.
Tom disliked this hypocrite who gave others nicknames, so he turned away and pretended not to see him.
Xu Zhiwei handed over an empty card, his smile froze, and he then gave an awkward laugh before putting the remaining business cards back into his bag.
"Hehe, gentlemen, Hong Kong is a particularly beautiful city. On behalf of the people of Hong Kong, I look forward to your arrival."
Jack and the others had long heard of the prosperity of Hong Kong, but seeing Xu Zhiwei put his business card back, he still frowned and asked:
Why did you only give us business cards?
"Why aren't Wan and Ming here?"
Xu Zhiwei was taken aback by the question. He had no intention of handing out business cards to Fu Wan and the others. After all, in his mind, even if Fu Wan was not an ordinary fisherman, she still couldn't go to Hong Kong.
These mainlanders might not even know which direction Hong Kong is in.
But judging from the displeasure on Jack and Robert's faces, it seemed they wouldn't accept anything if the mainlanders weren't given any.
Xu Zhiwei immediately realized what was happening and took out his business card again.
"Look at me, I forgot about that! Come on, mainland girl, quickly take my business card!"
He handed over the business cards with a touch of reluctance. These business cards were specially made by him, with a thin layer of gold powder on the surface. Even if he took them to a pawn shop, he could get some money.
Originally, I wanted to curry favor with Jack and his two companions, but I didn't expect I'd have to give way to the mainlanders.
Fu Wan was watching the mantis shrimp being put into the live water tank. She didn't want to take it, but seeing Xu Zhiwei's pained expression, she decided to go.
She changed her mind and took the business card.
"Okay, Mr. Xu, I hope we can do business in Gangcheng in the future."
"ah?"
Xu Zhiwei was taken aback when he heard this. Judging from Fu Wan's casual tone, it seemed as if going to Hong Kong was as simple as having a meal.
Haha, this girl from mainland China is definitely bragging again.
"Okay, then I'll be waiting in Hong Kong anytime!"
If we ever get to his territory, he'll definitely make up for the loss he suffered today!
After the mantis shrimp were counted, Fu Wan asked Fu Haishun to give the diesel fuel to Xu Zhiwei, while Fu Ming pulled the water pipe across the opposite ship and pumped out most of the fresh water from the Chengfeng Polang.
After the transaction was completed, Xu Zhiwei waved goodbye with feigned reluctance, then eagerly told the boatmen to set sail.
He lost all face today. These mainlanders are too strange. He needs to go back to Hong Kong and have someone find out more about the origins of this mainland ship!
After watching Xu Zhiwei and his group's boat leave, Fu Wan raised her hand to check the time.
It was not yet 3 p.m., and the trawl net could still be pulled for another two hours.
She thought for a moment and went to the helm room, where Boss Fu was bragging to Dong Haiyang about the transaction between Fu Wan and the others.
"Oh my, Brother Dong, you have no idea how daring my son and daughter are."
That guy from Hong Kong across the street was arrogant from the start, looking down on people the moment we met.
Hmph, if the kids yell at him, he'll behave.
I think these Hong Kong bastards just need to be taught a lesson!
Dong Haiyang wholeheartedly agreed, “That’s right, brother. To be honest, our shipyard has dealt with people from the port city before.”
That attitude was even more arrogant than our county magistrate's!
"If you ask me, aren't their ancestors the same as ours? Why do they look down on us now?"
Dong Haiyang really couldn't understand it. He could accept that foreigners looked down on Chinese people, after all, they looked different.
But aren't the people of Hong Kong just one family with the same roots as the mainland?
As they were talking, Dong Haiyang heard a noise at the door of the helm room. He turned around and saw Fu Wan.
Fu Wan chuckled and chimed in.
"Uncle Dong, this is a matter of economic development. Although we share the same roots as Hong Kong, their economy is developing much faster now, while we are lagging behind. Aren't we just poor relatives now?"
Reality is cruel; how many people would actually accept a poor relative?
Fu Laoda understood this deeply, but Dong Haiyang disagreed.
He was considered one of the better-off families in his family; his hometown was a small fishing village by the sea.
Even though he's doing well financially now, he'll still treat his poor relatives as relatives. Of course, he won't acknowledge those who try to take advantage of him.
However, if there are real difficulties, Dong Haiyang will help if he has no other choice. In any case, he will not go around giving poor relatives a nickname or making fun of them.
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