Fu Laoda and Ye Xiaocui were stunned for a moment before they understood.
"My God, do you mean we'll be able to eat our own farmed scallops the day after tomorrow?!"
"Oh my, Wan, how many red clams do you keep there?"
Ye Xiaocui's question stumped Fu Wan, as she didn't know the exact number of red clams in the aquaculture area.
After all, she had basically entrusted the entire aquaculture area to Jiang Wanghai.
"There should be... there should be quite a few!"
Fu Wan tried hard to recall the bill Jiang Wanghai had given her, and vaguely remembered that red clams were easy to raise, so she put in quite a few seedlings.
Ye Xiaocui was overjoyed upon hearing this, and no longer wanted to mend the fishing net in her hand.
Boss Fu, in particular, washed his hands and was about to leave.
"Dad, where are you going!"
"Hey, this is such a big deal, I definitely have to tell Uncle Village Chief! He's been eyeing our farmed seafood for a while now, and since the harvest is about to begin, I have to let him see it with his own eyes!"
Not only do you have to see it with your own eyes, but you also have to taste it yourself.
Fu Wan didn't stop her, but nodded in agreement, saying, "Okay, then I'll call Leader Zhao and see if he'll be free the day after tomorrow to come and visit together."
"Yes, that's right. We should invite Leader Zhao. He's a good man. He helped us a lot when we contracted the sea area. Now that we've reaped the rewards, we must invite him to come and take a look!"
Fu Laoda clapped his hands in agreement. He was very proud. If he remembered correctly, his family should be the first in this area to engage in aquaculture. When Fu Wan contracted the sea area, many people were not optimistic and even said behind her back that they were wasting money.
Tsk, he knew those idiots knew nothing. Tomorrow he'd have Fu Ming buy two big firecrackers and set them off loudly so everyone within a ten-mile radius would know that his daughter's aquaculture area had yielded a bumper harvest!
No sooner had Boss Fu stepped out the door than Fu Wan pulled out her phone book, found Zhao Gang's number, and dialed it.
The phone rang for a while but no one answered. Fu Wan glanced at the time; it was only a little before 5 p.m., and Zhao Gang should not have left work yet.
He doesn't seem like the type to leave early. Now that no one is answering the phone, could it be that Zhao Gang is in a meeting?
Fu Wan dialed Zhao Gang's office phone. Just as she was about to hang up and call back the next day, the call was answered, and a strange man's voice came through.
"Hello, this is the County Fisheries Administration Bureau. Director Zhao is in a meeting. May I ask who you are?"
Fu Wan didn't recognize the voice, so she politely explained her purpose.
"Hello comrade, my surname is Fu, my name is Fu Wan, and I am a villager from Fujia Village."
The person answering Fu Wan's call was Chen Lichun, Zhao Gang's new secretary. When he heard that the caller was an ordinary villager, Chen Lichun thought he was hallucinating.
How did this happen? How did an ordinary villager manage to get through to the bureau chief's office?
Just as Chen Lichun was about to tell the other party that they had dialed the wrong number, Fu Wan explained her purpose simply and clearly the next second.
"Comrade, I'm calling to invite Leader Zhao to come and see the first catch from the aquaculture area I contracted, because it was Leader Zhao who approved my application to contract the area."
If Leader Zhao returns, please tell him to take some time to share in the joy of the harvest. Thank you, comrade!
Fu Wan's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and she clearly stated the purpose of her call, which made Chen Lichun, who originally wanted to hang up, patiently listen to what Fu Wan had to say.
"Yes, comrade, I will convey this to Director Zhao truthfully."
After Fu Wan hung up the phone, Chen Lichun was still somewhat incredulous. He had only been transferred to be Zhao Gang's secretary for the past two months, and during that time he had received many phone calls, but to be honest, this was the first time he had encountered a situation like Fu Wan's.
Fu Wan, the name sounded familiar; he felt like he'd heard it somewhere before.
Being responsible, Chen Lichun hurriedly took out his notebook and wrote down what Fu Wan had said, intending to report it to Zhao Gang when he returned.
After finishing her call with the Fisheries Administration Bureau, Fu Wan flipped through the phone book in her hand a few more times.
Don't be fooled by this unremarkable notebook; it actually contains the contact information for all of Fu Wan's connections.
There was no other way; a bad pen is worse than a good memory. These days, even cell phones don't have address books, so she could only use this primitive method to write down contact information.
Besides Zhao Gang, she also wanted to invite someone else over. With a bumper harvest in the aquaculture area, it was the perfect time to advertise and do marketing. These days, publicity inevitably involves reporters.
Thinking this, Fu Wan immediately dialed Su Ran's number. Su Ran is now the deputy editor-in-chief of the city newspaper and is a very busy person.
Fu Wan has been busy lately, and the last time she contacted Su Ran was during the Spring Festival.
Upon hearing Fu Wan's voice on the phone, Su Ran was both surprised and delighted.
It's strange that Fu Wan, this incredibly busy woman, would still take the initiative to contact her.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with her, Fu Wan directly stated her purpose for coming.
Upon hearing this, Su Ran suddenly realized what was going on, and then couldn't help but tease, "Comrade Xiao Fu, I have to criticize you for this. So you came to me just to have me promote you!"
"Haha, you've misunderstood me. I didn't ask you to come here for publicity; I invited you to try our farmed seafood. What, Mr. Su, won't you do me the honor?"
Fu Wan also joked, and Su Ran burst out laughing, "A reward? Of course, a reward is in order. You know what, I really miss your seafood."
After saying that, she couldn't help but complain, "Ugh, the seafood in the city is expensive and not tasty at all. If you hadn't sent me so much dried seafood after the New Year, I really wouldn't have been able to keep going when I'm working overtime and staying up all night!"
It's not an exaggeration on Su Ran's part; for people in their line of work, staying up all night is standard practice. Because it's quiet at night, inspiration comes naturally, and the writing is more inspired and can better touch readers.
But writing like this makes you hungry, and once after the New Year, when Su Ran was engrossed in writing, she inadvertently ate two dried shrimp that Fu Wan had sent her.
Good heavens, the aroma after eating it made her instantly drowsy, and the article she wrote even made it to the front page of that newspaper.
Su Ran had already mentioned this when Fu Wan wrote the letter. It was the first time Fu Wan had known that her family's dried shrimp could have the same effect as Snickers and Red Bull.
Hearing Su Ran bring it up again, Fu Wan couldn't help but laugh.
"Then you've come at the right time. I just got back from a sea trip the night before last, and I still have a lot of good stuff left at home."
When you come over, I won't give you a full Manchu Han Imperial Feast, but you'll definitely get all-you-can-eat seafood!
"Hehe, then I won't be polite. I'll have to go hungry for a few meals while I wait!"
Su Ran laughed too. After Fu Wan said that, she wanted to go out right now and take the bus to Fu Family Village.
But in fact, she still has a lot of work waiting for her right now.
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