The man read it aloud: "Wild rockfish, only one available today."
Wei Luo snorted and shoved the man away abruptly: "That's a rockfish, why didn't you stop him?"
The two exchanged a glance, both speechless.
Wasn't it Wei Luo who told them to do this?
However, the money they received also caused them some emotional distress, and they silently took the blame for that.
Wei Luo paced back and forth in the room, his steps hurried.
One of them said, "Mr. Wei, didn't they say that the rockfish are extinct? Who knows if they're faking it?"
Wei Luo's eyes lit up: "False advertising will absolutely crush Kelai Restaurant!"
He immediately made a phone call.
Meanwhile, at the Kelai Hotel.
Bai Rou'er stared at the rockfish in the glass fish tank, somewhat worried: "Zhang Fan, the most expensive dish in our restaurant is only a thousand yuan. Do you think you can sell a grilled fish for ten thousand yuan?"
Zhang Fan: "You bought them all for 10,000 yuan each back then, do you think it was worth it?"
"Of course I think it's worth it, because it feeds my dad, but the market price of this thing..."
Stonefish is not available on the market, so the price is actually reasonable.
However, in Peach Blossom Town, this price is almost astronomical.
Bai Rou'er's worries were not unfounded.
After the sign was put up, some people asked about the price out of curiosity, but they were all scared away and disappeared when it was sold for 10,000 yuan.
Just as Zhang Fan was pondering whether to lower the price, a customer came in.
The newcomer was a middle-aged man wearing a blue and white striped shirt, a Seven Wolves leather belt almost tied down to his chest, polished leather shoes, and a thick gold necklace around his neck.
Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes slightly. This person was dressed like a nouveau riche, but something about him seemed out of place.
This person has slightly dark skin, cheeks with a rosy complexion from the high altitude, and thick calluses on his hands; he looks like someone who does hard labor.
He had a briefcase tucked under his arm, and it had fallen off twice since he entered the store, as if he wasn't quite used to it.
"I heard you have rockfish here?"
Bai Rou'er smiled broadly, determined to make the other party feel at home: "Yes, please come inside."
As she spoke, she ushered the person inside. Zhang Fan stopped her, a polite smile on his face: "Stone Rock Fish is a bit expensive, and currently it can only be made into grilled fish. Is that acceptable to you?"
Zhang Fan's tone was unfriendly, and Bai Rou'er's heart skipped a beat. She had finally gotten a customer, but was he going to just leave?
To Bai Rou'er's surprise, the man not only didn't leave immediately, but also took out a briefcase from under his arm, opened it to show off his wealth: "I have plenty of money."
Bai Rou'er's smile widened; business was just around the corner.
The man's unfamiliar action of opening his briefcase did not escape Zhang Fan's notice.
A glint flashed in his eyes, but he said nothing, instead smiling as he ushered the person inside: "Welcome!"
When people heard that someone wanted to eat rockfish, many people came to watch the spectacle.
The man didn't enter immediately, but instead said in a loud voice, "Wait a minute, I'm here for the rockfish, which costs ten thousand yuan each. What if you're cheating me?"
Bai Rou'er smiled, revealing her dimples: "I guarantee it's true!"
The man lifted one foot but didn't put it down. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped back and said, "Let's make it a deal: ten times the compensation for any fake product."
Bai Rou'er also noticed that something was wrong with the man. She pulled Zhang Fan aside and whispered, "What should we do?"
Zhang Fan nodded slightly. Their fish were genuine, and they had nothing to hide: "I guarantee our fish are real. If they're fake, I'll compensate you tenfold!"
Relieved by the promise, the man said to the crowd behind him, "Everyone can be my witnesses. If I've been scammed, the other party has to compensate me 100,000."
"Great!" Those who enjoyed the spectacle joined in the commotion.
The man finally entered the restaurant, followed by a group of onlookers.
To have witnesses, the man ate in the hall, and onlookers followed him in.
Zhang Fan caught a rockfish and showed it to everyone, but the man didn't react at all.
The others had never seen it before, and only thought that the fish looked strange, resembling a carp but also somewhat like a killifish, with strange patterns on its body.
On another table, there was a cutting board. Zhang Fan pressed the rockfish onto the cutting board, removed its internal organs, and simply scraped off the scales.
"This person isn't a chef, is he? His techniques don't seem professional."
"I noticed that the fish scales weren't cleaned properly."
"Maybe it was done on purpose; nowadays, wealthy people value authenticity."
Zhang Fan couldn't help but wonder who was so good at conning people; they were practically a sales genius.
Upon closer inspection, they saw the man with the scarred face who had slapped them last time, now watching the spectacle with his younger brother.
Noticing Zhang Fan's gaze, the scarred man nodded slightly to Zhang Fan, then immediately looked away, pretending not to recognize him.
Zhang Fan quickly prepared the rockfish, strung them together with willow branches, and placed a copper basin in the middle of the hall, filled with blazing firewood.
"Is this how you're going to handle it? Ten thousand yuan? Are you robbing me?" the man said unhappily.
"Rich people are different."
Bai Rou'er explained, "Eating rockfish can strengthen the body and prolong life. It's not about the taste, but the effects."
Scarred Face: "Miss Bai, I heard your father couldn't eat, but then he got better?"
Bai Rou'er nodded: "Yes, my father regained his appetite after eating the rock fish, and then the miracle doctor came."
She glanced at Zhang Fan, her eyes filled with gratitude and affection.
The crowd erupted in uproar and a heated discussion ensued.
“I’ve heard of this fish. It’s said that my great-grandfather had a strange illness. His stomach was like that of a pregnant woman. He felt ashamed, so he hid in the deep mountains and wanted to die there. After a few years, he came out again and said that he got better after eating the fish in the mountains.”
“There was a man in our village who had sores all over his body, and he recovered after eating a certain type of fish.”
The scarred man exclaimed in surprise, "So it seems they all ate this rockfish. That ten thousand yuan was really worth it."
The others chimed in, "Worth it! Absolutely worth it! It's cheaper than in the hospital, and most importantly, you don't suffer at all."
As the man listened to the discussion, a bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead. This was nothing like what he had imagined.
Gradually, the room was filled with the aroma of charred meat. Knowing that the fish could cure diseases, everyone sniffed the air, feeling that even a few breaths would have an effect.
This fish didn't smell as good as the one we grilled by the river last time. Zhang Fan wasn't very good at cooking, so he just sprinkled some seasoning on the grilled fish.
Although it has the aroma of grilled fish, it's not as rich as when grilled by the river, and the unique aroma of grilled fish is also gone.
Zhang Fan's facial features are now different from ordinary people, and he can clearly smell the difference between the two.
Anyway, he's not a professional chef, so taste isn't something he considers.
Moreover, this customer clearly doesn't eat properly.
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