He wanted to show everyone that he was still as awesome as ever.
A little after 6 a.m., they returned to the dock. Ye Cheng glanced around and saw that the Chen family's boat had not returned yet, and he wondered what had caused the delay.
Upon seeing Ye Cheng's ship return, the busybodies on the dock all rushed over.
Everyone still remembers the big show last night, and the Chen family is also at the dock today, so it's going to be another fierce battle.
Chen Jinhai, along with more than a dozen members of the Chen family, stood in the crowd holding fireworks and firecrackers, looking at Ye Cheng with disdain. "What are you so smug about? We'll be back with tens of thousands in a minute."
Ye Cheng's boat docked, and everyone gathered around, craning their necks and waiting for Ye Cheng to speak.
Ye Cheng smiled slightly.
"Want to know how much? Come up and move the goods yourself."
"Oh—" A cheer erupted from below, not caring about the physical effort involved, but focusing on the sense of participation.
More than 20 people rushed up instantly, started moving the goods, and stacked them neatly afterward, as if afraid they wouldn't be able to count them later.
"100 boxes! 100 boxes!"
"It's 150 now, how many are left?"
"This is another 200 boxes. How many were there yesterday?"
"Yesterday it was 240 boxes, and the day before it was 200 boxes. I remember it clearly."
"220 already, is there any more?"
"There are still a few boxes left."
"It's 230 now."
"240!"
"245 boxes, 245 boxes!"
The final number was set at 245 boxes, and the whole place erupted in cheers.
Although it's only a few more boxes than yesterday, it's still a breakthrough.
Chen Jinhai stood in the crowd, looking sullen.
That damn Ye Cheng, he managed to get so much again, and he's so smug about it.
But thinking about it, it's good. If he makes a lot, we'll definitely make a lot too. We're all big ships, so it's the same for everyone.
Just then, someone pointed to the sea and shouted.
"A big ship! Another big ship is returning!"
Everyone looked over and saw that the Chen family's boat had also returned.
Chen Jinhai greeted them eagerly.
"Quick, quick, get ready to set off fireworks and firecrackers, so everyone can see the might of the Chen family."
"Okay."
The Chen family brought a few young men with them. They squeezed to the front and, when the Chen family's large ship docked, lit the fireworks in their hands with lighters.
Whoosh whoosh——
Brilliant fireworks soared into the sky, bursting into beautiful bursts of light.
It's early in the morning, so there's really nothing interesting to see.
"Second brother, the gimmick is that they know how to create a spectacle, making it seem like they've won a major award," Duan Cunsheng said disdainfully from the side.
"Yeah, bro, that's called a show-off. Just wait until he gets slapped in the face."
The crackling sound of firecrackers attracted most of the people on the dock. Chinese people love to watch a good show, and with firecrackers going off, it would be a shame not to come and see.
Chen Jinhai stood in the middle like a groom, smiling broadly, greeting the familiar and unfamiliar faces around him.
The people around him were happy to give him a few compliments.
"Oh, Village Chief Chen, congratulations on your fortune!"
"The big ship has docked, and I've made over ten thousand."
Chen Jinhai was so happy, thinking about the hundreds of thousands of yuan, he almost laughed until tears streamed down his face.
"The boat has finally reached the shore!" Chen Jinhai shouted.
"Blonde hair, how much is it? Tell everyone."
He wanted everyone to hear how many swimming crabs the Chen family had caught, and he humphed, telling them all to go and fawn over Ye Cheng.
He was extremely excited, but Chen Jinfeng looked embarrassed. He walked over to Chen Jinhai and whispered,
"Jin Hai, let's talk about it when we get back."
Chen Jinhai hadn't noticed anything amiss yet. He glared at Chen Jinfa with displeasure and deliberately raised his voice.
"What are we afraid of? We just want to show everyone how many fish the Chen family can catch."
After saying that, he ignored Chen Jinfa and waved his hand dismissively.
"Come on, if you want to see how much there is, you can come aboard and carry it yourself."
He's copying Ye Cheng. Ye Cheng can get a dozen people to move things just by shouting, so he can do it too.
Sure enough, a group of busybodies rushed up there.
Ye Cheng mingled in the crowd, and seeing how confident Chen Jinhai looked, he wondered if the harvest was really that good.
Soon, those people came ashore carrying basket after basket of swimming crabs.
"Twenty boxes."
"Thirty boxes."
"It feels like quite a lot."
"Exactly, maybe we can get 200 boxes."
But before the onlookers could finish speaking, those busybodies clapped their hands and stopped.
Chen Jinhai looked puzzled.
"No, you guys keep going. You don't want to move it already? Don't you want to see how many we caught?"
One of them pointed meaningfully to the 30 boxes on the dock.
"Village Chief Chen, you've finished moving everything. If you move any more, you'll have to conjure it up."
"What?" Chen Jinhai was taken aback.
"You mean only 30 boxes?"
Chen Jinhai found the number hard to believe. He climbed up and walked around, even grabbing a few of the people who had gone out to sea with him and asking them questions.
"Are there still some hidden?"
"Where did you hide it? You dare to hide everyone's things? You're incredibly audacious."
The men who went out to sea looked bitter.
"Uncle Jinhai, that's all. There's nothing we can do. This is all we have now that we've started the net. We didn't want this either."
Hearing such a definite answer, Chen Jinhai couldn't take it anymore. His legs went weak, and he almost fell.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
"Ye Cheng was able to get 200 boxes, how come you only have 30 boxes? You tell me how that's possible."
Chen Jinhai roared fiercely.
How embarrassing!
This is incredibly embarrassing.
They even set off fireworks and firecrackers themselves.
Alright, now everyone at the dock knows, and soon the whole village will know.
30 boxes.
The Chen family spent 300,000 yuan to buy a large boat, and after one trip at sea, they caught 30 boxes of swimming crabs.
Let alone large ships, even their 12-meter boats can salvage this much when they're lucky.
300,000! 300,000!
Chen Jinfa looked helpless. He had told him to go back and talk about it later, but he insisted on showing off. Now look what happened, he's still showing off.
Those watching probably understood what was going on.
This is a disaster.
Actually, it's quite normal to fail.
Who can consistently catch a ton of fish every time they go out to sea? Aside from Ye Cheng, who is a prodigy and relatively reliable, most other fishing trips have their ups and downs. To put it bluntly, it's not uncommon for fishermen to be caught out of the water.
However, this time the Chen family made such a big fuss and lost face.
Everyone was whispering among themselves; it was not appropriate to discuss such an embarrassing matter loudly.
Just then, a sleazy voice suddenly came from the crowd.
"Oh my, let me see how much seafood our village chief has gotten. The firecrackers have blown up all the fish."
Everyone turned around and saw Ye Cheng leading a few people in.
Chen Jinhai stared at Ye Cheng with a livid face. The last thing a person wants to see in their life is when they fall on hard times and their enemy prospers.
Now, not only has their enemy prospered, but they've also come back to slap them in the face.
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