After arranging a time with Mr. Qian, Ye Cheng hung up the phone.
Li the Cripple glanced at it, "5 minutes, two yuan and fifty cents."
Ye Cheng took out two yuan and fifty cents from his pocket. He had been here for several days and was still not used to paying in cash.
Just as he was about to leave, Li the Cripple spoke up, "Second brother, you caught so many blue crabs? Did you go beachcombing?"
Ye Cheng knew that the guy had heard him. There was nothing he could do; not having a cell phone was just that inconvenient.
"Yes, we managed to get a little bit."
"80? That's nothing, you're being too modest."
"But didn't the village chief assign you a specific area? You didn't just take it from someone else's house, did you?"
"No, it's the plot that the village chief assigned to me."
Li the Cripple looked astonished. "Over there, it's all rocks, and so many blue crabs?"
"The crabs like it, what can I do?"
"Chen Jinhai would be furious if he found out. He never expected that you could get so much from that piece of dangerous land that you were given."
"I don't care if he's angry or not. I want to make money and get rich, and nobody can stop me."
Ye Cheng spoke with great arrogance, and Li the Cripple looked at Ye Cheng, who was both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar, and his mind went blank.
After leaving Li the Cripple, Ye Cheng went to find Li Yong. Li Yong had a minivan that could carry both people and goods, and people usually contacted him if they needed to get into the city in an emergency.
Li Yong happened to be home and didn't say much when he heard Ye Chengguo's purpose. "Going to the city, right? 80 yuan round trip, pay first."
"Here's 100. I want to buy something after I finish delivering the goods." Ye Cheng tossed a large bill over.
Li Yong's eyes lit up, and his expression softened as he looked at Ye Cheng. "I've been hearing from the villagers that Ye Lao Er has recently become rich. I didn't expect it to be true."
"Uncle, hurry up, I need to deliver the goods."
"Okay, the car is right in the yard. Get in and we'll go."
Li Yong got into the car, an old-fashioned minivan, without leather seats, a high-end sound system, or a large-screen navigation system.
The two drove to Xiaohu's house first, loaded the crabs onto the truck, and Xiaohu sat in the back seat watching.
It's more than 20 kilometers from Baiyun Village to the city. If there were an elevated road in later generations, it would only take ten minutes to get there.
However, there is only one dirt road leading out of Baiyun Village into the city, and then there is a provincial highway. It took Li Yong about 40 minutes to get into the city.
As for Fuwang Seafood Restaurant, Li Yong had heard of it; it was a well-known restaurant in Donghai City.
When the car pulled up to the restaurant, I must say, it really was a large restaurant, with two floors and an impressive entrance.
Ye Cheng had Xiao Hu unload the crabs, and then asked Li Yong to find a place to park.
I told the waiter at the door that I was looking for Mr. Qian, and he came out shortly after.
"Xiao Ye, come here, bring the items to the store for us to look at."
Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu, carrying the blue crabs on their backs, followed Boss Qian to the back kitchen. Boss Qian had someone bring over a large basket.
"Come on, take a look at the small blue crab you mentioned, weighing about a pound."
Since it wasn't lunchtime yet, a few bored waiters also joined in the conversation.
Everyone exclaimed in surprise when they saw Ye Cheng pour out so many large blue crabs.
"Such a huge blue crab!"
"It's much bigger than the ones in our store."
"Wow, it's so big, the customers will definitely love it."
Mr. Qian glared at her and went back, and the waiters wisely slipped away.
"I'm sorry, these are just a few waiters, they're not used to seeing things," Mr. Qian explained.
Ye Cheng smiled without saying a word. Judging from the conversation among the waiters, his blue crabs would fetch a good price this time.
Actually, when Mr. Qian saw this batch of blue crabs, his eyes lit up. He runs a seafood restaurant, so he's not afraid of good stuff, he just doesn't care if the stuff isn't good.
The better the products, the better his business.
Several of my old customers were very satisfied with the last batch of sea cucumbers and abalone, and kept asking me to get another batch.
But that's how it is with wild things; it depends on luck. Even if he has money, he might not be able to get one.
He picked out a few and examined them carefully, then nodded. "They are indeed wild. I'll take this batch. 50 yuan each, no need to weigh them, how about that?"
"Mr. Qian is very generous." Ye Cheng smiled and gave a thumbs up.
50 each is a perfect price, meeting his expectations perfectly. It seems that going to the city was the right choice.
Seeing Ye Cheng's straightforwardness, Boss Qian was also very happy. "Little Ye, you don't seem like a country boy at all. You didn't even try to raise the price I offered. Aren't you afraid I'll rip you off?"
Ye Cheng shook his head. "Although I don't know the price of blue crabs in the city, I trust you since I've chosen you, Mr. Qian. Of course, if you cheat me this time, you'll be removed from my list of partners next time."
Ye Cheng's half-joking, half-serious demeanor made Boss Qian's heart skip a beat. This young man in front of him was definitely not simple. He seemed carefree and easygoing, but he knew that if he tricked Ye Cheng once, the kid would definitely switch to someone else.
Currently, everything Ye Cheng provides is of high quality, and he needs to retain this valuable supplier.
"Hahaha, Xiao Ye is right. Come on, let's go get the money. I'll show you around our restaurant while we're at it."
Watching the two leave, Xiao Hu quickly picked up the snakeskin bag from the ground; he'd need it again next time.
Mr. Qian took Ye Cheng on a tour partly to show off his restaurant, and partly to intimidate him and let him know how big a restaurant he was cooperating with.
So Mr. Qian personally led Ye Cheng into the most luxurious private room.
"How about it? This is our restaurant's VIP private room. Isn't it big enough?" Boss Qian said proudly.
This private room, well, it's huge.
However, the decoration style is still a product of this era, and to be honest, Ye Cheng didn't feel anything about it.
Which hotel's private rooms in later generations weren't like this? Ye Chengcheng passed by places that were hundreds of times more luxurious than this one. They were truly magnificent and resplendent. In those places, the food wasn't really about the meal, but about saving face.
Xiao Hu was dumbfounded. Such a luxurious place, with carpets laid out, he didn't even dare to step inside, he only dared to stand at the door and look.
Seeing the expectant look in Mr. Qian's eyes, Ye Cheng reluctantly said, "Not bad."
Mr. Qian's face darkened. This was not bad. His VIP room was considered luxurious in Donghai City. How come this kid didn't feel anything?
"Um, Mr. Qian, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now." Ye Cheng glanced at the package briefly and then prepared to leave, as he still had other matters to attend to.
"Ah, why don't you take another look? My other private rooms are pretty good too, and our main hall can seat more than twenty tables." Boss Qian suddenly felt a little disappointed. How could his big restaurant not attract even the slightest interest from this kid?
"I'm not looking anymore. I wish Mr. Qian's business great success!"
After saying that, Ye Cheng took Xiao Hu and left.
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