This Fish is Delicious

It was Zhao Chuan's birthday.

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Two days had passed since the auction ended. In those two days, Ye Yuan had visited major shopping malls in Shangjing, buying many gifts for his family and storing them in the Fishery Space.

At 3 PM, Zhao Chuan brought his brothers to his parents' villa.

The Zhao family's villa was located in the deepest part of the residential area, with the famous city lake behind it.

The road leading to the villa was private, and few people could access it.

This was because there were security guards stationed at the entrance to the villa.

In front of the villa was a large parking lot filled with many luxury cars. It seemed many guests had already arrived.

In the vegetable garden on the east side of the villa, lush green vegetables were growing, showcasing the owner's hard work.

As the brothers entered the villa, Zhao Chuan had a servant take the gifts they were holding. He specifically instructed them to place Ye Yuan's fish tank in the study first.

Zhao Chuan asked them to wait in the living room while he went into another room.

As Ye Yuan and the others were chatting in the living room, a graceful figure caught Ye Yuan's attention. A girl in a black dress was slowly walking towards them.

The girl walked past Ye Yuan and the others, paid a brief glance at Ye Yuan, and then walked away without saying anything.

Ye Yuan recognized her as the girl who had given him the dragonfish at the flower, bird, and fish market.

"I really didn't expect to see her here."

Just then, a slight commotion arose outside.

"Be careful, I spent a lot of money to get this. You guys be careful; this fish is worth more than your lives. People in front, please make way." An unpleasant voice sounded from behind them.

Ye Yuan turned around and saw several people pushing a large fish tank with wheels attached to the bottom, carefully moving it over. The fish tank was covered with a black cloth, and behind it followed a young man with a cold expression, dressed in a designer suit.

The young man kept glancing at the girl in the black dress.

When he reached the study door, the young man glanced at Ye Yuan and the others before arrogantly walking past.

The young man knocked on the study door and pushed it open.

Ye Yuan clearly saw that the moment the young man opened the door, his previously cold face transformed into a sunny, confident smile.

Second Brother patted Ye Yuan and said, "What, never seen a Sichuan Opera face-changing performance? There are many people like that, little comrade." He then looked at the oil painting on the wall with a profound expression.

Not long after the young man went in, Zhao Chuan led the girl in the black dress to the three of them.

Through Zhao Chuan's introduction, Ye Yuan learned that the girl's name was Zhao Shuang, Zhao Chuan's younger sister, who was currently in her third year at Shangjing University.

They greeted each other, and when the girl shook hands with Ye Yuan, she gave him a meaningful look.

Zhao Chuan led them into the study. Zhao Shuang initially didn't want to go in, but upon hearing her father calling for her, she followed Zhao Chuan and the others inside.

In the room were several middle-aged men and an old man. The cold young man was standing beside one of the middle-aged men.

The fish tank that had just been brought in was placed in the center of the group, and the black cloth had now been removed.

Inside the fish tank, a top-grade Blood Red Dragonfish swam leisurely.

The men were drinking tea and discussing the dragonfish, with the cold young man looking smug.

One of the middle-aged men saw Zhao Chuan and the others, put down his teacup, and said to Zhao Shuang, "Little Shuang, come here. Hongyuan traveled all the way from the US to come back; you should spend some time with him."

Zhao Shuang reluctantly walked to her father's side and stood obediently, not speaking to the Hongyuan her father mentioned.

Zhao Chuan, understanding his sister's expression, immediately introduced Ye Yuan and the others to his father.

Zhao Chuan's father, Zhao Xiuping, was about 1.75 meters tall, appeared to be in his fifties, had a square face and thick eyebrows, exuding an air of authority. He stood as straight as a javelin, firmly planted on the ground.

Eldest Brother had once mentioned that his father had served in a certain unit of the Navy.

The other middle-aged men were his father's comrades and friends. The old man, whom Zhao Chuan called Grandpa Xu, was his father's superior during his time in the Navy.

The cold young man beside them was the son of one of Zhao Xiuping's comrades.

Having lost his mother at a young age, he often visited the Zhao family. Since he was close in age to Zhao Shuang, both families had arranged a childhood engagement for them. He could be considered Zhao Chuan's future brother-in-law.

Ye Yuan glanced at Zhao Shuang and had a feeling that she didn't particularly like this guy named Jia Hongyuan.

Zhao Chuan told his father, "The gift Ye Yuan brought are two ornamental fish, and they are very rare kinds."

Before Father Zhao could speak, Jia Hongyuan, standing nearby, spoke first.

"What kind of ornamental fish could be better than my top-grade Blood Red Dragonfish? You didn't just bring some ordinary ones to appease Uncle, did you?"

Although the middle-aged men said nothing, their smiles indicated they agreed with Jia Hongyuan's words.

When it came to ornamental fish, Jia Hongyuan's Blood Red Dragonfish was probably comparable to Zhao Shuang's previous one. His words carried some weight.

Ye Yuan hadn't paid much attention initially. After all, anyone who knew about fish would be able to tell the quality of his gift. He didn't want to show it off in front of so many people.

He thought that after the banquet, Zhao Chuan could show it to his father. The gift was primarily for the recipient's happiness, not for showing off.

Zhao Shuang, hearing Jia Hongyuan's words, her cunning eyes flickered, and then she spoke:

"That's not necessarily true. In the eyes of my brother's classmate, your fish is just something edible."

After speaking, she even asked Ye Yuan, "Is this fish tasty?"

Zhao Shuang's question caused the originally lively room to fall silent.

Everyone turned their gaze to Ye Yuan. Ye Yuan hadn't expected this young lady to be so mischievous. If you didn't like Jia Hongyuan, why drag him into it?

Helpless, Ye Yuan touched the tip of his nose and said awkwardly, "This fish is quite tasty."

Zhao's father knew that his daughter was very resistant to the engagement with the Jia family. Her words just now were meant to anger Jia Hongyuan.

But what did his son's classmate's answer mean?

Not only Zhao's father, but even Zhao Chuan was surprised. He nudged Ye Yuan, "Hey, Fourth Brother, what's going on?"

Ye Yuan had no choice. Since he and Zhao Shuang had said he would be the one eating the fish when they asked for it, he could only brace himself and say, "I just ate a Blood Red Dragonfish a few days ago. This fish is indeed quite tasty."

At this moment, Zhao Shuang gave Ye Yuan a look that said, You know what's good for you.

Jia Hongyuan didn't understand what was happening. Seeing Zhao Shuang and Ye Yuan exchanging glances, a fire ignited within him.

"My friend, since such a premium dragonfish is just food on the table in your eyes, I'd like to see what kind of fish you consider an ornamental fish."

Zhao's father looked at Zhao Chuan. He was afraid his son's classmate might be someone who boasted a lot.

If that were the case, not only would his son be embarrassed, but he would also lose face.

After all, Ye Yuan and the others were his family's guests.

Zhao Chuan gave his father a reassuring look, then instructed someone to bring the fish over.