When Ye Yuan heard it was Zhang Gui, he couldn't help giving Su Mei a strange look...
Seeing the expression on Ye Yuan's face, Su Mei asked, "What? Is there something wrong with him?"
"How many suppliers does Sister Su have?" Ye Yuan answered with a question.
Su Mei put on the aggrieved look of a helpless little woman. "I just took over the restaurant and got bullied badly by my competitors. My old suppliers emigrated too. How many suppliers could I possibly have? It took me a long time just to find this one."
Wang Yueshan rolled his eyes beside them. Who would dare bully you? Everyone in Blue Island City knows you as the business world's Hua Mulan.
After hearing Su Mei out, Ye Yuan spoke out of goodwill. He also didn't want Su Mei to suffer losses because of his affairs. "Then Sister Su, you'd better find another supplier. From what I've heard, this one can't provide much seafood."
Su Mei could tell there was more to Ye Yuan's words, but since they had only just met, she didn't want to leave him with the impression that she had to know everything. So she said, "Then that puts me in a difficult spot. Does Xiao Yuan have a way to help your sister out?"
Ye Yuan looked at Wang Yueshan beside him. After all, their previous collaborations had been quite pleasant.
Wang Yueshan understood what Ye Yuan meant. "Xiao Yuan, you're a good guy, so I'll be honest with you. Sooner or later, I'll return to the family and manage the family hotels. This trading company is just a test the family gave me. Now that I have you, I basically have nothing to worry about. You can sell however you want, but I need to say this upfront: don't forget your poor big brother just because you've found yourself a beautiful older sister when it comes to those high-end seafood products."
Ye Yuan understood what Wang Yueshan meant and said to Su Mei, "No problem. I'm only just getting started, so I can't promise a stable supply, but helping Sister Su get through this crisis won't be a problem."
He was so confident because all of Zhang Gui's catch was in his space. Supplying a few batches of goods would not be a problem.
"Then it's settled. I'll come visit your place when I have time. Don't tell me I'm not welcome when I get there."
Su Mei made a joke. Having successfully achieved her goal, she saw that it was getting late and got up to say goodbye.
This auction caused quite a stir in Hong Kong Island. At first, only a few independent media outlets covered it, but as major mainstream outlets began reporting on it one after another, Yuwan Seafood quickly shot up the trending searches on Weibo.
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One-Head Abalone Appears Again at Hong Kong Island Auction, Selling for an Astronomical 3.05 Million
Yuwan Seafood: The Future Overlord of the Seafood Industry
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Heng Hai Group Secures Exclusive Hong Kong Island Distribution Rights for Yuwan Seafood
All kinds of reports flooded the media. Every article devoted considerable space to describing the grand occasion of the auction.
What Ye Yuan hadn't expected was that Yuwan Seafood would become the subject of such fierce media coverage.
The reports soon made their way back to Blue Island City. Blue Island City attached great importance to the matter, and relevant officials held meetings to discuss it. They planned to establish Yuwan Seafood as a well-known brand of Pinghai County and use this opportunity to drive the county's development.
At Blue Island Airport, Ye Yuan and Su Mei got off the plane together. They had run into each other during the flight.
"Xiao Yuan, do you have a car? Do you want Sister Su to give you a ride?" Su Mei asked as she saw the car that had come to pick her up.
"No need. My car is in the parking lot."
"Alright, then it's settled. I'll come to your place tomorrow. Just don't tell me I'm not welcome."
Su Mei had already arranged with Ye Yuan on the plane to visit his fish farm the next day.
"No problem. See you tomorrow," Ye Yuan replied.
Su Mei waved to Ye Yuan and got into her car.
By the time Ye Yuan returned to Fishing Bay Island, the news had already reached Pinghai County. Many people knew that Ye Yuan had made a fortune in Hong Kong Island this time.
The workers on the island were all delighted. This meant their jobs were secure. At first, many of them had thought Ye Yuan's fish farm would not last long. After all, such a large stretch of sea had only been stocked with a small number of fry so far.
After returning home, Ye Yuan gave the gifts he had bought in Hong Kong Island to his family. His parents kept saying he was wasting money, while Niuniu ran around happily in her new clothes.
That night, Ye Yuan released all the fish he had taken from Zhang Gui into his fish farm from his space.
To avoid arousing suspicion, Ye Yuan had specifically told Ding Yi and the others to take the boat out before returning. They did not come back until the middle of the night, so if anyone asked about the fish the next day, he could explain that Ding Yi and the others had brought them back.
The fish had not been in the space for long, but even so, they had already improved greatly and were no different from wild fish.
Only after finishing all this did Ye Yuan return home to sleep.
At Pinghai County's dock, numerous media reporters had gathered. They had all come to interview Ye Yuan. There were not only media outlets from Blue Island, but reporters from Hedong Province as well.
Since Fishing Bay Island was now privately owned and there was no ferry service, the media waited at the dock while Pinghai County officials urgently arranged a boat for them.
Su Mei arrived on her private yacht. Once on the island, Ye Yuan showed her around the entire place. Su Mei was dressed casually that day, and a pair of tight jeans outlined her perfect figure.
A cartoon-print T-shirt instantly transformed the glamorous mature woman into a youthful girl. With large sunglasses on her face, even people familiar with her would have had trouble recognizing that this beautiful young woman was actually the famous owner of Fuxiangju Restaurant in Blue Island City.
Su Mei took a strong interest in the resort that was under construction. The environment lacked the clamor of the city and had an added touch of pastoral tranquility, making it very suitable for elderly people to live in.
"Xiao Yuan, save a room for me once this place is finished. I'll bring my family here for a vacation when I have time."
"No problem. This place isn't open to the public anyway. I built it to entertain friends. Sister Su can come whenever she wants."
The two chatted as they made their way to the fish farm.
They saw many workers at the dock holding tools and confronting several people.
When Ye Yuan approached, several men dressed like hoodlums were shouting, "Tell your boss to come out! Our Brother Gui is here to do business. You country bumpkins better not fail to appreciate what's good for you!"
A yellow-haired man was the one shouting.
When the workers saw Ye Yuan approaching, they made way for him. His Second Uncle, who was leading them, came to his side and said quietly, "Xiao Yuan, that's Zhang Gui over there. He has a terrible reputation in our county. Don't let him fool you. Be careful."
The moment Ye Yuan heard it was Zhang Gui, he perked up and looked across at him. The man was a fat fellow in his late thirties, wearing a black collared jacket, a huge gemstone ring on his finger, and a gold chain as thick as a pinky hanging around his neck.
When Zhang Gui saw Ye Yuan step out from the crowd, he guessed that this young man was probably the owner of the place.
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