Who was supposed to benefit the public again?
The old man was displeased and turned around to pound on his son, so much so that for several days afterward, Weng Qian's face turned green whenever he heard the word "fish."
The Gui Yaoyao family regretted things just as much as the Weng father and son.
Such a nourishing fish had originally been meant for the whole family to share, yet they had sold it for that little bit of money. Even the small amount left at home drew countless people asking about it, driving them to distraction.
The twenty pounds of fish they had kept were guarded tightly by the Gui Family. They gave none of it to anyone else and simply stewed it for the family's three daily meals.
After a week like that, the fish was gone, but Gui Yaoyao's parents and in-laws were visibly healthier. Their backs no longer ached, their legs no longer hurt, and they walked as briskly as if flying whenever they went out for a stroll.
The effects were excellent.
And the better the effects were, the more the family regretted it.
After dinner that day, Gui Yaoyao's father sighed. "It just wasn't meant to be. We were never meant to have something like that all to ourselves."
Her father-in-law chimed in, "Exactly. It was already at our mouths, yet we still gave so much away."
Her mother-in-law hurriedly said, "Getting twenty pounds of fish and such a fine swim bladder was already a huge bargain for us. Besides, we hardly spent any money."
Afraid that her daughter-in-law would feel upset, she deliberately added, "We have Yaoyao to thank for this. If Yaoyao hadn't been so sharp, we wouldn't have gotten even a bite. Who would be willing to eat a fish worth