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Lu Ao's meaning was obvious: his Coconut Crab juveniles were not worth that kind of price.

Feng Jinhao kept shaking his head, refusing to agree. "No, that's no way to do business."

Lu Ao was not in a hurry. "Why don't you go back and think it over? Once you've made up your mind, we can continue discussing this deal."

Feng Jinhao looked troubled but still insisted on refusing. "If we go by your terms, there's no way this deal can happen. Your price is so low—how are we supposed to trade?"

Huang Ningna had been standing to the side and did not feel it was appropriate to interrupt their business discussion. But hearing this, he gently tried to persuade him. "Well, Old Feng, Lu Ao's Lionhead Goose really is very popular. He wasn't lying."

"My Coconut Crabs aren't bad either. If I agreed to this trade, my wife would scold me to death when I got home. No way."

Lu Ao found his refusal somewhat regrettable, but he did not say anything.

After keeping them for lunch, Lu Ao packed up the remaining half of the Lionhead Goose with ice packs and gave it to Feng Jinhao to take home. Feng Jinhao had brought Coconut Crabs that morning, so the dozen-odd pounds of Lionhead Goose meat counted as a return gift.

Feng Jinhao said he would go back and think it over, so Lu Ao let him.

More than a week passed without any reply from him. Lu Ao knew the matter had most likely fallen through.

Huang Ningna had guessed as much and even called Lu Ao specifically to apologize.

"Sorry, Lu Ao. We wasted your time. I thought this deal would go especially smoothly."

"It's nothing. I should thank you for thinking of us whenever something comes