I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse

Chapter 816 - 906: Chaoshan Raw Marinated Seafood—Once You Slurp, You Just Can’t Stop!

But Wu Jiang didn’t dare to express his opinion, and he went over with a wagging tail. Shortly after, he came back and said, "My friend happens to need someone strong, so let’s try sending the Hulk over first."

If he hadn’t been holding back three million worth of goods without paying, Hui Zai would have called him crazy and wanted to beat him to death for letting a monster learn hand-made beef balls. But for the sake of their financial friendship, Hui Zai still said with a smile to try it first. After all, it’s the apocalypse; what strange things haven’t happened?

After finishing the beef hotpot, Jing Shu felt like it was just enough to fill the gaps in her teeth, leaving her wanting more. Fortunately, Hui Zai still had plenty of Chaoshan-style marinated seafood.

Wu Jiang was worried that Jing Shu wouldn’t be used to the marinated seafood, but he was overthinking. When Jing Shu put a piece of frozen marinated crab into her mouth, the rich layers of taste made it feel like eating ice cream!

Therefore, this marinated Portunus crab is also called seafood ice cream.

After being soaked and marinated with ice, the crab roe hardens and sticks to the teeth, but by pressing the tongue against the palate and sucking the roe, it instantly melts, and the fresh juice dances across the tongue!

Jing Shu’s ability to appreciate food is innate. With one suck, a piece of crab roe with translucent crab meat enters her mouth, chewed gently, and slides down the esophagus, the crab roe’s aroma lingering persistently.

Seeing President Jing gently use her tongue to extract whole crab meat with a mere touch, devouring one piece after another until the whole pot was finished, Wu Jiang only managed to suck two pieces. He quickly pointed to another plate of marinated seafood and said, "President Jing, try this too. The taste is superb, these are silver clams, with thick clam meat. They are blanched in 70-degree hot water for just 10 seconds without breaking the shell, and the salty and fresh juice bursts out at any time. Drizzle it with marinade, then suck a bit and give it a try."

Jing Shu picked up a small shell, first sucking in the juice and then slowly chewing the succulent meat into her mouth, the marinade’s aroma soaking in, making the tender flesh sweet and savory, delicious!

My goodness, sucking this marinated seafood is truly addictive, Jing Shu just couldn’t stop. This marinade concoction’s flavor is simply exquisite. You could marinate even a shoe sole with it and it would taste good.

Although Jing Shu was only half full, she managed to get the secret recipe for the marinated juice and planned to marinate a batch of seafood to savor at home! Just thinking about it is delightful!

Wu Jiang and Hui Zai discussed business for a while and signed a contract. This time, Wu Jiang generously paid a 30% deposit, making Hui Zai more enthusiastic, and took Jing Shu and the others to tour Nan Ao Pier.

Nan Ao Pier used to be a seafood production base, but now it functions as a rotten corpse insects fuel base. However, the rotten corpse insects here require fishing at sea, with cleaner land compared to the South Sea, where the land is inundated with these insects. The reasons are twofold: this place is densely populated, and the people here are more industrious. After all, the South Sea people’s fame for complacency is well known.

After touring Chaoshan, Hui Zai thoughtfully packed breakfast food for Wu Jiang and Jing Shu’s group for the next morning, including white porridge with dozens of side dishes and various noodles.

Before leaving, Jing Shu bought various local specialties, but to be honest, Chaoshan’s original-flavored delicacies are undoubtedly delicious. However, the fish rice—in which fish is steamed without removing the entrails—really wasn’t to her taste.

"Alright Hui Zai, just drop us off here. The train isn’t running, so we’ll take the Hulk to Shenzhen. We have things to do tomorrow." Wu Jiang waved his hand, acknowledging that this trip was a bit thrilling but the gains were worthwhile.

"Alright, alright. By the way, your Hulk is really excellent at pounding beef balls, with great force and speed. The balls it produces are more springy than others’. I wonder if I could hire a few just for beef ball making?" Hui Zai chuckled. Although he was a bit skeptical before, but now, the balls hammered by this device are really good, really tasty!

Wu Jiang didn’t say anything but felt a bit proud inside. He was on the same team as the Hulk, humming with contentment, "Our Hulk is really powerful, it can’t just follow you to pound beef balls, it’s a bodyguard. Alright, alright, we’re leaving."

Hui Zai waved regretfully, "Well then, goodbye. Come again next time."

The group seized the night to head to Shenzhen, arriving at the Shenzhen Cigarette Factory by the next morning. Jing Shu finally ate the long-awaited Chaoshan breakfast on the way, enjoying a luxurious ceremony of white porridge with a hundred dishes and the myriad of flavors. Who wouldn’t love such a rich and variety-filled breakfast?

The Shenzhen Cigarette Factory is not just similar to the Yangcheng Cigarette Factory; it’s identical. However, the Shenzhen one is slightly larger, slightly taller, and has slightly more employees than Wu Jiang’s factory.

The person in charge of the Shenzhen Cigarette Factory is named Wu Hai.

"President Jing, this is my cousin, Wu Hai." Wu Jiang seemed a bit disgruntled. His cousin always compared everything with him since they were young, and he could never quite match up. His cousin always had a slight edge in everything, which was exasperating!

Being overshadowed by his cousin since childhood was infuriating for Wu Jiang, but he couldn’t show it. He had to smile and graciously say: Cousin is still more capable, eh.

This time, Wu Jiang brought Boss Jing along for a reason, not contesting for fame but for dignity. Can he finally outshine his cousin this time? It’s all up to President Jing!

President Jing, go ahead!

Wu Hai was slightly taller than Wu Jiang, and even his spoken standard Mandarin was a bit more precise: "Hello, President Jing, this time we’ll trouble you to first help take a look, then assist in training the staff. Also, the auction gala starts tonight, and we will go together."

"Then let’s begin."

After much wining and dining, it’s time to get some work done.

Wu Hai gave Boss Jing and Wu Jiang a general tour of the company and then gathered all the employees. After Jing Shu checked them one by one and found no anomalies, she summoned a few surgeons for training in the medical room.

"Alright, divide into Group A and Group B. Now Group A will do suturing practice, and Group B will have the test subjects lie on the operating table. Only through ample practice and experience can you quickly locate the ticks burrowing around. To simulate the real tactile sensation and their tunneling paths, I will place real ticks on you."

The complexion of several people turned pale, what? Does it have to be this intense? It could be deadly, right?

Even as Wu Hai took a step forward, Wu Jiang calmly pulled him back: "Stay calm, cousin, this is one thing you don’t measure up to me on." Although Wu Jiang was also nervously anxious inside, but this time, he was determined to perform better than his cousin!!