The Fish I Catch Can Level Up

Chapter 221: Wei Jiaguo: Even My Bragging Needs a Script

His and Jiang Luoluo's remaining catch totaled thirty-five hundred jin, but it only sold for two hundred eighty thousand yuan—an average of eighty yuan per jin.

There was no helping it. His customer base was already saturated, and he couldn't offload several thousand jin of fish in a short time. In the end, the captain was the one who profited.

On this Nansha trip, his and Jiang Luoluo's combined catch sold for nearly one million two hundred thousand yuan. After deducting costs, their profit was about one million one hundred thousand—a bountiful harvest indeed.

The main reason was that his large groupers and the tuna had earned him nearly five hundred thousand, and the most valuable batch of fish had been sold to his customers at high prices.

As for Zhang Wei and the others, after selling all their catch, they only made a little over a hundred thousand yuan after costs.

And that was with some of their fish being sold at high prices with Chu Mingcheng's help. If they'd been like the other anglers, forced to sell to fishmongers, they would have made at most fifty or sixty thousand on this trip.

Of course, fifty or sixty thousand a month was still a very high income.

But they'd spent most of their time fishing near Chu Mingcheng, piggybacking on his cheat codex. Otherwise, their income would have been cut in half.

This was the reality for the vast majority of anglers. A trip to Nansha, working themselves to the bone, only to make ten or twenty thousand yuan after deducting costs. Only some of the more seasoned anglers earned a bit more.

After selling all his catch, Chu Mingcheng didn't forget to keep some fish for himself.He had three boxes at his feet, totaling exactly one hundred jin, all precious deep-sea fish.

Two of the boxes were large—one for his parents and one for his future in-laws.

The remaining small box he would have Jiang Luoluo give to her two business partners after they returned to Xiamen.

As for themselves, they didn't plan on keeping any. They'd been eating fish for a month and were already sick of it.

Finally, there was a large tiger shark. This shark was packed directly into a box, ready to be sent to Wei Jiaguo.

Three days later, the horn of the Sky High sounded as the ship returned to the pier.

"We're finally back! It feels so good to have solid ground under feet!" Chen Yang exclaimed as he disembarked.

"Stop being so dramatic and hurry up and help with the luggage," Zhang Wei said, giving him a smack on the back of the head, cutting off his sentimental moment.

"Coming, coming!" Chen Yang rubbed his head and hurried over to help.

After a month at sea, the feeling of solid ground was indeed wonderful.

After all, on the boat, you always felt like you were swaying, which was never very comfortable.

But there was a lot to do after docking. The first thing was to ship the fish to customers.

Fortunately, the fish had already been vacuum-sealed and boxed on the boat, so they didn't have to do it themselves. The crew and deliverymen would arrange everything for a small fee.

Of course, for the tiger shark and the fish for his parents, Chu Mingcheng had paid the shipping fee in advance. You couldn't ask others to pay for shipping a gift.

After finishing their business, the group rested in Qiongzhou for a day before going their separate ways.

Han Baola had to continue her journey. She would head to Xiamen only after this trip was over.

Zhang Wei and Chen Yang didn't go to Xiamen with them but returned to Wenzhou first.

There was still plenty of time before their boat would be ready, so they weren't in a hurry.

In the end, only Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo took a plane back to Xiamen.

"We're finally back. I'm so tired!" As soon as they entered the house, Jiang Luoluo pulled the dust cover off the sofa and flopped onto it.

Chu Mingcheng walked over and gave her perky bottom a pat. It felt nice, so he gave it another squeeze.

"Don't lie down just yet. I've already called the cleaning service. Let's get the quilts and everything out to air in the sun, otherwise, we won't be able to sleep tonight."

"I don't want to. You do it. I'm so tired!" Jiang Luoluo whined, writhing on the sofa like a seductive snake.

Seeing this, Chu Mingcheng let her be. This trip to Nansha had indeed been exhausting, not just physically but mentally as well.

He was feeling extremely tired himself, let alone Jiang Luoluo.

He took out all the quilts from her room and hung them up to air, then went back to his own room and did the same.

Then he took the dust cover from the sofa and threw it in the washing machine.

A short while later, several housekeepers arrived.

He wasn't short on money now. The seven hundred thousand he'd owed his parents had been paid off.

Excluding the money for the boat, he still had about four hundred thousand. Daily expenses were no pressure at all, so he'd called two extra housekeepers to get the cleaning done faster.

But that didn't mean he wasn't short on money. He would definitely be settling in Xiamen in the future, and buying a house would require a lot of money.

Opening a club also required money. So even though he'd earned a lot during the New Year period, it still wasn't enough.

Fortunately, he was finally out of debt. Chu Mingcheng no longer had to work as hard as before and could enjoy the pleasure of fishing.

While he was cleaning, Wei Jiaguo was staring at a large box in front of him, completely baffled.

He couldn't remember buying anything.

Fortunately, the package had a name on it. He went over to look, only to find the name "Ultraman Tiga."

"???" Wei Jiaguo was baffled again. He turned to the deliveryman. "How can the name be Ultraman Tiga? Can you really ship something with a random name?"

The deliveryman shook his head repeatedly. "I don't know. This is how I got it. I just delivered it to the address."

"..." Wei Jiaguo looked at the information on the package again. When he saw the phone number, his expression froze. He felt the number was a bit familiar.

So he took out his phone and found Chu Mingcheng's number.

When the numbers matched, he immediately understood, a smile touching his lips. "That little rascal, sending me a package without even telling me!"

Then he opened the package to check if anything inside was damaged.

The only thing Chu Mingcheng would send him was fish.

If the fish had gone bad because the delivery company hadn't stored it properly, he would have to demand compensation.

The box was very long—a full four meters. The delivery company had specially used a pickup truck to deliver it. There was even a small crane on the back of the truck; otherwise, it would have taken several people to move the package.

This made Wei Jiaguo very curious about what kind of fish was inside.

However, as he opened the box, he had a guess. This must be a large marlin.

Only marlin could grow this long. A tuna was considered very large at over two meters, so he didn't think it was a tuna.

When the box was opened and the top layer of ice packs was removed, Wei Jiaguo immediately sucked in a breath of cold air.

The temperature in Xiamen in March was already starting to warm up, but at this moment, he still felt the air in his chest was icy.

He'd thought it was a marlin, but inside was a ferocious, giant shark.

"Holy crap!" The deliveryman, seeing such a large shark, couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

In his nearly thirty years of life, when had he ever seen a shark with his own eyes, let alone one this big?

But the next moment, something occurred to him. Could this shark be a protected animal? He knew the shark had been sent from Qiongzhou.

"Um, I need to take a picture to confirm the item is in good condition."

Wei Jiaguo glanced at the deliveryman. He knew that some delivery companies took a few photos as proof upon delivery, so he nodded and let him take the picture.

But being a shrewd man, he saw the deliveryman's slightly unnatural expression and immediately had some guesses. So he said directly, "This is a tiger shark. It's not a protected animal in our country. You can look it up."

The deliveryman's photo-taking motion paused, his expression a little awkward. "Oh, so this is a tiger shark. It's really big."

After the deliveryman left, Wei Jiaguo looked at the tiger shark, a smile returning to his face.

Tiger sharks were rarely sold on the market, so it was hard to say their exact value.

But the shark fin alone was not cheap, and the skin could be made into leather. He was very satisfied with Chu Mingcheng's gesture.

Wei Jiaguo took out his phone, first calling a private restaurant and asking them to send a few people to pick up the ingredient.

Secondly, he invited a few of his old friends. They hadn't met since the New Year, so they had to have a drink tonight.

As for the bragging material for the evening...

After the restaurant staff had taken the shark, Wei Jiaguo hurried to his study, took out a pen and paper, and prepared to draft a script first.

Chu Mingcheng had no idea about Wei Jiaguo's antics. After the housekeepers finished cleaning and left, he and Jiang Luoluo were sprawled on the sofa, browsing takeout options, agonizing over what to eat for dinner.

The housekeepers had been cleaning all afternoon, and they'd had a lot of things to tidy up. They were already tired, and after a day of organizing, they were even more exhausted. Who had the energy to cook?

"Why don't we invite Mei and Wanying to go out to eat?" Jiang Luoluo, who couldn't find anything she wanted to order, turned off her phone and suggested.

"Sure, I have no problem with that." Chu Mingcheng also felt that eating out was the best option. There was really nothing he wanted to order for takeout.

Afterward, Jiang Luoluo called Zhang Ruomei and Chen Wanying, and then they set off for a rather famous private restaurant.

Zhang Ruomei was led to a private room by a waiter. Seeing the two people inside, she immediately teased, "Well, well, are you two back from your honeymoon?"

"What honeymoon? You know where I've been. Fishing for a month—I'm exhausted," Jiang Luoluo sighed, then added, "By the way, I brought you some deep-sea fish from Nansha. They're in the restaurant's cold storage. Don't forget to take them with you after dinner."

"You have a conscience, not forgetting to bring your big sister a souvenir." Zhang Ruomei nodded with satisfaction. She knew just by hearing "deep-sea fish from Nansha" that they weren't cheap—definitely seafood she wouldn't normally splurge on.

A short while later, Chen Wanying also arrived.

She ran her own business, and Jiang Luoluo had called her when she was busy, so she was a little late.

The group didn't plan on drinking that night, just having a simple meal and catching up.

So two hours later, Chu Mingcheng paid the bill, and they all went their separate ways.

But as he and Jiang Luoluo were passing a private room, they both stopped involuntarily, because a familiar voice came from inside.

"This tiger shark has a huge appetite! It ate the fish I was catching until only the head was left. When has a guy like me ever taken such a loss? How could I possibly swallow that insult..."

Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo looked at each other.

"The person speaking inside couldn't be Agong Wei, could it?"

"The voice sounds a lot like him, and didn't you just send him a tiger shark?"

"Should we go in and say hello?" A mischievous grin appeared on Chu Mingcheng's lips. He was very much looking forward to seeing if Wei Jiaguo could continue his tall tale with the real protagonist present.

"Let's not. Agong Wei is so proud. If you expose him, how would he save face!" Jiang Luoluo, being kind-hearted, stopped Chu Mingcheng from making trouble.

"Alright then, we'll just pretend we didn't hear anything!"