As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 219: Chapter 190: Dating? So isn’t having a grandchild coming soon?

Chapter 219: Chapter 190: Dating? So isn’t having a grandchild coming soon?

Two boxes of yellow croaker, with the merchants’ hype over the years, during the New Year, the status of yellow croaker undoubtedly surpasses that of other seafood.

Today is the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and we’re already at the edge of the holiday season.

In the days that follow, these bosses will basically be either at a dinner or on their way to one.

Fish represents the notion of ‘surplus year after year,’ and being able to easily purchase fresh yellow croaker undoubtedly makes all the bosses in the group very happy.

As soon as Chu Mingcheng arrived at the Wen City dock, he found a large crowd of successful people gathered there.

This wasn’t the time for the fishing boats to return to the harbor; obviously, they were all waiting for him.

Chu Mingcheng had already felt their enthusiasm from the group chat and couldn’t help but silently commend his own foresight for having picked and packed the yellow croakers he was going to give away beforehand; otherwise, there would have been none left later.

However, he only picked four kilogram-class yellow croakers, which he would take back for Chen Yang and Zhang Wei, and also selected two well-formed five-tael yellow croakers to take home along with the three-kilogram sea red spot for his parents to try.

Therefore, the remaining yellow croaker weighed one hundred thirteen kilograms, allowing each of his customers to buy some.

Once the boat was moored, Chu Mingcheng stepped out of the cockpit, and the customers who had been watching eagerly swarmed towards him.

“Boss Chu is still so handsome! If you didn’t have a girlfriend, I’d want to introduce my daughter to you.”

“Are you trying to introduce your daughter, or are you trying to introduce yourself?”

“I didn’t know you were like that; we’re just interested in Boss Chu’s fish, but you’re drooling over him too.”

Chu Mingcheng’s mouth twitched. These old rascals always used such bold language in the group chat that it was unbearable for the younger people to witness.

It also made him reluctant to join in the chat in the group, fearing a whole crowd would turn on him.

He never expected that even coming here to sell fish in person would not spare him from their teasing.

Oh well, starting tomorrow, he’d better bring Zhang Wei along, as he was most familiar with this type of situation.

“Everyone, go ahead and buy the fish. I’ve been sailing all the way from Xia City back here and haven’t even gone home yet!”

Upon hearing what Chu Mingcheng said, the customers didn’t delay any further, each buying yellow croakers according to the previously agreed portions.

There were over thirty customers here, some of whom were brought in by other customers.

All the customers currently in Wen City had come over, and more than a hundred kilograms of fish were not enough to go around, so Chu Mingcheng had them discuss in advance and share the amount.

Customers from out of town really wanted some too, but unfortunately, he was in a hurry to get home and could only deliver when he was less busy next time.

After all, he figured he’d have another catch of fish in at least two days, so there was no need to rush.

Chu Mingcheng checked today’s prices and noticed a slight increase of ten yuan.

He wasn’t bothered by that and sold the fish to these familiar customers at the premium price he had set before.

These customers were willing to buy from him long term mainly because his fish was fresh and never treated with chemicals. Plus, there were never any inferior ones. Having a cheaper price was certainly better, but if not, these customers didn’t mind either.

The seafood bought directly from fishing boats and fishing vessels was never treated with chemicals.

However, seafood bought from the market, considering the need for longer preservation, required many merchants to treat the fish with chemicals to slow down the decomposition.

Buying fish from Chu Mingcheng was an occasional treat for their own families for most, but mostly they were used for entertaining business guests.

The 3-5 tael range totaled twenty-three kilograms and eight taels, sold at three hundred fifty each, bringing in eight thousand eight hundred thirty yuan.

The 5-7 tael range was priced directly at six hundred fifty, being the most abundant, tallying thirty-seven kilograms and five taels, sold for twenty-four thousand three hundred yuan.

The 7-9 tael range sold for eight hundred one per kilogram, totaling thirteen kilograms and two taels, bringing in ten thousand five hundred yuan.

The nine-tael to one-kilogram range comprised another specification, priced at one thousand one hundred yuan. There were only seven kilograms and eight taels here, bringing in over eight thousand five hundred yuan.

The remainder over one kilogram totaled thirty kilograms and seven taels, with the price increasing by three hundred yuan for every additional two taels.

Excluding the two-and-a-half-kilogram fish, the remaining yellow croaker sold for forty-five thousand yuan.

The two-and-a-half-kilogram fish alone reached a price of two thousand nine yuan, which was the price of a previous three-kilogram fish.

That one alone was sold for seven thousand two hundred fifty yuan, around one thousand yuan more expensive than half a month ago.

After selling all the yellow croaker, the total revenue was just over one hundred four thousand yuan, close to what he had estimated.

The nearly thirty thousand yuan spent on fuel from Xia City was suddenly covered, and he netted an additional seventy-five thousand yuan. Deciding to come back and fish for yellow croaker was indeed a correct decision.

After selling the fish and saying goodbye to the customers, Chu Mingcheng started the fishing vessel and sailed home.

On the way, he calculated his savings, which now totaled over one million seventy thousand yuan, having already collected the fifty thousand yuan reward.

He had already paid a 20% deposit for the boat, and still needed to pay over five million four hundred thousand yuan, of which he personally needed to cover over two million seventy thousand yuan.

That meant there was still a gap of over one million six hundred thousand yuan, and considering the costs for fuel among other expenses after buying the boat, he needed to prepare at least another hundred thousand yuan, meaning he still had to earn at least one million seventy-five thousand yuan.

Whether the pressure during the coming year would be heavy will depend on this last half-month leading up to the New Year.

However, having made around US$ 50,000 from fishing yellow croaker overnight, he was quite confident about completing most of it.

He just wasn’t sure if Chen Yang and Zhang Wei were available, he would bring them along when the time came and could buy yellow croaker from them to sell at a profit.

While driving, Chu Mingcheng made a phone call to Zhang Wei, asking him to drive to Yanmen Island to help move his luggage.

Fish, luggage, and a litter of cats were too much for him to handle alone.

By calling him over, he could also directly hand over the fish, saving himself the trouble of making a delivery.

Zhang Wei and Chen Yang were quite surprised, not expecting Chu Mingcheng to return without any prior notice.

Since it was already past four o’clock, they simply closed the shop and drove directly to Yanmen Island.

However, by the time they arrived, Chu Mingcheng had already reached the dock.

Zhang Wei immediately jumped onto the boat. “I said, lad, how come you’re back with no word, and didn’t call ahead for us to come and get you before arriving by boat!”

“Coming back by boat means I’m up to this, of course!” Chu Mingcheng handed yellow croaker to both of them, “With half a month to go before the new year, I can use this time to make a good profit.”

“Holy crap, is that yellow croaker?” Both were somewhat surprised to see the glittering contents in the bag.

Chen Yang handed the fish back. “These two must be worth more than two thousand, aren’t they? Are you struggling financially?”

Zhang Wei also returned his bag. “Isn’t there a big gap in your boat buying funds? You better sell this high-quality yellow croaker!”

“Keep it, I just sold US$ 50,000 worth of yellow croaker at Wen City dock half an hour ago. I don’t need these few.” Chu Mingcheng revealed a slight smile.

“Damn!” Chen Yang and Zhang Wei immediately gave the middle finger in response.

He had staged that move perfectly, incredibly ordinary!

Suddenly, Zhang Wei came to his senses, excitedly said, “If you’ve sailed back does that mean I can go fishing for yellow croaker with you?”

Chu Mingcheng nodded, “Of course, Ah Yang, if someone is watching your store, why don’t you come as well! The price of yellow croaker is skyrocketing, extra income wouldn’t hurt.”

Chen Yang thought for a moment and said, “Let Ah Wei go with you for now, my store is also winding down, I’ll take a holiday in three or four days, then we can all go fishing together.”

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“Alright, let’s get ashore first, and there’s something I want to discuss with you guys while we’re at it!”

Then the three of them moved the luggage ashore and put it into the car. Chu Mingcheng locked the boat’s cockpit then had Chen Yang drive him to his home first.

Not the house in the county but the old house here, he needed to settle the kittens before returning.

He also explained his yellow croaker buying business to them, telling them openly that he was buying yellow croaker at 90％ of the market price, which meant he made US$ 10,000 on a US$ 50,000 catch.

Normal fish traders generally buy at about 70％ of the market price, with around a 10％ fluctuation depending on different seafood, so Chu Mingcheng’s price was very favorable.

Zhang Wei and Chen Yang didn’t hesitate at all and agreed immediately.

They even offered to fish for free and not take money, but Chu Mingcheng refused them.

If it was just for a day or two, it would be fine, but they were going to sea at least seven or eight more times, and the earnings would likely be very high; he couldn’t cheat his own brothers!

After settling the kittens and feeding them cat food, Chu Mingcheng packed some clothes and the fish, then drove to the town.

Returning to his home, he found the door open and walked straight in.

An Xiuwen was mopping the floor; sensing someone, she instinctively looked up and was surprised to see her son, initially not even reacting.

Seeing his mom’s stunned expression, Chu Mingcheng put down what he was holding, spread his arms, and exclaimed, “Surprise or not, unexpected or not!”

“You rascal, coming home without saying a word.”

An Xiuwen saw her son’s playful act and lightly chided him, then quickly put down the mop and rushed forward, scrutinizing her son from head to toe.

Seeing he was still as handsome as ever, and even more robust than before, she nodded in satisfaction.

“Not bad, your physique is indeed much better than when you were always sitting in the office.”

“Absolutely,” Chu Mingcheng laughed, then picking up the fish, he said, “Mom, take good care of this fish, I caught it when I came back. I’ve sold a lot already, and brought the rest for you and dad to enjoy the freshness.”

“Why do you still have so much yellow croaker? What did you bring them back for, they’re so expensive!”

“These are of inferior quality, they wouldn’t fetch a high price, I’ve already sold the good ones.”

Hearing him say this, An Xiuwen nodded, picked up the fish, and stowed them in the fridge, then quickly went to his room to take out his bedding and make it up.

It had been raining daily for some time, and considering her son might be coming back around this time, she took advantage of a sunny day the day before to wash and dry the quilt, not expecting it would be used today.

After making up the bed, An Xiuwen suddenly remembered something important, “Oh, son, how is it going with Luoluo in Xia City?”

Chu Mingcheng paused, realizing he hadn’t mentioned to his parents that he was dating Jiang Luoluo, so he said, “Luoluo and I are dating now, and she has already informed her parents. We’ll schedule a time, and I’ll pay a visit.”

“Dating?” An Xiuwen was overjoyed upon hearing this. Such a beautiful girl, it would have been a pity if someone else had got her. Initially sending her son to Xia City had indeed been with the hopes of ‘first at the water’s edge gets the moon first.’

Now that the two were dating, wouldn’t she be holding a grandson or granddaughter soon?