"What's arrived at our village?" Ye Feng mumbled groggily.
But in the next second, he seemed to remember something and suddenly jolted upright.
He looked closely at the note and immediately rushed out of bed, shouting, "Mom, help me cook! I have friends coming today!"
His mother, upon hearing this, smiled and said, "You told me yesterday! I've already prepared the food, just waiting for your friends!"
"Oh, oh! That's good then!"
After saying that, he quickly washed his face and ran out.
At the entrance of Ye Feng's village, two people were standing next to a black Mercedes. They were Qin Feihong and Zheng Yi.
It turned out that last night, as Ye Feng and his friends were driving back, they had somehow started chatting about visiting Ye Feng's home.
Ye Feng hadn't thought much of it and had readily agreed.
He had thought they might have been joking and wasn't sure if they would actually come, but he hadn't expected them to show up for real.
"Wow! You guys are so early!" Ye Feng said somewhat awkwardly.
Qin Feihong chuckled, "Haha! Did we disturb your sleep!"
"Haha, no, no!" Ye Feng quickly shook his head.
Soon, Ye Feng led them to his home.
"Mom, this is Grandpa Qin, and this is Uncle Zheng..." Ye Feng introduced them to each other.
His mother also greeted them enthusiastically, bringing out all sorts of good wine and food to entertain them.
For some reason, both Ye Feng and his mother felt an immense sense of closeness to this grandfatherly figure, as if he were a relative they hadn't seen in a long time.
They chatted with Ye Feng and his mother until two in the afternoon before reluctantly leaving.
As they departed, they requested to take photos and videos, saying they wanted to keep them as mementos.
After they left, the two of them started talking in the car.
Zheng Yi asked, "Sir, why don't you acknowledge your young master and his mother?"
The elder heard this and sighed, shaking his head, "You know the family's situation. It's not that I don't want to, but I can't! At least not now!"
"Oh, oh, I understand!" Zheng Yi replied, then focused on driving, falling silent.
A few hours later, they returned to the capital and appeared in a hospital.
A man, emaciated to the bone, lay on a hospital bed.
Qin Feihong sat by his bedside, holding his hand and said, "Son, we've been to Dongchuan City! We saw your child and wife, and they are both doing well!"
As he spoke, he took out his phone, flipping through the photos and videos he had taken. "Look, your son has grown up, this is how they look now..."
In the blink of an eye, a day passed. Early the next morning, Ye Feng headed towards the waters near Chaotic Stone Island.
The incident with the Xiao family had hit Ye Feng quite hard. He was now solely focused on making money. After returning, he poured all his energy into taking care of his little fish and shrimp.
Every morning, he diligently checked on them and infused them with Sea God's power.
In the afternoons, Ye Feng would dive into the sea to catch precious seafood to replenish his depleted aquaculture pens.
In the evenings, he would return to the Sea God Palace to cultivate his Sea God techniques.
During this time, he discovered that perhaps due to the Sea God's power, the small fish and shrimp here were growing at an astonishing rate, several times faster than those outside.
Almost every day, when he checked on them, the small fish and shrimp looked completely different.
"Such rapid growth! At this rate, they should be ready for harvest in two to three months!" Ye Feng was thrilled.
Furthermore, Ye Feng also found that as the Sea God's power emanated from the Sea God Palace, more and more fish were being attracted to the area.
Among them were many large marine creatures, such as whales, sharks, and orcas.
However, fortunately, with小白 (Xiao Bai) and 小八 (Xiao Ba) around, and the awe-inspiring might of Ye Feng as the Sea God, these large marine creatures dared not approach.
Life continued uneventfully. In the blink of an eye, two months quickly passed.
During these two months, Ye Feng's fish became increasingly popular in Dongchuan City, with profits far exceeding his initial estimates.
He had initially estimated earning around three million a month, but due to the immense popularity, they had earned over eight million in these two months, surpassing his projections.
Even distributors from other regions began entering Dongchuan City to make purchases. As Ye Feng's production couldn't keep up, prices soared.
This, however, made many people envious, especially those already in the seafood business and those who had grievances with Ye Feng.
The Qin family, for instance, were both enemies and competitors in the same industry.
The Qin family owned a very famous large-scale aquatic company, integrating seedling production, aquaculture, feed, processing, sales, and scientific research.
Their company farmed a wide variety of seafood, dominating almost the entire market in Dongchuan City. Nearly every well-known hotel or restaurant had dealings with them.
Even before Ye Feng appeared, Xiao Feifei's family's Dragon King Hall had to purchase seafood from them.
Even now, they still had to procure some ordinary seafood from them, as Ye Feng's seafood varieties were limited and all high-end, not accessible to everyone.
This was why Qin Hao had previously been able to prevent many seafood vendors or hotels from accepting Ye Feng's catches.
However, at this moment, Qin Hao's father, Qin Cang, was pacing restlessly in his office.
Qin Hao, standing beside him, asked in confusion, "Dad, what's wrong? Why do you look so agitated!"
Qin Cang spoke, "Didn't that guy named Ye Feng start a Sea God Company two months ago?"
Qin Hao nodded, "Yes! What about it?"
"For some reason, the seafood from their company is so miraculous. Not only is the taste excellent, but it also has miraculous effects in treating various illnesses," Qin Cang said anxiously.
But Qin Hao, the good-for-nothing, still didn't grasp why his father was agitated and asked, "So what?"
Qin Cang, hearing this, cursed, "You useless fool, 'so what'? Do you know how popular their seafood is? In just two months, they've captured one-third of the Dongchuan City market, and sales of the seafood farmed by our company have directly dropped by thirty percent!"
"If it weren't for their insufficient production, I estimate that his seafood would occupy more than half of the market in Dongchuan City!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Hao finally understood the seriousness of the situation and quickly asked, "Then, then what should we do?"
"Damn it, this can't go on! We need to think of a way!" Qin Cang said.
Just then, Qin Hao interjected, "By the way, Father! Since his fish are so good, why don't we buy his fish to breed and sell them ourselves!"
Qin Cang was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed excitedly, "Hey, that's right! Our aquaculture base is larger, our farming experience is richer, and our channels are broader and more numerous. As long as our fish are of the same quality as his, we'll definitely sell better than him!"
"Yes! That's it!" Qin Hao said happily.
Qin Cang immediately made a phone call, saying, "Someone, go to the Sea God Company and order a batch of live seafood..."