"There should be no problem here."
Li Haochen drove at maximum speed for nearly two hours. The location where he anchored his boat was completely outside the territory of Zhuhai City. He had also taken a big detour, so he figured no one would be tailing him.
He had spent the entire day in a state of tension. He hadn't had much appetite at the Huo family's place either, so he had only eaten a little. Now that he had relaxed, his stomach started to rumble.
There was rice on the boat, but no vegetables. However, that wouldn't be a problem for the two of them. How could they not find food at sea! There was plenty.
While Liu Qinghe went down to wash the rice and cook, Li Haochen had already prepared two casting nets and cast them. However, since Liu Qinghe was present, he didn't go into his spatial dimension to take out the mussels. If he had mussels from his spatial dimension, this meal would have been very hearty.
"Casting nets? It's been a while since I've seen this thing. It's truly nostalgic!"
"Director Liu, have some dried pork jerky to fill your stomach first. It's quite delicious."
Liu Qinghe was also hungry and didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up the jerky and started eating. The two of them ate and chatted. Under the fishing lamp, they could already see the shadows of some small fish, but there were too few, so they continued to wait.
After about half an hour, the two of them each pulled up a net. The catch was meager: six small squid, seven or eight mud carp about two fingers wide, and about half a pound of small whiting. This catch was decent and should be enough for one meal.
The rice was ready, only the dishes were missing. Li Haochen was the one to cook the dishes, of course. How could he let a guest do the work? He had asked Liu Qinghe to cook the rice earlier just to save time for installing the casting nets.
Li Haochen mixed the squid and mud carp together, added some soy sauce, and steamed them. The fish were small, so five minutes was enough.
While the fish were steaming, another pot was heating oil. These small whiting would naturally be deep-fried. Only by deep-frying could the flavor of these small fish be brought out to its fullest.
"These fresh small whiting are really good. It's a pity we don't have a bottle of wine, hehe!"
"Director Liu, are you craving alcohol? How about I accompany you for a couple of drinks tomorrow?"
"Next time. I'll go back and complete the resignation procedures first. I'll have plenty of time then, hahaha!"
"Have you really decided?"
Liu Qinghe smiled and nodded, not saying much, but Li Haochen saw a hint of reluctance in his eyes.
After eating, it was already very late. The two of them chatted for a while before preparing to rest. He had originally offered the downstairs room to Liu Qinghe to sleep in, but Liu Qinghe refused to accept it, so he had to let him have his way. Sleeping on the tatami in the cabin was not bad either. After all, there were mats and blankets, and they wouldn't be cold at night.
After a day of double exhaustion, both mentally and physically, they were truly tired. They fell asleep shortly after lying down.
The next morning, Li Haochen was awakened by the aroma of congee. When he walked out, he saw that Liu Qinghe was simmering white congee, and something else was steaming next to it.
"Director Liu, how could you do this? Let you cook breakfast."
"I woke up early. Did I disturb you?"
"I'm also used to getting up early. By the way, what are you steaming in that pot?"
"When I woke up this morning, I saw a few small whiting on the deck, so I used your fishing rod to try and catch something. I didn't expect to actually catch a fish. It's pretty good, a grouper over two pounds, hehe!"
"Then I'm in for a treat today, hehe!"
After breakfast, Li Haochen raised anchor and set sail. The journey wasn't far. They had already covered some distance yesterday, and the remaining three hours were enough.
When he used to sail alone, he felt like time passed extremely slowly. Now that Liu Qinghe was there to chat with, and they had common topics, time passed very quickly. Look, they arrived at the pier before their conversation was even finished.
"Finally back."
On the shore, Liu Qinghe declined Li Haochen's invitation to visit his home. He only returned to the Starry Number after seeing him successfully get into a taxi.
Looking at the large pile of souvenirs in the cabin, he was glad he had bought them before the competition, otherwise, he wouldn't know how to explain it to Murong Yanran and the others.
After putting this large pile of items into his spatial dimension and dealing with the wastewater and trash on the boat, Li Haochen took the remaining dried pork jerky and a box of almond biscuits to the duty room.
"Uncle Ming, good morning!"
"Haochen? You're back. Was it fun over there?"
"It was okay. Uncle Ming, this is for you. It's not much, hehe!"
"Old Macau in Fengcheng? That's good stuff. I haven't eaten it in a long time. Thanks, Haochen."
"What are you thanking me for? If anyone should be thanking, it's me. Every time I go out to sea, you help me look after my electric bike, and you even keep an eye on my boat. Alright, I have to go back. Let's chat again next time."
After Li Haochen left, Wang Xiaoming tore open the package and chewed a small piece of dried pork jerky. His eyes were a bit deep. "Hmph, the four major families of Hong Kong. If they dare to come here, I'll chop off their claws."
Upon returning home, Li Haochen immediately informed the two goddesses. The more he said, the more commands he received from Xie Baolian, who immediately ordered him to deliver the goods to her workplace.
Well, mother's orders must be obeyed. He had no choice but to hang the large and small bags on Xiao Aima and head straight for the administrative building.
After working as a delivery man, he was also treated to a lavish lunch. Of course, Li Haochen knew that Xie Baolian was doing this to solidify his relationships with these people, and he was happy to oblige. Who knew, these people might become big shots in some department in the future.
As for the items Xie Baolian asked Li Haochen to buy, apart from the gold jewelry, they were all bought for them. As for the money, it was probably not going to be collected.
Returning home, Li Haochen didn't stop to rest. He had been quite disheartened in Hong Kong and Macau, and now he had to plan his life properly.
He walked to Butterfly Bay. The scene inside made Li Haochen beam with joy. From time to time, he could see fish leaping out of the water. Moreover, he could clearly see many figures shuttling back and forth in the sea with the naked eye. It seemed that quite a few fish had entered his domain in the few days he was away. Investing tens of millions in this super fish trap was definitely a promising prospect.
Although he wanted to catch all the fish in the bay immediately, the top priority was to replenish the stock for the conch shop.
He changed into his equipment and began a busy and fulfilling day in his spatial dimension.
After three to four hours of work, he finally prepared enough stock for four to five days, piled up behind the gate of Butterfly Bay like a small mountain.
An hour later, after Gu Xiaonian and his wife had hauled away all the conchs, Li Haochen rode his electric bike to the warehouse.
A Long and the others were not there. He called them, and they were opening up markets in the neighboring city. Li Haochen was naturally happy. With such employees, why worry about business not doing well?
Their absence suited Li Haochen's wishes. Otherwise, what would he do with the coconut seedlings he was cultivating in his spatial dimension?
Li Haochen did not enter his spatial dimension immediately. He carefully inspected everything first, and only entered after confirming there were no issues.
He walked to the seedling cultivation area. Most of them were ready for transplanting. Some had even grown to knee-high, with roots starting to emerge. Fortunately, they hadn't grown too tall, otherwise, this batch would have been difficult to manage.
There were quite a lot of them, and Li Haochen spent a considerable amount of time moving them out and stacking them.