400 Smoothly (2/2)

A person could compare eels that were caught in the open ocean to older scholars who traveled to the capital city for the imperial examination. Even though they were rich in knowledge and were well built, the long journey would wear them down. In contrast, eels that were caught offshore were like sons of rich landlords who stayed at home to enjoy life. Even though they did not like to study and were good for nothing, their skin was smooth and they had a lot of meat on their bones as they had never worked a day in their lives.

The Japanese liked eels from Zhousand Island a lot. They import a large number of them, and this caused a major hike in price for local eels.

Even so, whenever people from Zhousand Island held banquets, they would always serve eels on the tables. Even though the wedding banquet was held in Yun Hua City, Ma Yanlin's family members still bought a lot of eels and sent them overnight. Those eels were then cooked personally by a chef from Zhousand Island.

Those steamed eels were soft and fragrant. The moment people put the eel in their mouths, they just needed to bite the eel gently to taste the aroma of its fats.

Ling Ran did not especially favor the other dishes served, but he could not help but get a second slice of eel after the first.

When Tian Qi saw how much Ling Ran enjoyed the eel, she picked up the slice of eel on her plate and gave it to Ling Ran without hesitation. She then explained, ”I haven't started eating this. It was just on the empty plate for a while.”

”Two slices are enough for me.” Ling Ran smiled and said, ”You can give it a try too. It tastes really good.”

”Okay.” Tian Qi was not the kind of person who liked to put on a show of politeness. When she heard what Ling Ran said, she picked up the slice of eel, placed it inside her mouth and took a gentle bite.

It was fresh and smooth.

Tian Qi closed her eyes as she savored it. She then took another bite.

”This is really delicious,” Tian Qi gave a very straightforward comment.

Ling Ran nodded in agreement. When he wanted to extend his hand to get another slice of eel, the plate of steamed eel on the banquet table was already empty.

”Ah, there's no more left.” Tian Qi smiled at Ling Ran and said, ”Another day, I guess.”

Ling Ran hummed in acknowledgment.

At this moment, a young man sitting opposite them at the banquet table took the opportunity and said, ”Eels taste the best when you catch them yourselves.”

Tian Qi raised her head to look at the young man upon hearing that.

The young man was encouraged by her response and quickly said, ”It's really fun to catch eels since they swim backward. So, you need a lot of skills to be able to catch them. I always use squids as bait. If you come over to Zhousand Island, I'll teach you how to fish them.”

”Thanks for your offer, but there's no need for that.” Tian Qi shook her head slowly.

As expected, the young man smiled. He then said, ”If you don't have time to come over, I can bring the eels I catch to Yun Hua City for you. Sand eels are able to stay fresh for a few days. But you'll have to wait for a few days…”

”There's really no need for that.” Tian Qi rejected the young man again and turned to say to Ling Ran, ”Doctor Ling, are you interested in catching sand eels? My family owns a fishery, and they might have a branch in Zhousand Island. Even if they don't, they probably have a partner company there.”

Before Ling Ran could speak, the young man sitting opposite them furrowed his eyebrows. He struggled internally for a few seconds as he gazed at the breathtakingly beautiful young woman in front of him before asking, ”Which fishery belongs to your family?”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.

”My family owns the majority of the shares of Rongyuan Fishery.” Tian Qi smiled.

The young man had his lips twitch a few times before saying, ”Is Rongyuan the fishery that owns three or four ocean fleets?”

”I'm not exactly sure of what they do.” After Tian Qi said that, she turned and whispered to Ling Ran, ”Doctor Ling, the rice would taste really good if you pour the soy sauce you dipped the eel inside just now on it.

Ling Ran thought carefully about it for a few seconds before shaking his head. ”I don't feel like doing that today.”

Tian Qi smiled and said, ”Then, let's make steamed sand eel together next time so that we can pour the soy sauce on our rice.”

Ling Ran hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Tian Qi was so happy that she clenched her fists tightly.

The young man sitting opposite them glanced at Tian Qi before he looked at Ling Ran. A surge of helplessness overcame him.