It wasn't long before Potian Eagle caught twenty-three large lobsters from Bai Mang Lake, along with over three hundred catties of groupers, croakers, and tuna.
At this point, two seemingly naive beauties had eaten themselves full again.
Cheng Xiaofan dared not let them eat any more. He packed the remaining lobster meat and soup into a basin and had Potian Eagle finish it.
Immediately after, he loaded all the fish and lobsters onto the helicopter.
"Xinyue, of these twenty-three large lobsters, twenty are for you, and I'll give you and Elder Liu one more to try!"
Cheng Xiaofan then pointed at the fish and said, "I'm not very familiar with the market price for these fish. Take them back and give me whatever you think is fair!"
Actually, he knew that Liu Xinyue would not undervalue the premium ingredients he provided.
To put it plainly, Cheng Xiaofan was too lazy to bother with the details; he'd leave it all to his goddess to handle.
"Xiaofan, I'll have someone transfer the two million for the lobsters to your account shortly. As for the fish, I'll discuss it with your Goddess Bai, and I'll pay you by tomorrow at the latest!" Liu Xinyue said.
"No need to rush, transfer the money whenever it's convenient for you!"
Cheng Xiaofan then said to Bai Yiling, "Yiling, you and Xinyue head back first. As for the remaining two lobsters, keep one for home and give the other to the technical department!"
"I won't be home for lunch today; I have something to attend to in Luoyang!"
"Alright, you go ahead and be busy!"
Bai Yiling lightly disembarked the boat with Liu Xinyue and boarded the helicopter.
On the helicopter, Bai Yiling turned her head and gave Cheng Xiaofan a captivating look. That single glance made Cheng Xiaofan's heart pound.
His goddess's eyes could actually give off sparks!
He wondered what layers of meaning were contained within her alluring, spark-emitting eyes.
He couldn't help but pat his head, regretting his low emotional intelligence!
After the helicopter flew away from Bai Mang Lake, Cheng Xiaofan stepped onto the boat and returned to the center of the lake. He saw that the water above the cave at the bottom of the lake was still swirling.
Below the vortex, it was pitch black, revealing the mysterious and eerie underground river.
Fish and shrimp continuously emerged from the cave, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy contained in the lake water.
Cheng Xiaofan flicked his finger, and a thin line shot out, capturing more than ten groupers from the bottom of the water.
He tossed these fish into his spatial dimension, intending to take them back to give to Luo Yang.
Upon returning to the shore, Cheng Xiaofan inspected the terraced mountain again. He discovered that after being soaked by the spiritual rain, the Gastrodia elata seeds had germinated and pushed through the soil, revealing small, delicate leaves.
Excellent!
The speed was quite fast.
Tomorrow, he would invite Luo Changsheng and some people from the village committee to visit and discuss contracting Bai Mang Lake, Lotus Lake, and the terraced mountain.
This place could only be taken on in its entirety by him.
Others lacked the capability.
Once he signed a contract with the village and paid the contracting fee, no one could question how much money he made.
This matter had to be handled properly.
Luo Changsheng had drunk several bottles of Cheng Xiaofan's "Happy Wine" and his acrophobia had disappeared. He kept mentioning that he wanted to see Bai Mang Lake.
This was a perfect opportunity to visit.
After coming down from the terraced mountain, Cheng Xiaofan strolled around the vicinity and then rode on Potian Eagle back to the back mountain.
Upon reaching the back mountain, Cheng Xiaofan called Luo Yang. "Brother Luo, are you home?"
"It's Xiaofan! I'm home!" Luo Yang replied quickly.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "I'll be over shortly, and I'll have lunch at your place!"
Luo Yang chuckled happily, "Great, come on over!"
After the call, Cheng Xiaofan took the fish out of his spatial dimension, put them in a large net bag, and rode his motorcycle to Luo Yang's house.
Luo Yang's family consisted of three members.
His mother, Qian Shulan, worked at Miao Xiuhua's winery.
He had a younger sister, Luo Qingzhi, who was still studying junior high in town.
Their father had passed away from illness a few years ago.
Because Luo Yang's father had accumulated a lot of debt during his illness, their family had fallen into extreme poverty.
If Cheng Xiaofan hadn't arranged for Luo Yang to work in the back mountain and had Miao Xiuhua employed at the winery, not only would Luo Qingzhi have to drop out of school and return to farming, but it was unknown when the family's debts would be repaid.
Precisely because of this, Luo Yang's family felt immense gratitude towards Cheng Xiaofan.
When Cheng Xiaofan arrived at Luo Yang's house, Qian Shulan had just slaughtered an old hen, preparing to stew it for him.
Luo Yang noticed Cheng Xiaofan unloading a large bag of lively fish from his motorcycle and quickly said, "Xiaofan, Auntie gave us so much wild boar meat last time, it filled the refrigerator. Why did you bring more fish?"
"Yes, Xiaofan, we really can't eat it all!" Qian Shulan also came over and said.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "These are groupers I cultivated and raised in Bai Mang Lake. Their taste is almost as good as that of immortals. I brought some for you to try!"
He then said to Qian Shulan, "Auntie, the old chicken soup has been stewing for a long time, so I won't have that. Just pick a grouper from here and steam it, that will be enough for me."
"As for the remaining groupers, just keep them in a large tank!"
Qian Shulan listened and smiled, "How can that be? I specifically killed this old hen for you, and I don't mind the time it's been stewing. You and Luo Yang chat, I'll go prepare the meal."
Cheng Xiaofan quickly stopped her and said, "Auntie, save the chicken soup for tonight to entertain a girl. She might become your daughter-in-law in the future!"
His words immediately stunned the mother and son.
"Who is that girl?" Qian Shulan asked.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "This girl's name is Sakai Kyoko. She's from Sakura Country. She saw my live stream video and felt that our Zhuxi Village was a good place, so she came looking for me!"
"Because she got lost near Jinbao Town, Dao arranged for her to stay at the police station temporarily. Last night, I received a call from Director Dao and went to see that girl."
As usual, he launched into his mode of talking nonsense. "This Sakai Kyoko is incredibly beautiful. She studied at Harvard and is a brilliant talent!"
"She wants to live a simple life in Zhuxi Village and marry a reliable young man. I thought, my Brother Luo is exactly the type of person she's looking for!"
Hearing this, Luo Yang asked in astonishment, "Xiaofan, are you serious about this?"
"How could a beauty from Sakura Country settle down in our Zhuxi Village?"
Cheng Xiaofan immediately said with displeasure, "Brother Luo, this is no trivial matter. Look into my eyes, do I look like I'm joking?"
Luo Yang stared intently into Cheng Xiaofan's eyes for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, you don't!"
Cheng Xiaofan then asked Qian Shulan, "Auntie, how about you?"
Qian Shulan blinked a few times and said, "If we talk about when you were little, you were the smartest one in the village. However, when it comes to lying and mischief, you could also take first place!"
Just as Cheng Xiaofan was about to go mad, she added, "Xiao Yang, looking at you now, you seem so serious, you don't look like you're joking at all!"
Alas!
Why did that sound like it wasn't quite right?