Chapter 354: Shameless and Invincible

Jing He's face turned completely grim.

He didn't expect Wu An, this little troublemaker, to be so stubborn—he wouldn't buy anything, not even just to look!

That's really not giving him any face!

This small place really only produces troublemakers.

Jing He cursed under his breath, his eyes icy as he stared at Wu An.

He had already made a big boast before this trip, and speaking bluntly, he had essentially issued a military order.

If he didn't bring back some good goods, returning would be embarrassing.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have flown into a rage after failing to secure the Dragon Fish, berating Gao Qiangqi until he was drenched in insults.

He had originally come to the dock to try his luck, but he still ended up bumping into a wild large yellow fish.

He had thought these stinking fishermen would be easy to fool, but who would have thought they were so savage!

He and these troublemakers simply couldn't communicate!

He wanted to lose his temper!

A Qing walked over, holding a fish spear.

The people beside Jing He also stepped forward two paces.

He suppressed his anger, didn't just leave, and no matter what, he had to get the large yellow fish today.

Just then.

Someone outside shouted, "Boss Gao is here!"

The crowd made way as Gao Qiangqi, accompanied by a group, walked over laughing and chatting; seeing Wu An and Jing He glaring at each other, his smile froze, and he hurried over.

"A An." Gao Qiangqi greeted.

Wu An nodded.

Gao Qiangqi looked at Jing He, smiling falsely, and said, "Boss Jing, I thought you had left, but it turns out you came to the dock."

Jing He snorted and said, "Boss Gao, your people are so arrogant—you claim to have caught a large yellow fish, but you won't even let me look."

Gao Qiangqi laughed heartily: "Making a living at sea, they're a bit wild, but they're absolutely good people. If you've had a conflict with them, you should ask yourself what caused the misunderstanding."

Jing He glared, "If your people are good, then what am I in this conflict?"

Am I the bad guy?

Gao Qiangqi is an expert; he said it was a misunderstanding, didn't let the conflict escalate, and even blocked whatever Jing He wanted to say.

That left him seething enough to snap back.

The boss who came with Wu An was laughing and joking, trying to smooth things over.

Following a Maitreya Buddha–like Shi Zong, he smiled and greeted, "Boss Jing, you're impressive—your nose can smell your way to the dock; seeing you like this, you must know there's a large yellow fish on this boat."

Jing He glared at Shi Zong—was that praise or calling him a dog?

"Old Jing, don't go looking for trouble."

"There's only one Dragon Fish, but I've heard there are several large yellow fish—let's each rely on our own abilities."

"Boss Gao really is capable—he's got Dragon Fish, Nine-section Shrimp, and now large yellow fish; a trip like this is definitely worth it."

Everyone chatted away, the atmosphere eased a little, and Jing He's face looked somewhat better.

Wu An listened, wondering if Jing He and Gao Qiangqi still had a conflict.

A Jin went to ask, then came back and lowered his voice: "It seems Jing He was upset about not getting the Dragon Fish, and he cursed out the boss when he left."

Wu An listened, nodded to show he understood, and grew even more disgusted with Jing He.

What a pretentious person.

Cursing Gao Qiangqi and then rushing to the dock to muscle in—really, he has no idea how to behave.

Seeing Gao Qiangqi talk to Jing He as if nothing were wrong, you couldn't tell if he was upset inside, but one had to admit, Brother Qiang's cultivation of aura was solid.

He still couldn't learn that; if he was upset, he'd just say it outright: "Brother Qiang, maybe there's a misunderstanding—this boss wants to bypass you and buy fish straight from me."

"Look, this misunderstanding has grown big."

"We really need to clear it up."

Everyone: "……"

This, however, breaks the rules—it could be big or small.

Gao Qiangqi blinked, looked at Jing He, and said, "There's more to this?"

Jing He was put on the spot, coughed twice, his dry throat itchy, and after a while managed to sputter, "Misunder... misunderstanding, heh..."

"Boss Gao, earlier my attitude was bad, and I was angry to the point of losing my head."

"Sorry about that."

Gao Qiangqi patted Jing He's shoulder, smiling broadly, and said, "Ah, this little thing… why are you apologizing?"

"After all, it's just because someone else offered a higher price, so you couldn't buy the Dragon Fish and got angry."

"Since you've apologized, I won't hold a grudge—I'll definitely accept it, and we'll let this matter drop."

After saying all that, hearing Jing He apologize in person made Gao Qiangqi feel relieved, with no intention of making things difficult for him.

He hadn't really cared much to begin with, and besides, Jing He was just a customer—not worth holding a grudge over.

After this, they probably wouldn't be able to cooperate in the future.

Jing He bared his teeth in a grimace, not daring to meet Gao Qiangqi's gaze.

If Gao Qiangqi's hand on his shoulder weren't so heavy, he might have believed it.

He had figured it out—this guy Gao Qiangqi was just a smiling tiger.

On the surface he spoke with a grin, but every word jabbed at his lungs.

He'd lost all face at this dock, but it didn't matter—he wouldn't come back to this lousy little place anyway.

Boss Jing, you even know how to apologize?

Your bid is too low, you can't compete with others, yet you have the nerve to take it out on Boss Gao.

It's just that Boss Gao is broad-minded; if it were me, I wouldn't even say this much, and I wouldn't give you a pleasant face.

Boss Gao said we'd hold a video meeting online, but we weren't at ease and insisted on coming in person; now that you're here, you lack the grandeur of the Gang Cheng big shot, so what's there to say?

Wu Zong stayed silent this time, just smiling and smoking without getting involved; everyone had already said what needed to be said, so he didn't add anything.

We're all friends, so naturally we should speak up for Gao Qiangqi.

They were just getting Gao Qiangqi to drink, but that was just joking among friends; if they really fell out, a single drink wouldn't settle it.

It's not like Jing He, who flew into a rage, cursed, and slammed the door leaving.

Wu Zong reckons that anyone with even a bit of shame couldn't stand being pushed to this point.

Given Jing He's temperament, he might even turn hostile.

But instead, Jing He squeezed out a smile on his face, looking like he humbly accepted everyone's criticism.

"Everyone's right, Boss Gao is willing to forgive and let bygones be bygones, so magnanimous it's truly admirable." Jing He rubbed his sore shoulder and gave a hehe laugh twice: "If that's the case, then I'll go buy large yellow fish from the boat owner; you definitely won't stop me, right?"

Onlookers hearing this furrowed their brows.

If you say someone is shameless, they're invincible under heaven.

To lose face to this extent, ordinary people would surely wish to find a crack in the ground to hide in.

As a result, Jing He not only didn't lose face, but also seized on Gao Qiangqi's polite words to climb higher.

? Jing He secretly felt quite pleased, thinking he had turned the tables on Gao Qiangqi.

You're pretending to be magnanimous? Then I'll let you keep pretending to the end!

If you go back on your word, then the one who loses face won't be me, but you, Gao Qiangqi.

Gao Qiangqi froze, his anger mixed with some confusion.

He's always mild-mannered in business, can still make friends despite his temper, but surely he doesn't think Jing He sees him as a soft persimmon to be pushed around, right?

You little bastard, instead of scurrying off while I'm still speaking nicely, you actually want to mess with me?

You damn thing, you've offended me to death; are you not planning to do business anymore?

"Kid, you heard that, right? Boss Gao is magnanimous, doesn't care about our transaction; he's watching, so selling me the large yellow fish doesn't count as snatching and breaking the rules." Jing He looked at Wu An, grinning: "I know it's not easy for you fishermen, so I'll buy at market price."

In his view, Wu An is just a small fisherman; making a bit more money is still within permissible limits, so he'd surely be happy to do business with him.

Anyway, he's already done the offending.

The magnificent "Golden Legend" large yellow fish naturally has a different standing; basically it's priced per fish.

Moreover, the price varies greatly between different periods.

Jing He began quoting: "Under one catty, over five taels, 800 per catty."

"One to two catties, 1100 per catty."

"Two to five catties, 1500 per catty."

"Five to ten catties, 2000 per catty."

"Over ten catties, I won't take them; you'd better sell them to Boss Gao."

"Done talking?" Wu An chuckled, saying: "Seeing how sincere you are, selling to you is certainly no problem."

"But now it's you who's asking me."

"You can't be the one to quote."

"I have to be the one to quote."

"Isn't that reasonable?"