Chapter 47: Actually Picking Things Out of a Trash Can

Chapter 47: Chapter 47: Actually Picking Things Out of a Trash Can

"Miss, buying some fish?" The fish boss, desperate to keep a rare customer, gave Shu Yao the hard sell. "All our white fish are perfectly healthy. If you don’t believe me, I can inspect one for you!"

He randomly scooped a white fish out of the tank and gutted it on the spot.

Inside the fish’s belly, there was no disgusting pus, only healthy-looking innards.

The fish boss said, "Miss, I guarantee you, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with my fish! The only reason I’m selling them so cheap is because I want to get rid of the ones I have stocked in the tank before the next price drop!"

Shu Yao didn’t bother picking out the biggest ones. She just dipped a net in once and took whatever she caught.

She counted them. Twenty-six in total.

The fish boss was very honest. He charged her 70 Star Coins per fish and even threw in four large ones for free.

Each weighed over 1 kilogram.

It was the first time he’d met such a decisive customer since the price of white fish had dropped, and his mood improved considerably.

As she called her uncle over to pay, Shu Yao said to the fish boss, "Boss, you don’t need to be in such a hurry to sell all your fish. Who knows, the price might go back up in a couple of days."

The fish boss’s face immediately clouded over again. "That’s hard to say."

Shu Yao said, "I’ll be back in a few days. I hope you can give me a discount then, Boss."

The fish boss froze. ’Why does this customer seem so certain the price of white fish is about to go up?’

He was about to ask, but by the time he snapped out of it, the customer and her family had already taken their things and were far in the distance.

Not long after, Zhang Xiaoxiao walked up to the tank and announced extravagantly, "Boss, your white fish are so cheap, I’ll take this entire tank!"

’The food safety issue caused by the white fish is a hot topic right now,’ Zhang Xiaoxiao thought. ’I can use this opportunity to ride the hype. By going against the grain and taking a contrarian approach, I can generate some buzz for myself.’

The fish boss was overjoyed to hear she wanted to buy out his entire stock. But then he remembered what the previous customer had said, and he hesitated.

The fish boss looked at the tank, his eyes full of sorrow.

’I transported these white fish all the way from Gelang Star,’ he thought. ’I figured I’d make a small profit like before. Who knew I’d run into such bad luck?’

’I was thinking I’d be lucky just to make back the shipping costs, but that last customer’s words lit a spark of hope in me.’

’Maybe the price of white fish really will go up in a couple of days.’

’Even if things don’t turn out like she said, it’s fine. Every one of my white fish is healthy and lively; I’m not worried about being unable to sell them.’

’Besides, there’s nothing wrong with holding on to a little hope. Feeling hopeful is much better than selling off the white fish I worked so hard to transport for pennies on the dollar.’

"Boss, what are you spacing out for? Are you going to sell these fish or not?" Zhang Xiaoxiao had already lost her patience.

’I have to hurry and run the errand Xiangxiang gave me. I don’t have time to waste here!’

The fish boss waved his hand. "Not for sale anymore. I have a family emergency, so I’m closing up shop."

Zhang Xiaoxiao scowled. "If you weren’t going to sell, you should have said so earlier! You made me waste all this time for nothing!"

Seeing the "trash girl" getting further away, she stopped arguing with the fish boss and immediately followed, shooting him a vicious glare before she left.

The ever-observant Shu Chao Yu had long since noticed Zhang Xiaoxiao was following them.

"Yaoyao, want me to go teach her a lesson?" He could tell Zhang Xiaoxiao was targeting Shu Yao.

"Don’t worry about her."

Shu Yao stopped beside a dumpster in Luoxing Port.

’Compared to Zhang Xiaoxiao, the bag in the dumpster seems much more appealing!’

She walked over and pulled out a transparent bag.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoxiao, who was watching from a distance, was absolutely dumbfounded.

’The trash girl really lives up to her name!’

’She’s actually picking things out of a dumpster!!’

’As disgusting as it is, I have to take a picture of this to commemorate the moment!’

’Xiangxiang will definitely love to see this!’

[This is the Year of the Tiger, my dad’s zodiac year. He didn’t make it. I won’t go into the details... In short, the next few days will be very busy, but I won’t stop updating! Please don’t give up on me, folks!]