Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 79: Chapter 77: As Autumn Wind Blows, Crabs Feel the Itch

Wu Jun enthusiastically introduced the fish in the aquarium to Luo Jinzhi. After Huo Sining had placed her luggage in her room, she entered the partition to check the quantity of wild aquatic products in the tanks.

During the past month, she hadn’t restocked at Xianyu Shop. The fish tanks, which had been full of live fish before she left, were now nearly empty. It seemed she would have to go out to restock by tomorrow evening at the latest.

Before Huo Sining could rest upon returning home, Su Qingqing called her: “A Ning, I’m at the school gate. Hurry down, I’ve come to pick you up.”

Huo Sining was at a loss for words, “Big sis, I’m already home.”

“Huh?” Su Qingqing was stunned, “Ah, it’s all because my roommate insisted on dragging me to see some blue-and-white porcelain, so I didn’t make it back to school in time to pick you up. Mom assigned me the task of bringing you home to stay for a few days. Now I’m in trouble. I won’t be able to complete my task, and there goes my pocket money for the month.”

Huo Sining found it amusing, “Don’t give me that. Even if Aunt doesn’t give you pocket money, you haven’t stopped spending your brother’s money, right? I’ve brought a roommate home to visit, so I won’t be coming today. Let’s talk about it in a couple of days.”

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As soon as Su Qingqing heard that Huo Sining had brought a roommate home, her interest was piqued and she no longer fretted about whether she could complete her mother’s task. Eagerly, she said, “Then I’ll come to your place too. It’s been so long since I last ate fish that you’ve cooked.”

Saying this, she didn’t bother continuing the conversation with Huo Sining; she hung up the phone and headed straight for Xianyu Shop.

Huo Sining knew Su Qingqing’s temperament and could only shake her head helplessly.

Back at the front of the store, Luo Jinzhi was still looking at the fish while Wu Jun sat in front of the computer. When he saw Huo Sining come out, he hurriedly took out the account book and said, “Boss, here are the account records for this month.”

Huo Sining flipped through them. Just like her, Wu Jun was a novice at selling ornamental fish, so they were more or less on the same level. However, because Xianyu Shop’s fish quality was better than other shops on this street, the business was still relatively good.

Besides the income from ornamental fish, the sales of wild aquatic products were also quite substantial. Within a month, Huo Sining’s shop had a revenue of nearly 200,000 yuan.

For other shops, this revenue wasn’t much to speak of because, after deducting costs like rent, utilities, and loss of fish stock, earning a profit of twenty to thirty thousand was considered good.

But for Huo Sining’s business, it was all pure profit; she had rescued Cai Jianxin’s batch of ornamental fish, using only a bit of Spiritual Energy. Not to mention the wild aquatic species, with so many types available in the Yellow River for her to freely harvest, the 200,000 yuan in revenue was equivalent to 200,000 yuan in pure profit.

Huo Sining was very satisfied with this revenue and smiled at Wu Jun, “Nicely done.”

Upon hearing this, Wu Jun scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly, “Boss, your shop was already doing well. I’m not good with words and just glad I didn’t hold you back.”

“You know, business requires a process. Don’t talk about yourself, I’m a layman too, we’re both learning as we go. Don’t be so rigid, I hired you to mind the shop because I believe you can handle the job,” Huo Sining reassured him.

Wu Jun nodded, then added, “We are running low on a few types of ornamental fish, and we need to restock wild aquatic species too. Also, a few days ago, a customer was inquiring if our shop had Yellow River hairy crabs. It’s currently the season for them. I heard that fresh crabs in the market are over a hundred yuan per catty, even pricier than the live wild fish. Boss, do you have a supply channel?”

Huo Sining’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she smacked her forehead, laughing, “Good call, Wu Jun. Thanks for the reminder, otherwise I would have forgotten about this entirely. Don’t worry about the supply, I’ll get a batch of live crabs tomorrow to try!”

As the autumn breeze picked up, the crabs itched to move. Round bellies in September, pointed in October. Located near crab-producing regions, S City enjoyed a continuous supply of hairy crabs, allowing people to feast on them from September until the New Year.

The people of S City also loved crabs and could make a full meal out of a single crab, savoring it through an entire afternoon. After eating, they could even reassemble the crab shells back into a complete figure. Therefore, the demand for S City’s hairy crabs always exceeded the supply.

Eating crabs has its particular customs: females are best in September, males in October. In September, female crabs have a round belly button with rich roe and thick meat, while male crabs in October have a pointed belly button with firmer flesh and fuller legs.

The Yellow River crabs are caught around National Day, so no wonder customers would inquire about crabs. Normally, Huo Sining might not be able to accommodate certain requests, but catching crabs was not a problem for her.

“Wait for my call tomorrow morning. When the time comes, just drive the truck directly to our usual pick-up location.”

Huo Sining looked excited. She had planned to restock tomorrow or the day after anyway, but hearing Wu Jun’s words now made her itch to go crab fishing in the river right away.

Wu Jun thought Huo Sining was in contact with the boss who supplied wild aquatic species, so he didn’t suspect anything and nodded in agreement.

“Yaya has a day off tomorrow too, right? How is she doing at school recently?” asked Huo Sining.

“She’s doing quite well. The school is strict, and she said she couldn’t keep up with the pace at first. The teacher even gave her extra help, but now she has adapted,” said Wu Jun, smiling softly as he spoke of Yaya.

Huo Sining smiled and said, “That’s good then. Treat this place like your own home while you’re here, and don’t keep any problems to yourself. If there’s anything I can help with, I’ll do my best to assist.”

As they were talking, Su Qingqing came rushing in, almost skipping, and threw herself at Huo Sining: “Ningning, I’ve missed you so much!”

“Get off, it’s too hot to be clinging onto me like that,” said Huo Sining as she unceremoniously pushed Su Qingqing away from her shoulder.

Unembarrassed, Su Qingqing walked around Huo Sining a few times, and noticing that Huo Sining hadn’t gotten much tan, she smiled contentedly, “It looks like those two skincare products worked pretty well.”

The reason Huo Sining hadn’t gotten a tan was not only because she used skincare products well, but also because she used the Spirit of Azure Pearl effectively. However, she certainly wouldn’t explain this to Su Qingqing and merely asked with a smile, “Haven’t you made any plans for the National Day Golden Week?”

Laughing, Su Qingqing replied, “I’ve made plans, all right. I’m coming here to mooch off you for food and drinks.”

Huo Sining rolled her eyes jokingly and seeing Luo Jinzhi looking over, she waved her over, “This is my roommate, Luo Jinzhi. I’ve invited her to my place as a guest.”

“You’ve made new friends so quickly, huh. Hello, I’m Su Qingqing, Ningning’s cousin. Nice to meet you. I’m from S University College of Cultural Heritage, but I’m one year ahead of you guys, so you can call me Senior Su.”

Luo Jinzhi was shy by nature, and she was a bit tense having come to Xianyu Shop with Huo Si. Suddenly, she felt a sense of closeness knowing Su Qingqing was also from S University and shyly murmured, “Senior Su.”

Noticing something peculiar about her tone, Su Qingqing couldn’t help but laugh and ask, “Jin Zhi, are you from Min City by any chance?”

Luo Jinzhi, aware of her accented Mandarin, blushed deeply with a touch of embarrassment.

Realizing her mistake, Su Qingqing quickly smiled and explained, “Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t making fun of you. We actually have a senior at the College of Cultural Heritage who’s also from Min City, and he sounds just like you. Quite interesting. I’ll introduce him to you sometime; as fellow townsmen, I’m sure you’ll have a lot to talk about.”

Luo Jinzhi’s eyes lit up when she heard this. Having come to S City from Min City all by herself, she always felt like a stranger in a strange land. Now, hearing about a fellow Min City resident studying at S University from Su Qingqing was both novel and a pleasant surprise.