Are all Audi owners this stingy?

Chen Mo watched Yu Hui skillfully handle the fish, and then Brother Si Shi cleaned it thoroughly before starting a new round of cooking.

This time, the reporter lady returned after conducting a round of interviews.

Seeing Chen Mo start cooking again, the reporter lady covered her mouth and put away her recorder and microphone, "Mr. Chen, could you make one for me too?"

Without hesitation, Chen Mo replied, "Of course! I happen to have two extra ones; I can spare one for you."

Shi Lei, watching from the side, was a bit stunned, thinking to himself that it was lucky he didn't pay for Chen Mo earlier. Otherwise, this kid would have used my money to pick up girls, and I'd be the one losing out.

The reporter lady smiled sweetly and stood in front of the food truck, waiting for the next round of braised fish alongside the other car owners.

In the initial steps, Chen Mo was adept, easily handling things until he took out forty-one fish, leaving one in the pot.

At this moment.

Chen Mo pressed hard with the pot ladle, smashing the perfectly cooked whole fish to the point where even the bones were crushed.

He then turned the heat up high, letting the soup thicken while vigorously boiling the fish meat and bone bits.

"Wow, you've really thought of everything, huh?"

"How's it?" Chen Mo asked.

Since Shi Lei was a national champion, he undoubtedly had his own unique skills in cooking.

Brother Si Shi stroked his chin and nodded, "There's nothing wrong with doing it this way. It makes the fish soup richer and more flavorful, but the problem is..."

"Hmm? Go ahead, what's the issue?"

Shi Lei said, "The cost! Doing it this way wouldn't work in a restaurant; the added flavor might not be appreciated much by customers, but the increase in cost is significant."

From an operator's perspective, this method was indeed not practical.

But Chen Mo wasn't concerned with that; his pursuits were different from those of restaurant owners.

"As long as you think there's no problem doing it this way."

Under high heat, the fish meat quickly almost melted, and when the strainer went through the pot, it could only pick out a few bone fragments.

As the soup thickened again, Chen Mo scooped out all the bone fragments and discarded them, then poured the thick soup into bowls.

Forty bowls of fish, and the car owners lined up to receive them; what a spectacular sight!

And to make these forty fish, Chen Mo had taken only about twenty minutes. After the reporter lady got her fish, she gave it a close-up shot, exclaiming excitedly, "At this rate, in three hours we'll have finished processing all the driver's fish."

By now, the traffic jam at the toll booth had mostly been resolved, although there were still many cars behind. As vehicles passed through one after another, the jam finally cleared.

Some car owners, after eating, happily went to buy more fish to take home for dinner.

Other car owners, after leaving the toll station, saw a crowd gathering around a roadside stall, became curious, and stopped to check out what was happening.

With all the stops and starts, Chen Mo's side never stopped being busy.

It's already hard to recall which batch it is; all he knows is that wave after wave of car owners kept coming and going, and even the reporter lady had left the toll booth. Only Liu Yang and a few police officers, along with Yu Hui and a few fishing enthusiasts, remained to help.

Brother Si Shi, because he had to take his wife for a prenatal check-up, exchanged contact information with Chen Mo and left.

Chen Mo started simmering another basin of fish, about thirty of them, while Old Wang's speed in fishing was noticeably slower.

"Not many left!" Old Wang excitedly waved his arms while standing on the ladder, "It takes several tries with the net to catch just one!"

Chen Mo grinned happily, "Uncle, how much have we collected?"

Old Wang jumped down from the truck, dusted off his pants, then walked over, took out his phone, and clumsily found his wallet in WeChat.

"There's..." The muscles in Old Wang's face twitched uncontrollably, "Forty-three thousand!"

Just a few hours?

He had sold over forty thousand worth of fish, and he hastily pulled out a messy wad of cash from his pocket, counting as he straightened it.

"Two thousand, more than two thousand in cash!"

Phew...

Chen Mo also let out a sigh of relief.

The old man had said if this load of fish were ruined, he'd have to compensate at least Fifty Thousand Yuan. Now they've already recouped forty-five thousand, and there are still plenty of fish in the truck; just not easy to net.

With fish cooking in the iron pot, Chen Mo wasn't too busy and took out his phone to check his transactions, "I've also collected a bit more than Ten Thousand Yuan; give me your QR code, and I'll transfer it to you."

Old Wang was frightened and hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, no! You've worked hard for so long; I should be the one paying you, not taking your money."

"I just put in some labor; the stove belongs to the toll station, and so do the seasonings in the toll station's kitchen, my labor is not worth much."

Chen Mo tried several times to give this money to Old Wang, but the driver insisted on refusing.

Liu Yang laughed and said, "If that's the case, just leave it be. Even if you couldn't recover all the money, Master, at least it serves as a lesson. Be more careful with the freezer when you're driving the truck next time; make sure not to have such a big mishap again!"

Old Wang lowered his head embarrassedly, not knowing what to say.

Liu Yang continued, "Since the driver doesn't want the money, just keep it for yourself. You worked hard all afternoon; it shouldn't be for nothing."

So, Chen Mo didn't insist further, "What about the remaining fish in the truck?"

Old Wang waved his hand, "With more water and fewer fish, they can live a bit longer. If they're dying when I get home, I'll freeze them to eat myself."

Dead fish don't taste good.

Seeing this, Yu Hui got an idea, "I do have a way to get those fish out; how about this?"

Yu Hui called over his two friends, "We'll fish them out and then buy them from you at 80 Yuan each, how about that?"

Old Wang didn't expect such an offer at the last minute.

"No, no!" He waved his hands, "If you want to fish, go ahead. I see you've all been busy here all afternoon; consider the remaining fish as my gift!"

Running this trip had put Old Wang in despair, ready to lose it all. Now, to recover 45,000 was a blessing; how could he ask for more?

One shouldn't be too greedy.

These men offered to help out of the kindness of their hearts. If he charged them money, it would be ungrateful.

Yu Hui smiled without further ado, and the three of them jogged to their car to fetch the fishing gear.

They had not only fishing gear but also temporary fish storage equipment.

That's the confidence of a fishing enthusiast!

They have everything but the fish!

"This Boss Xiao Chen has good skills, do you think we could invite him to our village for some help?"

Another buddy smacked his lips, "The problem is that Boss Xiao Chen doesn't seem like he's after money; otherwise, he wouldn't have been willing to give that Ten Thousand Yuan to the driver just now."

Yu Hui also nodded, "Indeed. But if he could help us then..."

"Alright, stop talking. Let's fish first; if we can't catch anything now, we'll really have no face going out to have fun later!"

Yu Hui glanced at Chen Mo, who had already resumed his busyness, and temporarily shelved his thoughts.

Standing under the truck, he baited the hook and, with a perfect cast, sent the hook precisely into the compartment.

Having gone hungry all day, the fish lunged at the bait as if their lives depended on it!

The hook had barely entered when Yu Hui excitedly shouted, "Quick, take a picture; quick! I caught one!"

Chen Mo and Liu Yang were embarrassingly speechless.

Is... is this really worth getting excited about?

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