After the security guard dragged Xue Liang out, Xiao Qinghai finally calmed down a little.
"Dad, what should we do now?" Xiao Feifei asked.
Xiao Qinghai frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "First, we need to appease Ye Feng! His catch is crucial to our Dragon King Hall! Especially with the mayor's sixtieth birthday approaching, we can't afford any mistakes!"
Xiao Feifei nodded quickly, "Okay, I understand! But what about Qin Hao from the Qin family?"
"Hmph! This Qin family has gotten a bit arrogant after a few years of improvement! They've even extended their reach to our Dragon King Hall! You don't need to worry about this, I'll make sure he never forgets this!" Xiao Qinghai said coldly.
"Alright! I understand!"
As Xiao Feifei was about to leave, Xiao Qinghai spoke again, "By the way, have the family investigate what kind of conflict Ye Feng and Qin Hao have!"
"Okay!"
A few minutes later, Xiao Feifei called Ye Feng again and said, "Ye Feng, we've figured out the situation! It was our Dragon King Hall's manager, Xue Liang, who was bribed by Qin Hao from the Qin family and refused to accept your catch. It wasn't our intention!"
Ye Feng frowned upon hearing this, "Oh? Was it really just your Dragon King Hall's manager who handles ingredient acquisitions acting on his own?"
Xiao Feifei quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, it was all Qin Hao who made him do it, it really wasn't our intention!"
Ye Feng didn't quite believe her and continued, "Then why didn't you or your father reply when I called you that day?"
Xiao Feifei hurriedly explained, "My grandfather had an accident that day, and we were really busy! Also, I thought Xue Liang would handle your matter, so I didn't reply to your message!"
Hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't blame them anymore, and simply asked, "So what do you mean now? Do you still want me to keep sending you catches?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Our Dragon King Hall urgently needs your catch, the more the better! To show our apology, we will purchase it at a higher price!" Xiao Feifei said quickly.
Ye Feng suddenly thought of something and asked, "Aren't you afraid of Qin Hao from the Qin family anymore?"
At this moment, Xiao Qinghai's voice rang out dominantly, "Qin Hao? Heh! Just a clown, what's there to be afraid of! Besides, we know you have a conflict with that guy, but don't worry, from today onwards, we guarantee he won't dare to use his family's power to pressure you anymore!"
Ye Feng was shocked to hear this. The Qin family, to which Qin Hao belonged, had considerable influence in Dongchuan City. There were very few families that dared to challenge them.
He never expected that Xiao Feifei and her father would be so confident and make such bold claims. Could it be that they had a more powerful force behind them?
"Really, really?" Ye Feng asked with some excitement.
Xiao Qinghai patted his chest, "Of course. Rest assured! From now on, even if Qin Hao wants to target you, he can only rely on himself personally and cannot use his family's power!"
"What? That's great! Thank you so much! By the way, how did you manage to do it?" Ye Feng asked curiously.
Xiao Qinghai coughed dryly, "Cough, cough, you don't need to worry about that!"
"Alright! I won't say too much more thanks! I'll remember this favor and repay you in the future!" Ye Feng said solemnly.
However, Xiao Qinghai and Xiao Feifei, father and daughter, paid no attention to Ye Feng's words. Little did they know that years later, the Xiao family would be directly spared from a devastating fate because of this promise.
"Also, I don't need your protection for too long, just for a year. Even if he has the Qin family behind him, I will still crush him!" Ye Feng said confidently.
Xiao Feifei said, "Alright, alright! Stop bragging! The Qin family might not be extremely powerful, but they are not someone you, a commoner, can provoke!"
Ye Feng didn't argue but had already made up his mind.
"Ye Feng, I need to discuss something with you! I wanted to tell you this last week, but something else suddenly happened and delayed it!" Xiao Qinghai said again.
Ye Feng replied, "Okay, please tell me what it is!"
"How much catch have you had recently? Can you catch more? Our Dragon King Hall desperately needs it!" Xiao Qinghai said.
Ye Feng replied, "No problem! I haven't sold my catches from the past few days, I've been saving them!"
A few days ago, after the Zhenxianyan restaurant was threatened by Qin Hao, Ye Feng's catches hadn't been sold and had been kept.
It wasn't that they couldn't be sold, but rather he didn't want to sell them. Selling to ordinary fishmongers wouldn't fetch such a high price, so he had been saving them.
After three days, quite a lot had accumulated.
Ye Feng had been worried about selling these high-quality seafood, but unexpectedly, someone offered help when he was feeling drowsy.
"Haha! That's great! How much do you have now?" Xiao Qinghai asked.
Ye Feng told him about the catch he had stored, but Xiao Qinghai immediately shook his head, "Not enough, not enough, far from enough!"
"What? Not enough? This is my catch from three days! And I've caught more than usual these past three days!" Ye Feng emphasized.
Since those restaurants had been warned by Qin Hao, no one dared to accept his catch. Therefore, Ye Feng hadn't delivered any fish for the past three days and had been fishing all day.
As a result, the harvest from these three days was quite abundant.
However, Xiao Qinghai still said it wasn't enough. Out of curiosity, Ye Feng asked, "Why isn't it enough? By rights, it should be enough for you to consume for a few days!"
Xiao Qinghai then explained about the mayor's sixtieth birthday three days later. When Ye Feng heard this, he realized it was indeed not enough.
"Can you catch more in the next two days?" Xiao Qinghai asked.
Ye Feng shook his head, "The nearby resources are depleted, and there's no time!"
"Then what should we do! Your catch is not enough for the entire banquet!" Xiao Qinghai said anxiously.
Just then, Xiao Qinghai's phone suddenly rang. He quickly returned Xiao Feifei's phone and went aside to answer it.
After a while, Xiao Qinghai hung up the phone and rushed back, "Ye Feng, Ye Feng, I just received a call from the mayor. He said he wants your catch, and also a batch of fresh tuna!"
"What? A batch of fresh tuna?" Ye Feng and Xiao Feifei said in unison.
Ye Feng was speechless. Where was he supposed to get a batch of tuna at this moment?
However, after a moment of silent thought, he suddenly had an idea and said, "Tuna? Catch? Hmm... I've thought of a way!"
Hearing this, Xiao Feifei and Xiao Qinghai immediately perked up and asked, "What way?"
"To get enough catch and a batch of fresh tuna, there's only one way, and that's to go out to sea and catch them!" Ye Feng said.
Xiao Qinghai and his daughter's eyes lit up, "Oh, that's right!"
However, in the next second, they showed a worried expression and said, "Although this is a good idea, sea fishing is not stable, and we might not catch the desired fish!"
Ye Feng smiled upon hearing this, "Don't worry about that. As long as I'm here, it's not difficult to catch any fish you want!"