For them, the most exciting thing is large sums of cash.
Yu Jinshan thought for a moment, then said to Zhao Chengguang, "Okay, Chengguang, wait a moment, I have something to do inside, I'll be right back."
After Yu Jinshan entered the cabin, Zhao Chengguang smiled and wanted to congratulate Zhou Xuan, but Zhou Xuan quickly said, "Manager Zhao, there's a large squid in the pool. It was caught in the deep sea. It's a live squid. What should we do with it?"
"A giant squid?" Zhao Chengguang was taken aback. Uncle Yu hadn't told him about this beforehand, so he hadn't prepared a water tanker truck. However, he wasn't too surprised by Zhou Xuan's words. How big could a giant squid be? Maybe a meter or two, which would still be considered a giant squid.
Zhou Xuan walked over to the edge of the pool and said, "Manager Zhao, what do you think we should do with this?"
Zhao Chengguang closed the lid of the small box, then carried it over with Zhou Xuan. Fu Gui, Fu Shan, and others followed along. However, Zhao Chengguang noticed that Fu Gui and the others looked very frightened and even picked up a bamboo pole. He found it a bit strange. Judging from their appearance, even when they encountered the tiger shark last time, they wouldn't be this afraid on the shore. Is this giant squid really that scary?
Zhou Xuan stopped about a meter away from the edge of the pool and said to Zhao Chengguang, "Manager Zhao, it's better to stay a bit further away."
Zhao Chengguang was even more puzzled, but he still followed Zhou Xuan's advice and stopped a meter away. Looking inside, he saw a huge pale yellow squid in a large iron cage in the pool, with countless tentacles writhing. Two of them were sticking out through the cracks in the iron cage. Fugui stretched out a long bamboo pole from a distance.
The moment the giant squid's tentacles touched the bamboo pole, they immediately coiled around it. Its suckers twisted and turned, and with a few sharp cracks, the bamboo pole was torn to shreds.
Zhao Chengguang exclaimed in surprise, "Oh!" The giant squid's long tentacles stretched out, exceeding four meters in length. Including its body, it was estimated to be at least seven meters long. The powerful tentacles and fierce, strong suckers were truly astonishing.
This couldn't help but surprise Zhao Chengguang. When Zhou Xuan first mentioned a giant squid, he thought it was just a squid weighing a few dozen kilograms, and two meters in size would be quite something. He never expected it to be such a huge giant squid.
Giant squid are among the most terrifying marine creatures to humans. Because they live in the deepest parts of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, humans don't know much about these mysterious creatures. Some say that the largest squid in the Atlantic Ocean has tentacles that can extend directly from the seabed to the surface, and its powerful suckers can tear apart the hull of a large ship.
According to records, the largest squid in the deep waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans can reach about 20 meters in length and weigh about two or three tons. It is the largest invertebrate in the world, extremely ferocious, and capable of fighting with giant whales. Even the most ferocious sharks can only flee in terror when they encounter such a giant squid, otherwise they will become its prey. At sea, some people also call the giant squid a ghost-faced monster. If people and fishing boats encounter this ghost-faced monster, the ship may be destroyed and people may die. Therefore, there are basically no living witnesses.
According to records, people once witnessed a giant squid using its thick horns and suckers to tightly entangle a sperm whale, while the sperm whale used all its strength to bite the giant squid's tail. The two sea monsters rolled violently, stirring up huge waves, before both sank to the bottom of the water and disappeared without a trace.
Of course, most of these are just legends, and humans have never actually seen any. The largest squid caught by humans was 5.9 meters long and was caught by American scientists in the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. However, scientists believe that this is not the largest squid in the ocean.
Zhao Chengguang was astonished to find that the giant squid in front of him had tentacles that were four meters long, and its entire body was definitely over six meters long, probably more than seven meters long. This was even larger than the giant squid caught by American scientists in the Gulf of Mexico.
But how did Uncle Yu and his companions encounter and capture such a ferocious sea monster?
Zhao Chengguang felt as if his brain had short-circuited.
Ever since Hu Yun arrived on this ship, he has been blessed with good fortune, and each surprise he receives propels him to new heights, seemingly without end.
When Uncle Yu came out again, he brought Yu Qi, who was dressed in men's clothing and wearing a dark hat that covered most of her face. It was impossible to tell whether she was male or female on the surface. This was the kind of feeling that Uncle Yu wanted. Of course, apart from the workers and Zhao Chengguang's assistant, no one looked at Yu Qi much. Everyone's attention was drawn to the large number of fish. Where had they ever had such a good harvest before?
Uncle Yu said no more and took Yuqi to the shore, where they got into Zhao Chengguang's BMW, with Zhou Xuan and Zhao Chengguang following behind.
As Zhao Chengguang walked, he made a phone call, instructing the water tanker truck to come and transport the giant squid back.
The value of the squid is currently unknown, but Zhao Chengguang knows very well the pearls inside the box; a single large saltwater pearl like that would be worth no less than a million.
After Zhao Chengguang finished arranging these things, he got into the car, and Zhou Xuan could only sit in the passenger seat next to him. He definitely wouldn't sit with Yu Qi in the back; he wanted to keep his distance from her as much as possible.
Zhao Chengguang started the car and drove onto the road. In the rearview mirror, he saw Yu Qi sitting in the back seat and wondered who this person was. Why would Uncle Yu Er bring a stranger into his car?
Volume 1, Chapter 463: Yuqi's Conditions
Chapter 463 Yuqi's Conditions
"Brother-in-law, it's me."
The person wearing the hat looked up and spoke. It was clearly a girl's voice, and it sounded familiar. Zhao Chengguang paused for a moment, then turned around and saw that it was his sister-in-law, Yuqi. He couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Qiqi, when did you get on the ship? I didn't see you."
Zhao Chengguang thought that Yuqi had come before he arrived at the beach, otherwise why didn't he see her?
Upon hearing Zhao Chengguang's words, Zhou Xuan was certain that the old man Yu Changhe hadn't revealed the truth, not even to his family. The old man was definitely trying to protect his own.
Yuqi bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Brother-in-law, were you home last night?"
"Yeah, I'm here," Zhao Chengguang replied casually, then suddenly realized and said, "Qiqi, last night before bed, Dad asked me where you were. I guess you went to your second brother's shop to play, right?"
Zhao Chengguang spoke almost unconsciously, without any ulterior motive, while Yuqi was clearly testing his tone. Judging from Zhao Chengguang's words, her father, Yu Changhe, must have noticed that she hadn't come home last night, rather than finding out after receiving a report from her second uncle this afternoon. Yuqi had known about her father Yu Changhe's favoritism and preference for sons since she was a child, so she was used to it.
"Yeah, I was playing at my second brother's shop last night," Yuqi answered casually, then fell silent and started thinking.
Zhao Chengguang didn't pay attention to her; his mind was entirely on the pearls. He planned to take them home first, and then immediately go to his friend's jewelry store for an appraisal.
They were taken to the Yu family's villa. Uncle Yu's house was in the village, but he had something to discuss with Yu Changhe, so he came directly over. Yu Qi and Hu Yun both lived in this house, so they were together as well.
Because they needed to report to Yu Changhe first, and it wasn't convenient for Zhou Xuan to come along, Uncle Yu and Zhao Chengguang didn't keep Zhou Xuan to meet Yu Changhe. Zhou Xuan returned to his room on the fifth floor alone.
Zhou Xuan returned to his room and naturally used his special ability to probe the situation in the living room downstairs.
Yu Changhe received a phone call from Yu Jinshan and stayed at home all afternoon. When he saw Yu Jinshan, Yu Qi, and Zhao Chengguang return together, he remained calm and composed.
Seeing Yu Changhe's expression, Yu Jinshan knew he didn't want to expose Yu Qi and Yu Xiang's affair, so he immediately said, "Brother Changhe, this time at sea, both boats only cast two nets each, catching a total of over 90,000 catties of sea fish. Hu Yun's assessment can be considered passed; it can be said to be extremely excellent."
Yu Jinshan only told Yu Changhe about Yu Qi on the phone, without mentioning the fishing. Yu Changhe was also shocked by Yu Qi's situation, so he forgot to ask if the fishing went smoothly. When he heard Yu Jinshan say that they had caught more than 90,000 catties of fish in two nets, he was quite surprised.
Yu Changhe didn't quite agree with Hu Yun's assessment. The main factor was probably this assessment; luck rarely works twice in a row. Besides, fishing isn't something you can rely on luck alone. But this second voyage yielded even more fish than the first, which proved that Hu Yun was truly talented.
Yu Changhe has always been willing to spend money to attract talent. The Yu family's vast wealth is largely due to his keen eye for talent and his ability to utilize it. However, in recent years, as he has aged, the power he has delegated to his two sons has become somewhat heavier. While both sons are clever, they possess only superficial intelligence and are not truly capable of handling important matters.
Based on the terms agreed upon with Yu Jinshan and his son-in-law Zhao Chengguang last time, it seems that Hu Yun has passed the initial screening. If he can achieve this volume on every voyage in the future, his annual income will exceed five million, making him the highest earner in the Yu family without any problem. This is even higher than the annual salaries of the Yu family's professional managers.
Zhao Chengguang then brought the small box to Yu Changhe, opened the lid, and said, "Dad, Xiao Hu also fished out about a hundred clams in the sea and extracted so many pearls."
Yu Changhe paused for a moment, then his gaze swept over the small box containing the pearls. His eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but reach out and take out a pearl to examine it closely.
Yu Changhe was naturally quite knowledgeable; the moment he held the pearl in his hand, he could tell its quality.
After examining it carefully for a while, even though Yu Changhe was incredibly wealthy and had assets worth hundreds of millions, his fingers couldn't help but tremble slightly when he saw this box of pearls.
This single pearl is worth no less than a million, without a doubt. And this box, according to Zhao Chengguang's count, contains more than a hundred pearls, which is worth over a hundred million. Even he, the head of the Yu family, couldn't help but tremble slightly as he held a fortune of over a hundred million.