These two are the largest private fishing organizations. Tang’s is the big brother of the Yuecheng seafood industry, while Haisheng Base was established after the end of the world. The two are now in a competitive relationship, constantly competing in the business world. 

Personally, Jiang Ning tends to favor the Tang Group. It’s a family business, and they have persisted in their traditional business even after enduring the extreme cold. 

As for Haisheng Base, it’s a private base established after the end of the world. 

Sorry, but Jiang Ning has reservations about private bases and doesn’t want to associate herself with them too much. 

So, they turned the car around and went to the Tang Group’s office store in the fishing village. 

Since the outbreak of the extreme heat, they have operated here until the evening and closed at eight the next morning. 

It’s okay if they don’t have the connections. They just want to keep a low profile. Jiang Ning didn’t reveal her true intentions. She said she was there to purchase on behalf of the community, and she needs both dry and wet goods—200 pounds of each every day. 

The salesperson is busy with group purchases every day and isn’t particularly interested in Jiang Ning’s order. The discount given isn’t much different from retail. 

But, truth be told, the quality of the seafood is really good. 

Later, Jiang Ning went to the nearby Haisheng Base store. 

The discounts are relatively large, but the products are somewhat inferior, and the salesperson’s probing eyes make Jiang Ning uncomfortable, feeling like they are evaluating her. 

That kind of look—she saw it way too much in her past life. 

After three years in the apocalypse, She has a good sense of anticipation and knows when things won’t be too good. Jiang Ning has no intention of making a deal and pretends to be an ignorant pauper. “It’s not easy for us to grow food. Seafood is good, but you only produce seafood here. Can 1 pound of grain be exchanged for 3 pounds of dried goods?” 

Smelling the sour sweat on her, the salesperson keeps rolling her eyes and almost kicks her out. 

Jiang Ning is still not convinced and mutters loudly at the door before leaving. 

Back in the car, the two couldn’t help but discuss. 

It seems that the possibility of buying from the government or large companies is slim, so they can only stock up in scattered quantities. 

Moreover, planting grains takes time, and it’s not realistic to trade in large quantities at once. 

This kind of place is a mixed bag, but just driving a beat-up car has attracted the attention of several groups of people, but they are all insignificant. They just need to be cautious. 

Huo Yishen suggests, “We can pick relatively better ones at small stores. Our daily quantity is already significant for them, so they shouldn’t mess around to maintain long-term cooperation. Even if we’re being watched, we have the ability to protect ourselves.” 

As for Haisheng Base, he also advises against too much contact. 

Jiang Ning has no objections, so they start browsing the seafood trading market again, bargaining and picking some good-quality ones. In total, they exchanged 200 pounds of dried goods. 

Just as they were about to leave after loading the goods into the car, a water tanker blocked their way, and a bright head popped out of the window. “Sis.” 

The sharp-mouthed monkey’s mouth is wide open. “Didn’t expect to meet so soon again.” 

Jiang Ning is surprised. “Are you here to get some water?” 

“Who says I’m not? Sis, you run away so fast, I can only make do and come to the fishing village to get the water to sell back.” The sharp-mouthed monkey talks confidently, “Sis, bro, what are you two doing here?” 

Jiang Ning raises the box in her hand and says, “Getting some dried goods.” 

The sharp-mouthed monkey was puzzled. Sis is a formidable person. Why would she be getting goods from a small store? 

But he quickly understood. She hadn’t established connections. 

Back then, even the boss had to put in a lot of effort to establish those relationships. 

Upon learning Jiang Ning’s purchasing price, his mind quickly adjusted: “Ah, sis, why didn’t you say so earlier? This price isn’t cheap. If you had told me earlier, you could have gotten goods from our boss. No need to come all the way here.” 

He jumped out of the car and pulled the two aside. “Sis, I’m not trying to make money off you. How about I give you the price we give to Tang Group for the goods?” 

Jiang Ning was surprised. “You have connections?” 

“Of course, all the goods we get are from Tang’s.” 

Jiang Ning didn’t believe it. The amount of dry goods they got at once was even less than hers. There’s no way they could get such a big discount. 

The sharp-mouthed monkey showed a proud and mysterious smile. “Sis, you don’t know about this. That’s why I say my boss is amazing. He saved Mr. Tang’s life.” 

It was said to be saving a life, but it was actually helping Mr. Tang find medicine. 

Mr. Tang is over seventy years old. Despite being the big brother in the seafood industry in his early years, he’s been wealthy for too long and has many underlying health issues. 

Natural disasters come suddenly, and life-saving medicine isn’t easy to find. So, the boss seized the opportunity to establish cooperation. They provided the materials Mr. Tang’s family needed, and in return, Mr. Tang’s family made substantial concessions in seafood. 

Jiang Ning didn’t expect Qin Chuan to be so good at building relationships. 

They continued chatting in a secluded place. 

Jiang Ning got straight to the point: “What do you want?” 

“Water.” 

Jiang Ning was taken aback. She had tasted the well water in the fishing village, which, compared to real seawater, was much better. 

Strictly speaking, this place wasn’t particularly short on water. 

So, the demand for water in the market here isn’t significant. If they brought it back to Fengcheng to sell, the tolls would be expensive. 

“Sister, I can see that you are not a real rich person.” The sharp-mouthed monkey smiled somewhat helplessly. “Nowadays, even in the face of a natural disaster, those wealthy girls from rich families still use red wine or milk for baths.” 

The boss’s most profitable business is to focus on growing markets, not sinking ones. 

Jiang Ning fell silent, thinking of the ice blocks in the swimming pool some time ago. Indeed, she had been shortsighted. 

If they wanted grain, she couldn’t offer much, but freshwater wouldn’t be a problem. 

Considering the long-standing cooperation, Jiang Ning was somewhat tempted but showed a hesitant expression: “I should be able to get water, but the roads aren’t safe. I need to think about it.” 

“Sis, as long as you can get the water, no matter how much seafood you want, the boss can help you get it.” 

Jiang Ning didn’t rush to agree but left her address with the sharp-mouthed monkey and hurried back to the villa before the heat wave hit. 

At noon that day, they had a feast of seafood. 

Steamed prawns, stir-fried crab with ginger and scallion, steamed big yellow croaker, and celery stir-fried with squid. 

The atmosphere was quite pleasant. Jiang Ning opened a bottle of red wine to toast, while the two were given soda. 

After drinking a bit more, they were slightly intoxicated. 

Huo Yishen helped her back to the room and casually closed the door. 

Coke, who was gnawing on shrimp shells, said, “…”. 

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