Chapter 92: Chapter 92: Can I Buy 1/2 a Fish?

A cost of 1,100 yuan, not including rent and taxes, could yield a profit of nearly 8,000.

It blows over ninety percent of other industries out of the water.

"I’ll support you no matter what you do."

Jun Qingmeng looked sweetly at Jiang Liu.

She was a little surprised.

She felt that Jiang Liu had so many ideas, she couldn’t keep up. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

’But this is good, too.’

At 6:50,

Jun Qingmeng took a sulking Tongtong to school.

SIGH. Tongtong sighed. ’Being a kid isn’t easy.’

Jiang Liu hung up the "Open" sign.

The customers immediately grew excited.

"Oh my god, you’re finally open!"

"If you were one second later, I would’ve starved to death."

"You opened ten minutes earlier than yesterday. Does that mean there will be fewer buns?"

Jiao Shenghua shouted, "Brother Jiang, give me ten shrimp buns, five fennel buns, and three bottles of juice."

Just as he finished, he noticed an extra line of text at the bottom of the blackboard.

(Tuna Sashimi. Original price: 1,800 per plate. Now 30% off.)

"Holy shit!! Boss Jiang, you have a new item?"

Jiao Shenghua exclaimed, his eyes burning with excitement.

"A new item?!!"

"New item? What new item?!"

The elderly folks and office drones in the back got excited.

"For real? What is it? Is it a new kind of bun?"

A customer at the front heard clearly and happily relayed the message to the back:

"It’s tuna sashimi, 30% off for three days."

"Tuna?!!"

"Damn, I gotta round up the crew!"

"Freaking hell, this news is explosive!"

"I’m gonna get my grandparents over here! Right, is the fish limited? How much is there?"

"Not sure, but we should buy it fast."

"Then we have to buy some to try!"

"I want to bring some to my mom."

They originally thought Jiang Liu wasn’t going to release any more new items, but they were wrong.

It was so exciting.

"Boss Jiang, your tuna is a bit expensive, but since it’s you selling it, I’ll buy a plate to try. I’ll eat it here today."

Jiao Shenghua waved his hand magnanimously. With a monthly profit of tens of thousands, he could certainly afford it.

Jiang Liu smiled. "Don’t worry, my fish is delicious. Once you’ve tried it, you won’t think it’s expensive anymore."

"I’ll find you a small table in a moment."

He had already learned about it from Jun Qingmeng.

This kind of wild bluefin tuna was rare in the country. Even if you could find it, it was always frozen, and the texture and taste were subpar.

And even then, it sold for four to five thousand a pound.

His was fresh and cheap in comparison. He refused to believe customers would be anything but satisfied after eating it.

"Okay." Jiao Shenghua started to head inside, then suddenly remembered something. "I can still buy your buns and juice, right?"

"Of course."

"Then do what I said before—pack up the buns and juice. I won’t be taking the tuna to go."

Wu Lingling, who was behind him, asked pitifully, "Boss Jiang, can you make the tuna a little cheaper?"

Jiang Liu shook his head. "It’s already very cheap. No further discounts."

Wu Lingling was short on cash, but she still really wanted to try it.

’Boss Jiang’s buns are already so delicious; the tuna must be even more amazing.’

’She’d never even tried it before.’

"First, pack fifteen buns and two bottles of juice for me. Hold on, I need to make a phone call."

Wu Lingling took out her phone and dialed Chu Songrong’s number.

Chu Songrong was in the emergency room, sitting at the counter and keeping an eye on things.

He was a little annoyed when his phone suddenly rang.

Making calls wasn’t allowed during work hours.

But when he saw it was Wu Lingling, he perked right up.

’She must have bought the buns.’

He hurried into the hallway to take the call.

"Did you get the buns? Remember to save ten for me."

Wu Lingling said excitedly, "Director, Boss Jiang has a new item! Should I buy some?"

Chu Songrong was pleasantly surprised. "What new item? Buy some and bring it back for me to try."

"Tuna!"

"Tuna?!" Chu Songrong was taken aback.

He said, somewhat astonished, "Oh really! Can you buy it? Get some for me."

He loved fish, and he still couldn’t forget the grilled fish he’d eaten at Jiang Liu’s place last time.

To think he’d come out with tuna this time—that was the good stuff.

"It’s 30% off right now, so it’s a little over 1,200. I don’t have that much money."

Wu Lingling had just started her internship. Although she was on the vice director’s good side, her salary was only a little over two thousand. With a young woman’s usual expenses, it was impossible to save money.

Chu Songrong immediately said it was no big deal and transferred five thousand to Wu Lingling.

"Buy as much as you can. Bring it back for everyone to try. Boss Jiang’s food is always top-notch."

"Can I have some too?" Wu Lingling asked, her mouth watering.

The thought of getting to eat Jiang Liu’s new creation put Chu Songrong in a great mood. "You little foodie, of course you can. We’ll eat together when you get back. Hurry up, now! Don’t take too long."

Just then, the customers in the back started to get impatient.

"Are you done buying yet?"

"Can you hurry it up?"

"Sashimi doesn’t keep, so speed it up."

Wu Lingling apologized to the crowd, then turned to Jiang Liu and said happily, "I’d like to get three orders of the tuna sashimi to go."

Jiang Liu nodded. "Sure, no problem. That’ll be 3,945 yuan."

Wu Lingling paid the bill without hesitation.

"Everyone, please wait a moment."

Jiang Liu went to the back kitchen to get the sashimi.

He had prepared a dozen or so plates that morning. He first brought one over to Jiao Shenghua.

"The stuff in the middle is wasabi, and that’s the secret-recipe soy sauce. Help yourself."

On a white, head-sized porcelain plate, a layer of crushed ice formed the base.

On top of that was a bed of verdant greens.

The top layer held the sashimi, arranged in a pyramid. There were five slices from each cut of tuna, and each slice was six centimeters long, four centimeters wide, and one and a half centimeters thick.

Jiao Shenghua couldn’t take his eyes off it.

The plate of tuna sashimi before him was as beautiful as a work of art.

Pale pink, rosy pink, and deep red.

The tender meat from the three different cuts created a sense of varying expectations.

"Is this wasabi?"

Jiao Shenghua was surprised. Ordinary sashimi was served with mustard paste, but only high-end places served it with real wasabi.

His heart filled with curiosity and anticipation.

Jiao Shenghua eagerly picked up a piece of akami, the lean red meat, and dipped it in the soy sauce and wasabi.

He popped it into his mouth.

The unique, rich aroma of the soy sauce, the clean heat of the wasabi.

Paired with the silky-smooth wild tuna sashimi, one bite was like tasting the very ends of the ocean.

The texture was incredibly tender, yet firm.

The fresh sweetness of the tuna meat instantly conquered his taste buds.

Succulent, delectable.

It was so delicious!

Jiao Shenghua then savored the fatty otoro and chutoro.

The three different cuts delivered three distinct, ultimate culinary experiences.

He couldn’t help but ask:

"Boss Jiang, will you be selling this every day?"

Jiang Liu nodded. "Yes. How is it?"

The customers at the door pricked up their ears.

They were dying to know.

After all, the price wasn’t low. Even though they really wanted to try it and trusted Jiang Liu...

Jiao Shenghua didn’t hold back his praise:

"It’s absolutely fantastic! I never would have imagined I could eat sashimi of this quality for this price. It’s even better than the sashimi I had in Japan!"

He could tell this was no ordinary tuna; it would be considered top-tier even in Japan!

Jiang Liu smiled happily. A vote of confidence from a customer was the greatest encouragement.

"Thank you for the praise."

"It’s not just praise, it’s the truth! Boss Jiang, your skills are getting better and better, and your ingredients are more and more delicious."

Jiao Shenghua felt lucky that he’d woken up early to line up today, otherwise he would have missed out on the new item.

"Brother Jiang, can we buy half a plate of the tuna?"

Jin Wei asked, his friends in tow.