After discussing the plans here, it wasn't two days before Ma Liguo took leave and headed south to personally check on the supply. He couldn't sit still any longer; he had to get things settled.
Of course, this trip was also about networking, smoothing out relationships.
A week later, he returned covered in dust, smelling faintly of fish, but judging by his wide, beaming smile, it looked like the trip had been quite fruitful.
"Hongjun, you have no idea, this trip really broadened my horizons. They've got an abundance of sea fish over there, dirt cheap. I visited, and they treated me to a lavish meal, whoa, man, the lobsters they served were this big," Ma Liguo said, gesturing the size of the lobsters with great excitement.
Li Hongjun and his wife saw how thrilled he was and didn't have the heart to burst his bubble, so they just nodded along.
