"How about I buy you the best seafood tomorrow? Lobster or tuna will do. If there's any seal meat or whale jerky, I'll buy it for you too?" Luke asked tentatively.
A dog suddenly raised its head, barked, bent its body, and ran around the house, obviously very satisfied with the reward.
Luke smiled as he watched it run back and forth for several circles before he grabbed its head and twisted it in front of him: "But remember one thing, protect Selina, otherwise you will know."
As long as Selena is safe, then everything will be fine.
If anything happened to Selina, he would definitely beat the shit out of this bitch.
A certain dog head pretended to be trembling, but he didn't care too much in his heart.
The big devil dotes on Selina the most, this is an ironclad fact, and he is also very desperate.
The next day, Luke and Selina got up early and went out before dawn, even taking breakfast in the car.
The two people and the dog went to the Saigon Seafood Market in the Chinatown of the San Gabriel Valley.
This is a popular place for buying seafood ingredients among gourmets in the Los Angeles area, and there are many time-honored restaurants operating here.
This is to buy a gift for Gold Nugget, and by the way, Luke will also pack up a lot of seafood to try to make new dishes, killing two birds with one stone.
It was a rare occasion that he and Selena came to buy these things; most of their shopping was done in supermarkets.
But the seafood in the supermarkets they usually go to is not as rich as in this kind of professional seafood market, and high-quality seafood is not easy to buy.
Once inside, most of the stalls were bustling with people.
Even in the darkest hour before dawn, the stalls in the market were brightly lit.
There were people everywhere, walking back and forth, some bargaining with the boss, some greeting or mocking their peers, and some dragging their harvests and walking out.
There were puddles of water everywhere on the ground, and a strong smell of the sea permeated the air, making it look a bit dirty and messy.
But this place is full of vitality and the breath of life.
These are people who work hard and live hard.
Selena was shocked by the scene: "Oh my God! I never knew that so many people in Los Angeles get up early. Do they do this just to buy fresh seafood?"
Luke smiled, put his arm around her and walked towards the stalls: "Of course. Anyone who really works hard will definitely know what Los Angeles looks like at four o'clock in the morning."
Selina subconsciously looked at the watch: "Isn't it already half past five?"
Luke shrugged. "But we got up at four o'clock and drove almost an hour to get here."
Selina patted her forehead and said, "My bad. Thank you for your hard work, dear."
The two were chatting there, but a certain alien dog-head was so anxious that he started pulling Selena's trouser legs with his mouth and sobbing like crazy.
They both knew without even looking at the dog's expression: Hey, didn't you say you were going to buy me a present? Hurry up, or they'll all be snatched up.
In fact, business here is booming.
People who come here are either gourmets or people working in the catering industry.
Gourmets come to satisfy their appetites, while people in the catering industry come to earn money through hard work and professionalism.
Many things here will increase in price by half or several times as soon as they are placed in the refrigerated counter of a small Chinese supermarket, depending on how scarce the goods are.
However, Luke and the other man didn't have to fight for it.
Luke is not obsessed with any expensive ingredients. Instead, he focuses on his own preferences first and taste second.
Price is not a factor he needs to consider.
Therefore, whenever he sees food that is being snatched by many people, he will decisively give up. His keen sense of smell can also ensure that the food he buys is fresh and authentic.
Jin Nugget's saliva never stopped.
It really likes to eat seafood, but Luke doesn’t cook much and doesn’t buy much.
Compared to pork, beef and mutton, buying seafood is really troublesome.
Luke looked down on seafood of poor quality and refused to buy it.
Now the big devil has come to this Feng Shui treasure land on his own initiative and explicitly said that it was bought specifically for it. It must be so happy.
Similarly, Jin Nugget doesn’t care about the preciousness of the ingredients and chooses purely based on his own preferences.
Selena and it have developed a tacit understanding. Just by listening to it whimpering and looking at where its eyes are, she can tell what it has taken a fancy to.
Gold Nugget's sense of smell is also exaggerated, and Dollar's big nose is not for nothing.
We bought a lot of fresh prawns, lobsters, grouper, and tuna, but only bought a moderate amount of other crabs, sea urchins, etc.
These are what Nugget likes, while Luke and Selina only have a taste of them.
But there was one thing that both Selena and Gold Nugget were interested in.
That's the king crab.
Generally speaking, king crabs from the Bering Strait are only caught and put on the market in September and October every year, while king crabs from Chile in South America are put on the market in large quantities in July every year.
Although it is only June 10th, a small amount of Chilean king crabs have already flowed out through certain channels.
However, this price is much more exaggerated than a month later.
Listening to the Chinese store owner introducing the deliciousness of the "only two" Chilean king crabs, the two foodies beside Luke opened their mouths wide at the same time, and drooled like crazy, mixing into the puddle at the door.
Selina was better, she finally remembered to swallow, but she also cast a longing look at him.
Luke waved his hand and said, "I want both."
After saying that, he moved closer to the Chinese boss who was in his forties and lowered his voice: "I won't bargain with you, but give me ten more of these."
The Chinese boss gave a mysterious smile and said, "Really, these are the two."
Luke raised his eyebrows and said, "At this price, pay in cash immediately." He took out two rolls of hundred-dollar bills and threw them to the proprietress at the counter two meters away.
The Chinese boss' smile froze.
The proprietress, who is also of Chinese descent, checked the bills faster than a money detector with her fingers flying, then nodded to the boss.
She held the two rolls of US dollars tightly in her hands, obviously not wanting to let go.
The Chinese boss's smile suddenly became brighter: "Wait a minute, I'll ask somewhere else for you."
Luke also smiled and nodded, watching the boss greet the store's lady boss and then walk to the back of the store.
Selina was puzzled: "Didn't he say this thing was very rare? Where can he find it?"
Luke put his mouth close to her ear and said, "Don't you believe him! This old man is very evil. He has stock in the back of the store, but he puts all of them out. How can he say that they are the "only two" king crabs and how can he drive up the market price?"
Selena: ⊙0⊙!
The price given by the boss was a bit high even for scarce goods, otherwise she would never have seen the king crab.
Fortunately, on his way here, Luke had already mentioned to her that he had made some extra money on this trip to Antarctica, otherwise she would have definitely complained all day long, saying that he was wasting money.
Well, even though the two of them are very rich, Selena has never had the habit of wasting since she was a child.
Not long after, the "old man" shop owner came back, saying something like "I finally got all the goods together."
Luke didn't bother to say more and interrupted directly: "Okay, I've already paid you, and you still want to raise the price."