She knew the inside story and understood why Medicine King Hall was collecting Gastrodia. But in two years, she had never heard of anyone from anywhere in the country being able to produce one hundred kilograms of Gastrodia all at once!
Chen Erbao stood behind Lin Zhiqing. From his vantage point, when she squatted down, her full, round backside was on perfect display.
He couldn't help but recall that slap. 'So bouncy...'
On a slight whim, while the others weren't looking, Chen Erbao gave her a light tap with the top of his foot.
Lin Zhiqing whipped her head around, her pretty face flushed with anger, and glared at Chen Erbao.
"Shopkeeper Lin, how is the Gastrodia?"
Chen Erbao beamed at her as if nothing had happened, his eyes drifting to the sliver of pale skin visible at her collar.
"…"
Lin Zhiqing took a deep breath, suppressing her fury. Her chest rose and fell in a way that nearly popped the buttons on her shirt.
"Mr. Chen, are you selling all of this Gastrodia?"
She decided she would settle the score with him later.
"Of course. Since I brought it all here, I plan to sell it all. It just depends on whether you can offer a suitable price."
Chen Erbao could tell that wild Gastrodia was a rare and valuable herb for Medicine King Hall.
Although he wasn't going to gouge them, he still wanted to make a bit more profit.
Lin Zhiqing led Chen Erbao to a side tea room, poured him a cup of tea, and then sat down across from him.
"Mr. Chen, to be perfectly honest, we at Medicine King Hall are in dire need of this batch of Gastrodia. As for the price, we will certainly acquire it at the highest market rate—thirty-five hundred per jin. What do you think?"
It had to be said, Lin Zhiqing was a consummate professional. Despite the absurd encounter they just had, she was all business now, which gave her a unique charm.
Chen Erbao was secretly overjoyed at the price, but his expression remained as placid as a lake. He lowered his head and mulled it over for a moment.
"Thirty-five hundred… It's not that high. But never mind. We'll have to cooperate more in the future, so let's just call it making a friend."
Chen Erbao stood up and extended his hand.
Lin Zhiqing also extended her small, delicate hand to shake his, a smile she couldn't suppress spreading across her face.
"Wonderful, Mr. Chen! A pleasure doing business with you!"
"The pleasure is all mine."
Chen Erbao gave her small hand a squeeze. It was so smooth and soft. 'A hand like this, if only I could...'
Before he could finish the thought, Lin Zhiqing forcefully yanked her hand back and shot him a glare.
Chen Erbao didn't seem to mind, chuckling.
"When can I expect the money to be deposited?"
"Leave your bank card details, and we'll transfer the money to your account. It's lunchtime, so on behalf of Medicine King Hall, allow me to treat you to a meal."
"Sounds good."
As if he had expected this, Chen Erbao directly took out his bank card. After he left it with the bald man, Lin Zhiqing led him out of Medicine King Hall.
The two went to the parking lot and got into a BMW.
"This is your car?"
It was Chen Erbao's first time up close with such a luxury car. He couldn't resist stroking the interior, noting that it was, in fact, quite different from the old clunker he used to drive.
The texture was amazing. 'A bit like silk stockings…'
Chen Erbao glanced at Lin Zhiqing's snow-white thighs, a little nostalgic for how they felt in his hands.
"Yes… What would you like to eat?"
"Anything's fine. As long as I'm eating with a great beauty like you, it doesn't matter what we have."
"…"
Lin Zhiqing was starting to get a handle on Chen Erbao's personality. Ignoring his sweet talk, she stomped on the accelerator, and the car sped off with a ROAR, leaving them in the dust.
…
Half an hour later, the car pulled up in front of the only high-end restaurant in Sihai County.
"Whoa, we're eating here?"
Only after getting out of the car did Chen Erbao realize they had arrived in the county seat.
He had been a little drowsy and had dozed off in the car. He never expected to wake up and find that Lin Zhiqing had driven him all the way to the county seat!
Lin Zhiqing was clearly in a good mood, a smile on her face.
"You are, after all, Medicine King Hall's biggest Gastrodia supplier in the last two years. If we were to treat you at some random restaurant back in town, wouldn't that tarnish our reputation?"
Chen Erbao nodded.
"That makes sense. It is a deal worth nearly a million, after all. It calls for a celebration."
The two walked into the restaurant together. A waiter, who had clearly been waiting for them, hurried over with a smile.
"Miss Lin, is that you? Right this way, your room is ready."
The waiter led the way while Chen Erbao followed behind Lin Zhiqing, taking in the surrounding decor.
As expected of the best restaurant in Sihai County, the decor was worlds apart from what you'd find back in town!
Upon entering the private room, the waiter began instructing others to bring the dishes and personally stood by to serve them.
Lin Zhiqing was obviously a regular at places like this. She sat down impassively and looked at Chen Erbao.
"If we weren't short on time, we should have gone to the city for a meal. This place is still a bit small."
Chen Erbao, however, didn't care. He shrugged.
"It's all the same to me where we eat. The main thing is that the money gets deposited."
'This is a huge sum of money. I don't even know how to spend it!'
Lin Zhiqing rolled her eyes at him.
"Medicine King Hall is a nationwide herb supplier. Are you really worried we'd cheat you out of a mere million yuan or so?"
"Hehe, I'm just used to being poor…"
Soon, a procession of servers brought in the dishes, and the head waiter began introducing each one.
Once everyone had left, Chen Erbao finally began to dig in with gusto.
He was absolutely starving.
He'd been busy all morning and even helped Lin Zhiqing clear her pipes—that was all hard, physical labor!
Lin Zhiqing, on the other hand, ate much more gracefully, taking small bites and occasionally glancing at Chen Erbao, her thoughts unreadable.
"Oh, right. You said before that you have more Gastrodia?"
She had just remembered and quickly asked.
His mouth stuffed with food, Chen Erbao answered without looking up.
"Yeah, probably another eight hundred to a thousand kilograms or so."
"How much?!"
Hearing Chen Erbao's words, Lin Zhiqing first froze, then shot to her feet in astonishment, her face flushed with excitement and her voice rising several notches.
"Eight hundred to a thousand kilograms. I didn't look too closely, but there's at least a thousand kilograms."
Chen Erbao replied nonchalantly.
"How is that possible… You… Where did you get it all?"
Lin Zhiqing had lost all her composure, her eyes wide as she asked excitedly.
Chen Erbao glanced up at her.
"You don't need to worry about that. Let's just say I have my sources."
He couldn't possibly tell Medicine King Hall where the Gastrodia grew; this was his short-term cash cow.
However, Chen Erbao also knew he couldn't keep it a secret forever. That's why he had to act now, while no one else knew, to get his hands on all the Gastrodia and sell it off!
By the time Medicine King Hall figured things out, he would have already harvested most of the easily accessible Gastrodia. They could take their sweet time digging for what was left deep in the mountains!
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