The Rogue Villager Chen Erbao

By the time the two of them returned to the building, the sky had already grown dark.

Chen Erbao figured he wouldn't be able to return to the village tonight, so he took a moment to call Fang Yun.

"Sister-in-law, I'm in the city tonight. I'll head back tomorrow morning."

"Oh? Did some young lady manage to tie you down?"

Fang Yun was stunned for a moment before teasing him.

Chen Erbao replied with righteous indignation:

"You're a real kidder, Sister-in-law. I'm here to talk business. I'll tell you all about it when I get back."

"Alright... The new village chief arrived today. Things have been pretty lively... Also, the situation with Chen Qing has blown up."

"We can talk about it when I get back."

Chen Erbao didn't want to say too much over the phone.

After he hung up, Lin Zhiqing, who was standing beside him, looked at him with a half-smile on her face.

"You came to the city just to talk business?"

Chen Erbao shot back:

"What else?"

Lin Zhiqing glanced at the hand he still had on her waist and said coldly:

"Did your business dealings extend to my body?"

"Heh heh..."

Chen Erbao sheepishly withdrew his hand.

The two stood at the building's entrance for a moment before Lin Cheng walked out.

"Mr. Chen, let's head to the hotel. The company has already booked a private room."

Tonight's dinner was to formally celebrate their partnership, so of course, they had to find a sufficiently high-class venue.

The group arrived at a five-star hotel in Hongyuan City, where a valet was already waiting at the entrance.

Walking into the lobby, Chen Erbao's eyes lit up at the sight of the magnificent, glittering decor. In the center of the lobby, a woman was playing the violin, the graceful music flowing through the air, calming one's mind.

Once they reached the private room, Lin Cheng instructed the staff to begin serving the food.

One expensive and delicious dish after another was brought in, and soon the room was filled with a fragrant aroma.

Lin Cheng first raised his glass and clinked it with Chen Erbao's for a toast. Then, he slowly began to speak:

"Mr. Chen, I was wondering, what are your plans for the future?"

He was asking about Chen Erbao's plans after their Gastrodia partnership concluded.

In his view, for Chen Erbao to be able to produce so much wild Gastrodia at once, he must have certain methods and channels. As the nation's largest buyer of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, their vision naturally wouldn't be limited to just Gastrodia.

Hearing this, Chen Erbao's interest was piqued.

He hadn't really given the question much thought.

The Gastrodia business could let him make a small fortune—somewhere around eight to ten million in total, he estimated—but as for what to do afterward, he currently had no ideas.

But with Lin Cheng asking, an idea quickly came to him.

"President Lin, to be honest, I know your company has been wanting to find out where I got my hands on the Gastrodia. I can tell you, but..."

Chen Erbao deliberately left him hanging, stopping mid-sentence. He paused and slowly poured himself a glass of wine.

Lin Cheng's eyes lit up.

"Please, Mr. Chen, go on. If we can cooperate in other areas in the future, I will certainly meet all of your requirements."

Chen Erbao drained his glass in one gulp and looked at Lin Cheng.

"President Lin, before that, let me ask one thing. Is your company collecting so much Gastrodia for your own use, or for some other purpose?"

Lin Cheng hesitated for a moment.

"That's a company secret. It's not convenient to say."

Chen Erbao nodded in understanding and continued:

"Actually, President Lin, I won't hide it from you. I've been studying medicine under an old traditional doctor on Bailong Mountain since I was a child, so I'm very knowledgeable about all kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs. My master also taught me some exclusive cultivation methods. That Gastrodia you saw—it was all meticulously cultivated by me!"

"You cultivated it???"

Hearing this, Lin Cheng was completely stunned.

Their Medicine King Hall had branches all over the country and had even recruited many famous old traditional doctors. However, they had made little progress in artificially cultivating many of the most expensive medicinal herbs. For Chen Erbao to now claim he had cultivated so much Gastrodia all by himself... his level of skill...

At this thought, Lin Cheng's heart pounded with excitement.

'If I can recruit Chen Erbao into the company...'

"So, my future cooperation with your company will be to cultivate medicinal herbs."

"You can send me some of the rare herbs your company needs. Bailong Mountain's location is ideal; it's a natural cultivation base. With the addition of my exclusive techniques, I'm confident I can meet your company's demands."

Chen Erbao laid out his entire plan in one breath.

He didn't want to leave Bailong Village for the time being, so there was only one way for him to make money: helping Medicine King Hall cultivate valuable medicinal herbs.

'With the many profound Immortal Techniques recorded in my Joyful Technique, this shouldn't be a problem.'

'Also, my methods can't be known to others. So, once the contract for Bailong Mountain comes through, I'll use the money I have to fence off the entire mountain and turn it into my personal cultivation base.'

"Cultivate medicinal herbs for us..."

Lin Cheng lowered his head in thought, considering the feasibility of the matter.

'If Chen Erbao's skill and output in cultivating other herbs are as absurd as they are with the Gastrodia, then this partnership would absolutely be a turning point for all of Medicine King Hall.'

He knew why the company was acquiring the medicinal herbs, so he understood the importance of this matter.

"Mr. Chen, I'll need to discuss this matter with my superiors."

Lin Cheng still didn't agree directly. The matter was too important; he really needed to have a good talk with his older brother.

"Let's eat first!"

By the end of the evening, both guest and host were thoroughly pleased.

After dinner, Lin Cheng made an excuse and left, leaving only Lin Zhiqing behind.

Before leaving, he pulled Lin Zhiqing aside and said earnestly:

"Zhiqing, you're the apple of our family's eye. If you're going to start dating someone, you have to tell your Second Uncle!"

Lin Zhiqing blushed and said shyly:

"Second Uncle! What are you talking about? I'm not dating anyone..."

She thought about her ridiculous encounters with Chen Erbao, and her confidence wavered.

Lin Cheng seemed to have noticed something but didn't say it outright, instead hinting at it sideways:

"This Chen Erbao has a mysterious background. If you two..."

"There's nothing going on between us!"

Lin Zhiqing quickly retorted.

"Alright, alright, there's nothing going on... If you two can get along well, you could try to find out about his methods for cultivating herbs. It's very important to the company. Your father and I have been working on this for years, you know?"

Lin Zhiqing pouted. 'Is Second Uncle asking me to seduce him?'

'But I've already been practically eaten alive by Chen Erbao. It's almost like I'm giving myself away for free!'

The thought of it made Lin Zhiqing furious. But for some reason, whenever she was with Chen Erbao, she seemed to lose all her resistance and would dazedly agree to his outrageous demands.

Seemingly sensing Lin Zhiqing's reservations, Lin Cheng added a word of caution:

"I'm not asking you to seduce him... just to casually inquire... But don't let that kid really take advantage of you. You have to tell me if anything happens. If something were to happen to you here, I wouldn't be able to face your father!"

"I know, I know!"

Lin Zhiqing said impatiently.

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