Businessmen's rivalry

  Bai Wengui looked around the pharmacy, occasionally asking his companion about the prices of various medicines. After he had a good sense of the situation, he revealed his identity.

  He is not a young and inexperienced youth, he will not easily show his cards in front of a small partner.

  "Little comrade, can you find your boss at home? I have some business to discuss with him."

  The shop assistant initially really didn't take a liking to Bai Wenli, he was dressed too ordinarily, just one look and you could tell he was from the countryside.

  Although he was very disdainful in his heart, he didn't dare to slack off in his actions. Otherwise, if the old boss found out, he wouldn't be able to do this job again.

  Soon, Bai Wengu was invited into the inner chamber. He saw a man sitting upright inside, about forty years old in appearance, dignified and majestic, obviously a successful master.

  Cui Zhengyang heard the shopkeeper say that someone wanted to talk to him about a business deal, and at first he didn't take it seriously. Those who came to discuss business with him were just trying to sell him medicinal materials. Over the years, he hadn't seen many high-quality medicinal materials, but scammers were not uncommon.

  He also met with Bai Wenli this time with a mindset of watching a joke.

  However, when Choi Jeong-yang first saw this man, he had some doubts in his heart. This man may look ordinary on the surface, but his eyes are absolutely clear and sharp. Moreover, this man is not bad-looking either. If he lived in the city, he should be considered a handsome young man.

  Two people met for the first time, sizing each other up before politely introducing themselves. "Boss, I have something here that I'd like to show you."

  Bai Wentao didn't say anything else and handed a wooden box he had brought with him to Cui Zhengyang.

  Choi Jeong-yang hadn't even opened the box yet, but he caught a whiff of a refreshing scent. His family had been in the medicinal herb business for three generations, and from a young age, he had been exposed to it all. To boast a bit, he thought there wasn't any medicinal herb that could escape his eyes or nose.

  Smelling this scent, Cui Zhengyang's hand trembled slightly. If he wasn't mistaken, this should be the fragrance of Snow Orchid. But even the best wild Snow Orchid wouldn't have such a strong fragrance. So his heart had a faint guess, could it be that he stumbled upon treasure today?

  Now that he's seen what's inside, even Cui Zhengyang doesn't dare say that he can't tell anything apart. At least for this Snow Lotus in front of him, he has no way to judge how many years it's been around, but one thing is certain - this Snow Lotus is definitely a treasure.

  He took a deep breath and asked, "White brother, how much are you planning to sell this for?"

  Bai Wengui smiled and laughed, just now the other party's expression he didn't miss a single detail. It was the same as his initial judgment.

  "Director Cui, I'd like to know what price you can offer?"

  Bai Wengui's words were precisely the weak point that Cui Zhengyang did not dare to make a decision on. He also didn't know how much he should give, fearing that if he gave too little, others wouldn't do it, and if he gave too much, he wouldn't know how much was enough.

  "White brother, why don't you wait here for a moment? I'll take this to show my father. He's getting on in years and his health isn't too good either. He rarely comes out to see things, so just wait a bit."

  Bai Wenli is not worried that the other party will take the goods and run away. Even if they can run, they can't run away from the temple.

  Chui Zhengyang took the wooden box containing the snow lotus and arrived at the backyard.

  The backyard of the big pharmacy is a three-story small villa, and Mr. Cui's old man lives in this building to recuperate.

  "Dad, take a look at this, how much is it worth?"

  Chui Laoyezi had a stroke in his old age, so only half of his body can move, so there's no big deal that Chui Zhengyang won't bother the old man to help him identify medicinal materials.

  Choi's old man was originally resting with his eyes closed on the recliner. However, upon hearing his son shout like that, he slowly opened his eyes. The fact that his normally calm and composed son had such an excited expression meant that what he brought back couldn't be anything ordinary.

  Chui Zhengyang took out the thing in the box and handed it over to the old man.

  Chui Laoyezi took a glance and was stunned, he hastily took the snow lotus from Xue Lian and smelled it, but after smelling it, his thirst wasn't quenched. He simply plucked two leaves and stuffed them into his mouth, and unexpectedly, his left half body which had been somewhat disobedient had some strange sensations.

  "What a great thing, what a great thing! I've never seen such good snow lotus in my life. I also heard your grandfather mention it before, but I didn't expect to see something that only exists in stories today. Zhengyang, no matter the price, you must get it. This thing, I dare not say it's been over a hundred years since it appeared."

  The old man got a bit excited and stuffed two more leaves into his mouth, chewing slowly.

  Cui Zhengyang had never seen his own father make such a rash move before, according to the rules of the trade, if a deal wasn't made, they weren't supposed to touch the goods.

  It seems the old man has already decided that this is a rare treasure, "Dad, we haven't discussed the price yet, I just wanted to let you take a look, who would have thought that you actually ate someone else's Snow Lotus, how can I explain it to the owner?"

  Hearing his son's slightly resentful voice, Old Cui suddenly sat up and said, "You scoundrel, can't even spare a few leaves for your old man to eat?"

  Cui Zhengyang hastily wiped his face and walked to the old man, "Dad, how could you? You've wronged me. I just wanted to discuss the situation with you. This person outside doesn't seem to understand the market, shouldn't we lower the price a bit?"

  Chui old man heard his son's words, took the crutch and gave him a hit. "You rascal, how did I teach you back then? Our family's pharmacy has been open for so many years, relying on integrity and fairness in business, that's why we have such a good reputation. Remember your father's words, no matter what kind of person comes over, our Chui family treats everyone equally. You're lucky to see such good things, how much money is left in our account?"

  He didn't wait for his son to set a price and instead asked how much of their family property was left.

  "Hey Dad, didn't we just spend a lot of money buying medicine two days ago? There's still about 100,000 yuan left in the account."

  "Give him 100,000 yuan, we're also taking advantage of the other party. To say that such things were hard to come by in the past, let alone see them. The problem is that we can't afford that much money now. You go and tell the other party, if there's anything they need help with in the future, they can come find you. And be polite when speaking to them, people who have such things are blessed, maybe they'll become friends in the future."

  Choi Jeong-yang nodded in agreement, not daring to say anything else. However, the old man's ability to judge people is absolutely not to be underestimated. If it weren't for his exceptional judgment, their family business wouldn't have grown so big over the years. This has a lot to do with the help of the old man and his group of old acquaintances.

  "Alright, Dad, you rest first, I'll go talk to him now."

  Chui old master this time did not plan to take the lead, he also wanted to temper his son, after all, this family business will eventually be handed over to him, let his son experience more is also good.

  Bai Wengu did not rush or panic, sitting in the house waiting, a colleague even brought him hot tea. It was rare to have such a leisurely mood to look at things around him, and he also felt that this store could be made big, with a great relationship with the boss's character. Looking at the enthusiasm of the colleagues in the store, it seemed like they were all from their own family, compared to those on the other side, it was simply heaven and earth apart.

  Just as he was feeling emotional, Cui Zhengyang came down with his father's order to discuss prices with Bai Wenli.

  "Hey, Brother Bai, sorry to keep you waiting. My dad has taken a look and thinks the stuff is pretty good. However, our family's current liquid assets are only 100,000 yuan, so I can only offer you 100,000 yuan at most. If you're okay with that, then we can consider this deal done. In the future, if you encounter any difficulties, just come find me, how about it?"

  Bai Wengu's heart skipped a beat when he heard the price, he had known it would sell for a good price, but he hadn't expected it to be so high. Anyway, this thing wasn't of much use to him personally, if it could bring blessings to those who were ill, that was his good deed.

  Although he was shocked in his heart, on the surface he didn't show it at all.

  "Director Choi, I'll do as you say. Today, I've finally met someone who truly understands. Selling Xue Lian to you is like finding the right owner for it. If I find something good again in the future, I'll come looking for you."

  After chatting with each other for a while, Cui Zhengyang gave Bai Wenli a cash check and sent an apprentice to take him to the bank to withdraw money.

  Until he walked out of the pharmacy door, Bai Wenli was still a bit dazed, and in just a short while, he had become a rich man?

  Everything that happened today has somewhat overturned his previous understanding, and money can be earned in this way.

  So much money, he can't take it all away at once, so Bai Wenli only took 5,000 yuan with him and let the rest be directly deposited into the bank.

  He still understands the reason why it's not advisable to carry a lot of money when going out.

  After settling everything, it was already late and he couldn't go back today, so he had no choice but to find a small inn to stay in for the time being.

  The next day, he didn't rush to leave either. It's not easy to come to the provincial capital, and he should take a good look around. This is what a big city looks like, and Bai Wenli has lived for most of his life without seeing such a scene.

  As he walked, Bai Wengu found a factory that collected and purchased fur, which was quite interesting to him.

  He went over to chat with the old man who was watching the gate, inquired about the situation of their factory, and also asked about the purchase price here. After listening to the other party's introduction, he also started to have a plan in his heart.

  Nothing much, he first went to the store to buy some food that they didn't sell in their place, and then directly got on the car to head towards the teacher's department. He wanted to take the opportunity to go see how his older sister was living there. As a single woman, he still had some worries about her. Moreover, he hadn't met the man she mentioned before.