?Chapter 35: Thirty-five New Business Opportunities at the Hospital Entrance_1 Chapter 35: Thirty-five New Business Opportunities at the Hospital Entrance_1 Ji Pianran blinked, and her long eyelashes, which looked like wings ready to take flight, trembled. She furrowed her brow slightly, and her moist, beautiful, apricot-shaped eyes were filled with confusion.
“Happy?”
What was Gu Chen happy about?
He looked at Ji Pianran with a straight face, then leaned closer to her ear.
He whispered, “Because, you’re worried about me.”
His voice was very soft.
Carrying the winter breeze, it surged into her ear canal and somehow inexplicably dispelled the chill.
A light blush tinged her delicate face.
This man, he’s so improper!
Such a rogue!
Ji Pianran, feeling shy, lowered her head, “I’m leaving!”
After speaking, she hurried onto the bus back to the village, holding Tangtang.
The obedient little girl tied her hands and said goodbye to Gu Chen.
“Daddy, Tangtang will miss you~”
Gu Chen also waved to Tangtang, “You have to listen to Mommy, okay?”
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After sending Ji Pianran and Tangtang off, Gu Chen found a grocery store and bought eight bamboo baskets at three yuan each in one go.
Then, he found a secluded spot, making sure no one would come, before he prepared to enter the space.
The goji berries were planted last night and had clearly been growing for over twelve hours by now.
Red, shiny, and plump goji berries covered the ground.
When Gu Chen came in, he saw Spirit Field in front of him, completely covered with the bright red fruits.
It was an absolute surprise.
Picking them up directly was certainly faster than plucking them one by one.
Indeed, a longer time did have its benefits.
He sighed while squatting on the ground, scooping up handfuls of goji berries and filling the bamboo baskets behind him.
Half an hour later, he had filled a full eight baskets to the brim.
Looking down, there were still quite a few on the ground.
However, Gu Chen decided not to sell these; such good stuff was to be kept for his wife and child to nourish their bodies!
He picked out two baskets, carrying one on his back and one in his hand, and then left the space.
He headed towards the defensive line of the city hospital.
Luckily, the city hospital wasn’t far; it took Gu Chen just twenty minutes to get there.
At that moment, there was a moderate crowd at the entrance of the hospital. sea??h thё N??eFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
Gu Chen picked a spot close to the entrance, placed the two baskets on the ground, and squatted there casually.
He didn’t shout out to sell; he just waited for people to ask.
After all, these berries had one advantage: they looked good.
The bright red, shiny little fruits, each like a red agate, were pleasing to the eye.
Sure enough, before long, a woman who was about to enter the hospital saw the two bright red baskets of small fruits in front of Gu Chen and walked over curiously.
“Young man, what are you selling here?”
Gu Chen blinked, “Sister, these are fresh goji berries, fresh goji berries!”
The woman was startled to hear fresh goji berries!
My goodness, it was wintertime.
In the middle of winter, there were fresh goji berries?
Was the north now warmer than the south?
She looked at Gu Chen skeptically.
“Don’t try to fool me. My hometown is in the north; it’s so cold there the branches can freeze, and you’re telling me about fresh goji berries? If you can even grow a single leaf, I’ll concede I’m wrong!”
Gu Chen laughed out loud.
“You don’t understand, my berries are not from the north; they’re imported. They have even richer nutritional value. Don’t believe me? Try one, see if it isn’t sweeter than any you’ve had before.”
Hearing this, the woman took one, still half in doubt, and popped it into her mouth.
The taste was sweet but not cloying, and juicy too.
After one berry, she wanted another.
The woman swallowed her saliva.
“The taste is good, but yours isn’t wild,” the aunt said, sniffing.
Ji Pianran sniffed his nose.
“Auntie, who told you that only wild things are good? Think about it, wild mountains and uncultivated lands, with no fertilizers and irrigation depending solely on the mood of the heavens—you tell me, lacking everything, can the wild ones really be that superior?”
“Mine are imported. The soil is strictly formulated with nutrients, and the water is all spring water flowing down from the mountains. Just look at the size of these fruits.”
The aunt crouched on the ground and grabbed a handful from the basket, examining them closely.
Indeed, the fruits were really big—three times the size of the wild ones.
And what the young man said seemed to make sense too.
Could anyone fertilize the wild ones out in the wilderness?
Could anyone properly irrigate them?
Perhaps, those grown with care might actually be superior to the wild ones after all.
The most important thing was that these were fresh.
Usually, you could only buy the dried ones.
To soak and cook them into soups and whatnot.
Once these fresh ones are dried and stored for several months, surely some nutrients would be lost.
The effectiveness certainly couldn’t match the fresh ones.
Moreover, the taste was really good; they could even be bought as fruits to eat.
The aunt was somewhat swayed.
“How much are these goji berries per pound? Must be pricey, right?”
Ji Pianran really didn’t know what a fair price for these would be.
He thought about it, “How much do you usually pay?”
The aunt considered, “Ten bucks, ten bucks a pound, but those are dried.”
Ji Pianran nodded, “Alright then, twelve for mine! I won’t rip you off.”
Hearing that such good goji berries were only twelve bucks, and right in front of the hospital to boot.
Shouldn’t this stuff go for at least fifteen?
And the young man was only asking twelve?
Now, the aunt was truly excited.
Especially since her eldest son was in the hospital, and her younger daughter-in-law was pregnant.
Her husband was getting on in years and his health wasn’t too great either.
She would buy a lot, take it home, and share it—the whole family would be taken care of.
The more the aunt thought about it, the more she felt like she had scored a bargain.
“This is what we’ll do, I’ll take the whole basket. Give me some extra for my daughter-in-law to snack on. If we don’t finish it, we can dry it and continue to make tea!”
Wow.
Is this what rich people are like?
Ji Pianran was astounded.
You’re buying an entire basket straight away?
His basket must weigh at least forty pounds!
By forty, that’s four hundred eighty, nearly five hundred bucks!
The life of rich people is terrifying indeed.
Goji berries worth four hundred eighty bucks, bought just like that.
He smiled, “Auntie, are you sure you can eat all that?”
The aunt nodded, “Yes, we have a big family, just one basket will do.”
Ji Pianran nodded, “Alright then, I won’t bother weighing it. This basket, there must be at least forty-five or forty-six pounds. I’ll just charge you for forty pounds, that would be four hundred eighty bucks. How does that sound?”
Which mother wouldn’t love a good bargain?
The aunt, thrilled to have gotten a few extra pounds for free, couldn’t stop smiling.
“Oh, look at you, young man, such an honest person. So here’s what I’ll do: I won’t take advantage of you. I’ll go up to my son’s hospital room and promote your business.”
Ji Pianran laughed heartily, “I’d appreciate that, sister.”
The aunt smiled too, “You sweet talker, you. I’m well over fifty this year, old enough to be your aunt.”
Ji Pianran scrutinized the aunt carefully, feigned surprise, and exclaimed, “Really! I couldn’t tell at all. You’ve maintained yourself so well, you look like you’re in your thirties, just like my older sister.”
What woman doesn’t wish to appear younger? His words struck right at the aunt’s heart.
It was like the sweetest sound in all of China!
The aunt beamed with joy, “Such a flatterer, just you wait, I’m going to drum up some business for you right away!”