?Chapter 36: Thirty-six Very Popular Goji Berries_1 Chapter 36: Thirty-six Very Popular Goji Berries_1 Having finished speaking, the old lady with the bamboo basket full of goji berries headed into the hospital’s inpatient department.
Seeing the old lady leave, Pian Ran heaved a sigh of relief.
Damn it, it seems to be settled.
If I’d known hospital folks were this loaded, I would’ve brought out a couple more baskets!
But no worries, it’s not too late. I can always grab more once the basket is sold, worst case I’ll just say they’re on the truck, which is a bit far!
After all, customers are always only concerned about the quality of the goods; no one cares where they’re brought from.
Ten minutes later, a middle-aged woman, younger than the old lady, came out of the hospital’s main entrance.
She made her way straight to Pian Ran.
“Young man, I heard from Sister Wang that your goji berries are especially good. Give me some, will you?”
Just now, upstairs, Sister Wang had carried back a huge basket of goji berries, claiming they were fresh and even enthusiastically gave her a handful to try.
Having tasted one, the flavor was simply to die for.
The most incredible part was that they were actually fresh.
Fresh!!!
She, too, wanted to buy some to take home for her child in school.
These berries, they’re great for liver cleansing and improving vision.
What parent wouldn’t want their child to have better eyesight to see the blackboard clearly!
Pian Ran nodded eagerly, “No problem at all, how much do you want?”
The middle-aged woman thought for a moment, “I can’t handle a whole basket, that’s too much. There’s just me and my kid at home. How about this, young man, could you weigh out six jin for me?”
Pian Ran smiled, “No problem, just six jin. Come back for more once you’ve finished eating.”
After saying this, he took out a clean plastic bag, which was left over from buying vegetables that morning.
Now it came in handy.
He filled the bag with goji berries and placed it on the scale to weigh.
“There you go, six jin and four liang. I’ll just charge you for six jin, that’s seventy-two in total.”
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman hurriedly fished out a hundred-yuan note to give to Pian Ran.
Pian Ran dug out twenty-eight yuan change from his pocket and handed it over with the goji berries.
After thanking him, the middle-aged woman prepared to head upstairs.
She hadn’t gone far when a few women came down from the building, all around the same age.
The group descended the stairs, chatting and laughing as they approached.
“Young man, your goji berries are tasty, give me five jin.”
“I—I’ll take ten jin, to give to my mom. Older folks love health products; she’ll definitely be thrilled.”
“Then I’ll have twenty jin, I’ve got four elders at home.”
Pian Ran hadn’t expected the old lady’s influence to be so strong.
With people buying ten jin here, five jin there, the basket was empty in no time.
Taking advantage of the moment when there were no customers, he hurried over to a residential building opposite the hospital, finding a secluded corner in one of the less frequented areas of the neighborhood.
It was there he stepped back into his space.
This time, he took out three baskets in one go.
Then, without a break, he lugged and carried the three baskets of goji berries back to the front of the hospital.
He was thinking that next time he came to the hospital, he definitely needed to rent a vehicle.
The nurses were already waiting for Pian Ran outside.
In fact, one of the nurses was supposed to do rounds, but the old lady was so enthusiastic, insisting on giving her a handful of goji berries to taste, boasting they were imported and fresh.
After tasting them and finding them really good, she shared the ones she had with a few sisters in the office.
And just like that, everyone was won over by the miraculous sweet taste of the goji berries.
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Not only could they treat themselves, but with the holidays just around the corner, visiting relatives and greeting leaders was unavoidable.
Giving such a gift would absolutely impress.
I’ve been working for so many years, and this is the first time I’ve seen fresh goji berries for sale.
The key is they’re cheap and tasty too.
Several of us went downstairs and looked around for a while, but couldn’t find anyone. Just when we felt dejected and were about to head back, Gu Chen appeared.
The young girls were thrilled.
“Is that him?”
“It must be, look at what’s in his basket—it’s goji berries!”
“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go buy some!”
We chattered excitedly among ourselves as we walked toward Gu Chen.
Gu Chen hadn’t even reached the spot where he was selling before when he got stopped by a bunch of young and pretty nurses.
“I’ll take five pounds.”
“I’ll take ten pounds.”
“I want some too… let’s say fifteen pounds.”
The girls were all talking over each other in Gu Chen’s ear.
Gu Chen could only smile helplessly, “Alright, alright, there’s enough for everyone, let’s talk about it up front!”
He had left in a hurry earlier, leaving the scale and baskets behind. How could he weigh anything without his scale!
Hearing this, the girls started chattering and followed him.
Now, one of the girls couldn’t help but whisper to another, “Have you noticed? This guy is actually quite handsome, with those peach-blossom eyes, high nose bridge, good skin, and red lips and white teeth.”
Once she pointed it out, the girls’ attention drifted from the goji berries to Gu Chen’s face.
Just then, Gu Chen had arranged his baskets and was bending down to pick up his scale.
The young man had distinct features, a straight nose, plump lips, a perfect jawline, and a slightly pronounced Adam’s apple.
Seeing this made the girls even more excited. This was far more captivating than the charm of goji berries!
One of the nurses giggled as she looked at Gu Chen, “Handsome, how about you give us your phone number?”
Gu Chen just smiled, “Sorry, we people from my village don’t use phones.”
What he said was true; he really didn’t have a phone. But even if he did, he couldn’t give it out!
This much he was very clear about.
Seeing that Gu Chen was unwilling to give his number, another nurse teased, “It must be because he thinks you’re too ugly; that’s why he’s not giving it to you.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Chen finally spoke, “Sorry, but I already have a wife, and she’s super fierce. If she finds out about this, I’m dead meat!”
He said this mainly to let the girl who had asked for his number let the matter go gracefully.
After all, it’s about a girl’s feelings; there are a thousand ways to say no, but it should never be because the person is not attractive!
That’s just too hurtful.
It’s one thing to be upfront about liking someone and another to refuse them, but causing hurt feelings isn’t right.
The girls burst into laughter at his words.
“You’re really funny, handsome. Afraid of your wife, are you?”
Gu Chen nodded seriously, “Of course, very much so!”
Gu Chen played the part of a man who was afraid of his wife.
Truth be told, he wasn’t afraid of Ji Pianran at all. To her, he felt affection, guilt, love, a desire to make amends, but fear was definitely not one of them.
The girls chatted away merrily.
“I’m so jealous of your wife. If I could find someone as handsome and as scared of me as you, that would be perfect.”
“You’d better hurry up and buy your berries and stop daydreaming; it’s freezing outside!”
At this moment, people who had come to visit patients at the hospital saw Gu Chen surrounded by a few nurses and started to look over curiously.
Gu Chen weighed out the goji berries for each person as they’d requested.
After taking their money, the group finally left.
As soon as they did, the visitors who were there to see patients crowded around.
Everyone wanted to see what these hospital folks were buying that was so good.