After listening to Xia Shiyu's explanation, Su Lin fell silent.
In both his lives, Su Lin had never experienced anything like Xia Shiyu had.
Although Su Lin's previous life had been pretty miserable, he had never had trouble affording food and basic necessities.
Su Lin pushed the dishes in front of him toward Xia Shiyu. "Then you need to eat more. Look at you—you're only five foot four. Eat more, and maybe you'll still grow a little."
"Pfft~! Five foot four isn't short for a girl, okay?"
"Heh."
Seeing Xia Shiyu shed her usual listless demeanor, Su Lin was quite happy.
This was what Xia Shiyu was really like.
Her father's illness had put far too much pressure on her, leaving her so oppressed she could barely breathe.
Now that Su Lin had helped her resolve it, she had finally begun to let her true nature show.
As he ate, Su Lin said, "Xiao Yu, your cooking is so good. From now on, bring me breakfast every morning."
Xia Shiyu showed no reluctance whatsoever and instead asked, "Bring you breakfast every day? To school?"
Su Lin nodded. "Of course. Starting today, you're mine. I don't have any serious work for you to do right now anyway, so bringing breakfast can count as your job. What, unwilling?"
"Hehe, how could I be unwilling to do something this easy?"
"Alright, then it's settled."
"Okay~!!"
Just as they spoke, Su Lin's phone rang.
When he saw that it was Chen Yang calling, Su Lin was somewhat surprised.
Unless Chen Yang truly had something to deal with, he normally would not contact him.
Su Lin rose to his feet and rubbed Xia Shiyu's head. "Xiao Yu, clean up after you finish eating. I'm going to take a call."
"Okay~!!"
Xia Shiyu had now settled into her role. After last night's little incident, she and Su Lin had become even more at ease around each other.
"Yangzi, why are you calling me so early in the morning? Is something up?"
"Brother Lin, it's nothing much. I just wanted to ask if you had anything for me to do today. If not, I'll head out to the countryside with Ye Feng." Chen Yang said.
Su Lin raised a brow.
Going to the countryside?
It seemed Ye Feng had found another way to make his fortune.
That made sense. A reborn person had too much information. The original novel had only explicitly mentioned stockpiling equipment.
But apart from that, there had to be other methods as well.
Su Lin silently counted himself lucky. If Ye Feng had not found Chen Yang, Ye Feng might really have dug up his first pot of gold this time.
Su Lin smiled. "What are you going to the countryside for so early?"
"He said we're going to buy medicinal herbs. He can't handle it alone, so he asked me to help." Chen Yang replied.
Su Lin instantly understood.
Medicinal herbs were dirt cheap in the countryside, but if they were taken to Zhongjiang or Donghai, they would certainly fetch a completely different price.
Su Lin pondered for a moment. "You're planning to resell medicinal herbs?"
"That should be what he means. Ye Feng said we're going to collect Gastrodia elata and then sell it in Donghai."
"Gastrodia elata?"
"Interesting. Yangzi, go along with him. Once you get to Donghai, investigate the demand there as well. We'll do it ourselves afterward." Su Lin said indifferently.
"Brother Lin, we'll do it ourselves?"
"Mm. How much is Ye Feng paying you for the errand?"
"He said three hundred for the trip."
Su Lin sneered. "What can three hundred yuan do? Yangzi, go investigate the Gastrodia elata stockpiles in the countryside and roughly assess the demand in Donghai. Then I'll have people collect it and sell it in bulk. That's how we make money. By the way, you haven't spent all twenty thousand yuan I gave you, have you?"
"Mm, there's still quite a bit left."
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"Alright. If it can make money, bring along the money you have and use it to buy stock too. You didn't get any meat last time, so this time you can at least have some soup."
"Brother Lin..."
"It's settled."
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After hanging up, Chen Yang finally realized just how vast the gap between himself and Su Lin was.
After Ye Feng came to him and explained things, Chen Yang's first thought had been that three hundred yuan was still money. It was just one trip—there was no reason not to earn it.
But once Su Lin learned about it, he immediately spotted the business opportunity and even wanted to bring Chen Yang in to make money together.
Chen Yang had witnessed Su Lin's scale before. Whenever Su Lin made a move, he earned tens of millions, with profits dozens of times over.
And Su Lin was even bringing him along. If Chen Yang invested more than ten thousand this time, he would definitely make quite a lot.
Compared to that, Ye Feng seemed much more petty.
Three hundred yuan for running errands—he was treating Chen Yang like a servant.
Su Lin might be rich, but he had never treated Chen Yang like a servant. Their relationship had always been one of equals.
The difference in their emotional intelligence was obvious at a glance.
At the same time, Ye Feng had finally relied on his silver tongue to persuade his family to give him five thousand yuan. Together with the three thousand yuan he had recovered from selling off the Necklace of Fate, he now had a total of eight thousand yuan in hand.
"These eight thousand yuan are my starting point. Xiao Yu, wait for me a few days. In a few days, I definitely won't let you down again."
Ye Feng looked toward Xia Shiyu's home, but unfortunately, he did not see a single person.
He knew Xia Shiyu should be at the hospital caring for her father right now.
Ye Feng clenched his fist. "In my previous life, because Zhongjiang had abundant rainfall, the wild Gastrodia elata all grew plump and rich. Zhongjiang's Gastrodia elata became famous. I heard from my second uncle that prices in Donghai had risen to more than three hundred yuan per jin, letting many herb dealers make a fortune."
"This time, I'll be the one to make this money."
Ye Feng did some calculations in his head. If he hurried today, he could make two trips.
Gastrodia elata in the countryside only cost a few dozen yuan per jin. This one trip could turn eight thousand into forty thousand.
As for the second trip, he would most likely have no time to sell the goods. It would already be good enough if he could make it back.
But he was not worried. He could have his father sell the goods then.
Ye Feng's idea was simple. As long as this really made money, he could persuade his parents to take over the business.
This year was a bumper harvest year for wild Gastrodia elata. If he could buy up all the Gastrodia elata in Zhongjiang's countryside, Xia Shiyu's surgery fees would be no problem.
The reason he had not chosen to deal in medicinal herbs before was simple: stockpiling the Necklace of Fate was easy, did not waste much time, and saved trouble.
Who would have thought that his first attempt at stockpiling goods would end in a complete disaster?
This time, reselling Gastrodia elata definitely would not be a problem.
And this time, he planned to bring his family in on it too.
Ye Feng met up with Chen Yang.
"Yangzi, sorry for the trouble today. I'll treat you to lunch later."
Ye Feng knew just how difficult Chen Yang's family circumstances were, so he felt that treating Chen Yang to a meal was already pretty good hospitality.
Chen Yang tugged at the corner of his mouth, then nodded. "Alright."
"Mm, Yangzi, today might be a little tiring. You'll have to put in more effort then."
Chen Yang shook his head. "I've got nothing else, just a strong body."
"Good~! Then let's set off."
"Okay~!!"
The two had just been about to head to the bus station when they saw Xia Shiyu walking together with Su Lin.
Su Lin had brought Xia Shiyu out to arrange the transfer, and they were also taking the opportunity to have some fun, so he had not driven.
"Xiao Yu, has the hospital found a kidney donor?"
Xia Shiyu nodded. "The donor match came quickly. We're still negotiating the price, but six hundred thousand will definitely be enough."
"That's good. If it isn't enough, tell me and I'll transfer more to you."
"Mm-hmm."
After her change in mindset, Xia Shiyu no longer felt as burdened by the idea of owing Su Lin money as she had before.
She had already given herself to him anyway. Owing him a little more was just owing him a little more.
"Madman, why did you stop walking?"
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