Villain: Starting by Suppressing the Protagonist and Stealing the Campus Belle

After Xia Shiyu's explanation, Su Lin fell silent.

Having lived two lives, Su Lin had never experienced anything like what Xia Shiyu had.

Although Su Lin's previous life was quite terrible, he never had to worry about having enough to eat.

Su Lin pushed the dishes in front of him towards Xia Shiyu. "Then you'll have to eat more. Look at you, you're only 1.62 meters tall. Eat more, maybe you'll grow a bit."

"Pfft! 1.62 meters isn't considered short for a girl."

"Heh heh."

Seeing Xia Shiyu's spirit completely change from her usual demeanor, Su Lin felt quite happy.

This was the real Xia Shiyu.

Her father's illness had put too much pressure on her, suffocating her.

Now that Su Lin had helped her solve it, she was finally starting to release her true nature.

While eating, Su Lin said, "Xiao Yu, your cooking is so delicious. How about you bring me breakfast every morning from now on?"

Xia Shiyu didn't show any unwillingness upon hearing this. Instead, she asked, "Bring it to you every day? To school?"

Su Lin nodded. "Of course. You know, starting today, you're mine. Since I don't have anything important for you to do right now, consider bringing breakfast your job. What, you don't want to?"

"Heh heh, why would I be unwilling to do such an easy job?"

"Alright, it's settled then."

"Okay~!!"

As they were talking, Su Lin's phone rang.

Seeing that it was Chen Yang calling, Su Lin was a little surprised.

Chen Yang wouldn't call him unless something was genuinely up.

Su Lin stood up and patted Xia Shiyu's head. "Xiao Yu, finish eating and clean up. I need to take a call."

"Okay~!!"

Xia Shiyu had already gotten into character. After last night's incident, she and Su Lin were getting along even more harmoniously.

"Yangzi, why are you calling me so early in the morning? Is something up?"

"Lin Ge, it's nothing major. I just wanted to ask if you have anything for me to do today. If not, then Ye Feng and I are going to the countryside." Chen Yang replied.

Su Lin raised an eyebrow.

Going to the countryside?

It seemed Ye Feng had found another way to get rich.

It made sense. Reborn individuals had too much information. The original story directly mentioned hoarding equipment.

But if you bypassed that, there had to be other methods.

Su Lin secretly considered himself lucky. If Ye Feng hadn't found Chen Yang, he might have really made his first pot of gold this time.

Su Lin smiled. "What are you going to the countryside for so early in the morning?"

"He said we're going to purchase medicinal herbs together. He can't handle it alone, so he asked me to help." Chen Yang replied.

Su Lin immediately understood.

Medicinal herbs in the countryside were practically dirt cheap, but if you took them to Zhongjiang or Donghai, they would fetch a completely different price.

Su Lin pondered, "He's planning to trade medicinal herbs?"

"That seems to be the case. Ye Feng said he's going to collect Gastrodia elata and sell it in Donghai."

"Gastrodia elata?"

"Interesting. Yangzi, go with him. Then, when you get to Donghai, find out about the demand there. We'll do it ourselves later." Su Lin said calmly.

"Lin Ge, we'll do it ourselves?"

"Yes. How much is Ye Feng paying you for running this errand?"

"He said it's three hundred yuan per trip."

Su Lin scoffed. "Three hundred yuan, what's that for? Yangzi, go and investigate the stockpiling situation of Gastrodia elata in the countryside and the demand in Donghai. Then I'll have people collect it, and we'll sell it uniformly. That's how you make money. By the way, you haven't spent all the twenty thousand yuan I gave you, have you?"

"Uh, there's still quite a bit left."

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"Good. If it's profitable, bring the money you have on hand and join in the collection. You missed out on the meat last time; this time, you'll get to drink the soup."

"Lin Ge..."

"It's decided."

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After hanging up the phone, Chen Yang realized how big the gap was between him and Su Lin.

After Ye Feng approached him and told him, his first thought was that three hundred yuan was still money. It was just a trip, and it was pure profit.

When Su Lin found out, he quickly identified the business opportunity and wanted to make money with Chen Yang.

Chen Yang had experienced Su Lin's business dealings before; when Su Lin made a move, it involved tens of millions in revenue and profits of several times that amount.

Moreover, Su Lin was bringing him along. This time, he invested over ten thousand yuan, and he was sure to make a good profit.

Looking at Ye Feng, he was much more small-minded.

Giving him three hundred yuan as a running errands fee was treating him like an inferior.

Although Su Lin was wealthy, he had never treated Ye Feng like a subordinate; their relationship was on equal footing.

The difference in their emotional intelligence was immediately apparent.

At the same time, Ye Feng finally persuaded his family with his silver tongue and got five thousand yuan. Coupled with the sale of the Necklace of Fate, he recouped three thousand yuan, bringing his total to eight thousand yuan.

"This eight thousand yuan is my starting point. Xiao Yu, wait for me for a few days. In a few days, I definitely won't disappoint you again this time."

Ye Feng looked towards Xia Shiyu's house, but unfortunately, he didn't see anyone.

He knew that Xia Shiyu was likely at the hospital taking care of her father right now.

Ye Feng clenched his fist: "In my past life, due to abundant rainfall in Zhongjiang, all the wild gastrodia elata grew plump. Zhongjiang's gastrodia elata became famous. According to my second uncle, prices in the Donghai region were raised to over three hundred yuan per jin, making many medicine merchants a fortune."

"This time, let me be the one to make this money."

Ye Feng calculated in his mind that 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 probably wouldn't have time to ship the goods. It would be good if he could make it back.

However, he wasn't worried. He could just have his father sell the goods for him then.

Ye Feng's idea was simple: as long as this thing could indeed make money, he could convince his parents to take over the business.

This year was a bumper harvest year for wild gastrodia elata. If he could collect all the gastrodia elata from the countryside in Zhongjiang, the surgical fees for Xia Shiyu wouldn't be a problem.

His reason for not choosing to deal in medicinal herbs before was simple: hoarding the Necklace of Fate was easy and didn't waste much time, saving trouble.

He hadn't expected his first attempt at hoarding to end in a Waterloo.

This time, reselling gastrodia elata should be no problem.

And this time, he planned to involve his family.

Ye Feng met up with Chen Yang.

"Yangzi, thank you for your hard work today. I'll treat you to lunch later."

Ye Feng knew how difficult Chen Yang's family situation was, so he felt that treating Chen Yang to a meal was already a good way to entertain him.

Chen Yang twitched the corner of his mouth and then nodded: "Okay."

"Mm, Yangzi, it might be a bit tiring today, so you'll have to put in more effort."

Chen Yang shook his head: "I don't have anything, just a body full of strength."

"Great! Then let's go."

"Okay!!"

Just as the two were about to head to the bus station, they saw Xia Shiyu walking with Su Lin.

Su Lin had brought Xia Shiyu out to handle a bank transfer and to have some fun, so they hadn't driven.

"Xiao Yu, have they found a kidney source at the hospital yet?"

Xia Shiyu nodded: "The kidney source matched very quickly, but we're still negotiating the price. However, six hundred thousand yuan should be enough."

"That's good. If it's not enough, tell me, and I'll transfer it to you then."

"Mm-hmm."

After her mindset changed, Xia Shiyu no longer felt as burdened by the concept of owing Su Lin money.

Since she had already lost herself to him, owing a little more wouldn't matter much.

"Crazy guy, why aren't you moving?"