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

Li Hongyang and the others present were stunned.

So this is what it's like when a rich second-generation starts a business, it's like playing house.

He didn't know the purchase price, didn't know how much was bought, didn't know the selling price. He knew absolutely nothing.

However, Li Hongyang had no intention of reminding Su Lin. Before leaving, Su Zhenguo had instructed him to listen to Su Lin and not to question anything.

It was clear that Su Zhenguo wanted to test Su Lin's capabilities.

While they were whispering, Su Lin's phone rang.

Chen Yang had already parted ways with Ye Feng.

He wasn't in the mood to care about the 300 yuan in his hand and immediately called Su Lin.

"Hello, Brother Lin."

"Yangzi, tell me what's going on. I have people and money ready here. Tell me the situation."

"Okay, Brother Lin. I followed Ye Feng to Donghai and found out there's a medicinal herb market here. It doesn't look big, but it's a wholesale market and very powerful."

"Ye Feng bought over a hundred catties of Gastrodia elata for eight thousand yuan. It was sold in less than a minute, at a price of 280 yuan per catty."

"Oh? What was the purchase price?"

"It was 54 when he bought it."

Su Lin could hear the excitement Chen Yang was trying to suppress.

It was no wonder, after investing his twenty thousand, he was close to a hundred thousand in return.

"What about the demand?"

"A lot, a very lot. I don't know the exact amount needed, but Ye Feng's Gastrodia elata was snatched up. They didn't even negotiate the price and sold it immediately. Ye Feng just told me he sold it too cheaply."

"Great! Yangzi, hurry back. I'll arrange for people to go to the countryside and collect it door-to-door."

"..."

Xia Shiyu brought Su Lin breakfast.

After getting the information he wanted, Su Lin arranged for Li Hongyang to go collect the goods.

"Brother Yang, I'll give you 50 yuan per catty for the purchase price. If you negotiate, you should be able to push it down further, and the money you save will be yours."

Li Hongyang quickly waved his hands. "No, no, Young Master Su. Although I'm here to help, I still have a position in the company. If the boss finds out I'm taking money from both sides, I'll be fired."

Su Lin smiled. "Don't worry, you don't need to worry about my dad. I'll talk to him. I estimate that if we collect all the Gastrodia elata from Zhongjiang and the surrounding counties and cities, it will be at least 20 tons, which is about forty thousand catties. Brother Yang, are you sure you don't want this commission?"

"Hiss~!"

Li Hongyang hadn't calculated it before, thinking Su Lin would only collect a few hundred catties at most. But when he heard the figure of forty thousand catties, Li Hongyang knew he was tempted.

It would only take two or three days to make a trip to the countryside.

For forty thousand catties, if he could push the price down by one yuan per catty, he would earn forty thousand yuan.

"And that's just a conservative estimate. Zhongjiang had a great harvest of Gastrodia elata this year, and they were all top quality. Plus, what those farmers had stored at home. Brother Yang, if you don't want it, I'll let someone else handle this trip."

"Yes, of course, I want it, Young Master Su. Just you watch, I'll dig out their entire stock this time." Li Hongyang adjusted his glasses and said seriously.

Su Lin nodded, this was the effect he wanted.

By giving Li Hongyang the space for kickbacks, Li Hongyang understood his intentions.

Indeed, dealing with smart people was good for this reason; they understood with just a hint.

"Alright, Brother Yang, I won't keep you any longer. Go do it now, let's hurry."

Li Hongyang nodded. He didn't want to linger in Zhongjiang anymore. Knowing that pushing down the price by one yuan per catty meant forty thousand yuan in income, it was all money.

Su Lin gave Li Hongyang two million yuan.

He wanted to give more, but Zhongjiang was only so big, and the output of Gastrodia elata was limited.

No matter how much money he had, it was useless if people didn't have anything to sell.

As for whether the Gastrodia elata could be sold, Su Lin wasn't worried at all.

Wholesale markets were called wholesale markets because transactions were done by the ton.

The fact that Ye Feng brought over a hundred catties and it was snatched up on the spot showed how short the supply was at that time.

In the blink of an eye, Monday arrived again.

Su Lin went to school as usual. Not long after he sat down, Xia Shiyu arrived, and Lin Xiaowan was with her.

Lin Xiaowan looked at Su Lin with a strange expression, while Xia Shiyu looked happy.

Xia Shiyu was carrying a thermos.

She walked straight to Su Lin. "You didn't say what you liked to eat yesterday, so I just made a little something for breakfast."

Lin Xiaowan, standing beside them, said to Su Lin, "Su Lin, your life is getting more and more comfortable. Xiao Yu said she'll be making your breakfast for the next three months."

Su Lin nodded with a smile. "Yes, I'm Xiao Yu's big creditor now, so she naturally has to try and please me."

"You've lent out so much money, won't your dad say anything to you?" Lin Xiaowan asked with some concern.

Su Lin chuckled, "Xiao Wan, if I lend my own money to Xiao Yu, what can my dad say?"

"Your own?"

"Yeah, who says only my dad is allowed to make money and I'm not allowed to make my own?" Su Lin looked at Lin Xiaowan with amusement.

Lin Xiaowan only then realized what he meant. She looked at Su Lin with surprise, "I didn't expect you to be making money in your third year of high school."

"There's still a lot you haven't expected. How much do you really know about me?" Su Lin raised an eyebrow.

Lin Xiaowan fell silent. She realized she didn't know much about Su Lin at all.

Before, she only thought Su Lin was hiding his true nature. Now, it seemed he wasn't just hiding his nature, but also his talent.

Seeing Lin Xiaowan's silence, Su Lin used the Probe Technique on her.

[Lin Xiaowan: 17 years old, 168cm, 48kg, Current Affection: (60↑ Rising)]

Huh?

She already liked him a little, and it could rise at any moment.

Su Lin was a bit surprised.

In the entire book, Lin Xiaowan was the most difficult female protagonist to win over.

She appeared easygoing, but in reality, she was very proud and found it hard to be impressed even by excellent people.

He hadn't expected her affection to be this high in just a few days.

Su Lin had no idea how much his combination of actions had impacted the worldview of a young girl.

Especially his enduring humiliation, his calm demeanor while others mocked and judged him – these things had caught Lin Xiaowan's attention.

Furthermore, Xia Shiyu constantly spoke highly of Su Lin, to the point where Lin Xiaowan had heard it countless times.

Her affection naturally rose.

"Xiao Wan, have you had breakfast? Want to eat something together?"

Lin Xiaowan shook her head, "I've already eaten. I won't eat your breakfast, lest you don't get enough."

"Tsk... Alright then, I'll eat by myself. Don't drool."

With that, Su Lin opened the insulated lunchbox. As soon as he opened it, Lin Xiaowan's eyes were fixed on it, unable to move away.

Xia Shiyu's hands were very skillful. She had carefully arranged all sorts of fruits and vegetables.

Cute little bears, or fruit platters, etc., looked very appealing.

The insulated lunchbox had three layers: the first layer was cold dishes, the second was hot dishes, and the third was rice.

Lin Xiaowan admitted that seeing this breakfast, she felt she could still eat a bit more.

Su Lin looked at the carefully arranged food and couldn't help but laugh and cry, "Xiao Yu, why did you arrange it so beautifully? It makes me feel bad to eat it."

"Hehe, I just arranged it casually. Su Lin, hurry up and eat before self-study starts."

"Okay, then I won't be polite."

Although the three of them arrived quite early, their conversation, as if no one else was around, made the other students' eyes turn red with envy.

Especially seeing Xia Shiyu bring breakfast for Su Lin, some boys who liked Xia Shiyu wished they could kill Su Lin and take his seat.

"Mmm! This tastes amazing."

"Xiao Yu, your cooking skills are good enough to open a restaurant. Your business would surely be good." Su Lin praised, giving a thumbs-up.

Hearing this, Lin Xiaowan pouted, "Su Lin, what are you saying? The chefs in those restaurants are all fat and big-eared. Xiao Yu wouldn't be like them."

"Uh... I was just using it as an example."

"Even as an example, it's not good. You should at least pick a better comparison."

"Alright, you win."

Xia Shiyu, resolute [Seeking Flowers and Tickets]

Seeing Su Lin eating happily, Xia Shiyu didn't disturb him further and returned to her seat, satisfied.