Qin Lin got up and stretched.
The Quality 2 okra really was powerful. It could practically be used as medicine, and it had no side effects while nourishing the kidneys.
After that, as usual, he looked at the light screen in his mind, harvested the okra and strawberries, and planted new seeds.
After breakfast, Qin Lin headed to the warehouse and delivered this batch of ripe okra and strawberries to Darunfa Supermarket, then went back to the shop to rest.
The shop was already empty. He bought a recliner and lay down, feeling quite comfortable.
By evening, the okra and strawberries had ripened again. He headed to the warehouse once more, took the okra and strawberries out of the game, and delivered them to Darunfa again.
Today's strawberries came to 607 jin and the okra to 3,050 jin, bringing in another 36,510 yuan. His balance would reach 278,747 yuan.
One more day of deliveries tomorrow, and he'd break 300,000.
However, when Qin Lin took the invoice to Manager Chen for settlement, he happened to run into the young woman from yesterday again. As they brushed past each other, she carried that same scent that men would recognize.
The woman's phone rang, and she answered with a bright smile. "Hello, honey. I'm buying groceries at RT-Mart. I'll make you something delicious when I get home."
"..." Qin Lin could only marvel at how adventurous she was.
When he entered Manager Chen's office, he saw Manager Chen holding his lower back and spraying air freshener.
A torn black stocking was plainly visible in the wastebasket beside him.
Qin Lin could only marvel again at how adventurous Manager Chen was.
"President Qin, you're here." Manager Chen set down the air freshener. He didn't seem embarrassed at all; instead, he warmly ushered Qin Lin over to the tea table.
Once men had a little money, who didn't know how to have fun? Plenty of people even bragged about it over drinks. Who would look down on a man for it? Men didn't lose out, after all. The ones looked down on were the women they played with.
"Manager Chen, here's today's invoice." Qin Lin handed over the invoice and receipt.
Manager Chen took them and signed, then said with a smile, "President Qin, the okra you delivered yesterday is already on the shelves, and sales have been good today, too. I'll say the same thing as before: I'll take as much as you can supply at a wholesale price of six yuan per jin."
"Manager Chen, I can only supply a little over 3,000 jin of okra a day." As Qin Lin spoke, a thought suddenly occurred to him. "But I have some specially cultivated okra, too. It's exceptionally effective for promoting urination and tonifying the kidneys and consolidating essence. It works even better than pills in that department. Would you like to try some?"
Thinking of how Manager Chen had been holding his back after playing around with a woman, Qin Lin figured he was probably reaching the point where he was all desire but no ability. This might be a chance to squeeze back some of the kickbacks the man had taken.
"President Qin, there's specially cultivated okra, too? Is it really as effective as you say?" Manager Chen's eyes lit up.
Qin Lin smiled. "Manager Chen, would I lie to you? It's just a little expensive—at least 200 yuan per jin—and it's very hard to get. I can try to get some for you."
"200 yuan a jin? That's so expensive?" Manager Chen had never heard of okra costing that much. But he controlled the distribution channels, and he believed Qin Lin wouldn't dare cheat him. If he ended their partnership, Qin Lin would be the one worse off. So he said, "President Qin, get me some. I'll try it first."
Thinking about what Qin Lin had said, he was already eager to give it a go.
When men started worrying about those problems, they were always willing to spend a little money to give themselves a boost.
"Sure. I'll go see what I can do. If there's any available, I'll bring it over later." Qin Lin agreed, then left RT-Mart.
He deliberately waited a while before going to the warehouse and taking out the nine jin of Quality 2 okra from the game. Then he headed back to RT-Mart.
Back in Manager Chen's office, Qin Lin smiled and opened the bag in his hand, revealing the Quality 2 okra inside. "Manager Chen, this is the okra I mentioned. Nine jin in total. That'll be 1,800 yuan!"
Looking at the okra, Manager Chen could see that it was indeed different from ordinary okra. Its color was deeper, and the pods were bigger.
He just didn't know exactly how effective it was. Still, once a man started feeling like he couldn't perform, he had to try something.
At that age, men cared deeply about their sex lives. Otherwise, all those health supplements that did nothing but prey on people's gullibility wouldn't be so popular.
Manager Chen paid without hesitation. Qin Lin couldn't help wondering if 200 yuan a jin had been too cheap.
A night passed.
Qin Lin got up early and harvested another five jin of Quality 2 okra.
After planting new seeds, he ate a little breakfast, then delivered that morning's ripe okra and strawberries to Darunfa.
To his surprise, while the produce was being weighed, Manager Chen came looking for him himself, belly sticking out. He sneakily pulled Qin Lin aside. "President Qin, do you have any more of that okra from yesterday?"
"???" Qin Lin was taken aback. "Manager Chen, weren't there nine jin? Have you already eaten it all?"
Manager Chen hurried to explain, "President Qin, I haven't finished it yet. But this stuff really works, so I wanted to stock up."
At first, he'd had doubts about the okra's effects. But after eating some last night, he'd woken up without the usual soreness and fatigue in his lower back.
That meant the okra really did work—and its effects were astonishing.
He'd also made inquiries at the wholesale market that morning, hoping to find out where Qin Lin had gotten it. He'd come up empty, so he had no choice but to approach Qin Lin again.
Qin Lin knew how effective Quality 2 okra was, but judging by Manager Chen's reaction, it worked even better than he'd expected on men who were having trouble performing.
Seeing how eager the man was, Qin Lin pretended to be hesitant. "Manager Chen, you know I'm just a middleman, making a little money here and there. I can't guarantee I'll be able to get this specially cultivated okra. The little I can find might already have been taken by someone else."
Manager Chen grew anxious. "President Qin, help me out. Wasn't it 200 yuan a jin before? I can pay 400. This is a lot more useful than those health supplements that cost thousands or even tens of thousands."
He'd just raised the price to 400 a jin?
Qin Lin was surprised. Older men really did care about their sex lives.
As they spoke, Manager Chen shoved the pack of Zhonghua cigarettes he was holding into Qin Lin's hand. "President Qin, sorry for the trouble."
"Fine. I'll see what I can do for you." Qin Lin looked at the cigarettes in his hand. He pretended to be reluctant, but inwardly he felt rather pleased. It seemed his roles with Manager Chen had started to reverse.
Now the other man was the one asking him for favors.
Seeing Qin Lin agree, Manager Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
After Qin Lin left, Manager Chen picked up his phone and made a call, grinning slyly as he spoke. "Hello, President Chu. It's Xiao Chen. I've gotten my hands on something good..."
Qin Lin still had some Quality 2 okra, and he'd harvested another five jin that morning, but he didn't take it out right away.
Manager Chen was in a hurry, but Qin Lin wasn't.
Who didn't understand the value of holding on to something rare?
At 400 yuan a jin, if the okra ripened again that evening and he could harvest another five jin of Quality 2 okra, those ten jin alone would sell for 4,000 yuan. That would more than make up for all the kickbacks Manager Chen had taken from him.
It seemed high-end, premium goods were easier to profit from.
In a cheerful mood, Qin Lin returned to Market Street. When he reached the shop, he saw a crowd gathered around, watching the commotion. A few people in urban management uniforms were chasing the black dog with nets.
The black dog kept darting around. Whenever the urban management officers struck it, it let out a miserable, helpless cry at the people around it, as if hoping someone would come to its rescue.
Someone had obviously reported it, and they'd come to catch the dog.
After all, many of the customers who came here were mothers with children, and they were afraid the stray dogs might hurt them. Quite a few strays on Market Street had already been caught and euthanized.
Stray dogs could easily find food on Market Street, but they could just as easily lose their lives.
There was no helping it. Too many owners were irresponsible, and there were too many strays.
Wasn't there that young woman veterinarian a while back who euthanized 800 stray dogs and got cyberbullied for it?
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