Not Simple At All

The reason Lin Fei did not talk about money was that he wanted Wu Zhen to feel that he owed him an even greater favor.

In that case, whenever he needed help in the future, Wu Zhen would naturally find it difficult to refuse.

"Uncle Wu, you don't need to give me anything. If you really want to repay me, I have some gold coins on hand; you can just help me exchange them for cash."

Exchanging gold coins for cash was, in Wu Zhen's eyes, a trivial matter not worth mentioning.

"Just that?"

Wu Yuqing took out her phone directly, intending to transfer money to Lin Fei.

"Lin Fei, those few gold coins of yours aren't even enough for my weekly allowance. I'll just transfer the money to you."

"The amount is a bit large this time; I'm afraid your allowance won't be enough."

Lin Fei intended to sell three thousand gold coins all at once—these were the ones he had left over from his last transaction with the Duobao Pavilion.

As for the gold, silver, and jewelry discovered in the secret chamber of the South City mansion, the quantity was simply too vast, and handling them would be far too troublesome.

Even with the Wu Family's assets, they likely wouldn't be able to digest it all.

"Just how many are you selling?" Wu Yuqing asked.

"Three thousand gold coins."

"How many?"

Both Wu Zhen and Zhou Wangdao were shocked.

The smile vanished from Wu Yuqing's small face, replaced by an expression of utter disbelief.

"Are you joking? Last time you sold twenty gold coins, you said they were an heirloom."

"Now you want to sell three thousand? Did your ancestors produce emperors?"

As a universally accepted hard currency, gold is strictly regulated by every country.

Gold shops like those in the Longhua Mall are all required to keep official records.

If it were only a few dozen coins and they didn't enter the market, it wouldn't have any impact.

But if three thousand gold coins were to appear on the market, it would certainly attract attention, or even an investigation.

This was precisely why Lin Fei needed to engage with the Wu Family; only they could help him process such a large quantity of gold.

Wu Zhen fell silent. It wasn't that he couldn't come up with that much money, but rather that he was worried about the origin of these gold coins.

In fact, he had already arranged for people to investigate Lin Fei's background, and he was just an ordinary person.

His parents were both farmers; where could he have gotten so many gold coins?

To put Wu Zhen at ease, Lin Fei explained, "Uncle Wu, I cannot explain the source of the gold coins to you, but I can guarantee that they are absolutely not stolen goods."

"If you find this difficult, then just pretend I never said anything. However, the three Small Foundation Pills I promised you cannot be given for free; each Small Foundation Pill is worth at least twenty million."

Wu Yuqing stood up with a start.

She was getting angry, feeling that Lin Fei was opening his mouth like a lion, deliberately trying to extort them.

"Twenty million for one pill? Why don't you just go rob someone!"

"Three pills would be sixty million. Looking across the entire Yunzhou, there aren't many people who could afford that."

Zhou Wangdao was also startled by the price, but he didn't interject; after all, this matter had nothing to do with him.

Lin Fei smiled, not offended by Wu Yuqing's words.

"I know this price sounds a bit outrageous, but it is worth that much."

In Nanli City, a single Small Foundation Pill at the Duobao Pavilion is valued at one thousand gold coins.

Through his connection with Li Ruxue, Lin Fei purchased them from the Li Family for eight hundred gold coins each.

The buy-back price for one gold coin is twenty thousand yuan.

Therefore, the price of a Small Foundation Pill is indeed twenty million each.

Lin Fei truly didn't intend to gouge Wu Zhen; otherwise, he could have quoted an even higher price.

Wu Yuqing stared at Lin Fei for a long while, seemingly having realized something.

"Wait, you initially said you wanted to give three pills to my dad on the condition that he help you exchange the gold coins for cash."

"If my dad didn't agree, you would sell the pills for twenty million each. So you had it all calculated from the start—you just wanted sixty million, right?"

Lin Fei knew Wu Yuqing had misunderstood and was about to explain when Wu Zhen, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up.

"Yuqing, don't talk nonsense. There is still a difference."

"If I agree to help Lin Fei exchange the gold coins, the pills are indeed a gift to me, because we would also be gaining the gold coins."

Wu Yuqing frowned and said, "That's true. If we remelt these gold coins and craft them into jewelry, we could still make quite a profit."

"But why do I feel so uncomfortable? It feels like Lin Fei dug a pit and is just waiting for us to jump in; we have no choice at all."

Wu Zhen was a martial artist, but he was also a shrewd businessman; otherwise, he would never have built such a massive enterprise as the Longhua Group.

Merchants, after all, are always profit-driven.

Lin Fei believed that Wu Zhen would be able to calculate the value of this deal.

For the Wu family, this held only benefits and no drawbacks.

"Uncle Wu, even if a deal doesn't go through, the friendship remains. I don't want you to think of me as a petty person who only cares about profit."

"How about this: I'll give you three Small Foundation Pills for free. You don't need to do anything for me in return; let's just consider it a gesture of friendship."

Wu Zhen suddenly burst into laughter; he found that Lin Fei was becoming more and more interesting.

He was starting to find this young man difficult to read.

"Hahaha, Lin Fei, I already said I wouldn't take your pills for nothing."

"Three thousand gold coins—I will help you convert them into cash. If you need my help with anything else in the future, I will do my best to assist you."

Lin Fei raised his wine glass and clinked it against Wu Zhen's.

"Many thanks, Uncle Wu!"

After setting down his glass, Lin Fei looked toward Zhou Wangdao.

"Uncle Zhou, I'll give you a Small Foundation Pill as well."

"Oh?"

Zhou Wangdao was a bit surprised, but also pleasantly delighted.

If he had a Small Foundation Pill, he could conduct medical research; perhaps he could even develop a similar drug, which would absolutely make him famous in the medical world.

"I don't have any money, and I can't really help you with much."

Lin Fei replied, "You can help me, Uncle Zhou. As a renowned doctor in the Yunzhou medical field, you must know some channels for selling traditional Chinese medicine, right?"

"I have a friend who wants to get into the business of growing medicinal herbs. You just need to act as a bridge and help purchase a batch of seedlings for precious herbs."

Zhou Wangdao immediately said, "That's no problem. Many herb merchants want to cooperate with our hospital; I can help you get in touch with them."

Lin Fei was secretly pleased.

This meal was well worth it; in one go, he had resolved two matters weighing on his mind.

After the meal, Wu Yuqing drove Lin Fei home.

Wu Zhen and Zhou Wangdao did not leave immediately, but instead began to talk about Lin Fei.

"Old Zhou, have you noticed that this Lin Fei is no simple character?"

"Isn't that obvious? I was actually startled by him today."

Zhou Wangdao had originally thought Lin Fei was just an ordinary person who happened to have good luck and caught the eye of an old miracle doctor.

Now it seemed that this "ordinary" person was anything but ordinary!

"It seems he came prepared today. Even if you hadn't asked him for the Small Foundation Pill, I suspect he would have found an opportunity to ask for your help anyway."

"After all, it's not everyone who can exchange such a large sum of gold coins at once. Tell me, do you really think those Small Foundation Pills are worth twenty million each?"

Wu Zhen replied without hesitation, "They are!"

"Absolutely worth it!"

"To have my old injuries completely healed overnight, with my cultivation even showing signs of a breakthrough—if this kind of pill were put up for auction, people would go crazy for it!"