4 – She casually takes a treasure from her space that is worth a fortune
“Madam, hello.”
Su Jiaojiao turned around nonchalantly.
A man in a suit stood behind her. Seeing her look over, he took five red bills from his wallet.
“Our boss finds your son adorable and would like to treat him to some chocolate. Here is five hundred yuan, please accept it.”
Su Jiaojiao looked at the red bills offered to her, then at the man in the suit.
She raised an eyebrow. “Who is your boss?”
Secretary Zhu turned and pointed to the luxury car behind him.
He said, “Our boss is in the car.”
Su Jiaojiao looked up at the car.
Inside, Fu Shangbai gazed at her from afar through the car window.
Although this woman was not his Jiaojiao, given the uncanny resemblance of her back to his beloved, he decided to help her out.
Blocked by the window, Su Jiaojiao couldn’t see anything, so she quickly averted her gaze.
She glanced at Secretary Zhu’s wallet.
It was bulging, filled entirely with red bills.
Using her pants pocket as cover, Su Jiaojiao retrieved a 150-year-old wild ginseng from her space and handed it to Secretary Zhu.
“A century-old wild ginseng in exchange for all the money on you. Deal?”
“Uh…” Secretary Zhu stared blankly at the five hundred yuan in his hand!
Then, he stared dumbfounded at the century-old wild ginseng in Su Jiaojiao’s hand!
To be honest, when he handed over the red bills, he felt quite generous doing his boss’s bidding—giving a stranger five hundred yuan just like that!
But now, looking at this century-old wild ginseng…
For the first time, he felt his boss’s and his own gesture seemed rather shabby.
He gave Su Jiaojiao a deep look and calmly withdrew his hand.
He said, “Madam, please wait a moment. I need to consult with our boss.”
Su Jiaojiao nodded.
Secretary Zhu quickly returned to the car.
He bent down to report to Fu Shangbai inside.
Fu Shangbai had witnessed everything from the car.
Staring at the ginseng in Su Jiaojiao’s hand from a distance, he asked Secretary Zhu, “Are you sure it’s a century-old wild ginseng?”
“Third Master, it is indeed a century-old wild ginseng! The moment that lady took it out, I caught the unique fragrance of century-old medicinal herbs! Judging by its appearance, this wild ginseng is even better than the ones we found before!”
Secretary Zhu was excited!
Their Third Master was in poor health. Previously, a highly respected old Chinese doctor had said he needed century-old ginseng to nourish his body!
But how rare is century-old ginseng nowadays?
The few remaining century-old ginsengs were hoarded years ago by wealthy families with elderly members!
They would never sell unless absolutely necessary.
The market is mostly flooded with ginsengs aged twenty to thirty years; those over seventy or eighty are rare, let alone over a hundred!
The last time their Third Master bought century-old wild ginseng was two months ago, and now he was about to run out of medicine!
His subordinates had been anxiously searching everywhere for the herb but had yet to hear of anyone selling century-old wild ginseng!
Who would have thought their luck would be so good today?
They randomly encountered a woman here who happened to have the very century-old wild ginseng they desperately needed!
Fu Shangbai trusted Secretary Zhu’s judgment.
Secretary Zhu’s father was an old Chinese doctor. Although Secretary Zhu hadn’t followed in his father’s footsteps, growing up surrounded by it had given him a discerning eye for identifying medicinal herbs.He signaled to Secretary Zhu, “I’ll write a check. Take it to her.”
He pulled out his checkbook, his slender fingers gripping the pen as he swiftly wrote a few lines on it, then tore off the check and handed it to Secretary Zhu.
“Two million?”
Secretary Zhu stared at the check in astonishment. Last time, they had only spent one million to buy that wild ginseng!
Today, the price had doubled!
Fu Shangbai’s indifferent eyes reflected Su Jiaojiao’s figure.
Given the resemblance between this woman and his Jiaojiao, he could afford to be generous.
After all, money was nothing more than a number to him.
What he lacked least was money.
After recovering from his surprise, Secretary Zhu took the check and walked toward Su Jiaojiao.
He handed the check to Su Jiaojiao.
“Ma’am, our boss would like to purchase the wild ginseng in your possession. This is a check for two million. I wonder if you’re satisfied?”
Su Jiaojiao reached out, took the check, and glanced at it.
After looking it over, she handed it back. “Not satisfied.”
Secretary Zhu looked at Su Jiaojiao in surprise.
Was she trying to demand an exorbitant price?
Two million for a wild ginseng was already an exceptionally high price. He dared to bet that no one else in Tongcheng could offer such a high price!
Su Jiaojiao pointed to the cash in his wallet. “This check is useless to me. What I need right now is cash.”
Secretary Zhu was stunned.
He instinctively replied, “But I only have three thousand in cash in my wallet!”
Su Jiaojiao didn’t seem to mind at all. “Then just give me three thousand.”
“Uh…” Secretary Zhu was dumbfounded!
Earlier, when his boss casually offered two million for the wild ginseng, he had thought his boss was incredibly generous!
But now, looking at this woman who was selling a two-million-yuan wild ginseng for a mere three thousand yuan as if it were nothing, he suddenly felt that her generosity was no less than his boss’s!
Judging by her nonchalant attitude toward money, she seemed even more extravagant than his boss!
Su Jiaojiao glanced at the stunned Secretary Zhu and smiled faintly.
“No need to be so surprised. Do you think someone who can casually pull a century-old wild ginseng from their pocket lacks such things? I have plenty.”
She handed the wild ginseng to Secretary Zhu. “Take it. Consider this wild ginseng a gift to your boss, as thanks for his willingness to give me and my son five hundred yuan for chocolate earlier.”
After saying this, she held out her hand for the three thousand yuan in cash.
Secretary Zhu tremblingly took out all the cash from his wallet and handed it to Su Jiaojiao with shaking hands.
“Here you go…”
Clutching the wild ginseng, which emitted a rich fragrance, he swallowed hard. “Ma’am, should I… take it and leave?”
Su Jiaojiao nodded.
Holding the three thousand yuan, she turned and looked at the harsh woman, Zhang Shufen.
Zhang Shufen was now in a state of existential doubt, even forgetting her headache.
She stared blankly at the two-million-yuan wild ginseng in Secretary Zhu’s hands, then turned her dazed gaze to Su Jiaojiao.
Meeting Su Jiaojiao’s half-smiling expression, she clutched her bag tightly, resisting the urge to press a hand to her aching heart!
No, her heart was about to break from the pain!
It hurt so much! Her two million! That was a full two million yuan!If she had come back just a little later, giving her mother-in-law the chance to barter with that ugly woman, wouldn’t this wild ginseng be theirs now?
Exchanging a box of chocolates worth eighty yuan for two million—wasn’t that an overnight fortune?
The more Zhang Shufen thought about it, the more upset she became, nearly on the verge of tears with regret!
But facing Su Jiaojiao, she couldn’t let herself cry!