Chapter 042: Give Me Ten Kilos of Each

Bai Chuwei leaned against the car, her fingers idly playing with the ends of her dark hair. Suddenly, she smiled and asked, “Mr. Duan, are you the officially acknowledged heir of the Duan family?”

Duan Feihan was somewhat puzzled by her question but answered coolly, “You could say that.”

Under his management, the Duan family’s business had grown at a staggering pace, nearly eclipsing the eight great families of China.

Bai Chuwei merely smiled.

In the original novel, Duan Feihan was indeed the universally recognized heir at first, but later, after Xu Xingchen entered the family and won the old master’s favor, he lost his place as the successor. It was no wonder that Duan Feihan turned dark; having the company he had built up snatched away by the male lead—no one would accept such a fate.

Whenever Bai Chuwei thought of the things Xu Xingchen had done to the original protagonist in the story, she almost wished she could crush his skull with her bare hands.

But if the male lead died, how was the story supposed to continue?

Duan Feihan’s deep voice cut through her thoughts. “Miss Bai, are you going to Lingyao Hall to purchase medicinal ingredients?”

Lingyao Hall was the largest traditional medicine market in Haicheng, presided over by Master Liu Zhen, a renowned figure in Chinese medicine.

Bai Chuwei nodded. She watched as Duan Feihan drove them to Lingyao Hall.

She stepped into one of the herbal pharmacies under Lingyao Hall’s name. Inside, rows of brown drawers were labeled with various medicines, and the air was thick with the bitter scent of herbs.

“Hello, what can I get for you two? Do you have a prescription?” The shopkeeper approached with a smile. “We have everything you might need.”

Bai Chuwei’s smile was radiant. “Do you have ginseng?”

The shopkeeper’s eyes lit up, his enthusiasm mounting. “Ginseng? Of course! Are you looking for cultivated or wild ginseng? And about how many years old?”

“Do you have wild ginseng that’s a hundred years old?”

The shopkeeper sucked in a sharp breath. “We do.”

This might be a big deal today!

Bai Chuwei lifted her eyelids and, with a generous gesture, declared, “Excellent. Give me ten jin of hundred-year-old wild ginseng… no, make it ten kilograms!”

The shopkeeper, who had been elated, now stared at her with wide eyes. His knees nearly buckled.

“Young lady, are you making fun of me?” Ten kilograms? Was she buying cabbage at the market?

Bai Chuwei arched her brow and glanced toward Duan Feihan. He drew a black card from the pocket of his tailored black trousers.

The shopkeeper: “…?”

Good heavens, they were serious?

He nearly wanted to cry. Slapping his thigh, he spread his hands helplessly. “Young lady, it’s not that I don’t want to do business, but where could I possibly find ten kilograms of wild ginseng that’s a hundred years old? How about this…” He studied Bai Chuwei’s expression, his tone respectful. “Why don’t you and your boyfriend wait a moment while I contact every pharmacy under Lingyao Hall and see how much wild ginseng we can gather?”

Bai Chuwei hardly cared about his earlier words. The curve of her red lips deepened. “In that case, I’ll give you a list of the ingredients I need… Prepare ten kilograms of each one.”

Duan Feihan’s gaze grew darker.

The shopkeeper took the list from her, and his knees nearly gave way when he read it.

Good heavens, every single item on this list was exceedingly rare. To procure them all in such quantities would cost at least a billion or two.

His lips quivered, the little mustache at the corners of his mouth trembling as well. Swallowing hard, he stammered, “Are you two serious?”

Duan Feihan’s expression was calm as ever. He nodded. “Prepare everything as she requested. Money is not an issue.”

There it was—the aura of sheer, overwhelming wealth!

The young lady could be as willful as she wished, and her boyfriend would indulge her, simply because he had the means.

The shopkeeper was so excited he slapped his thigh again and again. “May you two be blessed with a hundred years of happiness together. I’ll get everything ready right away!”