Chapter 2332 - 2150: Yellow Jacket (Part 2)
Chapter 2332: Chapter 2150: Yellow Jacket (Part 2)
"Hmm." Zhang Yanhong nodded.
Lu Yaobing walked up to the shop assistant and asked, "Hello, do you have those yellow jackets?"
The shop assistant replied, "Yes, but they’re meant for men."
"Where are they, let me take a look." Lu Yaobing said.
"Hey, Bingbing, why aren’t you looking at qipaos, but at yellow jackets?" Zhang Yanhong asked Lu Yaobing.
"I’m thinking of buying one for my... friend." Lu Yaobing replied, hesitantly.
"Friend? Boyfriend, right?" Zhang Yanhong asked.
"No!"
"Still denying it, with all these designer brands from head to toe, it must be your boyfriend buying them for you. I’m really envious of you!" Wang Fang said.
"It really isn’t. Stop asking me..." Lu Yaobing was getting a bit impatient, she disliked the topic always being centered on her.
"Alright, alright, we won’t say anymore."
Zhang Yanhong, Wang Fang, and Zhao Wenyu gave up on prying and went to try on various qipaos.
"Hello, I’d like a yellow jacket, the kind worn by ancient princes." Lu Yaobing asked the shop assistant.
"Certainly, miss, please come this way." The shop assistant then led Lu Yaobing to the side and showed her some options for yellow jackets.
Chapter 2151: You’re Really Willing!
Lu Yaobing favored a set with a dragon-embroidered robe and gold-colored dragon pants, and asked the shop assistant, "Do you sell prince’s hats here?"
"Miss, are you trying to complete the set? Yes, they’re over here." The shop assistant asked, smiling at Lu Yaobing.
Lu Yaobing smiled without saying anything.
The shop assistant then showed Lu Yaobing a row of ten hats, the kind often seen in Qing dynasty dramas, complete with a large braid.
Lu Yaobing picked up one, holding the braid in her hand, and couldn’t help but laugh, "Hehehehe."
Seeing the giggling Lu Yaobing, the shop assistant found her truly adorable and told her, "Miss, you still need a pair of cloth shoes!"
Lu Yaobing nodded, saying earnestly, "That’s right!"
Thus, Lu Yaobing picked a pair of black cloth shoes, and upon checkout, it cost over a thousand.
Lu Yaobing clenched her teeth and swiped her card to pay.
Just then, Zhang Yanhong, Wang Fang, and Zhao Wenyu, having finished trying on the qipaos, walked over and saw Lu Yaobing checking out.
"Wow, you’re really willing to spend, spending over a thousand on this outfit?" Zhang Yanhong asked Lu Yaobing.
"It must be for your boyfriend, buying an entire set. Are you trying to make him a prince?" Wang Fang asked Lu Yaobing.
Lu Yaobing smiled without saying anything, picked up her things and left.
Meanwhile, having finished a call with Dragon Three, Chu Xianling learned about Lu Yaobing’s difficulty in obtaining herbal medicine, and, filled with anger, immediately called Zhang Yanran.
"Zhang Yanran?" Chu Xianling’s tone was nothing but polite.
Being cultured doesn’t mean having a good temper.
"B, Big Sister?" Zhang Yanran, unsure of what she’d done wrong, sensed from Chu Xianling’s tone that she was calling to hold someone accountable.
"Isn’t it your doing at the herbal wholesale market?" Chu Xianling asked.
"Huh?" Zhang Yanran looked baffled.
"Why wouldn’t they sell me any herbs when I went to buy them today?" Chu Xianling questioned Zhang Yanran.
"I don’t know. I only deal with herbal collections! I don’t handle the business on the first and second floors!" Zhang Yanran explained.
"Then why aren’t the good herbs from the second floor being sold?" Chu Xianling asked.
"Well, Big Sister, the herbs on the second floor are large-scale products, meant for bulk sales to big clients, so they’re monopolized. The clients have contracts with the herbal shops lasting one or even three years to secure good herbs. So even though these precious herbs are on display, they’re essentially already sold, with some buyers purchasing the entire year’s or even three years’ worth." Zhang Yanran answered.
"Who would spend so lavishly?" Chu Xianling asked, frowning.
"Of course, those selling health products and herbal teas!" Zhang Yanran replied.
"Big Sister, if you need to buy herbs, I can help! I’m familiar with the place!" Zhang Yanran offered to Chu Xianling.
"Oh..." After listening to Zhang Yanran’s explanation, Chu Xianling’s anger diminished somewhat.
"It’s like this, my husband in Minghe runs a weight loss tea factory, requiring a long-term stable supply of herbs. So he took one of his apprentices to Beijing’s herbal wholesale market to check things out, but the good herbs displayed on the second floor weren’t being sold, often trying to substitute with inferior ones," Chu Xianling explained.
"Ah, I see... Big Sister, don’t worry, leave it to me. Give me Mr. Song’s apprentice’s contact information, and I’ll meet her. Tomorrow I’ll take her to the herbal market together." Zhang Yanran said.
"Alright."
After spending an afternoon shopping, Lu Yaobing, Zhang Yanhong, Wang Fang, and Zhao Wenyu went out to dinner, and after dinner, went to karaoke.
Dragon Three was always observing from the shadows.
During dinner, President Li didn’t show up, but Zhang Yanhong insisted on having Lu Yaobing join them for singing, and that’s when President Li arrived.
"Oh my, President Li, how did the negotiations go?" Zhang Yanhong saw President Li and quickly went up to clutch his arm.
"Not settled yet, Manager Zhang is still hesitant, I think we may need to stay here a bit longer this time." President Li said.
"Hmm, alright, we’ll accompany President Li to stay in Beijing for a few more days, it’s just right for President Li to join us for some fun." Zhang Yanran said.
"Alright, this old man will join you young ladies for some fun too." President Li said and sat down, with Zhang Yanhong sitting next to him.