"Is there such a good thing?" Zhou Yi was extremely surprised. Born into a wealthy family, she had tasted everything from lobsters to abalone, but had never heard of Red Blood Ganoderma.
"The elixir of immortality that Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han searched for so diligently, according to later speculation, might have been Red Blood Ganoderma," Lin Fan said. Seeing the beautiful women's eyes light up, he explained, "Of course, Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu are long gone, and Red Blood Ganoderma isn't that miraculous. There's no elixir of immortality in this world. But..."
Lin Fan paused, took a breath, and continued, "But for beauty, detoxification, strengthening the body, and healing, Red Blood Ganoderma is genuinely effective."
Zhou Yi nodded vigorously, exclaiming excitedly, "That's all we need!"
"Yes, we don't need to live forever."
"We'd turn into old monsters."
"Sister Su, why didn't you bring out such good things earlier?"
After Lin Fan's explanation, the beautiful women were all eager. Soon, Su Yurou returned holding a glass bottle. The bottle contained clear liquor with a piece of bright red plant at the bottom. The plant looked common, like a mushroom.
"Is this Red Blood Ganoderma?"
"It does look a bit unusual."
"It's so beautiful!"
"You can tell it's something good at first glance!"
The beautiful women stopped crowding Lin Fan and instead rushed over to surround Su Yurou. Su Yurou showed it to them for a moment before carefully placing it on the table.
"Master Lin, please open it and let us see," Zhou Yi urged impatiently.
"Mm." Lin Fan walked to the table and gently opened the lid. A refreshing wine aroma diffused, making the beautiful women feel invigorated, as if they had lost ten pounds.
"It smells wonderful!"
"I can't describe the scent, it's very subtle, but it smells different from ordinary wine."
"Why don't we try a sip?" The beautiful women chattered incessantly.
Zhou Yi, being quick-witted, directly asked, "Yurou, how much is a cup of this wine?"
"Ah?" Su Yurou was taken aback. Her expression changed rapidly. While Zhou Yi was wealthy, the others were just potential customers. If she priced it too high, the others couldn't afford it, and she wouldn't make much profit. If she priced it too low, she hadn't gotten the item for free, and such opportunities were rare.
"I was short on cash back then, so I had to sell it," Lin Fan noticed her difficulty and smoothed things over for her.
"How much did you sell it for?" Zhou Yi turned and looked at Lin Fan with a peculiar expression, thinking, "It would have been better if you'd sold it to me!"
"One..." Seeing Su Yurou blinking, Lin Fan changed his tune. "1.5 million. Later, Boss Su felt bad, and since I cured her back pain, she gave me several hundred thousand more."
A sincere person was now desperately exaggerating. With just a few words, he multiplied the amount tenfold.
"It's not expensive!" Zhou Yi genuinely didn't think it was expensive; in fact, she thought it was too cheap. Lin Fan chuckled self-deprecatingly, thinking, "The people at the pharmacy back then only gave me a thousand or eight hundred!" It was clear that connections were indeed important. Having a treasure but lacking the right channels meant you couldn't sell it for a high price.
Su Yurou lowered her head slightly, her expression unreadable. Lin Fan sniffed the bottle and said, "Boss Su, next time you take it out, just soak it in clean water."
"As for the wine, it's drinkable and effective." The group of beautiful women finally felt relieved. Such a good thing was right in front of them; it would be a shame to miss it!
"Yurou, go get some cups." Zhou Yi stared intently at the ganoderma inside, wishing she could scoop it out and eat it. However, she also knew Su Yurou wouldn't part with it easily.
Soon, Su Yurou brought eight wine glasses and poured them full. Zhou Yi was incredibly excited and was the first to pick up a glass. She smelled it first, then asked, "Yurou, we can't take advantage of you. You bought this at a high price. Name your price per cup."
Su Yurou smiled broadly and waved her hand, "Sister Zhou, don't mention money. Consider it my treat for everyone to have a drink."
"That won't do. It's a product worth over two million, not a small sum." Zhou Yi, with her ample financial resources, had no intention of taking advantage.
"Then..." Su Yurou took a breath and subtly observed the beautiful women. Their expressions ranged from anticipation to nervousness to indifference.
"Boss Su!" Lin Fan spoke up, reminding her, "Once you've soaked it in wine, its efficacy will be greatly reduced."
"Is that so?" Su Yurou didn't know if Lin Fan was serious or just cooperating with her. "Then let's set the price at 50,000 yuan per cup, how about that?" Su Yurou tentatively stated a price, then quickly observed the reactions of the beautiful women. She noticed that some did show a pang of regret, though it wasn't because they couldn't afford it.
Zhou Yi chuckled, "Only 50,000? Not expensive, not expensive at all. Today, I'll treat every sister here to a cup."
"Great!"
"Thank you, Sister Zhou!"
"Big sister, you are truly so generous!"
"Indeed, like a heroine of the巾帼!" (a woman of virtue and ability)
For a moment, the beautiful women showered her with praise. Zhou Yi smiled proudly, then raised her glass and gulped down the entire cup. The other beautiful women, acting like modest ladies, sipped their drinks slowly.
Lin Fan picked up a cup of wine and handed it to Wang Ying, smiling, "Sister Wang Ying, yours."
"Thank you." Wang Ying was initially hesitant, after all, this was 50,000 yuan! But since Lin Fan was offering it, she felt less embarrassed.
"Yurou, give me another cup." Zhou Yi heartily placed her empty glass on the table. Several beautiful women with higher alcohol tolerance also seemed to want more.
And so, the beauty salon turned into a banquet. There was wine, fruit, pastries, and dried nuts. It was indeed a pleasant occasion! Half an hour later, a group of tipsy beautiful women were increasingly drowsy, their speech slurring.
"Xiao Zheng, what are you waiting for?"
"Go pay the bill!" Zhou Yi called out.
"Ms. Su, how much is it in total?" Xiao Zheng took out a black bank card from her briefcase and handed it to Su Yurou.
Su Yurou smiled slightly, "It's 1.25 million. The rest is my gift; it's free." She glanced at the half-bottle of wine left in the glass bottle and was inwardly delighted. This was a treasure trove, a money-making tree!
Lin Fan twitched his ear. Hearing the figure of 1.2 million, he cursed inwardly, "Damn it, I only sold it for 150,000." "She soaked a whole jar of wine, and before it's even finished, she's sold it for over a million." "No way!" "I need to find a way to make it up!"