novelraw Chapter 818 - 908: Only Stocking Up for a Few Years Is Still Not Enough? Are You Serious?
Chapter 818 - 908: Only Stocking Up for a Few Years Is Still Not Enough? Are You Serious?
"No, no." Jing Shu shook her head.
Li Jiaqi quietly let out a breath, thinking that she almost misheard. Which child buys soil like this? You can’t eat it when you take it home, and surely, they’d get scolded.
Then, Jing Shu continued, "Besides the amount just mentioned, please add another 1,000 tons of sand soil. It’s good for cultivating medicinal herbs."
The Medicine Association has had more funds since it received the order from the Imperial Capital. It happened to need to expand productivity, and with this quality being decent, it saved the association the trouble of searching everywhere.
"Huh? Why don’t you go home and discuss it with your family? Where are your family members?" Li Jiaqi turned and saw Wu Hai and Wu Jiang following behind, and her expression turned serious. She said to Wu Hai, "Mr. Wu, I know you like supporting my work, but please shop responsibly and don’t buy things you don’t need purposely."
Wu Hai bowed like a gentleman, "Miss Li Jiaqi, this is the president of dozens of our Cigarette Factory’s branch locations. I can’t issue orders to the president."
Li Jiaqi was shocked, looking at Jing Shu. Such a young woman, and she’s the president of dozens of factories, really?
Wu Jiang also stepped up, "Exactly, exactly, otherwise, who do you think would qualify to have the branch general managers of both Yangcheng cigarette factory and Shenzhen Cigarette Factory accompanying them?"
Li Jiaqi, who had some doubts initially, now truly believed it. You really can’t judge a book by its cover!
Actually, Jing Shu is already 28 years old; she just looks very young. She’s still delighted when people call her a young girl, "The factory needs it. Do you prefer to pay with virtual coins or materials?"
"Oh oh...then virtual coins it is. Altogether, it’s 7.66 million virtual coins. I’ll have the warehouse start packing now. Home delivery service is free, and nationwide delivery will be within twenty business days."
Li Jiaqi asked aloud while thinking, darn, even though I’ve seen a lot and handled auction transactions worth billions, it’s the first time I’ve seen someone spend seven or eight million on soil all at once.
Such premium soil is mostly purchased by the wealthy in tens of tons for home-grown vegetables. It’s rare to see buying by the thousand tons.
Forget it, it’s impossible to understand, just like ordinary people buying a single bag, while the wealthy buy thousands and even buy a mansion to store them.
Jing Shu scanned her face to pay and said, "Have the 1,000 tons delivered to my door; I’ll take the rest with me. Let the warehouse pack it up, and I’ll inspect it and take it away myself."
"President Jing is amazing, but why buy so much soil? Are you planning to develop agriculture?" Zhang Yicheng, who wanted to get inside information, of course, wanted to understand the boss’s plan.
"My grandparents love farming. Others don’t grow things that taste as good, and they are expensive outside, so I plan to grow my own to save money. Elderly people can’t stay idle and love to tend to crops," Jing Shu said indulgently.
Look at what she’s saying; buying a few million worth of land to grow vegetables just to save money on groceries.
Somehow, it reminded everyone of someone who drives a Bentley but still has to bring home cornstalks, leeks, and grind wheat to save some labor costs...
"Haha, your grandparents really know how to live. An old family member is a treasure."
Jing Shu smiled without saying a word. Indeed, Grandma Jing has already planned out the food supply for the next ten years. In the face of an apocalypse, there’s no worry as long as there’s food.
Li Jiaqi continued the auction, "Alright, folks, next up is the full range of bean products, all packaged, including oil tofu skin, tofu wraps, vegetarian meat rolls, tofu skin, shredded tofu, 15 kinds of spicy strips, and 8 kinds of large spicy slices... These individually packaged spicy strips can be stored for one to two years without issues!"
As she spoke, someone brought out trays of samples for tasting.
Originally, Jing Shu wasn’t that interested, but just smelling the familiar spicy strip aroma made her mouth involuntarily start watering... The scene of secretly eating spicy strips in class as a kid came back to her, along with those large spicy slices sold at ten cents each in bulk. After class, everyone would joyfully share a slice...
With food, there were naturally many people eager to taste it, and quite a few ordered ten packs on the spot. After all, even a single pack is not cheap, costing several hundred virtual coins.
Zhang Yicheng eagerly brought a plate to Jing Shu, "President Jing, give it a try. Just smell it; it’s so fragrant!"
Jing Shu tasted a few different spicy strips, savoring the flavor at the end. She nodded, "It has the flavor from childhood, the authentic Wei Long sweet spicy strips. You just can’t get this taste at home."
Imagine going home, solving a Magic Cube while snacking, or watching a show with spicy strips and milk tea...
Wu Hai considered it beneath him, so he didn’t try them, but they did seem delicious. Wu Jiang, however, grabbed a few pieces, eating with oil dripping from his mouth, saying, "Delicious, oh, delicious indeed. Remembering the old days, eating stinky tofu slices at fifty cents each was exhilarating. Team Leader Zhang, go make a ten-million virtual coins order for me."
"Then, Team Leader Zhang, check with Miss Li Jiaqi if there’s plenty of stock?" Jing Shu said just as Li Jiaqi walked over, answering Jing Shu’s question as well:
"We’re nationally distributed, so there’s plenty of stock. Handsome and pretty folks, just keep bidding."
"That’s great! Then let’s wait a bit longer."
Zhang Yicheng eagerly went to place the order, and Wu Jiang, while tearing up from the spice, asked, "Wait for what, President Jing?"
"Wait until others have bought most of it, then I’ll buy it all up in one go. Gotta leave something for others, right?"
"President Jing, you’re the boss!" Wu Jiang shouted.
Miss Li Jiaqi awkwardly said, "For food items, we only accept exchanges for food of equal value, not virtual coins. Based on current stock, even if most are sold, about 20,000 to 30,000 pieces remain, equivalent to around ten million virtual coins."
Jing Shu quickly calculated, "If I eat about twenty packs a day while indulging a little, that’d last around three years. Feels a bit short, but... oh well, it works. Once it’s finished, buy more; if I hoard too much, there’ll be no place to store it."
"Huh???" Miss Li Jiaqi tilted her head. Only hoarding a few years’ worth and still finding it little? Does she have a misunderstanding about hoarding? Who buys a house full of spicy strips just to eat?
Too much money with nowhere to spend it?
Soon enough, Li Jiaqi would realize, President Jing really has so much money with nowhere to spend it, yet almost couldn’t spend it. Does that not irritate you?
Then, Jing Shu snapped her fingers, and Hulk stepped forward, bringing out top-grade blue cheeses the size of millstones. She said, "These cheeses can be exchanged for various types of food materials today. Why don’t you give me an estimate? Or we can auction on-site since this is a nationwide distribution conference. This top-grade stuff should be appetizing, right?"