Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 645
"Oh, right, Mr. Zhao said you should call him back as soon as possible." Jiang Huilin looked at Li Guoqiang's ordinary face, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said.

"Okay, I got it. Thanks for your hard work!" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then said with a smile.

If he remembered correctly, the main reason he accompanied Young Master Ma for drinks this time was to get the other party to hold their birthday party at their bar.

At that time, not only will they be able to make a fortune, but they can also take this opportunity to win over the rich second-generation in Shenzhen and enhance the value of their clients.

However, he ultimately messed it up.

That's why Zhao Tianyu, his old classmate and big boss, hasn't called him at all since last night; he just asked Jiang Huilin to pass on a message.

If he's not mistaken, he'll probably be met with accusations and criticism when he makes the call.

Incidentally, it might also lead to him giving up his position as sales director.

When he loses his position as sales director, he will also lose his eligibility to receive stock dividends.

Perhaps Zhao Tianyu has long forgotten that if he hadn't spent every day and night in the bar, trying every means to attract customers, drinking with people until he vomited, and acting like a servant to them, the bar's business wouldn't have become so successful.

However, perhaps it is precisely because business is so good that people have the idea of ​​discarding a useful tool after it has served its purpose.

Li Guoqiang had already noticed this, so in order to prove his ability, he tried every means to find out that Young Master Ma was going to hold a birthday party, and then proposed to Zhao Tianyu a plan to take the bar's business to the next level by taking advantage of Young Master Ma's birthday party.

However, he ultimately messed it up.

In the past, he might have felt anxious and uneasy about this.

But now, all he says is, "Good job smashing it."

If things hadn't gone wrong, where would he have a personal space full of treasures now? Where would he have gotten such good physical and mental health?
He felt as energetic and vibrant as when he was eighteen or nineteen.

"Mr. Li, are you alright?" Jiang Huilin asked with some concern.

Although she was unaware that Zhao Tianyu wanted to get rid of Li Guoqiang, she knew that the fact that Li Guoqiang, a sales director, had drunk himself into the hospital last night had become a joke among others.

If it weren't for the fact that she had already sided with Li Guoqiang early on, she would probably be waiting to see Li Guoqiang make a fool of himself right now!

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern. You should go back and rest now!" Li Guoqiang smiled slightly, then softly dismissed him.

"Okay, then I'll head back now!" Jiang Huilin paused for a moment, then nodded and agreed.

For some reason, she always felt that Li Guoqiang had changed from before.

In the past, when Li Guoqiang saw her, his eyes would always look a little shady, but now, the way he looks at her is just like looking at the flowers and grass by the roadside, without the slightest ripple.

In fact, her feeling was right. Even Li Guoqiang himself felt that he had changed a lot all of a sudden.

Even though the person is still the same, subconsciously, many things have changed.

It's like how he used to have an urge to devour Jiang Huilin when he saw her, but now he has absolutely no interest in her.

“Perhaps this is related to the dream I had?” Li Guoqiang murmured.

Although he didn't remember exactly what happened in his dream, he could vaguely sense that he must have experienced many things in the dream, and some of them were earth-shattering.

That's why he underwent some noticeable changes.

However, no matter how things change, all he needs to know is that he is still himself.

He quickly composed himself, checked out of the hospital, and went straight to a gym where he had a membership but hadn't been there many times, to thoroughly test his physical fitness.

"Mr. Li, I can tell you with my more than ten years of experience that all your physical indicators are excellent. Moreover, whether it is the strength of each part of your body or your overall endurance, you are stronger than many professional fitness coaches. Even I would have to admit defeat."

Wu Kun, the gym's top coach, spoke to Li Guoqiang with a serious expression.

After saying that, he glanced down at the test form and couldn't help but ask, "You really haven't had any professional training before?"

"No!" Li Guoqiang shook his head honestly.

He has never even done the simplest form of running, let alone professional training.

"That's just unbelievable!" Seeing that Li Guoqiang didn't seem to be lying, Wu Kun didn't know how to define Li Guoqiang's situation for a moment.

Could this be the legendary extraordinary talent?

Just as he was puzzled, Li Guoqiang rolled up his sleeves, looked at his well-defined biceps, patted his hard eight-pack abs, and smiled happily.

There was a time when he thought about working hard to build up his physique and develop strong muscles to make up for his ordinary appearance.

However, he only had a short attention span each time, and after only a few days of training, he gave up on this great goal amidst various worldly temptations.

Now, it was just a dream, but it has come true.

I just don't know how long he can maintain this strong and well-defined physique.

That would be fantastic if we could maintain this state without exercising.

"Um, Mr. Li, we happen to have a promotion right now, buy one get one free on personal training sessions. Why don't you buy a few and see how it goes? After all, with your physique, it would be a real waste not to train properly," Wu Kun said enthusiastically, trying to sell the service.

"No need, thank you for your kindness, but I'm going back to my hometown soon." Li Guoqiang waved his hand, declining the offer with a firm yet polite attitude.

"Oh, I see! Okay then!" Upon hearing this, Wu Kun couldn't help but show a look of disappointment on his face.

For him, making money is secondary.

His main goal was to find out why Li Guoqiang had such a strong physique without professional training by giving him private lessons.

Unfortunately, Li Guoqiang didn't give him that chance, so he couldn't force it any further.

Soon, Li Guoqiang left the gym and returned to his rented apartment with one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom. He took a good shower, changed into clean clothes, and then stood in front of the mirror, looking at his face, which had become slightly more rugged than before, and wondered what to do next.
First of all, he didn't want to stay in the bar anymore.

This was not only because his old classmate Zhao Tianyu wanted to get rid of him, but also because he was tired of being treated like a servant every day.

However, even if he were to leave, he would have to get what he was entitled to before he could go. In addition, besides having a superb body, his biggest gain was that personal space and the various plants and animals within it.

Although there are some plants and animals he doesn't recognize, among the ones he does recognize are some very valuable items.

For example, ginseng, he shou wu, and ling zhi.

So, if he doesn't aspire to great wealth and status, these things alone are enough to ensure he can live a life free from financial worries.

So, what he wants to do most next is, of course, go home, spend time with his parents, and live the life he desires.

After making the decision, his eyes immediately cleared from confusion, and a relaxed and happy smile appeared on his face.

Immediately afterwards, he called the landlord to explain that he would be moving out next month. Then, he took the smallest ginseng he had just dug out of his personal storage space and took a taxi to the nearest Tongrentang pharmacy.

"Hello, do you buy medicinal herbs here?" Li Guoqiang asked with a confident and generous manner as soon as he entered the store.

"Yes, we do accept them, but we only accept rare and valuable Chinese medicinal herbs. If you have any, you can bring them over, and our shop will have a professional appraise them for you before giving you a purchase price." The shop assistant nodded and answered without much thought.

"Then can you help me see how much this ginseng is worth?" Upon hearing the shop assistant's words, Li Guoqiang didn't hesitate and immediately placed the ginseng he had brought on the counter.

Of course, he had already wrapped the ginseng according to the instructions online before coming, so there was no chance of making a fool of himself.

"Please wait a moment!" When the shop assistant saw that Li Guoqiang had actually taken out the medicinal herbs, and even ginseng, he immediately ran inside and called out the appraiser Zhao Fusheng.

After a brief self-introduction, Zhao Fusheng carefully opened the packaging, revealing a whole ginseng root inside.

That said, it was all thanks to Li Guoqiang's ability to control everything in his personal space with his mind; otherwise, given his complete ignorance of ginseng harvesting, he really wouldn't have been able to harvest this ginseng intact.

"Indeed, this ginseng is of excellent quality. If I am not mistaken, it should be a genuine first-class wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain that is thirty years old."

At this point, Zhao Fusheng looked up at Li Guoqiang and, seeing Li Guoqiang's calm expression, continued, "If you are willing to part with it, we can offer 5.5 yuan per gram."

Upon hearing the price, the shop assistant's expression suddenly changed, and then he looked at Li Guoqiang with envy.

Li Guoqiang's eyes narrowed, and only two words echoed in his mind: "We've struck it rich!"

You should know that this wild ginseng is the smallest one in that medicinal herb field.

There are nearly three hundred larger ones.

In fact, the largest one was three or four times larger than it.

If this were sold, it would fetch hundreds of thousands of yuan per gram!

"If you think this price is too low, I can help you apply to your superiors to see if we can add a little more?" Zhao Fusheng felt a slight pang of anxiety when he saw that Li Guoqiang remained silent, and then quickly added a sentence to make amends.

After saying that, he didn't wait for Li Guoqiang to say anything, and hurriedly walked to the side to make a phone call to the company's senior management.

Not long after, he returned and said earnestly, "Sir, our leader said that considering the relatively good quality of this wild ginseng, we can offer 6 yuan per gram. What do you think?"

"Okay, let's weigh it!"

At this point, Li Guoqiang had also managed to control his emotions.

Furthermore, he could tell from Zhao Fusheng's expression and tone that the price was probably already at its peak, so he simply didn't bother to waste any more words.

"Okay! Please wait a moment!" Zhao Fusheng was overjoyed when he heard Li Guoqiang agree, and then hurriedly went to get the scale.

Finally, after several weighings, the wild ginseng weighed 18.21 grams, which, including the price, amounted to 109.26 yuan.

Based on this price, those three hundred ginseng roots are worth at least 3 million yuan.

Furthermore, considering that the larger the ginseng is in terms of weight and size, and the longer it has been stored for a long time, the higher the price will be.

It might eventually sell for five or six hundred million.

After receiving the payment, Li Guoqiang suppressed his excitement, went to the electronics market, bought a high-resolution camera, and then ran back home to take pictures of the plants and animals in his portable storage space.

After taking the photos, he held his phone and checked everything one by one, trying to figure out everything in his personal space so he wouldn't accidentally ruin any of his treasures.

However, many plant and animal identification results only tell you what it is, but not which species it is.

It's like tea leaves; he can only find out what kind of tea it is, but he doesn't know what quality it is.

Left with no other choice, he could only put the matter aside for now and investigate it later.

Anyway, now, with the 1 million from selling ginseng, he still has nearly 2 million in savings in his bank account, enough for him to return to his hometown in style.

Right now, the most important thing is to find my old classmate Zhao Tianyu and settle things with the bar.

"What? You said you're going back to your hometown?" Zhao Tianyu was overjoyed when he heard what Li Guoqiang said.

He had originally planned to find a reason to force Li Guoqiang to resign voluntarily and return the 20% of his shares to him, but he never expected that Li Guoqiang would take the initiative to propose to return to his hometown to develop his career.

Could it be that he drank too much fake alcohol and damaged his brain?

“That’s right, but I need to receive an extra year’s worth of dividends.” Li Guoqiang nodded and stated his terms directly.

"Impossible!" Zhao Tianyu rejected the idea without even thinking.

"Okay, then I won't leave!" Li Guoqiang leaned back and crossed his legs.

According to the original cooperation agreement, unless he causes irreparable major losses to the bar, even the big boss Zhao Tianyu has no right to take back his shares and dividends.

At worst, he can just be a lazy bum, taking a salary without doing any work, and see who can outlast whom.

As for making the accounts appear to show a loss so he doesn't receive his dividends, he wouldn't mind having someone come and audit the accounts.

If something is really found out, then I'm sorry, he'll have no choice but to send Zhao Tianyu to jail.

(End of this chapter)