Chapter 105: A Peculiar Forging (Please Add to Favorites)

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Sigh, I finished work very late, so tired that I could barely keep my eyes open. But thinking of those waiting for my updates, I forced myself to finish this chapter, fighting off sleep. I want to thank everyone who has read my novel, left comments, added it to their collections, or recommended and clicked on it. Thank you all—I need your support...

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After dining with Su Mei at a restaurant, the two of them went to the Rustic Specialty Collection Store in Nuofeng Township, where they found the manager in charge of acquisitions. Inside the store, many wild vegetables and fruits were organized after purchase, each type stored separately in the warehouse—some kept cool and dry, others packaged and stored in the cold room.

He Zhixing and Su Mei checked the inventory one by one. The largest quantity was four kinds of wild strawberries, all kept in the cold storage, totaling over eighty pounds. At an average wholesale price of eleven per pound, the lot would fetch over eight to nine thousand. There were also two to three hundred pounds of mountain bracken and wild water bracken, which at eight per pound would bring in tens of thousands. Other items included over ten pounds of mountain celery, wild sand ginger, taro greens, hi greens, and various wild bamboo shoots—straight bamboo shoots, crisp bamboo shoots, ma bamboo shoots, yellow bamboo shoots, and pu bamboo shoots, each with more than ten pounds.

After reviewing everything, He Zhixing immediately drove to the city and bought a refrigerated truck, much like those used for transporting ice cream cones. He asked Su Mei to help find a driver, and together they delivered the goods to the provincial capital. It was already the twenty-second; they had to arrive tonight.

He Zhixing led the way in his SUV, speeding toward the provincial capital. At last, by eight in the evening, they arrived. Lian Yaqiang and Jiang Chunmei, who had been waiting for him, were delighted to see him. They helped carry the wild vegetables and fruits into the supermarket and arranged them on the specialty shelves that had been prepared ahead of time—packaging, placing items in the refrigerated display cases, and setting up the rest for display.

When He Zhixing had first suggested designing and creating such a specialty section, many doubted his plan. No one understood what this boss was trying to accomplish. The display was done with great taste: each category, like a vegetable or fruit display stand, was adorned with large, eye-catching posters of various wild fruits and vegetables—beautiful, enticing images that drew the customers in.

Such attention to detail in creating a specialty section was unprecedented, and these wild vegetable and fruit displays weren't found in any other supermarket—making it a true selling point. The two supermarkets worked separately, and it wasn't until around ten at night that everything was finally arranged.

He Zhixing had set aside ten pounds of wild strawberries. He took them to Sister Lan's newly renovated cake shop, which was located inside the Wanjiale Supermarket in the new development area—right next to the supermarket's cashier exits, in a separate storefront connected to the supermarket, with unified pricing and sales.

The shop's standout feature was a glass wall through which one could see a raised platform, like a runway for displays. At the top of the short steps stood a small octagonal glass room, just at an adult's shoulder height—visible from the supermarket entrance and the surrounding area if one simply looked up.

“What is that transparent octagonal glass room in midair for?” asked Jiang Chunmei, who had come along.

He Zhixing handed the wild strawberries to Sister Lan for safekeeping, then turned to Jiang Chunmei and replied, “You’ll know what that little glass room is for by tomorrow.”