The next morning, because it was the day to deliver eggs to Dihao Hotel Grand Hotel kitchen, Wang Xiaoqiang instructed his workers to pack and load five thousand eggs onto the truck. Then, remembering the Sculptor Mr. Zhu, he added another thousand eggs before driving off to the Provincial Capital.

Over the past month, nearly five hundred juvenile Wild Mountain Chickens had matured and started laying eggs, increasing the egg production by ten percent.

Now, the Chicken Farm's egg production could satisfy the needs of three hotels. Wang Xiaoqiang decided to secure one more long-term customer today. Given the popularity of his pheasant eggs, this seemed to be no problem.

Once in the Provincial Capital, Wang Xiaoqiang drove to the same junction outside the Xu Family's place, seeing Xu Qingxue already waiting there.

Xu Qingxue was still dressed casually, with a stately navy blue coat over a bright green jacket, skin-tight jeans below, and black sneakers. She was the epitome of an urban beauty. The difference Wang Xiaoqiang noticed, however, was in her skin—it was whiter and more lustrous than before, with a rosy glow on her fair face, making her look radiant and seemingly years younger.

In his surprise, after Xu Qingxue got into the car, Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't help staring at her. With a natural expression at first, Xu Qingxue turned red and looked away when she caught him staring unblinkingly. "What is it? Don't you recognize me anymore?"

"How come you look so different?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked in astonishment. "Did you get a beauty treatment?"

"Pah, I never get beauty treatments!" Xu Qingxue spat out, her lovely eyes glancing sideways at him. "I, my illness has healed!"

"Uh…" Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly understood and felt a surge of joy, realizing that the last time he used Spiritual Energy to treat her, it must have had some effect. Recalling the previous encounter, Wang Xiaoqiang also felt ashamed of his behavior—he had even touched her butt!

To avoid unnecessary awkwardness, Wang Xiaoqiang said no more, just muttering, "You're much prettier than before!"

Women like to hear men's compliments, and Xu Qingxue was no exception. Wang Xiaoqiang's words made her heart flutter, although she teased, "So, you're saying I wasn't pretty before?"

"No, no, you were pretty before, but now you're even prettier, and you'll keep getting prettier…" Wang Xiaoqiang picked the most flattering things to say, since she enjoyed compliments, he heaped them on thick.

Unexpectedly, Xu Qingxue didn't mind Wang Xiaoqiang's excessive praise and immediately beamed, casting a flirtatious glance at him. "I've noticed you're becoming more and more cheeky!"

"How can that be?" Wang Xiaoqiang replied earnestly. "I'm actually becoming richer now!"

"Hahaha…" Wang Xiaoqiang's playful misunderstanding set Xu Qingxue off into peals of laughter.

After joking around for a bit, Wang Xiaoqiang started the car and drove to deliver the pheasant eggs to Dihao Hotel.

"Hey, Little Qiang, I told my dad about your visit to the Provincial Capital today, and he insisted that no matter what, I have to bring you home for dinner."

"It's too much trouble," said Wang Xiaoqiang. "How about this, let's eat out, my treat."

"Outside food isn't clean," Xu Qingxue frowned. "Besides, it's not guaranteed the hotel will have good food. Just yesterday for New Year's Day, someone gave dad two Reeves's Shad, and he saved them in the fridge without eating them. He will definitely take them out to welcome you today…"

"Reeve's Shad…" Wang Xiaoqiang exclaimed. "Isn't that one of the Three Delicacies of the Yangtze River? I thought it was extinct?!"

"Extinct or not, you definitely can't get them from the Yangtze River anymore. What we have is Reeves's Shad flown in from the United States."

"Ah, that's a delicacy indeed. Now that you mention it, I really must go and try it."

"Alright, after we finish our tasks, we'll go home."

Xu Qingxue said this so naturally and warmly, it was as if her home was also Wang Xiaoqiang's. This thought warmed his heart.

When the car arrived at Dihao Hotel Grand Hotel, because it was Wang Xiaoqiang's scheduled delivery day, Wang Dakui had already been waiting at the entrance. If the Feng Family boss of Dihao Hotel Grand Hotel knew about this scene, he would be exasperated to the point of spitting blood.

During one of his inspections at this branch, all the other staff members came out to greet him and nodded their hellos, but Wang Dakui remained indifferent, not bothering to move an inch.

A hotel chef actually acts aloof toward the hotel owner he works for, but treats a minor supplier as if they were royalty—no one could stand for that!

"Hey, Little Qiang, see that? Wang Dakui's attitude toward you has changed, hasn't it!" Xu Qingxue said to Wang Xiaoqiang with a hint of pride when she saw Wang Dakui personally coming out to greet them, then reminded, "Remember to raise the price later."

Wang Xiaoqiang smiled and neither agreed nor disagreed.

"Little Qiang, how many eggs did you bring today?" The first thing Wang Dakui asked upon meeting was.

"Six thousand," Wang Xiaoqiang answered truthfully.

A look of delight flashed across Wang Dakui's face, "Then unload them all! The customers love your pheasant eggs, five thousand a week is simply not enough!"

What Wang Dakui said was the truth. The dishes made from Wang Xiaoqiang's Wild Mountain Eggs were beloved by the customers. Yesterday's food festival had allowed Wang Dakui to show off, and by extension, the Dihao Hotel's reputation gained a few more points as well. Just the dinner customers last night doubled.

Wang Xiaoqiang replied, "That won't do, I still need those extra thousand eggs for something!"

"Little Qiang, I'll pay you more. From now on, deliver two thousand more eggs to me every week," Wang Dakui proposed straightforwardly.

Xu Qingxue, who was standing by, suddenly realized how unnecessary her previous suggestion for Wang Xiaoqiang to raise the egg prices was.

"They're in high demand right now," Wang Xiaoqiang said, showing a difficult expression.

"I'll add five yuan to the price per egg," Wang Dakui said.

"Hmm, I must keep my egg prices consistent. I'll have to discuss the price increase with Zheng Hua from Junle Hotel..." Seeing Wang Dakui take the initiative to propose a higher price, and raising it to fifteen yuan per egg, Wang Xiaoqiang was pleased and immediately pulled out his phone to call Zheng Hua.

"Zheng Hua... no need to worry, my apprentice, if I say raise the prices, he wouldn't dare utter a word of refusal..." Wang Dakui said boastfully.

Indeed, as soon as Wang Xiaoqiang explained the price increase requested by Wang Dakui to Zheng Hua over the phone, Zheng Hua swiftly agreed without a single objection and said that the Junle Hotel would always follow the Dihao Hotel's pricing.

Yesterday, Zheng Hua also attended the food festival. What made him regretful was not using Wang Xiaoqiang's eggs for his dishes, which resulted in him not winning a single award. Seeing Wang Dakui's hand go soft from receiving so many awards, Zheng Hua regretted it so much he almost banged his head against the wall.

With Zheng Hua agreeing to the price increase, Wang Xiaoqiang then agreed to Wang Dakui. However, even though he promised to deliver two thousand more eggs to Wang Dakui every time, he didn't unload the extra thousand eggs from the truck.

A strange smile appeared on Xu Qingxue's face; somehow the egg price increase seemed as if Wang Dakui was begging Wang Xiaoqiang for it.

Is this Wang Dakui too honest? Is he foolish?

Wang Dakui was anything but foolish. His proactive proposal to increase the prices was, in fact, a wise move.

Just as the eggs were being unloaded and Wang Xiaoqiang had barely driven out of the Dihao Hotel, two men blocked his way. These men, with their large heads and thick necks, looked like either rich men or kitchen hands.

Sure enough, once Wang Xiaoqiang stopped the car, the two men came over with flattering looks and handed over soft packs of Zhonghua cigarettes, introducing themselves, "We are chefs from the Qingcheng Grand Hotel. Are you Boss Wang of Baoxing Chicken Farm?"

"Uh, yes, that's me. What can I do for you?" Wang Xiaoqiang had already guessed why they had stopped his car, but still asked arrogantly.

"Uh, our Qingcheng Grand Hotel wants to introduce your eggs at a high price and establish a long-term partnership with you. I wonder what Boss Wang thinks of this?" One of the men said eagerly.

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