Wang Dakui was a rough and hearty man, and in his excitement, he couldn't help showing it. However, the hand that had wielded a frying pan for over twenty years was extremely powerful—a light touch could be unbearable, let alone an excited slap on Wang Xiaoqiang's shoulder.

With this, the Five Elements Spirit Spring in Wang Xiaoqiang's body naturally rose to defend its master under the immense force.

Although Wang Dakui's hands were calloused, they couldn't withstand the onslaught of the Aura of Geng Metal, and this time two Five Elements Spirit Springs released Metal Element Spiritual Energy together, doubling the power from before. Now, his right hand was sore, swollen, and numb, a rather unpleasant feeling.

"Chef Wang, are you okay?" Wang Xiaoqiang was also worried about him; it was the first time he saw the power unleashed by the two Five Elements Spirit Springs and he had no standard to measure how much damage they could do. After all, Chef Wang's livelihood depended on his hands, and it would be terrible if they were crippled!

"Uh, no worries, no worries!" Wang Dakui shook his head, indicating he was fine. He then assessed Wang Xiaoqiang with a look of surprise, "Little Qiang, have you trained before?"

The scene had been witnessed by the kitchen staff, and now they too looked at Wang Xiaoqiang with astonished eyes. Naturally, Wang Xiaoqiang didn't deny it and humbly smiled, "A little bit."

"What kind of Kung Fu is that powerful?" Wang Dakui asked curiously while rubbing his hand.

"Hard Qigong!" Wang Xiaoqiang replied perfunctorily.

"No wonder it's so powerful!" Wang Dakui exclaimed, suddenly understanding.

"Chef Wang, how is the taste of the eggs?" Wang Xiaoqiang didn't want to delve further into that topic and quickly changed the subject.

"Not bad, really not bad, they're better than any eggs I've had before." Wang Dakui was straightforward—bad meant bad, and good meant good. His words were always sincere.

"Of course," Wang Xiaoqiang declared confidently, "you might not believe it, but the first batch of wild pheasants at my chicken farm were caught by me from the mountains, and my farm is built on the mountain. The wild pheasants are free-ranged and hardly ever fed commercial feed…"

"No wonder," Wang Dakui said. "But, Little Qiang, are wild pheasants easy to catch?"

"Wild pheasants are hard to catch, but for me, they're just a piece of cake!" Wang Xiaoqiang said lightly.

"Uh, that makes sense, you are skilled in Kung Fu!" Wang Dakui nodded in agreement. The others didn't doubt him either since Wang Xiaoqiang's "Kung Fu" was evident! His seemingly unimposing body had managed to send Chef Wang's heavy pat rebounding back, even jarring his hand a bit.

"Actually, today I'm not just delivering here; I also have a few other hotels to run to," Wang Xiaoqiang mentioned casually, "So, Chef Wang, if you think it's okay, I'll unload a batch here…?"

"These eggs are good, unload a batch for me. As for the price, we used to buy pheasant eggs for eight yuan each! Let's do ten yuan for yours, how does that sound?" Chef Wang negotiated with Wang Xiaoqiang.

"That's fine." Wang Xiaoqiang nodded; the price was double what he usually got at the county, which pleased him greatly, "So, how many eggs do you want?"

"How many did you bring?"

"Over four thousand."

"I'll take them all!" Chef Wang declared, waving his hand decisively, "And from now on, deliver five thousand eggs to me every week."

Business at Dihao Hotel was booming, and they needed thousands of eggs daily. His request for five thousand eggs weekly clearly aimed to forgo other suppliers and establish a long-term partnership with Wang Xiaoqiang.

"That's no problem; I'll deliver on time every week," Wang Xiaoqiang said. "But this time, I can't unload all four thousand eggs here; I still have other hotels to visit!"

"No worries, Little Qiang, just unload them all here. For such a small amount of eggs, it's not worth it to split up the batches; it would just be a hassle and waste your gas money." Wang Dakui, perhaps used to this gesture, once again reached out to pat Wang Xiaoqiang's shoulder, but learning from before, he did so very lightly this time, "Just deliver to them tomorrow."

"This doesn't seem right..." Wang Xiaoqiang hesitated.

"Really, it's no problem. I know basically all the head chefs in the high-end hotels in the Provincial Capital, and some of them are my disciples. In the future, when you deliver eggs, just mention my name, and they'll accept them. If they refuse, just bring them all to me," Wang Dakui said, thumping his chest in assurance.

"Alright then!" Wang Xiaoqiang realized today that as long as the quality of the eggs was good, there was no worry about sales. Moreover, since Wang Dakui had given his assurance, there was no need to trouble Qingxue to run back and forth anymore.

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang agree, Wang Dakui immediately ordered two kitchen staff to unload the eggs.

Although Wang Dakui was somewhat arrogant and initially looked down on Wang Xiaoqiang, Wang Xiaoqiang genuinely liked people like him.

Because from the beginning to the end, Wang Xiaoqiang never actively sought to curry favor with Wang Dakui, not even offering cigarettes, the very least in common courtesy. However, because of the good quality of Wang Xiaoqiang's eggs, he was willing to buy them at a higher price than usual and establish a long-term cooperation with him.

It was clear that he was not only honest but also demonstrated professionalism, a sense of responsibility towards his employer!

After the transaction, as he walked out happily with more than forty thousand yuan, Wang Xiaoqiang noticed that Xia Mi was still accompanying Qingxue outside the kitchen door.

Although Xia Mi had invited Qingxue to sit in the hotel lobby several times, she had been refused. Now, Xia Mi realized that the relationship between Qingxue and Wang Xiaoqiang was not simply based on interest. Otherwise, a deputy director of the District Public Security wouldn't have stood outside a hotel kitchen for nearly half an hour just for a simple farmer.

Realizing this, Xia Mi felt increasingly uneasy, fearing that Wang Xiaoqiang's eggs wouldn't pass Wang Dakui's scrutiny. She wondered how she would face Qingxue if that happened. Fortunately, Wang Dakui was impressed by the eggs and had established a long-term cooperation with him, which put Xia Mi's mind at ease and brought her relief.

"Manager Xia, thank you, today you really saved me, I must have delayed your work, right?!" Wang Xiaoqiang said, slightly apologetic.

"No, no, no, not at all," Xia Mi immediately waved her hand and shook her head: "And Boss Wang, it's really the quality of your eggs that helped, otherwise I couldn't have been much help!"

"Little Mi, I should be thanking you," Qingxue took Xia Mi's hand and said, "It's almost noon, why don't you and Little Qiang have lunch with us at Dihao?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Mi was somewhat stunned. Qingxue no longer called Wang Xiaoqiang 'Boss Wang,' addressing him directly by name, and even dropped the surname, something she never did with men unless they were very close.

Furthermore, Qingxue was the one handling the affairs for Wang Xiaoqiang, so it should have been him treating her. But now, Qingxue was offering to host. However, Xia Mi wouldn't dare let the deputy director spend her money just on a trivial matter, so she immediately insisted: "Here, I am the host, it should be me inviting..."

"Let me take care of it. You both were helping me today, how can I let you pay?" Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"That's not necessary," Qingxue immediately waved her hand: "It's rare for you to come to the Provincial Capital, how can we let you pay..."

As soon as Qingxue said this, Xia Mi was even more surprised. Qingxue's words clearly didn't treat Wang Xiaoqiang as an outsider! She thought, could Wang Xiaoqiang be a relative of the Xu Family? But she had never heard that the Xu Family had such a relative!

"Alright, you two stop arguing," Xia Mi spread her hands and said, "It's just a meal. Arguing over it like this doesn't look good. Little Xue, if you still consider me a classmate, let me pay for the meal."

"Alright." Qingxue gestured to Wang Xiaoqiang: "Let's not argue with her. I don't want to lose this old classmate."

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't say anything more; having someone else pay for the meal was certainly better than paying himself. At the very least, it saved him some money, considering a meal in this grand hotel could cost several thousand!

Wang Xiaoqiang was not wrong. That noon, as they sat in a private room at Dihao Grand Hotel, looking at the table full of gourmet dishes and two bottles of foreign wine, even Wang Xiaoqiang, who had never been worldly, could tell that the meal was worth three to four thousand yuan.

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