Overbearing Immortal Doctor
Chapter 94 - 94 94 The Sucker

94: Chapter 94: The Sucker 94: Chapter 94: The Sucker Now this guy actually got it, two full sacks of mushrooms, how could these people not be envious?

“Did you pick all these…

this morning?” Someone asked incredulously.

Wu Xiaoyu saw their bewildered expressions and felt quite satisfied.

It seemed that by the time he returned from town, the whole village would know there were plenty of mushrooms in the mountains.

After a bumpy ride, he finally arrived in Longhe Town.

Wu Xiaoyu adeptly parked his tricycle in the back kitchen of Juxian Inn.

As soon as he pushed the door open, a middle-aged woman walked towards him.

She sized him up and asked, “You must be Wu Xiaoyu?

Here to deliver mushrooms?”

Could it be that this woman had taken over Brother Ma’s duties and was the new procurement manager for Juxian Inn?

Although Wu Xiaoyu was unaware of her identity, he politely nodded his head and then asked, “How should I address you?”

The woman was already middle-aged, her looks somewhat faded, but she exhibited a capable demeanor far superior to Brother Ma!

She didn’t bother with pleasantries, simply stated her name was Wei Fanghua, the new procurement manager of Juxian Inn, and before Wu Xiaoyu could engage in small talk, she asked him to move the mushrooms inside for inspection.

This clean and efficient demeanor, although creating a sense of distance, was perfectly suited to handle procurement tasks impartially and without favoritism.

Wu Xiaoyu moved the two sacks of mushrooms from the tricycle inside for her careful inspection, and then weighed them, totaling sixty-nine catties.

Because of the supply agreement with Juxian Inn, which stipulated delivering fifty catties every two days, Wei Fanghua only took fifty catties, handed him the money, and said, “This is two thousand yuan, please count it.”

Wu Xiaoyu wanted to sell the extra twenty catties to Juxian Inn as well, so while counting the money, he said, “Could you take the extra ten catties too?”

Wei Fanghua explained earnestly, “We at Juxian Inn have precise quotas for how much of each ingredient is used daily, and how many servings of the same dish are supplied each day.”

“For example, these wild mushrooms, we use only twenty catties a day.

If we buy more, they’ll certainly go to waste.

Old ingredients would naturally affect the flavor of the dishes…”

After hearing her lengthy explanation, Wu Xiaoyu once again marveled that running a restaurant was indeed no simple matter!

He still didn’t fully understand the limits on each dish’s supply, but before he could ask, Wei Fanghua added, “If the amount of money is correct, you should leave now.”

Wu Xiaoyu then recalled that Zhou Dong had once told him the kitchen of a restaurant is a particularly private place, generally off-limits to outsiders.

It wasn’t because the kitchen was dirty, but to prevent others from stealing their recipes.

After all, each restaurant needs to have a few signature dishes, and if they were divulged, how could their business continue?

It seemed that every profession had its intricacies!

Wu Xiaoyu quickly exited, pondering how to handle the extra twenty catties of mushrooms.

He couldn’t possibly bring them back home!

Wu Xiaoyu tried selling the mushrooms to some small restaurants in town, but they either outright refused or offered too low a price.

With no other options, Wu Xiaoyu went to the fresh produce market to try his luck, hoping some wealthy person might buy his forty-one catties of mushrooms.

Selling at a low price?

That was impossible!

If anyone from Juxian Inn found out, his newly negotiated business deal would certainly be ruined.

Since they were targeting the high-end market and had positioned his wild mushrooms as high-end ingredients, selling at a low price would not only make them feel cheated but also harm the reputation of high-end restaurants.

Ruining others’ reputations and breaking his own rice bowl was something Wu Xiaoyu would never do.

He set up his stall for over an hour but didn’t sell a single mushroom.

The market ladies, upon seeing his fresh mushrooms, initially showed interest but were scared away upon hearing the price of forty-one yuan per catty.

The diners at Juxian Inn could afford such high prices, so there should be quite a few rich people in Longhe Town, right?

Why was no one buying his mushrooms?

The sun climbed higher as more market ladies arrived.

More people congregated around his stall.

These people picked and chose, busying themselves for half the day before asking about the price.

Wu Xiaoyu patiently answered with a smile, only to be met with remarks like ‘Crazy!’ ‘Money-hungry lunatic!’ ‘Nutcase!’

What else could he do?

“Rich people, suckers, where are you?

Please come save me…” Wu Xiaoyu stretched lazily, silently praying in his heart.

“How much for these mushrooms?” A gentle and refined man asked, examining the mushrooms for half a day.

Wu Xiaoyu had almost given up hope.

Hearing the man ask the price, he lazily replied, “Forty-one yuan per catty.”

The man, upon hearing this, didn’t curse him like the market ladies but instead said, “It’s not too expensive!”

Not expensive?

Wow!

Finally, the sucker showed up!

Wu Xiaoyu’s face brightened, smiling and kindly asking, “How many catties do you want?”

“How much do you have?

I’ll take them all!” The man said somewhat excitedly.

Take them all!

Indeed, a rich man!

Wu Xiaoyu, upon hearing this, went to borrow a scale from an elderly vendor nearby.

The middle-aged man, seeing that he didn’t even have a scale and had to borrow one, realized he was temporarily setting up a stall.

He stopped him and continued, “Don’t rush to weigh them!

Let me ask, are these wild mushrooms?”

Wu Xiaoyu was speechless.

If these were cultivated, could I dare sell them for forty-one yuan per catty?

Wasn’t he asking the obvious?

Was he here to mock me?

“Of course, they are wild mushrooms!

I just picked them this morning from the mountains, very fresh!” Wu Xiaoyu explained.

Upon hearing Wu Xiaoyu’s words, the man quickly asked, “Do you live in the mountains?

Are there many wild mushrooms in the mountains?

Are there other kinds of mushrooms?”

Buying mushrooms and asking so many details?

What exactly does he do?

Wu Xiaoyu was suspicious but still politely answered, “I live in the mountains, don’t worry, these are wild mushrooms…”

Before he could finish, the man repeated the question, “Are there many mushrooms in the mountains?”

Seeing his concern about the quantity of wild mushrooms, Wu Xiaoyu was overjoyed, thinking he might be here for large-scale purchasing!

“A lot…a lot…there are many kinds of mushrooms too, are you looking for large quantities?” Wu Xiaoyu eagerly asked.

The man smiled and took a business card from his shirt pocket, handing it to Wu Xiaoyu, and began introducing himself, “I am the procurement manager at Holy Land Hotel, here’s my business card!”

Wu Xiaoyu saw the card read, “Holy Land Hotel Procurement Department Manager Huang Zhongqi,” and quickly extended his hand, smiling, “Hello, Manager Huang, I am Wu Xiaoyu!”

Huang Zhongqi shook his hand and explained, “I recently took over as procurement department manager and have been searching for ingredients around several local towns.

I find your mushrooms of excellent quality.”