Chapter 171: One hundred seventy-one, Has your own dream of getting rich already been shattered before it even started? _1 Chapter 171: One hundred seventy-one, Has your own dream of getting rich already been shattered before it even started? _1 She was also very curious as to whether this thing was actually a plum.

What it tasted like.

After all, she had never seen such a large cherry.

Most people don’t dare try something unfamiliar to them, and Ma Xiaolan was no exception.

The young girl swallowed the remaining juice in her mouth and exclaimed, “It’s really delicious!”

This thing was obviously much tastier than the cherries from her own home.

Although it had the unique taste of cherries, the texture and shape of these two things were not on the same level at all.

It was so delicious that she wasn’t even sure if they were cherries anymore.

The only thing she could be sure of was that it was delicious!

It was too delicious.

Don’t look at the fact that her family specialized in selling fruit, but this was the first time she had eaten such delicious fruit.

It completely overturned her understanding of fruit!

Seeing the young girl eating so joyfully and giving such high praise,

Ma Xiaolan was also swayed and immediately fed herself a bite.

One bite and her mouth was immediately filled with a sweet and sour, fragrant juice that had a finer, softer texture than your average cherry.

The taste was simply amazing!

“Oh my, these cherries are just too delicious!”

After all, Ma Xiaolan was from the middle class, and though these things were expensive, she hadn’t stinted on buying them for her son.

She was absolutely certain, the taste was definitely cherries.

But such delicious cherries, she had never eaten before.

The old auntie was getting on in years, with bad teeth; a little sourness made her teeth feel like they were softening and it hurt too much, so she had been thinking of waiting a couple of days until they were ripe to eat them.

Hearing the two people giving special praise to the fruit given by Gu Chen, she couldn’t help but want to try it as well.

She stretched out her old and feeble hand, picked up the cherry from the bedside, and took a bite.

“Indeed, this is good; so tasty.”

The old aunt, like a child, slurped and then cracked a smile with her slackened mouth.

And then she said, “Young man, where did you get this fruit from?”

The first two people were young, but she was someone who had her feet buried deep in the soil; it wasn’t much to say there were few things she hadn’t seen.

This cherry, she had neither seen it nor heard of it.

She was really curious.

Logically, something this tasty should have become popular long ago.

How had she never heard of it?

Gu Chen smiled and said offhandedly, “This is a new variety from abroad, just hit the market, and it was not easy for me to find a source.”

By now, Gu Chen had perfected lying with such ease that it seemed second nature; he had no choice, he had been driven to it.

Because Ji Pianran had undergone surgery, she couldn’t eat anything.

However, this didn’t affect her trust in Gu Chen at all; after all, she had seen cauliflower as big as a pot, and she was used to such oddities by now.

The surprises and delights Gu Chen brought were just too many, and she completely trusted him.

She gave everyone a gentle smile, her voice steady but with a touch of tenderness.

“As for him, he likes to deal with things that others haven’t seen, but that’s the benefit of Yangqishi, rarity makes it precious.”

If everyone has seen it and everyone has eaten it, how would that be different from the common vendors?

How could Gu Chen possibly make so much money?

Seeing Ji Pianran helping Gu Chen explain, Ma Xiaolan pursed her lips into a smile.

“The husband sings, the wife follows! Truly, a case of the wife following the wife’s lead!”

Look at her husband’s face!

They were just asking a few more questions, and no one disbelieved, so why did she rush to explain for him?

As if everyone would really misunderstand Gu Chen.

Tangtang was still very young and didn’t fully understand some things.

For instance, about this couple’s mutual support, but she could clearly sense that Ma Xiaolan’s tone was somewhat harsh.

It seemed as if she was scolding her mother.

Suddenly, the little one poked her head out of Ji Pianran’s embrace and said to Ma Xiaolan with the air of holding a grudge, “Don’t scold my mommy, or Tangtang will get angry!”

Right now, Tangtang was cuddling in Ji Pianran’s arms, her soft, milk-scented little body leaning completely on Ji Pianran, as a mother’s embrace was always the warmest.

If it weren’t for this aunt scolding her mommy, she wouldn’t have wanted to stick her head out at all.

The little one’s voice was childish, and her seemingly fierce but endearing demeanor made everyone laugh out loud.

There was a harmonious atmosphere in the ward.

While everyone was chatting happily, they saw a woman with curly hair, wearing a gray cinched waistcoat, walk in and sit down next to the little girl’s bed.

She touched the girl’s face with a concerned tone.

“Si Si, how are you feeling now? You said you had no taste in your mouth this morning, are the cherries your mom brought you feeling a lot better?”

Those cherries were the most expensive among all the fruits she had.

What she had were genuinely high-quality goods.

Upon hearing this, the little girl looked up at her mother’s face.

She opened her mouth as if wanting to say something, but in the end, she said nothing, pursed her lips, and with a hesitant expression, picked up a cherry that Gu Chen had given her and placed it in the middle-aged woman’s hand.

She carefully ventured, “Mom, why don’t you try this one?”

Her mother had been full of confidence that morning, asserting that the batch of cherries she got were top-notch in both quality and appearance, and that with a bit of effort, they could definitely make a pretty penny.

If she knew that Gu Chen’s cherries were to hit the market, she would probably be extremely upset.

But after all, it was her mother; she didn’t want to disappoint her, nor did she want to keep her in the dark, so after hesitating for a moment, she decided it was best to let her mom try them first.

The middle-aged woman, seeing her daughter behaving strangely, glanced at the fruit in her hand with a puzzled expression.

Her face displayed a mix of laughter and helplessness.

“What are you thinking, girl? You don’t eat such good cherries and go for plums instead, have you lost your mind?”

Her own cherries cost elevens just for the cost price, how could plums be just a few bucks?

Truly, she doesn’t know how to enjoy her blessings!

After saying that, she laughed and brought it to her mouth.

The moment she bit into it, her serene eyebrows suddenly twitched, followed by a look of disbelief.

The very next second, she immediately looked again at the ‘plum’ in her hand that she had bitten into.

Her surprise made her speech even somewhat stammer.

“Is, is this a cherry?”

Although the taste was obviously much better than any cherry, having been in this business, she knew just by tasting it what this was, what kind of thing it was!

This kind of cherry, although she had never seen it before, solely based on the taste, it was a premium among premiums, the best of the best!

The girl acted profound and nodded seriously, “Hmm.”

Now, without her needing to say anything, she guessed her mom must understand.

The dream of making a fortune through cherries this year hadn’t even begun, and it already seemed to be shattered.

The middle-aged woman grabbed her daughter’s hand all of a sudden, her grip a bit too tight because of nervousness and immense curiosity, causing a normally well-hidden blue vein to start showing faintly on her hand.

“Where did these come from?”

She urgently wanted to know the source of these cherries!

The girl nudged her chin towards Gu Chen’s direction and whispered, “They’re from the brother opposite, he said… said it’s some kind of new variety from abroad…”