Chapter 105: Chapter 105: Help Me Take It Off
"Come, let me introduce you," Wan Ru said with emphasis. "This is not only my classmate but also my bestie. Her name is Tang Yunyun, and she’s an expert in the cultivation of medicinal plants."
Just a moment ago, it was Qin Wan Ru who had pushed Liu Zheng aside and then pulled Tang Yunyun over for the introduction.
In the current situation, upon hearing Qin Wan Ru’s introduction, Liu Zheng’s eyes lit up immediately.
He hadn’t expected the pretty young woman in front of him to be the herbal cultivation expert he was supposed to meet today.
With this in mind, Liu Zheng quickly smiled and turned to Tang Yunyun, saying, "Expert Tang, hello."
Tang Yunyun was a girl with a small face and thin skin, so her face turned red at once when Liu Zheng called her "Expert Tang."
A somewhat embarrassed Tang Yunyun shook her head at Liu Zheng and said, "Don’t call me that; it sounds weird. Since you and Wan Ru are good friends, you can call me Yunyun, just like she does."
Hearing her say this and seeing her cheeks redden once again, knowing she was shy, Liu Zheng decided to tease her a bit and nodded, saying, "Alright, since you’ve said so, I won’t be polite, Yunyun."
Liu Zheng’s thoughts were right on the mark.
Already having experienced the earlier moment and now being called by a pet name by a man who was practically a stranger, Tang Yunyun couldn’t help but blush even more.
She cast a slightly bewildered glance at Qin Wan Ru who was next to her.
Seeing Tang Yunyun blushing so furiously and acting so shy in front of Liu Zheng, Qin Wan Ru couldn’t help but chuckle, teasingly saying, "Look at you, Yunyun; your cheeks are so red. Are you shy, or could it be that you’ve taken a liking to Liu Zheng?"
At Qin Wan Ru’s words, Tang Yunyun’s face flushed even deeper.
But she quickly retorted, "No way, Wan Ru, I certainly haven’t!"
As she spoke, she glanced at Liu Zheng beside her and said, "You can’t just say things like that!"
After teasing Tang Yunyun, Qin Wan Ru smiled gracefully and stopped teasing her, becoming serious instead.
"The reason I was so eager to bring you here is quite simple. Yunyun is an expert in planting herbal medicines, and I needed to introduce the two of you. On another note, I wanted to tell you to hurry back to contract the land," she said.
Glancing at Tang Yunyun, whose cheeks were still flushed, Qin Wan Ru smiled and continued, "As for Yunyun, since she’s new here, I was planning to take her around to have fun. Once you’ve got everything nearly sorted on your end, I’ll send her over."
Liu Zheng naturally had no objections, so he immediately nodded in agreement.
"Alright, I’ll speed up the land contracting process when I return."
The two quickly agreed on their plans, but they didn’t anticipate that as soon as they had settled Tang Yunyun’s matter, she objected.
"I think it’s not necessary," she said.
As she spoke, her shy expression turned solemn. She lifted her hand, smoothed her hair, and continued, "I should probably go check out Liu Zheng’s village myself. After all, if I want to grow medicinal herbs, I need to inspect and explore the soil quality there."
Taken aback, Qin Wan Ru looked at Tang Yunyun intently and said, "We haven’t seen each other in such a long time. We planned to catch up, and now you’re so eager to visit Liu Zheng’s village; we haven’t had a proper get-together yet."
Hearing this, Tang Yunyun took her hand and said, "Let me finish my work first. Once I’ve completed the soil exploration and Liu Zheng gets to work, you won’t worry about me not having time to spend with you, will you?"
Qin Wan Ru was surprised by Tang Yunyun’s determination.
After thinking it over, she finally nodded in agreement.
However, she was still a bit worried, so she made a special point of telling Liu Zheng, "Since Yunyun wants to go with you, I’m entrusting her to you. When she’s staying in your village, you have to make sure to take good care of her!"
Hearing Qin Wan Ru’s instructions, Liu Zheng nodded and then confidently patted his chest, declaring, "No problem, don’t worry about it. I’ll take good care of Yunyun and ensure she won’t get hurt at all."
He said this, but Liu Zheng was feeling a bit apprehensive inside.
The part Liu Zheng had just spoken, it all felt inexplicably familiar.
That sensation was akin to something out of a TV drama, where some old fellow, on his deathbed, entrusts his daughter to the male protagonist, urging him to treat her well, not to bully her, and to keep her from suffering.
Indeed, the feeling from before had been quite similar.
Thinking this, Liu Zheng vigorously shook his head, casting such thoughts from his mind.
After pondering for a moment, Liu Zheng asked, "You seemed in quite a hurry when you arrived, did you not bring anything with you? Do you need to go shopping for some daily necessities?"
Hearing his question, Tang Yunyun nodded and said, "No need to buy too much; just take me to the mall, and I’ll pick up a few basic everyday items."
After agreeing with a nod, Liu Zheng bade farewell to Qin Wanru with Tang Yunyun.
Leaving Qin Wanru’s office, the two headed straight for the front hall.
Upon reaching the front hall, Liu Zheng naturally hadn’t forgotten about arranging medicine for Tang Yunyun.
Only now, the situation was somewhat dramatic.
Tang Yunyun was now his friend, and moreover, he was relying on this expert to help him grow herbal medicine.
So naturally, Liu Zheng had to pay for the medicine out of his own pocket.
That wasn’t all; he also had to accompany her to buy daily necessities.
Going around for these errands had taken up a whole two hours.
After the shopping was done, Liu Zheng directly hailed a taxi, taking Tang Yunyun straight to the senior activity center.
As for the mahjong sets made of bamboo, they were still incredibly popular.
Initially, Liu Zheng thought that bringing over three hundred sets might leave some surplus.
But to his surprise, in just the few hours he had been away, the mahjong sets had sold out again.
Of course, there was a reason for this.
The seniors who bought the previous sets had spread the word, drawing in more elderly customers eager to buy.
Additionally, some mahjong enthusiasts, upon hearing this news, came over to check it out.
As a result, it took less than two hours for all three hundred sets to be sold out.
Upon Liu Zheng’s return, Liu Suqiu immediately started complaining.
"How come you’re only back now? The mahjong sets sold out a long time ago. Three hundred sets gone just like that. I’ve got so much money stuffed in my pocket, I’m too scared to move around recklessly."
Indeed, the facts were exactly as she stated. The sale of three hundred mahjong sets meant cashing in fifty to sixty thousand yuan, which troubled Liu Suqiu greatly.
She had expected little money, as she was just using a pocket to hold the cash.
But today, so much money had come in that her pocket simply couldn’t contain it all.
With the pocket torn, Liu Suqiu had no choice but to wrap the money in her coat.
Yet in such a state, she dared not wander around carelessly.
