31: Chapter 31 These gifts are both nourishing and aphrodisiac!

Qin Xun instantly perked up!

He slowly straightened his back, adjusted his appearance, and opened his laptop.

Then, he pulled a folder from Xia Ning's desk, opened it, and began to look at it with feigned seriousness.

Nodding from time to time.

"Hmm~ hmm~ hmm~"

Xia Ning glanced at the page in the file; it was blank.

"..."

It's a real shame that this bastard isn't an actor!

She glared at Qin Xun, quickly stood up, and jogged to the door.

She saw that Zhao Dehai was wearing a black suit today, not his usual pesticide and fertilizer advertisement clothing, making him look exceptionally dignified.

Behind him followed two women in professional skirts, their four hands full of gift boxes.

Seeing this, Xia Ning knew things were a success, and a smile appeared on her face.

In an instant.

It was like the morning sun rising over a snowy mountain.

"Hello, Mr. Zhao!"

"What brings you here?"

Seeing an acquaintance, Zhao Dehai quickly extended both hands, grasped Xia Ning's hand, and shook it enthusiastically.

"I've come to find Mr. Qin. Yesterday was too rushed, and I didn't have a chance to properly host you both."

"Isn't that why I've come to offer my humble apologies?"

Xia Ning smiled lightly.

"You're being too modest!"

Zhao Dehai waved his hand, leaned his head to look inside the office, and asked.

"Where is Mr. Qin?"

"Is he in the office?"

Xia Ning hesitated for a moment, then said without a change in expression,

"He... is busy."

Hearing that Qin Xun was there, Zhao Dehai breathed a sigh of relief, his face full of smiles, and turned back to say to his two subordinates.

"Look at Mr. Qin's professional attitude."

"So talented, yet so hardworking."

"Even during lunch break, he doesn't forget to work."

As he spoke, he took an exquisitely packaged gift box from his assistant, Xiao Li, and pressed it into Xia Ning's hands.

"You left in such a rush yesterday that I didn't have time to prepare a gift. This is just... a small token of my appreciation, please don't take offense."

Xia Ning demurred, "How could I accept this?"

Zhao Dehai: "It's just a small gesture, a small gesture."

The two pushed back and forth, completing the process of offering and declining the gift three times, making both parties appear cultured and well-versed in social etiquette.

The atmosphere became pleasant.

Holding the gift box, Xia Ning smiled and said,

"Since Mr. Zhao is so insistent, I will accept it."

Zhao Dehai pointed inside the office and prompted.

"Then..."

Xia Ning smiled lightly and instructed the receptionist.

"Xiao Li, take Mr. Zhao to the reception room and brew a pot of good tea. I'll go see if Qin... Supervisor Qin is finished with his work."

She referred to Qin Xun directly as "Supervisor," elevating his status. This not only increased Qin Xun's importance but also showed respect to Zhao Dehai.

Xiao Li greeted him with a smile and ushered Zhao Dehai into the reception room.

The reception room was at the other end of the office, a separate room of over twenty square meters.

The decoration was elegant and luxurious.

Zhao Dehai sat on the sofa, his palms resting on his knees, fingers tapping incessantly.

Seeing this, his assistant, Xiao Li, knew that Mr. Zhao was a bit nervous at the moment.

She didn't understand why.

This morning, Mr. Zhao had suddenly gone crazy and rushed over by plane.

What was even more curious was that he had actually brought Xiao Liu along.

Don't look at her wearing formal professional attire on the outside; if she took off her outer coat, who knows if she'd be wearing lace or camisoles underneath!

This woman is definitely no good!

...

Xia Ning carried the large gift box with both hands and walked into the office.

The office was terrifyingly quiet at this moment.

Those who had been napping were long awake, and like gophers, they all stretched their necks to look at Xia Ning.

Having heard the conversation at the door, they knew that the visitor was the agricultural product boss from Shuitian City who had been discussed in the meeting today.

A powerful big shot.

Looking at the exquisite packaging of the gift box in Xia Ning's hand, they knew it must be worth a fortune.

Furthermore, they could vaguely see that the two assistants behind that boss were carrying a pile of gifts in their hands, which were likely for Qin Xun.

They were completely bewildered.

Usually, the service provider begs the client, taking the client out for meals, karaoke, and giving gifts.

This was the first time they had ever seen a client fly to Haicheng to deliver gifts and beg the service provider.

Xia Ning walked behind Qin Xun and saw him looking very serious, using a gel pen to draw on her folder—he had drawn a pig.

After finishing Peppa Pig, Qin Xun solemnly put down the pen, closed the folder, and slowly let out a breath.

As if he had just signed a nuclear non-proliferation treaty at the United Nations.

He picked up the thermos on the desk, blew on the cool water, and asked in an official, bureaucratic tone.

"Xiao Xia—"

"Who—is making all that noise outside?"

Xia Ning: "..."

She really wanted to grab that gel pen and stab Qin Xun to death.

She looked around and saw her colleagues watching, so she smiled, leaned over, brought her mouth close to Qin Xun's ear, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Don't be a jerk."

Qin Xun paused for a moment, slowly set down the thermos, picked up the gel pen, and opened Xia Ning's folder again.

With a flourish, he wrote a few words.

"Xiao Xia, you're dead meat!"

Qin Xun stood up and walked toward the reception room.

Xia Ning followed him, step for step.

In front of everyone, she gave Qin Xun plenty of face, acting as a very qualified assistant.

At this moment.

A voice suddenly rang out.

It was the Sales Department Supervisor.

"Qin Xun, when it comes to business negotiations, our Sales Department is the professional one. I'm going with you!"

As he spoke, he stood up, looking very much like he was going to force his way in.

It was obvious that he wanted a piece of this big deal.

The kind where he'd take it by force if not given!

Qin Xun stopped and turned to look at the Sales Department Supervisor, looking somewhat troubled.

Cheng Wan stood at the door of the HR office.

Seeing Xia Ning wink at her, she quickly spoke up.

"Huang Ping, sit down!"

"Mr. Zhao traveled thousands of miles specifically for Qin Xun and Xia Ning. What do you think you're doing, barging in like that?"

"Don't mess things up!"

"Qin Xun and Xia Ning are enough!"

The Sales Department Supervisor, Huang Ping, sat down sheepishly, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"I just wanted to negotiate a good price..."

...

Reception room.

As soon as Qin Xun entered, Zhao Dehai stood up, charged to the door like a wild boar, and grasped his hands.

As if he had just met his long-lost father.

He was so excited he was almost in tears.

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin!"

"Mr. Qin—"

"You've been so hard to find!"

Seeing that he was about to lose his composure, Zhao Dehai's two assistants quickly stepped forward.

With faces full of smiles, they handed over the gifts they were holding.

"Mr. Qin, these are the gifts our Mr. Zhao carefully prepared."

Zhao Dehai came to his senses and, pointing at the gift boxes, introduced them one by one.

"Thirty-year-old wild ginseng, nourishes yin and boosts yang."

"Top-grade deer antler, nourishes yin and boosts yang."

"High-mountain cordyceps, nourishes yin and boosts yang."

Qin Xun: "..."

In just three short sentences, he realized that in Zhao Dehai's mind, the best gift for a man was—boosting yang.

Xia Ning stood behind Qin Xun, her face slightly flushed, wondering what he was thinking.