33: Chapter 33 This CEO Zhao isn't exactly honest; he actually tried to use his honey trap on me!

Xia Ning saw the disdain in Qin Xun's expression. Feeling somewhat dissatisfied, she hesitated for a moment and gently shook her head.

Qin Xun took a deep sniff.

"Then this mask smells surprisingly good."

Xia Ning's face flushed slightly, and her expression turned a bit cold.

She thought Qin Xun had noticed the mask's packaging was opened and deduced someone had worn it.

She hadn't expected him to figure it out using... a dog's nose.

For some reason, she felt like she was being taken advantage of.

The group walked another few dozen meters.

There was another fruit shop by the side of the road.

Zhao Dehai couldn't look away from the fruit shop and gave Qin Xun a chuckle.

"Little brother, how about we browse the fruit shop and buy some fruit? It'll help sober us up while we drink."

Qin Xun felt helpless and could only nod.

How could fruit help one sober up!

This old man really is a hothead!

The group entered the fruit shop.

They heard the shop owner shouting.

"Shuitian hua niu apples! Six yuan a catty! You won't regret it; you won't be cheated!"

A group of young women surrounded him.

"Boss, are these really hua niu apples?"

"Why do they look different from the videos?"

"Yeah, they don't really look like them."

The shop owner introduced them enthusiastically.

"How could they not be?"

"Look at the color, the size, and smell the fragrance."

"They are genuine hua niu apples!"

"Baby, buy some! Shuitian apples, Shuitian people!"

The young women made gagging gestures.

"Boss, you're not handsome enough for that. Stop it, I'll buy some, okay?"

"I'm lusting after the looks of 'Chubby Niu Loves Little Bear Biscuits,' not yours."

"Exactly, exactly!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Xun felt a bit nervous and pulled his mask up to cover his face.

Suddenly!

Zhao Dehai glanced at the apples on the shelf, rushed forward in a rage, and kicked them over.

Apples scattered all over the floor.

Qin Xun was shocked; the old man had quite a bit of strength.

Zhao Dehai stood with hands on his hips and cursed.

"I'll screw your grandmother, you crooked merchant!"

"These are your granddaddy's hua niu apples!"

"If hua niu apples looked like this, our ancestors would die of shame!"

Xia Ning: "..."

She had originally thought that when it came to swearing, Qin Xun was unmatched in the world.

She hadn't expected that this skill would only get more formidable with age!

The owner jumped over.

"You old man, how dare you kick my apples!"

Zhao Dehai pulled out his wallet, grabbed a wad of cash, threw it in the owner's face, and stormed out of the shop.

"Here's your compensation! Use it to buy yourself a coffin!"

The shop owner looked at the red bills on the ground, then at the three beauties in work uniforms beside him. Realizing this was someone he couldn't afford to provoke, he shut his mouth with a resentful look.

Qin Xun suppressed a laugh and followed Zhao Dehai out of the fruit shop.

This Mr. Zhao is truly a man of character!

Makes sense!

He's the largest apple wholesaler in Shuitian City. Someone passing off inferior goods as quality ones was essentially ruining his reputation.

He knew.

In his previous life on Earth, the phrase "Baby, Tianshui apples, Tianshui people" had inspired six million netizens to buy, reaching a total of 227 million topic discussions.

Unfortunately, despite such high traffic, that blogger only sold at most 300,000 apples in a month.

Why?

Because he couldn't handle it.

Supplies couldn't keep up, so they shipped orders haphazardly.

Small ones were passed off as large, inferior ones as quality, and there were even many bruised and rotten fruits.

Over eighty percent of the buyers who received the goods left negative reviews.

The rating was pushed to the lowest on all of TikTok, with the comment section full of insults, until he eventually took down all products.

But on second thought, even with so many bad reviews, he still managed to sell 300,000 in a month.

That's still impressive!

Back then, the one who benefited the most wasn't the blogger but the local wholesalers. Riding that wave, truckload after truckload of fruit was shipped out, making them a fortune.

Qin Xun looked at the sulking Zhao Dehai and felt that this old man should be able to handle this wave of traffic.

He was fairly reliable; even yesterday, when he thought he'd been played, he still gave a 3,000 yuan red envelope and two bags of apples.

He's an honest man!

Zhao Dehai took out his phone and opened Douyin. He saw that the video views had reached two million, with 100,000 likes.

Many netizens were asking for links in the comments.

List the Shuitian apples.

List the Shuitian man.

There were also 99+ private messages. Besides the bold words from infatuated young women, there were many voices seeking cooperation.

Zhao Dehai was both happy and worried.

He was happy that the video was spreading faster than he'd imagined, but worried because... the qualifications for the Little Yellow Cart weren't ready yet!

Fortunately, he dealt in bulk wholesale.

He didn't care about the small volume from the shop cart.

Suddenly.

His phone rang. It was Boss Wang.

Zhao Dehai answered the call.

The other person was quite excited, speaking like a rapid-fire cannon.

"Hey! Old Zhao!"

"Long time no see!"

"Are you free this afternoon? Let's talk about the apple business!"

"I saw today that your apples are very popular. Let's join forces and use this momentum to hype them up even more."

"We'll sell out all the apples this year at a good price and make hundreds of millions!"

He chatted politely with the man for a while, made an appointment, and hung up.

Just as he hung up.

The phone rang again. It was an employee from his company, someone with a coarse and very loud voice.

"Mr. Zhao, it's very strange today. Three groups of people have already come wanting to buy our apples. They're pushing the price very low, but they want a huge volume."

"What do you think? Should we sell as soon as possible?"

"This year's yield is even higher than last year's."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dehai gave him a piece of his mind.

"Sell?"

"If you dare sell at a low price, I'll skin you alive."

"Those bastards! A few days ago, I went to beg them to buy, and they wouldn't. Now they want to buy and dare to lower my price?"

"To hell with them!"

"No sale! Not at any price!"

On the other end, the voice sounded troubled.

"Mr. Zhao, you can't be so impulsive..."

Zhao Dehai interrupted him, sounding a bit smug.

"Haven't you checked Douyin today?"

"Our apples have gone viral!"

The other end of the line.

"Uh... playing around is prohibited during work hours."

Hearing this, Xia Ning felt it resonated with her own thoughts and turned to give Qin Xun a cool glance.

But she saw that Qin Xun was acting as if it didn't concern him at all, showing no awareness, which made her frown slightly.

Zhao Dehai hung up, worried that people might take advantage of his absence from the company.

He turned to look at Qin Xun, his expression troubled, looking as if he were constipated.

Qin Xun guessed his thoughts and smiled.

"Mr. Zhao, we can drink anytime. But if you miss this window for the apples, you won't be able to sell them like this again."

Hearing this, a smile broke out on Zhao Dehai's face.

He walked over to Xiao Li, took a handbag from her, pulled out two stacks of cash—twenty thousand yuan—and handed them to Xiao Liu.

"Xiao Liu, for the next two days, discuss further cooperation with Mr. Qin. You must take good care of my little brother."

"I have to rush back and sell these apples across the whole country!"

"I can't let those bastards ruin the reputation!"

Zhao Dehai and Qin Xun bid each other a reluctant farewell.

He got into a taxi and left with his assistant, Xiao Li.

Watching the car drive away.

Qin Xun breathed a sigh of relief, but then suddenly felt someone with a shapely figure slowly approaching him.

He turned to see Xiao Liu standing nearby, a charming smile on her face.

"Mr. Qin, my name is Liu Yiyi."

"For the next two days, please look after me!"

Qin Xun: "..."

Look after her?

In what way?

Xia Ning glanced at Liu Yiyi and noticed that although she was wearing business attire, it was full of calculated details: a slight opening here, a half-undone button there.

She had a faint air of a worldly woman.

She asked.

"Miss Liu, which department of your company are you in?"

Liu Yiyi beamed, not at all evasive.

"Public Relations. The kind that doesn't usually take action easily."

"For the next few days, I'm responsible for discussing in-depth cooperation with Mr. Qin."

As she spoke, she stole a glance at Qin Xun.

Her eyes were seductive.

Very alluring.

Qin Xun: "..."

Sigh...

That Old Zhao!

Turns out he isn't very honest after all!

He actually thought of using a honey trap on me!

Suddenly.

He felt a sharp gaze and slowly turned his head, only to see Xia Ning's face as cold as frost, staring intently at him.