Zhou Xuan hadn't expected Fu Tianlai to be in such a hurry. However, doing those things was quite simple. He had special abilities, so he could do them even faster and better. But Zhou Xuan probably didn't want to reveal too much to others, so he didn't want to do these things himself, which didn't require his help.
"Okay, Grandpa, I'll go with you. It's not difficult, it'll be quick. You can have the company manager handle it."
Fu Tianlai was overjoyed and quickly told his bodyguards to prepare a car. He took Zhou Xuan outside and got into the car to head to the place Fu Tianlai had prepared.
Fu Tianlai was very cautious, arranging the warehouse in a remote suburban location, and after bringing Zhou Xuan over, he made a special effort to ensure that no one was being followed.
No one was following them, and there were no suspicious people or things. Zhou Xuan had been using his supernatural abilities to probe the area. When they arrived at the warehouse in the suburbs, Fu Tianlai ordered the bodyguards guarding the ancient city to open the main gate. Inside the warehouse were piles of cardboard boxes. Zhou Xuan could also clearly see that the boxes were full of long wooden blocks, just like gold bars.
Zhou Xuan didn't need Fu Tianlai to speak; he used his special ability to transform the warehouse. This warehouse was at least a thousand square meters. The long aisle was filled with large truck boxes, and inside the boxes were small cardboard boxes. The trucks were loading and unloading the small cardboard boxes. When they came before, the workers who were loading and unloading the boxes were ordinary workers. They all knew that the boxes contained wooden strips and blocks, which were not valuable, so they paid little attention.
Zhou Xuan slowly walked along the long cargo box. The box was over a thousand square meters, and the distance was beyond his ability to handle, so he had to convert the wood as he walked. After walking around the warehouse, he converted all the wooden strips in the boxes into gold. Then he nodded to Fu Tianlai and said, "Grandpa, all done, you..." He looked at the people on his left and right.
Fu Tianlai understood that Zhou Xuan was being considerate of the people around him, and immediately told them all to leave.
After they had all left, Zhou Xuan said again, "Grandpa, let's take out one box first and see if it was successful."
Fu Tianlai nodded in agreement. This matter was indeed not to be taken lightly. If the conversion was not successful and no checks were conducted, it might be too late when the managers were tasked with handling it.
Fu Tianlai immediately pulled a box out of the cargo box. It was so heavy that he could barely drag it. He opened the box and saw a dazzling golden light. He took a few pieces into his hand. They were very heavy. He took a bite out of one of them and looked at it again. There was a tooth mark on the gold bar. It was real. Although it was impossible to see inside, Fu Tianlai was very experienced. He could tell from the weight of the gold bar that there was no problem with the gold.
Fu Tianlai was overjoyed. If what Zhou Xuan said was true, and this warehouse was full of successfully converted gold, then the Fu family could be said to be the richest family in the world. No one could compare to them. No matter how good someone was at making money, they couldn't match Zhou Xuan's ability to turn stones into gold.
Zhou Xuan also used his supernatural ability to detect it, and it was indeed true. He had used his supernatural ability to convert all the wood blocks in this warehouse into gold ingots. Fu Tianlai had slightly increased the amount, so it was actually more than 10,000 tons, at least 12,000 tons. With such a huge quantity, the professional managers he hired could operate it however they wanted, without any effort.
In fact, even if it were Fu Tian himself, there would be no problem at all. Such a large amount of gold is enough to save the Fu family from their predicament, and it can even save several families like theirs from causing trouble in the market.
Most importantly, Fu Tianlai doesn't need to worry about whether the gold is being used effectively, because he doesn't spend money on it; he can have as much as he wants without any effort. That's the key point.
Fu Tianlai checked several more boxes and found that they were basically fine; the weight and purity were exactly the same as pure gold, and the purity of this gold was impeccable.
The purity is definitely not a problem. Zhou Xuan's superpower originally came from a golden planet in space, a land of gold where the gold is much purer than that on Earth.
Zhou Xuan was also checking to see if he had missed anything, while Fu Tianlai was picking and checking the boxes. There were no rules, he just picked randomly, and every piece of gold that was picked out was of the same high purity, without the slightest flaw.
Fu Tianlai was overjoyed. It seemed that his choice back then was correct. Choosing Zhou Xuan as his grandson-in-law was the best decision he ever made. Now, Zhou Xuan had indeed saved the Fu family from trouble. Of course, Fu Tianlai wasn't greedy for money. He was just happy that the gold Zhou Xuan had transformed into had saved the Fu family from danger.
After a general inspection, Fu Tianlai asked Zhou Xuan to go out with him, and then instructed the security guards, "Divide into three shifts, and send more people to guard each shift, at least six people. The bonus and salary will be doubled. A few days is enough. I'm going to export these wooden blocks. You don't know, these wooden blocks are worth tens of dollars a piece in China, but in New York, or in Western Europe and America, they are worthless."
Fu Tianlai had already revealed the contents of the boxes beforehand, and he had even deliberately opened a few boxes to let them see clearly that they contained ordinary wooden blocks. They were unsuspecting, but Fu Tianlai mentioned that if these were shipped to China, they would make a lot of money, but in their own country, they wouldn't make any money. Moreover, ordinary people cannot transport goods out of the country; it requires a lot of procedures. However, Fu Tianlai is an international tycoon with businesses all over the world, so importing and exporting goods is naturally a common occurrence for him.
After locking the warehouse gate, Fu Tianlai gave them a final instruction and then gave each of them a bonus of 10,000 yuan on the spot. The security guards were overjoyed. Their usual salary was only one or two thousand yuan. Today, guarding these worthless pieces of wood, they actually received such a generous bonus, which was equivalent to what they could earn in five months.
Furthermore, Fu Tianlai also mentioned that there would be a bonus after the event, which would at least be no less than the current bonus, indicating that they all have a good income.
Having accomplished this momentous task, Fu Tianlai felt relieved. On the way back, he explained, "Zhou Xuan, our Fu family's stock is plummeting. Judging by the current trend, it seems we'll have to wait a couple more days. It will likely drop even further in a couple of days. At that point, we'll only need to spend a quarter of the cash required to sell it before to acquire all of Fu family's shares. This is what they mean by 'rising from the ashes' and 'snatching chestnuts from the fire.' If we sell when Fu family's stock is about to hit its daily limit down, we'll make an even bigger profit. There's absolutely no problem with having tens of thousands of tons of gold to bail out Fu family's stock. As soon as such positive news comes out, the price will immediately surge. If we sell the stock during this surge, we'll make a fortune."
However, Fu Tianlai would not allow them to do that. Once the Fu family's stock was acquired, the Fu family's strength would increase dramatically. Fu Tianlai had no need for, nor did he care to, earn that kind of money. With Zhou Xuan around, he had nothing to worry about. With inexhaustible gold, he had nothing to worry about.
Volume 1, Chapter 647: Ginseng, Lingzhi, and He Shou Wu
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Chapter 647 Ginseng, Lingzhi, and He Shou Wu
The planks of wood to be converted into gold were arranged in the warehouse, and guards were assigned to watch over them. Each large container was locked, and Fu Tianlai controlled all the keys. Moreover, Fu Tianlai had deliberately opened the containers for the security guards beforehand to let them know that they contained wooden planks, so that they wouldn't suspect anything or have any malicious intent after they were locked again. www.xiΝеpο.СΟΜ
Human nature is unpredictable. No matter how much reward you offer, there's no guarantee that someone won't rebel for the money. Only when they know what's inside, and that it's worthless, will there be no problem.
Zhou Xuan said nothing, watching Fu Tianlai handle these matters calmly and without revealing his thoughts. He truly lived up to his reputation as the head of the Fu family. If it were him, he wouldn't have thought of things so thoroughly or so far ahead.
After returning home, Fu Tianlai called Zhou Xuan into his room and asked him alone, "Zhou Xuan, are you really not capable of taking on this position in the company?"
“Grandpa!” Zhou Xuan shook his head without hesitation and replied, “I really can’t do those things. I’m not that kind of person. Just now at the warehouse, I was thinking that Grandpa is truly decisive and capable. I can’t compare to him at all. I’d rather just live a simple life!”
Fu Tianlai smiled and said, "I knew you would say that. Fine, if you don't want to do it, then don't. You know, even I wanted to live the kind of life you have, carefree and unrestrained. But now, look at what I've done to you. You have to dye your hair and put on makeup just to see an acquaintance or friend. Before, you wanted to look younger, but now you're too young, and you have to put on makeup again, making you look like an old man. So, I've been thinking, when will it be better to just put everything down completely?"
Zhou Xuan chuckled and remained silent. He knew that saying anything now might cause trouble, and since he wasn't going to do it anyway, he decided to keep quiet.
After sleeping through the night, the first thing Zhou Xuan did upon waking up the next day was to go to the backyard to check on the medicinal herbs he had planted the day before.
After parting the orchid grass in front, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He wanted to give himself a surprise, so he didn't use his special ability to check the condition of these spiritual herbs.
The He Shou Wu looked much the same as the previous He Shou Wu, while the ginseng leaves were semi-circular with a single branch standing out in the middle, bearing a red flower, and the Lingzhi grew by the stone wall, its mushrooms were purplish-copper in color, and it smelled of an exciting aroma.
At this moment, Zhou Xuan probed the soil and was delighted. Of the three types, only the He Shou Wu looked the same as the one he had seen before. The other two were much larger than when they were planted yesterday. Of course, the He Shou Wu was the largest, followed by the Lingzhi. The ginseng had changed shape, but the one planted yesterday was a one-year-old ginseng from Old He, which was just a very thin single root. Today, however, these ginsengs had grown to have heads, hands, and feet, and were very much like human figures. Overnight, they had been accelerated by supernatural abilities to grow for hundreds or thousands of years.
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then transformed the soil and extracted six ingredients: two ginseng, two he shou wu, and two ling zhi. He wrapped one of them in a box, washed the remaining three, and combined them with other precious medicinal herbs before putting them into a pot. He then asked Wang Sao to help monitor the heat.
Wang Sao was overjoyed to see that her son-in-law, Sun, had made her look younger and more beautiful after just a few bowls of soup. Their skin was much smoother, almost like when they were sixteen or seventeen. She, who was in her late forties, looked like she was in her twenties. It was no wonder that Wang Sao was happy. However, she was a little unaccustomed to Zhou Xuan suddenly stopping making soup these past few days. Today, for some reason, Zhou Xuan started making soup again, and she immediately helped him out.
This soup simmered for four hours. When it was ready, Zhou Xuan was excited by the aroma. The strong medicinal smell made him think that the medicinal power must be far greater than the few He Shou Wu pills from last time.
There wasn't much broth, so it was served in cups. This time, we didn't prepare any for the bodyguards, only for the family and Wang's wife. There were seven cups in total, and the broth was as thick as ink.
Zhou Xuan smiled at Wang Sao and said, "Wang Sao, try it first. Is it very bitter? If it's too bitter, add some sugar."
Wang Sao had been waiting for Zhou Xuan's words. Upon hearing them, she smiled and picked up the cup. Feeling the heat, she blew on it first, then tested the temperature. It was still a little hot, so she blew on it several more times. Only when it wasn't too hot in her mouth did she slowly drink it.
This time, the soup wasn't very bitter; instead, it had a hint of sweetness. The sweetness was mixed with bitterness, but after swallowing it, the lingering taste on the tip of my tongue turned into an extremely pleasant sensation.
Zhou Xuan also poured himself a cup and drank it. As soon as the soup entered his stomach, Zhou Xuan felt his supernatural abilities happily absorbing it, frantically taking in the medicinal power and energy. He could also feel the true energy of the pill continuing to be purified.
"It's not bitter, it tastes even better than last time." After finishing her drink, Aunt Wang licked her lips and said, then wondered what tomorrow would be like.
Zhou Xuan was also thinking about this problem, and brought the soup to the living room.
When they saw Zhou Xuan bring the soup over again, the two old men, Fu Tianlai and Fu Yuhai, were overjoyed. Although they had become younger from drinking Zhou Xuan's nourishing soup and were afraid to go out, they were still very excited to see it. After all, it was a magic medicine that could make people young, something that other people couldn't buy even with money, but they could drink it for free every day.