The bearded uncle was busy helping Lin Yu pick fruits, but Jinxuan felt a little uncomfortable and secretly pulled her sister aside to whisper in her ear.

"Sister, who is this person? He looks weird."

Lin Yu: "Well, I may have to talk business with this guy later. Just treat him as my business partner."

Jinxuan frowned: "Sister, is it reliable to negotiate business with this person?"

Lin Yu patted his sister on the shoulder: "Don't have preconceived ideas, maybe he is a good person?"

Jinxuan muttered, "A good person wouldn't look like that. He looks like a charlatan! Sister, you should be more careful!"

Lin Yu smiled and didn't explain to her sister. She turned around and found Lu Fei.

"Lu Fei, do you know of a teahouse nearby where we can chat?"

Lu Fei touched his head and said, "Ms. Lin, I really don't understand this. Do you want to go back to the hotel? We have an executive lounge."

Lin Yu thought about it and decided that it was okay. The hotel was nearby anyway. The executive lounge had a nice environment and there were a lot of delicious food. It was a good place!

Lin Yu pointed at the bearded uncle and said, "Then please take me and that guy back to the hotel, and then help me take Jinxuan to school. I bought a lot of things today, so I may have to trouble you to take them to Xuanxuan's dormitory."

"It's not a problem, Miss Lin. This is what I should do." Lu Fei responded.

Seeing that her sister wanted her to go back to school first, Jinxuan quickly refused, "No, no, sister, I want to go with you!"

"Be good and listen. Take your things back first so that it will be convenient for class tomorrow."

Jinxuan thought of the man's strange attire and way of speaking, and insisted on going back to the hotel with Lin Yu: "That man looks weird, I'm worried! I want to go with him!"

Seeing that Lin Yu couldn't persuade her sister, she had to agree to take her sister and Lu Fei with her. But she was afraid that her sister would make trouble, so she asked, "You can come with me, but you have to sit at another table and don't come over to disturb me."

Jinxuan argued for a long time, but her sister refused to give in, so she had to agree to just watch from a distance and not disturb her sister's conversation.

The group returned to the hotel, and this time there was one more person in the team, a bearded uncle.

Through the conversation, Lin Yu finally learned the bearded uncle's name - Qiao Shu.

It is really simple and unpretentious, and the person lives up to his name!

Lin Yu brought the bearded uncle Qiao Shu to the executive lounge and chose a quiet spot in the corner to sit down. He waved to the waiter and asked him to bring a pot of tea and some snacks.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Qiao, I'm not familiar with this area, so I can only take you to the hotel. The environment is simple, please bear with me."

Qiao Shu adjusted his clothes uncomfortably: "No, this is fine."

Jinxuan was worried about her sister, so she took Lu Fei to sit at the next table. But the seats in the executive lounge were far apart, and even if it was just the next table, it was difficult to hear the conversation next to you.

Jinxuan pouted and said angrily, "Why didn't my sister let me sit in on the class? That guy doesn't look trustworthy!"

Lu Fei sat obediently in his seat: "Ms. Lin Yu has made her own arrangements, right? Would you like to have something to drink first, Miss Jinxuan?"

Jinxuan thought about it and decided to go eat something since she was already here! So she called Lu Fei, "Let's go get some delicious food over there and ignore me!"

On this side, Jinxuan pulled Lu Fei to the buffet counter to get something, while on the other side, Lin Yu started to understand the situation with Qiao Shu.

"…Our fruit trees are the latest varieties developed by experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. We have been planting them over and over again for many years, but they have only just come to fruition this year…"

"…I don't have any special abilities, but I just want to come back and do my part to change the sandstorms and poverty that have plagued our ancestors for generations."

As the conversation deepened, Lin Yu admired Uncle Qiao more and more. This man was indeed as tall as his name, Qiao Shu - a tall tree.

Uncle Qiao started his business many years ago and had already established a successful career in City G. However, because he could not let go of his feelings and obsession with his hometown, he gave up the comfortable life in the city and resolutely devoted himself to the transformation of his hometown.

Unfortunately, it is not easy to grow apples in the sand. In the past few years, we have failed and lost a lot of money. All the villagers who planted together gave up, but Uncle Qiao persevered and finally grew delicious apples this year.

However, the debts he had previously owed were too great, and the money earned from purchasing apples from fruit merchants alone was not enough to pay off the debts. Uncle Joe had no choice but to look for ways to sell directly to the terminals.

Lin Yu decided to help the person in front of him: "How much apple production do you have at present?"

Qiao Shu: "We planted 500 mu this year, and the yield is about 14 catties. We sold some of it in the past few days, and there are still to catties left."

Lin Yu thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll take all the remaining apples you have."

Qiao Shu was a little stunned: "You, you want them all?"

"Well, name your price."

Qiao Shu took a deep breath and said, "6 yuan per catty, is that okay with you?"

Lin Yu was too lazy to bargain: "Okay, I'll give you 54 kilograms and I'll pay you . But we have to make it clear that you have to pick the apples for me, and I won't accept inferior ones."

Qiao Shu: "Okay, I'll personally check for you and make sure I pick the big ones for you! I'll filter out the inferior ones!"

Lin Yu asked for Uncle Qiao's bank account number and readily paid 54. The task interface also changed to:

Mission progress: 814874/6400000

Number of thanks: 3/6

Countdown: 5 days 8 hours 56 minutes

Not long after, Qiao Shu received a bank deposit notification. Looking at the string of numbers, Qiao Shu was so excited that he was shaking.

Lin Yu looked at Uncle Qiao opposite him shaking and felt a little scared. He just transferred some money, hoping that it would not cause any harm to this man.

"Uncle Qiao, are you okay?" Lin Yu asked tentatively.

"Good, great!" Uncle Qiao picked up the kettle on the table and drank water from the spout.

Lin Yu was stunned: "Uncle... this is freshly brewed, don't you think it's too hot?"

"Cough, cough, cough." Qiao Shu's face turned red, and he realized it belatedly. It was hot! How could it not be hot? Tears were about to come out!

Lin Yu hurriedly asked the waiter to bring ice water to Uncle Qiao.

Qiao Shu drank a few sips of ice water before he felt better. "Hey, I'm sorry to make you laugh. I was just excited. Sister, you're a straightforward person! You said you'd pay me, and I'll pay you. I respect you!"

After a pause, Qiao Shu wiped his face and said, "I have been going around in circles these days and have been to many places. The ones I met were either trying to lower the price or delaying the payment. No one is as straightforward as you, sister! Uncle will use tea instead of wine, so I'll toast you a glass!"

Since Uncle Qiao had already drunk from the spout of the kettle, Lin Yu silently picked up the lemonade at hand and clinked glasses with Uncle Qiao.

"Well, uncle, I need to send the apples to three different places, is that ok?"

"Of course, just give me the contact person and address, and you can send it to as many places as you want." Qiao Shu said enthusiastically.

"Then please wait a moment. I will confirm the recipient and address."

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