Chapter 16: A Business Deal Worth Hundreds of Millions

Fu Chen'an listened to her advice and tasted everything; except for the dried squid, he wanted it all.

Seeing two more shelves emptied, Fu Chen'an was still not satisfied: "What else is delicious?"

Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment: "I'll get you some things you haven't tried later. You can pick what you like and tell me, then I'll go restock for you?"

As the only top-tier VIP customer of the Spacetime Supermarket, you deserve one-on-one customized service!

"Okay."

Fu Chen'an was as well-behaved as a baby. Looking at his handsome face and his gentle, smiling expression, Xiao Yingchun felt a rare sense of guilt and proactively changed the subject.

"What are your plans next?"

Fu Chen'an met Xiao Yingchun's gaze, hiding nothing: "I don't know yet. The imperial court has already sent people; we'll know once they arrive."

"If you leave Yongzhou City, where will you go?"

Fu Chen'an: "I might... return to the capital."

"Return to the capital?"

Fu Chen'an nodded: "Both my father and I feel that the court will likely want my father to stay here to continue leading the troops, while sending me back to the capital." To serve as a hostage.

Only by keeping his son in the capital as a hostage would the Emperor feel secure leaving Fu Zhonghai and the Fu Family Army at the border.

Xiao Yingchun was instantly disappointed: "Then won't you be unable to continue leading the troops?"

Does that mean I won't be able to supply the food, clothing, and daily necessities for a ten-thousand-man army?

Fu Chen'an's eyes burned with intensity: "That's why my father said that while I'm still here, I should try to purchase as many things as possible from you to leave behind for the Fu Family Army."

Xiao Yingchun immediately became energized: "Tell me, what else does the Fu Family Army need?"

Ten thousand people—anything they bought would amount to thousands or even tens of thousands!

Fu Chen'an said, "Wait a moment."

A moment later, he used a small tablet trolley to pull in a chest.

When the chest was opened, it was filled to the brim with gold ingots!

Fu Chen'an pointed to the gold: "There is five thousand taels of gold here. See how much you can buy with it? Arrange everything for me; I need it within these few days, the faster the better."

Once the imperial officials arrived, these gold ingots would likely be handed over to the court, leaving the Fu Family Army with nothing.

It was better to hand it all to Xiao Yingchun at once and get something in return from her.

Xiao Yingchun: "..."

One ten-tael gold ingot weighed 362 grams.

One hundred taels of gold was 3,620 grams.

Five thousand taels of gold... 181,000 grams...

Even if she melted it into a lump and sold it by the gram, she could make a hundred million!

If she priced it at 800,000 per ingot?

A sky-high order had arrived!

The energy of money made every cell in Xiao Yingchun's body come alive: "Clothing, food, housing, and transport—what does your Fu Family Army lack most?"

Fu Chen'an thought about it: "Cotton clothes. Cotton shoes."

Despite the current heat, in a few days, the weather would start to be hot during the day and cold at night.

The soldiers weren't afraid of the heat, but they feared the cold.

The cold could truly kill people.

He thought further: "Large pots for boiling water."

The Fu Family Army wasn't ignorant of the fact that boiling water could prevent diarrhea and illness.

But for a force of ten thousand people, how many large pots would they need to boil water for everyone?

Not enough.

Nowhere near enough.

They were also short on grain, but as a daily consumable, no matter how much they stockpiled, it wouldn't last long.

Moreover, if they stockpiled too much grain, the imperial officials would have something to say once they arrived.

However...

"If you can get those compressed biscuits, get some more of those too."

They didn't take up much space and didn't spoil easily; if they stockpiled some, they could save lives in critical moments.

"And medicine. Your intestinal pills and those other medicines are extremely effective."

"If convenient, please prepare more medicine. Things that can be stored for a long time without spoiling would be best..."

Xiao Yingchun nodded. She pulled over a piece of paper, searched for prices on online stores on her phone, and began calculating with Fu Chen'an.

Cotton clothes and shoes were easy. She found a military supplier in the same province on an online platform; a set was 90 yuan.

Ordering ten thousand sets directly for home delivery.

Cotton shoes were 20 yuan a pair; ten thousand pairs, delivered to their door.

Since they had clothes and shoes, she might as well get hats too.

Cotton hats were 15 yuan each; ten thousand of them, delivered to their door.

She didn't want large iron pots; stainless steel soup buckets were better. They were commercial grade, had large capacities, were durable, and were lightweight for transport.

She would buy 100 of the 80*80 size, along with a stack of large stainless steel basins, plus some small stainless steel bowls and iron spoons for the soldiers to eat with... it would be easier to transport as a set.

All in all, it would cost at least two million. If she added the compressed biscuits and medicine, it would be another million or so.

Three million...

Xiao Yingchun sighed and looked at Fu Chen'an: "I don't have enough money. I'll have to use your gold ingots to exchange for cash first before I can continue restocking."

"Time is tight, so why don't you head out first while I get to work?"

Fu Chen'an had been watching her write and scribble while muttering to herself; he thought she was incredibly capable and couldn't help but stare in awe.

Hearing her say this, Fu Chen'an stood up quickly: "Alright, then I'll leave first."

As he was about to leave, he asked before stepping out: "How much are those buckets?"

Xiao Yingchun waved him off: "Don't worry about it. This gold of yours is enough to cover this entire order, and there will still be money left over."

Fu Chen'an gave Xiao Yingchun a deep look and turned to leave.

This girl dressed strangely, but her heart was not bad.

She clearly could have asked for more money, yet she proactively gave it up.

And yet, she clearly loved money too.

A gentleman loves wealth, but acquires it through proper means.

She was a trustworthy person.

Once Fu Chen'an left, Xiao Yingchun closed the back door, intending to put the extra gold ingots into the safe upstairs.

But when she went upstairs, a ridiculous situation occurred: the safe couldn't hold that many gold ingots.

Xiao Yingchun felt a headache coming on: *We've become so successful that we're now the kind of people with too much money and nowhere to hide it.*

"Where can I put this so I can feel at ease?"

Xiao Yingchun looked around.

The Spacetime Supermarket system provided a timely prompt: "The Spacetime Supermarket system comes with a built-in cash register storage function. The host can store all assets in the cash register."

Xiao Yingchun's eyes widened in surprise: "Store it! Store it all!"

Gold ingots, silver ingots, broken silver, and copper coins—all vanished with a whoosh, entering a void-like cabinet where they were neatly stacked.

Even the box containing jewelry and ornaments was taken in.

"Take out four gold ingots," Xiao Yingchun thought to herself.

Four gold ingots quietly appeared in her hand.

"Put them back."

The gold ingots quietly returned to the void cabinet.

After testing it several times, Xiao Yingchun breathed a huge sigh of relief: "Alright, now I can go out." She no longer had to fear losing her things.

Xiao Yingchun put on her backpack, went out, and called a Didi to take her to the Xinlong Pawnshop.

Inside the Xinlong Pawnshop, Dai Hengxin had arrived exceptionally early today, which surprised Xiao Mei: "Boss, why are you so early today?"

Dai Hengxin glanced at Xiao Mei: "I have a client today. Xiao Mei, you don't need to be here this morning; you can head back first."

Xiao Mei agreed and left with her backpack.

The rule of the Xinlong Pawnshop was: when Boss Dai received an important client alone, it was a major business deal, and no third party was allowed to be present.

But not long after Xiao Mei stepped out the door, she saw Xiao Yingchun just getting out of a car.

Was this young girl today's important client?

Xiao Mei remembered the two gold ingots Xiao Yingchun had sold previously and suddenly realized: with deals worth over a million at a time, this girl was indeed an important client.

But Miss Xiao was dressed so plainly—how could she possess something as precious as gold ingots?!

To be received personally by Boss Dai, could it be that she had brought something even better today?!