"Dad, did I hear you right? You're saying this is the divine doctor who saved your life earlier? The one with such high medical skills?"
Jiang Yan looked at Du Fei, who was at most twenty years old, even younger than herself, and then looked at her father with a puzzled expression.
She had just agreed to go with her father to a blind date dinner. He said he was going out to call an old friend.
After only a few minutes, her father returned with two people, smiling, saying that one of them was the divine doctor who had saved him. Jiang Yan was immediately confused.
Especially when her father excitedly pointed to the younger one and said that his medical skills were so profound that if he hadn't intervened, his life would have been lost. Jiang Yan found it even more unbelievable.
However, it couldn't be blamed on Jiang Yan, as the man in front of her was simply too young.
Could her father have been deceived?
This thought suddenly crossed Jiang Yan's mind.
Immediately, she felt this possibility more and more strongly, and for a moment, her gaze towards Du Fei and the other man was filled with doubt.
"Uncle Jiang, you're flattering me too much. I'm not as capable as you say. Besides, what life-saving benefactor? I just did what anyone would do when they saw you faint. I extended a helping hand."
When Du Fei and Gong Chengbin saw Jiang Shan earlier, they were also a bit surprised.
Afterward, when they heard Jiang Shan say he had a shop in the medicinal materials market, they were immediately excited.
As the saying goes, it's easier to get things done when you know someone.
The two of them came to Spring City to inspect the medicinal materials market. After asking around for a long time, the prices were not much different from those in their hometown, Rongcheng.
If you added shipping costs and potential issues, it might even be slightly higher. This was completely different from what they had initially envisioned.
But now, seeing Jiang Shan, who also had a shop here, Du Fei and Gong Chengbin immediately felt hope rekindled.
Indeed, when they told Jiang Shan the purpose of their visit to Spring City, he immediately smiled and said the matter was on his shoulders.
Then, he took them to his own shop.
As they followed Jiang Shan into his shop, the two of them suddenly understood why Jiang Shan dared to confidently say that the matter was on his shoulders.
It turned out that Jiang Shan's family shop was the largest in the entire medicinal materials market that Du Fei and Gong Chengbin had seen so far.
However, Du Fei felt that Jiang Yan, Jiang Shan's daughter, was looking at him a little strangely.
"Du Fei, you are too humble. Young people like you, who are both humble, sensible, and possess extraordinary medical skills, are very rare these days," Jiang Shan paused, then sighed and said, "If you weren't several years younger than my daughter, I would really want to introduce her to you!"
"Dad! What are you saying!"
Jiang Yan's face turned red and she felt extremely awkward at her father's sudden remark.
Du Fei, standing beside them, also felt a little embarrassed. Only Gong Chengbin winked at Du Fei.
After this interlude, Jiang Yan forgot her earlier doubts about Du Fei and the others.
"Oh right, daughter, Du Fei and the others are here in Spring City to purchase a large quantity of medicinal materials. I've already agreed to it, but you're the one busy with company matters now, so you can discuss the specific details with them. However, make sure to give them the biggest discounts possible, after all, Du Fei is your father's life-saver."
Jiang Shan finally remembered the purpose of Du Fei and Gong Chengbin's visit.
Upon hearing her father's words, Jiang Yan shifted her gaze back to Du Fei.
Du Fei smiled and said, "Miss Jiang, you don't need to mind Uncle Jiang's words. Just treat us as regular customers. Otherwise, if others find out, they'll think I had ulterior motives when I saved Uncle Jiang."
Jiang Yan was surprised that Du Fei would take the initiative to say that, which immediately improved her impression of him slightly.
"Don't worry, I've always been professional in my work. Standing here is not hospitable. How about we go inside for some tea and talk slowly?"
Jiang Yan nodded and then gestured for Du Fei and Gong Chengbin to head towards the back of the shop, to her office.
After the three of them entered the office, Jiang Yan immediately instructed someone to bring in a pot of tea.
"By the way, I wonder what kind of medicinal materials you two need, and in what quantities?"
Just as Jiang Yan had said, she always clearly separated her work from her personal life.
Even if Du Fei had truly saved her father, private gratitude was one thing, but when it came to business discussions, Jiang Yan would not hesitate because of it.
She had always believed that mixing personal matters into business would only hinder oneself.
For example, after she took over the shop from her father, she had privately spoken with all the people introduced by her former friends and relatives.
Regardless of how her father had done things in the past, from then on, Jiang Yan made the decisions, and everything was based on ability.
If she felt someone was not up to the task, she would ask them to say so upfront, and she would offer a severance package. Otherwise, if she discovered insufficient ability during future work, she would not be polite.
Most people thought Jiang Yan was just talking, but little did they know that after she took office, she had boldly reformed the shop.
As for those she had spoken with, they were all dismissed from the company.
Initially, these people went to Jiang Shan to complain, saying that Jiang Yan was too unfeeling.
But Jiang Yan directly confronted her father, saying that if she were to manage the shop, everything would have to be done her way, or she would wash her hands of it.
Hearing his daughter say this, Jiang Shan could only agree.
After all, he knew in his heart that the people his daughter had fired were just loafing around. Moreover, Jiang Yan had given them an opportunity to step down gracefully, but they all thought she was just talking.
From this, it could be seen that Jiang Yan was a person who meant what she said.
"We need..."
Du Fei stated the medicinal materials and quantities he had prepared beforehand, as he and Gong Chengbin had planned this before their arrival.
"You need such a large quantity? Forgive me for saying so, but even if you opened ten chain pharmacies, you probably wouldn't need this much."
Even Jiang Yan was greatly surprised upon hearing the figures Du Fei mentioned.
The quantity Du Fei required was truly astonishing.
"Pharmacies naturally wouldn't need so many medicinal materials. We plan to make traditional Chinese medicines..."
Then, Du Fei repeated to Jiang Yan what he had previously told Jiang Shan.
Upon hearing Du Fei's intentions, Jiang Yan felt a sense of admiration for him. As someone in the industry herself, she knew that nowadays, many people in China still preferred Western medicine, believing it to be fast-acting and convenient.
However, for true root-cause healing and without sequelae, traditional Chinese medicine was the way to go.
Following this, Jiang Yan and Du Fei began to earnestly discuss their potential collaboration.
Half an hour later, Du Fei and Gong Chengbin stood up and shook hands with Jiang Yan.
"Pleasure doing business with you."
"Pleasure doing business with you."
After a lengthy discussion, the three of them finally reached an agreement and planned for a long-term collaboration.
Then, Jiang Yan personally saw them out.