I Start with a Mysterious Island

Besides, Lin Li had learned from his conversations with Wang Gui that Wang Gui’s restaurant had been open for many years.

His signature dish, charcoal-grilled oysters, was served year-round without a break. This meant that as long as Lin Li asked, he would have an endless supply of pearls.

Jiabao Pearl was a relatively well-known specialty store in Rongcheng, and its annual pearl sales were astonishing.

However, if Lin Li were to go full throttle and transport pearls from Dongwu City, Zhang Yuxi’s jewelry store most likely wouldn’t be able to handle the endless supply.

Moreover, the price of goods is determined by the market’s supply and demand.

When supply exceeds demand, the price falls. If Lin Li continuously transported pearls from Dongwu City to sell, their price would likely plummet and become dirt cheap.

’This business is so profitable, I can’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. From now on, I’ll just sell a batch of these pearls every once in a while,’ Lin Li muttered to himself.

He smiled and nodded at Zhang Yuxi. "Alright. In the future, if I have more pearls of this quality, I’ll come to you first, Boss Zhang."

Zhang Yuxi walked over to her desk, took one of her business cards from the cardholder on top, and handed it to Lin Li.

"This is my business card. It has my contact information on it. Next time you have pearls of this quality to sell, just contact me directly using the information on the card."

Lin Li took the card, glanced at the information on it, and stuffed it into his pocket.

RING RING RING...

Just as he stuffed Zhang Yuxi’s card into his pocket, his phone started to ring.

He pulled out his phone and glanced at the caller ID on the screen. It was Su Yue.

"Hello?"

"Lin Li, what are you up to?"

"I’m making money! What’s up?" Lin Li said, glancing at the large bamboo baskets filled with pearls.

When Su Yue heard Lin Li say he was making money, she assumed he was out making deliveries in his van.

"Oh, you’re busy! In that case, never mind. I was going to ask you to come over to my place for dinner, and then we could go see a movie."

Hearing that Su Yue wanted to invite him to her place for dinner, Lin Li immediately perked up. "I’m almost done!"

"How much longer will you be?" Su Yue asked.

Lin Li estimated the time since Liu Lan had left. ’She should be back in her office by now,’ he thought. ’The money should be transferred to my bank account in a few more minutes.’

So he said to Su Yue, "I’ll be done in another three or four minutes."

"Three or four minutes? Okay, I’ll start cooking now, then. Come over as soon as you’re finished!" Su Yue said.

After hanging up with Su Yue, his phone chimed. This time, it was a text message from the bank confirming a deposit.

’4.06 million has been deposited.’ Lin Li looked at the text from his bank. The thought that over four million had just been deposited into his long-empty bank account filled his heart with an overwhelming sense of happiness.

Zhang Yuxi was looking at her phone. There was a message from Zhang Lan, saying she had already transferred the 4.06 million to Lin Li.

"Boss Zhang, the money has arrived. I have to go, so I’ll be leaving now," Lin Li said, putting his phone away.

"Okay," Zhang Yuxi said with a smile, then personally walked Lin Li to the entrance of her store.

Lin Li left Jiabao Pearl and immediately walked toward his van, which was parked on the side of the road.

’Four point oh six million! This is the first time I’ve ever had so much money in my account... Sigh. It feels great to have earned such a huge sum, but it’s a shame I can’t share my joy with anyone...’

’Oh, right! Su Yue said we’re going to the movies after dinner. I’ll pay for the tickets and popcorn tonight.’

After getting into his van, Lin Li’s mind was on spending money as he started the engine and drove off in the direction of Su Yue’s house.

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