Chapter: 2933

Qin Ao Xue bowed slightly, saying "Thank you, Leaf Chen!"

Leaf Chen smiled slightly again, adding "By the way, Qin Ao Xue, if you're interested in discussing something with the He family, we can definitely talk about a collaboration. In the future, I'll hire you to work here, and then you and Su Ruo Li won't have to be apart."

Before Qin Ao Xue could respond, Su Ruo Li beside her was already saying excitedly, "That would be wonderful! Mom, in the future, can you move to Jinling and live with us?"

Qin Ao Xue's expression turned a bit awkward as she said, "Leaf Chen, if what you just said is true, I shouldn't tell others about Su Ruo Li's situation. Naturally, I also wouldn't be able to bring people from the He family over and work together with you... But if I can't bring my people over, then as a disabled person, my abilities are limited, and I'm not sure what I can do for you in the future..."

Leaf Chen smiled slightly again, saying "Qin Ao Xue, I understand your meaning, but from my perspective, this issue is not contradictory."

As he was speaking, Leaf Chen paused for a moment before explaining, "First of all, I am indeed interested in deeply cooperating with the He family. This kind of cooperation is built on my relationship with you and other members of the He family, so you don't need to consider whether or not to accept this cooperation. Even if the He family sends over dozens of people to join forces with us in Jinling, they won't know about Ruo Li's existence."

He Qing Xiu nodded slightly, saying, "I understand now, Leaf Chen. Even if the entire He family establishes a deep cooperative relationship with you, I still can't let anyone except me and my father know about Ruo Li's situation. I think that's reasonable, right?"

"Right," Leaf Chen said with a smile. "The He family is currently in a state of estrangement with the Su family, and we need a stable source of income. Right now, I'm thinking of expanding my influence and power, which means I need people to work with. So, I really hope the He family can cooperate with me, and I can offer them rewards that they cannot refuse."

He Qing Xiu bowed slightly, saying respectfully, "Leaf Chen, whether or not the He family cooperates with you is ultimately up to my father's decision. So, may I ask what kind of conditions you would give the He family? If it's convenient, you can just tell me and I'll pass it on to my father for him to make a decision."

Leaf Chen smiled and asked, "What did the Su family offer your family previously?"

He Qing Xiu said, "The Su family gives us a fixed annual contract fee of 600 million yuan. This amount is paid out monthly at 50 million yuan per month, with an additional bonus payment if we meet our targets for the year. At the end of the year, we'll also get a calculation."

Leaf Chen nodded slightly and said with a smile, "This is basically like having a regular salary plus performance bonuses."

"Yes," He Qing Xiu said helplessly. "In order to earn more money, my family had to work extremely hard for the Su family in the past. The main reason was that among our direct descendants, there are over 50 people practicing martial arts. All these people need various medicinal materials, which account for more than half of our income. After Ruo Li's incident, we became estranged from the Su family and they immediately stopped paying us. Even last month's 50 million yuan was not paid out. This period of financial strain had a very significant impact on everyone's training progress."

Leaf Chen listened to this and raised an eyebrow in curiosity, asking, "What medicinal materials do you need for your practice?"

"Yes, Leaf Chen," He Qing Xiu said helplessly. "As for our internal family martial arts, we require a lot of medicinal materials to adjust the temperature and humidity, mainly some tonic medicines as the main ingredient, auxiliary ones for strengthening the body, such as Reishi mushroom, ginseng, deer antlers, and summer wormwood."

He Qing Xiu continued, "We have two prescriptions in our family. One is called Tonic Decoction, which is a high-grade medicine made from precious medicinal materials such as Reishi mushroom and ginseng, according to special methods. After taking it orally, it can replenish Qi and inner strength, achieving the effects of strengthening internal energy, boosting meridians, and improving physical fitness."

"As for the Wake-up Body Prescription, it is a soup medicine made from various medicinal materials. People directly immerse themselves in the medicine, which can strengthen bones and muscles, and improve physical fitness."

Leaf Chen asked curiously, "How much does your entire family spend on medicinal materials each month?"

He Qing Xiu replied hastily, "In the past, our expenditure during peak times was at least 30 million yuan per month. We could ensure that every family member training in martial arts would receive one set of Tonic Decoction and one set of Wake-up Body Prescription. Even for those who are being intensively cultivated, we could provide two to three sets."

He Qing Xiu sighed, "However, due to the family's financial difficulties recently, my father has temporarily reduced most of our medicinal material expenses."

"At present, our monthly estimated cost is around 3-5 million yuan. Most ordinary family members have not received their medicinal materials yet, except for a few key figures who are still able to use them with some difficulty. However, the efficacy of the medicines has naturally decreased significantly due to the reduction in expenses."

Leaf Chen asked again, "How effective are these two prescriptions?"

He Qing Xiu shook his head and said helplessly, "To be honest, even without reducing expenses, their effectiveness is not very good. This is mainly because our prescriptions have a relatively ordinary effect, with significant waste of medicinal materials. For ordinary people, they may produce noticeable effects quickly, but for those who have already built up some foundation in martial arts, the effects can only be described as minimal, and are just able to provide some auxiliary assistance."

Leaf Chen nodded slightly and said calmly, "Speaking of prescriptions, I just happen to have a type of elixir that can enhance one's physical and mental strength. Personally, I feel it's quite effective when I use it myself, but I'm not sure if it's suitable for your family's internal martial arts. Mrs. He, you can try this elixir with So Ji together and see the effects."

As he spoke, Leaf Chen took out two Blood-Stopping Heart-Calming Pills from his pocket. JrNovels.com