In the mountains at night.
Colorful lights twinkled and bonfires flickered in the mountain resort.
Old Chu took charge of the barbecue grill, and skewers of grilled meat, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, kept coming out of his hands. Tony Fang took them and distributed them to the others.
Chu Yang's relatives all came: his second uncle and aunt, his third uncle and aunt, his eldest uncle, second uncle, and third uncle...
Even Grandma, who is used to going to bed early, brought out her rocking chair, grabbed a skewer of grilled meat, and watched the lively scene with a smile.
Shen Nansheng had drunk a bit too much. He grabbed the microphone and sang loudly, his rendition of "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" echoing through the mountains.
"Steel pot... In the cold night, I cry out for a repairman, the new pot with its broken and rotten corners drifts far away..."
"Pregnant and cold, this duck kidney let the chicken go, loving my best friend, the duck can crawl, there's a duck that can hand over a knife, Li Xiang was blacklisted, stuffed hard and overflowing, he can lie down, there's a duck that can push me..."
The bold and unrestrained singing, coupled with the touching Cantonese pronunciation, made Chu Yang unable to help but cheer loudly.
"Big brother, you sang well!"
Shen Nansheng turned around, grinned, and gave a thumbs-up, indicating that his second brother knew how to appreciate.
"Eat more, Little Pear!" Tony Fang said with a smile, handing over a plate of grilled skewers.
"Thank you, Auntie!" Little Pear smiled broadly.
At this moment, she and Chu Yang were sitting on a large rock. The night breeze was a bit cool, but her heart was warm.
She turned to look at Chu Yang's profile, smiled sweetly, and leaned closer.
Chu Yang put his arm around her shoulder and said softly, "Your dad agreed to our relationship, are you happy now?"
"I'm so happy, so happy!" Little Pear ate her kebabs, swinging her legs, overjoyed. "It's like we're all family now."
After Shen Nansheng finished singing a song, he beckoned Lao Chu over, and the two of them put their arms around each other's shoulders and sang "My Favorite in My Life".
"Fish praise, fish quack, the fish's life-giving clones attract chickens..."
Although the singing wasn't great, it was powerful and full of emotion.
Chu Yang and Xiao Li smiled at each other and hugged each other tightly.
"Shall we sing a song together?"
"Okay, what song should we sing?"
"……roof."
Amidst enthusiastic applause from Chu Yang's family, Chu Yang and Xiao Li made a dazzling entrance into the arena.
As the music began, the two gazed at each other and sang a heartfelt duet.
"Singing your songs on the rooftop..."
"On the rooftop with the one I love..."
"Offer the yellowed night to the loneliest moon, embrace this moment, let every second stop..."
"Love begins to entangle, but dreams are beautiful because of you..."
Chu Yang's singing voice is deep and magnetic, while Xiao Li's singing voice is clear and transparent.
Their voices mingled, blending into the most beautiful melody, adding the most beautiful sound and color to this mountain night.
This moment seems timeless, frozen into the happiest scene.
As night deepened, the singing stopped.
The lights in the villa went out, and the smoke dissipated.
The moonlight quietly crept into the room.
Two figures were entangled and intertwined.
...
And just like that, the Spring Festival came to an end.
As time went by, Chu Yang entered his second year since his rebirth.
It was February 2003.
The signs of SARS starting to spread also began quietly this month.
The situation, which was previously not taken seriously, was now subject to prevention and control measures following instructions from higher authorities.
Guangdong Province is the most important among them.
It's unclear where the news came from, but people started snapping up white vinegar, salt, and isatis root.
Within a few days, the price of a bottle of white vinegar was inflated to over one hundred yuan.
Chu Yang had anticipated this and had his parents stock up on some.
It's not for sale, but mainly because the resort's kitchen needs salt and vinegar, so we're stocking up in advance in case we can't buy them.
As for stockpiling Banlangen (Isatis root), the reason is simple: every guest dining at the resort can get a free cup of Banlangen.
This was a great move; it attracted many customers and made the resort's business even more prosperous.
Of course, Chu Yang didn't forget to remind his parents to take precautions, such as maintaining hygiene and disinfection, wearing masks every day, and having their temperature checked before visiting the resort.
At the same time, a price premium storm also began in the Chinese medicinal materials market.
Before that, a small incident occurred.
Before the Spring Festival, Boss Diao, who had stockpiled a warehouse full of medicinal herbs like Chu Yang and his friends, finally couldn't sit still any longer and decided to make his move.
There is always calm before the storm.
Similarly, before the price of Chinese medicinal herbs exploded, there were actually two or three days in between when the prices of many herbs suddenly dropped.
Boss Diao had stockpiled a warehouse full of goods, putting all his savings into it. But after so long, the price of the medicinal herbs had not only failed to rise but had actually fallen, which made him extremely anxious.
We don't even have money for the Lunar New Year anymore, we can't hold on any longer.
So they announced that they would dispose of the goods in this warehouse.
Shen Nansheng quickly received the news and informed Chu Yang.
Chu Yang had been waiting for this moment, and without the slightest hesitation, he made him accept everything.
They eventually bought a warehouse full of medicinal herbs for 5 million.
Boss Diao breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had suffered a small loss and felt that something was amiss, he still happily took the money and went off to celebrate the New Year.
Then, when the prices of Chinese medicinal herbs started to rise after the Spring Festival, he was a little dumbfounded.
When the whole country started scrambling to buy Banlangen (Isatis root) medicine, and the price of Banlangen skyrocketed several times over, he was completely distraught.
Looking at the warehouse full of medicinal herbs that now belonged to someone else, he collapsed to the ground, feeling like jumping off a building.
He was filled with remorse. Mountains of gold and silver were right in front of him, but he was blinded by greed and missed them.
It feels like I missed out on a fortune...
…
"Second brother, if we sell at the current price, we can make at least 100 million. What do you say, do you want to sell?"
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