"What's going on here?"

Rubbing his nose, Hu Xiaobei quickly approached those kneeling on the ground...

"Good to see you, President!"

Hearing their synchronised address, Hu Xiaobei rolled his eyes speechlessly and quickly spoke, "President? Me?"

When Hu Xiaobei asked, Su Guo, kneeling at the front, nodded with a smile, "Master Xiaobei, as I said in front of everyone before, whoever could wake up Zhu Liwei would become the new president of our Chinese Medicine Association. Since you revived Zhu Liwei, naturally, you are the new president of our Chinese Medicine Association."

"This... this is just ridiculous!"

After hearing Su Guo's words, the corner of Hu Xiaobei's mouth twitched several times!

From the beginning, he was not interested in this position of president. Knowing that they wanted him to become the president, he was very resistant...

Su Guo and the others clearly knew that Hu Xiaobei would resist, so they weren't surprised but quickly started persuading him...

"President, how could this be a joke?"

"Exactly, President!"

"This is the result everyone's been waiting for!"

"Yes, we all accept it wholeheartedly!"

Listening to their barrage of persuasion, Hu Xiaobei rolled his eyes!

Quickly, Hu Xiaobei bluntly stated, "Stop it, there's no discussion on this matter. If you keep insisting I be president, I'll turn around and leave! From then on, we'll be strangers to each other!"

"This..."

After they heard such resolute words from Hu Xiaobei, the corners of their mouths twitched slightly...

Seeing that they still seemed reluctant but wanted to persuade him, Hu Xiaobei spoke again, "I'm serious, if you make me president, we truly can't even be friends anymore."

Feeling the resolve of Hu Xiaobei, they knew it was pointless to continue persuading...

With that in mind, Su Guo spoke up, "Well... well, alright then! But Master Xiaobei, if you won't be president, you can still take us as your disciples, right?"

"That's right! We want to become apprentices!"

"Indeed!"

Looking at their eager and pitiful expressions, Hu Xiaobei shook his head, "About taking disciples, I've said before, it's not possible. I don't have time to teach you all. However, if you have any questions now, you can ask me, and I will answer them."

"Okay!"

They quickly agreed and all squatted down next to Hu Xiaobei.

Soon, each one of them seriously took out a notebook for recording.

Zhu Liwei found this scene quite amusing...

At the same time, he was even more impressed with Hu Xiaobei because he had so easily managed to train these arrogant Chinese Medicine practitioners...

...

"The store's popularity has increased quite a bit since I left!"

An hour later, Hu Xiaobei stood at the entrance of his fruit and vegetable specialty store's main location, talking to himself as he observed the throng of customers...

Earlier, it had taken Hu Xiaobei an hour to dispense with Su Guo and the others!

After sending them off, Hu Xiaobei returned here...

Having been to Miaojiang for a few days, Hu Xiaobei really missed Guo Meiyu.

So the first thing he did after coming back was to come here to see her!

"It looks like I can't go in through the front door! Otherwise, if I get caught up with people, it will be troublesome!"

Thinking this, Hu Xiaobei swiftly moved to the side door, peeked around quietly to ensure no one noticed him, then slipped in through there...

"Coming back to my own house like a thief, I guess I'm the only one who'd do this!"

While self-mockingly musing, Hu Xiaobei heard footsteps. Soon, he saw the two Wizards he had subdued approaching...

"Master! You have returned!"

After glancing at those kneeling on the ground, Hu Xiaobei smiled faintly, "Yes! I had just appeared and you found me already, you have high vigilance!"

"It's what we ought to do!"

"Good! How has everything been these days?"

"There have been some minor disturbances, but we've settled them all quietly."

"Good, well done! Keep up the good work!"

"Yes!"

"Alright, you can get back to work; I'm heading upstairs!"

"Yes!"

After Hu Xiaobei left, they exchanged frightened glances...

"Master's gaze just now was really scary!"

"I felt it too!"

After this exchange, they quickly returned to their work.

They had been really nervous when facing Hu Xiaobei because they felt that if Hu Xiaobei wished, he could take their lives in an instant...

...

"Manager Guo is really putting in the effort; it's afternoon already, and she hasn't even had lunch!"

"Yes! I heard she only had a glass of milk for breakfast!"

"I really feel sorry for her!"

After silently making his way to the second floor, Hu Xiaobei heard a few girls whispering in a corner.

Hu Xiaobei knew that the Manager Guo they were referring to was obviously his sister-in-law, Guo Meiyu.

"Really, not eating on time, she doesn't know how to take care of herself at all!"

Muttering to himself, Hu Xiaobei quickly walked up to the door of Guo Meiyu's office, stopping in front of it and lightly knocking.

Soon, a slightly cold and weary voice came from inside the room.

"What's the matter? Didn't I say? If there's nothing important, don't disturb me these days! I need quiet to deal with things!"

"But I do have something important!"

Speaking imperiously, Hu Xiaobei quickly pushed open the door.

He saw Guo Meiyu, looking exhausted, sitting at her oversized desk, dealing with piles of paperwork.

"You... Xiaobei?"

"It's me! Sister-in-law, don't recognize me anymore?"

As he spoke, Hu Xiaobei took a step forward.

Hearing the familiar teasing from Hu Xiaobei, Guo Meiyu glared at him with a huff, saying, "You little bastard, you're back and you don't even tell me!"

"Hehe, sister-in-law, I wanted to give you a surprise!"

While explaining softly, Hu Xiaobei pointed at the pile of documents and asked, "What... What's this about? I remember before I left, there wasn't this much work."

"This... Sit down, let's talk slowly."

"Let's talk later, come out with me first."

As he spoke, Hu Xiaobei quickly grabbed Guo Meiyu's hand.

"Xiaobei, you... what are you planning to do?"

Guo Meiyu was confused as she was pulled by Hu Xiaobei.

"You'll find out soon!"

With a mysterious smile, Hu Xiaobei pulled her straight downstairs...

Downstairs, customers and staff selecting vegetables and fruit looked up when they heard the commotion, just in time to see Hu Xiaobei and Guo Meiyu coming down from the second floor.

"Ah, that handsome guy pulling Manager Guo must be Master Xiaobei!"

"Yep! He looks even more handsome than in the pictures!"

"Definitely, definitely!"

The moment they saw Hu Xiaobei, all the customers' eyes lit up excitedly. They quickly crowded around him.

"Hello, everyone!"

Seeing everyone crowding around, Hu Xiaobei could only greet them.

"Master Xiaobei, could you give me an autograph?"

"I want a photo with you!"

"Me, too!"

Hearing such warm requests, Hu Xiaobei rubbed his nose and explained, "Not right now, I have to go out with my sister-in-law, but when I come back, I'll take pictures with you. Also, today's purchases of vegetables and fruit will be half price."

"Great! Then we'll wait for your return!"

"Okay!"

Nodding, Hu Xiaobei continued walking forward, pulling the blushing Guo Meiyu...

Looking at Guo Meiyu, who was looking down, they all felt extremely envious...

Soon, they began to pick out vegetables and fruit again...

Twenty minutes later, Hu Xiaobei sitting across from Guo Meiyu looked at her and passed over a pair of chopsticks he had picked up.

"Sister-in-law, eat! We can talk after you've had enough."

Taking the chopsticks, Guo Meiyu glanced at the dishes that had just been served and said, "You... You pulled me out in such a hurry just to make me eat?"

"Yes! I heard you didn't even have breakfast; how can that be!"

"It's all your fault, you left me with a huge mess to deal with!"

Hearing Guo Meiyu's exasperated voice, Hu Xiaobei quickly passed over a steamed bun, "Yes, yes, yes, it's all my fault, I'm here to apologize properly now!"

"At least you have some conscience!"

As they spoke, she took the steamed bun Hu Xiaobei offered and began to eat contentedly...

Watching Guo Meiyu eat three steamed buns in a row, Hu Xiaobei exaggeratedly exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, you can really eat a lot! At this rate, I won't be able to afford to feed you!"

"I... I did not! I haven't eaten well these past few days, so I ate a little more. What, are you concerned?"

"Yes, I'm worried I won't be able to afford it!"

"Humph! Then stop supporting me!"

"Hehe, sister-in-law, I'm just joking! By the way, what's going on with you? Why is there so much work?"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei broach a serious topic, she put down her chopsticks and began to explain, "Here's the thing, our 'Xiaobei Brand' had already been promoted throughout our province! Sales should've been going up, but now I've found that the numbers don't add up. And the discrepancy keeps growing; I asked around for the reason, but every store claimed they didn't know what was happening. I had no choice but to collect all the accounts and investigate myself."

Listening to Guo Meiyu's explanation, Hu Xiaobei asked, "Have you found the reason?"

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