The housewarming banquet was combined with the factory opening celebration, otherwise, if the villagers had to give gifts and hold banquets again when the distillery started operation, it would be too frequent.
After the lunch banquet, Cheng Xiaofan returned to the back mountain; he had matters concerning the Snake Saliva Grass to attend to.
He carefully took out the Snake Saliva Grass from the bag, called for Po Tianying, and after the eagle meticulously identified the herb, he instructed, "Po Tianying, go to the primeval forest for me and see if you can find more of this Snake Saliva Grass!"
"Chirp!"
Po Tianying responded with a chirp and was about to take flight when Tao Qibao darted over.
"Woof woof!"
Master, this good errand shouldn't be solely for the evil eagle.
This dog grandpa wants to go too!
"Scram!"
Cheng Xiaofan yelled at him, "What good errand? This Snake Saliva Grass is highly toxic, and you might even face a surprise attack from a five-pace viper. It's easy to lose your life messing with it!"
"Po Tianying is immune to all poisons. Can you, a mere dog, manage?"
Tao Qibao was rendered speechless by the retort.
"Ignore him. You go ahead!"
Cheng Xiaofan waved to Po Tianying and said.
"Chirp!"
Upon hearing this, Po Tianying flapped its wings and flew away.
Tao Qibao watched Po Tianying disappear into the sky with teary eyes, wondering when this dog grandpa could also become immune to all poisons.
It seemed he could no longer be so haughty. He would have to seek advice from that evil eagle someday.
Nearly an hour later, Po Tianying returned, bringing back two Snake Saliva Grass plants in full bloom. There were no more.
It appeared that cultivating Snake Saliva Grass was indeed a rare commodity!
Cheng Xiaofan took these three Snake Saliva Grass plants and entered his spatial dimension, planting them inside.
Bathed in the spiritual energy of the space, the branches and leaves of the three Snake Saliva Grass plants immediately straightened, and their color became much greener than in the outside world.
The floral fragrance of the Snake Saliva Grass also became exceptionally potent.
With such vigorous blooming, he hoped to see mature fruits by the afternoon!
Cheng Xiaofan decided to increase the utilization of his space, murmuring silently in his heart.
Now, relying on the decent Dragon Power within him, he dared to control the space with his thoughts.
After exiting the spatial dimension, Cheng Xiaofan received a call from Liu Xinyue of Pinwei Xuan.
"Xiaofan, I heard you're planning to start a distillery, is that right?" Liu Xinyue asked somewhat impatiently from the other end of the phone.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan was momentarily stunned and asked, "How did you find out?"
Liu Xinyue chuckled and said, "Xiaofan, my cousin visits you daily to pick up vegetables. Naturally, he learned about it from the villagers' discussions!"
"Yes, I am planning to open a distillery, and we'll start construction in the next couple of days." Cheng Xiaofan responded truthfully, feeling a bit helpless.
With Liu Zhonghai appearing in Zhuxi Village every day, anything happening in Zhuxi Village was bound to be known by Liu Xinyue.
Evidently, before his wine was even produced, Liu Xinyue, having already tasted the quality of Cheng Xiaofan's produce, had her sights set on this venture.
As expected, Liu Xinyue said with continuous laughter, "Xiaofan, can we also have an exclusive supply of the wine you produce?"
"That won't work!"
Cheng Xiaofan resolutely refused, "Sister Liu, the wine I'm producing now cannot be contracted for an exclusive supply!"
"Why?"
Liu Xinyue was completely taken aback by Cheng Xiaofan's refusal.
Cheng Xiaofan replied, "Sister Liu, the wine I produce will be tiered."
"The premium wine, each bottle weighing one jin, will start at tens of millions, possibly even hundreds of millions."
"The most ordinary wine will cost at least a few thousand!"
"Ah?"
Hearing Cheng Xiaofan's reply, Liu Xinyue was dumbfounded. "What kind of wine are you producing, that it can command such high prices?"
Although her Pinwei Xuan was renowned throughout the catering industry in Wangjiang City and possessed formidable strength, such expensive wine would be unaffordable.
More importantly, the customers wouldn't be able to afford it either.
Who would casually spend tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, for a bottle of wine!
Had this Mr. Cheng gotten too arrogant?
How could wine be priced so high?
"Sister Liu, I've already decided on a name for this wine: Happy Wine!"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "No matter who drinks my wine, it will make them happy for a lifetime, living a carefree life!"
"Oh, Sister understands now!"
In reality, Liu Xinyue understood nothing.
She just couldn't continue the conversation.
What kind of wine, upon drinking, could bring a lifetime of happiness?
That was too boastful!
However, Liu Xinyue had to ask with a fawning tone when Cheng Xiaofan's distillery would officially open, as she wanted to come and congratulate him.
"Sister Liu, there's no need!"
Cheng Xiaofan said with a smile, "This is a family-run workshop distillery. We won't have any opening ceremony. I prefer to keep things low-key!"
While saying this, Cheng Xiaofan felt that he had never really been low-key.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Xinyue recounted the entire conversation with Cheng Xiaofan to her grandfather, Liu Tingshu.
"Grandpa, I feel like Cheng Xiaofan is talking too extravagantly. How can wine be priced at tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions per jin?"
Liu Xinyue complained with some dissatisfaction, "Did he get overconfident after Mr. Bai visited Zhuxi Village?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Tingshu pondered for a moment and said, "Xinyue, you mentioned that Bai Yiling, with a net worth of nearly ten billion, why would she sell her entire Bai Corporation and invest in Zhuxi Village?"
"If not for Cheng Xiaofan, would she have come to Zhuxi Village?"
"If Cheng Xiaofan were so easily arrogant, could he have won Bai Yiling's heart?"
"Xinyue, you underestimate Cheng Xiaofan. If you continue to think this way, you'll ruin important matters in the future, and your cooperation with Cheng Xiaofan will eventually be broken by you!"
"Ah, it can't be that serious, right?" Liu Xinyue asked somewhat unconvinced.
Liu Tingshu replied, "Why wouldn't it be serious?"
"The seriousness lies in your doubt towards Cheng Xiaofan. Once mutual trust is lost, do you think such cooperation can continue?"
"You should know that the limited edition of a certain Scotch whisky from the UK once auctioned for over forty-two million yuan."
"Before you even understand the wine Cheng Xiaofan is producing, how can you casually say he's being arrogant?"
Her grandfather's earnest words silenced Liu Xinyue.
If Cheng Xiaofan could develop super-nutritious giant cabbages and those premium fruit-ginsengs, why couldn't he produce wine far superior to the limited edition Scotch whisky?
If not for her grandfather's timely reminder, she might have truly lost Cheng Xiaofan in the future!
Thinking of this, Liu Xinyue couldn't help but feel a twinge of fear!
At this moment, Liu Tingshu again said with utmost seriousness, "Xinyue, we absolutely cannot lose a partner like Cheng Xiaofan. Once lost, others will eagerly snatch him up, and we'll never get him back."
Liu Xinyue nodded and said, "Grandpa, I understand this principle."
"Xinyue, call Cheng Xiaofan again later and tell him that I plan to visit Zhuxi Village tomorrow morning to see him!" Liu Tingshu instructed.
Liu Xinyue quickly replied, "Okay, I'll call Cheng Xiaofan right away!"
She knew very well that her grandfather was so eager to see Cheng Xiaofan because he was still thinking about the wine he was about to produce.
Wine that could command such high prices must be exceptional, not for ordinary people to taste!