Hearing the representative from Baojie Company say that, Min Ziqiong's father nodded, "I still trust the credibility of your Baojie Company. Let's sign a preliminary contract first, and after confirming the authenticity of this item, we'll proceed with the formal transaction!"
"Mr. Min, you're straightforward. Then it's settled!"
Soon, the two representatives from Baojie Company drafted a brief contract.
The contract didn't contain many detailed clauses, merely a simple constraint on the actions of both parties.
If the Shenjing Yuan Liquid was genuine, Baojie Company was willing to acquire it for eighty billion yuan plus 20% of the shares.
If it turned out to be fake, the contract would be void.
"Then I'll await your good news!"
Min Ziqiong's father saw off the two representatives from Baojie Company and returned indoors with a beaming smile.
"Old woman, we're about to become rich! Extremely rich!"
"Eighty billion! Enough for us to squander for the rest of our lives and still have plenty left! Not to mention the 20% shares. After we pass on, we'll transfer the shares to Xiaoqing's name. Even if Xiaoqing continues to be lazy and unaccomplished, he won't starve!"
"Even our descendants can rely on these shares for several generations!"
"Then our Min family will truly become a prominent clan!"
Min Ziqiong's mother was also visibly excited.
However, she still had some concerns: "What if the Shenjing Yuan Liquid is identified as fake, or what if Baojie Company tries to renege on the deal?"
"Hmph, how could it be fake? Think about it, the news of your survival is currently known only to me. Ying Chen and Xiao Qiong don't know, right?"
Min Ziqiong's mother nodded, "Yes, they don't know. Although I couldn't move at the time, I heard all their conversation clearly. They really thought I was dead and were afraid you'd hold them accountable. That's why they were willing to transfer the Shenjing Yuan Liquid to you and also send my body home."
"Exactly! So Ying Chen and the other two would never dare to lie to us. The only potential problem is with Baojie. But... what kind of person am I? I've already anticipated this!"
Min Ziqiong's father said mysteriously and suddenly pulled out a smaller bottle from behind him.
"What's this?" Min Ziqiong's mother asked suspiciously.
"This is Shenjing Yuan Liquid! I deliberately poured it out from that large bottle! It's like I've kept a backup. If Baojie Company deceives us and intentionally claims the Yuan Liquid is fake, we can use this backup to slap their faces in public and demand double compensation!"
"Heh heh, then eighty billion will double to one hundred and sixty billion! It'll be a massive profit! I'm actually hoping Baojie Company tries to deceive us!"
"Brilliant! Old man, this move of yours is truly brilliant! Our Min family really can't do without you!" Min Ziqiong's mother showered him with praise.
Min Ziqiong's father puffed up his chest, looking smug.
...
At Baojie Company.
As soon as the two representatives obtained the Yuan Liquid, they rushed to their corporate residence in Jianghai without delay.
For this negotiation, they had specially dispatched a detection expert.
The two representatives quickly handed the Yuan Liquid to the expert, requesting that he determine the composition of the Yuan Liquid and confirm its authenticity in the shortest possible time.
Meanwhile, the two representatives dared not leave the corporate residence for even half a step, choosing to eat and sleep there.
Finally, under their constant supervision, the expert managed to halve the detection time and produced the detection report for the Yuan Liquid.
With excited hearts, the two representatives took the report and flipped through it page by page.
Although they couldn't understand every page, it at least made them appear somewhat cultured.
Ultimately, they reached the last page.
They had expected the last page to bear a large "Approved" stamp.
Never in their wildest dreams did they imagine that the last page would contain five words:
"Suspected Bathwater"!
Upon seeing these five words, the two representatives nearly fainted.
The item they were willing to spend eighty billion to acquire was actually just a bottle of bathwater?
How could this be!
The two representatives found it difficult to accept this reality and repeatedly asked the detection expert if there had been a mistake in the test.
The detection expert's reply was extremely firm: "Absolutely no mistake!"
Thus, the two representatives, filled with grief and indignation, dialed Min Ziqiong's father's phone.
Min Ziqiong's father thought the detection had passed and they could sign the formal contract.
He opened his mouth filled with joy, "How is it? Isn't it perfect? When can we sign the formal contract?"
To his surprise, the two representatives directly used a very strong curse word.
Min Ziqiong's father was stunned.
After a long pause, he asked, "What's going on? We were discussing things amicably before, why are you suddenly insulting me?"
"It's considered very restrained that we only insulted you! We now want to hit you! The Yuan Liquid you gave us is clearly a bottle of bathwater!"
"Are you out of your mind, wanting eighty billion for a bottle of bathwater! Do you know how many lives eighty billion could buy you!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Min Ziqiong's father yelled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"It's clearly Yuan Liquid, how can it be bathwater! Your detection must be wrong!"
"Test it again!"
The two representatives snorted, "Hmph! We can test it ten more times, and it will still be the same! In any case, you must give us an explanation! Or this matter is far from over!"
Min Ziqiong's father froze for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something and slapped his thigh, "I remember now!"
"It is bathwater! That's right!"
"It should be bathwater!"
"What do you mean?" The two representatives were confused.
What did "it should be bathwater" mean? Was Min Ziqiong's father admitting it directly, like a stubborn pig not afraid of boiling water, with no intention of arguing?
Just as the two representatives were bewildered, they heard Min Ziqiong's father continue, "Go and look up the news reports about Shenjing Yuan Liquid from a few days ago! See what the initial news media said!"
"When it was initially detected, Shenjing Yuan Liquid was suspected to be bathwater!"
"But when the final detection results came out, no one mentioned bathwater anymore, and everyone praised Shenjing Yuan Liquid as unprecedented and unparalleled!"
"So, if your initial detection result is bathwater, then it's correct!"
"Really?" Hearing Min Ziqiong's father's explanation, the two representatives looked skeptical.
"Of course it's true! I'll find the relevant news for you now!"
"Here, I've found it and sent it to your phones. Also, the captain who was responsible for the detection at that time said that Shenjing represents an unknown new technology for current detection personnel. It's normal for it to be unqualified or detected as bathwater."
"He described Shenjing at the time as being like a house built with deformed materials. Each material piece, taken individually, was unqualified, but they could fit together perfectly to form a magnificent house!"
"I suggest you directly proceed with cell culture experiments! Skip the component testing!"
"If the cell culture experiment also fails, I am willing to bear all consequences! And compensate you eighty billion!"