Chapter 755
"Hugo!" When Cherry''s parents saw Hugo, they beamed in a friendly manner and nodded at him as
a form of a greeting.
They tried changing the subject right away. This was because they had introduced their daughter to
Hugo before, so it was inappropriate to be talking about Cherry holding hands with another man in
front of Hugo.
However, Hugo asked bluntly, "Mr. and Mrs. Xie, I noticed that Cherry seems to be very close to that
man. Is he a rtive of Cherry''s?"
When they heard this, their expressions stiffened. They quickly broke out into a flurry of exnation,
"No, he''s not a rtive. Just an acquaintance."
"An acquaintance?" Hugo emphasized the word and said, "Mr. and Mrs. Xie, please don''t me me
for being a busybody!"
"I saw the man writing a prescription to Cherry on my way here. He imed that this prescription
could cure Elder Xie''s illness. I was worried that Cherry might have been scammed by him. It''s not a
big deal to be deceived, but if he wrote a fake prescription that might harm Elder Xie, the
consequences will be grave," Hugo said deliberately.
His words immediately sent a fury of anger down Cherry''s parents. They red furiously at Cherry.
"Is he telling the truth?"
Cherry shot a re at Hugo and tried to exin, "Dad, Mom, Fade is not a conman. He is a
Chinese medicine doctor. I told him about grandpa''s condition. He was kind enough to give me a
prescription."
"Chinese medicine practitioner? Kind? How dare he prescribe at such a young age!"
"It''s not that we''ve not seen a traditional Chinese medicine doctor before. Those old doctors of
Chinese medicine personally visited your Grandpa for a detailed check up and diagnosis, yet they
did not dare to simply prescribe any medication for him. By merely listening to your description, he
came up with a prescription in haste. What is he if not a conman?"
Cherry''s parents were agitated.
Cherry tried to exin further, but her parents were so cynical and agitated that they refused to
listen. What''s more, they demanded her to tear the paper into shreds.
Cherry felt wronged. She could only give Fade a look of apology.
Fade merely gave her a faint smile, he did not take the matter to heart. He said softly, "Cherry,
goodbye. I''ll be going first."
As he spoke, Fade walked away from them and continued up the mountain.
With Fade''s departure, Cherry''s parents did not press on the topic but headed for the mountain
along with Cherry. Hugo followed them. Along the way, he engaged in a lively conversation with
Cherry''s parents with a polite smile on his face. He even took the initiative to speak to Cherry from
time to time, but Cherry simply turned a cold shoulder to him.
They walked out of the car park and arrived at the trailhead, getting ready to conquer the mountain.
At this moment, there were many people at the trailhead. Some had gone up the stairs and started
the climb.
However, the majority of them were gathering in an open area in front of the trailhead. They seemed
to be engrossed in a hot discussion with fervent enthusiasm.
As the Xie family and Hugo approached, they noticed a lot of hawker stalls in front of the trailhead,
on which there were all kinds of Chinese herbs on sale. The stall owners were yelling nonstop as a
means to attract customers.
"Don''t miss it when you walk by. You''ll regret it if
you don''t buy the herbs of the Lighting n!"
"I have a special rtionship with the Lightning n, and these herbs are personally handpicked
from Dragon Source Herb Farm itself. They''ve received positivements even from ck Level
masters. Pleasee and take a look!"
"100,000 yuan for one nt. This is not a con job, you will definitely benefit from buying our goods,
drop by for a try!"
Hearing these yells and shouts of the vendors, a disdainful smile appeared on his face, and said, "A
bunch of liars! Don''t mind them."
Cherry and her parents did not believe in these so-called precious herbs as well. After ncing
around, they shook their heads and were ready to leave.
However, Fade, who was in front of them, suddenly stopped and walked toward a tiny stall.
Cherry''s heart skipped when she noticed Fade heading to the stall. She dragged her parents over
and said, "Mom, Dad, let''s go over there!"
"Cherry, Hugo already said that these are..."
Without waiting for her parents'' retort, she quickly interrupted, "Mom, Dad, let''s go. We can just
have a look, we don''t have to buy anything."
And so, they made a beeline to the stall.
This stall was somewhat different from the others. There were very few herbs on sale, and the stall
owner did not promote his products like the others did. He merely sat quietly in his ce, watching
the customer picking at the nts in hushed silence.
Someone picked up a herb and asked for the price. The vendor said directly, "One million yuan."
The person who asked for the price was startled by the answer and immediately tossed the herb
back onto the stall. He said indignantly, "This kind of herb only costs 100,000 yuan in other stalls.
You''re selling it for a million yuan, which is ten times higher. How can you be so dishonest?"
The stall owner was extremely cold and lofty. He merely said icily, "Why don''t you buy it at the other
stalls."
"You—" The person who was asking for the price was rendered speechless at his tant answer.
Next to him, another person asked, "Could you reduce the price?"
The vendor said coldly again, "If you want to bargain, go elsewhere."
His attitude irritated and deterred the customers, which made his stall seem even more deserted
than before.
Seeing this, Hugo immediately whispered to Cherry and her parents, "This is amon trick of
businessmen. He deliberately put on an indifferent attitude so that everyone will think that his herbs
are extraordinary and buy them."
"I see. If it weren''t for you, Hugo, we might have been fooled." Cherry''s parents said gratefully.
Cherry twitched her lips and looked to the other side. Fade was crouching down over there, having
chosen a ginseng-like herb. He asked the vendor, "How much is this?"
The vendor replied faintly, "Two million yuan!"
Hearing the price, Fade didn''t say anything, but the people around him started a heated discussion
at once.
"Oh wow, this is worse. Two million yuan, twice as much as before."
"Young man, don''t be fooled by him. Almost 99% of the herbs in this kind of stall are fake!"
"Young man, there is a simr herb in my stall. I will sell to you with just one hundred and fifty
thousand yuan. Come over for a look!"
Hearing the discussions around him, the vendor''s face was as cold as before, he had no intention to
exin or to defend himself.
Fade was ignorant of the opinions around him. He nodded and said to the vendor, "Okay, two
million yuan. I''ll take this one."
Upon hearing this, the people around him were stunned. They looked at Fade with dumbfounded
eyes.
Shortly after, a lot of people started persuading Fade.
"Kid, don''t buy it. The herb must be fake."
"Young man, why won''t you listen? It''s fake. Don''t be fooled!"
Amidst the bombardment of frenzied voices, Cherry was overwhelmed with consternation. She
looked at Fade quizzically. In her opinion, since so many people were questioning its authenticity,
there must be something wrong with it.
Hugo sneered and said, "Ha-ha, a guy who never listens. I don''t know whether to call him stubborn
or stupid!"
Cherry''s parents also shook their heads in disapproval. They dragged their daughter back and
warned her in a low voice, "Don''t mingle with him anymore."
"But..." Cherry wanted to rebuke, but she suddenly did not know what to say.
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Hugo continued to ridicule him and said, "Don''t tell me that guy is trying to cheat for herbs now?
After all, he was spurting nonsense to Cherry before, maybe he has other schemes now."
Hearing this, Cherry''s parents were somewhat curious and whispered among themselves, "That''s
right. Fade doesn''t seem like someone who can afford two million yuan!"