Chapter 74: Winning the Lottery

Xu Tian was surprised when he heard the village head’s words,

 “You mean the head of Longteng Pharmaceutical wants to see me?” He had only invested three thousand yuan.

For a company as big as Longteng Pharmaceutical, that amount was nothing. Why would they want to see him?

“Don’t worry. Maybe it’s a good thing.” The village head patted Xu Tian’s shoulder with a smile.

“Okay, I’ll go. Thank you, Village Head!” Xu Tian nodded and left the village committee office with a nervous heart.

“Oh my! What’s wrong? Why are you so downcast? Did your investment go down the drain?”

Zhang Dahua looked at Xu Tian with a smug smile. Her biggest hope was that at the end of the month, Xu Tian wouldn’t get a single cent.

Xu Tian snapped out of his thoughts, gave Zhang Dahua a cold look, and walked towards his home.

“Bah! You’ll be the one crying.” Zhang Dahua snorted and waddled towards the big elm tree at the entrance of the village.

She wanted to spread the news that Xu Tian had left the village committee dejected, so everyone would know how wise it was to listen to her and not invest.

On Sunday, Xu Tian arrived at Longteng Pharmaceutical. When he walked into the factory, he was amazed by its scale.

 It was even bigger and more impressive than he had imagined.

There were towering factory buildings all around, and a large open space in the middle.

When he arrived at the office, Xu Tian took a deep breath and gently knocked on the door.

“Come in!” A clear and melodious voice came from inside. The voice was as sweet and melodious as a lark.

Xu Tian pushed open the door and saw a woman sitting in the office.

She was wearing a blue dress, like a delicate flower. Her features were exquisite and beautiful, like a work of art meticulously sculpted by an artist.

Especially her eyes, they were bright and clear, like a spring, sparkling with intelligence.

The light seemed to be able to see through people’s hearts and understand everything in the world.

“Ling Yao?” Xu Tian’s mouth opened in surprise. He naturally recognized Ling Yao.

 Every time his mother got sick, it was Ling Yao’s mother who treated her. But he didn’t expect Ling Yao to be the head of Longteng Pharmaceutical.

“Have a seat.” Ling Yao smiled and pointed to the chair opposite her.

Xu Tian walked over and sat down. His eyes met Ling Yao’s, but he quickly looked away, “Is there something you need from me?”

“I heard you invested three thousand yuan in the medicinal herb base.” Ling Yao picked up the teapot on the table and poured Xu Tian a cup of tea.

“Yes.” Xu Tian took the teacup with both hands.

“Why did you invest so much money?” Three thousand yuan was definitely a huge sum for Xu Tian now.

“Because I believe in Longteng Pharmaceutical, and I also wanted to take a gamble.”

Ling Yao smiled in admiration, “Xu Tian, if you had the opportunity to go to college, would you be willing?”

In his previous life, Xu Tian had gone to college after self-study. He majored in finance, and he showed extraordinary talent in this field.

 If he could receive professional training earlier, perhaps in this life, he could grow faster and achieve even greater things.

Xu Tian looked at Ling Yao. He didn’t understand what she meant. Of course, he wanted to go to college.

 Although he had only graduated from junior high school, he had never fallen behind in his studies.

He went to the scrap yard to buy high school books and studied at home. He hoped that one day he could go to college.

“Longteng Pharmaceutical has a scholarship program. If you’re willing, we can recommend you.”

 Ling Yao took out a document and handed it to Xu Tian.

Xu Tian took the document and flipped through it. When he saw the contents, his eyes flickered.

 He was indeed tempted, but he couldn’t leave his mother and brother at home. If he went to school, who would take care of them?

After a moment of internal struggle, Xu Tian handed the document back to Ling Yao, “Thank you! You should give this opportunity to someone else.”

“Is it because you’re worried about your mother and brother?” Ling Yao saw through Xu Tian’s thoughts in an instant.

Xu Tian looked at Ling Yao in surprise.

Ling Yao took two bottles of medicine from her drawer and handed them to Xu Tian, “These are new medicines that our factory has developed.

Take them back. This one is for your mother. Give her one pill a day. This one is for your brother. Also, one pill a day.”

The two bottles of medicine were actually the same. She had made them with herbs from her space. They were called “Baixiao Pills.”

According to the formula, this medicine could cure all diseases.

“Thank you!” Xu Tian gratefully accepted the medicine. He trusted Longteng Pharmaceutical’s medicine, especially the Golden Wine.

 It was said that people of all ages could drink it.

 Whether it was insomnia, Qi deficiency, weakness, or dizziness, it had a remarkable effect.

 He had also bought a bottle for his mother and brother to drink. Their spirits were obviously better than before.

He planned to buy them another bottle after they finished these.

Ling Yao smiled, “Think about the scholarship offer. I’ll give you a week.”

“Thank you! I’ll definitely think about it carefully.”

After Xu Tian left, Ling Yao also got up and left her office. She had made an appointment to go shopping with Wu Xin today.

“Ling Yao.” Wu Xin saw Ling Yao from afar and waved to her with a smile. She ran over.

Wu Xin linked arms with Ling Yao, “My cousin said a new mall opened in Xicheng. They have so many clothes there. Let’s go take a look.”

“Okay.” Ling Yao nodded with a smile. She had also invested in that mall in Xicheng.

The two took the bus to Xicheng. They saw that the new mall was holding a lottery event at the entrance.

“Don’t miss out! Just two yuan, and you can win a TV, a washing machine, a refrigerator, or a large discount coupon for the mall. Just two yuan, just two yuan.”

Wu Xin’s eyes lit up. She pulled Ling Yao into the crowd, “Let’s try our luck. Maybe we’ll win the grand prize.”

They finally squeezed into the crowd. Wu Xin took out ten yuan and handed it to the staff member, “I want five tickets. Ling Yao, do you want one?”

“I’ll take one.” Ling Yao took out two yuan and handed it to the staff member.

The two of them got their lottery tickets and squeezed out of the crowd.

They went to a small table nearby and took out coins to scratch the tickets.

“It’s just ‘Welcome.’ I’m so unlucky.” Wu Xin pouted, unhappy. “Ling Yao, did you win anything?”

Ling Yao handed her lottery ticket to Wu Xin.

“Wow! Ling Yao, you’re so lucky! You won a TV.” Wu Xin was both envious and excited, “Let’s go claim our prize.”

Ling Yao was pulled by Wu Xin to the prize redemption counter.

Wu Xin handed the ticket to the staff member, “We won! We won a TV.”

The staff member took the ticket. Sure enough, it showed a TV.

She rolled her eyes and said with a smile, “Little girl, you got it wrong. You didn’t win.”

“How is that possible? The icon on this ticket is exactly the same as the winning icon.

 How could we not have won?” Wu Xin pointed to the advertising board behind her.