<h4>Chapter 176: Gong Tianhao’s Identity</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>Lonelytree


    The news of extremely valuable flowers at Xiao Zhengyang’s family immediately spread through the vige.


    The entire vige, young and old, came to see these few pots of valuable flowers.


    They knew that these flowers were tea flowers, orchids, chrysanthemums, and so on.


    Most vigers didn’t even return to have dinner. Instead, the whole family went up to the mountain to dig for wildflowers and weeds.


    By the time Xiao Taiyang sent out the notice, almost half of the people in the vige had already gone up the mountain.


    Xiao Taiyang frowned deeply, but heforted himself. ‘Since so many people are up the mountain, they should be fine.’ Almost half the vige was gone, so they should be able to handle themselves. Furthermore, the vigers visited the mountain often. They knew the mountain well, so there shouldn’t be any idents.


    The frowning Xiao Taiyang returned to Xiao Zhengyang’s house.


    “Vige chief, what’s wrong?” Xiao Zhengyang looked at the vige chief’s expression and was a little puzzled.


    Xiao Taiyang took a deep breath and said, “More than half of the people in the vige have already gone up the mountain.”


    “Ah?” Xiao Zhengyang was a little surprised and said, “They move so quickly?”


    “The pull of money is too strong!” The vige chief said with a heavy sigh, “The orchid your family found in the mountain is worth tens of thousands. For rural people like us, we can’t even earn that amount in our lifetimes.”


    The output for one Mu ofnd was about 1000 catties of rice. A hundred catties of rice was worth fifty to sixty RMB. Most families had two to three Mu ofnd. Paddy could be harvested twice a year. In total, they would earn around one to two thousand a year. However, most vigers nted paddy for self-sustenance. They rarely had extra to sell. Therefore, saving money was hard for rural people. Or else, most young people wouldn’t leave to work in the big cities.


    Xiao Zhengyangforted him, “Since so many people are up the mountain, nothing should happen.”


    “I hope so!” Xiao Taiyang sighed. Then, the vige chief thought of something and asked, “Zhengyang, have you sold these flowers?”


    Xiao Zhengyang shook his head and said, “Yu ‘Er said to give these flowers to Old Master Gong. She said since the old master appreciates these flowers, he should have them.”


    “Ah!” The vige chief was really surprised when he heard this decision. “But these are flowers worth hundreds of thousands? Are you willing to give them away just like that? Can’t you sell them?”


    “Why wouldn’t we be unwilling?” Xiao Zhengyang said, “Before Old Master Gong came, who knew that these flowers could be sold at such a high price? We don’t understand these flowers, so they are worthless to us. In fact, many vigers used to tell us that it’s better to pick off the flowers to make room for more vegetables. But now everyone in the vige couldn’t wait to go and find flowers.


    “Besides, it’ll be too shameful for us to sell the flowers. The old master came to eat and spotted the flowers on ident. He could not have told us about their real value and asked us directly to gift him the flowers. Do you think we wouldn’t give it to him?”


    “Your family definitely would!” Said the vige chief without thinking.


    “You’re right! The flowers will be worth more when they are with people who know how to appreciate them.” Xiao Zhengyang said, “The old master could have swindled the flowers away, but he didn’t. He helped us discover the value of these flowers. Our family can’t keep them, so we want to give them to him.”


    “Okay then!” The vige chief nodded. Then he said with concern, “But aren’t you worried that the vigers might cause trouble for the old master? The old master has been kind to Taoyuan Vige, so we mustn’t trouble him.”


    “Hehe.” Liu Chunhua said with a smile. “Vige chief, you have the same concern as second sister. However, don’t worry. Yu ‘Er said that the old master didn’te from an ordinary background. Did you see the men in ck who came with him? Yu ‘Er said they were Old Master Gong’s bodyguards.


    “We’ve only heard and seen bodyguards on television. They are skilled and have the ability to leap over roofs and walk over walls. Ordinary thieves won’t be able to steal the flowers from the old master.”


    The vige chief was stunned and asked, “Did Yu ‘Er really say that?” He looked at Xiao Zhengyang.


    Xiao Lingyu had gone back to rest.


    “Yes.” Xiao Zhengyang nodded and confirmed, “Vige chief, you should know that the young men who came this afternoon are all Yu ‘Er’s friends. Yu ‘Er is the one who knows their situation the best. Yu ‘Er said that the old master’s bodyguards aren’t even ordinary bodyguards. We don’t have to worry about the flowers moving to his ce.”


    Xiao Taiyang nodded and said, “Oh, I see!”


    Xiao Lingyu could be so sure about this because she had investigated Gong Tianhao. She heard about Gong Tianhao in her previous life. After Xiao Lingyu returned to the workce in her previous life, the people she came into contact with became more and more important. She would asionally hear the name Gong Tianhao from some big shots.


    Gong Tianhao was unusually low-key. However, everyone knew the Imperial Pce Group. Imperial Pce was the richestpany in the country. Their annual turnover was calcted in the tens of billions.


    The total assets of the Imperial Pce Group exceeded 300 billion. No one knew how much they had. The outside world only knew that the Imperial Pce Group was ranked first in the world.


    However, very few people knew who the person in charge of the Imperial Pce Group was.


    The person in charge of Imperial Pce at public events was different every time. This made it impossible for people to tell who the real decision-maker was. In her previous life, Xiao Lingyu heard people say a young man called Gong Tianhao ran Imperial Pce Group.


    Therefore, when Xiao Lingyu heard Li Yuanhang introduce the name Gong Tianhao, she felt that it was very familiar. Xiao Lingyu went online to look for Gong Tianhao’s info. Shebined it with the info she had from her previous life, but even so, she only found a little info about Gong Tianhao. She found out a bit about Gong Tianhao’s family background and his powerful grandfather.


    Therefore, as the grandfather of the richest man in China, how could Old Master Gong be assigned normal bodyguards?


    Although the vige chief felt that it was a pity that Xiao Zhengyang’s family had decided to give the flowers to the old master, it was their choice, so he didn’t say anything else. Besides, the grandson of Old Master Gong was a benefactor to Taoyuan Vige.


    ...


    The next day, before dawn, someone knocked on the door.


    “Lingyu, get up, get up!”


    Hearing themotion, mother Xiao hurriedly put on her clothes and opened the courtyard door, asking, “What’s wrong?”


    “Qiuying, my Jun ‘Er was bitten by a poisonous snake. Can Xiao Lingyu drive us to the hospital?”


    When she heard that, Mother Xiao’s expression changed. She immediately rushed to Xiao Lingyu’s room and shouted, “Yu ‘Er, get up quickly. Xiao Jun has been bitten by a poisonous snake. He needs to go to the hospital immediately!”


    Xiao Lingyu, who was sleeping soundly, immediately shivered when she heard Mother Xiao. She hurriedly got up from the bed and said as she put on her clothes, “I’ming!”


    After that, Xiao Lingyu brought Xiao Jun and his family to the town hospital.


    When they arrived at the town hospital, there was no serum that could save their lives, so Xiao Lingyu immediately sent them to the county hospital.


    Xiao Jun was lucky. There was only one serum left in the county hospital.


    Xiao Lingyu called the vige chief and told him about this.


    After the vige chief heard the news, he immediately sent out a notice to warn the vigers to be cautious. Thest vial of poisonous snake serum in the county had already been used up. If someone was identally bitten by a poisonous snake, then there would be no serum to save their lives!


    When the vigers heard this, they were shocked.


    Those flowers and nts were extremely tempting, but they were not more important than their lives. Moreover, it was indeed dangerous to go up the mountains at night.


    Last night, more than half of the vigers went to the mountains to find flowers and nts. They dug up a lot of flowers and nts, but they did not know whether they were valuable or not.


    The only appraiser in the vige was the old man who arrived at their vige yesterday.


    Therefore, many people had been waiting at the entrance of Old Master Gong’s house early in the morning.


    The vigers knew their limits. They didn’t go forward to make a ruckus or ask the old man to get up. Instead, they waited quietly at the entrance.


    There was another reason why the vigers didn’t make a ruckus. Before they got to the door, a man in ck opened the door. His sharp eyes stared at them for a while. His entire body was filled with a fierce aura. He scared them.


    Xiao Wang, the guard, looked at the group of vigers and then at the flowers and nts on the ground with fresh soil. He immediately understood their purpose.


    However, as a guard, he still asked seriously, “Aunties and Uncles, what’s the matter?”


    When the vigers saw Xiao Wang, they were so scared that they took a few steps back and stammered, “It... it’s nothing.” He turned to look at the flowers on the ground and said. “We... We just want the... old master to look at these flowers and nts. Are they worth anything?”


    Xiao Wang said, “Our master is still resting. If you don’t mind, please wait here. I’ll inform the old master, and he’lle if he’s willing.”


    “No problem, no problem!” The vigers immediately nodded and said, “We’ll wait here!”


    After that, Little Wang directly closed the courtyard door and smiled bitterly. ‘To think we’ll run into this trouble on our first day here.’


    He thought about it and decided to give Young Master Gong a call. Young Master Gong should decide what to do.


    At five o’clock in the morning, Gong Tianhao was still sleeping on the bed. When he heard the ringtone, he immediately sat up and picked up the phone. The ringtone was the one he set specifically for calls from his grandfather.


    “Xiao Wang...” Gong Tianhao’s voice was hoarse and maic since he just woke up, “Let grandpa decide. Just make sure Grandpa isn’t too tired. Sorry for the trouble. Alright.”


    Xiao Wang went to inform the old master and asked the vigers to wait for his instruction.


    The vigers nodded repeatedly.


    After the old master got up and heard Xiao Wang’s report, he quickly walked out of the courtyard. He was willing to help identify the flowers. He also wanted to see if he could find any more precious flower breeds. If he could, he would buy them on the spot. However, when he saw the mess of nts at the door, he walked around with disappointment.


    “Grandfather, how are these flowers?” A viger asked anxiously.


    Old Master Gong replied honestly, “These flowers are just ordinary flowers.” There were even weeds.


    “How can this be?” A viger said unwillingly, “Grandfather, take a look again. Look at this one. Doesn’t it look the same as the one in Lingyu’s house?” They looked the same, so how could his be an ordinary flower? He heard the flower at Xiao Lingyu’s house was worth 50,000 to 80,000 RMB.


    Old Master Gong said, “Fellow viger, your flower is also an orchid, but orchids are divided into many varieties. The top varieties are Ghost Orchid, Emerald Orchid, spring orchid, butterfly orchid, and so on. Some of them look simr, but their prices are vastly different.


    “The orchid at Xiao Zhengyang’s family is called sword-leaved cymbidium. It has extremely high gardening value and medicinal value. It is very suitable for garden design, so its price is rtively high.


    “However, this orchid of yours is just a very ordinary one. It’s worth about ten RMB.”


    The vigers couldn’t really understand the talk about flower breeds, but they did understand the price difference.


    After knowing it was just a normal flower, many people’s eyes were filled with disappointment.


    “Sir, is this flower only worth a few dozen RMB?” The vigers looked at the orchid in their hands and felt very indignant.


    Old Master Gong nodded and said, “Indeed!” Then, he thought for a moment and said, “Fellow vigers, how about this? I’ll use 100 RMB to buy this flower. Is that alright?” In reality, the flower was worth 30 RMB at most.


    “Of course!” The viger couldn’t get 80,000 RMB, but 100 was better than nothing. At least it didn’t waste his trip up the mountain.


    Old Master Gong turned around and said to Xiao Wang. “Xiao Wang, give him the money.”


    “Yes!” Xiao Wang said very respectfully.


    When the viger got the money, the others’ eyes glowed with envy.


    Then, Old Master Gong tried his best to buy all the flowers he could.