Chapter 83

Mia was really thirsty. After drinking a large glass of water, she felt refreshed. “You deserve the reputation you enjoy. You got so many different kinds of flowers and the fragrances are pure.

“Well, I’ll write down the flowers and the quantities for each that we need. As for the price, how about a twenty percent discount on what you offered us earlier?” Mia started to bargain skillfully with a lot of hand gestures.

“Well,” The worker was obviously unwilling to say yes. “Our rule here is a 10% discount at most you know, we’ve offered you the lowest price.”

“Frankly speaking, you don’t have an advantage in price but we do like your products. We are seeking a long-term cooperation in the future. How about you give us more discounts in exchange for long-term cooperation in the future?” After a pause, Mia added, “You know, our main purpose here is not purchasing raw materials. I can tell the purchasing department of my company and they will come here to talk about the deal with you. But they will probably want more than what I said.”

The purchasing department had a specific process and they were all professional in bargaining and well-experienced.

“All right!” The worker hesitated for a while and then agreed. “Are they all you want now? Anything else?”

Mia was about to say no. But she turned around and noticed that Seraphina still remained silent. Mia continued, “Maybe later. Do you have any special flowers or plants with special fragrances?”

The worker said, “Yes. But it may not be very special for experts like you guys.”

For a base of such size, there were naturally some special plants for niche enthusiasts. Most people would find them quite special but Mia and Seraphina had been working in this industry for too long.

They might not be special for them.

“It doesn’t matter. Let us have a look at them,” said Seraphina.

Led by the worker, Seraphina and Mia entered the greenhouse together. It was not hot inside though the weather outside was harsh. They could feel the cool breeze blowing. The worker called, “William, William…” And soon someone answered.

Seraphina saw the man who picked them up at the flower fields. He was wearing only a white vest top now. It seemed that he had been working. His body was covered with a lot of sweat. He smiled and said, “It’s you guys.”

The worker said, “These two customers want to see something special. Take them. there.”

“Okay, no problem,” William replied happily and washed his hands under the faucet. “This way, please.”

The flowers in the greenhouse were indeed different from those outside. The flowers here were fragile and had strict requirements for sunlight and water. There were also some rare species.

Of course, the price for each of them was also different.

Seraphina looked around and asked, “Is this all you got?” She didn’t seem to have found anything interesting. However, Mia found several flowers interesting but the prices needed to be negotiated.

“Almost all of them!” Scratching his head, William thought for a while and said, “We also have several red sandalwood trees over there. Do you want to take a look?”

Mia turned around and said, “I didn’t expect that. It’s expensive but it’s not rare.”

William said, “That’s right. But the red sandalwood trees here are different. We try to breed them ourselves but you probably can’t find them elsewhere.” He was cautious and used the word probably.

Seraphina was interested. “Let’s have a look at them.”

Entering a small compartment, they saw several pots of red sandalwood trees. At first glance, they looked not much different from what they usually saw.

There were a lot of shoddy trees in the market but the trees here looked pretty good after all, it wasn’t a rare species.

Mia leaned over and looked at the leaves. She sniffed. “What’s so special about it?”

William smiled, “You guys are experts. Take a closer look.”

Seraphina studied them carefully. She reached out to pinch a leaf. Juice oozed out of the leaf and she smelled its unique fragrance. She put the leaf nearer her nose and then pinched the branch. She noticed a sign of a graft beside it. After thinking for a while, she asked, “Is this a result of a graft?”

William gave her a thumbs-up. “You are really an expert. You are the first one that found it.

Hearing this, Mia also became interested. “Graft? What did you use for the grafting?” She pinched the broken leaf and smelled it carefully.

10:53 Sat, 3 Feb O William smiled, “I can’t tell you that.” But there was a little complacency in his smile.

now.

He was probably a little bit proud of his small achievement. After all, for breeders, a successful work after painstaking efforts was a child of their own. Pride was unavoidable.

Seraphina said, “Peppermint, perhaps.”

William looked at her in surprise. “How do you know that?”

It was a secret of the base. On the one hand, they didn’t know whether it would succeed. On the other hand, it was their business secret so they never told anyone outside the base. But after only a few glances, Seraphina figured it out. William felt like their secret that had been kept so long and so carefully was a joke.

“I smell it.” Seraphina said lightly, “It has the unique fragrance of red sandalwood but seem to be with a hint of the refreshing quality of peppermint. The two of the ndalwood but sometimes in conflict with each other but sometimes mysteriously harmonious.”

Hearing Seraphina’s words, Mia couldn’t help but bend down and sniff hard. “Yeah, it’s peppermint!TM Mia felt a little weird just now but she couldn’t tell why. The main reason was that she didn’t expect this tree could be grafted and she could not imagine what kind of plant it could be used for a graft.

At that moment, Mia looked at Seraphina in appreciation and amazement.

William said, “You are awesome. You smelled it so fast. Actually, we tried a lot of times. but only mint worked. What do you think of it? Is it irritating? The trees were still in the experimental stage so they didn’t put them on display.

Besides, they didn’t dare to plant in large quantities when the market prospect was uncertain.

Pointing at the tiny red sandalwood tree, Seraphina said, “It is good. I’ll take them!”

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