Apocalypse: No rebirth! Time to upgrade the sewers!

She tugged at the hem of her skirt and walked awkwardly to the bar.

"These clothes are way too small, they're so tight I can't breathe."

"Boss, could you please wear a looser coat?"

Liu Xiang glanced at her and said indifferently.

"This is the only size available in the store. If it's too tight, eat less."

Elavina's eyes widened, and she was about to retort.

Song Qing tapped on the table, interrupting them.

"We'll talk about the clothes later."

He looked at Liu Xiang, his eyes becoming serious.

"Liu Xiang, let's discuss a business deal."

Liu Xiang turned her head, somewhat puzzled.

"Business?"

Song Qing nodded.

"How's the yield from the coffee trees you've cultivated?"

Liu Xiang did a simple calculation and then gave the answer.

"The coffee trees I cultivate produce three times the yield of normal trees."

"The coffee beans are also much larger than regular beans."

"A result cycle is completed every seventeen days."

"The coffee cherries I process can yield about 40 kilograms of coffee beans from a single tree."

Liu Xiang looked at Song Qing, paused, and continued.

"In addition, all the fruit produced here is of excellent quality, with zero defects."

After hearing all this, Song Qing was honestly a little surprised.

He didn't know much about coffee.

However, he had learned a little bit about it from the short videos.

It really is just a little bit.

A coffee tree only goes from flowering to bearing fruit once a year.

The harvested fruit must undergo a series of complex processes, including picking, washing, sun-drying, shelling, and baking.

After the entire process is completed, it can be said that a single tree can only produce a little over two kilograms of cooked beans at most.

This does not even include encountering pests.

However, the data that Liu Xiang is providing now is a bit exaggerated.

A cycle of seventeen days yields forty kilograms per tree, with a 100% excellent yield rate.

This isn't a tree... it's clearly a machine that can print money infinitely.

Song Qing took another sip of coffee, and that rich, mellow flavor returned.

Not only does it taste good, it can also restore your blue chakra.

This stuff is pure profiteering!

At this moment, Song Qing looked at Liu Xiang and asked...

How long does it take from planting a sapling to seeing it bear its first fruit?

After thinking for a moment, Liu Xiang gave her an answer.

"If it grows naturally, it takes about three months."

"However, if I use my superpower to accelerate ripening, it will only take a few seconds."

Song Qing leaned back in his chair. In fact, he could also use his time-manipulation ability to accelerate the ripening process.

But he immediately dismissed the thought as soon as it crossed his mind.

What a joke! He's too lazy to plant trees.

If you can be a hands-off manager, never get involved yourself.

After all—laziness is the ultimate driving force behind the progress of human civilization.

Song Qing asked again.

"Liu Xiang, I have a question for you."

Liu Xiang nodded gently.

"Do you want to make money, lots and lots of money?"

Liu Xiang's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this.

Money held little appeal for him.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Xiang said in a calm tone.

"Sir, I have no interest in money."

"I can do anything you need."

This statement is perfectly reasonable and there's nothing wrong with it.

However, Song Qing didn't take the bait or keep them in suspense any longer, and spoke directly.

"You know Tea Consort, right?"

"I know, it's a national brand from before the apocalypse. I used to buy it and drink it all the time."

Song Qing smiled and continued, "Let's break it."

"Today I met someone, Princess Chen Xi, the eldest daughter of the Tea Consort."

"I reached a cooperation agreement with her, and I will fund her to make a comeback."

"I take shares, but I don't interfere in day-to-day operations."

Song Qing paused for a moment, then continued.

"What I'm trying to say is about the coffee beans you've cultivated that have a regeneration effect."

"If we cooperate with Tea Princess, we can leverage their distribution channels and formulas to launch our products into the market."

"It will definitely sell out."

"Moreover, we don't just make freshly brewed coffee."

"Once production capacity increases, we can put it directly on the production line and make it into cans or plastic bottles."

"Although people in large, cold-resistant cities don't lack food or clothing now."

"But who would refuse a drink that can restore their energy?"

"This is still a monopoly; the profits are unimaginable."

Song Qing pointed to himself, then to Liu Xiang.

"We'll split the profits from the coffee 40/60."

"I'll take six, you'll take four. All you have to do is provide the coffee trees."

No matter how you look at it, Liu Xiang has come out on top.

But Liu Xiang is Liu Xiang; she simply shook her head.

"The adults have planned it very well."

"However, you can just take the coffee trees directly; there's no need for any profit sharing."

"I really don't have any demands when it comes to money."

Just as Song Qing was about to say something, a head popped up next to him.

Elavina was pulling at the fabric covering her chest.

This dress is way too small; the buttons on the chest could pop open at any moment.

"Boss, these clothes are way too small!"

"I really feel like I can't even breathe."

Ailavina looked at Liu Xiang pitifully.

Liu Xiang didn't even turn her head, giving the same answer as before.

"This is the only size available in the store, so I'll eat less of it next time."

Elavina pursed her lips, but the expression on her face quickly disappeared.

The reason she came was because of the tea consort the two of them had mentioned.

She didn't understand anything about business, shares, profit sharing, etc. She only heard "Tea Concubine".

next second.

Elavina looked at Song Qing with a grin and asked.

"My lord! My lord! Is that tea consort delicious?"

I'd like to try it too.

Song Qing glanced at her and casually made a pie in the sky.

"Okay, I'll take you there for drinks every day once the store opens. Let's go play around over there now, we need to talk business."

Elavina was overjoyed to receive the promise.

"Okay!"

After saying that, she ran to a corner and squatted in front of a pot of Monstera deliciosa.

"Can this be stir-fried?"

She muttered to herself.

Liu Xiang caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of her eye.

Then, he said something in a very ordinary way.

"Touching a leaf will deduct 100 points."

Upon hearing this, Elavina was so frightened that she quickly withdrew her hand and took two steps back.

"Fine, don't touch it then! How stingy!"

Song Qing sighed, then steered the conversation back on track.

"The money must be divided, one thing at a time."

Song Qing made the decision directly.

"Without your trees, we can't make money."

"That's settled then, there's no going back now."

"As for the large-scale planting of coffee trees, it will probably take another two months."

"Once Chen Xi has everything set up, you'll need to go there in person to plant the trees."

Liu Xiang looked away and nodded.

"I see."

"If you have any needs, please let me know."

Song Qing smiled and nodded.