All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

"Jack, please trust me one more time. These little black pills are really amazing. You can try them, they really are!"

Jack glanced at the small porcelain bottle in Simon's hand without expression, then said coldly.

"Simon, I only believe in science. You should try it yourself. I have other work to do. Excuse me!"

After saying that, Jack pushed aside Simon's obstruction and strode outside.

Simon was completely dumbfounded. He looked at the report in his hand and the small porcelain bottle. At this moment, he was filled with thoughts. Could it be that the young Chinese man had deceived him?

But I've clearly tried it and it worked!

Simon looked at the small porcelain bottle in his hand, gritted his teeth, poured out a pill, and put it directly into his mouth. This scene was seen by many people in the laboratory, and everyone looked at him as if he were a rare sight!

Researcher Brown stepped forward and said jokingly.

“Mr. Simon, this is probably just a placebo. It has a special effect when you really need something, so it’s not surprising!”

Simon ignored Brown's teasing and looked down at his crotch. Time seemed to pass very slowly, one second, two seconds, until Simon counted to thirty seconds, when Simon suddenly trembled.

He felt a familiar urge in his lower body, traveling from a certain part of his body to his brain. This familiar feeling made him feel like he could do it again.

A powerful impulse made him feel like he was floating on air. It was here, it was really here! This was the feeling! Yes, I am a god! I can now overpower anyone!

Simon wore an expression of rapture, which made Brown, who was standing next to him, immediately stop teasing him and look at Simon with some suspicion.

Simon finally snapped out of his daze. He was now full of confidence. Although he still didn't understand what was going on, he was now 100% certain that the little black pill was still as magical as ever!

Simon smiled, picked up the small porcelain bottle, and said to Brown.

"Although I can't explain it, it's really amazing. There's an old saying in the East: seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. You can try one for yourself!"

Brown looked at the small porcelain bottle Simon handed him, then glanced down at Simon's bulging area. A surge of curiosity welled up inside him. He took the small porcelain bottle and poured out a small black pill.

Westerners are just as curious as Easterners, especially Brown, who is in charge of the laboratory.

He had already tested the little black pill in his hand with the world's most advanced instruments and equipment. Its composition was indeed the most common starch. Science proved that this thing was just a placebo.

Seeing Simon's ecstatic expression and the obvious change in a certain part of his body, even the gay Brown was slightly moved. He turned around and made eye contact with a bald man in the lab. The man gave him an encouraging look, and Brown mustered his courage and put the small black pill into his mouth.

He swallowed, and the contents went down his throat. Brown's face darkened as he began to feel the changes in his body. Everyone in the surrounding laboratory turned their attention to him, some even staring at a certain part of his body.

Simon watched as Brown swallowed the little black pill, a smug smile spreading across his face. The moment of witnessing a miracle was about to happen!

Brown silently counted the time. Finally, when he reached thirty seconds, Brown froze. He felt a surge of electricity rush to his brain. He straightened up and quickly reached for his groin.

With that touch, he could sense that it was expanding at a visible speed!

"Oh my god! God, is this...is this real?"

Brown let out an incredulous exclamation, which drew everyone's attention. One of the bald, burly men rushed up to Brown, placed a hand on his chest, and asked with concern.

"Brown, how are you feeling right now?"

Brown gave the bald, muscular man a seductive look, and then said.

"William, I feel great right now, wonderful, better than ever before. I need to go to the bathroom, will you come with me?"

The bald man nodded, then helped Brown walk outside.

Brown's actions spoke volumes, igniting the curiosity of everyone in the lab, who all turned their attention to the small porcelain bottle in Simon's hand.

A smug smile appeared on Simon's lips, and he then addressed the crowd.

"I have eight more here. Who wants to try them out themselves?"

Everyone stepped forward and reached out to Simon to ask for it.

If Han Chunming knew that his little black pill had been proven valuable in this way, he would probably vomit blood!

Indeed, the human world is too complicated, and it's really easy to make money off men!

A week later, Simon returned to China and immediately contacted Han Chunming. He first probed Han Chunming about his secret formula and offered to buy it for $100,000, but Han Chunming refused with a smile.

After several price increases, Simon realized that Han Chunming had no intention of selling the secret formula, so he agreed to another way of cooperating with Han Chunming. He would go abroad to purchase precious medicinal materials as Han Chunming requested, and Han Chunming would provide him with the Little Black Pills.

Simon tried to bargain, reducing the price from $100 to $50 per piece, but Han Chunming refused outright.

Han Chunming pulled out a small porcelain bottle and said that he could provide Simon with one hundred pills a month, which was all he had in stock, and the price was one hundred US dollars per pill, not a penny less.

As for future supplies, they can only be supplied after Simon acquires those raw materials.

Although Simon quickly realized that Han Chunming was trying to fool him, there was nothing he could do. The other party was clearly confident and not worried at all that he wouldn't buy.

Indeed, he desperately needs this little black pill right now. The sensation caused by his trip to the laboratory a week ago has shaken the entire pharmaceutical company.

After all, Brown and William spent three hours in the bathroom, and the scene was so full of homoerotic tension that it made countless people drool.

After that incident, the president of the pharmaceutical company met with him personally and asked him to purchase a batch of small black pills.

Although the experimental instruments proved that the little black pill was just an ordinary starch product, this magical little black pill, which science could not prove, naturally attracted the attention of pharmaceutical companies after being promoted by those researchers. Nobody is a fool, especially in the pharmaceutical industry.

The pharmaceutical company has already set up a dedicated research department, just waiting for Simon to bring back the new little black pill for in-depth research.

Regarding this ancient Eastern country, shrouded in mystery, pharmaceutical companies believe their science can unravel everything!

The second transaction between the two parties went smoothly, and the transaction amount of one hundred pills and ten thousand US dollars was completed quickly.

Simon took the little black pill and quickly returned to the United States.

Han Chunming took 11,000 US dollars and spent a week exchanging it for 38,000 RMB through the black market.

In just half a month, the medical expenses for Su Meng's father were settled.

In those days, the official exchange rate was less than two RMB for one US dollar, but the black market price difference was one to three, or even one to four.

If Han Chunming hadn't been in a rush and had exchanged the money slowly, he might have been able to get 40,000, or even 50,000. That's how outrageous the market is—there's always demand but no supply.

However, Han Chunming didn't want to cause too much trouble, so he found a few professional dealers and had them replace it.

The reason for such an outrageous gap is that the country urgently needs foreign exchange, and with the reform and opening up, more and more wealthy people need foreign exchange, and even need US dollars to study abroad or travel.

The exchange is blocked. You can exchange US dollars for RMB, but if you try to exchange RMB for US dollars, sorry, thank you!

With the reform and opening up, the number of wealthy people increased, the demand for foreign exchange rose, and naturally, prices began to skyrocket.

By the late 1980s, the official exchange rate was three or four RMB per US dollar, but on the black market, one US dollar could be exchanged for ten RMB per RMB. As the price difference grew larger and larger, the authorities finally lost control, and in 1993, the official exchange rate jumped directly from more than five RMB to more than eight RMB.

The exchange rate of more than eight RMB to one USD remained unchanged for ten years. As the national economy gradually strengthened and the 21st century began, the black market exchange rate and the official exchange rate gradually became equal.

However, regardless of the era or country, these black market exchange activities are prohibited in any country.

Therefore, only by relying on hard power can we have the ability to negotiate with the United States!

Han Chunming lent Su Meng 30,000 yuan. After thanking him profusely, Su Meng personally wrote an IOU for Han Chunming before hurriedly taking the money to the hospital.

Han Chunming didn't think much of it. No matter what, Su Meng was his neighbor, and since he had run into her, he had to help.

Selling those black pills is definitely not a long-term business. We need to control the quantity to 100 pills per month, and we need to operate even more covertly in the future.

Han Chunming could almost guess that Simon, that foreigner, would definitely try to set a trap for him in the next transaction.

This thing works so well, and since the other party can't figure out the secret formula, they'll definitely have to get their hands on it.

Han Chunming wasn't afraid, but to avoid harming innocent people, he still tried to be careful. Originally, Han Chunming wanted Taozi and Meng Xiaoxing to get involved, but after receiving Simon's ten thousand US dollars, Han Chunming suddenly changed his mind.

Perhaps we could do some other business?

Why don't we open a small shop and sell the "Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup"? Xiao Qiao is pregnant recently, and Han Chunming has been making the soup for her every day. He's even figured out some tips for making it.

He felt he could easily open a small shop selling all-purpose tonic soups. His cooking skills hadn't improved much over the years; despite studying the Thirteen Flavors recipe for so many years, he still felt he was missing something.

The creation of the little black pill gave him some inspiration. Humans, as creatures, experience all sorts of emotions, from sweet and sour to bitter and spicy, which can actually stimulate bodily functions.

The human body may seem fragile, but it is also very complex. Clothing, food, shelter, transportation, entertainment, and even the primal urges of bodily instincts can all be addictive.

The principle behind this addiction piqued his curiosity, and he decided to use dietary supplements to conduct in-depth research on certain functions of the human body.

Chapter Thirty-Six: Master Han's Secret Recipe Nourishing Soup Shop

When Han Chunming announced his plan to open a shop and become a self-employed individual, apart from his mother's worried expression, his other older siblings were particularly puzzled.

The Han family even held a special family meeting to discuss this matter.

Han Chunming finally graduated from university, but he didn't want the job he was assigned to. Instead, he wanted to become a self-employed individual. This kind of incomprehension is the most common perception in this era.

In 1982, most of those who went into self-employment were young people without formal jobs.

Anyone who goes to work as a self-employed individual in someone's yard is almost certainly someone who couldn't find a job before, and they don't have a very good reputation.

For those who work in factories or government offices, quitting their jobs to become self-employed is still a pipe dream in this day and age.

The term "going to sea" didn't exist in this era.

Ultimately, it comes down to people's uncertainty about future national policies.

After all, a few years ago, having money was a political mistake, so who would dare to take that risk?

Although China has already entered a period of reform and opening up, it has only been three years. Who can guarantee that there won't be policy changes in the future?

Self-preservation is the most genuine thought of all ordinary people.

Han Chunming didn't explain too much to them. Some things are hard to explain in this day and age, and time will tell.

For example, if they fail in the future, everything they do now will become an excuse for others to attack them, but once they succeed, these rumors will become the golden words of successful people.

Han Chunming wanted to take this opportunity to find out what his older brothers and sisters really thought.

Although Han Chunming's four older brothers and sisters seem to have a close relationship in the original novel, each family has its own troubles and its own hidden agendas.

In the original novel, Han Chunming funded his older siblings to open a restaurant, but they all started having their own selfish motives for profit, and Han Chunming always ended up cleaning up their messes.

This kind of thing must have happened more than once. It's only because Han Chunming is magnanimous that this family relationship could be maintained. If it were an ordinary person, they probably wouldn't be able to maintain it.

Of course, the siblings' affection definitely exists, but Han Chunming can't just be a pushover.

So he wanted to take this opportunity to see what his older brothers and sisters really thought about his opening of the shop.

On this day, Han's older brothers and sisters all returned home. They gathered together for a meal. The purpose of their return was clear to everyone: to discuss Han Chunming's plan to open a shop.

A few days ago, Han Chunming said he wanted to open a shop and wanted to borrow some money from his older brothers and sisters.

When Han Chunming spoke up, his older siblings discussed that they had to go home and have a serious talk with their fifth brother.

After the food was served, everyone began to eat. The table was full of people again. Qi Siqiao took a spoon and ladled a bowl of soup for Meng Xiaoxing. Meng Xiaoxing quickly took it and drank it with relish. As everyone was eating, the eldest son of the Han family spoke first and asked a question.

"Wu Zi, what were you thinking about opening that shop?"