Chapter 111

The Shiqing Fruit Store beside the hospital launched the Vigorous Grape in the afternoon, and it became an absolute sensation. It attracted not only some of Qiu Shiqing's regular customers, but also loyal patrons of Taoyuan Restaurant. Trusting the boss's ability, some customers eagerly tasted the grapes the moment they got their hands on them. Qi Wenzhong, forty-two years old this year, had ruined his health in his youth while striving for a house, a car, and financial security, leaving him utterly incapable of satisfying his wife's steadily growing desires in the bedroom. Now a deputy director at the television station, his living conditions were quite comfortable, but the emotional bond between the couple had flashed red due to this unmet need. Middle-aged and driven by necessity, he had long since taken to soaking wolfberries in his thermos cup, though it proved entirely useless. Incapable meant incapable. He had tried various folk remedies and consulted numerous doctors, all to no avail. Though disillusioned, whenever he heard of a potential cure anywhere, he would still rush right over. At this stage in life, this remained his sole pursuit.