Chapter 34: Being in fashion

The incident of the whopping price of eighty-eight pounds of oranges continued to ferment, and had even spread to all parts of the country through the Internet. After all, we were now in the network age, and even the smallest of things could be magnified infinitely on the Internet. In fact, this sky-high-priced orange was compared to the previous sky-high-priced prawn on a certain island. Although the nature of the two was somewhat different, netizens would only focus on the topic and not the essence. In view of the strong response caused by the sky-high-priced oranges on the Internet, which had already affected the reputation of Qingyang County, the county party committee also attached great importance to this matter and even stated that it would investigate the whole matter. After the report came out, a press conference would be held on the matter to give an explanation to the people across the country. Three days later, in the square in front of the county committee, the government held a press conference about the sky-high price of oranges. After getting the news, many free citizens went to join in the fun, and reporters from TV stations, newspapers and other media came to the press conference early to get first-hand information. Soon, the place where the press conference was held was filled with people. "I don't think I saw anyone from Fresh Fruits." "Hey...there are so many people here. It was almost impossible for you to see them." "You are talking shit! The owner of Fresh Fruits is the most beautiful woman in our county. If she had appeared, she would have caused a big sensation." "She probably doesn't dare to come to the press conference. She sells oranges at sky-high prices. If she does come, she will encounter someone with a bad temper, and will probably be beaten. I heard that the glass door of its branch in the north of the city was smashed." "Don't talk nonsense before the results come out. Have you noticed that the articles posted by the TV station have been deleted?" "In addition, the store where I work is opposite Fresh Fruits in the county center. Just now my colleague saw that all employees in Fresh Fruits have arrived at the store, and boxes of Qingshan oranges have been moved into the store.” The press conference hadn't started yet, but the crowd below had already started talking. Soon, it was time for the press conference to begin. After a few brief opening remarks, the county party committee leader in charge of the press conference read out the final test results. The test results shocked everyone, and the press conference was even silent for a moment. The test results not only confirmed that the taste of Qingshan oranges was extremely delicious, but also that vitamin C in oranges was very high, which could meet the needs of people who were deficient in vitamin C. In addition, there were many other trace elements that were necessary for the human, and their nutritional value was very high. As for the nutritional value, Qingshan Orange also had very high medicinal value. It had miraculous effects in resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It was more effective than various traditional Chinese and Western medicines that reduced phlegm and relieved cough. As for the reason that it had such high medicinal value, it was still unclear. It was unknown that even experts from the County Hospital and County People's Hospital only recognized the medicinal value of Qingshan Orange and were unable to give a prepared explanation. After a brief silence, there was a shocking noise. Because no one expected that such a test result would be the same as when Qingshan Village first became popular, and completely different from what was exposed on the TV station. Could it be said that the TV station exposed it wrongly? Just when everyone was puzzled, Carl, the director of the TV station, appeared with an apologetic expression and said loudly into the microphone, "First of all, I am here to say sorry to Fresh Fruits. It is from our negligence that caused your losses.” "I'm here to explain to you that the truth is that the fruit supermarket opposite our TV station sold fake Qingshan oranges, and the people in our TV station ate the fake Qingshan oranges, and then something happened next. " "Now, the truth of the matter has been revealed. The TV station had also deleted the previous articles and replaced them with new updates and pushes. This has clarified the facts and hopes to dispel some of the problems caused by our mistakes." The leader in charge of the press conference told the facts before, and now even the director of the TV station had stepped forward to clarify the facts and said that they had done something wrong before. This could not be more authoritative. The press conference in front of everyone was like a free advertisement for Qingshan Orange, and it quickly spread across the country through the Internet. This time, netizens across the country were completely shocked. Did such magical oranges really exist in this world? "I want to buy, and there are such magical oranges. No, I have to take the train to that small county to buy them!!" "Damn! I've been coughing for half a month, and I've been on a sling bottle for a week, but it's still not getting better. Why don't I buy some Qingshan oranges to try?" "Are you going to Qingshan Village together? Let's form a team to buy oranges." The Internet was abuzz, and some people even started to order tickets to come to Qingyang County. In the counties near Qingyang County, some citizens had already arrived by car. People in other places were already so crazy, not to mention the local citizens of Qingshan County. This time, because they had been stored for several days, the quantity of Qingshan oranges was large enough. Therefore, several Fresh Fruits stores opened at the same time, and all Qingshan oranges were on sale. Soon, there were long queues in front of every store. Qingshan oranges were so magical that you won’t regret it even if you bought them for eighty-eight pounds. Eighty-eight pounds per pound was indeed very expensive for ordinary citizens. They could not buy it every day, but if you bought it occasionally, all families could still afford it, right? The popularity of Qingshan Orange had set off a buying frenzy throughout the county. For this reason, the traffic in front of several Fresh Fruits stores had been completely paralyzed. Citizens queuing up to buy Qingshan Oranges had blocked the road. In view of this situation, the Transportation Bureau had to assign traffic police to various Fresh Fruit stores to direct traffic. In addition, people from the police station were also dispatched to the scene to keep order to avoid crowding, stampedes and other mass incidents. Standing in front of the office window on the second floor of the fruit shop and looking at the long queue below, Francis giggled happily. For him, these people were all here to send money. He seemed to see the account of his bank card constantly rising. He made a lot of money this time. Just when Francis was enjoying himself, he suddenly felt a pain in his waist. "Oh, crayfish, you pinched me again!" His good thoughts were interrupted and he screamed. "Bah, you bumpkin, your mouth is almost watering, okay?" Maya handed Francis a tissue and said. "Really?" Francis took the tissue and wiped it. Damn, there was no saliva at all!