Gu Jin said to the man standing in front of her, "One hundred and ninety thousand is too much for me to carry; I need to go to the bank to open an account."
Qiu Qianghai took out his phone and said to Gu Jin, "No problem, let’s go together. I need to withdraw some money from the bank as well."
He made a call, inquiring whether the bank manager was available. A sum of one hundred and ninety thousand wasn’t trivial, and it required the manager’s signature.
Upon learning that the manager was available, he informed them that he would be there shortly.
Qiu Qianghai personally escorted Gu Jin and Gu Jiajie to the bank, leaving Liu Quan and Dali at the hotel.
With the driver, there were exactly four people in the car.
The car stopped at the largest bank in Wanhai City. The bank manager personally came out to greet Qiu Qianghai. Through their conversation, Gu Jin realized that Qiu Qianghai was actually the brother-in-law of the second-in-command of Wanhai City.
As the bank manager greeted him, he repeatedly inquired about Qiu Qianghai’s brother-in-law, asking for any recent directives from above, especially regarding any actions concerning the bank.
Qiu Qianghai remained as laid-back as ever, engaging in small talk before pointing to Gu Jin and saying to the bank manager, "Open an account for this girl to deposit some money."
The bank manager looked at Gu Jin, a flicker of amazement crossing his eyes.
Not only was he amazed by Gu Jin’s looks but also her distinctive attire.
He clearly knew she was someone brought by Qiu Qianghai, very courteously, "Miss, do you have an ID card?"
In Hua Country, national identification cards had been trialed a few years ago, and now more and more people were using them, especially those of some standing would have one.
Gu Jin took out the ID card from her pocket and handed it to the bank manager, "Thanks for your help."
"You’re welcome."
The bank manager personally opened the account for Gu Jin. He glanced at the passbook and bank card on the table, then looked up and asked, "Miss, do you want a passbook or a bank card?"
Gu Jin answered without hesitation, "Bank card."
"Alright."
The manager swiftly completed the procedure, handing Gu Jin a bank card with a red, white, and gray interwoven design.
The bank card was a very symbolic item representing identity in Hua Country.
Many people, once they got a bank card, would place it in the most prominent position in their wallet.
Seeing Gu Jin choose the bank card without hesitation, and taking it so naturally without staring at it in awe,
Unlike how he was when getting his card, overflowing with joy and unable to let it out of his sight.
This couldn’t help but intrigue Qiu Qianghai further about Gu Jin.
The girl before him harbored a mysterious enigma that begged exploration, nothing like the country girl Liu Quan described.
Retracting his gaze, Qiu Qianghai pulled out his wallet and took his bank card from the most conspicuous spot inside, handing it over to the bank manager at the counter.
"Transfer one hundred and ninety thousand from this card to this girl’s card."
The bank manager took his card and immediately facilitated the transaction, then took back Gu Jin’s card as well.
Once the money was transferred to the card, Gu Jin shook her bank card at Qiu Qianghai, saying, "Thank you for your generosity, Brother Hai. It’s getting late; we need to head back soon."
Qiu Qianghai replied, "I’ll give you a ride."
"No need, the journey is long and would take up your time."
"Then at least let me take you to the station."
Gu Jin nodded.
Qiu Qianghai was actually eager to get back and thoroughly examine the three ginseng roots; saying he’d send Gu Jin back was more out of courtesy.
After dropping the cousin duo at the bus station, he watched them get off, smiling as he said to Gu Jin standing beside the car, "I hope we get the chance to meet again."
Such a meaningful comment, how could Gu Jin not understand?
He was clearly still thinking about the remaining wild ginseng in her possession.