The Rogue Villager Chen Erbao

When a Southern beauty deliberately puts on a cute voice, no man can refuse.

Especially when paired with a pure and adorable face like Lin Rui's!

Chen Erbao pressed a hand to his forehead in resignation, sighed, and turned to the bald man. "Sigh... Just tell me, how much for that string of junk beads? I'll buy it!"

The bald man and the short guy were overjoyed.

'An unexpected windfall!'

The two of them hurried over to the wooden shelf, picked up the beads, and sized them up, exchanging glances.

The short guy was impatient and blurted out, "Thir—"

He had just gotten the word out when the bald man, quick as a flash, clapped a hand over his mouth. "Three thousand!"

"..."

Hearing the bald man's words, the short guy was so shocked he nearly bit his own tongue off.

'Good grief!'

'I was about to say thirty!'

'The boss's asking price is insane!'

Upon hearing the price, Chen Erbao's brow furrowed even tighter, and he seemed to hesitate.

Seeing this, the bald man's heart tightened. 'Did I go too high? He looks like a whale; surely he's not going to cheap out on his woman over a little bit of money...'

He began to feel anxious and a little regretful.

'I should've asked for less!'

But he never expected that Chen Erbao's next words would make him realize just how little he understood the world of the rich.

"In terms of value, this thing is probably worth five bucks. But since my woman wants it, I'd buy it even if it were thirty thousand! You said three thousand, right? Let's make it a nice round number. Ten thousand. You selling or not!"

The bald man was completely stunned!

'Is this how rich people haggle?'

'By going up?'

"Yes, yes, of course we'll sell! If it weren't so hard to transport this stuff, I'd give it to you for free, sir!"

Beaming, he handed the beads to Lin Rui with the utmost respect.

Lin Rui took the beads, glanced at them, and casually dropped them into her purse.

Chen Erbao breathed an inward sigh of relief.

'Finally got my hands on this thing.'

He had just called Xiao Guang at the Medicine King Hall, telling him to send a truck to help him move the goods, and to bring 110,000 in cash along with a money counter.

As soon as Xiao Guang got the message, he immediately sent someone to handle it.

The Medicine King Hall was very efficient. In no time, two professional movers arrived at the antiques market. The short guy went to greet them and lead them in, where they handed the cash and the money counter to the bald man on the spot.

Listening to the WHIRRR of the money counter, the bald man and the short guy stared, utterly transfixed.

They had never seen so much cash in their entire lives!

Once the money was counted and confirmed, Chen Erbao directed the movers to take the boxes away. He then said to the two men, "Since our transaction is complete, I'll be leaving now."

"Take care, sir!"

The two men quickly escorted Chen Erbao out the door.

Chen Erbao was holding Lin Rui's hand and had only taken a couple of steps when he seemed to remember something. He turned to look at the two men who were still standing at the door, seeing him off with smiles. "Let me give you my number. If you get any other good stuff in the future, remember to let me have a look. If it's right for me, I'll buy it, no matter how big or small!"

'He was afraid these two simpletons would just toss out the smaller trinkets!'

The bald man was ecstatic. He quickly trotted over to Chen Erbao and accepted the business card with both hands.

Chen Erbao gave a wave and led Lin Rui out of the alley.

The bald man and the short guy returned to the courtyard and locked the main gate.

Staring at the 110,000 in cash in the middle of the courtyard, the two of them were grinning from ear to ear.

"Hahaha, boss, I can't believe we ran into such a huge whale on our first sale! We're rich, we're rich!"

The bald man was happy too, but not so much that he lost his head. He smacked the short guy on the head. "Look at you, getting so worked up... From now on, we brothers are in this business for good! You get yourself a Luoyang Shovel, I'll get a Dragon-Seeking Ruler. We're gonna get bigger, get stronger, and create a glorious new future!"

"Alright!"

...

The movers drove the two boxes back to the Medicine King Hall, while Chen Erbao took Lin Rui to a coffee shop on Antique Street. They each ordered a coffee and sat down to rest.

"Brother Er Bao, you spent all that money just for this string of beads, didn't you!"

Lin Rui pulled the beads from her purse with a clever smile.

Chen Erbao ruffled Lin Rui's hair. "You're the smart one... That porcelain vase and bronze censer might be antiques, but I'm no expert, so what would I know... This string of beads is very important to me. I wouldn't trade it even for a real antique!"

Lin Rui's eyes were filled with confusion. "But these beads look so ordinary... Also, Brother Er Bao, just now you..."

She pointed to her own head, a puzzled look on her face.

Chen Erbao gave her a mysterious smile. "Too many people out here. I'll tell you tonight when we get back!"

Although Lin Rui was curious, she nodded obediently.

Chen Erbao took the beads and gently wiped the grime off them. He spread his Divine Sense, feeling the dense Spiritual Qi within, and his heart filled with joy.

'I've finally found the first Spirit-Containing Object!'

He was in urgent need of a large number of Spirit-Containing Objects.

The ten factories he was preparing to open alone would require ten Spirit-Containing Objects, and that wasn't even counting the Spirit Gathering Array on Bailong Mountain. By that calculation, anything less than twenty-something objects wouldn't be nearly enough!

'It's a long and arduous road ahead!'

Chen Erbao felt that the Binhai Antiques Market might not be enough to meet his needs.

It was a shame he was short on time; otherwise, a trip to the Beijing Antiques Street would likely yield a much greater harvest, he thought to himself.

'Hopefully, Dian Nan will have some surprises for me...'

After resting in the coffee shop for a while, Chen Erbao led Lin Rui to continue their stroll.

The sounds of hawkers shouting and peddling their wares were endless, but a single glance from Chen Erbao was enough to see that most of it was junk.

Forget about Spiritual Qi; there were barely even a few items that looked decent!

Although it was called Antique Street, the area was huge, comprised of five intersecting, interconnected streets, each a kilometer long.

Chen Erbao and Lin Rui walked for the entire morning and had only managed to finish one street.

Lin Rui was already complaining about being tired, so Chen Erbao decided to take her and leave the Antique Street.

The two of them headed straight for an authentic local specialty restaurant.

After lunch, Chen Erbao took out a bank card and handed it to Lin Rui. "Xiaorui, there's a million in here. It should be enough for your school expenses for now!"

Lin Rui's eyes widened, and she pushed the card back. "Brother Er Bao, my mom gives me living expenses. I don't want your money!"

Chen Erbao pinched her fair little cheek. "What Aunt Lin gives you and what I give you are two different things. You're my woman, so of course I should give you money... I earn money for my woman to spend. If you don't spend it, then why am I working so hard to earn it in the first place!"

Chen Erbao's domineering words warmed Lin Rui's heart. She said sweetly, "Brother Er Bao, I know you mean well, and I'll be your woman for the rest of my life... but I could never use this much money. My mom gave me plenty, I really don't need it..."

"No refusing. Take it! This afternoon, I'm taking you shopping. Buy more clothes, makeup, and jewelry. If people at school look down on you, I'll be heartbroken!"

Chen Erbao forcefully pushed the card into Lin Rui's hand and looked at her gently.

"If you don't take it, you're treating me like an outsider!"

"This... sigh..."

Lin Rui, resigned, had no choice but to put the card away.

"Brother Er Bao, this is our wedding money now. I'll save it up and won't spend a single cent recklessly!"

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