Getting Rich is Hard? My Supermarket Connects Time! - Chapter 034

Getting Rich is Hard? My Supermarket Connects Time!
Chapter 034 – Buying the case and discarding the pearls (2)

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Xiao Yingchun’s small mouth slowly dropped open, unable to close for a long while: twenty million for a box?

If she actually tried to sell this thing, would she end up in prison?!

The fear in her heart showed plainly on her face, and Dai Hengxin caught it immediately, cutting himself off.

“Miss Xiao? What’s the matter?”

“I… I only asked you to take a look, I don’t plan to sell it. That’s not illegal, right?” Xiao Yingchun asked cautiously.

Realizing what she was worried about, Dai Hengxin chuckled. “Of course it’s not illegal. But don’t show this thing to anyone else again.”

“Ordinary people, when they see something this valuable, can’t help but get bad ideas.”

Xiao Yingchun exhaled in relief and vowed earnestly. “Alright! I won’t show it to anyone else!”

Dai Hengxin nodded. “Then do you still need me to explain further?”

Xiao Yingchun nodded again. “Mm, go ahead.”

So Dai Hengxin launched into another long, professional lecture, praising the item to the skies, until finally he reached his conclusion,

“If this were ever put up for auction, it wouldn’t fetch any less than that one.”

Xiao Yingchun nodded, then pointed to the trays of jewelry. “And what about these?”

Dai Hengxin pulled the trays closer and pointed to several pieces on one of them.

“These here… they’re a set. See? The patterns match, and they’re all inlaid with pearls and gemstones. The craftsmanship is good, but honestly, they’re not worth that much.”

“This set wouldn’t even reach a million.”

“As for the rest, together they’d be worth maybe a bit over a million.”

Xiao Yingchun was dumbfounded: a real-life case of buying the case and discarding the pearls*?! The box was worth more than the jewelry inside?

*Buying the case and discarding the pearls means valuing the outward appearance but ignoring the true value inside.

She swallowed hard. “In that case… I’d better just take them back.”

By now, Dai Hengxin’s reason had also returned. He rummaged in a cabinet and pulled out several velvet jewelry cases.

“Don’t put these back in that box. Here—take these, separate them properly.”

Xiao Yingchun nodded weakly. “Okay.”

At first, Dai Hengxin thought to let her pack them herself, but one look at her clueless expression told him she had no idea how to store antique jewelry properly.

So, since he’d already gone this far, he went ahead and placed each piece securely in the cases himself before handing them back to her.

Xiao Yingchun absentmindedly stuffed the boxes into her backpack.

As for the jewelry box made of agarwood with gold-and-silver filigree and mother-of-pearl inlay, Dai Hengxin couldn’t bear to watch her mistreat it. He fetched a large case and placed it inside.

But like this, it wouldn’t fit into her backpack.

So he brought out a sports duffel bag, tucked the case inside, and said, “I’ll take you back later. Once you’re home, make sure you store it properly.”

“Alright.”

After tidying everything up, Dai Hengxin glanced at Xiao Yingchun’s backpack and casually asked, “Got anything else you want me to look at?”

Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment, then asked, “Do you still take gold ingots? The same kind as last time.”

Dai Hengxin swallowed hard. “Yes.”

Xiao Yingchun carefully pulled out four wads of tissue from her backpack, placing them gently on the table. She even stressed in a small voice, “I didn’t smash them, and I didn’t use force.”

Dai Hengxin: “…”

He opened one of the tissue bundles—sure enough, it was a ten-tael gold ingot.

He fought down the urge to blurt out “Holy shit,” and unwrapped the other three bundles.

Four ten-tael gold ingots, exactly the same as last time.

Dai Hengxin didn’t even dare to touch them. “Would you mind if I call my uncle over?”

Xiao Yingchun nodded. “Go ahead. I’m fine with it.”

The student was about to call in another important figure.

Well, considering this was a deal worth several million, it was understandable to call in reinforcements…

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