Chapter 22 Zhang Rui Xiang

  "Are you really going to buy it?"

  The young man looked at the person in front of him who was about his age, thought for a moment, and then stretched out one hand, saying: "How about 5,000?"

  He said with some trepidation, after all, this is just a modern-made copper cat, and it doesn't have any commemorative value. At most, it's just a handicraft that can be sold for a few hundred dollars. Would the other party really be willing to buy it? Or did he just plan to use a few hundred dollars to buy it?

  "5000?" Lin Xiao touched the single-shoulder bag on his back, which contained 10,000 RMB he had exchanged from a bank yesterday afternoon. He had only exchanged 2,000, and for such a small amount of exchange, all he needed to do was fill out a form, without many procedures. The bank wouldn't scrutinize the source of his money too much, after all, it was just 2,000 US dollars, not tens or hundreds of thousands.

  So when he heard the price of 5,000, he also hesitated a bit. It's not that the copper cat wasn't worth 5,000, but it was indeed worthless in other people's eyes. If possible, he could have bought it at a cheaper price.

  The onlookers also despised the young man, although they cursed him in a more subtle way, but fully showed their contemptuous attitude towards him.

  Just as Lin Xiao was hesitating, the other party seemed unwilling to scare away this rare buyer of his copper cat and hastily quoted an even lower price.

  "4,000, how about 4,000?" He looked at Lin Xiao with a worried face. "Actually, I also know that this bronze cat is not worth that much money, but I really need the money urgently."

  "What's the rush? What's so urgent?" Lin Xiao asked curiously.

  "I... I want to buy the new iPhone 5s," he said with some embarrassment.

  Lin Xiao's mouth twitched a few times as soon as he heard the words. He had thought that the other party's family was in trouble and needed money to pay for medical expenses, but now he heard that it was actually to buy a mobile phone. Lin Xiao was speechless at once.

  Besides, as far as he knows, that mobile phone seems quite expensive, 4000 is not enough!

  If the other party really needed money urgently, Lin Xiao wouldn't be short of a few thousand dollars. For the sake of friendship, he would have bought it anyway. However, when he heard that the other party just wanted to buy a new phone to follow the trend, he suddenly didn't feel good about it.

  It's not that following the trend is bad, but in other people's and his own eyes, this bronze cat is only worth a few hundred yuan. You want to buy a mobile phone and cheat Lin Xiao out of several thousand yuan. Even if you really think so, you can't say it out loud!

  "1,000, no more!" Lin Xiao opened his bag and pulled out ten old man heads, giving the other party a clear attitude.

  Sell it if you want to sell it, otherwise forget about it!

  The other party's face suddenly fell, and the onlookers were also stifling their laughter. Of course, some people said that even 1,000 was too expensive, when in fact it was only worth three or four hundred at most.

  "Are you selling or not? If not, I'm leaving." Lin Xiao said calmly as he looked at him, and then put the money back.

  The other party suddenly became anxious at a glance.

  "No, no, no, I'm selling!"

  He quickly stuffed the copper cat into Lin Xiao's hands, then snatched the money back from Lin Xiao's hands, his speed so fast that it seemed as if he was afraid Lin Xiao would regret it.

  As soon as he got the money, he hurriedly counted it carefully and checked each one to make sure they were real. Only then did he smile and put them into his wallet.

  Lin Xiao flipped her eyes and took the copper cat, ready to turn around and leave.

  Before leaving, he seemed to hear the other person muttering "three months' pocket money is gone" and Lin Xiao was speechless.

  "Little brother, you've been ripped off!"

  "It's just this copper cat can be bought for two or three hundred, I think little brother you even if you offer 300, that kid will sell it to you!"

  Several people saw Lin Xiao buy the copper cat and couldn't help but shake their heads and express their own comments.

  Lin Xiao looked and smiled: "Nothing, it's all right! I quite like the copper cat."

  A few people heard it and nodded with a smile. Since Lin Xiao himself didn't care about it, why should they bother?

  "Little brother looks very young, first time here?" A middle-aged man wearing a suit and tie, looking like a successful person, said to Lin Xiao.

  Lin Xiao nodded and replied: "Yes, first time here, want to buy something to play with."

  Listen, listen! That's the difference, others are just buying something to play with, but this one is for rich people!

  The middle-aged man couldn't help but laugh and said, "Little brother's attitude is not bad. Actually, this antique thing, even if you buy it back home, it's just for appreciation and play. Some people are too serious about it, like that kid earlier, getting all red-faced and flustered, it's not worth it."

  "Uncle, what you said makes sense. Are you here to buy something too?" Lin Xiao asked while playing with the copper cat in his hand.

  The other party heard Lin Xiao's address to him and suddenly smiled bitterly for a few moments.

  "Little brother, I'm not that old, just call me Zhang Ge, calling me uncle makes me feel old." He said as he took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Lin Xiao.

  "Hey Zhang Ge, I'm opening a shop here, just ahead, not far from here. Want to come over and take a seat?"

  Lin Xiao took the business card and saw that it read "Zhang Rui Xiang Jade Store" with the name "Zhang Rui Xiang" below, along with a mobile phone number and landline number.

  "Zhang Ge, I didn't know you were in the jade business." Lin Xiao put away his business card and smiled, saying: "Well, I'd better get to know you well. To be honest, I've never bought any jade products before!"

  "Haha! Alright, alright, I'll take you to experience it, let's go, it's just up ahead."

  Zhang Rui Xiang seems to have a good impression of Lin Xiao, and pulls him along as they walk forward.

  Not far from where they had walked, Lin Xiao saw the "Zhang Rui Xiang Jade Stone Store".

  The store wasn't particularly large and had just opened its doors. When Lin Xiao passed by here before, the store seemed to be closed.

  At this moment, there were only two shop assistants busy with their work in the store. Seeing Zhang Rui Xiang bring Lin Xiao in, they hastily greeted them.

  "Boss, the new goods have been checked and the quantity is correct." An employee handed several forms to Zhang Rui Xiang while curiously glancing at Lin Xiao beside him.

  "Alright, I know. Mr. Gu will be late today, so you and Xiao Wang should be careful." Zhang Rui Xiang said as he took the thing over, reminding the other person at the same time.

  "Got it, boss!"

  "Alright, go ahead and do your work." After letting the employees get busy, Zhang Rui Xiang pulled Lin Xiao along to head inside, "Young brother, let's go take a look at that new batch of goods. Those were just transported from Myanmar."

  "Is it jade?" Lin Xiao didn't understand either. "I've heard that Myanmar's jade is very famous."

  "Haha...! Just take a look and you'll know."