1970s: I Have an Inter-dimensional Trading System

Graduate student Xia Qingqing was on her way back to school after a job interview when she was struck and killed by an object from beyond the skies, transmigrating to the food and water-scarce 1970...

Chapter 138 Cooperation, Watch

Zhou Wei sent the purchased items to Xia Qingqing in several batches.

Fortunately, the system repository has expanded significantly since the system upgrade; otherwise, Xia Qingqing's system repository might not have been able to hold all these things.

Xia Qingqing sent half of the supplies to Gu Yunshu. The gold bars used to buy the supplies were all gifts from Gu Yunshu, so it was only right for her to return the favor.

With Zhou Wei acting as her shopper, she can buy as much as she wants in the future.

Gu Yunshu was stunned to see the extra supplies in the system warehouse. She quickly made a video call to Xia Qingqing to ask her where the supplies came from.

Xia Qingqing told Gu Yunshu about her successful upgrade and being matched with a modern world.

Gu Yunshu was incredibly envious, but she hadn't traded as many times as Xia Qingqing, and she was still short of experience points to reach level 2. It would take her some more time to level up.

The food Xia Qingqing gave her this time was enough to feed her for many years, so she wouldn't have to worry about food for at least the next few years.

Gu Yunshu knew that Xia Qingqing had exchanged the gold bars she had given her for these foods, but she was still very grateful to Xia Qingqing, who later gave her many more precious jewels.

She kept some of these things for herself, thinking that if she were matched into a normal world again, she could exchange gold and jewelry for food.

Looking at the steaming food in the system's inventory, Gu Yunshu swallowed hard, took a box of spicy hot pot and ate it with relish. She took a bite of spicy hot pot and a sip of iced cola. She hadn't eaten so well in a long time.

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Two days later, after Xia Qingqing received the batch of watches, she went to the county.

She couldn't possibly sell all those watches one by one by herself; putting aside the risks, she'd be exhausted.

She went straight to the small courtyard and found Xiao Hui.

Xiao Hui looked at Xia Qingqing, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and curled his lips into a roguish smile: "Long time no see, big boss, you're here to make purchases again?"

Xia Qingqing is now a regular customer of theirs, and she comes to buy a batch of goods every now and then. The more they meet, the more familiar they become with each other.

"I'm not here to buy anything this time. I have a business opportunity that I'm not sure if you'd like to do," Xia Qingqing said, taking a watch out of her pocket.

Xiao Hui's eyes lit up when he saw the men's watch in Xia Qingqing's hand: "Where did you get this? Oh, it's brand new. Are you planning to sell it to me?"

"Give me a price," Xia Qingqing said, raising her chin.

Xiao Hui coughed lightly: "We're old acquaintances, I won't rip you off, how about 100 yuan?"

A watch of this quality would cost around 120 in a department store, but you'd need a watch voucher to buy it.

But Xiao Hui also needs to earn some money; he's under a lot of pressure because a group of his men are waiting to make a living.

"Add a little more, I have 20 yuan here," Xia Qingqing patted the basket on her back.

Xiao Hui subconsciously picked at his ear: "Did I hear that right? You said there are 20 watches?"

Seeing that he didn't believe her, Xia Qingqing simply opened the basket, inside which was a cloth bag containing 20 watches.

Xiao Hui stared at the 20 watches, not daring to blink, and a fawning smile spread across his face: "Boss Xia, we've known each other for so long, I definitely won't let you suffer a loss, how about 105 yuan?"

Xia Qingqing nodded: "Okay."

Xiao Hui went to his room and came out holding two thick rolls of 10,000 yuan: "This is 2100 yuan. Can you count it?"

"No need, I trust you won't take advantage of such a small thing," Xia Qingqing said naturally as she put the ten-yuan note into her pocket.

Actually, she was just too lazy to count them. One large unity note is 10 yuan, and counting more than 200 notes would be a waste of time.

If Xiao Hui really dared to lie to her, she would never cooperate with him again. She believed that Xiao Hui was not a short-sighted person who could become the black market boss.

Xiao Hui gave Xia Qingqing a thumbs up: "Boss Xia is a generous person, hehe, where did you get so many watches?"

Xia Qingqing glanced at him indifferently and said, "It's a secret. I have my own way of doing things."

"Yes, yes, I was just too curious and asked a question. I absolutely didn't mean to pry," Xiao Hui quickly apologized. He wanted to cooperate with Xia Qingqing for a long time. If he offended her, wouldn't he lose a money god?

"Alright, I'll be going now if there's nothing else," Xia Qingqing said, picking up her empty basket and preparing to leave home.

Xiao Hui warmly escorted her to the door, patting his chest and promising, "Boss Xia, just let me know if you need anything next time, and I'll do everything I can to get it for you."

"Hmm, you seem a little too enthusiastic today," Xia Qingqing said, looking at Xiao Hui with a puzzled expression.

Xiao Hui touched his nose sheepishly: "I was just trying to please you. If you have any more watches here next time, you can bring them to me."

Xia Qingqing smiled and said, "We'll see. I'll go ask them over there later."

"Hey, Mr. Xia, I'm waiting for your good news!" Xiao Hui waved goodbye to Xia Qingqing reluctantly from the courtyard gate.

After watching Xia Qingqing leave, Xiao Hui immediately returned to the courtyard and checked each of his watches one by one.

He could sell these watches for at least 130 each, making 500 yuan each in one go.

Xia Qingqing was indeed his great source of wealth.

The thought of the God of Wealth going to study in Beijing soon filled Xiao Hui with reluctance.

He even had an absurd idea: he wanted to develop his career in Beijing.

Pingxi County was ultimately too small to contain Xiao Hui's ambitions. However, going to the capital was not an easy matter. He had no foundation there, and it would only be more difficult for him to develop his career.

Xiao Hui concealed his thoughts, picked up his watch, and went to find his brothers.

He now delegates these errand-running tasks to his subordinates; a big brother should act like a big brother.

When the underlings saw that Xiao Hui had acquired 20 watches, they praised him repeatedly.

"Brother Hui is awesome, he can get such a rare thing as a watch for 20 yuan."

"The eldest is the most powerful."

"You know, we've got a great leader. My family used to be so poor we couldn't afford meat even once a year, but since we started following Brother Hui, the whole family has gained weight."

Xiao Hui was a little embarrassed by his underlings' praise, so he pressed his hand to quiet them down: "I'm pricing this watch at 130 yuan each. You can sell it yourselves based on your own abilities. You'll get an extra 10 yuan bonus for each watch you sell."

The underlings were instantly thrilled:

"I'll pre-order two of these watches. I have two customers who have been asking for them."

"Then I'll take 3 pieces."

"I want 3 pieces too."

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