Lu Qing handed him the live stream she was browsing:
"Look! This is the little trinket that Cheng Yiyi's mother snagged for one cent in this live stream."
The items being sold in the live stream are pearl necklaces, each pearl being natural, pure white, and transparent, radiating a soft luster.
"These pearls look to be of good quality, so why are they so cheap?" Gu Xicheng asked, puzzled.
Lu Qing smiled and replied, "Of course, it's because the cost is low!"
Lu Qing recounted the story of the blood bead and what happened at the art exhibition during the day.
Gu Xicheng quickly understood what Lu Qing meant.
The pearls in this live stream are probably all formed from the tears of male mermaids. Because they are so easy to obtain, they are sold at half the normal price.
In addition, the quality is good, and many ordinary families can afford it, so many people buy it.
Other stores operate on a low-profit, high-volume model, while she operates on a high-profit, high-volume model, thus earning more than most jewelry stores.
This can be seen from the new seasonal dress she's wearing, which is worth over ten thousand yuan.
The streamer selling mermaid tear pearls isn't the problem; the problem is the mermaid who can already shed blood tears.
The blood droplet contained too much malevolent energy, and Lu Qing worried that the mermaid would be targeted by the malevolent race.
If they were captured, they would shed blood and tears every day, and the resulting blood droplets would be enough to feed a large number of the evil race.
"Gu Xicheng, I want to find some time to go to Mermaid Bay to look for this mermaid," Lu Qing said.
Gu Xicheng thought for a moment and said:
"Then I'll work overtime tonight to finish up tomorrow's business, and then I'll go with you tomorrow!"
Lu Qing hugged Gu Xicheng's neck, unable to bear it, and said:
"Aren't you tiring yourself out like this?"
Gu Xicheng smiled and lightly pecked her lips a few times:
"With you by my side, I'm not tired."
Gu Xicheng put Lu Qing down, took a shower, changed into his pajamas, and then began to deal with the matters at hand.
Lu Qing initially sat beside him, but eventually couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep with her head resting on Gu Xicheng's lap.
Gu Xicheng gently stroked Lu Qing's cheek and smiled helplessly:
"You promised to stay with me, but you fell asleep so quickly!"
Gu Xicheng carefully carried Lu Qing to her room, covered her with a blanket, and then continued to arrange work for tomorrow.
The next day, Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng slept in until they naturally woke up. After having a simple breakfast, they went to the Gu family home to pick up Gu Fei, and the three of them set off for Mermaid Bay together.
When they arrived, Mermaid Bay was already crowded with people.
Many people come here to see the sunrise over the sea, so they arrive before dawn.
Gu Xicheng contacted a speedboat and drove it himself, taking Lu Qing and Gu Fei out to sea.
"Qingqing, do you know where the mermaids are?" Gu Fei asked.
Lu Qing: "Mermaids live in the deep sea and generally don't come to the shallows."
Gu Fei: "Can this speedboat go to the deep sea? It seems... impossible!"
Lu Qing chuckled and said:
"Of course not! Even if the ship can hold up, those safety officers won't let us sail over there."
"Then how do we find the mermaid?" Gu Fei asked.
“Use it.” Lu Qing opened his palm, revealing a blood-red pearl in his hand.
This blood-red pearl was not perfectly round, and the color of blood was somewhat unsettling, so it wasn't sold in the live stream. Instead, it was placed in a crystal ball and presented as a gift to attract viewers.
“It’s broad daylight, and there are so many people here, the mermaids won’t come out. So let’s have a good time before dark. Even if we don’t catch a mermaid, it won’t be a wasted trip,” Lu Qing said.
Gu Fei was somewhat disappointed; she really wanted to see the mermaid.
Lu Qing saw through her thoughts and couldn't help but find it amusing:
"Don't worry, you won't miss the chance to see a mermaid, but I must remind you that the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is, and mermaids are no exception."
After taking a stroll on the sea and enjoying the sea breeze for a while, the three of them returned.
The beach was filled with beautiful women in swimsuits, and their stunning figures made Lu Qing and Gu Fei take a few more glances.
Gu Xicheng, on the other hand, didn't dare to look at her for even a second, for fear of being misunderstood by Lu Qing.
But there were so many people wearing bikinis around him that he didn't know where to look, so he could only look down at the sand on the ground.
Lu Qing couldn't help but chuckle at his reaction.
"Gu Xicheng, did you always react like this when you saw beautiful women in swimsuits?"
"I was just afraid you'd be unhappy!" Gu Xicheng said helplessly.
He wouldn't have stared at her before, because he felt it was impolite, but he wouldn't have deliberately avoided it like he does now.
"Alright! Be normal. If I get angry just because you look at someone, then I'm being too petty."
As she spoke, Lu Qing took Gu Xicheng's arm:
"I'm hungry, I'm going to get something to eat."
There are many restaurants near Mermaid Bay, and Lu Qing randomly picked one that looked nice and sat down.
While waiting for her food, she looked out the window out of boredom.
Suddenly a woman caught her attention:
"Gu Xicheng, look at that person, doesn't she look like a female live streamer selling pearls?"
Gu Xicheng glanced in the direction Lu Qing pointed, then nodded:
"That's right! It's her!"
Beside the woman was a middle-aged man who looked much older than her; they seemed to be arguing, both with angry expressions on their faces.
Lu Qing wanted to hear what they were saying, so he used his super hearing spell.
The sound of their argument reached my ears:
"I'm telling you, I absolutely will not agree to let you bring Liu Shang back. I will never let you hurt him again!" the woman said angrily.
"It's not up to you! I raised that mermaid, and you released him before he even made enough money for me. If you don't find him, I'll throw you into the sea!"
The man's fierce gaze frightened the woman, making her face turn pale, but she still stubbornly said:
"Go ahead and throw me down there if you dare! I'm not helping you anyway! Just give up!"
After saying that, the woman ran away.
The man didn't give up and quickly caught up with her.
This time he changed his demeanor and pleaded in his tone:
"Lanlan, just listen to your father. I'm doing this for your own good!"
"If we don't bring that mermaid back, we'll run out of pearls. Without money, my daughter and I will starve!"
The woman did not soften upon hearing this; instead, she scoffed:
"For my own good? How dare you say that!"
“If you really cared about me, you wouldn’t have gambled away all the money you’ve earned over the years. If you hadn’t gambled, we would have had enough money to live comfortably for the rest of our lives.”
"You say you're doing this for my own good, but I think you just want to gamble again!"
Enraged, the man dropped the pretense and raised his hand to slap the man hard.
"I'm your father, how dare you talk to me like that!"
The woman was slapped, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes:
"I don't have a disgusting father like you!"
After saying that, the woman ran into the restaurant.
"Stop right there!"
Enraged, the man chased after her, grabbed her hair, and tried to hit her again.
However, before his slap could land, it was stopped.
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