Fu Wan patted her empty backpack. "They've all been sold. I'll go to the bank tomorrow to check if the money has arrived."
Fu Ming immediately became excited, "How much did you sell it for?"
Fu Wan smiled mysteriously, "Guess."
How could anyone guess? Fu Ming was so anxious he was practically scratching his head, and Qin Anning couldn't help but laugh at his appearance.
"Let me guess, those two items today should sell for at least a million, right?"
Qin Anning had seen that box of pearls before; they were indeed beautiful. But she couldn't discern anything about that piece of red coral.
Fu Wan didn't have time to tell them about Wan Jinlai's valuation yesterday, so they really didn't know how much Fu Wan's two items could sell for.
"The pearl was sold to Xue Qing for 800,000, and the coral was sold to Sun Youjin for 3 million."
"What? Three million!"
Fu Ming didn't even have time to pay attention to what Fu Wan said; his mind was already replaying the thought of three million.
Three million! Not three hundred or three thousand, it's three million!!
"Ah Wan, don't lie to me. That fist-sized rock can sell for millions?"
Fu Wan rolled her eyes at him, "Why would I lie to you? The auction list is still in my bag."
“The auction house will charge a 6% fee for the 3.8 million, and after deducting some taxes, I’ll conservatively get 3.5 million.”
Good heavens, Fu Ming had no idea how his younger sister could say those words so calmly. He was practically on his deathbed!
"Ah Wan, coral stones are so valuable! If we could collect a few more, wouldn't we be rich?"
Before Fu Wan could reply, Qin Anning frowned.
"Brother Fu, what are you thinking? Coral stones are rare, and Awan only got them by chance. How can you expect to get something for nothing every day?"
When his wife spoke, Fu Ming immediately came to his senses. That's right, coral is one of the scarce marine resources. It's just that Fu Wan's coral stone has been dead for a long time, otherwise they would have sent it back to the sea to let it continue to grow.
Moreover, the ocean is so vast, and who knows which sea area these rare coral stones came from? He doesn't have such good luck as to receive a gift from a finless porpoise.
Oh dear, he should just go back to the village and honestly go out to sea to look after his sister's cannery!
"Godmother, so you're rich again now, aren't you?"
Nestled in Fu Wan's arms, Qin Mingzhu suddenly asked a profound question.
Fu Wan was amused by her; why was this child always worrying about whether she had money to spend?
"Godmother has money. What did you buy today? Is there anything else you want to buy? Let's go buy some more things to take home tomorrow!"
Speaking of this, Qin Anning recounted their day's gains to Fu Wan.
The capital has many local specialties, but given their limited resources, they only bought some imperial pastries from a certain Xiangcun village.
As for the roast duck, since their train leaves tomorrow night and considering that roast duck spoils easily, they plan to buy it tomorrow.
"Let's all get some rest early tonight. I'll go buy sleeper tickets first thing tomorrow morning!"
Fu Ming waved his hand. It was getting late. There was no television in the courtyard, and they were all quite tired from the day, so they usually went to bed early.
Fu Wan nodded, then picked up her bag and went back to her room.
She's been so busy these past few days that she hasn't had a chance to go back to her courtyard house.
For sure, tomorrow!
...
Perhaps because everything went smoothly, Fu Wan slept soundly through the night without any dreams.
However, when she got up early in the morning, she found Fu Ming sweeping the floor with a frown on his face.
"Big brother, so early?"
Upon hearing Fu Wan's voice, Fu Ming rushed forward as if a savior had arrived.
"Ah Wan, did you mention Xue Qing's name yesterday?"
Fu Wan was speechless. How could this person's reaction time be so slow? It took him all night to realize that he had mentioned Xue Qing.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Fu Ming suddenly dropped the broom in his hand. It wasn't a dream after all!
Damn it, he suddenly remembered what Fu Wan said when he was sleeping last night, and only then did he realize that the pearl had actually been bought by Xue Qing.
Who in Fujia Village wouldn't shake their head when Xue Qing is mentioned?
He hunted and killed great white sharks, beat and verbally abused his subordinates, and still owed them wages!
This kid is actually in the capital?
"He didn't give you any trouble yesterday, did he?"
Fu Ming hurriedly asked, remembering that Xue Qing had once made a move on his younger sister!
Fu Wan shook her head, "My position was blocked by someone, so Xue Qing probably didn't see me."
Fu Ming was immediately relieved, but then became somewhat angry, "How could we have sold our pearls to that scoundrel?"
"It's alright. The pearl was valued at less than 500,000. He paid almost double that price for it, so it's a relief."
There was some truth to that. Since Fu Ming had nothing else to do at the moment, he urged Fu Wan to recount everything that had happened at yesterday's auction.
Fu Wan briefly described the tense atmosphere at the auction, which Fu Ming listened to with great interest. He felt a pang of regret that he couldn't personally attend the auction and experience the atmosphere firsthand.
After finishing breakfast, Fu Wan took her passbook to a nearby bank and printed out her bank statements.
Wan Jinlai arrived very quickly. Judging from the transaction time, the funds were deposited into her bank account as soon as the auction ended yesterday afternoon.
Just in time, I cleaned my bankbook a few days ago, and now it's full again.
Fu Wan wired the one million yuan that Qin Fu had previously borrowed from her back to him, and then carefully put away the passbook. Seeing that she had finished her business, Fu Ming, who was at the door, hurriedly led Qin Mingzhu and Qin Anning over to get up.
"So, is everything done?"
At the bank entrance, Fu Ming dared not mention the words "money" or "funds" directly, for fear of being overheard by someone with ulterior motives.
Fu Wan nodded. "Let's go, brother. Let's go to our family's courtyard house and see if we need to add some furniture."
They couldn't stay at Qin Anning's place every time they returned to the capital. Although Qin Anning didn't mind, it was still more comfortable to stay at their own home.
Upon hearing that they were going to his own courtyard house, Fu Ming immediately became happy again.
“Okay, Anning called Sixth Brother early this morning and asked him to help buy a few train tickets. We’ll buy some things around noon, and then we can go to the station to wait.”
After saying that, he shook his head regretfully, "Oh dear, I still didn't make it to the Great Wall this time, what a pity!"
Fu Wan didn't feel it was a pity. In fact, she preferred to visit the Summer Palace or the Forbidden City rather than the Great Wall.
However, there's no time to go to those places now, so taking a stroll in my own yard is fine too.
The group then returned to the courtyard house next door. The last time Qin Anning entered this courtyard was before she went abroad to study.
Go inside now, and you'll find all those childhood memories.
Moreover, Fu Wan didn't make any changes to this place; it's just that since no one lives here, there are quite a few weeds.
Fu Ming was always quick to notice what was happening, and upon seeing this, he hurriedly picked up his things to deal with it. Qin Anning, seeing this, quickly gave him some instructions.
"Brother Fu, be careful in those areas with tall grass, watch out for snakes!"
"I know, don't worry. If this snake runs into me, it'll be in big trouble!"
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