Chapter 78 Deal
After playing with it for a while, Zhong Nianyao put the compass back into the box, looked up at Qian Pengze, and suddenly asked, "Were your ancestors Feng Shui masters?"
The sudden question made Qian Pengze stunned for a moment, but he quickly recovered and said, "Yes! Until my great-grandfather, they were all Feng Shui masters. It's a pity that my grandfather and my father didn't have any talent in this area, so this little skill of our family can be considered lost."
"This compass is a treasure passed down from generation to generation in our family. Even though there are no Feng Shui masters left now, it has been passed down from generation to generation. It's a pity—"
By his generation, even this heirloom could no longer be preserved.
Zhong Nianyao glanced at Qian Pengze, who was in a state of gloom. "Boss Qian must have encountered some problems, so he sold even the family heirloom!"
"Alas, life is so unpredictable!" Qian Pengze couldn't help but sighed, and then slowly told his story.
It turned out that Qian Pengze also owned an antique shop on this street. While not fabulously wealthy, he was content with a modest fortune. Although he no longer possessed the skills of his ancestors, he still had some knowledge of antiques. Therefore, with his skills and antique shop, he was able to make a comfortable living.
But he didn't expect that disaster would happen. Just a month ago, for some unknown reason, his antique shop suddenly caught fire and all the items inside were burned to ashes.
At first, people thought someone had set the fire maliciously, but after the police investigated, they found that the fire was caused by aging electrical wires.
Almost overnight, Qian Pengze lost everything.
However, misfortunes never come alone. Just when he suffered heavy losses, his wife suddenly fell ill again and the medical expenses alone were an astronomical figure.
In the past, they could have barely paid for it, but now they had lost almost all their money.
With no other choice, Qian Pengze could only sell all the valuable things in the house to raise money for his wife's medical treatment.
Not only that, but afterwards the whole family became very unlucky and nothing went their way.
In fact, I don’t know if it was a coincidence or for some other reason, but anyone who bought his things became extremely unlucky, falling down while walking, choking on water, and even almost getting hit by a car when going out.
If it were just one or two cases, it would be fine. But everyone who bought his stuff was like this. This also led to a lot of rumors outside that the things he sold were not clean.
After that, no one dared to buy his stuff anymore. When he went to the antique shop today, he was mentally prepared.
After listening to Qian Pengze's words, Zhong Nianyao nodded in understanding. "So, you've been so unlucky since that fire, right?"
"I think so." Qian Pengze couldn't help but scratch his hair, with a hint of decadence in his tone, "We haven't done anything bad in our daily lives, so why are we so unlucky!"
However, although he was a little depressed, he quickly cheered up and looked at Zhong Nianyao with a hint of expectation and caution in his eyes, "Miss Zhong, do you want this compass?"
Although he knew that his honest words would most likely cause Zhong Nianyao to change her mind, he felt that some things could not be lied to. If she really refused to buy for this reason, then that was understandable. He would then find a way to deal with it.
"I want this compass." Zhong Nianyao closed the box and said, "Boss Qian, name your price!"
Seeing Zhong Nianyao's straightforward attitude, Qian Pengze hesitated. "Ms. Zhong, did you hear what I just said? All those who bought my things before—"
"I know very well," Zhong Nianyao raised her hand to stop Qian Pengze, "but I'm not worried about that. Boss Qian, I really like your compass. How much do you want for it?"
Hearing that Zhong Nianyao was still willing to buy the compass, Qian Pengze breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking for a moment, he offered a price, "Ten million."
"Okay!" Zhong Nianyao agreed without hesitation. "Deal!"
"Ms. Zhong, I know the price is a bit high, but—"
Qian Pengze hadn't reacted yet and wanted to explain, but he quickly came to his senses, "Miss Zhong, you...you agreed."
"That's right," Zhong Nianyao nodded, her attitude very straightforward. "I agree to the price you proposed. Then I will transfer the money to you now?"
The neat and tidy look didn't look like a transaction worth tens of millions, but rather as casual as buying a cabbage in the vegetable market.
A moment later, Qian Pengze looked at the bank card balance displayed on his mobile phone screen and the many extra zeros at the end. He felt a little dazed for a moment, as if everything that happened was a dream.
The money and goods are settled.
Zhong Nianyao looked at Qian Pengze and kindly reminded him, "Boss Qian, I'm afraid your house is really not very clean. So, when you get home, you'd better pay close attention to it!"
Qian Pengze was stunned when he heard this. Then, as if he had thought of something, he asked, "Miss Zhong, did you buy this compass for collection, or—"
Indeed, even if ordinary people want to buy antiques, they would not choose something like a compass.
"I am useful." Zhong Nianyao looked at Qian Pengze with a meaningful smile on her lips. "Boss Qian, I'm setting up a stall over at Tongtian Bridge. If you have any questions, you can come to me."
"I'm always at your service."
After saying that, Zhong Nian Yao picked up the wooden box on the table and left leisurely.
Qian Pengze, who was left alone, had not yet recovered. His heart was in turmoil, thinking about what Zhong Nianyao had just said.
Especially the last sentence "Looking forward to your arrival" seems to be hinting at something.
Could it be that, just as Zhong Nianyao said, all the recent misfortunes in their family were due to something unclean contaminating the house?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder.
Then he came to his senses and found that Zhong Nian Yao had already left.
He didn't think much of it. After paying the bill, he hurried back home. Now that he had money, the most urgent thing was to send his wife to treatment. As for the rest, he could deal with it later.
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