Chapter 23 Ghost Orchid
"I don't know what happened. It was fine before." The young man's voice was full of distress.
The boss' voice was filled with gloating: "This thing is difficult to keep. Maybe it doesn't want to live because you stepped into the greenhouse door with your left foot first today."
"You are really my brother. You know that this is..."
Chi Wan didn't intend to eavesdrop on their conversation, so he deliberately made his steps heavier.
As Chi Wan walked into the store, the two of them stopped talking and looked over at the same time.
"Junior Sister Chi Wan?"
One of the young men greeted him with some surprise. It was Zhou Huaijin, whom he had just said goodbye to not long ago.
Zhou Huaian looked at Zhou Huaijin like this and revealed a meaningful smile, his inquiring eyes moving smoothly between the two of them.
Chi Wan pretended not to know and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, Senior Brother Xiao Zhou."
To be honest, let alone being from the same master, they are not even from the same courtyard. The relationship between these senior and junior brothers and sisters is a bit far-fetched.
But Zhou Huaijin didn't mind, so Chi Wan naturally wouldn't refuse a good connection - if the relationship went well, not only would their orchard have an extra powerful consultant, but she could also help them better understand the "simplicity" of the villagers when it came to the experimental base.
But she didn't expect that Zhou Huaijin and Zhou Huaian were actually brothers. She had doubts when she first saw Zhou Huaian's name, but the two actually didn't look much alike, and Chi Wan didn't care much about it at the time.
Zhou Huaijin took the initiative to ask: "Are you planning to pawn something?"
Chi Wan didn't think about hiding it, and nodded openly: "My family's story should have spread all over the village. Now that I'm short of money, I thought of pawning some of my previous jewelry for emergency."
She actually said this to her boss, so that she could explain her reason clearly, and she wouldn't have to worry about him getting suspicious when she pawned some small jewelry in the future.
Zhou Huaijin had indeed heard about Chi Wan's family's bankruptcy. After all, he and his teacher had been investigating in the village for four or five days, and they couldn't avoid the gossip about family matters.
But he admired Chi Wan's frankness: "These difficulties are only temporary. With the mentality of you and your uncle and aunt, you will definitely be able to return to the top with the orchard."
Chi Wan laughed and said, "Brother, you speak so officially."
Zhou Huaijin was stunned and couldn't help laughing.
Seeing that the two seemed to be talking happily, Zhou Huaian pretended to cough lightly. When he saw the two looking at him, he smiled and said, "Huai Jin, so you two know each other? Would you like to introduce yourself?"
Zhou Huaijin glanced at Zhou Huaian as a warning, and then said: "This is Chi Wan, my junior sister from the same school. I met her when I went to Qingshui Village with my teacher for an investigation. Junior sister, this Zhou Huaian is my cousin.
"If you come to him and get slaughtered next time, tell me."
Zhou Huaian said with a "tsk". "How can you say that? I have always been honest in doing business. This Junior Sister Wanwan is also an old customer of mine. Maybe I have known her even earlier than you."
Zhou Huaijin rolled his eyes silently: "What kind of junior sister are you calling me? Is she your junior sister? Why are you calling her that?"
"You are my brother, and Junior Sister Wanwan is your junior sister, so why is she not my junior sister?" Zhou Huaian said confidently, then turned to Chi Wan and said in a friendly manner: "Why didn't you tell me that you are one of us earlier? I will give you a 20% discount when you come to pawn things in the future!"
Chi Wan's smile paused, wondering if something was wrong. I'm pawning something, how can you give me a 20% discount?
"Go away, don't delay my business." Zhou Huaian swept Zhou Huaijin aside and turned to Chi Wan and said, "Junior Sister Wanwan, are you here to be a pawn this time too?
"The workmanship of the pair of earrings I bought last time was indeed exquisite. If you just need them for emergency, I can keep them for you and redeem them when you have money in the future."
Although Zhou Huaian looks a little sloppy, his behavior is very measured and does not offend others.
Therefore, Chi Wan simply thanked him for his kindness and took out the things he was going to pawn this time.
There are two bracelets and a small 100g gold bar, but the bracelets are quite heavy, each weighing nearly 60g.
This was also the first time that Chi Wan directly exchanged something worth more than 100,000. After all, his recent expenses might be a bit high, and 100,000 was not a lot, and it was not too difficult to explain.
What's more, she always issued invoices and paid taxes seriously.
Zhou Huaijin sat on a pearwood chair at the side, drinking tea and watching the two people trading silently, a little absent-minded.
"Brother Xiao Zhou, what are you thinking about so intently?"
Chi Wan's voice woke Zhou Huaijin who was lost in thought, and he came back to his senses: "Have you figured it out?"
Zhou Huaian on the side said with a sly smile: "Thinking about which foot to use to step into the greenhouse tomorrow."
Zhou Huaijin: …
He didn't even bother to pay attention to Zhou Huaian, and directly asked Chi Wan: "Are you planning to come here to buy something today?"
Although he didn't know that Chi Wan had moved, Zhou Huaijin had seen her old house, which was very simple and it was obvious that she needed to buy a lot of things, otherwise she wouldn't be in such a hurry to pawn her jewelry.
Seeing Chi Wan nod, he took Chi Wan out and said, "It just so happens that I am here to buy something today as well. It's a rare opportunity to meet you, so why not go together?"
Zhou Huaian snorted behind him, and he didn't know what he was thinking of. He took a photo of the two of them walking out of the store against the light, and sent it directly to the family group: "@周怀瑾, they are a good match."
For a moment, the entire group message was filled with "?", and Zhou Huaian simply blocked the group message, put away his phone, sat on his exclusive recliner, and slowly sipped his tea.
Chi Wan was completely unaware of all this. She had originally planned to buy some high-end goods for Li Xingye after completing her own list, but with Zhou Huaijin around, it would be inappropriate for her to buy too much.
So she simply headed straight for the market living area with a clear goal in mind, thinking that after finishing her shopping and saying goodbye to Zhou Huaijin, she would go buy food for Li Xingye - before going to bed yesterday, Li Xingye had specifically asked her to help buy some anti-inflammatory drugs, bandages and other medical supplies.
"Hey hey hey! Be careful!"
“Bang!”
As Chi Wan was walking, a short and fat man suddenly bumped into him from behind. He was too fast and Chi Wan had no time to dodge.
The thing the man was holding in his hand fell directly to the ground with the collision and shattered.
Zhou Huaijin immediately stabilized Chi Wan, who was almost knocked down, and pulled her behind him.
But the man slapped his thigh and howled, "My orchids! Oh, these orchids I worked so hard to keep alive! Why didn't you look where you were walking? My flowers are destroyed, can you afford the compensation?"
"Do you know what kind of plant this is? A ghost orchid! One of these is enough to buy your house! I'm telling you, if you don't pay today, you can't leave!"
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