"Right here, right here, you little crybaby, quickly tell that guy in front to stop!" Hei Xian, perched on the car window with his cat-like eyes fixed on the paper fire shop flashing past outside, hurriedly called out to the little dumpling.
"Uncle Fu, please stop the car! Ruan Ruan is buying a gift here!" Little Ruan Ruan said politely in her childish voice.
Su Xiaowu glanced at the car window, her expression somewhat complicated. "Xiao Ruanruan, are you sure you want to buy a gift here?"
This is an urban village in Chongqing. There isn't even a decent supermarket, let alone a high-end shopping mall.
All that remained were dusty little shops and a whole street of paper and firecracker shops.
"Mmm-hmm!" Little Softie nodded vigorously, "I'll buy my presents here!"
“Okay!” Although Su Xiaowu didn’t know what gifts he could buy in this place, he certainly wouldn’t refuse his little sister since she had asked.
Su Xiaowu followed the little dumpling off the bus, while Hei Xuan walked ahead with a haughty cat-like gait, entering a paper and firework shop with the most shabby signboard.
The plump, middle-aged shop owner immediately greeted them with a beaming smile, "Young friends, what would you like to buy?"
Hei Xian proudly raised its little head, looking at each item on the shelf as if inspecting soldiers.
Su Xiaowu and Xiaotuanzi had never been to a place like this before, and they were looking around curiously.
Su Xiaowu put an arm around the little dumpling's shoulder and said, "Little Ruanruan, do you know what these things are for? They look pretty creepy."
Seeing the terrified look on the older boy's face, the little girl realized that he was the kind of person who would get so scared in a haunted house that his legs would go weak.
Holding her little brother's hand, she said in her sweet, childish voice, "Yan Yan said we're going to play a ghost-catching game together tomorrow, so I need to buy some equipment to look more like a really good player!"
Su Xiaowu twitched her eyes helplessly. Can't these kids play some educational games these days?
A few days ago he came back saying he was playing something called "Burying Mountains," and now he wants to play something called "Catching Ghosts." These games are really something...
"Meow—"
Hei Xian placed a bronze coin in the little dumpling's palm, saying, "Buy this!"
The little dumpling held up the bronze coin in front of Su Xiaowu, "Big brother, Ruanruan wants to buy this!"
Su Xiaowu took the ancient bronze coin, flicked it into the air, caught it as it landed, and slammed it onto the counter with a flourish. "Boss, put this coin away for me!"
"Okay, okay!" The fat boss grinned from ear to ear the moment he saw the copper coin.
After rummaging through the counter for a while, he finally found a dark red box covered in dust. He rolled up his sleeve and wiped the dust off the box before putting the copper coin inside. With a big smile, he handed it to Su Xiaowu, saying, "Young Master, you have a really good eye. This copper coin is an ancient coin from the pre-Qin period, a real antique!"
Su Xiaowu took the box, handed it to Xiao Ruanruan, and then asked the chubby boss, "How much?"
"Hehe!" The fat shopkeeper smiled obsequiously, "Young master, since you have such good taste and we're destined to meet, I'll give you a discount. This ancient coin originally sold for 120,000, but I'll give you a 10% discount and round it down to 100,000!"
Su Xiaowu pulled out a black card and slammed it on the counter: "Swipe the card!"
He has the air of a nouveau riche!
Little Ruanruan's eyes widened in shock. She stood on her tiptoes, put her hands on her hips, and said fiercely, "Boss, you're charging so much for a single copper coin! You're cheating us! I'll bite you!"
The chubby shopkeeper said with a smile, "Young friends, I'm not trying to rip you off. These ancient coins are the treasures that make up my shop. Take them home and they'll keep all evil spirits away!"
It really is worth that much money. If you don't believe me, take it home and show it to your parents. You definitely won't regret buying it from me!
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaowu looked around the dilapidated little shop and asked doubtfully, "You think your shabby little shop has antiques as its prized possessions?"
Upon hearing this, the portly shopkeeper's smile deepened. "Young master, you're looking down on us. Our shop may not be big, but it's a century-old establishment. Of course, we have one or two prized possessions, don't we?"
"It just so happens that your cat is quite intelligent and picked out this best treasure, didn't it?"
Little Ruanruan opened the box, took out the ancient bronze coin, and examined it closely.
Hei Xuan said disdainfully from the side, "Little crybaby, your brother is so rich, what difference does 100,000 or 10 yuan make to them?"
"Alright, stop embarrassing yourself. This ancient coin is worth 100,000!"
Su Xiaowu gave the fat boss a domineering look, "Fine, I'll believe you for now, but if you dare to cheat me, I'll smash your shop!"
"No, no!" the chubby boss said with a forced smile.
——
No sooner had Su Xiaowu and Xiaoduoer left than the fat boss closed the shop door and went into the courtyard behind the shop.
“Young master, as you instructed, we have sold that ancient bronze coin to that little dumpling of the Su family.” The fat shopkeeper bowed his head and stood respectfully in front of Gu Chen. The Chaos tattoo on his arm was slightly revealed as he moved.
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