Then buy, buy, buy
Jian Jiabei's heart stopped. He couldn't describe the feeling of pulling out four gold bars from this plain red plastic bag.
To describe this plastic bag as "unattractive" is an understatement! He'd say it's a piece of crap, especially since it's a garish red.
Anyone who sees it will think that the trash can is the best place for it!
How could anyone use such junk to store gold bars? How could someone have such a strange idea that there were 400 grams of gold bars in the red plastic bag?
How could she think of that!
Jian Jiabei quickly stuffed the bag of gold bars into his pocket. His trouser pocket was too small to hold it, so he quickly tucked it into his arms to protect it tightly. He earnestly advised his sister, "Sister, you have to understand that the world these days is not very stable. It may seem safe, but in reality, there are countless cases of petty theft and even robbery."
"It's just that none of these things happened to you. If you're not careful, you'll fall into their trap, and then both of our hard-earned money will be gone. You better be careful, okay?"
"This plastic bag is so thin that if it's accidentally torn you can see what's inside. Don't you think this is too unsafe?"
Jian Jiannan argued, "But brother, isn't this a better defense? The key is to catch the enemy by surprise and take them by surprise! If I use this small, torn plastic bag to hold these gold bars, which are worth a fortune, won't it attract less attention and prevent them from being discovered?"
"You said it yourself, who would believe that this tattered little plastic bag contained ten thousand yuan worth of gold bars? If we were to follow your advice and specifically pick out a nice bag, preferably one with the brand name clearly written on it, wouldn't that be like, 'Come and see, come and see! We just bought gold! Come and grab it, come and grab it!'"
"Isn't that just saying you're some upstart who just bought something good and is letting others snatch it away?"
Jian Jiabei: "..."
Good, that makes sense.
What to do, he has been persuaded?
"No, no, no!" At the last moment, Jian Jiabei, who still had a shred of rationality, reacted and retorted: "What kind of perverse logic are you talking about!"
"What do you mean by the more broken the better? Aren't you worried that while you're walking down the street with this bag, it might suddenly break, spilling out the gold bars and getting snatched up by everyone?"
Jian Jianan replied calmly: "I'm not afraid. Why would I be afraid of this? Even if it breaks, the first thing that falls out is the box. The gold bars are still inside the box. It can't fall out!"
Jian Jiabei was helpless: "Forget it, I won't tell you anymore."
Jian Jiabei shook the big bag of gold bars in his arms, and confirmed again and again that it was tightly packed and safe before he went to other places with his sister.
Jian Jiabei has to continue his hard-working career of helping others buy things for them.
He saw a video store and went in, shouting at the boss at the top of his voice.
"Boss! Boss! Do you have any Andy Lau posters?"
"Yes, handsome boy, look at this!"
"No, no, no, not this one! This is Andy Lau, this is Adam Cheng!"
"Oh, they're not the same person? What does it matter? Handsome, aren't they all male celebrities? You can buy some and hang them on the wall or on the door, won't they all look equally good?"
Jian Jiabei was almost going crazy: "It's different, of course it's different! I think it's the same, but others don't. She likes Andy Lau, and if I buy a Zheng Shaoqiu, I'll get beaten up!"
The girls in the class are roughly divided into two factions, one likes Andy Lau and the other likes Adam Cheng.
It would be fine if these two factions just liked different people, but what is even more frustrating is that they actually attack each other and are incompatible!
So, when Jian Jiabei agreed to help someone buy things, he had to be extremely careful and absolutely could not hand the poster of someone who liked Andy Lau to someone who liked Adam Cheng.
If it was accidentally given to the wrong person, Jian Jiabei could imagine how much blood and gore it would cause.
The purchasing career of the past few days has almost tortured this young man in his prime to the point of going bald. Others are enjoying the simple pleasure of shopping with happiness on their faces, but for him, the only word that can describe him is "miserable".
For foodies, it’s like being in heaven. There are so many delicious dishes here. Any street shop you pass by is a snack shop with a rich history. The aroma of freshly baked almond cookies can be smelled from far away in this shop.
People who enjoy fun feel like they have arrived in paradise. This place is simply an enlarged version of an amusement park, with food, drinks, and entertainment all available. You are not afraid of not being able to buy it, but you are afraid of not having the money to buy it.
He was the only one left, holding a long shopping list, buzzing around like a lost mosquito, asking people, "Where's this?", "Where's that?", "Here's this, boss! Boss!"
Sometimes the boss got tired of his questions and had no intention of answering, so he just gave him a look and told him to find it himself.
That's how it is now.
The boss originally thought that the handsome guy in front of him would be as easy to fool as those he had met before, but he didn't expect that this handsome guy would be so picky. This and that were not allowed. Does it mean that he must find a specific celebrity poster for him?
The boss didn't want to say anything to Jian Jiabei. He could only sit on the stool and gave Jian Jiabei a cold look, telling him to find it himself.
Jian Jiabei had no choice but to go look for it himself, but it was too difficult to find a small poster in this small shop where magazines were almost stuffed to the ceiling. It would take at least half an hour to finish it!
Jian Jiabei didn't want to climb up and down with a pile of heavy gold bars in his arms. What if he was blinded by the dust and accidentally fell down, bumping into the gold bars?
He glanced at his sister, weighed the pros and cons, and realized that this was the best solution at the moment. Even though he had a toothache, he had to give the bag of gold bars to his sister for safekeeping.
"Here, take it. You must be careful and remember what I said. You must be careful. Just like I did before, carry it in your arms wherever you go. Make sure no one finds out, understand?"
Jian Jiabei gave countless warnings, fearing that if he didn't see his sister, she would be snatched away by a gang of speeding gangs.
He had heard that a young waitress who was newly hired by Jinhuiju this year was robbed of her gold earrings on her way home from get off work too late. She was bleeding profusely. The scene was so bloody that it made people terrified just thinking about it.
Her sister still has so many gold bars in her arms, she must not let them be robbed.
"Brother is picking out posters inside, you just play nearby, okay?" Jian Jiabei thought about it but still felt uneasy. So, despite the boss's puzzled look, he went into the store and personally pulled out a big red plastic chair and placed it at the door for Jian Jianan to sit on.
"Forget it, forget it. You should not go play anywhere else. Just stay here. Here's a chair for you. Sit down. Sit right here. Brother is picking something up inside. Just sit here. If anything goes wrong, just look inside and call me and I'll come out."
Jian Jiabei treated his sister like a fragile newborn baby. In his opinion, his sister was very fragile. Although she seemed to have endless ideas in her head, in his eyes, she was still the same little girl who covered her ears and hid behind him because she was afraid of the sound of firecrackers.
In addition, Jian Jianan is now the father of a wealthy family, which makes it even more dangerous. He must be carefully looked after, and no matter how careful he is, it is not excessive.
Jian Jianan found it funny. It was just a few hundred grams of gold bars, but seeing her brother looking like he was facing a great enemy, she thought someone had come to cause trouble and challenge him.
Seeing that his sister finally sat obediently on the big red plastic chair, Jian Jiabei finally turned around and walked into the store to slowly choose things with peace of mind. In order to prevent a bloody storm from stirring up the class that was about to enter the third year of high school, he had to check each one of them one by one to make sure that everything that everyone asked him to help carry was correct.
Jian Jiabei looked back several times while looking for things and could see his sister sitting safely on the chair. After confirming that her and the gold bars in her arms were fine, Jian Jiabei turned around with relief and continued his unfinished purchasing business.
Jian Jianan sat on the chair with a relaxed look on her face, watching her brother being tortured by the purchasing issue. She was glad that she did not easily agree to the purchasing request of an unfamiliar person. At the same time, she was thinking in her heart that the trip to Hong Kong was almost coming to an end. What was there that she had not bought and what was there that she had not done?
By the time she had slowly thought through everything in her mind, Jian Jiabei had almost finished his selection.
He heaved a sigh of relief and sighed deeply, as if feeling quite emotional: "Oh my God, I finally bought all these things. I didn't expect that these last few things would take me the most time. It really wasn't easy for me!"
Influenced by his younger sister Jian Jianan, Jian Jiabei had thought about taking advantage of the opportunity to go to Hong Kong and help others with shopping while earning some pocket money for himself. However, he was too embarrassed to face his classmates and friends, so he did not ask for any reward.
But after this incident, he felt that the purchasing agent business was not something that people should do. It was too hard and too time-consuming.
To help someone choose something, you first have to find the store address, then figure out what that person wants, and finally make sure you understand before buying it. Spending money is the last insignificant step.
So in this case, even if he wants to collect some hard work fees, he deserves it!
Jian Jiabei couldn't help but beat his chest and stamp his feet. Why didn't he think of this? It was really a pity. But there was no regret medicine in the world. Even if he regretted it, he couldn't travel back to the past and charge those people a clear fee for the hard work of purchasing on his behalf when he agreed to do the shopping for them.
Jian Jianan looked at her brother in surprise as he suddenly became like a monkey. No, not a monkey, he was clearly a gorilla beating his chest desperately. She couldn't help but move a little further away from her brother, fearing that others would think she was in the same group with him.
So embarrassing!
But after she thought about it for a moment, Jian Jianan understood what was bothering her brother.
If I am not mistaken, it must be the small business of purchasing on behalf of others.
She had already told her brother about this matter in advance. The news that their family was going to Hong Kong was not only known to everyone, but also widely circulated. Going to Hong Kong was not an easy thing, but their family happened to have the opportunity to go to Hong Kong. When the time comes, someone will definitely come to ask their family to help bring some things back.
It can happen to children and adults.
Jian Jianan mentioned this specifically in order to make his brother more careful and alert, and not agree to everything anyone asks him for. When he is at home, he can help take care of things and refuse other adults' requests, but they are in different classes in school, and she can't help her brother.
Jian Jiabei didn't take this matter seriously. When he was worried, he even laughed at Jian Jianan for thinking too much.
"Hey, brother, I know what you're worried about. You're just overthinking it and don't understand the genuine feelings between classmates and friends at all!"
Jian Jianan is not without temper. I worry so much about you and you laugh at me behind my back?
Well then, since you are ungrateful, I won't worry about you anymore. Just do as you please. If there is anything unsatisfactory, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance. This is all your own fault.
Look at Jian Jiabei's current state. Isn't this the trouble caused by not listening to what he said?
Seeing how anxious he was, Jian Jianan thought that he could only spend two hours out of the 24 hours in a day enjoying travel. He originally wanted to laugh at his brother.
But when he saw how pitiful he looked, he couldn't bear it anymore and took back the words he wanted to laugh at him. He also thought about helping his brother make some money from the gold price difference, so that if there was a dispute in the purchasing business, he could also earn some subsidies and not lose everything.
It seems that I have to take better care of my brother in the future. Even if he laughs at me, let him laugh. After all, he is my own brother, and his laughter won’t hurt me. Otherwise, if he is so stupid and naive, and he gets cheated and suffers a great loss, and then he hides in a place where I can’t see and cries secretly, what should I do then?
Although for Jian Jiabei, whether he will still have a "capital" after returning to Shenzhen is a big problem.
Compared to Jian Jianan's myriad thoughts, Jian Jiabei, who thinks with a single cell, now has only one thought in his mind, and that is that it is great!
He was like a sunflower at seven or eight in the morning, his heart filled with joy. He had finally completed the shopping trip he'd promised someone. Although he was already halfway through his trip, he could finally put aside all external factors and enjoy the last few days.
That's awesome!
The brother and sister, each with their own thoughts, walked slowly on the street to meet their parents.
The first person the brother and sister found was their mother Su Qinxuan, who was helping someone pick out items in a medicine shop that sold supplements.
Although it is a pharmacy, it sells not only medicines, but also various supplements, such as ginseng, bird's nest, sea cucumber, abalone, and various dried goods, including raisins and dried almonds.
Jian Jianan also took a special look at the name of the store, Sanyanghao.
She had done her homework in advance and knew that this type of store had a common name, a north-south goods store, meaning that the store sold goods from both the south and the north.
Although I know it's a coincidence, the name of this store happens to be similar to my name and my brother's name. It's really a happy coincidence.
Su Qinxuan was in the store, teaching the people around her all kinds of skills on how to select dry goods. Before Jian Jianan even stepped into the store, he heard his mother's familiar and powerful voice.
"Look, when we buy bird's nest, we first need to look at its overall appearance. Let me pick up this bird's nest and demonstrate it to you."
Su Qinxuan picked up a bird's nest while speaking. "Look at this bird's nest. First of all, it has a full shape and is of excellent integrity. The texture is firm and the whole body is shiny. If I were to buy a bird's nest, this would be the first one I would choose."
Su Qinxuan put down the bowl of bird's nest after she finished speaking, but she didn't expect that as soon as she put it down, a pair of hands stretched out from somewhere, and quickly reached out and took away the bowl of bird's nest, and it seemed that she wanted to pay for it on the spot.
There are more than just these two hands.
The owners of the other hands that didn't get the chance were muttering in dissatisfaction: "Why are you so quick with your hands? Really?"
Su Qinxuan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, it's okay. I just checked. The bird's nests in this store are of very good quality. You can pick any one that's not bad."
The man who had spoken earlier was not satisfied with Su Qin's words now: "That's not what I meant. I see that you seem to be very good at choosing, but I would rather you handle it before I feel at ease. Otherwise, could you please take the trouble to help me choose another one?"
"Yes, yes, can you help me pick another one?"
"Then help me pick one too!"
Jian Jianan took a closer look and found that in addition to his mother's figure, there were also several group members. Apart from these, there were only strangers he had never seen before.
But seeing how they are now enthusiastically talking to their mother and asking her to help pick some dried goods, people who don’t know them would think they are such good friends.
Su Qinxuan ignored them and said, "It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. I've taught you how to pick bird's nests, so you can put them into practice now. Didn't someone just ask me how to pick other dried goods? I happen to know a little secret to picking ginseng. How about it? Do you want to hear it?"
The group members who had just met for a few days were very supportive: "Really? Really? Big sister, then tell me." She was a little embarrassed: "After you finish telling me, can you help me choose?"
Jian Jianan and his sister didn't want to go forward and disturb their mother's teaching plan, but Su Qinxuan was very sharp-eyed. When she paused in her speech, she turned around and saw her children standing at the door waiting for her, so she quickly waved to the brother and sister to come to her side.
Seeing Jian Jianan and her brother both returning with bags laden with goods, she smiled and didn't criticize them for wasting money. Instead, she told them, "Mom is buying some dry goods and supplements here. Your dad is choosing clothes in the shops ahead. If you can't wait, you can go check on him first."
Jian Jianan nodded, and Su Qinxuan continued, "You must be very tired carrying all these things. Put them down here first. You will have to walk back here later anyway. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient to carry them all over the place. Wouldn't you be tired for nothing?"
After saying that, she wanted to take the things in Jian Jianan's hand and put them at her feet, but Jian Jiabei stopped her as if facing a great enemy: "No, no, no! Mom, don't! We can get it ourselves, we can do it ourselves! It's just a short distance, not tiring at all!"
Just kidding, there are so many people here and things are placed in a mess. It is too unsafe to leave it at my mother's feet. If someone accidentally steals it, it will be over. Not to mention someone with ulterior motives. In this environment, it is almost certain that anything will be stolen.
Although Su Qinxuan was very surprised by her son's unusual behavior and couldn't figure out the reason, she still respected the wishes of the two children and did not force them to take the bag.
She stood behind and watched the two children gradually walking away. She couldn't help but think worriedly. She knew last night that her daughter's goal was to buy gold. Judging from her son's expression, her daughter must have bought all the gold. She just didn't know how much she had bought.
Although she didn't see clearly what was in the bag, it was not light at all. Could it be that her daughter spent all the money on the first day?
I originally thought that Jian Jianan would walk around the street and take his time to choose!
"Hey, big sister, President Su! You haven't even told me how to pick ginseng yet! You only said half of what you were saying, and it's really making me anxious!"
Responding to her thoughts, Su Qinxuan smiled and continued her teaching: "Oh, you mean ginseng? Ginseng is a little more difficult than bird's nest. Look here..."
Jian Jiangnan and his brother easily found their father Jian Yangping in a store a little further ahead.
Just like the situation when the brother and sister just found their mother Su Qinxuan, their father Jian Yangping was also surrounded by people, asking him to help pick clothes for them.
Dad Jian Yangping was indeed in a clothing store. The store was located on the street. Although the store was small, the design and decoration inside were not simple. Rows of shelves filled the entire store, and there were dressing mirrors and fitting rooms around it for customers who wanted to buy new clothes to try on.
As soon as I saw my father's conceited look, I knew that he had picked out another piece of clothing that he really liked. He stood in front of the fitting mirror and looked left and right. The black windbreaker was very suitable for his tall figure and made him look more upright.
But before he could admire himself for a while, someone came up and asked him with a smile to recommend a coat for him.
The man scratched his head rather embarrassedly. "Hey, big brother, I've been watching you for quite some time. I just realized that not only do the clothes you pick suit me very well, but every piece of clothing is also to my liking. You can tell at a glance that you have very good taste. It's just me, I always can't find anything I like when choosing clothes. Can you help me find something that would suit me?"
Jian Yangping agreed immediately: "Sure, no problem. What kind of clothes do you want?"
The man happily replied, "Just a coat." He glanced at Jian Yangping and said, "The one you're wearing is very nice."
Jian Yangping looked at the figure of the person in front of him without any emotion and shook his head: "This one doesn't suit you. Let me pick out one that suits you. I guarantee that you will shock everyone when you wear it!" The black windbreaker he was wearing was a bit long and did not suit the person in front of him.
As he spoke, he took a brown jacket from the shelf next to him, and then gave him a pair of jeans, and asked the man to try them on.
The man went to the fitting room and changed into new clothes. His eyes immediately lit up and he kept giving Jian Yangping a thumbs up, praising him: "Good taste, good taste! I said I was right. Big brother, you really have a good eye for choosing clothes!"
The man walked away, but Jian Yangping was still standing there, happily touching his head and thinking about the words that he had praised himself. The more he thought about it, the happier he became, grinning with his teeth bared. Then he turned around and saw two very familiar faces lying quietly by the window, looking at him.
This is not good. Could it be that everything I just discovered was seen by these two clever little guys?
Jian Yangping quickly adjusted his expression, putting on his usual serious and formal demeanor, then waved towards the two children and said, "Have you finished shopping?"
Jian Jianan was silent for a moment. Her father's face-changing skills always surprised her. She turned her head and said to her brother standing next to her, "Dad has really become much happier these days when he comes out to play."
Jian Jiabei agreed very much: "Yes, yes, I feel so too. I don't know how to describe it most accurately. I feel like he is like a dusty stone that finally gets a good bath in the sea."
Jian Jianan accurately summarized it, "Before, the pearl was covered in dust, but now it has been washed by spring water."
"Yes, yes, that's what I mean!"
Jian Jianan looked at him sideways and said, "Brother, you are too arrogant. Listen to what you said and then listen to what I said. Can these two mean the same thing?"
"We really have the same thoughts!" Jane Jiabei boasted.
Jian Jianan was speechless. Who would follow you two? Can you please stop being so shameless?
The brother and sister were playing and laughing outside the store, and they were both very happy to see that Jian Yangping had undergone a good transformation after coming to Hong Kong to play.
I really hope Dad can stay in this condition forever, the brother and sister thought so at the same time.
After Jian Yangping picked out the clothes and Su Qinxuan picked out the dry goods, the family ended their shopping time early, arrived at the meeting place early, and took the bus home.
On the way back to the hotel, Jian Jianan sat with her mother. Su Qinxuan did not mention the issue of gold to her daughter. She knew that wealth should not be exposed. Besides, this was a large sum of money. Who knows when the news of it would be leaked to others, and others would have bad intentions.
Of course, Su Qinxuan didn't mean that the group members were necessarily bad people, but she had been doing business for so many years and deeply understood a truth: only the people closest to you would want you to live a good life. As for other people, well, there were a lot of details involved, and it was very complicated.
Su Qinxuan asked her, "Have you bought it?"
This question was vague and had no obvious reference, but Jian Jianan understood it inexplicably.
She nodded heavily: "Yes, I have bought them, they are all here." She picked up the plastic bag at her feet and gestured to her mother that the things were all in there.
The mother and daughter smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.
When they returned to the hotel room, the first thing the family did was to gather around Jian Jianan and watch her take out the things in the plastic bag one by one and place them on the table.
The four gold bars don’t actually look very big when displayed. At least they don’t take up the entire desktop. They only occupy about one-third of the space.
Jian Jiabei exclaimed in surprise: "I can't believe these little things cost over ten thousand yuan!"
Jian Jianan smiled and stuffed one of the 100-gram gold bars into his brother's arms, "Take it and play with it. That's what you bought with your money."
The next second, seeing his brother holding the gold bar and almost unable to let it go, even thinking of taking a bite of it, Jian Jianan immediately became alert and said to him seriously: "No, to be more precise, you don't own all of it, but one-third of it, not the whole bar."
Jian Jiabei ignored his sister's words and hugged the gold bar very intimately, which made Jian Jianan marvel at it. It was really unbearable to watch.
After the family had admired today's spoils, Su Qinxuan stood up and locked the gold bars in the safe.
Every suite in the Excelsior Hotel was equipped with a safe. When Su Qinxuan first saw it, she only put important ID cards and other important documents in it, not knowing what else it could be put in. But now, it seems to have come in handy, right?
Seeing that his son and daughter were about to start fighting again, and the situation was even getting worse, Su Qinxuan immediately intervened and sent them to take a bath and go to bed.
"Hurry up and wash up, then go to bed after you take a shower and rinse your mouth!"
Su Qinxuan's tone became serious, and Jian Yangping quickly joined in.
"Yeah, yeah, listen to your mom. It's not too late, and we still have a whole day to play tomorrow!"
After finally mediating the war between the two children, Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping were so tired that sweat broke out on their heads.
In the process of raising their children, the two of them often felt that they were raising not two children, but two lambs, and she and her lover Jian Yangping were two sheepdogs. Most of their time every day was spent on fighting wits and courage with these two lambs.
Jian Jianan's eyes lit up, as tomorrow's journey was the highlight of this eight-day trip to Hong Kong.
Ocean Park, here I come!
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