Others may be afraid of haters, but Chen Shuning is not, after all, he is Chen Shuning's benefactor.
So she stood in the yard and shouted, "What's wrong? Why are you so angry so early in the morning? It's kind of scary. Maybe I should come back another day?"
Inside the house, Hei Zi was already furious because his subordinates had made a mistake. When he heard someone in the yard daring to interrupt him and start cursing, his anger intensified.
But when he heard the speaker's voice clearly, the curse that was about to come out was swallowed back down his throat.
His furious expression instantly brightened, and he turned and stormed out of the house, leaving behind his pale-faced subordinate.
Looking at Hei Zi now, he's nowhere near the fierce and menacing look he had just been cursing. With a beaming smile on his face, no one would guess that the person who was just yelling and cursing in the room was him.
When he opened his mouth, the short man who had only recently joined was completely stunned.
Their black brother smiled kindly and fawned over Aunt Ning, reaching out to support her arm and whispering, "Auntie, you've finally arrived! I've been thinking about this day and night, and I'm so glad you've come."
Come in and take a look. I've acquired quite a few jade jewelry pieces for you lately. See if they still meet your standards.
At this moment, in Hei Zi's eyes, she was probably an elder of his parents' level. Moreover, Hei Zi was only supporting her elbows, so Chen Shuning did not shake off his support, as that would easily expose her identity.
So Chen Shuning readily agreed and followed Hei Zi's help into the house, responding with a smile: "This old woman just loves jewelry and such. When I was young, my family wasn't well-off, and we couldn't afford those expensive things."
Who would have thought that now that she's old and nothing looks good on her, she's actually benefiting from her son's fame and receiving quite a bit of attention.
Seeing that Chen Shuning was in a good mood, Hei Zi knew that he had probably made the right choice in collecting those things.
He said with a fawning expression, "You're a person destined for good fortune. It's all thanks to my brother's abilities. But Auntie, I guarantee you'll like the things I've found for you this time. They're all top-quality jade and gemstones. Wearing them will bring you wealth and prosperity."
As he spoke, Hei Zi turned and glared at the monkey who had been standing in the room with his head down, listening to the scolding. "What are you standing here for? Hurry up and go get the things we prepared for your aunt."
Although Hei Zi's tone was still unpleasant, Monkey responded as if he had been granted a pardon and ran out.
A moment later, he came in carrying a wooden box that was about forty centimeters square. He placed it respectfully on the small table next to Chen Shuning and then left.
After seeing that the skinny monkey had closed the door, Hei Zi smiled and opened the box, which was full of jade jewelry, including bracelets, necklaces, earrings, hairpins, and two crystal-clear green prayer beads.
If it weren't for the fact that glassmaking technology wasn't as advanced as it is now, Chen Shuning would have suspected that the two strings of prayer beads were made of glass.
It's so beautiful; the jadeite is flawless and looks like a top-quality piece.
Chen Shuning nodded with satisfaction, smiled as he closed the box, then lifted the floral cloth covering the small basket he had brought, revealing its contents.
It was still a basket of watches, but this time Chen Shuning added a few more watches from foreign brands.
Chen Shuning had seen these brands when she went shopping with her mother at a department store; the styles were all classic retro designs.
Even the retro styles are much better than those of domestic brands, especially the two women's watches, whose watchbands are made of metal bracelets and look particularly exquisite.
Of course, Chen Shuning also had watches with diamonds and jewels inlaid on their chains in his space, but no one dared to wear such watches in this era, so Chen Shuning did not take them out.
Even though these items looked exquisite but not extravagant, Chen Shuning didn't take many; she only took out five yuan for each item.
Chen Shuning smiled and took out the foreign brand watches that were placed on top, saying, "My third son said these are foreign brands and are much more expensive, so he didn't bring many. You can try selling these first."
San'er also brought some charcoal this time. Do you think we should buy it?
“Sure, there have been a lot of people coming to the black market looking for coal and firewood lately. Firewood is relatively easy to get, but coal is a real pain if you don’t have the connections. If we had charcoal now, that would solve a big problem.”
As he spoke, Hei Zi took the watch that Chen Shuning brought and looked at it again and again. He especially liked the women's watch so much that he couldn't bear to put it down.
The watch he showed his girlfriend last time was far inferior to this one, yet she still loved it.
Even his future in-laws were more polite to him than before.
If he gave her this watch, that girl would be overjoyed.
Who knows, things might actually turn out as he wishes, and the wedding might be held before the New Year.
Thinking of this, Hei Zi felt a surge of excitement in his heart. He thought that no matter what the price of the watch was, he had to keep one for himself. As for the original one, he would let Qiao Ling give it to his mother-in-law, since he felt that his mother-in-law liked the watch quite a bit.
There's also charcoal. Every winter, many people come to him to inquire about buying coal, but even with his connections, he can't get much.
This year, I managed to get in touch with people in Harbin by selling watches and fruit, and managed to get a few tons of coal. But it was just a drop in the bucket. After giving some to the leaders I needed to bribe, there wasn't much left.
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