The shopkeeper chuckled, taking advantage of the situation, and offered a price that startled Ma Xiaorong. "Do you know how much these things cost?"
"The market is tough right now, and all of yours are secondhand."
"This is new, this is new too..."
"Once it's been sold, it's considered secondhand."
“I’ve checked the prices for secondhand items, and they’re not even that high.”
"That's why the prices you can find now have very low transaction volumes, because secondhand items are still expensive."
Ma Xiaorong put her hands on her hips and said, "Your price is definitely not acceptable."
"Well, there's nothing I can do then. You can ask around again."
The boss is particularly good at psychological tactics. When she sees that she's selling so much, she knows the boss is short of money and must be in a hurry, so she pretends that she doesn't want it.
When Ma Xiaorong saw this, she thought, "Aren't you bullying me? You just let them take their things and leave."
The boss's heart was bleeding, but she gritted her teeth and persevered without uttering a sound.
When Xiang Nanzhi got home that evening, she saw that the item had been brought back untouched. She was furious. "Sell it... What's wrong with you? Why did you bring it back again?"
“They’re taking advantage of our misfortune. I asked around at several places, and the prices were all about the same. They’re all the same; if we get scammed, we’re the ones who suffer.”
Xiang Nanzhi, heavily pregnant, paced back and forth in anger, muttering, "What an ugly face!"
"Exactly, it's disgusting. If I did what they wanted, they'd think I was a fool."
"I suspect that these pawnshops have special chat groups where the owners discuss how to rip off their customers."
"You don't need to doubt it, it definitely exists."
Throughout history, every industry has had places where peers could communicate privately. In ancient times, this was where business people gathered together. With the development of the times and the advancement of technology, it has gradually become a form of communication through social media.
People from all walks of life are getting more and more shrewd and sophisticated, like ancient demons.
Xiang Nanzhi sat down, thought of the shop in the antique market, and sighed, "Let's sell it. Contact the owner now, I need the funds in place as soon as possible."
"But we..."
"Time is money. If I use this money to do something else, I can get it back quickly. If the price is stuck here, it won't go up, and it will only delay my ability to make money."
Ma Xiaorong was taken aback, feeling that she was starting to sound somewhat like the old man, but she was too impatient and not as mature as Zhengyi.
"You had the finished jewelry pieces moved to the antique market, what were you thinking...?"
“I set up a shop in the antique market. I buy all the materials, tools, and machines myself, and I design things myself. People who know their stuff will come.”
"How could such a run-down place like the antique market charge so much money?"
Xiang Nan wondered how he should explain to her that this place was full of hidden secrets.
Xiang Nanzhi drove with Ma Xiaorong to sell everything, and then received a call from Xiang Jingyi, "Come back for dinner."
"I'm not coming back, brother. I have other things to do."
Xiang Nanzhi was also worried that Shen Shixun would feel awkward if she wasn't home when he returned to the Xiang family. "Come home for dinner and wait for me. I'll be back later."
Shen Shixun was currently helping to inspect the goods on Second Master's territory. The longer they cooperated, the more Second Master felt that this man was a talent, even more amazing than professional appraisers.
"Okay, put the unified ones here."
Shen Shixun was taken aback. "These aren't exported to that little island?"
"What are you thinking? I'd never release such good stuff; it's better to keep it for my own people."
Shen Shixun didn't say anything more and continued to inspect the goods.
A-Ding suddenly added, "Second Master wants to leave all these things to Miss Xiang."
"What?"
"Miss Xiang has taken over a shop in this market. Second Master originally wanted to talk to her about collaborative design, but Miss Xiang wanted to do it herself and asked Second Master to buy the materials."
It turns out that the good goods he was looking at were meant for Xiang Nanzhi.
I thought she only knew how to draw and design, sell designs, and make a little jewelry, but I didn't expect her to be so capable.
They're so good at utilizing resources.
It seems that being born into the Xiang family and being influenced by their family environment is already a shortcut that most people wouldn't even dare to dream of.
Shen Shixun didn't react much and quietly finished looking at the goods. Just as he was about to leave, Zhou Erye suddenly said, "I really like Miss Rachel's designs. I would be very happy if she could process and sell the jade I export overseas."
Xiang Nanzhi is a young lady from a wealthy family; how could she possibly make a living from this?
It's obvious that Master Zhou is trying to pull her into that shady industry.
He can, but Xiang Nanzhi cannot. Xiang Nanzhi can have an open cooperation with Master Zhou in purchasing materials, but secretly they can't make the same profits together.
"I will not interfere in her affairs, so please, Second Master, give up this idea."
Xiang Nanzhi thought she had kept it a secret, but a man like Zhou Erye would never fail to find out the details of someone's background when interacting with them, and would want to dig up their ancestors for eighteen generations.
“Ading…”
A Ding offered Shen Shixun a cigarette, but the man didn't take it. He just looked coldly at the cunning old fox in front of him. "If Second Master wants to play any tricks to get my wife into your business, I may not leave here today, and you can forget about it."
"You..."
Master Zhou raised his hand to stop A Ding, "Young man, don't be so hot-tempered. Doing business is a matter of mutual consent, and there is no coercion or threat involved."
“We’ve always worked well together, and you’ve done a great job.”
As soon as Shen Shixun left, Old Ding spat and cursed, "Ungrateful! You gave Xiang Nanzhi so much benefit, and he dares to talk such nonsense."
A-Ding was a little confused. "You should tell him that the dzi bead you gave to Xiang Nanzhi, and the materials you gave her this time, were all losses."
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