Xiao Liu said sullenly, "But my money is always useful."
"What's the use?"
"To be used as a dowry for Xiaoqi."
“My parents actually have the money to buy a house in the city. They have a lot of money saved under the bed, but they say that it is all for my wedding and Xiaoqi’s dowry, and it cannot be spent recklessly.”
“My parents are gone, our house is gone, and our money is gone. I am Xiaoqi’s older brother. An older brother is like a father to his children. I want to save up a dowry for Xiaoqi just like my father did, so that Xiaoqi can get married in a grand manner and not be looked down upon because she is from the countryside.”
These were the words that Xiao Liu's father used to nag in his ear when he held Xiao Liu in his arms.
At that time, Xiao Liu was still young, and he thought that Xiao Liu might not be able to understand. Little did he know that Xiao Liu was precocious and could hear and remember many things.
Han Fei felt a heavy weight in his heart.
The book recounts the devastation Xiao Lao Liu experienced upon learning of Xiao Qi's death. He wept bitterly, killed all those who had bullied Xiao Qi, and subjected them to slow slicing, then emptied their internal organs—a process that was extremely cruel.
Of the seven major villains in the book, the one who truly sends chills down your spine is probably Xiao Liu.
Han Fei knew from the beginning that this child would be difficult to teach.
But he also knew that with its weakness, Xiao Liu was just a big cat; without its weakness, it was a ferocious and cold-blooded tiger.
"I'm not dead yet." Han Fei said irritably, "You brat, I, as your grandfather, will save up Xiao Qi's dowry for her. Mind your own business!"
"So, you'll save money for me to get married too?"
"Won't."
"Why!"
"How much will that hole cost? Will you pay me?"
"I won't give it to you, I earned that myself!"
"I don't want it anymore, just consider it money for you to get a wife."
"I earned it myself!" Xiao Liu emphasized, sticking out his neck.
Han Fei stared at him with dead fish eyes: "Sometimes I really want to punch you."
Xiao Liu retorted, "This is a foreign country; hitting a child will land you in jail!"
"So you're going to be this presumptuous? Fine, I'll remember this beating. I'll deal with you when we get back to China."
"I'm not going back."
"Alright! I'll see if you're coming with Xiao Qi when he returns to the Dragon Kingdom."
Xiao Liu said sullenly, "I can write you an IOU."
Han Fei raised an eyebrow: "So, what exactly are you planning to do with this money? How much truth can you possibly tell? I bet you're lying about saving up for Xiao Qi's dowry!"
"I'm not lying to you. I'm earning money to save up for Xiaoqi's dowry, but I have other uses for this money right now. It's still a long way from Xiaoqi getting married."
"What's the use?"
"Never mind that."
Han Fei, furious, rolled up his sleeves and yelled, "You brat!"
Xiao Liu stood there, unafraid, looking up at him and reminding him, "This is a shopping mall, there are a lot of people here. If you hit me, you'll be taken away immediately."
Han Fei: "..."
"I won't hide it from you, I want to make money from money. I had a dream, in which... I was very powerful, I had a lot of money, and I made a lot of money selling rock candy, which is why I thought of selling rock candy. But the rock candy in my dream... was different."
Han Fei felt a chill run down his spine; this was the second child to have a dream since Xiao Wu had his.
The key point is that Xiao Wu treats it as a nightmare.
Xiao Liu is different; he seems to regard his dream as a premonition and is putting everything in the dream into practice.
"In my dream, I made a lot of money selling rock candy, and then I went to gamble on jade, but I think I had an allergic reaction."
"allergy?"
"Yes, in my dream I pick up a stone, and if there is jade inside, I will get small bumps because I am allergic to jade. The better the jade, the more red bumps I get, and they will be very itchy. So I can use very little money to accurately find very valuable stones and cut out good jade material."
"I want to try it. With that money, I want to gamble on jade. Maybe it will be like my dream..."
Han Fei was also apprehensive. This was something not written in the book. Could it be that Xiao Lao Liu was able to become a financial tycoon because of this special ability? Was it the villain's cheat code?
"Tomorrow, I'll ask Henry if there's a place around here where you can gamble on stones, and I'll take you there."
"You're willing to believe me, willing to go crazy with me?"
Han Fei reached out and ruffled Xiao Lao Liu's hair, stopping when he saw it looked like a bird's nest. "If this is true, isn't it a good thing that my Xiao Lao Liu has precognitive abilities?"
Han Fei pointed to Han Chengda and the others who were picking out gifts not far away: "Go ahead, pick out something you like, Grandpa will give it to you."
"Didn't you say you wouldn't see me off?"
"But I've changed my mind. What? You don't want it anymore?"
Xiao Liu was afraid that he would change his mind again, so she ran to find her older brothers and joined them in choosing gifts.
When it came time to pay the bill, Han Fei nudged the third son and said, "You go pay."
"Grandpa, I dare not!"
"It's just talking to foreigners. You're usually fearless!"
"I can't explain it well..." Han Chengshan hesitated, "You know perfectly well that my English is only a single digit."
Xiao Qi perked up her ears and widened her eyes: "Third brother, is a perfect score ten?"
Han Chengshan: "..."
Han Chengsi smiled and said, "The full score is one hundred points, but some people only scored single digits."
"Little Third Brother, if you don't pay today, no one can take their things."
"Third brother, good luck! I'm counting on you for Xiaoqi's star hat!"
"Third brother, good luck! I'm counting on you to make my dress."
Han Chengshan: "...I, I'll try my best."
The young man stood in front of the counter, initially gesturing with his hands, then stammering out a few words, and finally able to speak them fluently. His face turned red all the way down to his neck, as he was afraid that the foreigner opposite him would laugh at him or shake her head and say that she didn't understand.
The other person understood, and because he was so focused on the conversation, he understood what they were saying!
After he paid the bill and received all the items he had purchased, he was still somewhat in a daze.
The youngest son found it unbelievable. In the past, whenever he spoke, his teacher would always say that his accent was bad and ask him to change it. He changed it again and again until he lost confidence in himself and felt that he would never learn it. He gradually became impatient and eventually stopped speaking, feeling that he was born unable to learn English.
But abroad, he communicates with foreigners in accented English, and they can understand him!
Moreover, when he listened to those foreigners speak, they didn't pronounce each word clearly as the teacher had said.
"Little friend, today is our store's eighth anniversary. You are the 888th lucky person in our store. This is your gift, please accept it."
"There's another gift?" Han Chengshan was extremely excited: "Grandpa, I'm so lucky!"
"Let's see what it is?"
"Shopping voucher, a shopping voucher worth 10,000 m yuan, but it can only be redeemed within ten days and can only be used in this shopping mall."
For the next ten days, Han Chengshan frequented the mall with practiced ease.
He's already become quite familiar with the cashier, and they can chat casually for a bit. He speaks entirely in English, and if he encounters a word he can't say, he'll proactively use his handheld English electronic dictionary to learn it.
Returning with bags full of purchases once again, Han Chengshan exclaimed, "I still have two thousand yuan in shopping vouchers left, and I'll be able to spend them all!"
"It's amazing! Back in school, if a teacher taught a word repeatedly, I would memorize it repeatedly, do dictation and spelling exercises, and if I got it wrong, I would have to copy it a hundred times, and then I would forget it the next day. But here, when I chat with the saleswoman and can't think of a word, I can look it up on the spot, say it, and immediately remember it. I can't forget it!"
"Grandpa, do you think it's because it's a foreign country, and English is easier to learn here?"
Han Chengshan didn't realize that he had gradually begun to like English and started to actively learn more words so that he could chat more with foreigners and regain his confidence in learning.
The key to transforming a dislike for learning into a love of learning lies in building children's confidence and interest, rather than resorting to the oppressive teaching methods of China, where everything requires a standard answer and children are constantly forced to imitate until they become bored, lose confidence, and their desire to learn is stifled.
"Maybe so. Different places have different languages. Since you can learn faster here, let's stay here a little longer and go back after summer vacation. I believe your English will improve a lot."
Han Chengshan confidently raised his head: "Grandpa, I feel like I have divine help here! Don't worry, when they interview me next time, I will definitely be able to speak fluent English with the interviewer!"
"It's good to be confident. I'm looking forward to seeing you amaze the interviewer with your transformation."
Han Fei accompanied Henry on a tour of the group, which could be considered as him being a half-boss visiting his own business.
In the evening, there was a dinner hosted by Henry, who wanted all the partners and supermarket channel partners to come and meet another boss of the company.
Han Fei attended the event in full regalia, and everyone present offered him compliments. However, there were inevitably a couple of troublemakers who made sarcastic remarks.
"Things from China are cheap. They're only cheap, costing as little as 1 million yuan. Only poor people who are greedy for bargains would buy them. They can't even get into the circles of the rich."
"Our bread and hamburgers are very expensive in China!"
"As far as I know, the Chinese themselves don't eat cheap things like steamed buns much; they prefer our bread and hamburgers."
"Don't think that just because it's selling well now, it will continue to do so. People are just curious because they haven't seen it before. Once the hype dies down, they won't eat it anymore."
"I advise you to produce less, lest you end up with rotten goods that have such a short shelf life."
“Our supermarket plans to terminate the cooperation next month. The shelf life is too short. Once the hype dies down, it will be impossible to sell. It’s better not to put it on the shelves at all.”
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