119: Picking up cheap ceramic basins from Fangmu Village
Second Aunt immediately pulled at her stiff muscles to force a sheepish smile. Her face was deathly pale, and a bead of cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
"My dear nephew, we're all family, why talk like strangers? Money doesn't matter. What's wrong with me giving my dear nephew one hundred thousand yuan?"
Second Aunt swallowed hard, her eyes full of nervousness. *Oh no,* she thought, *I was the one who mocked and ridiculed him the most in the past.*
Her son worked under the county magistrate. Given how respectful the county magistrate was toward Chen Kai, while it was unlikely he would fire her son outright, making his life difficult would be more than enough to cause him trouble.
"Is that so? That's not what you said before. Do you want me to pull up the chat logs from the group chat?"
Chen Kai had a faint smile on his lips, speaking with a look that was half-smile and half-sneer.
"Oh~ so you're the one who's been constantly mocking and ridiculing my husband. I happen to know some minor officials in Jiangnan City, and we have some collaborations. If your son wants a promotion, he'd be looking to move up to Jiangnan City, right?"
Liu Yunshang narrowed her eyes. Although she was smiling, this smile made Second Aunt shudder with fear!
The threat in her words couldn't have been more obvious!
Second Aunt felt as if the sky had collapsed. Her smile was uglier than a bitter melon. "My dear nephew, Second Aunt was wrong before. I... I actually wasn't mocking you. I... I just... I just wanted to get your cousin a new car."
Chen Kai waved his hand dismissively. "Forget it, let's leave it at that. Don't contact us anymore."
"Keep the money. The extra eight thousand is interest. Dad, Mom, let's go."
Chen Kai waved his hand, and the five of them stood up together.
The smiles on his parents' faces were about to overflow—it was so satisfying! At the same time, they felt a bit proud; their son had become impressive!
The five of them left together, leaving behind Second Aunt, who was on the verge of tears, staring blankly at the one hundred and ten thousand yuan.
What had she done in the past? What would happen to her son's future?!
After returning home, his parents personally cooked a meal; they had finally held their heads high!
Tang Yunshu and Liu Yunshang took the initiative to help in the kitchen. The two young ladies seemed very good at making the old couple happy, constantly praising how delicious the morning meal was.
"Uncle, Auntie, how are you two so good at cooking? When I help out, I want to steal some tips to cook for Brother Chen Kai, hehe~"
Tang Yunshu said sweetly.
Liu Yunshang wasn't to be outdone. "That's right, Uncle and Auntie's cooking is too delicious. What will I do when I go back to Jiangnan City and can't eat such delicious food anymore?"
His mother was so happy she could burst, hugging the two women by their shoulders like they were her own daughters. "Well, whenever you want to eat Auntie's cooking, just come back with Chen Kai."
"Don't spoil Chen Kai too much. Just let him eat takeout. Why are you cooking for him?"
Chen Kai twitched his mouth; this was definitely his biological mother.
It felt like she wanted him to eat cheap takeout.
However, at least there was no debt pressure now. In a couple of days, he would return to Jiangnan City. By then, he would leave his parents some money, as they had never been willing to eat or dress well in the past.
Before long, the meal was ready, and they began to eat. During the meal, his mother's gaze toward the two young ladies was full of affection, and she kept piling food onto their plates.
The two young ladies' little mouths never stopped, constantly saying sweet things, coaxing the Old Woman so much that her blood sugar was almost rising.
After the meal, Chen Kai dropped the two off at the hotel. He was forcibly "detained" by Liu Yunshang for a while before he finally returned home; the time had already reached twelve o'clock.
Chen Kai lay in his room and rubbed his hands together, clicking on today's Intermediate Intelligence right on time.
[Ding!] [Today's Intermediate Intelligence has refreshed!]
[At 3:00 PM today, at the east end of Fangmu Village, there is an old man moving house. Because his daughter is urging him to move into the city to live with her, he hired a moving company. The move was very rushed, and many items were left behind in the old house. Among them, a washbasin placed on an iron rack is a ceramic blue-and-white basin made during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It was mistaken for an ordinary ceramic washbasin and therefore was not taken away. Suggested selling price: 51,000 yuan.]
Chen Kai was stunned. Fangmu Village wasn't too far from here; it was a small village next to the middle school he used to attend. Now, there probably weren't many people living there; they had either moved to the county seat or gone to Jiangnan City.
There were still acquaintances of his in this small village, childhood playmates. He didn't know how many he would be able to recognize now.
He just hadn't expected there to be antiques in the village, though come to think of it, it made sense. Some antique dealers often went to villages to collect goods.
Thinking of this, Chen Kai felt a faint excitement. He fell into a deep sleep without even needing to set an alarm.
The next morning, Chen Kai was woken up by his mother again. After changing his clothes, he discovered three lunch boxes already placed on the table.
This was clearly a sign that she didn't want him eating at home.
He had no choice but to carry the three lunch boxes, helplessly going downstairs to drive and find Liu Yunshang and Tang Yunshu.
In less than ten minutes, he arrived at the hotel. He went upstairs and knocked on Liu Yunshang's door, only to find that this young lady was already up, wearing a sexy nightgown and scrolling through TikTok.
"Little brother~ you came so early."
Liu Yunshang's voice was somewhat seductive, her beautiful big eyes slightly curved into little crescent moons.
"Mm~ isn't Sister Liu also up so early? Were you waiting for me?"
"You guessed right, but~ Sister isn't an unreasonable person. You go keep Tang Yunshu company first~~ Sister isn't hungry yet; come over to eat together after you two are done."
Chen Kai was stunned. No way! It's early in the morning, did these two young ladies collude on a schedule??
Are they treating him like a stud bull first thing in the morning?
"Alright, hurry up. You kept me company yesterday, you have to spread the love evenly."
Liu Yunshang narrowed her eyes with a beautiful smile, left the lunch box, and shooed him out.
Chen Kai was shooed out the door, standing alone in the wind, feeling bewildered.
He helplessly knocked on Tang Yunshu's door. Once the door opened, Chen Kai was completely dumbfounded.
Tang Yunshu looked as if she had been prepared for a long time, wearing a silk nightgown. It was very thin! Thin as a cicada's wing!
After Tang Yunshu opened the door for him, she lazily lay back on the bed, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and patted the bedsheet.
"Brother, hold me and lie down for a while, I'm so sleepy~~"
Chen Kai simply lifted the quilt and held her as he lay down for a while. Little did he expect!!!
An hour and a half later, Chen Kai sat silently on the sofa and lit a cigarette. "Puff."
Didn't we agree not to do anything?
On the other hand, Tang Yunshu, looking full of energy, had changed her clothes and dragged him to Liu Yunshang's room to eat.
As soon as they entered Liu Yunshang's room, her gaze gradually became strange, with an expression full of gossip.
Chen Kai felt guilty under her gaze and hurriedly opened the lunch box to block her mouth.
"Eat up! I still have some things to do today; I'll come find you two at noon."
A dozen minutes later, Chen Kai wiped his mouth, said goodbye, stood up, went downstairs, and set off for Fangmu Village! Fifty-one thousand! He was coming!!!