102: Not knowing the goods

After deciding who to sell the ruby to, Ye Su didn't contact Li Mengyao right away.

After all, his relationship with her wasn't as close as his relationship with Wan Yuanliang. Coupled with Li Mengyao's massive family business, Ye Su felt embarrassed to trouble her specifically for something worth only tens of thousands of yuan.

"I'll just put it aside for now."

Since he wasn't short on cash lately, Ye Su wasn't in a hurry to sell the ruby. He planned to keep it for now and ask Li Mengyao if her shop would buy it back when the opportunity arose.

"As for this mantel clock..."

Since it was only worth a few thousand yuan, Ye Su didn't feel like making a trip to Wan Yuanliang's shop either, so he simply left it in his rented apartment as well.

After that, Ye Su rummaged through the other side of the suitcase and found an old desk lamp hidden beneath the divider.

He searched the brand and found that the desk lamp was a Peacock brand. It was worth about a thousand yuan on the secondhand market, which counted as an unexpected harvest.

"It would be great if I could open a small secondhand shop. Then, all these old items I buy could be disposed of in the shop, and it would also provide a reasonable explanation for my income and the source of these items."

Once the idea appeared, it was like a seed falling to the ground, quickly taking root and sprouting in Ye Su's heart.

But he also knew that if he wanted to support a boutique secondhand shop, relying on just these few items on hand was far from enough.

"Take it slow."

Wanting to open a shop in a first-tier city like Yangcheng would never be a small matter.

Even if it wasn't in a bustling area, Ye Su estimated that the monthly rent alone would cost tens of thousands of yuan, not to mention other expenses like staff.

Most importantly, he would have to watch out for landlords who, seeing business was good, would raise the rent every year, essentially making him work for them for nothing.

Therefore, Ye Su believed that the best state for opening a boutique secondhand shop was to own his own storefront.

A storefront in Yangcheng, even if it was only dozens of square meters, would probably cost several million.

In the past, Ye Su wouldn't have even dared to think about it.

But now, he was confident that his monthly income would be in the seven figures.

Let alone a single shop—even if he threw in a house and a luxury car, Ye Su dared to start planning now and look into what locations were worth buying.

"Of course, it would be best if Brother System could provide some valuable information and sort out both the house and the car for his bro. That would be perfect."

After wishing for everything at once, thinking of not spending a single penny and having the system give him a house for free.

Ye Su put the ruby in the cabinet, checked on the Chinese roses on the balcony, and changed the water in the vase before dragging the suitcase out the door.

After throwing the suitcase at the garbage station and depositing the forty-odd thousand yuan in cash back into his card, Ye Su rushed back to Chen Xinyi's place before lunchtime.

Without Ye Su helping while simultaneously distracting her, Chen Xinyi's packing efficiency improved significantly. By the time Ye Su returned, she had already packed everything.

The four-piece bedding set had been packed away by Chen Xinyi so it could be used at the rented apartment, so naturally, they couldn't sleep at the condo tonight.

So after lunch, Chen Xinyi called a moving company and officially moved into the house in Yunqi Garden.

"Ah—finally finished!"

By the time they finished moving and put everything away, it was almost dark.

Chen Xinyi collapsed straight onto the sofa, refusing to budge a single inch no matter what.

Ye Su had just received a two-point [Physique] reward from the system. Right now, he was eagerly rubbing his hands together, wishing for night to fall quickly so he could test the effects on Chen Xinyi. Naturally, he was more than happy to let her rest.

Consequently, their first meal after moving turned out to be hotel takeout ordered by Ye Su. When ordering, Ye Su specifically added an extra dozen large oysters.

At this moment, Chen Xinyi, still unaware of the gravity of the situation, happily ate the takeout Ye Su ordered while celebrating finally completing the move.

In the end, without Ye Su needing to use the [Sleep Aid Service], Chen Xinyi, having finished testing the quality of the new bed, fell asleep almost the instant her head hit the pillow.

Seeing that the time was about right, Ye Su opened the system and fell back on his old tricks, muttering things like "health is the capital of revolution" and "I truly wish for a good body."

[Ding!]

[Today's Intelligence (Level 2): Inside the WeChat group [Yangcheng Panjiayuan] that the Host joined yesterday, a seller is currently offering a folding fan for sale.

The seller believes they bought a replica but wants to try their luck, intending to sell it at the price of a Republic of China era folding fan to see if anyone takes the bait.

In reality, the fan guard is a bamboo-carved fan guard by Master Jin from the Republic of China era, with an actual value of around 60,000 yuan.]

"Sigh."

As soon as the intelligence refreshed, seeing that it hadn't triggered a [hidden easter egg], Ye Su sighed deeply:

"Sure enough, the same trick can't be used repeatedly."

Only then did Ye Su clearly read the contents of this intelligence.

"In the secondhand group I joined back at the construction site, someone is selling a sixty-thousand-yuan Republic of China folding fan!"

Ye Su quickly picked up his phone and browsed through those WeChat groups, only to find that the [Yangcheng Panjiayuan] group mentioned in the intelligence happened to be the small, hundred-odd-person group thrown in as a "buy four get one free" bonus.

Scrolling up through the group messages, Ye Su saw the folding fan mentioned in the intelligence.

"Three thousand yuan. No wonder nobody bought it."

Ye Su remembered that when the middle-aged uncle invited him into the group, he had specifically warned him that the things sold in the group could be real or fake, and that he should be careful not to get scammed.

Now, with the item being out of sight and touch, asking for three thousand yuan right off the bat for a fan made it no surprise that nobody paid the seller any attention.

Instead of contacting them publicly in the group, Ye Su directly sent a friend request, adding a note that he wanted to buy the fan.

The other party seemed to be a night owl as well. Less than a minute after Ye Su sent the friend request, he received a notification that it had been accepted.

[Hello, I wanted to ask, is the folding fan you posted in the group yesterday still available?]

[Chunchao Ge Tingyu: Yes, it is.]

[You said that folding fan is from the Republic of China era, it should be authentic, right?]

Ye Su acted like a complete novice, specifically asking questions he already knew the answers to.

Sure enough, the other party's reply was exactly as Ye Su had anticipated.

[Chunchao Ge Tingyu: Of course it's real. I already had a friend help appraise it, and he also said this folding fan is from the Republic of China era.]

[But three thousand yuan is a bit expensive. I wonder if you could make it a bit cheaper?]

[Chunchao Ge Tingyu: Three thousand is already the market price, I can't go any lower.]

[Chunchao Ge Tingyu: If you don't believe me, you can search online yourself. For a well-preserved Republic of China folding fan like this, three thousand yuan really isn't expensive.]

Ye Su deliberately delayed, waiting until he finished reading a chapter of a novel before replying to the other party.

[Could we arrange a time tomorrow for me to look at the actual item first before deciding whether to buy it?]

Ye Su received an instant reply from the other party.

[Chunchao Ge Tingyu: Of course. Let me know what time and where would be convenient for you tomorrow.]

Ye Su suggested a plaza located midway between Liwan Community and Yunqi Garden.

[How about tomorrow morning at ten?]

[Chunchao Ge Tingyu: No problem.]

[Chunchao Ge Tingyu: My surname is Wu. May I ask yours?]

[My surname is Ye.]

After agreeing on the time and location and learning each other's surnames, Ye Su stopped replying and set himself up with a 99-yuan sleep package.