148: Are you teasing me again?

Classes ended at 5:10 PM, and Chen Xinyi rode her e-bike to work again today.

Taking advantage of the fact that the evening rush hour hadn't truly begun, Ye Su drove back to their rental apartment first, then sent a message to Chen Xinyi telling her he would order takeout beforehand.

After dinner, Ye Su took Chen Xinyi to the new apartment to inspect the results of the housekeeper's work today, and also told her about buying the new mattress.

Chen Xinyi also told Ye Su that she had already negotiated with the landlord; as long as they could help sublet the original apartment, they could get back two months' worth of deposit.

After confirming that they could move in as soon as the new mattress arrived, Chen Xinyi happily took Ye Su's hand and went for a walk outside the community.

Meanwhile, Ye Xin also listed the sunscreen clothing on his online stores across three platforms.

Although there was the buzz from the [6.18] sale launch, after a full day, the three online stores had only sold a total of 68 pieces of sunscreen clothing.

Excluding labor and warehouse costs, and after deducting shipping fees, the profit per piece of sunscreen clothing was about 45 yuan, making 3060 yuan for 68 pieces.

In the past, if he could earn three thousand yuan in a single day from one product, Ye Xin would have already jumped for joy.

But now, looking at the mountain of sunscreen clothing in the warehouse, Ye Xin couldn't even manage a forced smile.

"At this rate, selling over sixteen thousand pieces of sunscreen clothing, we won't even finish selling them by the end of summer!"

Ye Xin began to doubt whether his decision a few days ago to agree to Ye Su's request to stock over ten thousand pieces of sunscreen clothing at once was correct.

"Sigh—" Ye Xin sighed. "The sunscreen clothing can't be returned, it's too late to regret it now, I just have to try to sell as much as possible."

Fortunately, Ye Xin had also made a backup plan.

During the [6.18] period, if sales of the sunscreen clothing were not ideal, he would discuss with Ye Su about lowering the price of some of the sunscreen clothing, and then he would contact clothing stores in the county.

Given the quality of this batch of sunscreen clothing, there should be quite a few clothing stores willing to stock it.

The wholesale price for picking up goods in Sanmen County is normally thirty-five yuan per piece. Ye Xin believed that reselling them to local clothing stores at forty-something yuan per piece wouldn't be a big problem.

Forty-something yuan per piece was indeed far from the originally expected profit.

But being able to recover costs and avoid having a large batch of sunscreen clothing stuck in his hands, Ye Xin thought it was already quite good.

Ye Su was completely unaware that his older brother was worrying about the sunscreen clothing business, and he continued to live his carefree and shameless life with Chen Xinyi.

After some friendly, in-depth communication, Chen Xinyi fell asleep first, having been coaxed by Ye Su at the right moment.

[Ding!] Not long after, as the clock struck midnight, the system's intelligence refresh sound rang out right on time.

[Today's Intelligence (Level 2): At the Guangchang Ceramic Jade Stone Craft Market, Stall B-21, a Ming Dynasty Wanli era Beijing-style wood-carved lacquer-gold Sitting Shakyamuni Buddha statue will be sold tomorrow morning.

The stall owner, unaware that the [carving-filling] technique already existed in the Wanli era, misidentified the wood-carved sitting statue as Mid-Qing Dynasty, based on the Qing-popular technique of filling colors and then adding gold-traced outlines.

The actual price of the wood-carved sitting statue is about 210,000 yuan; the Host can go and pick up a bargain.]

"Mistaking a Wanli era wood-carved sitting statue for a Qing Dynasty one, wouldn't that be a hundred thousand or eighty thousand yuan cheaper?"

Although he didn't know how much the stall owner would intend to ask for, since this wood-carved sitting statue was worth 210,000 yuan, Ye Su was certain there was a lot of room to maneuver.

[hidden easter egg (Attribute Reward): After successfully purchasing the [Ming Dynasty Wanli era · Beijing-style wood-carved lacquer-gold Sitting Shakyamuni Buddha statue], the Host can receive a four-point [Strength] attribute reward.]

"What does this mean, giving [Strength] attribute again?"

Having received two consecutive [Charm] rewards last time, Ye Su already suspected that the System was being sarcastic about him, the Host, being a country bumpkin.

Now that it had given two consecutive [Strength] rewards, it was hard for Ye Su not to suspect that Brother System was being sarcastic about him being a weakling again.

"A weakling is a weakling then. At least this time it's giving [Strength] attribute, which is much more useful than the last [Charm] one."

Even if Brother System really was being sarcastic, he had nowhere to complain, so he might as well close his eyes and enjoy it quietly.

"Sleep."

After finishing his mental pep talk, with the help of [Sleep Aid Service], Ye Su fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

The next morning, right after Chen Xinyi left for work, Ye Su went downstairs, first heading to Liwan Community to pick up the [Late Qing Dynasty · Purple Clay Inkstone] from the safe.

The Guangchang Ceramic Jade Stone Craft Market was not far from Wan Yuanliang's place. After buying the wood-carved Buddha statue, he could just take the inkstone over there as well.

As for the [Peach Wood Cabinet] and the [Qing Dynasty Beech Wood Stool], Ye Su planned to keep them for now, to stock up for when he opened his own shop in the future.

After getting his things, Ye Su drove to the Guangchang Ceramic Jade Stone Craft Market.

It was here that he bought the [Mid-Qing Dynasty · Huanghuali Square Box] locked with a copper lock last time, and opened it to find an 110,000 yuan [Republic of China Jade Saddle Ring].

Revisiting the old place, Ye Su was familiar with the layout and found Stall B-21 immediately.

The stall owner was diligent; it was only past nine o'clock and he had already set up, so Ye Su didn't have to wait long.

"Handsome guy, take a look around."

Seeing a customer so early in the morning, the stall owner seemed very enthusiastic, greeting Ye Su as he stopped in front of the stall.

"Hmm." Ye Su nodded in agreement and began to browse the stall casually.

The stall wasn't big, but the items the owner sold were diverse. Besides the conspicuous [Beijing-style wood-carved lacquer-gold Sitting Shakyamuni Buddha statue], there was everything from ancient copper coins to yuan datou, as well as bracelets, blue-and-white porcelain bowls, and more.

It could be said that it was small but complete.

Ye Su didn't dare to reveal his intentions too much by looking at the wood-carved sitting statue right away, but he also didn't dare to pretend to be interested in other things and pick them up to ask for prices.

The river channel where he fished for the gold necklace yesterday morning wasn't as deep as these stalls.

Ye Su estimated that if three out of ten items on the stall were real, the owner would be considered to have a conscience.

He couldn't tell the real from the fake. If he rashly picked an item to pretend to ask for a price and happened to pick a fake one, wouldn't that expose his ignorance?

So, while browsing, Ye Su could only act as if he wasn't impressed, shaking his head from time to time.

Seeing Ye Su's behavior, the stall owner thought he was just a loafer with nothing better to do, wandering around looking without buying. The initial enthusiasm on his face gradually faded, and he sat back on his stool to look at his phone.

Seeing the stall owner's reaction, Ye Su knew the timing was just right, so he picked up the wood-carved sitting statue and began to turn it over to inspect it.

"Handsome guy, be careful when looking at it. Don't get sweat on it and damage the item."

Ye Su didn't mind the stall owner's sarcasm and put the wood-carved sitting statue back in its original place after looking it over.

Seeing this, the stall owner was even more convinced that Ye Su was just here to mess around.

But the next second, Ye Su pointed to the wood-carved sitting statue and asked, "Boss, how much for this sitting statue?"

"You want to buy it?" The stall owner stared at Ye Su suspiciously.

"Why would I ask for the price if I wasn't going to buy it? Am I bored?"