194: Market begins

Watching the two figures gradually disappear into the distance, Chen Jia couldn't help but clench his fists.

“No, that guy is too much of a bully!”

“He’s showing off something that isn't even his, how shameless!”

“Pfft!”

Shen Chuya stared coldly.

Today, he had truly witnessed what it meant to be invincible when one had no shame!

Cao Guangman was their classmate, and he already had a group of followers in class who looked up to him. But Shen Chuya never expected him to act this way even in front of truly wealthy people.

“It's fine, we don’t need to bother with them. We'll just enjoy ourselves.”

Understanding everything, Shen Chuya breathed a sigh of relief and patted his good brother's shoulder.

Chen Jia still couldn't swallow his anger and asked unwillingly, “Xiao Ya, I know about those limited edition Nezha series figurines he mentioned earlier; each one is very expensive!”

“Are you really confident that yours will be even better than his?”

Shen Chuya put a finger to his lips.

“Shh, let me correct you again! What I brought this time isn't a figurine I made myself.”

“This figurine was given to me by a very, very good friend! It’s also a set of six! But today I only brought two.”

“Someone gave it to you? Then I’m relieved.”

As soon as Chen Jia heard that it wasn't a model Shen Chuya had made himself, he instantly regained his confidence.

Shen Chuya was stunned for a moment, then punched his good brother.

“No, what do you mean by that??? ”

“Can you speak properly!”

Chen Jia chuckled and ran away.

“It means exactly what it says!”

...The morning classes were supposed to be easy, but as soon as Shen Chuya thought about the afternoon activities, he felt like time was dragging.

He was distracted in class, so much so that when the teacher called on him to answer a question, if Chen Jia hadn't secretly told him the answer from below, Shen Chuya almost wouldn't have answered the question at all.

The main reason for this wasn't actually the chance encounter with Cao Guangman at the school gate that morning.

Instead, it was after the second class when that guy, accompanied by his usual group of followers, came to Shen Chuya, swaggering and taunting him, asking if he was bringing pirated figurines again this time.

They warned him not to embarrass their class.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, as the bell for the last class of the morning rang, everyone in the class simultaneously let out joyful cheers.

“Woohoo! Class dismissed, class dismissed! Finally, class dismissed!”

“Hahahaha, the days of being imprisoned are finally over! The afternoon carnival is about to begin!”

“Finally, the activity is starting!”

“Later, I'll open your eyes. My secret weapon, which I've hidden all morning, will surely stun all of you!”

Seeing this, the homeroom teacher, Teacher Liao, shook her head helplessly.

“Alright, alright, I know you students are very excited. But I still want to give everyone a warm reminder here.”

“The activity starts after the midday break. Don't get too excited yet; prepare after you've had your nap.”

“Everyone gather at the main playground at 2:10 PM! Each class has its own booth, so once you find our class's spot, you can find a place to display your items.”

“If you haven't prepared anything, or if students who just want to visit don't want to display anything, you can start free activities after 2:30 PM.”

“Has everyone understood?”

The entire class's reply was deafening.

“Yes—!”

After tidying up their things, Chen Jia slung his treasured comic books over his back, and Shen Chuya carefully held his protected backpack. The two walked together towards the cafeteria.

“Xiao Ya, can I see the figurine model you brought this time?”

Chen Jia, who had held it in all morning, finally couldn't help but voice his thoughts after class.

To be honest, he was quite familiar with his good friend's figurine-making skills.

The figurines Shen Chuya designed and created himself were actually quite good. Aside from the materials being a bit inferior, the design not being as exquisite, the styling being relatively ordinary, and the paint quality not being very good, the overall quality was still decent.

In the past, Shen Chuya would have eagerly taken out his models to show them off before the first class even ended. But today, Chen Jia waited until school was over, and Shen Chuya still hadn't revealed the mysterious veil.

Shen Chuya pursed his lips, indicating that Cao Guangman in the distance seemed to be peeking in his direction, so Chen Jia had to give up.

“Fine, I've waited this long anyway, so waiting a little longer won't hurt.”

“But let's agree beforehand: once the display starts, we'll look at each other's items first. Before that, we can't show them to anyone else!”

Shen Chuya: “No problem!”

After lunch, time flew by, and it was soon the eagerly anticipated 2 PM.

The bustling and noisy playground was now packed with people.

Except for the first and second-grade students who were displaying their items in the screening room, all other senior-grade students gathered on the playground. They arrived at their designated areas in order from lowest to highest grade, and from class one to the last class.

Shen Chuya and his classmates were in the fifth grade, and the position of Class Two, Grade Five, was relatively secluded, in the back-left corner of the entire playground.

Compared to those lucky classes whose display spots were closer to the main stage, Class Two, Grade Five's location was quite remote. Unless someone wanted to see every class's display, it was unlikely anyone would easily walk to their designated area.

Standing within the designated area.

Chen Jia stretched his neck, wishing he could squeeze his head into Shen Chuya's backpack.

At this moment, the other classmates had already revealed the mysterious items they had brought today.

Suddenly, a dazzling array of items made people's eyes spin.

But Chen Jia's attention was entirely focused on the backpack in front of Shen Chuya.

“Hurry, hurry! It's already this time, you can show me now, right?”

Chen Jia urged impatiently!

He wasn't interested in what others brought. Today, the only thing that interested him was Shen Chuya's figurine.

“What's the rush? Why don't we look at other people's stuff first?” Shen Chuya, however, looked around with great interest.

Hearing this, Chen Jia was so anxious that he almost broke into a sweat.

Why was his good brother still hiding it at a time like this?! If he hid it any longer, he'd have to take it home!

He originally wanted to urge Shen Chuya to take it out quickly.

But then, gasps of surprise suddenly came from the front of the class's line.

The two looked up; the crowd was gathered precisely in Cao Guangman's direction.

He was sitting on the ground, with a small tablecloth in front of him. On the tablecloth were the genuine Nezha and Ao Bing figurines that the bespectacled boy had given him, which he had shown off to Shen Chuya over the weekend!

Indeed!