As Su Wenshan spoke, he rolled a cigarette and skillfully stuffed it into his long tobacco pipe.
Su Yun began to persuade him. "Dad, I once heard from a classmate that some swindlers pretend to take orders, collect the money, and then disappear. It's too risky! After seeing Uncle Xia today, I suddenly thought about it. Since I happen to know someone strange who has supplies in his hands, maybe Uncle Xia could buy directly from him. Whatever price that outside factory offers, I'll give Uncle Xia the same price. I guarantee there won't be any shortage in weight or quantity. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Su Wenshan froze for a moment, disbelief written all over his face. "Does the person you're talking about really have that kind of ability?"
Su Yun nodded. "Not only is he capable, but he also said that if there's an order from a big factory like this, he can deliver the supplies first and collect the money afterward. Isn't that much safer than some outside factory asking for payment first before delivering the goods?"
"Good heavens! If he can really deliver the supplies first and collect the money later, then your Uncle Xia will definitely agree!"
Seizing the opportunity, Su Yun asked, "Dad, then how about you talk to Uncle Xia about this tomorrow? If he wants to inspect the goods first, that's fine too. As long as the deal goes through in the end, everyone will be happy."
"Hmm. If it's like you say, then it really is worth mentioning to your Uncle Xia."
Su Wenshan puffed happily on his pipe and nodded, agreeing to Su Yun's request.
In a good mood, Su Yun went to wash her hair beside the chicken coop. After returning to her room, she stayed happy for only a short while before suddenly realizing something—
Oh no. Where was she supposed to find the person she had completely made up?
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Early the next morning, the sound of Widow He scolding and beating He Hua came from the courtyard.
Chen Xiue picked up a chopstickful of pickled vegetables and sighed, shaking her head. "That Widow He is really committing a sin. She never treats He Hua like a human being. The past couple of days were a little better because He Hua's boyfriend sent over roast chicken and braised meat, so Widow He actually had a good attitude for once. But now that he hasn't brought any food these past two days, Widow He has become even worse."
"If He Hua didn't look exactly like Widow He, I would have suspected that she wasn't even her biological daughter…"
"Ahem! Ahem!"
Su Wenshan, who had been eating quietly, suddenly coughed heavily and said in a deep voice, "Why are you worrying about other people's family matters? Eat your meal."
An awkward expression flashed across Chen Xiue's face. She subconsciously glanced at Su Yun, then silently continued eating her coarse cornbread bun without another word.
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As the sun climbed high, the weather in mid-May gradually began to grow hot.
When Su Yun arrived at the recycling station, she first waited until no one was around. Then she opened the system shop and spent twelve yuan to buy twenty jin of rice, placing it under the counter.
After thinking for a moment, she felt that twenty jin of rice alone seemed a bit too stingy. After all, Gu Hai had helped her earn more than five thousand yuan. Giving him only twenty jin of rice really didn't seem right.
So Su Yun spent another forty cents to buy two apples.
After putting everything away, she lowered her head and began doing practice questions. She had originally thought that Gu Hai would come soon, but to her surprise, it wasn't until late afternoon that he walked in, carrying another sack of scrap items.
"Comrade Xiao Su, have you had lunch yet?"
Gu Hai greeted her warmly as soon as he entered.
But Su Yun immediately understood what he meant. He was reminding her about the rice they had agreed on—don't forget!
Just look at how subtly he hinted at it. No wonder he would become the richest man in the future!
Su Yun stood up with a smile and chatted casually with him. "Comrade Gu, I thought you would come this morning. I've already taken care of what we talked about yesterday. Why don't you take a look and see if you're satisfied?"
As she spoke, she took out the rice and apples from under the counter. "My friend looked at your bowls and thought they were pretty good, so he gave me these things. I didn't keep anything for myself—I brought it all for you."
When he saw the bag of white rice and the two large, bright red apples, Gu Hai was instantly dumbfounded.
After a few seconds of silence, he said seriously, "Comrade Xiao Su, come and touch these items. If there's anything among them that your friend likes, just take it. Don't be polite!"
The scrap sack was opened, revealing a pile of obviously old objects.
It was clear at a glance that they were old valuables dug out from the bottom of someone's trunk!
Su Yun didn't hesitate. She immediately began touching them—
"Ding! Detected: One Song Dynasty Xiuyu jade dragon pendant. Well preserved. Recycling price: 200 yuan. Sell?"
"Ding! Detected: One Qing Dynasty wooden carved figure. Slight flaw. Recycling price: 20 yuan. Sell?"
"Ding! Detected: One Warring States bronze artifact. Severely worn. Recycling price: 400 yuan. Sell?"
"Ding! Detected: One Ming Dynasty auspicious beast ornament. Well preserved. Recycling price: 300 yuan. Sell?"
"Ding! …"
After the Treasure-Hunting System's dry mechanical voice chimed more than a dozen times, it finally stopped.
Su Yun could hardly stop smiling!
This time, Gu Hai didn't look at her like she was a fool. The more he saw her smiling, the more excited he felt inside.
Su Yun withdrew her hand and tried to control her overflowing excitement. Following the principle of not asking about origins, she said in a mature tone, "Comrade Gu, I think these items are all pretty good. But to be sure, I'll still have to let my friend take a look."
"How about this—we'll do the same as yesterday. Leave these things here with me first, and come back tomorrow to check the results?"
Gu Hai agreed immediately without hesitation. "Comrade Xiao Su, meeting you is really my good fortune."
With that, he quickly poured all the items out of the scrap sack, then put the rice and apples into it instead, gripping it tightly in his hand.
He said goodbye to Su Yun. "Comrade Xiao Su, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow!"
"Wait a moment!" Su Yun called out.
Gu Hai instinctively hid the bag behind his back and gave Su Yun a bright smile.
The meaning was obvious: once the goods are sold, there are no returns.
For a moment, Su Yun was speechless. "…Comrade Gu, that's not what I meant. I just want to ask you for a favor. You're always traveling around and must know more people than I do. I'd like you to help me keep an eye out for someone who's interested in acting. I need someone like that to help me with something."
"Of course, I won't make them work for free. There will be payment—fifty cents a day."
Gu Hai replied seriously, "Do you think I'm suitable?"
Su Yun: "…?"
She never expected the future richest man to be like this. Not even fifty cents a day could escape him. Impressive, truly impressive!
"…Alright… fine."
After all, she didn't have anyone else in mind.
And just like that, Su Yun hired the future richest man as her temporary actor for fifty cents a day, with the starting date yet to be decided.
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After Gu Hai left happily, Su Yun wasted no time and immediately sold all the antiques he had brought to the system.
After completing the transactions, her system balance rose from 7428.6 to 10158.6.
From that moment on, Su Yun had officially become a ten-thousand-yuan household!
Su Qianhu was now a thing of the past. In the future, she would definitely surpass the richest man, reach the peak of life, and even make the richest man work for her!
The more Su Yun thought about it, the more carried away she became, until the voice of the Treasure-Hunting System pulled her back to reality—
"Ding! System balance has exceeded 10,000. Reward granted: Gourmet Recipe ×1. Keep up the good work and achieve even greater success!"