Chapter 218: You're intercepting the bird's nest, huh

Speaking honestly, such an idiot is really rare these days; Ye Cheng sized him up, then turned his head away and said to Shopkeeper Hu,

"If you don't know him, don't bother with him; continue telling me about being scolded by the boss."

Upon hearing Ye Cheng say he didn't know him, that man was instantly dumbfounded, his face changed dramatically, he stepped forward and stood beside Ye Cheng, pointing at himself and said,

"Ye Cheng, what joke are you playing? Don't you know me? I'm the class monitor, Wu Bin—you don't know me?"

Wu Bin?

Ye Cheng then recalled, seems there was such a person.

"Oh, it's the teacher's lickdog class monitor Wu, long time no see, still licking up lately?" Ye Cheng said, glancing at the girl.

Who would use 'lickdog' to introduce a classmate? Though I'd never heard the term, I understood it instantly—it was so amazing; everyone burst into laughter upon hearing it, and their looks at Wu Bin and his girlfriend turned teasing.

Now the girlfriend was unhappy, she grabbed Wu Bin, looked disdainfully at Ye Cheng, and said, "What kind of classmate is this?"

Wu Bin shook his head disdainfully and explained in a low voice, "Poor grades, always sneaking around stealing chickens and dogs, couldn't get into college, so you see him now—he's definitely just loafing around in the village."

After explaining to his girlfriend, Wu Bin strutted over with small steps, pointing at the bird's nest on the counter,

"Not bad, you've switched from selling fish to selling bird's nest."

"Not bad." Ye Cheng frowned, not wanting to bother with this idiot.

However, idiots usually lack self-awareness.

Wu Bin adjusted his clothes and continued speaking,

"I, I now work at the Wang Clan Group, mid-level; my monthly salary isn't much, just 2000 yuan."

Having said that, he deliberately paused and looked around.

Indeed, a 2000-yuan salary is really not little; you know most people now only make around 1000, with a few hundred.

2000 yuan is like earning 20,000 in later times—not enough compared to those above, but more than enough compared to those below.

Seeing the envious looks from everyone, Wu Bin's vanity was greatly satisfied; he looked at Ye Cheng,

"Lao Er, is a 2000-yuan monthly salary okay?"

Ye Cheng turned his head, looked at him with a calm face, and said somewhat regretfully,

"Only 2000 yuan a month—indeed not much; thanks for your hard work."

Wu Bin's face changed, he instantly became unsettled, his gaze at Ye Cheng grew more contemptuous—damn, he can really pretend.

He glanced at the bird's nest and said arrogantly,

"You don't need to envy me; going to college versus not going is different. Forget it, considering we're old classmates, I'll take however much bird's nest you have—others give you 999, I'll give you 1200; after all, I'm your class monitor."

His words, feigning sympathy, earned him another round of praise from those around.

"This young man is great—he's made it big but still remembers to look after his classmates, full of feeling and righteousness."

"He used to be the class monitor; I wish my son could run into such a good class monitor."

"1200 per catty—that's a direct 20% increase; it's clearly just giving money to classmates."

As soon as Wu Bin said that, his girlfriend, though she also felt a twinge of pain over the money, upon seeing so many people praising her boyfriend, her vanity shot through the roof; she went up, clung to Wu Bin, and said in a coquettish voice,

"I knew you were the best, kind-hearted."

What a disgusting pair of lovebirds.

Ye Cheng couldn't bear to watch—old man selling bird's nest, what right do you have to stick your nose in?

1200?

Go eat shit.

Shopkeeper Hu behind the counter looked at Wu Bin as if he were an idiot—damn, he himself had set the price at 999, obviously trying to scoop a bargain.

What need is there for you to act as some kind-hearted person, a thoughtful class monitor?

"Um, you're the class monitor, right?" Shopkeeper Hu tugged at Wu Bin.

Wu Bin proudly looked back, having seen Shopkeeper Hu, he quickly waved his hands to explain, "Um, Shopkeeper Hu, sorry, I know you mean well too, but our classmates are useless—we can't let a good person like you suffer a loss."

"Rest assured, I'll take it at 1200."

Shopkeeper Hu's eyebrows twitched wildly twice; if it weren't for the crowd, he'd really like to loudly scold this idiot.

Take it, damn it!

You're intercepting the bird's nest, huh.

He hurriedly pulled Wu Bin over, pointed to the white bird's nest priced at 2000 over there, and lowered his voice: "Brother, I see you're a good person, I'll privately give you this top-quality bird's nest for 1800; your classmate's bird's nest is too poor—if you buy it back you'll get scolded, really."

Shopkeeper Hu said this while also giving Wu Bin a meaningful look.

Wu Bin instantly got the signal and gave an OK sign.

Shopkeeper Hu hurriedly pulled Ye Cheng to the back, letting the little girl fetch the white bird's nest for Wu Bin up front.

Seeing Ye Cheng being taken inside, Wu Bin sighed and said to his girlfriend, "I originally wanted to help him out, but I didn't expect his brain to be so useless—he insists on selling at 999."

His girlfriend's eyes welled up, "You're still the best."

Wu Bin chuckled, "You don't even know how good I am? I'll buy you top-quality bird's nest later—you ought to know how to repay me."

Setting aside the two lovebirds, Ye Cheng followed Shopkeeper Hu into the back office; the noisy outside fell silent, leaving a peaceful presence.

"Come, come, brother, have a cup of tea—we're doing business, no rush. By the way, how much of this stuff do you have?"

Shopkeeper Hu poured Ye Cheng a cup of tea and began to probe him.

Actually, Ye Cheng's 20,000-yuan quote was just him shouting for fun—high ask, low pay.

He really didn't know the price of bird's nest, but he remembered that in later times, expensive bird's nest sells for twenty to thirty thousand.

As for what it's worth now, it's really hard to say.

Although money now is valuable, good things are certainly not cheap.

As for how much money there is now, it's really hard to say.

Although money now is valuable, good things are not cheap at all.

Ye Cheng also wasn't in a hurry to take out all the goods; he just took out a few more pieces.

Shopkeeper Hu's eyes lit up; this quality, at a glance it's good goods, and it's the same quality as the previous batch.

He sat down, smiling as he looked at Ye Cheng.

"Brother, we're straightforward people; name your price."

Ye Cheng took a sip of tea, looked at Shopkeeper Hu and said, "How come? No more 999? Aren't you afraid the boss will scold you?"

Seeing Ye Cheng say that, Shopkeeper Hu also realized he'd been seen through, but he didn't mind, waving his hand and saying,

"It's business, just try to understand."

"Name a price."

Ye Cheng picked up his own bird's nest, slowly saying, "This is pure wild bird's nest, from cave swallows, the color is just right, not as white as the one you have outside."

Ye Cheng deliberately emphasized the word 'white'.

Shopkeeper Hu chuckled, "Brother, I know it's good stuff, but your price of 20,000 is too high; give me a realistic price, I genuinely want it."

Looking at Shopkeeper Hu's serious expression, Ye Cheng suddenly felt moved.

It seems the situation has reversed.

He let out a deep sigh, gave Shopkeeper Hu a troubled glance, appearing as if he wanted to speak but held back.