Chapter 238: Big Swindler, I've Finally Waited for You!

Ye Cheng had placed over 80 pieces of bird's nest at home, and there was also that Beautiful Happiness Pearl, which he planned to take to the city tomorrow to sell.

Overall today was not bad, but the big sea turtle not returning made Ye Cheng a bit unhappy.

The next day, Ye Cheng glanced at the system:

Luck Value: 20+20

Points: 4290.

Savings: 115,000, external debt: 40,000, mortgage: 300,000 (including interest).

Points hadn't risen much, and he hadn't sold much for money either, so he was counting on today's bird's nest and Beautiful Happiness Pearl.

He said a word to Xiao Hu, then Ye Cheng rode his motorcycle into the city.

First sell the bird's nest; selling this kind of high-end jewelry like the Beautiful Happiness Pearl might be a bit troublesome, but the bird's nest already had a connection from last time, so he could just go sell it.

This time he rode straight to the East Sea Hall of Shared Virtue, carrying a box of bird's nest as he walked in.

As soon as he entered, he saw the beautiful woman who had acted with Shopkeeper Hu that day, still sitting behind the counter, leisurely.

Upon seeing Ye Cheng come in, the beautiful woman suddenly stood up, her face full of surprise, then let out a scream and turned back into the back hall.

That scream gave Ye Cheng a start; seeing how excited he was, it must be that his previous batch of bird's nest was really good.

Before he could react, Shopkeeper Hu came rushing out from the back, his face twisted with excitement, unable to contain himself, pointing at Ye Cheng and shouting, "Don't run!"

I'm not running, brother isn't running, kid, don't be anxious.

This feels like a fan meeting.

Before he could reach Ye Cheng, Shopkeeper Hu misstepped, tripped on the threshold, and with a thud fell at Ye Cheng's feet.

Ye Cheng opened his mouth wide, looked down at Shopkeeper Hu, and said softly, "No, Shopkeeper Hu, there's no need for such a grand gesture; I'm just here to sell something."

You treat customers as gods to such an extreme extent, I'm impressed.

Shopkeeper Hu grabbed Ye Cheng's ankle, with difficulty lifted his head, and looked at Ye Cheng with a resentful expression,

"Bullshit! You're a damn god, you liar, big swindler, I've finally waited for you today!"

Swindler?

Ye Cheng looked stunned, saying, "Me?"

Shopkeeper Hu tightly grabbed Ye Cheng's foot, afraid he would run away.

Ye Cheng also had no intention of leaving; when did he become a swindler? This needed to be clarified.

Shopkeeper Hu crawled up in a sorry state, but his hand still clung to Ye Cheng, pulling him into the back hall.

Ye Cheng also didn't leave, sat down calmly, looking at Shopkeeper Hu, "Shopkeeper Hu, come on, tell me how I became a swindler? Was the bird's nest I sold you last time fake?"

Shopkeeper Hu's expression shifted a bit before he said, "Brother, the bird's nest is fine, but the price is too high."

Damn!

No problem, you say I'm a swindler.

Ye Cheng's face darkened, he lightly tapped the table, "If the price is too high, it's too high; did I cheat you?"

Shopkeeper Hu gave a wry smile, "Brother, if you hadn't said last time that this was obtained by your father and brother risking their lives, and that your leg was broken, the original price was 20,000, but you yourself decided to lower it to 18,000."

"If it weren't for that spiel of yours, I wouldn't have impulsively bought it for 18,000."

Shopkeeper Hu said it with heartfelt anguish, making Ye Cheng feel a bit embarrassed.

Last time it wasn't entirely his fault either; he just improvised on the spot.

After hearing Shopkeeper Hu finish, Ye Cheng also couldn't stay so stern, "Eighteen thousand isn't unprofitable, right? This stuff is absolutely good; at most I'll make a little profit."

Shopkeeper Hu let out a big sigh, poured Ye Cheng a cup of tea, "Brother, I'm just a shopkeeper; the boss wants profit, and when profit is too low, the boss isn't happy."

"Unlike you, brother, who can set the price yourself; workers have it so hard."

This lament left Ye Cheng speechless.

"Alright, alright, brother, that's all in the past. Did you bring the goods today? You'd better give me a good price, or I'll get scolded again." Shopkeeper Hu wore a look of being the victim.

Ye Cheng scratched his head, "Damn, I feel something's off, as if selling goods to him is my fault."

And how did he so easily push the price down?

Ye Cheng first took out a few pieces of bird's nest for Shopkeeper Hu to examine.

Upon seeing the bird's nest, Shopkeeper Hu's eyes flashed with green light; he picked it up, examined it from top to bottom twice, then looked at Ye Cheng,

"Brother, how much is there? I'll take it all."

"Over 80 pieces, more than last time." Ye Cheng then took everything out.

With so much wild bird's nest, Shopkeeper Hu's breathing grew rapid; he kept nodding, unable to tear his eyes away.

"I'll give 15,000 per catty for all of these." Shopkeeper Hu extended one palm.

"Damn, last time it was 18,000, this time 15,000—you've cut it by 20%, that's not acceptable."

This isn't nonsense; you just knocked off 3,000 directly.

"Brother, let me lay it out plainly: we could sell it for 19,000; at 18,000 we make a profit, but only 1,000, and we still have shop rent, taxes, wages, etc. —you can't give us any profit margin."

Ye Cheng now felt that Shopkeeper Hu's earlier performance had left him completely at a disadvantage; 18,000 would definitely not sell.

After they pushed and pulled to the limit for a while, they finally sold it at 16,000.

To be honest, Ye Cheng was also satisfied with this price; previously 18,000 was just something he said offhand.

Over 80 pieces, totaling 720 grams, works out to ___ money.

After receiving the money, Ye Cheng was seen off at the door by Shopkeeper Hu and the beautiful woman, making him suspect whether he had been cheated.

After selling the bird's nest, it was now time for today's main item, the Beautiful Happiness Pearl.

Ye Cheng had specially found a wooden box, then wrapped it in a piece of silk, so that Cai Zong wouldn't say he wasn't taking it seriously.

This time he intended to find Cai Zong, who had bought the oyster pearls last time, since they had left contact information before.

He took out his phone and called Cai Zong.

"Hey, little Ye." Cai Zong's tone was very flat.

"Cai Zong, didn't you say last time you were buying Meile Zhu? I have one, will you take it?" Ye Cheng got straight to the point as soon as he opened the door.

"Oh, Meile Zhu, what!" Cai Zong's voice suddenly rose, making Ye Cheng's ears ache a bit.

"You mean it's Meile Zhu?" Cai Zong asked again, his tension audible even through the phone, his voice trembling.

"Yeah, Meile Zhu, will you take it?"

"Take it! Take it, definitely take it, Brother Ye, where are you? I'll drive over to pick you up."

This guy changes his face really fast—at first he was indifferent, now he actually wants to drive over to pick me up.

Ye Cheng himself had a motorcycle, didn't need Cai Zong to pick him up, asked for an address, and rode there himself.

The address Cai Zong gave was 32 Bright Road, a jewelry store.

As soon as Ye Cheng reached the doorway, he saw Cai Zong already standing there, looking anxious left and right.