Chapter 334: How much have you hidden?

Cai Zong gave a big thumbs-up; men sincerely admire this kind of thing.

Not the slightest bit fake.

Whoever fakes it isn't a real man.

「Alright, brother, come, let me calculate the money for you, let you get your blood back—there are still 10 left, a total of 20,000, plus the previous makes ___ yuan. 」Cai Zong turned around to get money again.

「Wait! 」 Ye Cheng suddenly called out to him.

「What? Planning to raise the price? That's not fair—you want to squeeze money from me for chasing women. 」 Cai Zong teased.

「No, wait for me a moment. 」

After saying that, Ye Cheng, like a rabbit, whooshed to the doorway and glanced left and right.

Damn it, those two women really left.

Then that's fine.

Otherwise, these three top-quality pearls of mine might get fleeced again.

Cai Zong looked at Ye Cheng with a strange expression,

「No, brother, are you pulling an Infernal Affairs on me? 」

Ye Cheng said, still feeling uneasy,

「Infernal Affairs my ass, I'm just afraid of being robbed again—women really don't listen to reason. 」

「Tch, did you show reason when you touched her just now? 」 Cai Zong scornfully raised his middle finger.

Ye Cheng:...

Well...

Forget it, let's not talk about it.

「Then, Cai Zong, I still have three here—take a look. 」 Ye Cheng said, opening his pocket again to pull out things.

Cai Zong was stunned,

「Holy shit! How much have you hidden? You won't pull out more later, right? Can't you just take it all out at once. 」

「If I take it all at once, I'd have lost big earlier. 」 Ye Cheng carefully placed the three on the tray.

The three top-quality Heavenly Maiden Grade pearls glowed with a white-pink halo, making Cai Zong's eyes go wide.

「Top-notch, top-notch. 」 Cai Zong rubbed his hands, his breathing quickening.

「These three, I've picked them out—big size, decent luster; out of dozens, only these three are like this. 」

「Such a thing is rare to find, and this big—I've never seen such a large Akoya pearl. 」

Cai Zong held the three pearls, unable to put them down, examining them left and right, unable to find any flaw.

Seeing Cai Zong still admiring them, Ye Cheng grew anxious.

「No, Cai Zong, hurry up and give a price—if those two women come back later, I'll lose my shirt. 」

「I'll give you 20,000 for the three—how's that? 」 Cai Zong said excitedly.

For jewellery, high price isn't scary; what's scary is insufficient quality.

These three—quality is off the charts; not just jewellery grade, they're auction‑grade.

Take them to the provincial capital, find a few big jewellers, and they'll definitely double in value.

「Done! Hurry up and pay. 」

Ye Cheng now just wants to get the money quickly and secure the gain.

Added together, it's ___ yuan, income nearly 50,000—if it weren't for those two women robbing me, this haul would have exceeded 50,000.

Awesome!

Dealing in pearls makes more money than dealing in fish.

Next time I'll tie Da Huang to the boat—damn it, no food if he doesn't find anything.

Maybe next time I'll find myself another ten or eight beautiful pearls—just thinking about that money makes my head spin.

Having got the money, Ye Cheng slipped away like a thief, after all those two are worse than thieves.

Fortunately I didn't run into them when I came out—today's really been unlucky.

Ye Cheng hailed a cab and left; he still had things to do today.

He planned to go buy another motorcycle.

No choice—my subordinates need it, leaving me with nothing to use.

Still going to that Lifan flagship store—after all, this brand isn't fussy, works anywhere, and is very durable.

「Hey handsome, looking to buy a bike? We've got all kinds. 」 As soon as he entered, someone greeted him warmly.

「Give me a 100cc standard model, and I'd like to add a few racks—can you do that? 」

Seeing Ye Cheng so decisive, he bought it right away; the clerk was delighted—much happier than with those who hem and haw for half a day.

Ye Cheng chose the same model as before; the deluxe version isn't useful for him, and the village roads are such that even a deluxe bike would get shaken apart.

When he came up earlier, the shop didn't offer installation service; this time they do.

After Ye Cheng picked a bike, paid, the clerk took it to the back where a few workers were helping with installation.

「Xiao Li, give the boss a rack. 」 The clerk pushed the motorcycle toward a stooped figure.

「Oh. 」 The person responded, slowly turning his head.

「Li Ming? 」 Ye Cheng exclaimed in surprise; although Li Ming was covered in grease, he still recognized him.

It was indeed Li Ming—the Li Ming who left halfway through the last class gathering.

Li Ming looked up, saw Ye Cheng, and instantly became nervous.

「Ye Cheng, you bought a motorcycle, huh. 」 Li Ming gave an embarrassed laugh.

Looking like this, I'm a bit embarrassed—if we didn't know each other, it'd be fine, but we're classmates; everyone else has bought a motorcycle while I'm still here fixing them.

It's really a bit awkward.

You know each other, right? Xiao Li, help the boss set it up properly — the money's already paid. The shop assistant saw they knew each other, didn't bother them, and just walked away.

Ye Cheng noticed Li Ming's embarrassment and proactively took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over,

"Come on, take a break, I'm not in a hurry."

Li Ming waved his hand, pointed inside the shop, and said, "We can't smoke while working, or we'll get fined."

"Don't be such a wuss, I'm the customer, the customer decides — hurry up, stop dilly-dallying." Ye Cheng shoved it over forcefully.

Seeing Ye Cheng's sincerity, Li Ming felt a bit embarrassed and took it.

After lighting Li Ming's cigarette, Ye Cheng joked,

"Brother, you weren't exactly stand-up last time — you ran off first, damn it, that Wu Bin said we should go AA, did you already know about it?"

After all, they were classmates; if Ye Cheng didn't put on airs, Li Ming gradually moved past his earlier inferiority complex,

"Hey, I'm used to it — I've played there several times already. If it weren't for scoring a good meal, I wouldn't bother going. Last time, when you went for the first time, I saw his attitude and wanted to play a round; anyway, since you'd take the fall, I just left first."

"Damn! You're being way too honest."

Li Ming took a deep drag of his cigarette, face full of fatigue, and said, "People like us nowadays only have honesty left — getting asked to work is already a good thing."

Ye Cheng gave a faint smile; it was clear Li Ming's life had indeed been tough.

After finishing his cigarette, Li Ming began installing the bracket for Ye Cheng.

"Sure, you said at the last class reunion you were fishing, but now you can afford a motorcycle — aren't you thinking of switching careers?" Li Ming asked offhandedly.

As for motorcycles, that era gave rise to a great profession: motorcycle taxis.

Just like today's Didi, you can work with a motorcycle; if you're lucky, you can snag a big rural job in a day, sometimes earning more than a regular job.

Moreover, the work is free, there's no platform sucking your blood, you keep all the earnings — it's simply unbeatable.

So many people will take out their family savings and buy one to treat as a regular profession.