Chapter 220: Bulk Purchasing at the Dollar Store

Very quickly, Bai Wei had two hundred and fifty million credited to her account.

She really hadn't expected that the horse Xiao Moting sent over could actually be sold as three separate items.

Moreover, she had also gained the National Paleontology Research Center as a backer.

Bai Wei was very happy; taking advantage of the two elders' good mood, she quietly wrote a note and passed it to Xiao Moting.

"Xiao Moting, the horse you sent is truly worth so much; I sold it for a high price."

She wanted to share this joy with Xiao Moting.

Zhou Yuchuan stepped forward, "You all managed to buy antiques, but I was the only one who didn't. So, I'd like to invite everyone to have a meal in the city to celebrate; you won't refuse me, will you?"

"Of course we must celebrate." Ye Lao was so happy his eyes squinted into slits, and he held the Yin-Yang Pot, unable to put it down.

Bai Wei hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"Professor Zhou, you've helped me a lot, so let me treat you to this meal."

"You can treat me to a meal next time," Zhou Yuchuan said with a smile. "It's settled then; you owe me a meal."

Bai Wei pursed her lips and smiled.

She owed Zhou Yuchuan much more than just one meal.

Zhou Yuchuan booked a private room at a hotel in the city and had Bai Wei ride in his car.

The four of them were already quite familiar with each other, and they were all very happy chatting while they ate.

However, a small interlude occurred during the meal.

During the dinner, Zhou Yuchuan said he wasn't feeling well and went out for a long time before returning.

When he returned, his complexion was somewhat pale, and sweat was dripping from his hair tips, as if he had just been in great pain.

After the meal, Ye Lao and the Museum Curator left by car.

Bai Wei couldn't help but look at Zhou Yuchuan and ask worriedly, "Zhou Yuchuan, are you alright just now?"

"I'm fine," Zhou Yuchuan smiled slightly. "It's just an old problem with headaches."

"But you looked like it was quite serious," Bai Wei said, her brows tightly knitted. "Should I accompany you to the hospital?"

When she was in Yanjing, she had also inadvertently seen Zhou Yuchuan have an episode.

But it seemed his condition had worsened now.

"It's nothing," Zhou Yuchuan said, his smile as usual, as he took a bottle of medicine from his pocket, gave it a quick shake, and then swiftly put it away. "I brought medicine."

Although his movements were fast, Bai Wei's eyes were sharper.

She saw that it wasn't headache medicine at all, but painkillers.

Bai Wei nodded slightly, pushing her inner doubts down.

An ordinary headache would never be as severe as his, but after all, this was someone else's private matter; if she were to get to the bottom of it, it would be lacking in tact.

"Let's go. Didn't you say you wanted to go shopping earlier? I'll go with you," Zhou Yuchuan changed the subject.

Bai Wei came back to her senses; she had mentioned wanting to go shopping after the meal while they were eating, and she hadn't expected Zhou Yuchuan to remember such a casual remark.

She couldn't help but look at his face.

"But you aren't feeling well..."

"I'm already fine," Zhou Yuchuan said with a smile, exaggeratingly swinging his arm. "I could even go boxing right now; let's go shopping together, and I can help you pick things out."

Bai Wei examined him carefully again, and only after confirming he was truly alright did she nod in agreement.

"Alright, then I'll have to ask Professor Zhou to help me think."

"If I had a friend who wanted to sell goods in a place where the economy is underdeveloped and the standard of living is relatively backward, what kind of things could they sell to make money?"

Since Zhou Yuchuan's mind worked fast, she simply threw the question at him.

"Are you testing me?" Zhou Yuchuan smiled and raised a slender index finger to push up his glasses. "Then I'll have to think about it carefully. For example, how about those cheap and useful daily necessities from the Yiwu Small Commodity City?"

Bai Wei's eyes lit up instantly!

Street stall goods from Yiwu Small Commodity City?

Why hadn't she thought of that?

These little trinkets were cheap, useful, and were all things that could be used in daily life!

If she took them to ancient Daliang, they would definitely sell for money!

"Zhou Yuchuan, you really are a genius! Thank you!"

Bai Wei was extremely happy, her eyes squinting into little crescent moons.

Zhou Yuchuan smiled along with her, his heart giving a gentle tug, as if brushed by a feather.

His symptoms had worsened, and the headaches were becoming increasingly severe; they had flared up several times recently, and even during the meal just now, they had suddenly started.

He feared he would not live to see thirty.

Therefore, this affection he held for her must be kept hidden; he could not let her discover it.

One person leaving was always better than two people suffering.

Zhou Yuchuan looked up at the sky. "It's about to rain, let's go. When I drove over earlier, I saw a fairly large dollar store by the side of the road; let's go take a look inside first."

"Okay," Bai Wei couldn't help but blink. "Do you have a photographic memory? How do you remember every shop on the side of the road so clearly? Why didn't I remember?"

Zhou Yuchuan smiled without answering. "If your friend really wants to sell goods, we should buy a portion of items from the dollar store to send over first. We can record which items have the best sales, and then go to Yiwu to wholesale them. This way, we can prevent poor-selling goods from sitting in stock. How about that?"

Bai Wei nodded repeatedly, admiring Zhou Yuchuan to the extreme in her heart.

As expected, having a sharp mind was truly useful.

She didn't have to think at all; she just had to do as he said.

If there truly were a perfect man in this world, it would certainly be the Zhou Yuchuan before her.

He was good-looking, came from a wealthy family, had a stable personality, and more importantly, he was not only emotionally intelligent but also exceptionally smart; he seemed to know everything.

Aside from his recurring headaches, this man was perfect from head to toe, with almost no flaws.

However, Bai Wei was also puzzled.

Logically speaking, a perfect man like Zhou Yuchuan should be liked by many girls.

Yet he had actually remained single all this time, and did not even have the slightest bit of scandal.

Even the Zhou Family, who had their eldest son marry early, seemed not at all anxious about the life-long affairs of this second son.

Bai Wei shook her head.

Why was she letting her imagination run wild about someone else's private life?

There were many single men and women nowadays who even hosted live streams online and lived leisurely and contented lives; perhaps Zhou Yuchuan had a greater interest in archaeology and simply preferred being single?

Bai Wei followed Zhou Yuchuan to the entrance of a dollar store.

A large supermarket formed by connecting three storefronts, it was stocked with countless small commodities.

Nail clippers, cotton swabs, ballpoint pens, trash cans...

The dazzling array of goods made one's eyes spin.

The Sound System at the entrance was playing the song "Konglong Kanglang, Kang Kang Kang...", which was deafening.

The bald boss held a loudspeaker and shouted energetically.

"Everything is one yuan, come and take a look, come and buy..."

Bai Wei covered her ears and slipped into the store.

"Use these." Zhou Yuchuan picked up a pair of earplugs and handed them to her.

Bai Wei gave a grateful smile, took the earplugs, and put them in her ears; sure enough, the noise was much quieter.

There were too many things in the store, and most of them were one yuan.

Besides that, there were also some "two-yuan sections," "three-yuan sections," "five-yuan sections," "ten-yuan sections"...

Zhou Yuchuan took a basket and told Bai Wei to put the items she wanted into the basket first.