CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 48: 180,000

Although Liu Meng and his wife are honest and straightforward people, they’ve lived long enough to understand a simple truth: if something looks like easy money, it’s often a trap.

And Li Jie, being a young man, is apparently still a bit naive and doesn’t grasp this principle.

After the meal, while putting on his coat, Qi Yun discreetly placed a red envelope on the cabinet, which contained New Year’s money for the child.

As they were leaving, he handed Liu Meng a cigarette, patted his shoulder and advised, "You should be cautious about your brother-in-law’s affairs."

He couldn’t speak up at the dinner table earlier, but now that it was just the two of them, he felt obliged to remind him as a friend.

Liu Meng didn’t say much, just nodded heavily, indicating he understood.

Back at Zhao Qing’s house, Qi Yun looked at his daughter who was reluctant to leave, half amused, half exasperated, "Nuannuan, we should be going home now, let’s not disturb your sister Xiao Qing’s rest."

The little girl pouted, full of reluctance, "Dad, I still want to play a bit more with sister Xiao Qing, she told me lots of fun stories."

Zhao Qing, smiling, chimed in, "It’s okay, Brother Qi, if Nuannuan wants to play here, let her stay a bit longer."

But Qi Yun shook his head; they had already been bothering her for a day, it wouldn’t be polite to continue imposing.

He immediately put on a stern face, pretending to be angry, "Even if you’re not tired, sister Xiao Qing is. If you don’t listen, she won’t play with you next time."

Upon hearing this, the little girl deflated instantly, and reluctantly put on her coat to leave with Qi Yun.

Back home, Qi Yun was about to give her a bath; however, she turned her face away angrily, deliberately refusing to cooperate.

She muttered under her breath, "Daddy is a big meanie, doesn’t understand me at all."

Qi Yun chuckled helplessly, gently coaxing her, "Nuannuan, look, it’s late, and sister Xiao Qing needs to rest too. Daddy promises you, in a few days, we’ll invite sister Xiao Qing to the amusement park, okay?"

The little girl’s eyes lit up at these words, but she still huffed with an air of pride, "You better not lie to me, pinky swear!" she said, extending her little finger.

Qi Yun, smiling, extended his own little finger and made a pinky swear with her, which made the little girl finally willing to cooperate.

After washing his daughter and blow-drying her hair, the little girl, tired from a day of play, soon fell asleep leaning against Qi Yun.

Qi Yun checked the time; it was already past ten o’clock and he was about to watch some TV when the phone suddenly rang.

He took out his phone and saw that it was Shi Feng calling.

"Hey, bro, that Honeycomb Bracelet of yours just sold in the live stream!"

"So quickly?" Qi Yun was slightly stunned by the news, selling it in just half a day?

"That’s right, the buyer is an old customer of a friend of mine, also from this city. We’ve arranged to meet for the transaction tomorrow." On the other end, Shi Feng sounded excited, teasingly keeping him guessing, "Guess how much it sold for!"

"How much?"

"180,000!"

Hearing the number 180,000, Qi Yun couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath.

His shock wasn’t about the amount, but rather the markup in the antique trade.

Shi Feng was only willing to pay 60,000, the system’s pricing was no less than 100,000, and now it sold for 180,000.

Things indeed depend on finding the right match; when you meet someone with money who’s taken a liking to it, the selling price can exceed the item’s market value several times over.

At a price of 180,000, Qi Yun could get 153,000 based on the previously agreed profit-sharing ratio, over 50,000 more than expected.

And Shi Feng could earn a commission of 9,000.

"I’ll call you after the transaction tomorrow and transfer the money to the account you used last time."

"Alright."

After hanging up, Qi Yun also took a hot shower, feeling a bit chilled after cycling to several places today.

Once he finished bathing, he lay on the sofa and soon drifted off into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Qi Yun woke up groggily, feeling a bit foggy-headed.

The little girl lay on his chest, calling softly, "Daddy, I’m hungry!"

Qi Yun managed a slight smile, gently patting the little girl’s head, "Alright, Daddy will make something for Nuannuan to eat."

The little girl had a good trait of not being picky about food from a young age, eating whatever was made, which took a lot of pressure off Qi Yun, who wasn’t a great cook.

Soon enough, a pot of steaming hot poached egg noodles was ready.

Qi Yun made sure to add extra lettuce, and the little girl ate with relish.

After eating, he cleaned the dishes, quickly taking a cold medicine, not worried much about his cold but concerned about passing it to his daughter, which would be a problem.

"Daddy, are you sick?" Seeing her daddy taking medicine, the little girl approached, tugging his clothes, her face full of concern.

Qi Yun put down the water cup, smiling as he patted her little head, "Daddy’s fine, just a cold, it’ll get better after taking medicine."

Only then did the little girl feel slightly relieved, sitting him down on the sofa and saying sweetly, "Daddy, you need to rest more, okay."

Qi Yun nodded, his eyes inexplicably moist.

In the past two years, he had borne the burden of illness, big or small, alone, without anyone to care for him. Now, having his little one by his side, this concern filled him with warmth.

After lying down for a while and feeling more awake, he finally summoned the system panel.

[Today’s Info (White): Last night, Qiu Jiahao found a mid-Qing Dynasty porcelain item while sorting his father Qiu Yuanshan’s belongings, valued at no less than 60,000. His friend offered him 20,000, and they will complete the transaction this afternoon]

Seeing this information, Qi Yun couldn’t help but snort internally; as he expected, Qiu Jiahao was indeed a spendthrift.

This friend too is really heartless, offering 20,000 for an item worth 60,000.

Looking at the time, which was already 10:30, if he wanted to snag a deal, he’d have to act quickly.

But when he turned to look at his daughter, he was temporarily at a loss, feeling a bit embarrassed to bother Zhao Qing again...

After thinking it over, he called Little Yellow Hair to come and help watch Nuannuan.

Little Yellow Hair seized the opportunity to demand that Qi Yun take him for a meal at Wei Xiaoqin’s house.

In resignation, Qi Yun agreed, with Wei Yong also urging him to visit these past few days.

The deal struck, Little Yellow Hair arrived swiftly, knocking on the door in less than half an hour.

Once his daughter was settled, Qi Yun put on his coat and left.

Since he had a slight cold today, instead of riding his bike, he took a cab.

He knew the location of where Qiu Jiahao lived, a high-end community where he had previously picked up Nuannuan.

Upon arrival, he didn’t go directly to the door but inquired at the property office for the other’s phone number.

As for why not to go up directly, naturally, it’s because he didn’t want to see Shen Wanting again.

Though she and Qiu Jiahao had officially divorced, there’s no telling who resides in the house now. With his daughter’s custody already reclaimed, Qi Yun wanted nothing more to do with her.