As Long as Flies Keep Buzzing Around, They'll Eventually Find a Cracked Egg

The two walked through the Warehouse District piled high with goods. Looking at the various items filling the warehouse, Mr. Fox felt both happy and a little troubled.

These things cannot be stacked together because they are not of uniform size. If they are to be stacked together, a frame must be built first, that is, an outer frame is made for each item to ensure that it will not be damaged during the bearing of weight.

This requires a considerable amount of money, plus various labor and machinery costs. Once all of these are piled up, extracting even one of them will be a huge undertaking.

Ultimately, they can only be laid out like this in the huge warehouse, with at most some small items placed on top of things that can be weighed down.

From tables and chairs to works of art and paintings, the items here cover almost everything an average person would need in their lifetime. Lin Qi even saw a set of silver cutlery.

With its pristine white ivory handles and pure silver frame, the set of six cutlery pieces, plates, and bowls is arranged in a large box, creating a truly pleasing aesthetic.

Perhaps noticing Lin Qi's gaze, Mr. Fox smiled and said, "It was given to me by an Old Woman. She said it was a gift from her son when she retired, but this year her son's business has run into some trouble and he urgently needs money, so..."

Lin Qi nodded, not because he understood, but because he knew that everyone here was desperately short of money. Regardless of their reasons, their purpose in coming here was the same.

"I gave her 1,700 yuan for this set of tableware. If you like it, you can take it back..." He could tell that Lin Qi seemed to like the set of tableware. Anyway, he didn't care much about something that cost a thousand or two yuan, so he was unusually generous.

Lin Qi shook his head. "Your price is a bit too high. Ivory is worthless, and silver is worthless. Putting two worthless things together won't make them valuable."

The world has a much larger land area, and there are still many No Man's Land that have not been damaged by humans and technology, where nature still retains its most pristine appearance.

Ivory, something strictly prohibited from being transported and sold in another world, is probably a common material in the mid-to-high-end market here, and not considered a rare commodity.

Mr. Fox was a little confused. He had seen similar Ivory Sterling Silver Tableware in some stores, with prices ranging from two to three thousand, or even three to five thousand, which was astonishing. He felt that he was already being dishonest by giving more than a thousand dollars for this set of six Ivory Sterling Silver Tableware. He did not expect that Lin Qi would think that he was giving too much.

"The Old Woman you mentioned must have gone to the antique shop first before coming here..." Lin Qi lifted his foot and continued walking forward. As he walked, he said, "Mr. Fox, I don't know if you have any other opinions about your work, but I think work is work, and personal feelings are private matters and should not be confused with them."

"It's your right to sympathize with and pity others, but we can't put that sympathy and pity into our business by converting it into economic value. This will cause a lot of trouble for many people!"

Many people who initially rise to power are not mature enough, and their behavior is somewhat naive. They may not be able to distinguish between what they can and cannot express their opinions on.

Mr. Fox may have just taken pity on an Old Woman and overvalued the collateral he brought her, but the mortgage agreement might not be approved by the bank, thus blocking a loan of about a thousand dollars, which in turn would affect Lin Qi's income of about one hundred and fifty to two hundred dollars.

If this money were to snowball, the losses would be even greater, and Mr. Fox himself would also lose a lot of money. All of this was caused by an overabundance of sympathy.

"Mr. Fox seems to have a different opinion..." Lin Qi noticed the dismissive expression on Mr. Fox's son's face and asked casually.

Mr. Fox looked at his son beside him, while Mr. Fox. pursed his lips and said, "We sympathized with and helped an Old Woman, and I am not ashamed of it, but proud of it."

Mr. Fox's eyes lit up slightly, and he nodded in satisfaction. In fact, people like him who walk in the gray area often have a very strange mindset.

They desperately want their children to be stronger, more ruthless, and more merciless than themselves, without any weaknesses or fear of any challenge. Yet, at the same time, they also hope their children will be kind, friendly, and like an angel.

Perhaps this is the complexity of human nature. Faced with his son's words, Mr. Fox turned back to look at Lin Qi with satisfaction.

There was no provocation involved; I was simply curious about how Lin Qi would respond, and I was also guessing.

Lin Qi smiled. "I respect your attitude toward the world, but first we need to figure out if the world is really as it appears to us."

"First, families who can afford such tableware would definitely not be able to solve their problems by simply mortgaging a set of Ivory Sterling Silver Tableware. If their troubles could be resolved with just one or two thousand yuan, they wouldn't need to go through the Finance Company."

When Mr. Fox said this, he and his son were both stunned. They had overlooked this small problem. A family that could afford tableware worth several thousand dollars was already in a situation where they needed to pawn things to get through the crisis. One or two thousand dollars was of no use to them at all.

This is similar to the collaboration between Mr. Fox and Lin Qi. He was not optimistic about the collaboration with Lin Qi before, mainly because Lin Qi could not come up with the money—they knew that Lin Qi had about 100,000 yuan, but this money was meaningless to Mr. Fox.

As soon as Lin Qi said this, the expressions on the two men's faces changed.

Lin Qi then held up two more fingers. "Secondly, it seems you didn't have anyone test its authenticity..." Mr. Fox and Little Fox were momentarily speechless with embarrassment, but Mr. Fox eventually nodded.

They've been very busy lately and haven't had time to deal with these issues. Besides, for the father and son whose assets are constantly growing, even if the letter is fake, the loss wouldn't be much, and it wouldn't even be considered a loss.

At least they gained a sense of spiritual satisfaction from helping the Old Woman; their character and soul were elevated. Even if they couldn't get the money back or the items were fake, it didn't really matter.

The problem was that Lin Qi pointed this out, and suddenly he felt like a child who mistakenly thought he had done a good deed but caused a bad result, and he felt helpless.

They are not children, they are adults, so they will only feel awkward.

Lin Qi continued, "A poor Old Woman, a piece of collateral whose authenticity we still don't know, a story that sounds full of holes..." A hint of mockery appeared in his smile as he looked at Little Fox. "Do you still feel honored by what you've done?"

There was a brief silence among the three. Little Fox lowered his head, and Mr. Fox was also thinking. After giving them some time to think things through, Lin Qi sighed and said, "From a business and work perspective, if we encounter people who need help, and if we have the ability, then we should help them."

"Please remember, we only help those who truly need help, not scammers. I believe that in the coming period, many scammers will try to send worthless items here. You'd better find some knowledgeable people as soon as possible, otherwise your bank loan may not be approved."

"For things you can't tell are real or fake, treat them all as fake..." he said, continuing to walk forward. "Where were we?"

The Fox father and son quickly followed, "Speaking of dealing with these things in the warehouse..."