Chapter 122

"Whether Dad can get revenge while we're at Panjiayuan depends entirely on you." Gu Jinshui patted Gu Yousi on the shoulder. "If you can help Dad get revenge, Dad will give you anything you want!"

Gu Yousi's eyes lit up. This was truly a case of finding something without even looking for it.

She immediately replied, "Okay, tell me what you need me to do."

Half an hour later.

Gu Yousi and Lan Lin were squatting next to a stall in Panjiayuan.

Despite their young age, the two suddenly became thick-skinned, but they couldn't stop passersby from staring at them.

An old man carrying a birdcage chuckled, "Oh my, who's setting up a stall with kids? These two kids are quite spirited."

Who can argue with that?

Gu Yousi and Lan Lin are both good-looking. Although Gu Yousi has a lazy personality, she is actually the class beauty. She inherited Liang Ying's fair skin and Gu Jinshui's facial features. Right now, with her hair in braids, she looks very pleasing.

Lan Lin was a little embarrassed.

He nudged Gu Yousi's arm. "Niuniu, if you're really embarrassed, go sit somewhere else for a while. I'll take care of things for your dad myself later."

"That won't do." Gu Yousi still maintained her professional ethics. "If we're going to lose face, we'll lose face together."

Just then, the rabbit they had been waiting for arrived.

This rabbit is none other than Sun Zhiping, who previously tricked Gu Jinshui.

After that bastard returned to Beijing, the school disciplined him, but Gu Jinshui felt that the punishment was too lenient. If it weren't for that bastard's misbehavior, the museum matter could have been handled beautifully, and there would have been no need for the Japan to laugh at them.

Therefore, he ordered people to keep an eye on Sun Zhiping's movements.

When the people here saw Sun Zhiping arrive today, they quickly called him.

Sun Zhiping spotted the two children setting up a street stall from a great distance.

Without thinking much of it, he walked over and glanced at it. After taking a few steps, he turned back, his eyes landing on a bronze Buddha statue displayed on the stall.

The bronze Buddha has a simple and ancient design, with large hands and a large head, and a kind and benevolent expression. A few pieces of the Lianhua pedestal below are missing, but at first glance, it looks like a valuable item.

Sun Zhiping was immediately unable to walk.

He walked over as if he were watching a commotion, picked up a porcelain plate or earthenware bowl from the stall and examined it, casually asking, "What's the price of this? Why are there only two kids like you setting up a stall here? Where are your parents?"

"Uncle, my dad went out on something and left us to watch the stall. This bowl you're holding will cost a hundred, but we'll have to wait until my dad gets back to discuss it further."

Gu Yousi squatted down, her voice soft and languid without her having to pretend.

Lan Lin glanced at her from the side, then lowered his head and chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhiping was overjoyed.

He laughed and said, "You are such sensible children, already helping your parents with the stall. Good, good. But this bowl is too expensive at one hundred yuan. How about you sell it for fifty?"

Fifty?

Gu Yousi rolled her eyes inwardly.

This ceramic bowl is absolutely genuine!

One hundred yuan is really not an exorbitant price!

This bastard really thinks he can bully them like kids!

Gu Yousi blinked. "Uncle, fifty is too little. No, Dad will be angry if we sell it like this!"

Lan Lin nodded in agreement, "Yes, Uncle, our uncle said it has to be at least a hundred!"

"One hundred yuan is too expensive. Look at this bowl, it looks so old. I'm willing to spend fifty yuan to buy it because I appreciate your hard work."

Sun Zhiping pulled out a fifty-yuan note and said directly, "How about this, you give me this bronze Buddha, and I'll add another fifty yuan to your account, okay?!"

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed the bronze Buddha.

Lan Lin immediately stopped him, Gu Yousi picked up the bronze Buddha, her face flushed, and said angrily, "Uncle, my dad said this bronze Buddha is real, and it'll cost at least five hundred! You want to buy it for fifty? You're dreaming!"

The owner of a nearby stall, probably unable to stand it any longer, chimed in, "That's right, aren't you just trying to scam a child? Little girl, don't do business now, wait until your father comes back!"

As the boss spoke, he glanced sideways at Sun Zhiping.

The disdain was obvious; they felt that Sun Zhiping was a terrible person who had cheated children!

Gu Yousi immediately nodded. "We won't sell, we'll wait for Dad to come back."

"That's right, let's wait for our uncle to come back!" Lan Lin echoed, suppressing a laugh.

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhiping became even more reluctant to give up the bronze Buddha. He had seen the Buddha once before, and if it were genuine, it could fetch several thousand yuan. Buying it for five hundred yuan was really not expensive.

If we really wait for the children's elders to come, adults aren't as easy to fool as children; it won't be so easy to buy them for five hundred yuan.

Sun Zhiping touched his nose, a plan forming in his mind.

He turned around, ran to buy two bottles of Beibingyang, and handed them to Gu Yousi and Lan Lin.

Lan Lin and Gu Yousi were both taken aback.

Lan Lin asked, completely bewildered, "Uncle, is this a bribe?"

Sun Zhiping's face immediately showed a mixture of embarrassment and anger. He suppressed his anger and said, "What bribe? You put it so rudely. Uncle just wanted to treat you to some soda. You two are so filial and sensible, Uncle thinks you're both very endearing."

Gu Yousi nudged Lan Lin's arm subtly, signaling him to continue.

There were people at the surrounding stalls anyway, and she didn't believe that bastard would dare to drug her.

Lan Lin took a few sips first and found that the taste hadn't changed much, so he let Gu Yousi drink the soda.

Sun Zhiping was cursing inwardly. Are kids these days so clever? He was worried about being drugged.

He rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "Little girl, is your father's business very hard?"

"Yes."

Gu Yousi sipped her soda and sighed, "My dad has it so hard to earn money. Our family is always struggling to make ends meet."

"So, do you want to help your dad?" Sun Zhiping was secretly pleased to see the child take the bait, and his face was full of smiles.

Gu Yousi cooperated readily, "Yes, Uncle, do you have any good suggestions?"

Sun Zhiping immediately pointed to the bronze Buddha on the stall and said, "Uncle is willing to pay a high price for this, but you can sell it to me for six hundred yuan. When your father finds out, he'll definitely praise you for your ability!"

"Oh, but Dad said..."

Gu Yousi hesitated.

Before she could finish speaking, Sun Zhiping quickly said, "Your father said that because he was afraid you would ruin the business, but now you've managed to make it happen, haven't you? Besides, think about it, six hundred yuan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If I leave, it's hard to say whether you can even sell it."

As he spoke, he deliberately pretended to get up and leave.

The two children seemed frightened and hurriedly cried out, "Uncle, don't go! We'll sell it to you!"

Sun Zhilong immediately stopped in his tracks. "Really? You won't regret it?"

"No regrets!" Gu Yousi nodded emphatically. "But Uncle, are you really going to spend so much money on this craft? It's six hundred!"

Crafts

Sun Zhiping chuckled to himself.

That's just how kids are; they opened the door wide and snagged a great bargain.

Buying this treasure for 600 yuan, who knows, you might make 6,000 yuan later!

He patted his chest and said, "It's alright, Uncle has plenty of money, I definitely won't regret it!"

Gu Yousi and Lan Lin exchanged a glance. Lan Lin then said to the stall owner next to them, "Uncle, could you please be our witness? When my uncle returns, I'll have him thank you."

"That's easy to say," the stall owner nodded generously.

So, with the stall owner as a witness, the two parties exchanged money for goods.

With the six hundred yuan in hand, Gu Yousi and Lan Lin's mission was complete.

Just as Lan Lin was about to tell Gu Yousi to put the money away, his eyes suddenly lit up as he glanced ahead and exclaimed, "Uncle Gu!"

Sun Zhiping's heart skipped a beat. He quickly picked up the bronze Buddha, thinking to himself, "Could it be that the child's parents have returned?" But even if they had, he had already gotten what he wanted today, and there was no way he could give it back.

As he was thinking this, he turned his head and saw a familiar face walking towards him. Who else could it be but Gu Jinshui?

"Dad."

Gu Yousi ran over, hugged Gu Jinshui's waist, and handed him the money in her hand, "Our family's stall is open for business. This uncle bought a bronze Buddha from us for six hundred."

Gu Jinshui ruffled his daughter's hair, thinking to himself that his daughter was usually this well-behaved, "Really? Our Niuniu is so capable."

"Gu... Gu Jinshui, is this your stall?"

Sun Zhiping's eyelids twitched; he already sensed that things were not going well.

Gu Jinshui looked up, exclaimed "Oh!" as if she had just noticed Sun Zhiping, "What a coincidence! Thank you so much for patronizing our business."

His gaze fell on the bronze Buddha statue, and he chuckled, "Hey, you're really rich, spending six hundred yuan on this imitation."

Later imitations...

Crafts...

These two words hit Sun Zhiping like two huge rocks on the head.

He felt as if a thunderbolt had struck the top of his head, his lips trembling like a leaf, "This... this is fake?"

"Hey, how can you talk like that? This is a work of art, art is priceless, don't you understand?"

Gu Jinshui was displeased. "This thing may not be a door, but it's even better than a door! I love it so much that I was afraid someone would buy it, so I specially set a high price of five hundred yuan. Who knew you would share the same interests as me and actually like it too? Fine, I'll give it to you, what's there to say!"

Gu Jinshui's words nearly drove Sun Zhiping to his death with anger.

If he still doesn't realize he's been tricked by now, then he's lived in vain. Sun Zhiping pointed at Gu Jinshui, "You, you fucking owe me money!"

"Pay back the money? There's no such rule around here."

Gu Jinshui, "You, an expert, don't understand the principle of cash on delivery?"

"But what you sold me is a fake!" Sun Zhiping was so angry that his vision blurred and his breathing became heavy.

Gu Yousi said, "Uncle, I already told you this is a handicraft. You insisted on buying it, and we have witnesses to prove it."

She pointed to the stall owner next to her, who chuckled and said, "Yeah, I heard that too. I mean, brother, you might as well admit defeat."

Sun Zhiping was already furious, and hearing this was an even bigger blow. He pointed at Gu Jinshui angrily and shouted, "You... you just wait!"

Gu Jinshui said amiably, "Alright, I'll wait. Bring it on, whatever your tricks are."

These words were like adding fuel to the fire; Sun Zhiping almost fainted from anger.

Feeling relieved, Gu Jinshui was in a great mood and immediately packed up his stall.

His stall was actually open to the public except for the bronze Buddha, but he was certain that Sun Zhiping was greedy and would never be interested in such petty gains.

And as it turned out, Gu Jinshui was indeed right.

"Dad, I've taken care of it for you."

Gu Yousi was very direct, "Shouldn't you be helping me out?"

"Okay, whatever you need help with," Gu Jinshui replied without hesitation.

He thought to himself, what could a child possibly do? It's nothing more than eating and drinking.

But what Gu Yousi said really stunned Gu Jinshui.

He scratched his head, leaned back, stared at the ceiling, and remained silent for a long time.

Gu Yousi at his sleeve, "Dad, say something! How can you possibly help with this?"

Gu Jinshui rubbed his face, took a deep breath, and said, "Daughter, Dad understands now. Asking you for help comes at a high price."

"Uncle, if you can't help, I can go back and ask my Grandpa for help."

Lan Lin thought Gu Jinshui was unwilling and was afraid that Gu Yousi would be upset, so he quickly said something.

Gu Jinshui glanced at Lan Lin silently.

He figured it out: this kid had just helped his daughter deal with Sun Zhiping, and now he was helping his daughter deal with him.

Lan Lin looked completely innocent and blinked.

Gu Jinshui rested his chin on his hand and tapped the cabinet. "Alright, as a father, I have to keep my word. Besides, Old Mr. Lan's business is huge, and he's very busy. Let's not bother him with such trivial matters."

He thought for a moment and said, "Ask that girl tomorrow what skills her family has, and if they have any connections. You're right, giving them money will only help them temporarily. Besides, even if we give them the money, poor families like that might not be willing to spend a single penny, let alone on a girl."