The crowd buzzed with talk of Ye Yaodong buying two shops.
Everyone was astonished.
They had agonized over buying even one, thinking it over again and again before finally steeling themselves to pay the deposit. Some had probably scraped together the balance from every source they could.
There was no shortage of people with foresight in those days, either.
Some were very optimistic about the Aquatic Products Market's prospects. Seeing how busy the old market was, most people knew what to expect. It was just a question of whether they could bring themselves to commit.
Some knew they could make money after buying, but simply could not take the plunge and kept hesitating. Others had families who neither understood nor supported them, so the matter came to nothing.
Still others might know perfectly well that the prospects were excellent, yet simply could not come up with the money.
Someone like Ye Yaodong buying two shops alone was not merely rare-no one present had done it before. He was the first there to buy two, and he looked so young, too.
Everyone began speculating about what he did and how he had so much money.
The people around him kept talking, but it did not affect his draw in the slightest.
The market supervisor beside him said with a smile, "This comrade is one of only two people who bought two shops. The other hasn't come today yet. This young comrade has a good eye. Hurry and show everyone which shop you drew last!"
Ye Yaodong pressed his lips together, then smiled faintly as he opened the slip in his hand and looked down.
Sure enough, Lady Luck would not keep choosing him.
"Shop 6 at the Second Entrance."
"Oh? That's pretty good!" the market supervisor said with a smile.
"Thank