Zhou Yang, I'm just letting you know, I bought a bit too much food today, so you don't need to go out and buy instant noodles for dinner.
It's so hot these days, and the food will spoil if it's not eaten, so it would be a waste to throw it away.
Fang Jie left after saying this.
Zhou Yang felt a bit confused. Could it be that this woman was interested in him?
He indulged in a fantasy for a moment, then took out 10,000 yuan and counted out 16 bills.
The monthly rent for this apartment is 500 yuan, and water is 10 yuan a month. The rest is roughly enough for electricity.
He owed two months of rent, so calculating for three months, 1600 yuan would be enough.
As for this month, he might be moving out soon.
After all, with money, he couldn't possibly still live in this rented room. Having a house and a car is the first dream of an ambitious young man.
However, he still had to endure for a while, because he didn't have enough money yet.
He casually put the remaining money into the ding. It was really nice to have a portable safe.
Clutching 1600 yuan, he closed the door and went to Fang Jie's place. At this moment, Fang Jie was squatting on the ground, picking vegetables.
As soon as Zhou Yang entered, he saw a captivating scene.
Fang Jie was definitely a beautiful woman, and her figure was beyond words.
For example, as she was squatting on the ground picking vegetables, from Zhou Yang's angle, he could clearly see—
It was just a pity her temper was too volatile, otherwise…
Zhou Yang stared blankly for a moment, and Fang Jie, squatting on the ground picking vegetables, naturally noticed.
Looking up at Zhou Yang's gaze, she immediately realized she had exposed herself again.
“Zhou Yang, can't you be a little more decent?”
This time, Fang Jie didn't get angry, but merely adjusted her sitting posture, probably mainly to prevent peeping from certain perverts.
“Fang Jie, I didn't do anything, so why am I not decent?”
“Oh, by the way, here's the rent for you!”
Now that Zhou Yang had money, his words became more confident.
Fang Jie looked at Zhou Yang suspiciously, then reached out and took the money.
“You haven't gone and become a thief, have you? Where did you get so much money?”
“I remember you get paid at the end of the month, and today is only July 15th.”
“Zhou Yang, I'm not forcing you to pay rent. It's fine if you don't have money and delay for a few months, but don't act like you're sneaking around all day, feeling like when you see me, it's like…”
“Forget it, take this money back for now, and give it to me when you have money.”
Fang Jie said as she handed the money back to Zhou Yang.
“Fang Jie, I really do have money now! You don't know, I found a bargain today!”
“I was browsing a street stall and accidentally discovered something. I felt it was genuine, so I bought it for 20 yuan. And then, guess what happened when I resold it?”
“I made this much! 5000 yuan!”
Zhou Yang said, holding up one hand.
He wasn't stupid; he couldn't tell the whole truth, so he came up with this excuse.
Fang Jie was stunned:
“Really?!”
“Zhou Yang, then tell me, how did you find that bargain!”
Fang Jie immediately became interested, and Zhou Yang began to weave a story. Such stories are easy to invent.
“Zhou Yang, I also have some old things. They were left by my deceased husband's grandfather. Would you mind helping me take a look?”
Zhou Yang's heart rejoiced. If they were indeed things left by her grandfather, the chances of there being good items were very high.
Even if they were from the republican period, if well-preserved, they could be worth tens of thousands of yuan.
Of course, it mainly depended on what the items were!
“Alright, I'll help you take a look!”
Zhou Yang readily agreed, and Fang Jie didn't hesitate. She entered a room and soon emerged holding a small box.
The box slowly opened, and Zhou Yang began to examine its contents.
There were indeed some old items inside, such as silver bracelets, silver hairpins, and other miscellaneous things.
However, none of these were particularly valuable. After looking at all the items, Zhou Yang only found a snuff bottle that was quite good.
This snuff bottle was remarkably well-preserved, dating from the Qianlong era of the qing dynasty. The transparent vision gave a price of 50,000 yuan.
Just as Zhou Yang was about to tell Fang Jie that this snuff bottle was a treasure, he froze.
His eyes were fixed on the wooden box that held the items.
Item Name: Small-Leaf Red Sandalwood Jewelry Storage Box
Era: qing dynasty
Market Price: 100,000 Yuan
“Zhou Yang, what's wrong?”
Zhou Yang was in a daze, but that didn't mean Fang Jie was. So, she quickly asked.
Zhou Yang then came to his senses. Actually, his first reaction was to keep it for himself, because Fang Jie definitely wouldn't understand.
She might even sell it for three or five hundred yuan, and with the snuff bottle, maybe 1000 yuan at most.
But he hesitated.
Firstly, he now had the ability to make money. Secondly, Fang Jie had indeed been very kind to him. Although she seemed fierce normally, she was definitely the type with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
In other places, if someone owed two months of rent, their luggage would probably be thrown out.
To be honest, Zhou Yang's heart wasn't that dark.
Moreover, the most crucial point was that he now had capabilities and would earn even more in the future. If he went against his conscience just for these tens of thousands of yuan...
Later, when he made more money, he would always feel uneasy about this matter.
If Zhou Yang were still like he was yesterday, unable to even afford a meal, he would absolutely not hesitate to claim these two items for himself.
But now he didn't need to, because tens of thousands of yuan were practically within his grasp. Since that was the case, why should he act against his conscience?
Thinking of this, he felt relieved.
“Fang Jie, this is called a snuff bottle. Its market price should be around forty to fifty thousand yuan. If you take it to an Antique Shop to sell, you could probably get twenty to thirty thousand!”
“And then there's this box. This box is called a Small-Leaf Red Sandalwood Jewelry Storage Box, also known as a storage box.”
“The meaning is pretty much the same, it's for storing jewelry. According to the market price, it should be around 100,000 yuan, but if you take it to an Antique Shop to sell, it's probably only worth about 50,000 yuan!”
Zhou Yang was telling the truth. The market price referred to the transaction price, but an Antique Shop wouldn't buy it at that price.
Just like with Zhou Yang's previous seal, if he hadn't met Huang Jicheng, an Antique Shop would at most not have offered more than 1,000,000 yuan.
After all, they were running a business and certainly needed to make a profit.
Fang Jie was shocked. She hadn't expected these two items to be so valuable. She had thought the truly valuable things were the gold and silver jewelry.
“Zhou Yang, then help me sell them, and we'll split the money evenly!”
Zhou Yang's eyes narrowed. Split it evenly? Could there be such a good thing in this world?
“Uh, Fang Jie, you're not lusting after my body, are you?”