Things worth one or two yuan each had somehow sold for nearly a hundred yuan in total!
Zhang Fan stretched happily and packed up her stall.
Eating plain white rice with pickled vegetables every day had long made her want to end it all. Tonight, she could go outside the school and get a proper meal set, and sell the gold hairpin while she was at it.
If she had enough money, she could rent a place nearby.
Even if it wasn’t near the school, that was fine too. She’d already finished all her exams and was just waiting for her certificate. She could start a new life from this very moment.
Oh, right—the concert tickets were for this weekend.
She’d never been to a concert in her whole life. But everyone else had someone to go with, while she was all alone…
Being alone had its own merits. Being alone had its own joys!
Brushing away all her unhappiness, Zhang Fan’s lips curved upward. Today was a day worth splurging. She was going to spend every penny she’d earned!
That was what she thought, but in the end, she only ordered a thirty-eight yuan meal set and a four-yuan green tea.
After eating her fill, she took the hairpin to a gold jewelry store.
“I wonder if they’ll ask me for a receipt?”
After a moment’s thought, she raised her chin and walked in with full confidence.
At times like this, she had to fake confidence no matter what. Otherwise, even if she hadn’t done anything wrong, people would suspect she had.
Glancing at the price board—wow, gold was 718 yuan per gram!
“Hello, do you buy back gold here?”
The saleswoman glanced at her and gave a perfunctory professional smile: “Buyback price is 500!”
“What?” Zhang Fan was confused. “You sell it for over 700, but your buyback price is only 500?”
“Hello, welcome!”
The saleswoman didn’t answer her question and went straight to attend to a new customer who had just walked in.
No matter how confident she pretended to be, she still reeked of poverty.
Being looked down on by a shop assistant wasn’t anything unusual.
Zhang Fan awkwardly took out her phone and checked the gold price.
She found that the selling price of gold jewelry and the buyback price of gold really were vastly different.
Since that was indeed the price, she might as well sell it here. Going to another store wouldn’t make any difference.
“Could you take a look at this and tell me how much it’s worth?”
She took out the gold hairpin and handed it to another saleswoman.
After a glance, the other woman said coldly, “We’ll need to burn this to test it before we can give you a price. Are you sure you want to sell?”
“I’m sure!”
Even with her confirmation, the saleswoman still took the hairpin suspiciously and examined it repeatedly. “Once it’s burned, there’s no taking it back. We have surveillance cameras here!”
“I won’t regret it. Burn it!”
After repeated confirmation, the clerk finally felt at ease and was about to burn it when someone called out.
“Wait! This is so beautiful—why burn it?”
A tall, slender woman dressed in Chanel took the hairpin from the clerk’s hand and examined it closely. “A phoenix hairpin! The craftsmanship is so exquisite. I rarely see this kind in jewelry stores!”
She then handed the hairpin to the man accompanying her. “Honey, my next drama happens to be a period piece. Can you buy me a piece of jewelry?”
So she was an actress—no wonder she had such a great figure.
The man glanced at the phoenix hairpin indifferently, then his gaze landed on Zhang Fan’s face. “Name your price.”
“I…”
Zhang Fan really had no idea how much to ask for. She looked at the price board. “Can we calculate it based on today’s gold price?”
The man didn’t even glance at the price tag. He chuckled softly and pulled out his phone. “Let me scan your code!”
“Oh!” Zhang Fan quickly took out her phone and brought up her payment QR code.
With a soft “ding,” a transfer of 200,000 yuan arrived.
“Aren’t you going to weigh it?”
Zhang Fan stared at the amount in her account, a little taken aback. 200,000—wasn’t that too much?
But the man was unconcerned, speaking with confidence: “Judging by the craftsmanship, it should be solid gold, weighing somewhere between 110 and 120 grams. Looking at the color, it’s antique gold. In a hidden spot on the hairpin, there’s an engraving of the artisan’s name, not three nines.
If you sold it by weight, you wouldn’t get much. Since I’m buying it for the craftsmanship, I don’t like taking advantage of people. 200,000 is a fair price!”
As if to verify his words, the female celebrity placed the hairpin on the scale—sure enough, it weighed 118 grams!
“Wow, this gentleman is amazing! Could he be in the same trade?”
The jewelry store clerk gasped in admiration, carefully sizing up the man.
“Of course! My honey is Zhou Wenzong, the future heir of Zhou’s Jewelry!”
The female celebrity’s words made the clerks exclaim—so the young master was out on a stealth visit!
But they didn’t notice the flicker of annoyance that crossed Zhou Wenzong’s face.
Since that was the case, Zhang Fan had nothing more to say. She gave a slight nod. “Thank you!”
After thanking him, she walked excitedly out of the store, clutching the fortune of 200,000 yuan.
Rich people were really generous—200,000 without even blinking.
She glanced back at the female celebrity. What a great figure! Then she looked at Zhou Wenzong. He really was handsome.
Sure enough, in this world, only she was molded from Nüwa’s leftover scraps.
Not blessed with good looks, nor with good luck.
Still, the heavens were somewhat fair—they’d given her a System.
Maybe before long, she could live a life of luxury and indulgence too?
After leaving the store, she hadn’t walked far when she spotted a luxury car.
So beautiful!
“When I’m rich, I’ll buy one of these and drive it around the world!”
“This car can’t make it around the world!”
A man’s voice sounded from above, startling her so much she jumped aside—and saw Zhou Wenzong.
“You’re so poor you’re selling off family heirlooms. Instead of buying a car, why not take that money and get some plastic surgery? It might do more to change your situation!”
The man’s voice was cold, dripping with sarcasm.
He didn’t even look at Zhang Fan, casually opening the car door and getting in.
“Honey, wait for me!”
The female celebrity couldn’t walk fast in her high heels. She was just about to reach for the door handle when she heard the sound of it locking from inside.
“Consider that hairpin your breakup gift. Don’t contact me anymore!”
Zhou Wenzong coldly tossed out those words, not bothering to check if she’d heard, and drove off without a backward glance!
The air seemed to suddenly turn cold. Zhang Fan stood there, utterly bewildered.
What was even more bewildering was that the female celebrity turned around and glared at her with venom!
“I…”
What does this have to do with me?
Meeting the woman’s gaze that looked ready to tear her apart, Zhang Fan quickly turned and hurried away.
“Psycho!”
She wanted to take back what she’d thought earlier—those two were clearly a pair of lunatics!
She hadn’t provoked them, so why treat her like that?
Especially that Zhou Wenzong, with his vicious words, actually telling her to get plastic surgery!
Just wait—once I have money, I’ll buy out your company and make you kneel down and shine my shoes!
No, why would she walk? She had money now—why suffer through a long trek on foot?
She pulled out her phone and scanned a shared e-bike on the street.
By the time she got back to school, there was barely any time left before the dormitory gates closed. Gripping her phone, she hurried along at a brisk pace.
Bang!
Someone suddenly burst out from the sports field and slammed into her, sending her flying to the ground. Her phone shattered into pieces.