Zhan Qing
Ding Xuan was anxious to name a price because he was afraid Hao Yi would set it too high and scare the customer away.
He knew that everything Hao Yi owned had been bought at a very high price. Although he had just reminded Hao Yi that selling it again would mean taking a loss, he was still a little worried that Young Master Hao’s temper would make him unwilling to lower the price too much, so he took it upon himself to speak first.
In his view, this bracelet, at the very most, should be worth seven or eight thousand. That was already the highest price he could think of. It was just a bracelet, after all, and surely it could not be any more expensive than that!
Yet how could he know that this bracelet was even pricier than he imagined?
Hao Yi was frustrated. A bracelet worth three hundred thousand had been quoted at five thousand by this guy. Though he knew it should be sold at a loss, wasn’t this a bit too low……
Still, Hao Yi did not interrupt Ding Xuan to put him down. Instead, he looked up at the man and decided to just sell it like that.
However, when the man heard the price, he could not help laughing. He looked at Ding Xuan and said, “I think this probably was not something you bought.”
Ding Xuan thought the man felt he had asked too high a price, and he also felt as if he had indeed quoted too high. He swallowed and said, “Then…… three thousand?”
Hao Yi: “……”
The man: “……”
Hao Yi silently mourned for the bracelet. It had met such an unappreciative owner and had been devalued again and again.
The man seemed very surprised. After a moment, he smiled and said, “Looks like it really was not you who bought it. You probably do not know this bracelet is extremely expensive. The market price is between two hundred fifty thousand and three hundred fifty thousand.”
“What!!! Three, three, three hundred fifty thousand!!!” Ding Xuan was so shocked by the man’s words that he shot to his feet, even forgetting the pain in his knee.
My goodness! What kind of treasure was this, to be worth three hundred fifty thousand! Let him faint for a bit!
Hearing the man, Hao Yi raised a brow. He had not expected this man to be so knowledgeable, and he did not seem intent on taking advantage of them either. Otherwise, he would not have revealed the bracelet’s true value.
“Then does this gentleman still want to buy this bracelet?” Hao Yi asked directly the question he cared about most.
The man quickly nodded. “To be honest, I was also very surprised to run into this bracelet here. You should know I have been looking for it for a very long time.”
Seeing the doubt in Hao Yi’s eyes, the man explained again, “This bracelet was originally something a friend of mine had taken a liking to, but it was bought by someone else. I think it was probably this little brother here who bought it?”
The man’s ‘little brother’ referred to Hao Yi.
Hao Yi nodded.
The man continued, “Since you are putting it out to sell, you must be short on money. I will not take advantage of you. Whatever price you bought it for, I will buy it from you for that same price.”
This man was quite honest. He would not seize the opportunity to gouge them at a time like this, which made Hao Yi look at him a few more times before saying, “You are right, I am indeed short on cash. Since you have said so, I will not stand on ceremony. To be honest, I spent three hundred thousand when I bought it, but I have a good impression of you, so I will give you a discount of fifty thousand.”
This time it was Ding Xuan who felt the pain. If he had not known the bracelet’s value, he would have felt like he had made a fortune selling it for three thousand.
But now that he knew the bracelet’s value, and also knew Hao Yi had bought it for three hundred thousand, only to knock off fifty thousand for that man, he ached all over.
Young Master, could you not be so generous at a time like this? Cutting off ten thousand would already be about right……
As expected of a pampered young master, he had been used to spending lavishly. Even now that money was tight, he still could not shake that habit.
Fifty thousand. They could use that for a long time……
Unexpectedly, the man’s next words gave Ding Xuan hope again. The man looked at Hao Yi, rather surprised. This young man looked to be only about eighteen or nineteen, yet he could say something so open-handed.
“Thank you for your assessment of me, but I will not take advantage of you either. To be honest, the person who took a liking to this bracelet is someone I like……”
The man stopped there and did not continue, but Hao Yi could already understand what he meant.
A token of affection for a loved one could not be discounted. That made Hao Yi admire the man even more. At the very least, this man was quite attentive toward the person he liked.
Hao Yi did not make any more fuss. He said, “All right then, three hundred thousand. Deal.”
“Give me your card number. I’ll transfer it to you on my phone right now,” the man said briskly as well.
Hao Yi was about to pull out his wallet and take out his bank card, but then he remembered his card was probably already frozen, which meant it could not be used. Even if he took it out, it would be useless.
After thinking it over, he turned to Ding Xuan and asked, “Do you have a bank card?”
At that moment, Ding Xuan was thrilled beyond words. They had just sold something for three hundred thousand, and there were still so many items in the combination-lock case. He figured they could probably sell for quite a bit more, which meant they would not have to worry about money anymore.
As he thought about it, Ding Xuan wore a silly grin. Suddenly, he felt himself shoved, and only then did he snap back from the pile of money in his imagination. He looked up to see Hao Yi standing in front of him, watching him.
“Ah, what? I, I did not hear what you said?” Ding Xuan said guiltily, his face red.
“Do you have a bank card or not?” Hao Yi asked again.
Ding Xuan hurriedly nodded, then took out his wallet, pulled out his bank card, and handed it to Hao Yi. Only then did he remember a very important question.
“Young Master, you are putting the money into my card?” No, no way…… His bank card, which had never held more than four digits, was about to have three hundred thousand in it?
Could it be…… could the young master not be worried that he would take the money and run?
Meanwhile, Hao Yi ignored him. He took the bank card and handed it to the man, who entered the card number into his phone.
Not long after, the man said, “It has already been transferred. You should go to a nearby bank to check it.”
Hao Yi took the box and handed it to the man. “Take it.”
The man froze, apparently not expecting Hao Yi to trust him so much. After all, that was three hundred thousand, not a small sum. This kid was giving him the item without even verifying it. Wasn’t that a little too careless?
Hao Yi would not tell the man that he had just secretly glanced at the man’s phone and seen the transfer success message before letting him take the item.
After thinking it over, the man looked at Hao Yi and asked, “May I ask what your name is, little brother? My name is Zhan Qing.”
“Zhan? You are from the Zhan family?” The Zhan family was one of the Five Great Clans. Ding Xuan was stunned. He had not expected this man to actually be from the Zhan family.
“My name is Hao Yi,” Hao Yi also gave his name.
“Someone from the Hao family!” Zhan Qing was also taken aback.
However, Hao Yi merely said indifferently, “Not anymore.”