Lu Yao glanced at the person who came, not understanding his purpose, and just greeted him: "Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Jing is from the auction house, and he was the one who received Lu Yao two days ago.
The rough emerald was auctioned off last night. After deducting the commission and tax, the remaining money has been transferred to her account.
Even though the contract for posting the photos has been fulfilled, I never thought I would see him here.
There was another person sitting behind Zhou Jing on the side of the round glass table. She was a little girl in her teens, wearing a beautiful puffy skirt, with big eyes, a delicate nose and cherry lips. She looked like a doll in a window.
Without waiting for Zhou Jing to speak again, the doll stood up, walked in front of Zhou Jing, and looked at Lu Yao, with a proud look in her delicate eyes: "Who are you?"
Since becoming the owner of the shopping street, I have to introduce myself to customers every day when the store is open.
"I am Lu Yao." The owner's answer was still concise.
The doll's expression became intriguing. "Are you Lu Yao, the boss here?"
Lu Yao glanced at her, then looked up at Zhou Jing, asking with his eyes what they were here for.
Zhou Jing was about to speak, but the doll spoke first again.
"I want to buy this store. Name a price." As soon as the words came out, the doll looked like it was waiting for a price to be offered.
Huo Jiao stood behind Lu Yao, glanced at the little girl with lowered eyebrows and snorted coldly.
The doll heard it, looked at him and ignored him completely.
Bai Yi and Xie Molin looked at each other. Bai Yi had no idea where this little girl came from, but Xie Molin knew a little.
To put it simply, the Sanhua Xin family is the richest in the city and ranks seventh on the national wealth list.
The doll's name is Xinxin, the eldest granddaughter of the Xin family and a true young lady.
Xie Molin has gradually become familiar with the work at the tutorial center. The owner said the day before yesterday that he would be able to personally teach the tutors in a few days. He had been full of expectations, but now he can't help feeling a little nervous.
It’s not that I look down on the store owner, but in this world, besides superpowers, there is also a kind of “money power” that cannot be underestimated.
There were many rumors about the eldest daughter of the Xin family in the circle. She was flamboyant and willful, spoiled and pretentious. But there was nothing you could do about her. Money was the key to success, and most people were willing to give in.
If she really spent several million or even tens of millions to buy this store, it would be normal for the owner to be interested.
Lu Yao took a step back, walked to the table and sat down, looking at the doll with a smile: "I wonder who you are?"
Xinxin felt depressed.
Did this guy do this on purpose
She walked to the table and Zhou Jing considerately pulled out a chair.
After Xinxin sat down, he still had to look up at the shop owner: "It doesn't matter who I am. Name your price."
Professional instinct made Zhou Jing keep trying. He had dealt with the store owner before and knew that he was just like him and would not do business at a loss. However, the attitude of the young lady made it clear that she was asking to be ripped off.
Zhou Jing wanted to speak several times, but he couldn't find the right opportunity. He held his breath and waited for Lu Yao to make a price. He would immediately lower the price, trying to get it to a suitable range.
Lu Yao had a lot of things to do and didn't want to waste time with the kid any more, so he said directly, "Sorry, I won't sell it."
These four simple words made Xinxin stunned for a moment, "Why? I'll give you a good price. How about three million?"
Zhou Jing raised his hands to cover his face.
Ji Feiming and Ji Zhixin happened to see this scene when they came in.
Seeing that Lu Yao didn't say anything, Xinxin continued to raise the price: "Five million?"
Lu Yao didn't move.
Xinxin: “Ten million.”
Bai Yi and Jiao Huo's expressions changed slightly, with only two words written on their faces: "spendthrift".
Lu Yao glanced at the uncle and nephew of the Ji family and suddenly smiled.
Xinxin's eyebrows were already furrowed: "What are you laughing at?"
Lu Yao shook his head: "I just remembered that someone came to me before and asked me to name a price to buy my street."
Ji Feiming's old face turned red.
He was very arrogant at that time and even asked the store owner for 100 million.
Xinxin raised her eyebrows: "What happened next?"
Lu Yao: "I refused too."
And kidnapped people
Go to work in the store.
Xinxin looked bored: "The money must be too little. I'll double it and buy your store for 20 million, and you can continue to work for me."
Zhou Jing wanted to kneel down.
Ji Feiming, Ji Zhixin and Bai Yi all had very subtle expressions.
Lu Yao fell into deep thought. Xinxin thought she was struggling, and with an expression of interest on his face, he waited for her to compromise.
Finally, Lu Yao asked: "Is there anything in this store that interests you?"
Xinxin shook her head: "No. Why do you ask?"
Lu Yao: "Then why spend so much money to buy it?"
Xinxin: "Because I have money."
Lu Yao nodded calmly: "I see."
Xinxin felt a little strange and looked at Lu Yao with a frown.
Someone had asked her this question before, and every time she used this killer phrase, the other person's expression was always indescribable, mixed with a mixture of weakness and envy.
Who doesn’t want to be rich
She was absolutely certain that money was the most interesting power in the world, no doubt about it.
In the past, she had met people who were unwilling to make an offer and kept rejecting her offers, usually because the price was not enough.
If a dollar falls on the ground, some people are unwilling to bend down to pick it up.
If a thousand yuan fell on the ground, there would definitely be many people willing to pick it up.
If one hundred thousand dollars fell on the ground, it would cause a scramble.
Xinxin vaguely felt that the person in front of her was a little different; she was too calm.
Xinxin didn't give up and raised the price again: "Fifty million."
Zhou Jing had already covered his face and turned his back, feeling extremely regretful that he had chatted with his colleague about the "emerald rough stone seller" in the morning, which ended up being heard by the eldest lady.
Lu Yao still shook his head.
Ji Feiming was already digging his toes into the ground. He felt silly just looking at this little girl. Then he thought back to himself a few months ago. He was several dozen years older than this kid and had been a messenger of God. He was also so arrogant and selfless at that time.
If he stayed here for one more second, the memories of the dead would keep attacking his fragile psychological defenses. He couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Shopkeeper, Zhixin and I have something to tell you."
Seeing that the two of them looked unhappy, Lu Yao stood up and walked out: "Okay, let's go."
Xinxin wanted to say more, but was finally stopped by Zhou Jing.
Xie Molin looked at the three people leaving and fell into deep thought.
The two men were very respectful to the store owner, so respectful that they didn't seem like store clerks, but rather like... retainers.
Xinxin watched Lu Yao walk away nonchalantly, and gradually realized that she seemed to really not want to sell the store.
Xinxin looked at Zhou Jing in confusion: "Why?"
Zhou Jing: “?”
Xinxin: "Is 50 million too little?"
Zhou Jing: "...Ms. Lu probably doesn't lack money."
Xinxin turned his head away unconvinced, unwilling to leave.
It must be that her price wasn't high enough.
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Shopping street.
Under the eaves outside the Childhood Tutorial Center, Ji Feichen said to Lu Yao with a serious expression: "Shopkeeper, we have received news that the child will come to Yaoguang."
Ji Feichen lost the child and no longer cared about the previous grudges between him and Ji Feiming. The only person who knew the gods and the child best was someone who had been a true messenger of the gods. When he called Ji Feiming for advice, he had no choice but to reveal the whereabouts of the child.
Ji Feiming was silent for a long while after listening to this. It was not until Ji Feichen on the other end of the phone asked him "Are you still listening?" that he sighed and said, "Since you know that the child is going to Yaoguang, and on foot, you should hurry up and take a plane, a high-speed train, or anything else, and come to Yaoguang to welcome him in person."
“…” Ji Feichen was also stunned.
Children cannot take public transportation, but they can, and they were also disturbed by the disappearance of the child.
After hanging up the phone, Ji Feichen suddenly remembered that Ji Feiming seemed to have gone to Yaoguang since he resigned from the position of God's Messenger. Many thoughts flashed through his mind.
Does the child’s trip to Yaoguang have anything to do with him
When he called again, the call was no longer connected. He had no choice but to put the matter aside and quickly gather the tribesmen.
Head to Yaoguang City as quickly as possible.
Lu Yao thought that something big was going on between the uncle and nephew, but it turned out to be news about the Son of God again.
Is it really okay to tell her this secret information within their tribe
Lu Yao guessed what they meant and said generously, "You want to take a leave, right? How many days? Let Jiuhua take over at the Furry Shop first. Xiao Ji will give the ring to Fu Chi, and I will talk to him later."
Ji Feiming looked a little anxious: "Shopkeeper, I'm not asking for leave. You need to get ready. That child is very likely to come to see you. I just talked to my cousin and the new child cannot take public transportation. His power is incompatible with modern civilization. This child has great power and is not an ordinary child of God."
Lu Yao frowned, with an expression that said, "What does this have to do with me?"
Ji Feiming took a deep breath and looked at Lu Yao helplessly: "Shopkeeper, I can be sure that Zhizi came here for you. In order to obtain the godhood, He will come and kill you personally."
Gods do not kill mortals, they only bring down divine punishment, but that does not mean they do not kill demons and evil spirits.
Ji Feiming already had some guesses in his mind, and after seeing the child's face, his thoughts became more confirmed.
The shop owner is the hurdle for a child to become a god.
After working with the store owner for several months, he knew that the store owner was not an evil person.
There is only one possibility: the store owner's existence violates the rules here and is regarded as an evil spirit that must be eradicated.
It's not that she did anything wrong, but it goes against the rules of the world and she shouldn't exist in this world.
This was true of her and this street.
Ji Feiming and Ji Zhixin both knew what the best option was, but they couldn't make up their minds. At this point, they even wanted to force the store owner to have a try.
Living a life that always follows the routine is too boring.
Ji Feiming thought a lot sadly, and he even made a plan.
But after the last serious reminder, the owner still looked unhappy. Ji Feiming and Ji Zhixin looked at each other in silence.
Lu Yao listened patiently to Ji Feiming's plea, and was stunned for a long while before speaking: "You two want to kill the child?"
Should this also be considered "killing gods"
She remembered that Cui Huangxing had said before that the death of a god would cause the world to collapse and disasters to continue.
Lu Yao suddenly remembered that the old god had passed away in the shopping street, so why didn't a disaster happen? In fact, the successor son of God appeared so quickly.
Lu Yao couldn't help but ask: "When and why did the old gods die?"
Ji Feiming saw Lu Yao lost in thought and thought she was thinking about the child, but it turned out that she was just curious about this matter.
"… "
Seeing that his uncle was so angry and anxious that he was almost hurt, Ji Zhixin couldn't help but said, "Shopkeeper, the most important thing right now is the child."
Seeing that he couldn't get any answers, Lu Yao temporarily suppressed his doubts and typed into the system: "Should I be in charge of this?"
The system couldn't figure out the origins of this child, but for some reason, it was very firm: [… Our only goal is to open a store, and we don't need to be distracted by other things. ]
Lu Yao nodded in his heart, and then he relaxed when he looked at the uncle and nephew of the Ji family: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. This is just an abandoned old street with a few shops that don't do much business. How could it attract the attention of a child?"
Ji Feiming sighed: "You still don't believe us."
His eyes were particularly sad, and revealed an indescribable sense of grievance.
Ji Zhixin turned his head away and didn't dare to look, for fear that he would not be able to hold back his laughter.
After being stared at by him for a while, Lu Yao gave in and said, "Okay, okay, I believe you. What should we do according to your opinion? I will fully cooperate."
The uncle and nephew of the Ji family suddenly remembered that this was a shopping street and the shop owner was just an ordinary person.
Ji Feiming & Ji Zhixin: "..."
After discussing, the two told Lu Yao that they were going to set up a barrier around the shopping street.
In fact, the store owner only needs to hide in any store and enter the other world, and the child who has not yet become a god will be unable to do anything to her.
After the discussion, the uncle and nephew had never been so embarrassed before. They felt that their IQs had been taken away by Ji Feichen and his group.
Afterwards, the uncle and nephew of the Ji family set up barriers all over the mountains, and the owner returned to the cram school.
In the afternoon, heavy snow fell in Yaoguang City again.
Didn't stop all night.
That evening, members of the Ji clan arrived in Yaoguang City, including Ji Feichen and the younger generations of the Ji clan.
Even Ji Zhixin's mother, Ji Feirong, came and called her son as soon as she landed.