Start with an antique shop and become rich overnight

Chapter 231 New Year
In the morning, Shen You opened her eyes drowsily to the sound of the alarm. She felt as sleepy as if she had not slept at all.

In the last second, I could still feel the real emotions in the dream, and in the next second, all the images and emotions became blurred.

When I think back, I can’t seem to remember anything, only some fragments where I can’t clearly see the people.

She didn't take it seriously. Dreams are like that sometimes. You forget them the moment you wake up. If you think back on them in time, you can still remember some of them. Otherwise, you will soon forget them completely.

Shen You's mind went blank for a few seconds. He stopped worrying about it, shrank his head into the quilt, and checked the time on his phone.

The alarm clock set off at nine o'clock. I thought that today is New Year's Eve. In the past, I could get up at noon at home, put on my home clothes and go to the table to eat.

Now I am spending the New Year in the shop, so I have to get up early so that if I find time to do it, it will still be in time.

She also wanted to go shopping in the market outside, but if she slept until noon, there would be no place to go shopping as many places would close at three or four in the afternoon.

That's what he thought, but in practice, Shen You rolled around on the bed twice and it took him twenty minutes to sit up.

Getting up in winter is killing me.

Catching a glimpse of morning light shining through the gap in the curtains, Shen You rolled out of bed and pulled open the blackout curtains barefoot.

The room suddenly became bright. In the winter in the north, you could still see the sun. The white snow on the mountains was dyed with golden light. The scene was sacred and beautiful.

Wen Zhi seemed to have not come back yet. Shen You had tidied herself and sat at the dressing table in the cloakroom, wondering if the situation had changed.

A reminder came from the shop to open the door downstairs.

Soon, Wen Zhi appeared outside the room, and he raised his hand and knocked on the open door.

Shen You came out with his phone and scanned his body first, "Is everything okay?"

"We encountered some setbacks, but it's okay. An avalanche blocked the road, so we couldn't return the same way. We had to take a longer route, so we first made a fire in a cave to avoid the wind and snow and waited for a few hours. We set off at about five in the morning."

It took five hours to get back.

"I'll change my clothes and go to the supermarket. You can go upstairs and rest."

Wen Zhi shook his head, "I'd better go with you."

"I don't need your company." Shen You smiled, "It's just buying some things."

She traveled alone during college, but she felt uncomfortable going to the supermarket alone to shop during the Chinese New Year.

"I need company!" Wen Zhi said solemnly.

This was the first New Year for the antique shop and also the first New Year they spent together.

"I'll change my clothes and wait for you downstairs."

After he finished speaking, he strode upstairs. There was a wardrobe upstairs. When she had customized the whole house's cloakroom, she said there would be discounts if the area exceeded a certain square meters, so she also built a cabinet on the third floor, which is now used by Wen Zhi.

In order to match the antique huanghuali chest of drawers she bought, she spent a lot of money to make a wardrobe that also uses a combination of huanghuali and tempered glass cabinet doors.

Her own room was the main part of the renovation at that time. The lower window and partition door were made of cheap wood.

Shen You put on some simple makeup, tied her hair up, and took out a crabapple velvet flower hairpin and put it on.

There should still be a sense of ritual during the Chinese New Year.

Then she picked out a Song Dynasty brocade quilted short jacket with airplane sleeves and a green dark-patterned silk pleated skirt from the closet.

She prefers Song brocade and Yun brocade, but the glossiness of these materials will not be as good after washing once or twice.

So we wear new clothes on formal occasions, as we need to look presentable when doing business.

What she was wearing today was also custom-made and sent to her not long ago. It was just ordinary woven material on the market, which cost from seven or eight hundred to a little over a thousand per meter.

Master Zuo, who works with her to sell ancient fabrics, only sells genuine hand-woven fabrics in his shop. The prices vary greatly, and Master Zuo's labor costs are also high.

It has to be said that these materials made from traditional craftsmanship may seem old-fashioned and unwearable for young people, but the situation is different when they are made into cheongsam and Hanfu.

When Shen You was taking care of himself, he didn't check the messages on his phone. As soon as he switched to it, a string of red message prompts appeared.

Most of them are group blessings. If you want to put more thought into them, copy them, add a salutation, and then send them.

Several close friends sent brief blessings, which seemed refreshing. Shen You held the phone in one hand and exchanged gifts, sending group messages to groups and individual messages to individuals.

This thing is just like giving gifts during festivals. We give them to each other, but if we don’t give one, it always feels like it’s lacking in courtesy.

The 'later' Shen You mentioned took half an hour.

Wen Zhi changed into a black cashmere coat and sat on the sofa with his eyes closed. His slender fingers were slightly folded, and his hair fell on his eyelids, as if he was asleep.

Shen You moved closer and waved her hands up and down in front of his eyes, thinking that his eyelashes were really long.

Her mother once said that her family cut her eyelashes several times when she was a child, saying that this would help them grow longer, but in fact, it didn't work for her.

Wen Zhi opened his eyes and said, "Let's go."

Just now he called a designated driver and asked someone to drive his car over.

There was no supermarket near the shop, so they wanted to go to the city center. He was afraid that there would be traffic jam on the road and Shen You’s car would run out of battery.

During Chinese New Year and other holidays, if you are unlucky, there will be a long traffic jam in the city center.

"Driving while tired is not advisable." Shen You reached out and took his keys, then opened the driver's door himself.

After getting on, he first asked, "Is your car insured?"

When there are a lot of people and cars, her skills are really average and she is afraid of getting scratched.

Although it is much more low-key than the car he drove before, which had no trunk and the front trunk couldn't even fit a shopping bag, it doesn't look cheap judging by the car logo.

Wen Zhi chuckled, "Don't worry."

Having not driven a gasoline car for a long time and having gotten used to the large screen in electric cars, Shen You familiarized himself with the system before starting the car.

The Antique Street is also busy in the morning, with many stalls selling New Year-related items, not to mention the city center, where you have to wait for a long time even for the red light.

"How about we just eat out?" Looking at the situation, it would take until one or two in the afternoon to cook at home.

"Okay." Wen Zhi nodded.

They go to supermarkets with fewer people because the things are expensive, but the advantage is that they don’t have to wait in line for too long to check out.

I mainly went to the fresh food area to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner and the dishes for the following days.

The two men pushed the cart, and in less than a moment, they had filled the cart with goods. Neither of them liked to wander around, so they went straight to the target area and moved quickly.

As for the main dishes, I basically relied on the New Year’s goods sent by friends. I bought some pork, beef, mutton, and chopped chicken.

Take any vegetables that look good.

In addition to buying vegetables, they also added some seasonings.

A few years ago, Shen You always felt that she could no longer feel the joy and excitement of her childhood during the Chinese New Year.

Now, seeing people pushing carts coming and going to select goods, holiday decorations, and the people around me, it seems that the New Year atmosphere is quite strong.

"That cup is beautiful." Shen You just finished speaking, looked at the price, pulled Wen Zhi and turned away.

"Not buying it anymore?" Wen Zhi turned his head in confusion.

"No!" She can spend several thousand to buy a teapot, but cannot spend 1999 to buy an imported glass cup at an 8.8% discount.

Two people were queuing up to pay, and two young girls were pushing carts and running very fast next to them, standing not too far away.

"The strong and light colors, I just saw them stunned for a long time, so handsome, it seems that they are in love, and the corners of their mouths are not lowered."

"Miss, your clothes are beautiful. I want to ask where you bought them." The girl wearing a maroon beret whispered.

Her companion pulled her forward, and after Shen You heard what they wanted, she took out the official fabric store and the tailor shop from her hands and gave them to them.

"Thank you." The girl with the beret thanked them happily. When she went back to the queue, the two of them couldn't wait to start choosing online.

"This is the same style. I didn't expect it to look so good when made into clothes. I suddenly understand why ladies in ancient times loved to visit fabric shops!"

I stayed up too late yesterday, so I’ll update here first~