I traded scrap metal for hundreds of billions

Chapter 27: Setting up a stall to sell diamonds

The atmosphere froze in an instant, and an invisible force of oppression filled the air.

Wen Zhi took a half step back, then slowly raised her head and smiled cheerfully.

"Gu Yan, didn't I tell you? I'm going to deliver the alcohol to the client."

"That customer lives in a remote area, and it was raining heavily, so the signal was not very good, so you couldn't get through to me."

She pursed her lips, her clear black eyes revealing a hint of doubt.

"By the way, Gu Yan, why did you call me? Is there something wrong?"

Gu Yan met Wen Zhi's frank eyes, and it seemed as if everything she said was true, and he could not find any flaws, but he always felt that the facts were not what Wen Zhi said.

"The doctor said Fang Ming is awake, but his physical condition is still not ideal. He may have to stay in the ICU for another week."

"The doctor also told Xiaoxiao and I to be discharged from the hospital before noon tomorrow, and asked us to settle all the medical bills and move out of the ward tomorrow."

After hearing these two things, Wen Zhi frowned immediately.

"Okay, I understand. I will go and help you with the discharge procedures tomorrow morning."

Seeing her embarrassment, Gu Yan thought for a moment and said, "Are you out of money?"

Wen Zhi heard this and quickly forced a smile.

"Gu Yan, I told you that you don't have to worry about the money. I have my own way. You just need to take good care of Xiao Xiao and Fang Ming."

After saying that, she gave Gu Yan a forced smile, then walked past him and into the ward.

"I'm too tired today. I'm going to rest now. You should go to bed early too."

Gu Yan watched her leaving, pursed his lips, then took out the few crumpled bills of cash from his pocket and held them tightly in his hand.

When he went in, he saw that Wen Zhi, who was sleeping with Gu Xiaoxiao, was already fast asleep. He quietly stood beside the bed and secretly stuffed the cash into Wen Zhi's coat pocket.

After stuffing it in, he turned his head and met Gu Xiaoxiao's open black eyes.

Gu Yan immediately made a hushing gesture.

Gu Xiaoxiao nodded obediently, confused.

Gu Yan touched her little head and gestured "good night".

Gu Xiaoxiao understood, and obediently clasped her hands together and placed them under her little head.

[Good night, brother~]

Gu Yan gave a kind smile of an older brother and turned back to his own bed.

What he didn't know was that Wen Zhi hadn't slept at all.

Hearing the sound of Gu Yan leaving, Wen Zhi opened her eyes instantly. She blinked at Gu Xiaoxiao and made the same hushing gesture with her index finger.

Gu Xiaoxiao blinked her bright black eyes and nodded obediently.

Wen Zhi then climbed up from the bed, took out all the money in her pocket, and stuffed it under Gu Yan's pillow.

Then he came back quietly, went to bed and held Gu Xiaoxiao in his arms.

She lowered her voice so that only the two of them could hear, and said, "Xiaoxiao, when you wake up tomorrow, tell your brother about the money."

"Now go to sleep."

Gu Xiaoxiao obediently closed her eyes, leaned in Wen Zhi's warm arms, and fell asleep.

Wen Zhi looked at Gu Xiaoxiao's sleeping face, but she herself didn't feel sleepy at all.

Whenever she closed her eyes, all she could see were those giant centipedes and the battlefield filled with corpses and blood.

I don’t know how Quan Yuan and the others are doing, whether they won or not.

I hope Quan Yuan is okay and I hope he can win!
As I was thinking about this, the heavy rain outside stopped and the sky brightened.

Wen Zhi carefully pulled out her hand, trying not to wake Gu Xiaoxiao.

She got out of bed quietly and left the ward while no one in the ward was awake.

The morning after the heavy rain was slightly chilly, with a biting cold wind. Wen Zhi wrapped herself tightly in clothes and rode her tricycle straight to the Yunjin community where Zhu Lan lived.

In order to avoid the situation from last time, this time she deliberately knocked on the door of the security booth when no one was around.

"Uncle Li, I need to go in to see Aunt Lan for something. Can you let me in for half an hour?"

Uncle Li was half asleep and half awake, but when he heard Wen Zhi's words, his mind instantly became clear.

"Xiaozhi, why are you here so early?"

Wen Zhi showed a well-behaved smile, "Uncle Li, I have something urgent to do with Aunt Lan, so I came a little early."

Before coming, she called Zhu Lan, but Zhu Lan didn't answer.

That's why she had to come to the community and planned to go directly to Zhu Lan's house to find her.

When Uncle Li heard this, he quickly said to her, "Xiaozhi, didn't Madam Fu tell you that she would go back to the Zhu family to attend the birthday banquet in the next two days?"

Wen Zhi stood there in a daze, blinked, and took a long time to find her voice.

"When did Aunt Lan go?"

Uncle Li said directly: "Mrs. Fu left yesterday morning. She said that she would be attending the birthday party tonight and would not be back until tomorrow."

Wen Zhi frowned instantly, and a solemn look flashed across her eyes.

"Uncle Li, thank you. I won't go in then. I'll go back first and come back after Aunt Lan comes back."

After saying that, she turned and left the gate of the community.

Wen Zhi, who was riding a tricycle, looked back at the community and smiled bitterly.

"No wonder I couldn't get through to Aunt Lan last night. Every time Aunt Lan goes back to the Zhu family, she disappears like a ghost and I can't find her at all."

"After Aunt Lan comes back from Zhu's house, she loses her temper every time, and stays extremely irritable for the next half month, scolding everyone she sees."

She looked at the road ahead and sighed.

"It seems that I won't be able to sell the diamond to Aunt Lan in the next half month."

"Now I'll go to the entrance of the Gold and Jewelry City and set up a stall to sell them at the price of 3,000 per piece."

Wen Zhi adjusted her direction and headed towards the Gold and Jewelry City again.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the shops in the Gold and Jewelry City just opened for business.

Many young people came to buy gold and jewelry for their wedding, and they chose to come early in the morning to do so.

When Wen Zhi arrived, the Gold and Jewelry City was already bustling with activity.

She remembered seeing some vendors setting up stalls in the south before, selling some low-quality jewelry.

She chose an empty spot, went up to take off her coat, spread it on the ground, and then took out a white diamond and prepared to put it on top.

The woman setting up the stall next to Wen Zhi was a sixty-year-old lady.

As soon as the aunt saw the young and beautiful Wen Zhi, her eyes lit up and she immediately came over enthusiastically.

"Little girl, is this your first time setting up a stall? You can't use clothes. I just happen to have an unused piece of white cloth. I'll give it to you."

After saying that, he took out a piece of white cloth from his bag, considerately pulled apart the clothes on the ground, and spread the white cloth over Wen Zhi.

Wen Zhi looked at the aunt flattered, "Aunt, I just came here on a whim to try it out. I can just use my own clothes."

The aunt held Wen Zhi's hand, looked at her beautiful face, and couldn't stop smiling.

"Little girl, we are all here to set up stalls. It's normal to help each other. The cloth is not worth much, so there's no need to be polite to me."

Wen Zhi smiled when she saw this and said, "Thank you, Auntie."

The old lady liked her more and more as she looked at her. She came closer and said, "Little girl, what are you selling at the stall?"

Wen Zhi pulled out a black velvet bag, then took out a white diamond, intending to place the white diamond on the black velvet bag so that passers-by could see it more clearly.

"Auntie, I'm here to sell white diamonds."

Upon hearing this, the aunt looked Wen Zhi up and down, then lowered her voice and asked, "Are you the girl that Mr. Lu is looking for? The diamond in your hand, is it the top-grade white diamond worth one million?"