40: Zero Yuan Purchase, a Big Bang

"Boss, are you back? If you don't come back, my life won't be enough to pay for it."

"Boss, you say that as if I want to harm you." Fang Feifei joked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper waved his hands and looked anxious. "Boss, you are joking. I am worried. You have been away for more than a month, and the goods in the store have piled up. I am worried about losses!!! Especially a few days ago, some puppets came to the store and forcibly requisitioned supplies. You were not there at the time, so I had to give them two thousand dollars to send them away."

The shopkeeper was getting nervous as he spoke. He looked at Fang Feifei cautiously, "Boss, you won't blame me for acting on my own, right?"

Two thousand dollars! Based on his salary, he doesn’t know if he can save two thousand dollars until he dies. If his employer blames him, where will he get the money to compensate him?

After hearing this, Fang Feifei smiled and said softly, "Boss, 2000 yuan is not a small amount, but you did the right thing. Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem!"

The shopkeeper finally felt relieved after hearing this. "Thank you for your understanding, boss. I heard that some shops couldn't raise that much money, so they hired puppets to smash and loot the shops. The shops were destroyed and many people were killed or maimed! I don't know how many people have lost their lives. People in Shanghai are in a panic recently."

"That little puppet is inhumane and unreasonable. There are so many supplies in the store. I'm afraid they will make a comeback. By then, I don't know if these antiques and calligraphy and paintings in the store can be preserved."

Fang Feifei heard this and knew that what the shopkeeper said made sense. "Shopkeeper, I'm back now, so don't worry too much. I'll clean up the inventory right away so you can rest assured."

After saying that, the two of them walked into the back hall, and Fang Feifei followed the shopkeeper into the warehouse of the pawnshop.

The shopkeeper pointed to a corner of the warehouse and said, "Boss, these are the accumulations from this period of time. What do you think we should do with them?"

Fang Feifei looked over and saw that the corner the shopkeeper pointed to was filled with wooden boxes of all sizes. There were quite a lot of them. Fang Feifei walked over and opened a few of the boxes. As she expected, there was only one item in the box, but it had been packaged layer by layer.

If he wanted to take away the pile of wooden boxes in front of him, he would at least need to bring a truck to load them, which would be too high-profile.

"Bring the cloth bag." Feifei said directly to the shopkeeper beside her.

When the shopkeeper heard this, his face fell again, and he muttered, "These things are worth a lot of money, you want them again... This is a waste..."

The shopkeeper still remembers Fang Feifei's actions every time she came to get these things.

"Um--"

Fang Feifei's face turned serious and she glared at the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper paused when he saw this, then a helpless yet respectful smile appeared on his face, and he quickly turned around and told his waiter to bring the bag.

It didn't take long for the shopkeeper to hand over several cloth bags to Fang Feifei. After Fang Feifei took the cloth bags, she spread them out, took out the treasures in the box one by one, and put them into the cloth bags.

Fang Feifei's technique was so skillful that it seemed as if the treasures in front of him were just ordinary things to him.

"Oh, boss, be gentle, be gentle, these things are very valuable..." The shopkeeper's anxious voice echoed in the warehouse.

"Boss, don't worry, I know my limits!!"

Fang Feifei curled up the corner of her mouth into a smile and ignored the shopkeeper's attempt to stop her.

The shopkeeper said no more, but he stood aside, watching Fang Feifei's actions, feeling very painful.

It didn't take long for Fang Feifei to fill two large cloth bags. She stood up, clapped her hands, and said to the shopkeeper, "I'll take these this time, and I'll take the rest next time."

Fang Feifei took into consideration that she came here on a bicycle and the load capacity of the bicycle, so she could only take these things with her first.

She asked the shopkeeper to help her pack the things in a cloth bag, move it outside and put it on the back seat of her bicycle, tie it up, and then left under the shopkeeper's heartbroken gaze.

……

The next day at noon, after everyone had lunch at home early, Mr. Fang, accompanied by the simply dressed Mrs. Fang, Fang Feifei and several children, drove to the Xilai Hotel in a car.

Nearly a year has passed since the Xilai Hotel opened, and there has been no change since Fang Feifei and her friends first visited. It is still as elegant and luxurious as well as warm and cozy.

Mr. Fang was wearing a well-cut Zhongshan suit and walking with steady steps. Mrs. Fang was wearing a simple cheongsam with her hair tied up high. Behind them were Fang Feifei and her siblings. The group walked into the gate of the Xilai Hotel.

A group of people came in and attracted many people's attention.

Several old men who were on good terms with Grandpa Fang came forward to greet him when they saw him coming.

"Brother Fang, you are finally back. A lot of things have happened in Shanghai over the past month. I'm sure you already know about it, right?"

"Yes, we are all waiting for you to come back to discuss important matters!"

……

Several business leaders in Shanghai spoke up.

"It's really unfortunate. I happened to be back home to worship my ancestors during this period, and it happened to be the Chinese New Year. Didn't this delay me for a while? I didn't expect such a big thing to happen in the Shanghai market."

As the old man spoke, he turned around, said hello to Old Madam Fang, and went to discuss something with a few old friends.

Old Madam Fang gave Old Man Fang a reassuring look, and then everyone said goodbye and left.

Old Madam Fang took Fang Feifei and her siblings to greet people they knew, and Fang Feifei and her siblings all responded appropriately.

"Xiao Ya, you have finally gotten happiness after all the hardship. These children look good. You and your wife will enjoy a happy life in the future." Aunt Li, the grandmother's acquaintance, said.

"This child has grown into a more graceful and elegant girl than the last time we met. I wonder if she is married. What do you think of my eldest grandson?" Aunt Li held Fang Feifei's hand, her eyes full of admiration.

When Old Madam Fang heard what Aunt Li said, she immediately looked at Fang Feifei. Before, because the children had just been found, she was still immersed in the joyful atmosphere and had not thought about this aspect at all. Now, after hearing what she said, Feifei was not young anymore and it was time to plan for her lifelong event.

Although the child had just returned, she was reluctant to let her go, but a girl should not be kept at home! She had to take good care of her and find a...