Chapter 38 - Going to the Black Market

Chapter 38 Going to the Black Market

On the other hand, Teacher Xiao Ju looked at the two of them with a smile. “These two children are too cute. Is this your son?”

“Sort of. He is my son-in-law. The two of them are engaged to be married one day.” Li Ping explained.

Teacher Xiao Ju’s eyes widened in surprise, but she quickly restrained her emotions and said, “Not bad. They make a handsome couple. They must be very close.”

Li Ping nodded. The relationship between the two was indeed very good, especially Xiao Yun’s love for Lin Xi.

“Xi Xi, are you satisfied with this place?” Li Ping felt that it was better to ask her daughter’s opinion first, even though she could already tell that Lin Xi was very happy there already.

Sure enough, Lin Xi nodded her head vigorously. She held Li Ping’s hand, looked up at her, and said, “Mom, I like this place. Their dances are so beautiful.”

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Li Ping happily signed Lin Xi up as a student and Teacher Xiao Ju said that she could give her a free lesson today.

Therefore, Lin Xi changed into a dance outfit and dance shoes before walking into the classroom.

Teacher Xiao Ju went in and informed Chen Xiaoyue that this was the new student that day, and thus was to be given beginner lessons.

Chen Xiaoyue gestured ‘Okay’ and walked out.

Teacher Chen first taught Lin Xi the two basic skills, as well as the leg press and body lift, two movements that came after a squat.

Lin Xi mimicked her teacher and stretched her leg forward, then used her hands to reach her toes.

The teacher told her to switch between the two movements and then went to the group of children to continue teaching them a dance.

Lin Xi was not used to being in such a situation.

With her legs bent, her large eyes wandered to where Teacher Chen and the other students were, looking at them longingly. After all, she didn’t quite understand why the other children could be led by the teacher to dance beautifully, while she could only bitterly practice these tiring poses.

After a while, Li Ping said, “Let’s not watch her here. We should let her practice by herself. Let’s go over there.”

Wang Li nodded and the few of them walked to the sofa in the hall to sit down.

“Aunty Wang Li, Aunty Li, you stay here. I’ll go out and walk around by myself,” said Xiao Yun to the two ladies.

Wang Li carried her bag on her back and was about to get up from the sofa to accompany Xiao Yun.

However, Xiao Yun pressed her back to sit her back down.

“Let Aunty Wang Li go with you. It’s not safe for children to walk around alone,” said Li Ping.

“You really don’t have to go with me. I’m just going for a stroll. I can do it myself. I’ll be back in a while. Besides, I’m fully capable of taking care of myself now. Trust me. I’ll bring KFC back for you.” And with that, Xiao Yun turned around and walked out of the shop. He did not forget to give them a final wave.

Li Ping and Wang Li thought about it and agreed with each other that Xiao Yun had always been a mature child, so they didn’t need to worry about him. However, they still made sure to say, “Be careful and come back soon.”

Xiao Yun passed by a grocery store and bought an ice cream as he walked.

Although the town wasn’t as prosperous as Xiao Yun remembered from his previous life, it was improving at a visible speed. Many shops on both sides of the street were already being renovated.

While strolling around, Xiao Yun was also thinking about his future plans. After all, he could not completely rely on the snack business.

In the beginning, when there were not so many people doing it, it would definitely become popular. However, after a long time, they would be able to do their own research and join the industry. By then, the snacks he made would not be that novel anymore. He needed other ways to make money.

In his previous life, Xiao Yun had gone out to participate in an auction with one of his three brother-like friends. It could be considered as going out to see the world.

At that time, his friend had introduced him to an expert in appraising jewelry, besides also teaching him some methods to distinguish the authenticity of jewelry.

Take gems as an example. There were three ways to distinguish their authenticity.

The first was to feel their temperature. Natural gems felt cold, while fake gems felt mild.

The second was to feel the weight of the gemstones. Real gemstones weighed a certain amount in one’s hand, while fake gemstones were light to the touch. Although the weight of both gemstones could not be felt in the hands of an ordinary person, an expert would be able to distinguish the real from the fake in a minute.

The third was to measure the hardness. Natural gemstones were hard, so a knife could not be used to scratch them. Fake gemstones were generally less hard, so a knife could be used to scratch them.

Xiao Yun thought that he could get more money from this aspect. After all, there would not be much left of the 200,000 yuan after the factory has been upgraded with new machines.

Still, Xiao Yun did not plan to go to a proper auction house to search for treasures. He remembered that there was a black market in this town, so he planned to try his luck there.

He was also introduced to the black market by that same friend of his in his previous life.

His friend had brought him here because they had apparently already gained the theoretical knowledge, and thus should put it into practice and get some results.

Xiao Yun racked his memories to remember what he needed to look out for at the black market.

The moment he entered the black market, he wasted no time looking around. Compared to what he remembered in his previous life, this place was much smaller.

The environment was quite a mixed bag, much worse than he remembered. But it was tolerable.

Because of Xiao Yun’s size, no one noticed him when he went in.

However, once he was noticed, it would definitely attract attention. After all, it was rare for someone his age to visit the black market.

But he was excited to be there. He carefully observed the things placed at each stall, trying to pick out something that he was satisfied with

However, he didn’t find anything that caught his eye. Just as he was about to give up, he noticed two or three stalls away which had items on display that attracted his attention.

“Boss, how much is that item of yours?” asked Xiao Yun as he walked to the stall and pointed at a sapphire on the shelf behind the seller.

The sapphire was not eye-catching. It was even covered in a layer of gray. It was obvious that not only was no one interested in it, but even the seller felt that it was not worth much and could not be sold.

The seller was sitting on the bench with a walnut on his plate. When he heard the voice, he thought that there was big business coming, so he immediately got up.

Just as the seller looked over with joy, he saw a little bean standing in front of his stall.

The enthusiasm on his face disappeared, he didn’t even bother to hide it.

He sat back down and continued to eat his walnuts. Without blinking, he said, “Go, get lost, you little kid, don’t come here and disturb my business.”