Chapter 84: Wang Yongjun's Background
Fu Chen'an nodded repeatedly, taking notes.
"I'll go back and prepare. I won't be sending you the gold and silver ingots for now. I'll bring them to you when I find something suitable. When do you want them?"
Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment. "Within ten days, maybe. I'll get you a few large shipments so you don't run out of stock after I leave."
Fu Chen'an then realized: Xiao Yingchun seemed to be
gone for a long time. "How long?"
Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment. "At least half a month?"
"..." Fu Chen'an felt a moment of disappointment.
But then he even found it funny: He was going there for real work, not just to sit around and wait for me to eat.
"Okay," Fu Chen'an agreed.
After actually selling these fictional items for a while, Xiao Yingchun slowly began to understand.
It turns out that the most valuable thing about antiques isn't the item itself, but the historical significance it carries.
Therefore, antiques with a verifiable provenance command exceptionally high prices.
And to fetch a high price for these fictional items, they must be able to prove their historical value.
How to verify the authenticity of a fictional dynasty that does not exist in history?
Xiao Yingchun scratched her head and put the question behind her. Seeing that it was still early, she simply went out to the mall.
Since she was going abroad, she had to prepare some things.
It was only after she entered the mall that she realized: it was her first time going abroad, and she didn't know what to prepare.
After thinking about it, she sent a message to Wang Yongjun. On the one hand, she wanted to make an appointment with him for lunch tomorrow, and on the other hand, she wanted to ask him what to buy. Wang Yongjun
turned around and asked her where she was.
Xiao Yingchun told him the place, and Wang Yongjun said, "Five minutes."
Five minutes?
Doesn't that mean it's nearby?
Xiao Yingchun stood waiting at the entrance of the mall and simply didn't leave!
After Wang Yongjun replied, he looked across at Zhou Haipeng. "Miss Xiao said she'd treat us to lunch tomorrow?"
Zhou Haipeng glanced at Wang Yongjun with a playful expression. "I'm not going. You're the boss, too. It'll be the same if you go."
"Eat more! If I can make her my sister-in-law, that'll be even better."
Wang Yongjun punched him. "Get lost!"
"Hahaha... I'm leaving now. Go find her." Zhou Haipeng had just seen Wang Yongjun reply to Xiao Yingchun's message.
Xiao Yingchun didn't know that Wang Yongjun also owned shares in the security engineering company.
Zhou Haipeng and Wang Yongjun were recruits from the same batch.
However, Zhou Haipeng's family started out in the renovation business, and after returning from two years in the military, he joined his parents in the renovation business.
Wang Yongjun, however, was incredibly dedicated to his military career, and ultimately, thanks to his outstanding performance, he joined the peacekeeping force.
After returning to open a security company, he discovered that many of his clients needed to adjust their home decor and replace doors and windows for safety reasons. He decided to partner with Zhou Haipeng to open another security engineering company.
Over the past two years, both brothers have been making a lot of money, but they've kept a low profile, making it unknown to many.
Even Wang Li, who works at the travel agency, didn't know Wang Yongjun's exact income. She assumed he was a high-ranking security guard, which is why she believed the "1,000 yuan a day" rate he'd claimed at the New Year's party.
While this daily wage might seem quite good for ordinary people, Wang Yongjun's actual bodyguard fees for wealthy individuals were at least 3,000 yuan.
After meeting Xiao Yingchun, Wang Yongjun didn't rush to buy anything, but instead confirmed the details with her.
"What are you planning to do abroad? Where are you going? Only once I know your purpose can I recommend the right things for you."
Xiao Yingchun agreed, "I'm going to London for about two weeks and want to visit some auctions."
Wang Yongjun suddenly realized: Xiao Yingchun had partnered with Dai Hengxin and others to open an auction company. Perhaps she'd developed an interest in world-class auction houses and wanted to check them out?
Perhaps she was planning to bring back some items from the auction?
Otherwise, why would she have asked him to accompany her?
"Then you should prepare two sets of light summer formal wear, and a few sets of loose and casual clothes and shoes that are convenient for walking and running."
"When do we leave?"
Xiao Yingchun replied, "Ten days later."
"Okay, then I'll arrange some time and prepare some things." Wang Yongjun agreed and accompanied Xiao Yingchun to a sporting goods store.
There was a wide selection of clothes and shoes.
Xiao Yingchun, taking advice, asked Wang Yongjun to help her pick out two pairs of shoes suitable for walking (or escaping), and she herself chose two sets of light-colored casual sportswear that fitted her perfectly.
When Xiao Yingchun asked Wang Yongjun if he needed two sets of clothes, he declined, saying, "I already have everything. No need to buy."
However, Wang Yongjun offered, "I need to ask a friend to prepare some things while I'm abroad. Could you give me some money?"
Xiao Yingchun readily agreed. "How much?"
Wang Yongjun replied, "Fifty thousand."
Xiao Yingchun paused, then lowered her voice and asked, "Are you looking to buy a gun?"
Wang Yongjun wasn't expecting that to be her first reaction. He was stunned, but also chuckled. "It's not that serious."
The friend there did have a gun, but he didn't need to buy one; he could just borrow it. After all,
even if he did, he couldn't bring it back to China.
He was tall, and seeing Xiao Yingchun, who was much shorter than him, looking up at him furtively, he couldn't help but want to rub her head.
How could this little girl be so cute?
Luckily, common sense reminded him: this was a multi-millionaire boss, his breadwinner...
He nearly reached out, but then withdrew his hand, coughing.
Xiao Yingchun had misunderstood, thinking she shouldn't broach such a taboo subject. She immediately shut up and promptly transferred 50,000 yuan to him.
Wang Yongjun wanted to laugh again: she hadn't even asked what he needed, and she'd just handed him 50,000 yuan.
Should he be touched by her trust?
Or should he be astonished by her gullibility?
In the end, Wang Yongjun simply said, "Leave this money with me. I'll bill you for whatever you spend, and I'll refund you if you spend more or pay you less." After a
moment's thought, he added, "Just prepare whatever you need, my girl. I'll take care of your safety. If you have any questions, just ask me."
"Okay!" Xiao Yingchun agreed with a smile.
The two agreed on a place to have lunch tomorrow, and then said goodbye and went home.
The next morning, the cleaning lady cleaned the large bathroom on the second floor, and Xiao Yingchun invited Wang Yongjun to have a meal.
The two of them ate hot pot. Xiao Yingchun ordered six or seven pieces of meat and four servings of hot noodles. Then she asked Wang Yongjun: "I can only eat half a serving of noodles. Is three and a half servings enough for you?"
Wang Yongjun was very surprised: she had just ordered so many dishes and noodles, and she thought there were other people coming.
After all this fuss, did she know that she was a big eater?
But she was indeed a big eater...it's just that she had always restrained herself. Most people didn't know that she could eat so much.
"It's enough." Wang Yongjun smiled and nodded.
(End of this chapter)