Chapter 39: Protection
Qin Yanci was pleased with the gloves. He put them on and said, “They fit perfectly, not bad.”
He thought she was very capable, and he felt sorry for her.
Li Yuwei, arrogant and domineering, must have bullied her a lot.
When would the Lantern Festival arrive? He wanted to marry her as soon as possible and protect her.
He also wondered how her foot was healing.
The bruises on her face were gone.
It seemed she had been taking good care of herself these past few days.
Sisi smiled warmly. “I'm glad you like them.” She paused for a moment. “A-Ci, can you help me sell these stamps as soon as possible?” All she had was the money her elders gave her at the wedding, but she needed to save that for future expenses.
She was essentially broke.
She had to go to his house for New Year's greetings, and she wanted to give his nephews some red envelopes.
“The rare stamps are very valuable and highly collectable. Their prices only go up. It would be a shame to sell them,” Qin Yanci advised. “Why not sell the common ones on the market and keep the rare ones for now. We can sell them later when the price is right. I roughly estimate that the remaining ones could be sold for about 1,000 yuan.”
Sisi's eyes lit up. One thousand yuan, not including the valuable stamps? It was great to have a knowledgeable partner.
She nodded solemnly. “I will do as you say.”
If, as he said, the prices only went up, it would be a shame to sell them.
Qin Yanci said again, “You said you bought the stamps at the black market. How much did you spend?”
Sisi pursed her lips, held up three fingers.
Qin Yanci: “Thirty? You got a bargain.”
“I don't have that much money. Three yuan,” Sisi said proudly. “I'm lucky, right?”
Qin Yanci chuckled. “Yes.”
Most people who frequented the black market did so out of necessity to improve their lives.
Who would have spare money to buy stamps?
These stamps were probably unwanted by most people, but Sisi was easy to talk to, and they practically forced her to buy them.
Sisi's following words confirmed his guess.
“What are you planning to do with the money?” He asked.
“Of course I'm going to do some business. It's the only thing I'm interested in. Is that okay?” Sisi was a little worried that he wouldn't approve of her continued business ventures once he knew she had money.
“Why not? But don't set up a stall. It's too obvious, and it's not convenient for escaping.”
Sisi laughed happily. “Okay! I won't set up a stall.”
No matter how good the business is at the street stall, you can only earn two or three yuan a day.
She had a thousand yuan now. She didn't care about small change anymore.
She will think of other ways to make money.
She listened as Qin Yanci continued, “Read some books first. Learn some cultural knowledge. In the future, when you need to sign contracts with others, you won't fall into their word traps.”
Sisi was thinking the same thing.
It was different to be educated.
He, for example, could immediately recognize the value of stamps. “Will you teach me?”
“Who else would? But you'll have to pay tuition.” Qin Yanci looked at her calmly, his cool eyes shimmering with a hidden light, like countless threads of affection, wanting to envelop her.
“Tuition? How much do you want?” Sisi didn't consider herself stingy.
If he wanted, she would give it to him.
Even if she had to support him, it would be fine, but it shouldn't be excessive.
Otherwise, she'd get angry.
“No money. I want you.” Qin Yanci moved closer to her.
Sisi's heart raced. She clenched her hands around the fabric of her pants, wondering if she should push him away.
But she didn't.
It felt pretty good.
Li Yuwei, as usual, was eavesdropping outside the door. At first, she could hear a faint murmuring, but she couldn't make out what they were saying. Then, suddenly, there was nothing.
Li Yuwei thought about it for a moment and then went around to the back window. The curtains were drawn, but not all the way.
(End of Chapter)
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