"Uncle Qian, what's this?" Shen Nanyi's eyes landed on a pen holder on the table, and she perked up.
Having seen so many valuable items, she could tell at a glance whether something was worth money or not.
If Shen Nanyi hadn't mentioned it, Shen Yi and his wife wouldn't have noticed the unassuming little thing on the table. It was a cylindrical object like a pen holder with a lid. There was a touch of green on the lid. Although it was hard to tell what material it was made of, the texture was visibly excellent.
Seeing her daughter's expression, Zhao Shuyan's heart skipped a beat. It couldn't be what she was thinking, could it?
Moreover, this thing seemed quite valuable. She wasn't sure if the money they had on them was enough.
Zhao Shuyan didn't realize that under Shen Nanyi's influence, when they knew Shen Nanyi was going to spend money, their first reaction wasn't to stop her but to wonder if they had enough money. Maybe this was the terrible power of habit.
"A friend is in a bit of financial difficulty and asked me to find a place to sell it. I haven't had the chance to do so yet. This is a writing brush holder made of natural jadeite, nephrite, ruby - inlaid onyx. It dates back to around 1920. Look at how transparent the whole cylinder is. Since it's all made of the best jadeite, it looks even better under the light." Different from Zhao Shuyan who knew the inside story, Qian Jin simply thought Shen Nanyi was just curious. He patiently explained it to her without any impatience.
"How much is it?" After listening to Qian Jin's long explanation, Ling Xiaoxiao didn't catch much, but she knew it was very valuable. Her eyes were shining.
It was like a person dying of thirst suddenly seeing a drop of dew. All Shen Nanyi could think about was that she could finally spend some money!
Shen Nanyi's reaction was a bit beyond Qian Jin's expectation. This little girl didn't ask what jadeite was or what a writing brush holder was. Instead, she asked how much it cost.
If an ordinary person asked this question, Qian Jin might think they were superficial and worldly. But since it was Shen Nanyi asking, Qian Jin actually thought she was quite cute. This was probably prejudice. Thinking like this, Qian Jin gently stated a price: "The market price might be around one million now."
When he said this, Qian Jin was half - joking. He didn't think Shen Nanyi could understand how much one million was.
Zhao Shuyan, who had been nervous on the sofa, actually thought she could accept this price when she heard Qian Jin's quote.
Shen Yi also let out an almost imperceptible sigh of relief. It wasn't that expensive. One million! One million!
It was a number he had never dared to think about before, but now it didn't seem so unacceptable.
"Nanyi, you're still young. You might not know what this means. Just know that one million is a huge amount of money." Seeing Shen Nanyi's sudden silence, Qian Jin subconsciously thought she was confused.
After all, normally, kindergarten kids at this age were only learning simple addition and subtraction, and at most they knew two - digit numbers. A million was far beyond their reach.
On the sofa, Shen Yi and his wife subconsciously avoided Qian Jin's gaze. According to normal thinking, Qian Jin's thoughts were completely reasonable. But the point was, they couldn't look at Shen Nanyi with the same eyes as an ordinary child.
Which ordinary child could earn so much money at a young age and spend tens of millions without batting an eye? They had never seen such a child.
Shen Nanyi first smiled at Qian Jin. Before Qian Jin could understand the meaning of that smile, Shen Nanyi suddenly said, "One million. Can we buy it?"
The sweet voice of the little girl rang out. At first, Qian Jin just smiled, thinking Shen Nanyi was joking. It wasn't until Shen Nanyi took out her bank card and he saw the prominent VIP sign on it that Qian Jin subconsciously looked at Shen Yi and his wife on the sofa.
Zhao Shuyan and her husband seemed not to notice and showed no sign of stopping Shen Nanyi. Maybe they were so used to seeing Shen Nanyi spend money lavishly that they thought one million wasn't a big deal.
"Grandpa really likes to collect antique stationery. This writing brush holder is excellent in both quality and price. We'd like to buy it to show our respect to him. If possible, we'd like to pay now." Realizing that her words might have been a bit sudden, Shen Nanyi quickly found an excuse for herself.
Zhao Qingyuan, who was busy in the store, suddenly sneezed several times for no reason. Zhao Fang beside him thought he was feeling unwell and quickly put a coat on him.
Shen Ye twitched his mouth imperceptibly. After so many years as father and son, he didn't know his father had this hobby.
"Mom and Dad, am I right?" Shen Yi was still in a daze when Shen Nanyi's gaze landed on him. Her big watery eyes looked at Shen Yi, and he instantly gave in.
"Yes, Nanyi's grandpa really likes this kind of thing. We're sincere." Under his daughter's gaze, Shen Yi had no principles at all. He quickly nodded, afraid that if he nodded too slowly, his daughter would be unhappy.
Looking at the family sitting upright on the sofa, Qian Jin always felt something was strange, but the whole family had the same story and was willing to spend the money. Moreover, his friend was really short of money. He really had no reason to stop them, so he could only nod and agree, "In that case, I'll call him now and ask him to come."
"No need. We trust you. We have something to do at home later and need to go back right away. Can we transfer the money directly to you?" Staring at the countdown in her mind, Shen Nanyi really didn't have time to wait for the person to come.
"Uncle Qian, don't decline. We really want this thing. We don't know if your friend is available now. Since he gave the thing to you, it means he trusts you. What else do you have to decline?" With only one minute left, Shen Nanyi was really anxious and didn't care if her words were in line with a child's persona.
Finally, Qian Jin gave in and gave Shen Nanyi an account number, telling her that as long as she transferred the money there.
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Nanyi took out her phone and was already transferring the money. Her movements were quite skillful, looking as if she would suffer a loss if she transferred the money a bit later.
To complete the task conveniently, Shen Nanyi had asked Zhao Shuyan to open online banking for her a long time ago.
The only thing Shen Nanyi didn't expect was that several consecutive transfer attempts showed that the bank system was busy. Seeing the countdown was about to end, Shen Nanyi's hands were shaking.
At this point, there was no other choice. It was basically impossible to find another way, so she gritted her teeth and clicked "confirm" one last time.
"Congratulations, host. The task is completed." At the last second of the countdown, when Shen Nanyi thought she must have failed this time, the prompt sound of task completion rang out in her mind.
Rarely, Shen Nanyi thought this voice was unexpectedly pleasant.
The moment the task ended, Shen Nanyi slumped on the sofa, relieved. Spending this money was really too exciting.
Observing Shen Nanyi's state, Zhao Shuyan silently took out her phone and communicated with the psychologist to see if the face - to - face consultation time could be advanced a bit. Shen Nanyi's current state didn't look very good.
For the rest of the time at Qian Jin's house, the system didn't cause any trouble. Shen Nanyi played with Qian Duoduo for a while before leaving. The Qian father and son warmly sent the Shen family to the door and told Shen Nanyi to come to their house more often when she was free.
Even after the Shen Yi family disappeared from sight, Qian Jin still stood at the community gate with Qian Duoduo in his arms, not in a hurry to leave.
At this moment, Qian Jin was thinking about a very serious matter. No matter how he looked at it, Shen Nanyi was perfect. Should he kidnap her and make her his daughter - in - law? If so, it would be like having a smart younger generation of his own.
The imagination was beautiful, but looking down at his son who was constantly blowing bubbles, Qian Jin thought it was probably hopeless.
After completing another task assigned by the system, Shen Nanyi was in a great mood and didn't even notice that Shen Yi's car wasn't driving towards home.
At this moment, Shen Nanyi had no idea what kind of experience was waiting for her.