Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 465: Business Trip to Hai City

"It was given to me by someone else."

Su Xiaoxiao casually made up a lie; in fact, she bought it from the game store.

"Who would give you this thing? Tell me the truth, could it be that you ran into a spy?"

Besides enemy spies, Liu Cuilan couldn’t think of who else might have such a dangerous weapon.

"No way, you need to destroy this thing immediately. If someone sees it, our whole family won’t be able to wrap it up."

Liu Cuilan’s tone became serious; possessing weapons is a crime.

Su Xiaoxiao burst into laughter: "Mom, give it a try."

She said, handing the handgun to Liu Cuilan, who barely held onto it, feeling like it was a hot potato.

"What nonsense are you talking about? What am I supposed to try?"

Is this something you can try? If people hear about it, our whole family could be invited by the police for tea.

"Mom, this is a toy gun. Look how scared you are. If you don’t believe me, have a go."

Even if she wanted to buy it, there’s no way she could get a real one.

What is Mom thinking?

"Fake?"

Liu Cuilan was full of doubt.

Su Xiaoxiao directly grabbed her hand and pulled the trigger. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

All of a sudden, there was a "bang," a hole appeared on the ground, and the gun barrel was still puffing smoke.

Liu Cuilan was so scared that she dropped the gun: "This... this..."

The ground was pierced; how could it be fake?

Su Xiaoxiao bent down and dug out a green plastic pellet from the hole, handing it to Liu Cuilan: "Look, this is the bullet."

Liu Cuilan looking at it felt relieved, realizing it was indeed fake.

Real bullets don’t look like this.

She let out a sigh of relief, thinking this fake gun was too realistic.

The fourth and fifth siblings immediately came over with bright eyes: "Third sister, can you let us use this gun?"

Boys are innately attracted to guns.

Su Xiaoxiao handed the toy gun to Su Jianwu: "Play with it, but don’t aim at people or let others know, okay?"

Even though it’s a toy, it can still hurt if it hits someone.

The two of them joyfully ran out to show off their toy.

Su Xiaoxiao helped Liu Cuilan with cooking and mentioned her business trip to Hai City.

"Be careful on the journey; at the end of the year, there are many thieves and traffickers on the train."

Not only does the department store need to boost its performance at year-end, but these traffickers and thieves have their targets too.

Su Xiaoxiao patted her chest and promised: "Mom, don’t worry, your daughter is smart enough to only fool others."

Liu Cuilan remained uneasy: "Why don’t you take that toy gun just in case you meet a bad person."

"Alright mom, I’ll take it."

Just as Su Xiaoxiao finished speaking, a scream was heard from outside.

"Ahhh... brother, third sister, save me!"

Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly rushed out, followed quickly by Su Wenbing, and as soon as they stepped outside, they saw Su Jianwu clutching his butt, crying miserably.

A large yellow dog was trailing at a distance.

Seeing his brother and sister, he felt like he had seen family members and crawled toward Su Wenbing with all his might.

The large yellow dog fiercely chased after him but, seeing so many people in front of him, pretended to bark twice, and upon noticing Su Xiaoxiao picking up half a stone, turned and ran away.

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

At this moment, Su Jianwen finally caught up, panting: "Fifth, are you okay?"

Su Jianwu jumped out from Su Wenbing’s embrace, clutching his butt, ran to the door to ensure the yellow dog was gone, and then let out a sigh of relief.

He turned and saw his older brother and sister staring at him, scratching his head in embarrassment.

Only then did Su Xiaoxiao notice the hole in this brat’s pants, with his butt sticking out.

Liu Cuilan came out upon hearing the commotion, catching a glimpse of the scene, and her face clouded over: "You brat, I just put new clothes on you, and not even a day has passed, you tore it up like this! Tell me, what on earth happened?"

Su Jianwu complained: "It wasn’t my fault; it was the dog, it kept chasing and trying to bite me..."

"Then why didn’t it bite the fourth? Why just you?"

"Didn’t I shoot its butt with the toy gun? Who knew it was so vindictive."

Liu Cuilan’s face darkened: "Get over here now!"

Su Jianwu immediately clutched his sore butt defensively: "Mom, my butt still hurts, you can’t hit me."

Liu Cuilan gritted her teeth: "I won’t hit you, just come here first."

"Really?"

Su Jianwu ran innocently over and was promptly caught by his mother for a beating.

"Mom, you lied, you said you wouldn’t hit me."

"All’s fair in love and war; didn’t your teacher teach you this?"

"Wahhh... I’ll never believe you again."

Having earned a sound beating, Su Jianwu couldn’t sit with his butt on the chair during dinner and had to eat standing.

He looked begrudgingly at his own mother.

Not only did he get a beating, but his toy gun was also confiscated, he was having a hard time.

Su Wenbing’s job was secured, and Liu Cuilan specifically cooked a chicken with some radishes, making a big pot of radish-cooked chicken.

The pot was surrounded by thin yellow pancakes, smelling heavenly.

Seeing the delicious food, Su Jianwu immediately forgot about the pain in his butt and tried to grab the chicken leg.

Before he could touch it, Liu Cuilan slapped his hand: "Can’t you give us a break? How dare you eat chicken legs? Go away, these chicken legs are for your elder brother and third sister."

With that, she tore off both chicken legs and placed them in Su Wenbing and Su Xiaoxiao’s bowls.

"You two eat the chicken legs, eldest and third."

Su Wenbing reflexively tried to push it away: "Mom, let the younger ones have it instead. I’m grown-up now, I don’t need chicken legs."

"Why can’t you eat it? You and the third are the biggest earners in our family, so you should have the chicken legs."

"Just eat and stop arguing, hurry up."

Su Wenbing had no choice but to take the chicken leg in spite of Su Jianwu’s pitiful gaze.

Su Xiaoxiao also took hers without hesitation: "Oh, the chicken leg is delicious, so fragrant."

Su Jianwu: "..."

Boohoo, the third sister must be doing this on purpose, his prized chicken leg.

Liu Cuilan glared at him: "If you cause trouble again, you won’t get any part of the chicken, not even the butt."

Saying this, she placed a piece of chicken wing in Su Pan and Su Jianwen’s bowls respectively.

Su Jianwu: "..."

His mom really doesn’t love him anymore, he’s alone in a world of hurt.

The next morning, Su Xiaoxiao handled some routine tasks at the department store and then boarded the train bound for Hai City.

This time, she was more cautious, carrying nothing but an empty bag to see how the thieves would act.

Just as she got on the train, she noticed a man with a cracked eyeglass lens sitting across from her.

The man wore a patched military green coat and pants, looking about thirty, appearing scholarly.

Underneath his seat was a large woven bag, bulging with who knows what.

Beside him sat a middle-aged man whose eyes occasionally drifted to the bag, his sneaky demeanor suggesting he wasn’t a good person.