Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 111 - 110 Energy Stone (Monthly Ticket 280+)

"Jade is also stone, why can’t we call Shitou Stone?" Xia Wei complained.

"Boss, this is antique street, where everyone comes to hunt for treasures. How would I know how much you sell these jade pieces for if you don’t tell me? And are you sure these are jade?" Xia Xiao wouldn’t even bother with the stall owner if Shitou hadn’t requested it.

"One hundred US dollars, take it or leave it," the stall owner stated as soon as he finished, causing Xia Chunrong and the others to gasp.

Xia Wei exploded, "Are you robbing us? One hundred for a lousy stone?"

"Exactly, sis, let’s go. It’s not like he’s the only one selling stones on antique street," Xia Jing said.

Xia Xiao could afford one hundred US dollars, but that wasn’t what she wanted, she was just inquiring about the price. She couldn’t pull out the money in front of Xia Chunrong and the others, and besides, would it cause trouble if a girl like herself spent one hundred on an inconspicuous stone?

"How about this one?" Xia Xiao pointed to another piece of stone Shitou requested.

The stall owner glanced at Xia Xiao and her group, his gaze lingering on Xia Xiao as if to determine whether he could rip them off.

Xia Xiao thought the stall owner would quote this stone even higher than the last, but instead, he said, "Ten yuan, take it or leave it."

One hundred versus ten, Xia Xiao was delighted at the price gap.

However, ten yuan was still a lot these days; taking home a stone for ten yuan would surely spark discussions at the Xia Family.

Shitou kept urging in Xia Xiao’s ear, "Xiaoxiao, buy it."

Xia Xiao hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked away.

She couldn’t agree to Shitou’s request then and had to ignore him. Shitou was very dissatisfied, constantly calling out, clearly worried the stone he wanted would be sold.

Xia Xiao had no choice but to tap Shitou a few times to quieten him down—it was too noisy.

Would she not want something good for Shitou or the space? But now, in front of her brothers, it clearly wasn’t the right time.

Shitou didn’t make another sound, but he was obviously upset, even frantic.

Xia Xiao seized a moment when others weren’t paying attention and whispered, "Why the rush? I’ll buy it for you in a bit."

"How can I not rush? I hardly ever come across an energy stone, even if it’s just a little, it’s still an energy stone. Even a mosquito is meat, don’t you understand? If someone with an eye for it buys it, I’ll cry just to show you."

Xia Xiao’s mouth twitched, annoyed by Shitou’s nagging, "Got it. Your voice is cute, but can you stop nagging?"

"I don’t care; if you don’t buy it for me, I will keep nagging you," Shitou insisted.

"I’ll buy it for you, I just need to find the right moment," Xia Xiao said helplessly.

The group left antique street and arrived at the square. Xia Xiao said, "You guys play here, don’t wander off. I need to use the restroom." It was an excuse since earlier others had used the restroom but Xia Xiao had not.

Xia Xiao hurried towards the restroom, but on reaching there, my goodness, so many people were in line, she had no choice but to find a secluded spot and enter her space.

Standing again in front of the stall owner’s booth, relief washed over Xia Xiao as she saw the stone was still there. She asked the stall owner, "Uncle, can I buy this broken stone for eight yuan?"

"Xiaoxiao, you have so much money, yet you begrudge even ten yuan," Shitou lamented.

"There are stones that go for one yuan each, five yuan each; if you don’t have enough, buy something else," the stall owner said.

"But I like this one. Uncle, please sell it to me. I don’t know if it’s jade, and I don’t understand these things. I just think it looks nice and want to take it home to decorate. You left it in the corner as if it doesn’t matter to you, so just sell it to me," Xia Xiao pleaded pitifully with the stall owner, ignoring his stern face and being somewhat unsatisfied with his attitude.

"Fine, I haven’t made any sales this morning yet. Give me eight yuan and take the stone," the stall owner waved Xia Xiao off impatiently.

Joyful, Xia Xiao paid the eight yuan, grabbed the stone, and left.

The joyful voice of Shitou reached her ears, "Seeing the stall owner’s attitude, it probably wouldn’t sell for much anyway."

"Count yourself lucky. I spent eight yuan and you still think I gave too little," Xia Xiao retorted.

"I’m just worried about the boss’s mood. What if he refused to sell because I gave too little?" Shitou said.

"The boss is a jade seller, how could he not sell?" Xia Xiao entered her space, placed the jade down, and said, "There, you got what you wanted. Don’t disturb me next time." She looked at the stone, unable to see what was different from an ordinary stone, nor could she detect any energy in it, but as long as Shitou knew, it was fine.

"Okay, okay, you can go now. I need to absorb the energy stone," Shitou’s voice was cheerful, clearly impatient to start.

"Aren’t you coming out?" Xia Xiao asked, "If I leave you here, can I still come in?"

"Of course, you can come in whenever you want," Shitou replied.

"I remember you didn’t say that before?" Xia Xiao raised an eyebrow at Shitou, "gege, you weren’t being honest."

"Alright, I was wrong. I was just scared you’d leave me in the space. I want to see the world too," Shitou admitted.

Xia Xiao was speechless, but considering Shitou could stay inside the space without hindering her access, she was immediately satisfied.

After leaving Shitou in the space, Xia Xiao went out.

"Big brother!" As Xia Xiao exited the space, she saw Xia Chunrong looking around for someone and quickly called out.

Seeing Xia Xiao, Xia Chunrong immediately breathed a huge sigh of relief, "Little sister, where did you go? Everyone has been looking for you."

"I went to the restroom," Xia Xiao explained.

"Why were you in the restroom so long? Second sister and Xiao Wei went in to look for you and didn’t find you."

"I saw there were too many people, and the line was too long, so I searched for another one," Xia Xiao explained apologetically. "Big brother, I am sorry. Where are Xiao Wei and the others?"

"They are over there. We’ve been out for a long time and are heading back now. We were so worried, thought you were abducted or something," Xia Chunrong said, clutching his chest, feeling the scare might give him a heart attack.

"Big brother, do you really think I’d let myself get abducted that easily?" Xia Xiao asked.

"Sister Xiaoxiao, you scared us to death," Xiao Wei rushed over as soon as she saw Xia Xiao with Xia Chunrong.

Xia Xiao apologetically explained again, and Xia Wei said, "It’s not Sister Xiaoxiao’s fault. She hasn’t been back for years and isn’t familiar with this place. We should have accompanied her."

"Yes, I was regretting not going with big sister," Xia Jing, Xia Hong, and Xia Lin all looked frustrated.

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