Chapter 385: Chapter 385

Ever since Gong Ruini realized that there was no way to shake off the Zhao Family, her spirits have really not been good.

She really feels that Zhao Xuran will continue to control everything, and if she makes any slightly bold move, this brother will definitely obstruct her.

If it were only Gong Ruwen, Gong Ruini would really have the confidence to persuade him, but with Zhao Xuran, she really doesn’t have that confidence.

Gong Ruini planned that once she got to Beijing, she would go scavenging, and though there might not be too much good stuff, she could still find some nice items, plus she had a cheat tool that would guarantee a big haul.

Gong Ruwen isn’t that meticulous, and since he trusts Gong Ruini completely, he would never notice the little tricks Gong Ruini might play, but Zhao Xuran is different.

Gong Ruini has followed Zhao Xuran and the others to the recycling station to pick up good items, and a few times she felt like Zhao Xuran was constantly watching her, which terrified her, as she was always worried he’d notice something.

Despite being very careful, especially when going out with Zhao Xuran, even collecting things at a distance from him into the space, Gong Ruini always felt it was risky.

The space is such a secret that Gong Ruini hasn’t mentioned it even to Gong Tao and his wife, let alone Gong Ruwen, fearing that revealing this magical tool would expose her to the cruelest side of human nature she’d rather not see.

Such a secret that she wouldn’t dare tell Gong Tao and his wife certainly wouldn’t be revealed to Zhao Xuran. Gong Ruini had decided long ago that no matter how close she is with someone, some things cannot be shared, or else it could cost her life.

Abandoning the idea of collecting things in the space here, Gong Ruini felt a bit of heartache, but not too much because she knew there was nothing good here, whereas Beijing was different.

Being the Imperial City of the Ming and Qing dynasties, who knows how many wealthy families reside there. Even if their descendants have fallen on hard times or some left the country before liberation, there are still a lot of treasures to be found.

Gong Ruini wouldn’t give up on such good stuff, but what if Zhao Xuran discovers it? She was really troubled, deeply puzzled over what to do.

Something this good can’t exclude the Zhao Brothers, or it would be too obvious. Sigh, this is really troubling, Gong Ruini felt utterly helpless.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing Gong Ruini’s little face constantly changing expressions, it was amusing, but why would she look so troubled? Zhao Xuran really didn’t understand.

Could their presence really be such a bother to Gong Ruini? This thought made Zhao Xuran a bit dissatisfied.

"I’m thinking about how we can make money once we get to Beijing." Gong Ruini wasn’t foolish enough to really say her thoughts out loud; that would be suicidal.

Zhao Guangran would never stop nagging, and Zhao Xuran, the fox, would definitely take advantage of her carelessness to blackmail her.

She had to think about making money in Beijing, and Zhao Xuran was genuinely surprised that Gong Ruini was worrying about this; this girl even called Zhao Guangran a money-grubber, but she was the real money-grubber.

Zhao Guangran was very interested in this topic, "Ni Zi, do you have some ideas?" Making money is good, and Zhao Guangran really wanted to make money.

"Sigh, it could have been a profitable year, but it got screwed up." Remembering those unpleasant matters, especially those who prevented him from making more money, Zhao Guangran had no good mood.

"I think we could go scavenging." Gong Ruini of course wouldn’t hide it; it would be impossible to hide anyway because people would still see it. So there’s no need to hide it; it’s better to discuss it with everyone.

What, go scavenging? Zhao Guangran’s eyes widened. He couldn’t understand why Ni Zi always came up with such ideas. Could it be that she often found good stuff at the recycling station and got addicted?

"That doesn’t make money, does it?" Zhao Guangran cautiously said, not that he was looking down on such small money, but he really didn’t know if there was money to be made here.

"If we set a low price, people would rather take it to the recycling station; if we set a high price, how do we make money?" Zhao Guangran calculated and felt that this business couldn’t be done.

Zhao Guangran increasingly felt that this was running out of ideas; otherwise, how could he come up with such a business idea to make money?

Wait, could it be that Gong Ruini planned to tamper with the scale? "Are you planning to shortchange people?"

Hearing this, Gong Ruini was uncomfortable. She didn’t expect Zhao Guangran to understand why she was doing this, but he also didn’t have to think about her . She really wanted to flip him off.

We’ve known each other for so many years, yet in Zhao Guangran’s mind, this is how he sees me?

No way, she had to clear her name; otherwise, it would be a stain on her life.

"How does it not make money? Have you forgotten the good stuff we found in the recyclables? If there’s something good in there." Zhao Xuran gave Zhao Guangran a few light taps on the head.

This kid was only thinking about selling stuff to the recycling station, and he didn’t even realize there could be good things in there.

Yeah, yeah, how could he be so dumb, but why does big brother like to knock his head so much? Doesn’t he know it makes him look even dumber?

He looked at Zhao Xuran with resentment, then smiled flatteringly at Gong Ruini, "I was just joking earlier; I knew you were clever, Ni Zi, you’d definitely come up with a plan."

Hmph, now he knows to flatter her, but why didn’t he use his brain earlier when speaking, "Your brain, oh."

"It’s all because my brother knocked me dumb." For money, letting Gong Ruini ridicule him a bit was nothing; Zhao Guangran dared not complain, otherwise, if Ni Zi was mad and didn’t take him to make money, what would he do?

Although Zhao Guangran knew he could work on his own, he didn’t believe scavenging could be that hard, but he lacked manpower.

Looking down at his small frame, he estimated he couldn’t move far or gather too many good things. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel·fiɾe·net

As for big brother, don’t even ask; he’d definitely help Gong Ruini instead of supporting his own brother. The Zhao Brothers, ah, always side with outsiders.

"You’re dumb naturally." Zhao Xuran indicated he wasn’t taking the blame; his brother had been dumb from the start, and he wasn’t about to take responsibility for it.

"I wasn’t this dumb before; it’s because you knocked me dumb. Brother, you can’t keep doing that; otherwise, when we get to the city, what if those guys oppress me?"

Zhao Guangran was really worried. If they went to the city, people already looked down on country folks, and with his unimpressive grades, who knows how many would point fingers at him.

Zhao Guangran had it all planned; by then, he needed to toughen up physically and mentally so that no outsider could bully him and Gong Ruini. He had to show them that even country bumpkins aren’t soft persimmons to be squeezed.