Chapter 104: Cat-obsession Is A Disease, And So Is Zombie-obsession
Anyway, it’s been over a year and he hasn’t properly managed his own shop anyway; it’s all Wang Meng who’s been worrying about it. Isn’t it reasonable to give him a raise? Wu Xie stroked his chin and thought about it, feeling like something was off.
Two seconds later, he suddenly realized: Wang Meng is indeed hardworking and uncomplaining, but his shop has no business either. Wang Meng is at best a shop gatekeeper. This salary is already considered high! Besides, he really has no money now; he can barely pay Wang Meng’s wages for next month. Cough, that’s not important. No raise, no raise!
Lin Yan watched Wu Xie there, sometimes smiling, sometimes frowning, with expressions changing back and forth, just like a deep well ice: “What are you thinking about?”
“Nothing, I’m just thinking whether to give Wang Meng a raise. But I have no money on hand right now, so I’ll put it off for now.” Wu Xie dry laughed twice and waved his hand to indicate it wasn’t a big deal.
Lin Yan blinked his eyes, looked around and saw Fatty wasn’t there, then like doing magic, pulled out a thing from his bag: “Take a look, what is this? I casually picked it up when I swam out from the underwater tomb before. It feels different from that glowing luminous pearl. If not for my sharp eyes, I would have missed it. Take a look, is this thing valuable?”
Wu Xie took the thing; it felt ice-cold to the touch and smooth on the outside. It was actually a bead. He looked at it carefully; it should be from the treasure ceiling of that grand hall where the golden body was before. Probably after the dynamite exploded, it was washed by the seawater right into Lin Yan’s hands.
He observed it carefully and discovered this really wasn’t that kind of luminous pearl with radiation: “This is a fish eye stone, not worth much money.”
As soon as Lin Yan heard it wasn’t worth much, he carelessly took it back and stuffed it into his pocket, asking him: “Not worth much money means what price? I’ve heard of cat’s eye stone, but what is fish eye stone?”
Wu Xie thought about it, somewhat uncertain: “Probably can exchange for a small villa? How to explain this to you… It’s actually a kind of luminous pearl. Have you heard of fish eyes mixing with pearls? That’s exactly this kind of stone.”
Lin Yan had gotten up to get some food, but upon hearing this, he froze: “Can exchange for a small villa, and that’s considered small money?” He looked at Wu Xie, always feeling like he was Versailles, and he had evidence!
Wu Xie didn’t mind: “I do have a few patrons over there. If I help you negotiate, it should reach this price. Though villas also depend on location; if you want one in my area’s location, it’s still a bit short.”
A bit? A billion bit, right! You rich third-generation, crawl for Fatty!
At this time, Fatty came in, and as soon as he entered, he heard them talking about villas and such: “Villa? What villa?” Lin Yan reflexively hid the bead first upon hearing this—not that he was afraid Fatty would take his, but Fatty hadn’t salvaged anything this trip, so it wasn’t great to mention this in front of him: “Nothing, we’re discussing whether the money from that jade inlay set before can exchange for a villa…”
“Psh, this one? This is still up in the air; waiting for that thing to auction might take a year or so. This really can’t be rushed. But, Wu Xie young comrade, I happen to have something here for you to appraise.”
“Oh? What is it?” Wu Xie got interested. Fatty hadn’t brought anything up before; did he pick up something on the island? Fatty himself is also an antique shop boss, so his eyesight is definitely good. What thing could even he not be sure about?
Fatty also pulled out a bead from his pocket in turn; it couldn’t be said to be completely similar to Lin Yan’s, only that they were identical: “This thing. Didn’t you say before that this thing isn’t worth money? I didn’t plan to take it originally, but it floated right in front of me in the water. Isn’t this delivering itself to the door? Not taking it would be inhumane. So I casually picked it up. I looked at it during a break earlier; it doesn’t seem like a proper luminous pearl, so… I’m not sure and came to you for appraisal?”
Lin Yan looked at Fatty in shock: Good guy! His luck is just as good as mine; he could even salvage something like this? Then doesn’t this mean a small villa on the outskirts for him too?
Wu Xie took the bead and couldn’t help glancing at Lin Yan. He could tell too; the two beads were almost identical. If Lin Yan’s wasn’t in his own hands, he would suspect Fatty and Lin Yan were showing the same one.
“This is a fish eye stone, which can also be considered a kind of luminous pearl. Price… If you have big clients, exchanging for a small villa really isn’t a problem.”
Fatty’s eyes lit up: “Do you have them here?” Wu Xie thought about his few patrons there and quoted a price to Fatty. Fatty hesitated and shook his head: “Then it seems my villa really is a bit iffy… Whatever, it’s a no-cost business anyway. Worst case, I’ll keep it at home as a table lamp!”
He casually put the bead away, and Fatty no longer paid attention to this for the time being; what he was interested in now was Lin Yan’s little zombie.
He excitedly rubbed his hands: “Young comrade, where’s your little furball? Quick, bring it over for me to pet. Don’t tell me, I’ve really never seen a zombie like this, Fatty Ye. This fur texture is too good! Not petting it twice a day leaves me feeling empty inside; it’s downright addictive!”
Lin Yan rolled his eyes but still helplessly took the little zombie out from his arms and placed it in Fatty’s hands. This little zombie had been sleeping since sucking his blood and hadn’t woken up. Before, it had always been perched on his head; once on the island, even washing his hair became a problem. Later he discovered this little zombie could still come down from his head, at the cost of his scalp hurting a bit these past few days—though his hairline was fine.
Speaking of which, it’s strange: as soon as the little zombie came down, it automatically turned into a furball shape. Once Fatty mischievously petted it a few times, he couldn’t stop. Not petting it a few times a day left him feeling uneasy. But after all, it’s a zombie, so Fatty didn’t dare squeeze it flat or round, only dared to pet along the fur. But even that was already very good.
Lin Yan watched Fatty petting the little zombie’s fur, with a comfortable expression on his face, rolled his eyes, and joined his ranks together with Wu Xie. So true! He finally understood why so many people like cat-licking! Just based on this fur, he’d zombie-lick too!
So the three big men, in this serene afternoon, petted a ball in the room, with satisfied smiles on their faces… This scene was pretty perverted. And their topic sounded even stranger.
While Wu Xie was petting, he suddenly asked: “Lin Yan, does your little zombie have a name? Can’t keep calling it little zombie forever, right?” Lin Yan narrowed his eyes: “That’s true, otherwise when mentioning it, others think it’s weird, not like a pet name. Better to give it a name, save Fatty from always chaotically calling it little furball furball and such.”
Fatty also narrowed his eyes, with a leisurely smile at the corner of his mouth: “How about calling it what? Doesn’t your little zombie’s fur deserve the cute name little furball? It always goes ying ying ying; surely not call it ying ying ying, right?” The two got black lines on their foreheads; it seemed Fatty’s naming ability really was unreliable.
Wu Xie thought about it: “This little zombie is itself a zombie and has a body of white fur, so how about little Bai Bai?”
Lin Yan thought this name was pretty cute, but okay as a nickname, weird as a formal name: “How about… Xiao Bai Jiang? Bai Jiang Jiang? Xiao Jiang Jiang?”
Wu Xie pondered: “Xiao Bai Jiang works, but Bai Jiang is too specific; people with intentions might associate it with… Xiao Jiang Jiang and Xiao Bai Bai are similar; you pick one?”
Lin Yan thought for two seconds and made the decision: “Full name Bai Jiang Jiang, nickname outside: Xiao Bai Bai or Xiao Jiang Jiang both work. How’s that?”
Fatty was naming trash, shrugged in agreement. Wu Xie thought about it and felt it was fine, didn’t object. So the three continued immersed in the pleasure of petting Bai Jiang Jiang, with strange smiles on their faces.
