Chapter 213: This Is My Humble Wife

Gu Fei curtsied. "Young Master Zhou."

"I’ve come to, uh, pawn something."

Young Master Zhou stopped. "What is it? Let me see. This is my family’s shop. If it’s good, I’ll give you a better price."

Gu Fei’s eyes lit up. "Really? Then thank you very much, Young Master Zhou."

The pawnshop counter was remarkably high. ’Perhaps it’s designed to make customers feel looked down upon, to give the shop an intimidating advantage,’ she thought.

Gu Fei raised her arm and placed the pouch on the counter. Young Master Zhou, ever the proper gentleman, went behind the counter himself before opening it.

He took out a tray and poured the beads into it.

Young Master Zhou picked up a green obsidian bead and held it up to the light from the window. "This bead is quite rare. I’ve never seen crystal of this color before."

He counted the green obsidian beads. "Hmm, there are enough here to string a bracelet."

He then picked up the pink crystal beads to examine them. "These are alright, but pink crystal isn’t worth as much."

"A redeemable pawn or a dead pawn?"

Gu Fei thought for a moment. "A dead pawn."

A dead pawn fetched more money than a redeemable one.

"A dead pawn? Alright, then. For all these pink crystal beads, I’ll give you fifty taels of Silver."

"As for these green ones... wait a moment. I’ll take them inside for the Chief Eunuch to see."

Young Master Zhou was gone for quite a while before he came back out with the items. He smiled and said, "The Chief Eunuch has seen them. This crystal is likely from overseas. The color is rare. For these beads, we’ll give you one hundred taels."

’That’s right,’ Gu Fei thought. ’When I bought this green obsidian bracelet, the shopkeeper said it was Brazilian Green Obsidian.’

’It’s true in any world: you get what you pay for. Quality is quality, no matter where you are.’

Gu Fei nodded. "Alright, then. I’ll pawn them."

The beads were taken away, and the pouch was returned to Gu Fei. The Chao Feng wrote out a pawn ticket and handed it to her along with a silver note.

Young Master Zhou came out from the back again. "Is Miss Gu short on funds lately?"

Gu Fei smiled. "Yes, I’ve rented the shop next door. It looks like we’ll be neighbors, Young Master Zhou. I hope you’ll look out for me."

Young Master Zhou’s expression changed. "You’ve already rented it?"

"Didn’t you ask around before you rented it?"

Gu Fei nodded. "I did."

Young Master Zhou looked at her. "You asked around and you still dared to take it? You’d better be careful!"

"That Er Laizi is a real shameless scoundrel. No one can do anything about him."

Just as he was speaking, a woman entered from outside. She had fair skin and her hair was adorned with pearls and jade. Not only was she beautiful, but she had an excellent figure, with a full chest and a slender waist.

The moment she entered, the woman shot a sideways glance at Young Master Zhou, then looked Gu Fei up and down.

Young Master Zhou’s mouth twitched. "Miss Gu, this is my wife."

The woman huffed. "Don’t I have a name?"

Gu Fei quickly curtsied. "Greetings, Sister. I’ve rented the shop next door, so it seems we’ll be neighbors."

Only then did the woman smile. "What a pretty little girl. You can just call me Sister Dan."

Gu Fei smiled. "You’re the real beauty, Sister Dan."

"Well, I’ll be on my way. I’ll come visit you another day, Sister Dan."

Gu Fei and Gu Qing left. Sister Dan glared at Young Master Zhou. "And where do you think you’re going? Don’t tell me some little vixen has enchanted you again!"

Young Master Zhou gave a hollow laugh. "I was just... on my way to the Zhu Family’s place. I heard their second young master is back."

Sister Dan snorted. "Going to the Zhu Family is one thing. But if I catch you lying, you just wait!"

Young Master Zhou smiled and waved his hands dismissively. "I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare. I’ll be right back, right back." As he spoke, he started to slip away.