"Madam, this item is truly too precious, I..."
"Benefactor, if you don't accept it, we will kneel here and not get up."
The old woman stopped Li Yang's words and was about to kneel down to him on the spot.
Li Yang quickly helped her up and said helplessly, "Alright, Madam, please don't kneel. I'll accept it."
"Benefactor, we old couple have nothing else to thank you with. If you ever need my old man's help in the future, just say the word. Although this old man doesn't have much skill, he has an exceptionally keen sense of smell. Perhaps he can help you one day,"
The old woman said, holding Li Yang's hand tightly after getting up.
"Oh? Uncle has such an ability?" Li Yang turned to look at the beggar uncle and asked in surprise.
"Yes, I indeed have an exceptionally keen sense of smell. I can smell what others cannot. When I was young, I even helped the authorities solve a case, all thanks to my sense of smell."
"That medal is still on the table. Unfortunately, the officer who invited me to solve the case later died in the line of duty, and no one has asked me for help since," the beggar uncle said with a smile.
"So that's how it is. I've noted it down, Uncle. If I ever need your help, I will definitely come back to find you," Li Yang said directly.
"Okay, I'll be waiting for your news anytime," the beggar uncle replied readily.
Before leaving, Li Yang gave them his business card. If the old woman's health had any further issues, he would have the beggar uncle contact him.
The beggar uncle personally saw Li Yang off, feeling warm inside.
After returning to the house, he grabbed the old woman's hand with a smile and said, "Old wife, we've really met a benefactor today. We have so much money now, what do you think we should do with it?"
"We're both old, how much can we spend? In my opinion, let's keep tens of thousands for our retirement and donate the rest," the old woman said with a smile.
"That's true. We don't even know when we'll leave this world. Once we're gone, this money will all turn into waste paper. I'll go to Hope Primary School this afternoon and donate all this money," the beggar uncle said with a deep sigh.
After Li Yang left the beggar uncle's home, he went directly to Shui Xiang's shop with a pile of bowls he had received.
His gains today were considerable. He never expected that a beggar uncle's home would hide so many valuable antiques.
He planned to add a few thousand yuan to each of these bowls and sell them, then send people to find a way to return the earned money to the beggar uncle's home.
For him, accepting the bracelet today was already more than enough profit.
"Li Yang, you're back. Why did you take so long? You almost scared me to death. Is everything alright?" Shui Xiang paced back and forth in the shop, anxiously waiting for Li Yang's return.
As soon as she turned and saw Li Yang, she rushed towards him.
Li Yang smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, not only am I fine, but I've also made a profit."
"Made money?"
Shui Xiang asked doubtfully, "What money did you make?"
"Of course, it's money from the Golden Sky Eye. Since I decided to make a move, how could I let that Kang fellow and his uncle get away with it?" Li Yang replied with a smile.
He sat down, drank some tea, and recounted the entire incident.
After Shui Xiang finished listening, her face showed extreme excitement, and she said disbelievingly, "No way? The Golden Sky Eye's gambling stone venue has closed? Li Yang, you're too amazing."
She proactively hugged Li Yang and kissed him twice on the neck.
Li Yang smiled and said, "Nothing is impossible. I told you, if anyone dares to bully you, I will make them pay dearly."
"Li Yang, finding you as my man is the greatest happiness in my life," Shui Xiang said, hugging Li Yang, her eyes gradually becoming charming, as if they could draw in threads.
Li Yang also embraced her slender waist and smiled, "It should be me finding you that is my happiness. Sister Shui, my love for you is like a surging river, endless."
"I will cherish and love you for the rest of my life."
"Li Yang!"
Shui Xiang was deeply moved and couldn't help but close her eyes, wanting to get intimate with Li Yang.
"Cough cough!"
Just then, a cough came from the doorway.
They quickly stopped their actions and turned to look at the door, only to see Shui Xiang's good friend Qingluan entering from outside.
She was wearing a qipao, swaying her hips as she walked, with a bright smile on her face. She joked, "Shui Xiang, Mr. Li, you two are truly shameless, doing such things in the shop in broad daylight."
"Get lost! What were we doing? Don't talk nonsense here!"
Shui Xiang's face turned red instantly, and then she asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly come to visit my shop? You usually call in advance when you come to see me."
"I was afraid you'd be sad. I heard that something big happened at your shop and someone deliberately targeted you. I was worried you wouldn't be able to handle it, so I came to check on you."
Qingluan looked at all the goods in Shui Xiang's shop that had been taken down, her eyebrows furrowed. "Are you going to close the shop? Who is behind you? Tell me, and I'll help you get revenge."
"No need. Li Yang has already avenged me, and he also said that all the crises in my shop would be resolved within an hour," Shui Xiang said with a smile.
"Oh? Is that so?"
Qingluan looked at Li Yang curiously and couldn't help but walk over and praise him, "It seems Mr. Li is very capable, easily resolving Shui Xiang's crisis. I was just worrying too much."
"By the way, Mr. Li, since you're here, I have some good news for you. This morning, a Mr. Ma came to my shop and bought the calligraphy and painting you sent from the provincial capital. He paid a full three hundred million."
"Three hundred million? Didn't he discover the trick in the calligraphy and painting?" Li Yang, although it was within his expectations, was still somewhat shocked to hear such a high price.
The calligraphy and painting were fakes Li Yang had obtained from Xue Xigui. Ordinary appraisers couldn't tell the real from the fake.
However, Li Yang had always been worried that Ma Shihao would bring top appraisers to bid together and thus see through his plan.
Now, all those worries seemed to be unnecessary.
"Ah? That calligraphy and painting is fake?"
Qingluan had always thought the item was real, which was why she kept raising the price to let others bid.
When she suddenly heard Li Yang's words, her eyes widened in place.
Li Yang nodded seriously and said, "That's right. I didn't tell you the truth beforehand because I was worried you would ruin the plan, making it easy for Ma Shihao to spot the problem."
"But now I'm not worried anymore. Even if he discovers it's fake after going back, he can only glare in anger."