"Did I hurt you?" Li Yang stroked her cheek and said with affection.
Shui Xiang nodded slightly and said, "You need to be more careful next time."
"How should I be careful?"
Li Yang gave a wry smile, "This thing of mine is just this long, there's nothing I can do to shrink it, is there?"
A person could duck and bow to enter a door shorter than them. But that thing was too long, who could deliberately make it smaller?
This wasn't the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which could grow big or small at will.
Shui Xiang blushed, glanced down at him, and didn't know what to say.
"Alright, Sister Shui, next time you feel pain, tell me immediately, and I promise to restrain myself a bit," Li Yang said as he pulled up his pants. "It's getting late, I still need to go check on the antique shop."
"Mm." Shui Xiang hummed and watched him leave, feeling very satisfied.
However, not long after Li Yang left, a phone call came. When she saw the caller ID, her pretty face turned ashen!
"You, why are you calling me again? Didn't I already give you money?" Shui Xiang's voice trembled, showing fear.
A cold laugh came from the other end of the phone, "They say that a day as husband and wife creates a hundred days of affection. I'm your ex-husband, how can you be so cold and resistant to me?"
"What do you want?" Shui Xiang asked fearfully.
The man on the other end chuckled, "Don't worry, I won't do anything bad. It's just that I'm a bit tight on cash lately and want you to give me some money."
"I've already given you a lot of money before, and you said we were even," Shui Xiang quickly said.
The man said unhappily, "I'm not asking you to give it, just to borrow some money. When things pick up, I'll naturally return it to you."
"If we can't make things clear over the phone, I can come back to Jiangcheng to talk in person."
"No, don't come back, I don't want to see you. How much money do you want? It's the same if you say it over the phone," Shui Xiang said anxiously.
The man chuckled, "It's not much, just seven or eight hundred million will do."
"Eight hundred million!" Shui Xiang's face changed drastically, "That's impossible!"
"Then we'll just have to wait and see if it's possible," the man said with a cold laugh and hung up the phone.
Shui Xiang looked at the hung-up phone, her delicate body trembling, filled with genuine fear and despair.
"Daughter, what's wrong?" Father Shui, seeing that Li Yang had been in the office for a long time before coming out, couldn't help but come in to ask about the progress of their relationship.
But when he entered, he saw his daughter's face full of fear.
Shui Xiang slowly raised her head and looked at him, saying, "Dad, that man is coming back."
"You mean that beast? Didn't we give him eighty percent of the money back then and agree to have no further contact? Why is he still coming back to pester you?" Father Shui's face changed drastically, and he clenched his fists tightly, saying, "If that's the case, this time I'll risk my old life to kill him!"
"We absolutely cannot let this beast harm you again."
"Boss, you're back." As Li Yang got out of the car, Dong Er quickly walked over and gestured for him to look at the shop. "Boss Lou from Tong Jian Tie Ma Lou is here."
"Oh?" Li Yang was a little surprised. He turned and saw a middle-aged man with an unusual aura.
Lou Dong saw him and immediately smiled, "Boss Li, long time no see. I heard you've been doing very well lately, even managing to keep old Grandmaster Zheng working for you."
"And you've acquired thousands of Xi Wang Shang Gong large coins. Is that true?"
"Boss Lou's news is indeed well-informed." Li Yang smiled, "But you're a rare visitor. What wind blew you here?"
"Boss Li also knows how to be polite?" Lou Dong smiled, then said seriously, "It's like this, I came this time, firstly to catch up with Mr. Zheng, and secondly, to remind you not to forget to attend the Jubao Pen Conference tomorrow night."
"Thank you for coming all the way to remind me, Boss Lou. I've kept this in mind all along." Li Yang smiled and nodded, then checked the time and said, "Old Zheng should have arrived. I'll take you over."
"No need, just let me take a look at the Xi Wang Shang Gong large coins." Lou Dong smiled and shook his head. "As for seeing Old Zheng, it's not too late for that later."
"It seems that Boss Lou's main purpose this time is these rare ancient coins." Li Yang smiled and couldn't help but ask, "But isn't Tong Jian Tie Ma Lou a specialist in Jinshi antiques? When did you start dealing in miscellaneous items?"
"Ancient coins are also cast from Jinshi, so of course, I do this business too," Lou Dong said with a smile.
Although this explanation made sense, if one were to be pedantic, ancient coins couldn't really be classified under Jinshi items.
Li Yang smiled and said, "Old Dong, take out the Xi Wang Shang Gong large coins in good condition and let Boss Lou have a look."
"Yes, Boss." Dong Er immediately went to the storeroom and brought out dozens of large coins in good condition.
Looking at the ancient coins placed on the table, Lou Dong's eyes gleamed, "The rumors are indeed true. You must have made several hundred million from this haul, Boss Li, right?"
"That's right." Li Yang nodded and smiled. "Are you satisfied with these ancient coins, Boss Lou?"
"Very satisfied. If I say I want to buy them all, what would the price be?" Lou Dong asked with a smile.
Li Yang said, "The price will definitely be cheaper than the current market price, but you can't make me do business at a loss. How about ninety thousand yuan for each coin?"
"You're giving me a great deal. Thank you for your kindness." Lou Dong was stunned for a moment, not expecting him to quote such a low price. "If you ever fancy anything in my shop in the future, just tell me, and I'll definitely give you a preferential price."
"Calculate the total amount, and I'll transfer the money directly."
"Thirty coins, three times nine is two hundred and seventy thousand." Li Yang smiled. "However, I have one condition, which is that I can only sell one coin from this batch per week, to avoid disrupting the market."
"Is that okay with you, Boss Lou?"
"That's definitely not a problem, it's a deal!" Lou Dong readily agreed. As an old antique dealer, he naturally knew that disrupting the antique market was self-destructive.
Only those capitalists who wanted to make quick money and leave would engage in such harmful practices.
Any antique dealer who wanted to do business long-term would never be so short-sighted.
After the deal was struck, Lou Dong took the items to see Zheng Xibei.
Li Yang wanted to join in the fun and see what they were talking about. But at this moment, his phone rang.
It was Uncle Peng, the restaurant owner, calling, "Mr. Li, are you free today?"