r18novel Chapter 736: I Am That Fool
Chapter 736: I Am That Fool
After breakfast, Rong Qingqing held the baby and saw Shen Jue off to work at the door. Shen Jue pinched the baby’s hand and gave it a quick kiss, then turned to Rong Qingqing and said, "The deal to buy the meteor has been settled. The deposit has been sent. Someone will fly over to handle the rest."After saying this, Shen Jue gave a dazed Rong Qingqing a peck and left.
Rong Qingqing didn’t even remember to ask Shen Jue how much the purchase cost.
In Rong Qingqing’s eyes, that meteor couldn’t be worth more than one or two million tops, so she figured it must have cost about that much and didn’t chase after him to ask. After Shen Jue drove away, Rong Qingqing happily took her baby to watch the fish.
But Rong Qingqing’s happiness didn’t last long.
It was almost the New Year, and by this time, Shen Qiao was already home for winter break.
After Shen Jue left for work, Shen Qiao slowly came downstairs with her phone, saw Rong Qingqing holding the baby and teasing the fish, and scampered over, puckering her lips to kiss the baby’s little hand, making the baby stare at her intently.
Once Shen Qiao had her fun, she went to eat while playing on her phone, and as soon as she sat down in the dining room, Rong Qingqing heard Shen Qiao shout from a distance in her direction.
"Sis-in-law, did you see the news this morning? Some fool spent 1.6 billion on a meteor! It’s hilarious, they’ve already confirmed it has no research value, yet someone spent 1.6 billion on such a big lump of dirt? If that’s not foolish, what is? Really can’t imagine which brainless rich person bought it, what are they planning to do with it? Take it home as a mascot? Hahaha."
Shen Qiao seemed to have heard the joke of the century, laughing as she spoke.
Rong Qingqing’s heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition slowly rose from within.
She quickly walked over to Shen Qiao with the baby in her arms, lowering her head for a closer look.
Rong Qingqing’s face suddenly darkened.
Wasn’t the fool Shen Qiao mentioned her?
Wasn’t the meteor reported in the news the one she had Shen Jue buy, which had fallen in a backward fishing village?
How could this lump of dirt possibly be worth 1.6 billion?
Rong Qingqing thought it wasn’t worth even three million, so how did it become 1.6 billion?
Even bandits aren’t this straightforward in robbing money!
Listening to Shen Qiao’s nonstop laughter, Rong Qingqing gritted her teeth, "Is it really that funny?"
Shen Qiao, not understanding the situation, was laughing so hard she nearly cried, and kept nodding, "Sis-in-law, don’t you think it’s really funny? 1.6 billion, so many better things to buy, yet buying a meteor with no research value? Isn’t that funny? Don’t you think this person is so foolish?"
Rong Qingqing’s mouth twitched sharply, her voice dripping with sarcasm, "Do you think I look like I’m that foolish?"
Shen Qiao’s survival instincts immediately kicked in, and she quickly stopped laughing.
She turned her head slowly and cautiously, glanced at Rong Qingqing, then pointed to the phone, "Did you buy it, Sis-in-law?"
"Yes, the fool in your mouth is me." Rong Qingqing was furious, "I thought it would only cost two or three million at most."
Rong Qingqing grew angrier with each word, handing the baby to Shen Qiao, and stomped upstairs to call Shen Jue, who had just left not long ago.
The phone rang twice before it was answered.
Shen Jue’s gentle voice came through, but it made Rong Qingqing grind her teeth, "What’s up?"
"You spent 1.6 billion on that lousy meteor?" Rong Qingqing shouted, "1.6 billion—why didn’t you negotiate? At least cut the price in half, give them 800 million and that would be decent! Do you never bargain when you buy things? Ugh, I’m so mad I could vomit blood."