Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 453 Iron Block?

Hu Ming remembers it very clearly.

In the original story, the fat, dark-skinned man's boss is Qiu Dekao, and he is there to pave the way for Qiu Dekao.

However, the problem is that when Aning's trip to the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West ended nearly three months ago, she returned with an "elixir of immortality".
Logically speaking, Qiu Dekao should be beyond saving.
"My boss? He's definitely an American."

"But my boss isn't some skinny old man, but a young lady."

The fat man was taken aback, but answered instinctively.

The main reason is that when Hu Ming speaks with a stern face and a deep voice, he is indeed quite intimidating.

Given his status as a member of the factory official's family, Fatty Li blurted everything out without thinking.

After saying that, the fat man realized what was happening and looked at Hu Ming with a resentful expression.

This handsome young man doesn't look like a good person!
However, Hu Ming had no time to pay attention to him.

"A young lady 20 years younger"

Hu Ming stroked his chin thoughtfully.

The situation seems to have changed subtly.

However, it's obvious that this fat, dark-skinned man is probably just a low-level pawn and wouldn't be able to get anyone's name out of him.

This isn't a matter of ability or incompetence; it's that he simply wasn't qualified to ask the other person's name.

"Uncle Ming?"

Wu Xie, Fatty, and the others looked at Hu Ming, wondering what he was thinking.

"It's nothing, I just asked casually."

The abilities of the Corpse Beetle Pill were already well known to everyone.

Therefore, it goes without saying what will happen to Qiu Dekao; nobody even considered that possibility.

For the Wu family, this was a great relief.

"Fine,"

"If Panma's father isn't here, then he's not here."

"Go back and persuade him again. What's the use of keeping that thing when you can't take it with you when you die?"

“My boss offered a high price! Don’t be stubborn, it’s definitely worth it to sell that thing. The more money you make, the better for the old man to enjoy his retirement.”

The fat, dark-skinned man glanced at the group with a strange look, but due to their status as "officials," he didn't ask any more questions and turned to instruct his son.

The son nodded repeatedly with a forced smile.

"You have guests, it's not appropriate for me to stay here, I'll leave first."

"Once things are settled, I'll take you guys out for some fun. Keep up the good work, and come find me for drinks tonight. I'm off now."

With that, the fat man left on his own.

"What? What does this person want?"

The fat man stared blankly at the departing figure of the dark-skinned fat man, scratching his head and asking his son.

"...Sigh, this is a distant cousin of mine. He's been living a carefree life in Beijing for a long time, and we haven't been in touch for ages."

"This time, I don't know which boss they've joined, but they've come to Guangxi Province to collect antiques, and they're asking us everywhere to introduce them to people."

"This guy is very outgoing and friendly. I felt a little intimidated and didn't dare to offend the big boss behind him."

The son sighed.

Poverty makes people lose their ambition!

Although we live in a society governed by law, wealthy people always have more underhanded tricks up their sleeves than ordinary people, so we have to be wary.

While I wouldn't go so far as to fawn over the boss, I certainly can't afford to offend him.

The villagers deep in the mountains can't afford to offend those wealthy bosses.

"Judging from what he said, he's got his eye on something in your house and wants to take it. Do you have some family heirloom?" Wu Xie asked curiously.

This is a common problem in the antique business... once you hear there's a treasure, you can't help but want to take a look.

"That's right, my father has a piece of scrap iron that he's been keeping like a treasure. He says he found it in the mountains and it's a real treasure."

"I don't know why, but a distant relative found out about this recently, and he actually found someone to buy it, and the price he offered wasn't low."

"As a result, Dad got excited and refused to sell, which made that kid refuse to leave. He stayed in this mountain valley all day long, trying to persuade him to leave. It annoyed him to no end."

The son was also a bit tired. Years ago, his father often said he would sell that thing for a large sum of money so that he could get married and start a family.

But later, for some reason, after going into the mountains, his attitude immediately changed, and he absolutely refused to do anything.

She even treasured it and hid it away, not even letting her son touch it.

The son simply thought his father was getting old and senile.

However, this relative was really difficult to deal with, and it seemed like he wouldn't give up until he got what he wanted.

"A block of iron!?"

Wu Xie, the fat man, was taken aback and looked at Hu Ming and Xiao Ge.

The treasure that the young man hid, judging from its appearance, was just a block of iron, wasn't it?
Hu Ming nodded almost imperceptibly, meaning that this was indeed a kind of thing.

"Sigh, it's a pity, the price the boss offered was not low."

"If it really sells, it might even cover my son's school fees!"

As he spoke, the son sighed again. Life is hard.

Life without money is even harder.

The group chatted idly while waiting for the plate to arrive.

By five or six o'clock in the afternoon, Panma still hadn't returned.

"I'm sorry, bosses, I've kept you waiting. I'll go into the mountains to look for my father in a bit."

As it was getting dark, the son apologized to the group, feeling embarrassed.

"coming!"

Hu Ming shook his head, giving an irrelevant answer.

"What's here?"

The son and A-Gui were taken aback, not knowing what Hu Ming was talking about.