He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

Mr. Yang walked up to Niu Bayi.

Her eyes remained fixed on the golden willow she was holding.

"My God, this is the first time I've ever seen such a large golden sea willow! The golden threads are so dense and delicate, this is... this is top-grade golden sea willow! Young man, may I take a look?"

Without saying a word, Niu Bayi pulled out a golden willow branch and handed it to him.

Mr. Yang was overjoyed, reaching out his hands to gently embrace it, not even caring that his cane was about to fall to the side.

Fortunately, the driver next to him came over and immediately helped him with his cane.

Mr. Yang was overjoyed when he saw the golden sea willow.

"Baby, this is absolutely an absolute gem!"

"This kind of golden sea willow can only grow at a depth of at least two or three hundred meters on the seabed. Unlike ordinary sea willow, which is easily broken by the impact of undercurrents, this one is as hard as a rock!"

"Generally speaking, you can only get your hands on it by diving to the bottom of the sea."

"But how could an ordinary person possibly dive to a depth of two or three hundred meters?"

Niu Bayi felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

This is definitely the work of an expert!

Manager Bao's eyes lit up, and he immediately ran over with a fawning smile.

"Mr. Yang, I was discussing the purchase of golden sea willow with this young man. It's perfect that you're here; you also like this treasure?"

Mr. Yang was taken aback, frowned, and looked up at the bright sun.

"Collecting treasures at the gate? Under the blazing sun? Anyone who can get their hands on golden sea willow is no ordinary person. Why are you just standing at the gate talking to him? Don't you know you should go inside? That's outrageous!"

Manager Bao is adept at reading the wind and responded immediately.

"Oh dear, Mr. Yang, I was just as excited as you when I saw the golden sea willow. I knew it was a rare treasure, so I forgot to invite this young man in and couldn't wait to talk to him at the door."

"Look, I'm standing at the door too! Young man, shall we go inside and talk?"

He also winked at Niu Bayi.

But Niu Bayi showed no mercy and pointed to the sign on the door.

"You said no one is allowed to enter if they are not properly dressed, but you said I was not properly dressed and wouldn't let me in! I said we should talk inside, but you said we should talk here at the door, so I had to talk to you in the hot sun."

Manager Bao's face immediately stiffened, and he secretly glanced at Mr. Yang.

Mr. Yang's expression immediately turned even more strange!

The female shop assistant even yelled at Niu Bayi, "What are you complaining about? Manager Bao already invited you in! You're making yourself look good, don't push your luck!"

Manager Bao was startled and turned to glare at her fiercely.

"Shut up!"

Startled, she quickly shut her mouth, her little face looking aggrieved.

Manager Bao, I'm speaking up for you!

Manager Bao immediately changed the subject.

"Hey, that's nothing. The important thing is that we reached an agreement. Young man, if you think the price I offered earlier was too low, then... I'll take it from you for 150 yuan apiece. Are you satisfied now?"

"Seven of them together cost over a thousand yuan. How many people would need two years to earn that!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Yang's face showed amusement.

Niu Bayi chuckled: "150 yuan a stick? I'd rather throw it back into the sea than sell it to you. You just don't know what's good for you."

He looked at Mr. Yang and then stretched out his hand.

"Hello, have you finished looking at the golden sea willow? If you have, please return it to me, and I'll find someone who knows its value to buy it."

Mr. Yang held the golden willow branch and subconsciously shook his head.

He absolutely loved it.

Manager Bao asked angrily, "Are you out of your mind? 150 yuan a stick! That's the absolute maximum price, and you're still not satisfied?"

He figured he could buy it from this kid for 150 yuan, then resell it to Mr. Yang and probably make a good profit.

To my surprise, this kid wasn't happy about it!

He then pulled the old man next to him to judge the matter.

"Mr. Yang, don't you think so? If you buy it from him for 150 yuan a stick, he can make more than a thousand yuan. How come young people these days are so ungrateful? He doesn't understand at all..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Mr. Yang.

Mr. Yang said, both amused and annoyed, "Little Bao, I think you don't understand! You're offering him 150 yuan per stalk for such precious golden sea willow. If I were him—"

"I'd rather throw them back into the sea than sell them to you."

Manager Bao was dumbfounded.

The female shop assistant was also dumbfounded.

The two exclaimed in unison, "What? Golden sea willow is that precious?"

Mr. Yang snorted, too lazy to pay them any attention, and looked at Niu Bayi with genuine affection.

"Young man, don't bother looking elsewhere for your golden sea willow. I'll buy it! Name your price, I'll take all seven."

Niu Bayi thought for a moment and then said decisively, "1500 yuan a piece, if you buy all seven."

Upon hearing this, Manager Bao was so frightened he almost flew off the spot.

The female shop assistant yelled, "This piece of junk costs 1500 yuan a stick? You're outrageously asking for money! Do you think Mr. Yang is easy to fool?"

Manager Bao added fuel to the fire, saying, "Mr. Yang, look at this kid! He's lawless. Just because you drive such a nice car and are dressed like a rich man, he's asking for an exorbitant price. Just ignore him!"

"Don't worry, leave this to me. I'll do everything I can to get it from him at a fair price and then sell it to you."

He was quite confident, but Mr. Yang snapped at him, "Get out of here!"

Manager Bao was so frightened that he quickly rolled back several meters.

Then, what Mr. Yang said shocked him even more.

"Young man, your price is fair. I thought you would ask for two or three thousand yuan a stick. 1500 yuan a stick? Okay, I'll take them all. Seven sticks in total, that's ten thousand five hundred yuan."

"Okay, I'll round it up to 11,000 yuan!"

"Xiao Li, go to my car and get the money."

Xiao Li, who was his driver, quickly sped back to the car.

Not long after, he came back carrying a leather bag.

He unzipped the zipper, revealing stacks of 10,000 yuan notes inside, at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan.

Old Mr. Yang took out stacks of money one after another, eleven stacks in total, and handed them to Niu Bayi with both hands.

"Young man, count them."

This generosity surprised even Niu Bayi.

Suddenly I felt the price was too low.

But once the words are spoken, they cannot be taken back.

Besides, it's only seven strands of golden willow.

With the ocean as our space, we'll find nothing we can't find in its endless treasure trove.

So he handed all the golden willow branches in his hand to the driver next to him.

Xiao Li quickly zipped up the bag, tucked it under his arm, and carefully took the golden willow branch.

Niu Bayi also took the large stacks of ten-yuan bills from Mr. Yang's hands.

These banknotes were brand new, as if they had just been taken out of the bank, and they smelled of fresh ink.

This is truly the best scent in the world, better than any perfume!

Niu Bayi didn't count them properly and just stuffed them into an old cloth bag he carried with him.

He nodded to Mr. Yang and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yang. You are a true connoisseur, unlike some people who pretend to know what they don't."

Mr. Yang laughed heartily, then suddenly pointed a sharp finger at Manager Bao.

"You fucking come here right now!"