Chapter 180 - 176: We’re Rich, We’re Rich

Nan’s mother fed one child a spoonful, then wiped another’s mouth.

The chorus of "Grandma!" sent her over the moon with happiness.

Mr. Nan bragged to the cubs, one moment boasting about how amazing he was at fishing, the next about his flowers and plants.

Lu Ming secretly infused the flowers and plants with a bit of Life Force, and in an instant, all the plants in the house burst into bloom together.

"Wow! The flowers Grandpa grew are so beautiful!"

The cubs’ praise for their grandpa sent Mr. Nan over the moon with happiness as well.

Nan’s mother turned on the TV. Seeing the new device, the cubs had a ton of questions.

With every question she answered, Nan’s mother received looks of adoration from the cubs.

Nan’s mother was ecstatic. All her years of square dancing had never given her such a bursting sense of accomplishment!

When evening came, sleeping arrangements became a problem.

The adorable cubs said, "Grandpa, Grandma, it’s okay. We can sleep on the floor. We often sleep on the floor."

Nan’s mother immediately said, "How could that be okay! My little treasures must sleep in soft, comfy beds!"

The final arrangement they decided on was for Fufu to sleep in the bathtub.

Nan Zhinian would sleep on the sofa.

Nan Zhinian’s bed was given to the four cubs: Huo Jun, Lu Ming, Fox Qi, and She Yang’er.

Nan’s mother and Nan Zishi would sleep together.

Mr. Nan would sleep with Lang Xian and Wolf Mu.

Nan Zhinian, sleeping on the sofa, thought, ’In the end, I’m the one shouldering all the burden.’

「The next morning」

Nan’s mother called out, "Honey, we need to put buying a house on the agenda."

"We don’t have the money!"

"Yes, we do! We do!" Nan Zishi took out the big pearl she had collected from the Beast World Undersea.

"Mom, Dad, look. This natural pearl is as big as a washbasin, perfectly round, and flawless. Don’t you think it’s worth something?"

Mr. Nan, Nan’s mother, and Nan Zhinian all leaned in for a closer look. "Where did you get this?"

"Fufu’s father gave it to me."

"Oh, so it’s from our son-in-law."

Mr. Nan examined it with a magnifying glass. "Based on my decades of experience, this has to be worth a few hundred thousand."

...

The family took the pearl to the largest jewelry market. As soon as they entered, they saw a very unpleasant man.

Nan Zhinian’s face darkened. He asked in a low voice, "Sis, isn’t that the guy from college who chased you for ages, couldn’t get you, and then spread slut-shaming rumors about you?"

When Nan Zishi was in college, Zhuo Hong spread those salacious rumors about her. When Nan Zhinian found out, he took a taxi to the university and got into a huge fight with Zhuo Hong. In the end, that bastard even extorted a lot of money from Mr. Nan and Nan’s mother. Such rotten luck.

Nan Zishi kept her eyes forward, pointedly avoiding Zhuo Hong’s jewelry store.

Zhuo Hong recognized Nan Zishi and smirked provocatively. "Well, if it isn’t my ex-girlfriend, our university’s campus queen? What’s this? Decided not to open a pet shop and started a kindergarten instead?"

Nan Zhinian flared up, stepping in front of his sister. "My sister never dated you! Spread any more rumors and I’ll beat you up!"

Zhuo Hong looked at them as if they were a joke. "What are you doing with such a big bag? It can’t be full of dimes, can it? Are you planning to buy pearls with a bag full of dimes? Hahaha, that’s hilarious!"

The seven little cubs were not pleased. They glared at him fiercely.

’Back in the Beast World, who would dare bully their precious mother!’

Wolf Mu puffed up his little cheeks angrily. "This uncle is so annoying."

Lang Xian said, "If my daddy were here, he’d definitely beat him to death!"

Huo Jun was very modern with his retort. "Yeah, yeah, my daddy would let him experience the thrill of a free flight high in the sky. No need to scan a QR code to pay."

Yang’er added, "...My scumbag dad could let him enjoy the pleasure of waking up to a giant snake’s head."

Fox Qi declared, "My daddy could make him kneel on the spot!"

Fufu waved her chubby arms. "Daddy... make him... drink seawater! Hmph!"

Lu Ming remained silent.

His father was a dead god. ’But if he came back to life,’ he thought, ’he could also make that man wish he were dead.’

Nan Zishi couldn’t be bothered with this classless man. She placed the large bag on the glass counter.

At first, the staff member wasn’t sure what it was. But when Nan Zishi opened the bag, revealing the enormous pearl inside, the staff member’s eyes went wide! "Th-th-this... This can’t be a real pearl, can it?"

Nan Zishi asked, "Do you buy pearls? I’m selling this."

"We don’t..."

The manager had seen countless jewels and knew at a glance that this pearl was extraordinary. He rushed over. "We’ll buy it, we’ll buy it! Wait, let me ask our big boss!"

The manager immediately started a video call with the big boss, and soon several appraisers arrived at the shop.

Zhuo Hong circled them twice. "Nan Zishi, where did you drag this fake from to show off in front of my store? You’re just trying to get my attention, aren’t you?

Couldn’t get married after graduating, so you thought of me?

Even if you wanted to see me, you didn’t have to bring a fake. Tsk, a piece of junk like this. The mall’s appraisers will spot it’s a fake in a second."

Fufu was very angry. "It’th not fake! The pearl ith real!"

Huo Jun whispered, "He dares to bully Mother. Let’s teach him a lesson!"

The little cubs asked seriously, "Who’s going to do it?"

"Me!" "Me!" "I’ll do it!"

Almost every little cub raised a hand.

Fufu said urgently, "Fufu, Fufu! Pearl, Mother, Fufu!"

Huo Jun smiled. "Let’s let Fufu handle it this time."

The other cubs doted on Fufu, so they all agreed.

After the appraisal was complete, the manager walked eagerly toward Nan Zishi.

Zhuo Hong said, "Manager Wang, I was right, wasn’t I? It’s a fake pearl, right? Where would you find a natural pearl this big? If this were real, wouldn’t it be worth at least ten million?"

Manager Wang said, "Get out of the way. What business is this of yours? Don’t get all green-eyed over someone else’s pearl."

Manager Wang said to Nan Zishi, "Miss, hello. We’d like to offer three million for this pearl. Are you willing to sell?"

Mr. Nan and Nan’s mother were stunned.

’My decades of experience really aren’t enough,’ Mr. Nan thought.

The manager saw the family looking down in contemplation and assumed they were dissatisfied with his offer.

Fearing they would just take such a rare and exquisite pearl away, he said anxiously, "No, no, no, four million! No, no, five million! Will you sell? Will you sell?! Forget it, forget it, one price, eight million!"

The manager added, "Our boss is absolutely sincere. This is a very fair price!"

Nan Zishi, Nan Zhinian, Mr. Nan, and Nan’s mother: "..."

Zhuo Hong’s face turned green. "That’s impossible! How could this pearl be completely natural?!"

Manager Wang snapped, "Get lost!"

Nan Zishi nodded. "Alright. We accept eight million. Manager, look, I also have a blood-red pearl the size of a fist..."

Nan Zishi pretended to pull a blood-red, fist-sized pearl from her bag.

The big one from just now was actually just one of the common big pearls found everywhere in Lanxing’s palace. It was ordinary, nothing compared to the Mermaid Tears of Lanxing.

As for this red pearl, there were hundreds of them piled up in Lanxing’s palace.

’Very common.’

So she hadn’t paid them much mind.

But Manager Wang gasped, carefully and gingerly taking the pearl from her as if afraid of the slightest mishap.

"I’ll go get this appraised right away."

Seeing this, Zhuo Hong finally realized Nan Zishi’s pearls were truly extraordinary.

His expression changed drastically. He asked Nan Zishi, "Do you have any more pearls? Our shop buys them, too! We buy them!"

’Pearls this big, if they’re natural, could be packaged and sold to wealthy elites for an extremely high price! The value could be multiplied many times over!’

Nan Zhinian felt a surge of satisfaction. He crossed his arms and said contemptuously, "Who would do business with you, you walking jinx."

Zhuo Hong’s face went green again.

Just then, Fufu waved her little arm.

The water displays in Zhuo Hong’s shop suddenly went haywire, sending pearls crashing to the floor.

Zhuo Hong jumped in fright. "What’s happening?"

He scrambled up, but before he took two steps, he slipped on his own pearls and face-planted spectacularly!

His face swelled up like a pig’s head.

"HOLY SHIT!!"

"Ptui, ptui, ptui! What is wrong with today? Is Mercury in retrograde?"

Fufu and the other cubs snickered together in secret.

Nan Zishi also noticed the cubs’ little trick and smiled indulgently.

When Manager Wang came back out, he looked like he was about to cry. He was one step away from getting on his knees and calling her "Ma’am."

"We’ll buy it, we’ll buy it! This blood pearl... ten million for this one. Are you satisfied with that price?"

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