Chapter 113 Encountering Local Bullies' Forced Sales

Qiao Changdong specifically looked up a picture of that clivia plant. To be honest, that clivia plant wasn't as beautiful as the one they were currently cultivating.

After all, these were nurtured by the spiritual spring in Qiao Qiao's bracelet space, so they are naturally different from those nurtured by ordinary rainwater in this world.

Qiao Changdong felt that he could ask for 220,000.

However, he wasn't a particularly greedy person. He genuinely felt that selling a single plant for two or three hundred thousand was a huge loss, so he compromised and decided to sell it for one hundred thousand.

With this 100,000 yuan, the loan from the government to buy the truck can be paid off, and there will still be 10,000 or 20,000 yuan left. This can be used to buy a house in town or to buy a plot of land and build a house, and even furnish it with all the necessary furniture.

However, neither the young man asking about the price nor the middle-aged man offering 10,000 yuan were sincere buyers in Qiao Changdong's eyes.

They offered the two of them 200,000 yuan, intending to drive them both away.

"Brother, that's not right of you. Since we're asking about the price, it means we really want it. How can you ask for such an exorbitant price?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's expression changed, his gaze suddenly turning gloomy, and he shouted the last sentence at an even louder volume.

As soon as he shouted, many flower vendors from the surrounding area rushed over; a rough count revealed that there were about ten of them.

Some are tall, some are short, some are fat, some are thin.

When the dark mass surged over, it completely covered Qiao Changdong's stall.

Qiao Changdong's expression changed.

He's been driving a truck before, and he's encountered similar situations before—sometimes outright robberies in the dead of night.

So every time he goes out on a long-distance truck trip, he not only has to call a fellow passenger, but also keeps some self-defense tools in the truck.

Qiao Changdong had never been afraid before; he was always ready to fight.

But now that he's pregnant, he can't afford to be careless.

He picked up the clivia in front of him, glanced at the crowd that had gathered around him, and was about to leave.

But it was clear that these people had no intention of letting him go.

They surrounded him in a cohesive manner.

The middle-aged man in the lead smiled amiably, but his words carried a clear threat.

"Brother, we didn't mean anything by it, we're just talking business, so of course we have to talk business."

He looked at Qiao Qiao in his arms and said, "Look, it's cold here, and you're taking care of the child. Don't let her get cold. How about we go to my house to talk? My house is over there, very close, only two minutes away."

The middle-aged man pointed in a direction towards Qiao Changdong.

The buyers who had gathered around earlier all stepped back when they saw this, their practiced movements clearly indicating that they were already used to it.

Qiao Changdong immediately understood; it seemed they had encountered a local bully who intended to force a sale.

These people won't let them leave unless they sell this clivia at an extremely low price today.

Qiao Changdong felt a little regretful.

Li Wenyan had warned him before, but he ultimately felt that it was just a blade of grass and not worth making anyone do anything about it.

Unexpectedly, I was surrounded by people in the blink of an eye.

To reiterate, if he were alone, he would simply take matters into his own hands; he's never been afraid of anyone.

But what could he do when he was carrying a baby in his arms?

Even if he didn't hurt her, just the slightest fright would make him feel uneasy.

Qiao Changdong had no intention of confronting them head-on. He got up and was about to follow them and then act as he pleased, but as soon as he took a step, he heard Qiao Qiao's joyful shout from his arms.

"Grandpa Chang!!! Grandpa Chang, we're here!" Qiao Qiao shouted loudly towards the entrance of the flower market.

Qiao Qiao also sensed the danger. While Qiao Changdong was negotiating with someone, she used her spiritual power to scan the area within a hundred meters.

Surprisingly, I actually saw someone who looked familiar.

That's none other than Chang Zhongjie, the old man who bought one of their clivia plants for 20,000 yuan last time.

Grandpa Chang had just entered the market and was strolling around looking at the flowers with his hands behind his back when he suddenly heard a somewhat familiar shout.

The shouts were still children's voices, soft and sweet.

He looked around but couldn't find anyone who could match the child's voice.

I was still suspicious.

Could it be that we encountered a ghost in broad daylight?

Hearing two more people nearby discussing, "It seems this father and daughter won't escape Old Cao's clutches this time."

"Hey, who says otherwise? They're obviously new faces. How could Old Cao let them go?"

"That poor little girl, she's so cute, I'm afraid she'll develop some kind of psychological problem from today onwards."

"..."

The two talked as they walked out.

Chang Zhongjie frowned and thought for a moment, then immediately thought of the father and daughter who sold him the clivia a month ago.

Could it be that they've brought some good stuff again?

Chang Zhongjie's eyes lit up.

The clivia he bought from that father and daughter last time is now growing incredibly beautiful, much to the envy of his old friends.

The little girl gave him a small bottle of nutritional water, which was especially good.

He had a clivia plant that had dried up and was about to throw it away, but unexpectedly, he accidentally sprayed it with some nutrient water that a young girl had given him, and it actually came back to life!

This is unprecedented!

He then tested it on several other plants that were on the verge of death and found that the nutrient solution was truly miraculous. Even if the roots were rotten and the branches and leaves were withered, as long as he sprayed the nutrient solution on them, they would come back to life the next day!

When his old friends found out, they all wanted some too, and even stole several drops of his nutrient solution, which broke his heart.

He thought that even if he didn't buy a clivia next time, he would still buy a bottle of nutrient solution from the girl.

Unfortunately, a month has passed since the father and daughter left, and they haven't called him once.

For the past two weeks, he has been coming to the market every few days, hoping to run into the father and daughter again, but he hasn't managed to.

If he doesn't run into them this time, he'll be going back to Kyoto for the New Year in the next day or two.

I'm afraid there won't be another chance next year.

Unexpectedly, I'm so lucky today, I actually ran into him!

After obtaining the exact location of the father and daughter from the two people who had just been discussing, Chang Zhongjie rushed over to Qiao Qiao and Qiao Changdong, who were about to be surrounded by a group of people and go to the middle-aged man's house for a "talk".

He often strolled around this market, so he naturally knew what these people were up to.

After pushing through the crowd, he glared at the middle-aged man and yelled, "Hey kid Cao, what are you doing?! Where are you taking this person?"

"Grandpa Chang, we brought some beautiful flowers for you to see. This uncle wants to spend 10,000 yuan to buy them, but Dad doesn't want to, so he gets fierce."

Qiao Qiao's eyes lit up as she looked at Old Master Chang, who showed no fear of those people.

She preemptively complained to Old Master Chang, and when she got to the end, she seemed to be frightened, her voice choked up a little.