Watching the siblings, Christina and her brother, act as if it were the most natural thing in the world, Su Xiaotian felt a pang of confusion.
Did they really trust her not to lead them astray?
"Miss Christina, aren't you bringing your own translator?"
"Dear Tian, you are the best translator, and you are more than enough!"
Christina hugged Su Xiaotian's shoulders, her smile as bright as the sun.
Compared to Su Xiaotian, the translator her brother had found was a complete fool.
Not as pretty as Xiaotian, not as sweet as Xiaotian's smile, and even her supposedly proud translation work was not as good as Xiaotian's.
Why should she abandon the good for the not-so-good?
Su Xiaotian...
Being trusted, Su Xiaotian felt that this trust was quite heartwarming.
For the next four or five days, the spendthrift trio embarked on a wild shopping spree all over the capital.
Su Xiaotian had never expected that this brother and sister duo could shop so much, especially since the seemingly aloof Auguste had such down-to-earth moments.
Little did she know, Auguste had never been so relaxed in years. Once relaxed, he had, in a way, returned to his true nature.
In fact, he might have wanted to release all the suppressed nature he had held back over the years.
Even if that were the case, what bothered Su Xiaotian the most was how many questions the siblings had.
She felt like she had become a walking encyclopedia of "why."
As the siblings asked more and more questions, there were times when Su Xiaotian couldn't answer.
In such moments, she had to resort to the system's help.
The system was indeed omnipotent; there was no question it couldn't answer.
"Tian, you're truly an encyclopedia, you know everything!"
Christina showered her with praise, her beautiful big eyes filled with admiration for Su Xiaotian.
Su Xiaotian felt a blush of embarrassment. She wasn't an encyclopedia; the system was.
Through the relentless questioning of the siblings over the past few days, Su Xiaotian also saw her own shortcomings.
She still had many knowledge gaps.
She decided that after seeing off Christina and her brother, she would study even harder and practice more, ensuring she acquired more knowledge!
Knowledge changes destiny; for some, it might not be achievable.
But for her, Su Xiaotian, it was a shortcut to changing her destiny.
"Tian, I heard you have an antique street, can we go and see it?"
Christina was indeed someone who thought of something and immediately acted on it; now she had a new idea.
What's more, her brother Auguste indulged Christina's whims.
Su Xiaotian quickly explained that there weren't many genuine antiques on the antique street; most of them were replicas and handicrafts.
It was a joke to take two foreign guests to see fakes!
She couldn't bear the consequences of that!
But Christina's curiosity was insatiable, and she insisted on going, her attitude firm.
"We're not going for the antiques, Su, we just want to have a look," Auguste chimed in, agreeing with his sister.
Su Xiaotian suddenly had a feeling that her own brothers' doting on their sister couldn't compare to this Auguste.
This magnate was the true ultimate doting brother, wasn't he?
"Then let's go and have a look. I hope you won't be disappointed!" Su Xiaotian gave another heads-up: "The antiques on the antique street are not genuine antiques.
We can't leave foreign merchants with a bad impression, thinking that China is full of fakes, can we?
If such a bad reputation gets out, she would become a sinner of China!
The siblings nodded solemnly.
Su Xiaotian herself hadn't been to the antique street to hunt for treasures in quite some time. She had been too busy lately, even forgetting her money-making endeavors.
The three of them got into a car and quickly arrived at the antique street.
Su Xiaotian was quite familiar with the place.
However, her attire and appearance were completely different from when she had visited before.
The small vendors didn't recognize her as a regular customer.
Seeing a meticulously dressed young lady with two foreigners, they got excited.
These were practically three fat sheep!
The small vendors looked at the fat sheep in their eyes with eager gazes, each thinking about how to fleece them later!
Su Xiaotian told the siblings that the prices of the items here were inflated and that bargaining was necessary, as they were all handicrafts, and buying them as antiques would be a loss!
The siblings now had a very high level of trust in Su Xiaotian and nodded repeatedly.
"I'm really curious, what's this bargaining thing? Isn't it just a discount?"
Oh!
Su Xiaotian's head began to ache. There was no such thing as discounts here.
But she still patiently explained to Christina how to bargain.
Christina was very excited and kept saying that she was going to bargain with the stall owners later!
The three of them started browsing from the first stall.
The siblings were very curious and were interested in almost every small item.
Su Xiaotian, on the other hand, was different. She also wanted to find a couple of treasures today, of course, provided there were any treasures.
After all this experience, Su Xiaotian's appraisal ability for antiques was now very high, and she rarely made mistakes.
"Tian, this fan is so beautiful, I want this fan!"
Su Xiaotian saw Christina holding a delicate folding fan, her eyes almost sparkling.
She genuinely liked it.
Although the vendor couldn't understand what Christina was saying, he could tell that the foreign girl in front of him liked this fan.
"Miss, this fan is a good item that came out of the palace. It can be yours for just one hundred yuan."
The vendor dared to quote such a price.
One hundred yuan, that was less than the value of the entire stall, wasn't it?
Su Xiaotian translated the vendor's words to Christina.
Christina, having grown up without lacking money, but because Su Xiaotian had reminded her to bargain beforehand.
"I want to bargain!" Christina said with great confidence.
Su Xiaotian was curious. How did this lady plan to bargain?
How could two people who didn't speak the same language bargain?
Believe it or not, Christina really had a way. With gestures and showing money, she eventually managed to bring the price down significantly.
A fan for five yuan, which Christina acquired.
In Su Xiaotian's opinion, this price was still quite high, but Christina was very proud.
"Brother, don't you think I'm amazing?"
Auguste looked at his sister approvingly and praised her repeatedly.
Su Xiaotian: "..."
As long as you're happy, nothing else matters.
Christina bought several small items that interested her along the way, and even Auguste bought a wine cup that looked delicate but was actually not worth much.
With Christina, the little expert at bargaining, the siblings bought quite a few things. The prices weren't low, but they weren't too expensive either.
"Tian, aren't you buying anything?" Christina asked curiously.
Su Xiaotian smiled and said, "Items on the antique street require a certain affinity."
What is affinity?
Genuine or fake?
Su Xiaotian was not interested in handicrafts; she only wanted to buy genuine items to make money.
As she was speaking, Su Xiaotian's eyes suddenly lit up.