Xia Xin relayed Jiangli’s message without any changes.
Xun Tianhai immediately agreed, "Okay, thank you, Abbot. I’ll arrange the rest."
Having made the arrangements, Jiangli and Xia Xin didn’t waste any more time.
They each went to rest.
Jiangli and Fu Shiyan, along with others, went to Star Crafts Store together.
The store wasn’t far from the airport and was rather expensive, with few patrons.
After getting out of the car, Jiangli looked at the small storefront with a hanging sign that seemed on the verge of falling, indeed labeled Star Crafts.
In the adjacent display window, there were many Maneki-Neko.
Some of them were the same type that Qiang Hongtao had given to Zhang Meijuan.
"Shall we go in, Abbot?" Fu Shiyan got out of the car and walked up to Jiangli.
Jiangli diverted her gaze, "Hmm, let’s go have a look."
Fu Shiyan walked in side by side with Jiangli, with Duan Jianchuan and Xia Xin following behind.
Upon entering, they saw a middle-aged woman behind the counter playing with her phone.
Hearing the commotion, she looked up, put down her phone, and asked eagerly, "What are you looking to buy? Our items here are all of good quality!"
Jiangli looked around and did not respond to the store owner. As if sensing something, she headed straight to the display window.
Fu Shiyan followed her.
Judging by their clothes, they seemed to be wealthy people.
The store owner immediately followed them with eagerness, "Take a look, little beauty, what would you like? These Maneki-Neko are very popular. Take a look, which one do you like?"
Jiangli, as if deaf, hesitated by the display window for a moment, her gaze dropping directly to the corner on the shelf of the display.
She bent down, reached into the corner, and pulled out a Maneki-Neko covered in a layer of dust.
This Maneki-Neko was identical to the one Qiang Hongtao had given to Zhang Meijuan.
And it had traces of a scent familiar to Jiangli.
"You kind?" the store owner said upon seeing this, "This is overstock. If you want it, I can give you a discount!"
Jiangli wiped the dust off it and replied with a question, "Where did this Maneki-Neko come from?"
"Where did it come from?" The store owner was confused, "They all come from the factory."
Jiangli frowned, "Factory?"
"Yes, from those factories that specialize in making ceramic crafts," the store owner replied, becoming a bit suspicious, "Little beauty, do you want to buy it or not?"
Jiangli said, "I want more of the same, but you don’t have any more here. So, I want to know which factory this Maneki-Neko came from. Do you remember?"
The store owner looked at the Maneki-Neko and struggled to remember, "This piece seems to be overstock left from before. I can’t really recall which factory. Little beauty, we have a lot of Maneki-Neko here, why don’t you look at the other designs?"
Jiangli said, "I only want this one."
The store owner regretfully said, "Then that’s not possible. We only have this one of that kind."
The others were mostly similar designs.
"Where do you get your Maneki-Neko from?" Fu Shiyan suddenly asked.
The store owner hadn’t spoken yet.
Fu Shiyan added, "I’ll buy all of your Maneki-Neko, as long as you tell me the factory information."
Upon hearing this, the store owner’s eyes lit up, "That’s easy to do, no problem! I’ll get the purchase orders for you to see!"
She rushed to the counter and took out her supply orders.
Seeing this, Jiangli looked at Fu Shiyan with some surprise and said quietly, "Mr. Fu, what is this..."