Transmigrated as the Villain Boss's Precious Darling-Chapter 68: Stall

Tang Xiaonan peeled off layer after layer: five sweaters, one sweater vest, a lined jacket, and a thick winter coat on top of it all.

’Alright, I can definitely feel the weighty burden of Phoebe Huxley’s motherly love.’

’But is she trying to stew me alive?’

’No wonder the body’s original owner was so simple-minded. She must have been cooked silly.’

After shedding four sweaters, Tang Xiaonan felt noticeably lighter and could finally move her elbows freely. Her legs, however, still felt heavy, so—

She peeled off two pairs of long johns, with one pair of cotton-padded pants still remaining.

Adrian Hawthorne watched in silence as Tang Xiaonan seemed to shrink before his eyes. ’This chubby girl doesn’t seem quite as round as she used to be.’

Goldie Thorne and Patrick Thorne were also stunned. She was wearing so many layers; no wonder Felix Thorne had said not to let Tang Xiaonan walk on her own. It would have been a miracle if she could move at all!

"Uncle, how much longer?"

Even though she was just being carried, Tang Xiaonan felt tired. The mountain path was incredibly bumpy.

"We’re more than halfway there. We’ll head to your aunt’s place first. We can drop our things off and then go for a walk," Goldie Thorne said.

Tang Xiaonan nodded, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat. This aunt didn’t feature much in the book; the author had only mentioned her in passing. But Tang Xiaonan remembered where her uncle-in-law worked: the Commerce and Industry Bureau in Wraven.

The Commerce and Industry Bureau wasn’t a sought-after post at the moment, but in a few years, Wraven would build a small commodity market. That market was destined to become the largest wholesale market for small commodities in the world, attracting merchants from every corner of the globe.

’What was the most valuable thing in Wraven?’

’It definitely wasn’t real estate. It was the market stalls.’

The tiny stalls looked unassuming, but their transfer fees could easily exceed a million. In Wraven, plenty of friends would turn on each other, spouses would become bitter enemies, and people would fight tooth and nail over a single stall.

But in the first few years after the Wraven market was established, the stalls were impossible to sell. The Commerce and Industry Bureau, which managed the market, had to run around lobbying people, practically begging them to buy. That was also the best time to purchase a stall.

Tang Xiaonan wracked her brain, trying to recall. ’What year did they start building the market in Wraven?’

’In three years? Or four?’

For the life of her, she couldn’t remember. But she was certain it would be within the next few years, because Jacqueline Spann had built her empire by purchasing stalls in Wraven, which was how she gradually grew into a renowned female entrepreneur.

’I think it was a few years from now.’ Jacqueline Spann wasn’t very old when she bought her first stall—only fourteen. After that, she bought several more, one after another, and her wealth gradually increased. In the future, she would become a famous female billionaire on the Forbes list. Her husband, Clayton Xavier, was also on the list. Their combined assets would absolutely rank them among the top ten in the entire country.

Tang Xiaonan’s heart pounded even harder. ’Jacqueline Spann is ten this year. Four years from now will be 1982. The first-generation market must have been established in ’82. I need to start working hard to make money. I have to get my hands on a few stalls, no matter what.’

’I’m not going to compete with Jacqueline Spann over anything. The heroine’s plot armor is too blinding; I could never win against that. As long as I can buy five or six stalls—one for my brother, two for myself, and one each for my youngest and second uncles—we’ll be set for life just by collecting rent.’

’I’ll have to get closer to my aunt, Phoebe Thorne. After all, her husband works for the Commerce and Industry Bureau. He’ll have inside information!’

Tang Xiaonan found it strange, though. ’Where did Jacqueline Spann get her information? Very few people knew about the first batch of stalls. How did a young girl living all the way in Vessaria find out about it?’

’The plot armor the author gave the heroine is a little too thick, don’t you think?’

"Uncle, what does my aunt’s husband do?" Tang Xiaonan asked deliberately, afraid she might have remembered incorrectly.

"The Commerce and Industry Bureau." Goldie Thorne didn’t sound very impressed. ’His salary is pathetic. If our parents didn’t help them out all the time, he couldn’t even support his wife and child. Yet he still acts all high and mighty, looking down on us country folk.’

Adrian Hawthorne hadn’t wanted to go to Phoebe Thorne’s house, but his interest was piqued when he heard "Commerce and Industry Bureau."