Hannah was startled when she came back from her night shift, but after seeing clearly, she was instantly delighted: “God bless, did you really get this massage chair?”
Henry groggily got up: “Mm, did God tell you that your dear brother wants a bottle of beer after getting up?”
“No beer, but there are two cups of hot milk!” Hannah glared.
While Hannah was washing up, they moved the massage chair out, quickly finished breakfast, closed the door, and left, giving Hannah a quiet space to rest.
“Alright, where do we go to sell it next?” David Thompson asked.
Henry patted his chest and said, “Leave this to me, Boss Fox has deep connections!”
He wasn’t exaggerating about this. Near noon, he contacted the truck from yesterday to take the massage chair and went to a general store.
The second-hand market in America is very developed. Whether it’s used cars, used computers, or even second-hand clothes and shoes, these stores have it all.
The store they went to not only sold new items, but also handled second-hand goods.
Seeing Henry, an elderly gentleman with a thin face and a head full of silver hair came out, smiling: “Oh, Boss Fox, my boy, didn’t you go to Los Angeles? How come you’re back in this small place?”
Henry grinned awkwardly: “I went to Los Angeles just to broaden my horizons. Actually, my roots are right here in Flagstaff.”
“So you’re not here to borrow money, are you?”
“Of course not!” Henry said in an exaggerated tone, “I’m here to bring you money, old pal. I’m not joking—look, what’s this?”
The truck’s compartment opened, revealing the massage chair.
Seeing the chair, the owner laughed: “Very nice, a KASR multifunctional electric space capsule. Is this the second generation? Great piece.”
“Tell me about this kind of massage chair. I want to learn more about it,” Henry said enthusiastically.
The owner nodded: “I won’t go into the history of KASR, but let me introduce this type of chair.”
“We know that in 1956, electric motor gear technology was applied to high-end seats. In 1970, integrated circuit board technology was used in various fields such as industry, military, communications, and remote control.”
“KASR was inspired by this and developed gear massage chairs and integrated electronic control massage chairs, successfully entering the market.”
“By 2008, KASR impressively applied storable micro-control technology to massage chairs, developing the microcomputer numerical control massage chair, which is the first generation multifunctional electric space capsule.”
After introducing the technology, the owner had them carry the chair down and plug it in, then continued:
“This massage chair has Bluetooth music and LED colored lights, and uses a forward-sliding space cradle design, giving the seat an S+L space curve track shape. When you use it, it’s like a semi-enclosed space capsule—that’s where its name comes from.”
“Compared to the first generation, the second generation improved some designs, such as adding foot massage rollers, adjustable massage belts, Thai-style stretching and slimming machine, and so on.”
At this point, the owner, who was operating the LCD screen, frowned: “Oh, damn, this machine is broken.”
“But it’s not badly broken, just a little problem with the motor. I bet you can fix it, because you’re the handy Uncle Kevin.” Henry immediately said.
The owner said proudly, “Of course I can fix it, but the price won’t be what you imagine.”
“Are you willing to buy it?”
The owner nodded: “I am. If it were brand new and working, I’d pay ten thousand. As for now? Five thousand.”
Henry laughed: “No, Uncle Kevin, you can’t rip me off like this. I think it’s worth eight thousand, right?”
“Eight thousand? You’ll help me fix it? Fifty-five hundred, not a penny more.”
“I’m willing to compromise—seventy-five hundred, the machine is yours, and after you fix it, you can easily sell it for seventeen-five hundred!”
“You sure can talk nonsense. For the sake of the friendship between the Kevin and Fox families, six thousand.”
“Alright, alright, it’s almost lunchtime, let’s not waste words. How about this: seven thousand, and you treat us to lunch, so my new buddy can try Kevin’s grilled lamb chops!”
“Sixty-five hundred, and you can eat as many grilled lamb chops as you want.”
Henry looked at David Thompson: “Bro, what do you think?”
David Thompson was stunned by their bargaining, thinking it was like aunties haggling with vendors at a market.
Henry’s words brought him back to his senses, and he nodded: “I have no objections, let’s do it.”
The massage chair was brought in, and boss Kevin handed them a thick stack of Franklin green bills, then took them to the yard behind the store, where a grill was set up.
Henry introduced to David Thompson: “Kevin’s grilled lamb chops are famous in Flagstaff. The lambs are raised on their own farm. In a bit, eat as much as you want.”
David Thompson smiled slightly: “Don’t worry about that.”
The lamb chops had been marinated in advance, each piece red and glossy, with beautiful marbling—clearly good meat.
Americans are very good at barbecuing, especially backyard barbecues, which are a must-have cooking method for every family.