Chapter 88: Reaching a consensus~

Jiang Hongyi tried to persuade her to reveal her identity at Xiaohao's house, but Qi Xu disagreed.

Because she had met Xiaohao's family before as a Guiyuan layperson, it was a bit inappropriate to say that she was a Guiyuan Taoist priest at this critical moment.

"Then we can talk to them as a couple and tell them that I have nothing to do at home and want to work with them to open a jade shop and make some money."

"As for Master Guiyuan... Oh right, we can have Mr. Tian or Mr. Xie come to the store to provide metaphysical consultations. That way, my identity won't be exposed so thoroughly."

Qi Xu thought that even if the aunts and grandmas in the family compound knew that he knew some metaphysics, they would not directly associate him with Master Guiyuan. This could be considered a kind of invisible protection for himself.

"What you said is one way. Let's do as you say."

Her explanation made Jiang Hongyi compromise and agree in just two seconds. After they reached an agreement, they went to the gate of the courtyard and started ringing the doorbell.

"Who is it? Wait, I'll go call Dad to open the door."

"It's me, Father Jiang."

As soon as Jiang Hongyi finished speaking, Xiaohao ran towards the room, spun in a circle, turned around and ran towards the door, "Dad Jiang, will you come play with me?"

The little guy's voice was so excited that his joy was about to overflow from the courtyard.

"Squeak!" The courtyard door was opened and the little guy jumped up. Jiang Hongyi squatted down slightly and hugged him in his arms.

"Dad Jiang, you haven't come to play with me for a long time."

"Xiaohao, your father Jiang is very busy, so you shouldn't cling to him as soon as he comes."

When Xiaohao's mother came out of the room, she saw Xiaohao clinging to Jiang Hongyi. "Hongyi, if you think Xiaohao is heavy, put him down."

Jiang Hongyi shook his head, "Xiao Hao only weighs a few pounds, don't worry, he's not as heavy as the weights carried by our team."

"However, I brought my wife here this time to discuss something."

"I remember your family is in the jade business."

"Yes, we are in the jade business. Why do you want to buy some jewelry for your wife?" Xiaohao's mother looked at Jiang Hongyi with a look of disappointment.

She knew that Jiang Hongyi had been married for a while, so she rolled her eyes at him with a hint of complaint, "You know, you have to love your wife after you marry her."

"Yeah...I know."

Jiang Hongyi, a straight man of steel, couldn't even utter the word "caring". "Well, I brought her here today to discuss business."

Qi Xu looked at Jiang Hongyi's embarrassed expression and suppressed a smile, then took the initiative to answer, "It's like this, sister-in-law. He saw that I was a little bored at home, so he wanted me to open a shop to kill time."

Qi Xu's enthusiastic smile immediately brought her closer to Xiaohao's mother.

"Oh? Is that so? Didn't I see that Jiang Hongyi has finally come to his senses?"

Knowing that Jiang Hongyi treated his wife very well and had such thoughts, he nodded with satisfaction and raised his hand to greet her warmly, "That's easy to say. Come in, come in."

After the group entered the house, they happened to meet Xiaohao's father who came out of the inner warehouse with a big stone in his hand.

"Oh, Hongyi is here. Excuse me, a batch of goods just arrived and I'm inspecting them. I'm a little disappointed. Please wait a moment."

"Dad Xiaohao, this piece should be fine jadeite or jasper. It is probably worth a lot of money."

Qi Xu probably just took a look from a distance and noticed a trace of green elements, that is, wood elements, floating on the big rock, and said it out directly without any precautions.

"Are you sure? I just used a light and it felt like it had a bit of jade, but it wasn't obvious."

Xiaohao's father was a little surprised, "Jiang Hongyi, is this your wife?"

Then he stared at Jiang Hongyi and nodded, then began to wave at Qi Xu, "You have a good eye! Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, come and help me look at the other goods."

Qi Xu thought that since he was planning to open a shop, it would be nice to go along and broaden his horizons.

She turned around and followed her into the inner room. It was the first time that Jiang Hongyi saw her use this skill, so he followed her in holding Xiaohao.

As they entered the inner room, they saw a pile of various stones almost as high as a hill. Qi Xu could see the various five elements in his eyes, which meant that this batch of materials was quite good.

"Dad Xiaohao, this batch of materials you have is very good. They are basically all medium to high-quality materials, and almost all kinds of colors are available."

"Really? Great! It seems the delivery guy didn't lie to me."

With Qi Xu's words, Xiaohao's father seemed to feel reassured.

Jiang Hongyi now didn't quite believe the colorful elements he saw with his own eyes. He took Xiaohao and took another step forward, wanting to see it more clearly.

The colorful light flowing before his eyes seemed to make him discover a new world. "Could this be Lantian jade?"

Jiang Hongyi turned uncertainly and looked at Qi Xu curiously.

"You have a good eye. It's in the Lantian jade range, but judging by the color, it could also be prehnite."

Qi Xu praised generously and even added the possibility of stone.

"Wow! I didn't realize you two have such good eyesight."

"Come on, it seems we should talk about cooperation."

Xiaohao's father is indeed a business-minded person, always thinking about seizing opportunities.

"You two are so stupid! You can think of the same thing. They came to us just to open a store."

Xiaohao's mother came over with the prepared tea and said, "Come and sit in the living room. Who would stand and talk business?"

Then everyone sat together in the living room and began to get to know each other's specific situation.

"You and I really think alike. Our family's stores are all developing in other places. We have been thinking about opening a store on our island for a long time, but my husband and I have limited energy. Even if we open a store, we may not have the time to take care of it."

"Since you want to open a branch, that's totally fine. You can also come directly to me to get the goods. But I'll have to trouble you two to come and help check the quality of the goods every time they arrive."

Qi Xu never expected that the two sides would reach a consensus so quickly. Not only that, she didn't even dare to think that the preferential price for the goods could be as low as only 20% higher than the cost price.

Xiaohao's father looked at the two of them with a happy smile on his face. Of course, he was not concerned about the immediate benefits, but was thinking about the long-term.

After all, Jiang Hongyi and his wife can help check the goods, which can save a lot of money on appraisers. Not only that, it can also directly rule out the possibility that a batch of raw stones are of poor quality. This is simply the best of both worlds.

Qi Xu was happy because as long as the store could be opened, her true identity could be hidden for a while, and she could also take this opportunity to find the mastermind hiding in the dark.

After the cooperation was agreed upon, Qi Xu simply helped to look through all the raw stones in the inner warehouse, made a relative gem identification, and wrote down the possibility of what type of stone could be produced from each stone.

Such a comprehensive service made Xiaohao's parents smile with joy. They felt like they had found a shining piece of gold, a rare one at that.