Chapter 83 Fulfilling 8

Let's open a jewelry store!

They mainly sell jade ornaments, and also sell gold and silver jewelry on the side; they should make a good profit.

With that in mind, she entered the newly opened jade gambling shop.

Ning Yan first selected three rough stones, cut them open on the spot, and after two of them turned out badly, the third stone revealed an icy apple green jade.

She sold the material on the spot and used the money to pick out fourteen pieces of raw material in the shop. One of them was a large piece of raw material that was one meter tall and as thick as two people. The shop even helped her transport the raw material back to her courtyard house.

Ning Yan immediately ordered another stone-cutting machine and spent two days cutting all the rough stones.

Among them was a piece of glass-type red jadeite the size of a goose egg, and it was even a cockscomb red. Ning Yan showed this piece of red jadeite to Qu Changlin, "Do you like it?"

Qu Changlin nodded, "It's very beautiful, I like it. Is it valuable?"

He really doesn't understand this.

Ning Yan said, "It's not worth much now, but if it's carved into a finished product in twenty or thirty years, it can sell for several million."

"I'm glad you like it. I plan to have this jade made into two pendants, one for you and one for me, as a couple's pendant. However, I need to buy the carving tools first, so you'll have to wait."

Qu Changlin was overjoyed and became even more attentive to housework, preparing three meals a day for Ning Yan in different ways and also getting her pretty clothes.

Knowing that she wanted to open a jewelry store, he bought a shop in Wangfujing and even hired two master carvers with superb skills. Ning Yan simply brought them into the courtyard, and the three of them began to carve the jade together.

Soon, Ning Yan finished carving two jade pendants by hand.

When making the jade pendant, she subconsciously carved it into a phoenix, a male phoenix and a female phoenix. The two jade pendants can be combined into one piece or worn separately.

The two craftsmen were full of praise for her carving skills, saying, "Boss, your carving skills are clearly superior to ours. My work is a bit embarrassing to show off."

Ning Yan: "You two are too modest. I still have a lot to learn from you both. Besides, I will be buying more and more raw materials in the future, so there will be many more things that will trouble you both!"

Master Zhang and Master Li, thinking about the top-quality jadeite that Ning Yan had shown them before, felt no fatigue whatsoever!

As a jade carver, it is a blessing to be able to carve a piece of such material by hand in one's lifetime, let alone their boss who has more than a dozen pieces!

Moreover, I heard that the owner gambled away all those materials herself, so who knows if she won back even more in the future?

They've fallen into a top-tier jade mine since they arrived here; even if the owner tries to kick them out, they won't agree!

After exchanging words with the two masters, Ning Yan returned to her room and personally placed the phoenix pendant around Qu Changlin's neck. She then asked him to put the phoenix pendant on her, and in his excitement, Qu Changlin pushed her onto the bed.

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After Ning Yan left, the two teachers made use of the remaining scraps of red jadeite to grind out two cabochons, a pair of earrings, and the rest were too small, so they simply ground them into the size of small diamonds, which can be used to make a red jadeite brooch or something similar in the future.

After seeing the finished products, Ning Yan was impressed by the two craftsmen's thriftiness, as they didn't even let go of the smallest scraps. She felt reassured and entrusted the carving task to them.

After being pestered by Qu Changlin all day long, I finally found some time to "disassemble" the inkstone. The base of an inkstone is usually only two or three centimeters thick, but this inkstone looked much thicker. After disassembling it, I indeed discovered the secret inside.

The bottom of the inkstone had been hollowed out, and a small packet was stuffed inside.

Once the outer protective film was removed, the treasures inside were revealed.

A total of forty-three top-grade pigeon blood rubies.

Ning Yan brought out the instruments and weighed the rubies. The largest one weighed 27.38 carats, and the smallest one weighed 5.21 carats.

These are a full forty-three top-quality pigeon blood rubies!

In 1998, a 16-carat Burmese ruby ​​sold for US$2,273,010 per carat at Sotheby's.

What does it represent?

Ning Yan became rich overnight!

She went out a few more times after that, and bought back a lot of raw materials and also made some gains in the antique market, but not as much.

Because she plans to participate in next year's jade auction, she needs to prepare funds in advance. Therefore, she buys and cuts raw jade as she goes, selling some low- to mid-range jade and keeping the top-quality pieces to take home and cut herself.

By the time the Lunar New Year arrived, she had a room full of raw materials and nearly two million yuan in cash in her account.

There was no other way; jadeite wasn't fetching a high price at that time, and she had bought a lot of material. It took a lot of brainpower for her to save so much money.

She's definitely better off lying down; supporting a man is just too tiring!

The end of the year has arrived in the blink of an eye.

Ning Yan and Qu Changlin went out to buy New Year's goods.

She claimed to be keeping a lover, but it seems that apart from the initial 20,000 yuan for household expenses, she hadn't spent any money on this man separately. So, she planned to take him to the mall for a shopping spree.

Qu Changlin is tall and has long legs, so he looks particularly stylish in a suit. Ning Yan helped him pick out several suits, then leather shoes, underwear, and coats. Even his underwear was chosen by Ning Yan herself, one by one.

Qu Changlin was shy but also happy.

However, they had bought so many things today that their hands were about to burst. Qu Changlin quickly pulled Ning Yan's hand, who was trying to pick out some thermal underwear for him, and said, "Let's just buy these for now. It's almost noon. Aren't you hungry?"

Ning Yan: "Then let's find a place to eat first."

Today, when the two of them went out, Qu Changlin drove his sister-in-law's car out. As soon as they put their things in the car, they looked up and saw Gu Jianguo and Hu Weihong, who were also out shopping.

The two of them had clearly been standing there for a while, because Gu Jianguo's expression was really not good, and his eyes were red. He looked at Ning Yan with disbelief!

Hu Weihong didn't know why the man next to her had stopped, but she quickly followed Gu Jianguo's gaze and saw Ning Yan!

That damn woman, how come she's become even more beautiful in such a short time after her divorce?

Ning Yan was already strikingly beautiful; she had never seen anyone more beautiful than Ning Yan.

Now, there's no need to compare anymore. She's not only beautiful, but she also possesses a unique charm that gives people a very elegant and composed feeling.

How can this be?

Wouldn't Gu Jianguo be even more unable to let go of Ning Yan if he saw her like this?

However, when she saw the man next to Ning Yan, she was instantly relieved. No wonder the people she was looking for couldn't find Ning Yan; it turned out she had already found someone else!

After she carefully examined Qu Changlin, she felt uncomfortable again. Why was it that Ning Yan could find a man who was no less than Gu Jianguo after being dumped by him?

So Hu Weihong took the initiative to speak first: "Ning Yan, I didn't expect to see you here. And who is this person next to you?"

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