"Look, this is it, a stone."

Ye Sheng took a piece of cloth out of his pocket and unwrapped it in front of everyone, revealing several pieces of pebbles that gleamed with a bluish light.

Sunlight shines on the stone surface, revealing several winding lines that resemble snakes coiling between the cracks.

"This stone has a rather beautiful color. Is there some secret behind it?"

Chu Xin'er casually picked up a piece of stone, examined it in the sunlight, and then looked at Ye Sheng with disdain: "No matter what, you were the one who accidentally bumped into someone and broke the stone."

"It's only natural for someone to ask you for compensation. Just pay them. Why get so angry?"

"I already said I'm willing to pay any amount, just name a number, but they just won't agree. They insist that I find a similar stone, and they also want to know my name and address so they can find me later."

"I feel like I'm being taken advantage of. If you were in my shoes, could you have tolerated it?"

"..."

Chu Xin'er didn't know what to say for a moment.

Indeed, the other party's deliberate harassment is clearly a form of cheating.

"This thing..."

Ye Nian'an suddenly had a thought: "Why does this look so much like [jade gambling] to me?"

Song Yan chimed in, "It looks like it to me too."

"Sister-in-law, Brother Song Yan, is jade gambling the kind that people talk about... one cut can make you rich or poor?"

Chu Xin'er asked with a puzzled look.

Before Ye Nian'an could explain, Ye Sheng exclaimed, "Hey, I've heard of that too! It's about gambling on whether there's jade hidden inside a stone. Sometimes, cutting out a top-grade imperial green jade can make you rich overnight!"

Then, he curled his lip and said, "But Niannian, gambling on stones usually involves gambling on large, unremarkable stones. Are you sure you want to gamble on this beautiful stone?"

"Brother Ye Sheng, what are you showing off for? We didn't even know about 'jade gambling' just now. Are you questioning your wife's professionalism? Huh?"

Chu Xin'er decisively stood by Ye Nian'an's side and rolled her eyes at Ye Sheng.

Ye Sheng quickly explained, "Damn, that's not what I meant, Niannian, don't listen to Xin'er's nonsense..."

"Third Brother, as long as you can find jade, whether it's beautiful or not, even if it's just a piece of dirt that a stray dog ​​wouldn't even look at, it's worth a fortune."

"[Jade gambling] Many people only look at the pine flower and python vein patterns, but that's not the case. Any stone has the potential to yield top-quality imperial green jade. Look at the patterns on this stone; the python vein wraps around it three times, but there's a break in one place..."

Ye Nian'an pointed to the pattern on one of the pieces and said, "This is clearly a sign that there is a chance of jade hidden inside. No wonder they want you to compensate them. Even if there is no jade inside, if you sell it before it is opened, experts may bid a lot of money for it."

If you happen to find a top-grade Imperial Green jadeite, you'll truly become rich overnight.

Everyone was stunned by what she said and looked at Ye Nian'an.

Song Yan was the first to come to his senses: "Although I've heard that there are people gambling on stones in the black market, I didn't expect my sister-in-law to be so knowledgeable about these things, even knowing the industry slang."

"Ahem... I was just listening to the old folks chatting at the alley entrance when I had nothing else to do."

Ye Nian'an shrugged.

Actually, I had been secretly following Chu Xin'er's interviews and autobiography in my past life.

Chu Xin'er mentioned that there was a business partner who started the business with her and was an indispensable contributor to the success of the business empire.

Their first major investment came from this meritorious person's gambling on stones. They spent a lot of money gambling on stones and finally cut out a top-quality imperial green stone.

With that initial capital, they have grown into a Fortune Global 500 company.

We're both from Haicheng.

The other party also gave an interview, talking about some jade gambling techniques and jargon, explaining them in great detail.

Of course, gambling on jade is essentially a high-stakes gamble and should never be imitated.

Now that she has achieved fame and success, she only plays around with jade gambling out of interest.

At this moment, Ye Nian'an had a sudden thought: "By the way, Third Brother, did that girl say what her name was? Where does she live?"

"Name... I remember it was Shen Shuling."

"!"

Ye Nian'an looked shocked.

It really is her!

Chu Xin'er also reacted, frowning: "Why does this name sound so familiar?"

How could you not know her? She was a great contributor to your future business empire, your best friend.

Ye Nian'an thought to himself.

However, he changed the fate of the Ye and Chu families in this life, and everyone returned safely.

Therefore, in this timeline, Chu Xin'er did not meet Shen Shuling and become like-minded partners.

However, Chu Xin'er said she felt like she had heard this name somewhere before? Perhaps she had seen it before, but didn't have much of an impression of it?

At this moment, Ye Nian'an thought of another possibility...

"Third Brother, do you think there's any possibility...?"

"Is he interested in you and deliberately trying to get closer to you and strike up a conversation?"

Ye Nian'an spoke with a smile.

She wasn't just making things up.

Shen Shuling had five romantic relationships in her past life, but never got married.

Although they all ended in a breakup in the end.

They didn't mind at all and openly expressed it during the interview.

The other party was a very outstanding man in his respective industry.

The reason for the breakup was that Shen Shuling's career was thriving, and she was constantly absorbing, learning, and growing.

The other person was stuck in their ways and couldn't keep up with her pace at all. They were only thinking about preserving the present and had no bigger goals. Gradually, they lost interest in each other and had nothing in common.

In the approaching new millennium, Chinese people are still relatively reserved about romantic relationships.

The interview with Shen Shuling about her values ​​on love, which was released at this critical juncture, is bound to cause a huge uproar.

If such an outstanding, brave, and decisive girl really has taken a liking to her third brother...

Wahaha.

Then there will be a good show to watch!

"puff--"

Ye Sheng spat out a mouthful of tea.

"No, no, no, how could this be? This is absolutely impossible!"

"That girl is as fierce as a tigress! She doesn't act like a woman at all!"

Ye Sheng immediately gave a triple denial.

He frantically wiped the water splashed on his body, but his ears turned red.

"..."

This is truly a case of trying to hide something obvious.

Shen Shuling was a great beauty who was no less beautiful than Chu Xin'er.

Judging from Ye Sheng's appearance... well, at least his looks are acceptable.

Chu Xin'er leaned closer with a mischievous grin: "Oh, even our Third Young Master Ye has moments of shyness?"

She deliberately drew out her words, looking left and right, scrutinizing him carefully: "But honestly, your face really does attract a lot of attention~"