Chapter 481 Can I help her?

"Hello, Mr. Fang." I carried the stones and walked into his shop.

He stood up and said with a smile, "What a great treasure you found again."

I placed the stone on the small square table. He came over, examined it from top to bottom, and then looked at me. "It's not as distinctive as the last one. The pattern is a bit messy."

I smiled and said, "Once you give it a name, this pattern will become interesting."

He frowned and asked, "What's the name?"

"Look, these messy patterns, don't they look like lightning from a spring thunderstorm?"

Mr. Fang wiped the white lines with his hands. Some looked like the Chinese character "八", some like the Chinese character "人", and some like an upward-facing "N". He looked up and said:

"Indeed, and it is spreading in all directions."

I said, "Let's name it 'Spring Thunder Rolling'. Is that okay with you?"

He leaned over and looked again, then clapped his hands:

"Your thoughts are so unique and your associations so rich. You couldn't have found a better name. If you keep going like this, every stone you have will sell. You're such a great namer."

I said, "Let's work together. I'll provide the stone and you'll carve the base."

He called me warmly: "Come, come, have some tea first and sit down to talk."

The two sat down at the coffee table, and Mr. Fang exclaimed, "This is the first time I've met someone like you. Are you a stone dealer?"

I smiled slightly and said nothing.

He kept shaking his head and said, "Our collaboration is a match made in heaven. My craftsmanship is not exaggerated. As soon as you said the words 'Spring Thunder Rolling', the base pattern came to my mind."

“How do you carve the base?”

"A large number of seedlings are breaking through the soil. When they hear the sound of spring thunder, they push their heads out of the soil one after another."

I gave him a thumbs up: "You are a genius."

He smiled smugly and said, "I'm so happy to hear you say that. Besides my master, you're the second person to say that. Even my daughter says that machines can carve anything. But machines can't figure out what kind of stone to go with what kind of pattern, right? I have to figure that out, right?"

I said, "Yes, that's the key. In the future, we can cooperate and put some of it in the store to see how it sells."

He said, "In this area, either things don't sell, or they're good and don't bargain. I wouldn't want to sell good things at a lower price. I wonder what your attitude is."

I said, "Okay, you set the price. Actually, these stones belong to my friend. If we want to cooperate, I'll have to move some of them over. Is that okay with you?"

"Okay, put it in the backyard. When you have time, come and think of a name. I can think of one too."

I stood up and said, "Okay. Then I'll ask his opinion."

We chatted about some details. I looked at the time and saw it was almost midnight. I stood up and said, "This stone has a good meaning. I plan to keep it for myself. Don't worry, take your time carving it. I'll come back in a few days to get it."

After saying that, I stood up and said goodbye.

He walked me to the gate and saw that I was riding a bicycle. He said, "Didn't you drive last time?"

I said, "I borrowed that from my wife."

He laughed out loud: "Interesting, you are such an interesting person."

I rode my bike very fast and arrived home in no time. I walked into the study and the first thing I did was call Tan Shaojie.

"Brother Shaojie, is Shitou online?"

"Oh, those two pieces you named are hanging up. We invited a bunch of friends to come and name things last night, but they were all perfunctory. They just hastily picked a few names, all of which were commonplace.

After picking a dozen names, they started yelling for cards to be brought in. They played until two in the morning before leaving.

He also said I was crazy about money. I have to take pictures, upload them, and patiently answer questions from others. It’s better to play cards. If I’m lucky, I can win it all in one hand.

I think this is a common problem among people in county towns. They only want to make money quickly. They can't make big money, but they look down on small money. They are not sensitive to new things, so they say:

"Brother Shaojie, how about this? You can ship some to Shangzhou. There's a place here that makes bases and sells them. I'll help you come up with names. Later, you can sell some online and some in the store."

"Is there such a good thing? Okay, I'll drive a minivan over here."

"Let's schedule it for the day after tomorrow. I have a meeting tomorrow."

"Okay, if you didn't call to change the date, I'd come the day after tomorrow."

At this time, Xiaolin came back and asked as soon as he entered the study: "Did you buy a bicycle?"

"Yes, it's quite convenient to get around the neighborhood."

She said, "You want to buy a good one too. Aren't you afraid of losing your status?"

"Excuse me, Comrade Tao Xiaolin, what is my identity? Master Wan, Wan fortune teller, Wan fortune teller. The first one is the name I call you to your face, the latter is the real name behind your back."

She smiled and said, "Is Wan Cezi so humble today?"

I said, "My mother didn't even say this car was cheap."

She chuckled and said, "Your mother didn't ask you how much money you have. If she had asked, she would definitely say you were stingy."

I asked, “What did you do today?”

"The three of us discussed something together."

"That's good, life is fulfilling."

"Don't you find me much prettier?"

I just noticed that her hairstyle had changed. It was now straight and streamlined, with the ends curled up on both sides. She smiled and said, "Did Jiang Yiwei do it for you?"

"Yes. They still know how to dress up, which I think is great, what do you think?"

"I think the simpler the better. That way I feel more at ease."

"Hey, you worry about me when I become pretty, and you think I look tacky when I don't dress up. I don't know which of your words is true and which is false."

I said, "Very good, very Western-style, only eighteen years old... plus ten."

She rolled her eyes at me and went upstairs.

I sat there, not having Jia Lanxin's WeChat. If I rashly sent her a request, she might not add me.

I wanted to help her, not because I had any feelings for her or her family, but because I wanted to make her feel happier.

Some readers keep telling me that Master's family made a huge mistake by giving their house to Lan Xin's parents. Master is so powerful, how could he not see that Lan Xin's mother had bad intentions?

I think there's a saying that goes, "Distant relatives don't last long, and distant relatives don't last long." I'm just my master's apprentice, strictly speaking an outsider. However, my master and his uncle's family are relatives.

Even though there are conflicts between them, they are still blood relatives after all. So, don’t you see brothers fighting each other, but they still make peace in the end?

If Lan Xin's family is in a mess, Master's wife will be miserable, and it will affect the reputation of Master's family. If I can help, it's better than not helping.

As for how to help, I haven't figured it out yet. I'll first understand the situation. So, I decided to visit Master's home when I have some free time.

At this time, Mr. Chen called.

"Shanhong, Lao Xiao went to Nanli Town this morning. As soon as we contacted them, the town was very happy. They immediately reported to the district government."

I said, “That’s a great thing.”

"Then come early tomorrow. I'll discuss this with you before the meeting. How about arriving by 8:30?"

"no problem."