Chapter 28: A single move of 600,000
"Young lady, you don't have the money to buy it yourself, but a man is willing to spend money on you, and you still don't want him? Aren't you stupid?" The jade shop owner looked over with a mocking gaze.
“The boss is right,” a soft, gentle voice interjected.
"Yingying? What are you doing here?" Cai Wenyou was surprised to run into Chen Yingying.
"Brother Cai~ Did you forget that we finished work together?" Chen Yingying said with a smile. "Old Cui said there's a jade street here, so I came to take a look and happened to see you guys go into this shop."
"This jade is so beautiful."
Chen Yingying glanced sideways at Wen Ni. "This is a 30,000 yuan piece of jade, which is equivalent to half a year's salary for you, right? You clearly want it so badly, why are you pretending to be reserved? Could it be that you're playing hard to get?"
“I don’t have as many ways to attract men as Miss Chen.” Wen Ni said calmly, as still as a clear pool, “If Miss Chen likes it, then please take it.”
"This thing only lowers my status!" Chen Yingying sneered, then pointed to the jade and pearl necklace, which was clearly priced starting at 100,000 yuan. "This kind is more befitting my status."
Upon hearing this, the shop owner realized, "Wow, this guy is rich!"
Before he could say a few words about his sales pitch, the shop door was opened again.
A thin, somewhat hunchbacked middle-aged man walked in.
The man's eye was closed on one side, and the eye socket was clearly empty! Moreover, in such cold weather, he was only wearing a thin cloth shirt, and he was leading a boy of about ten years old.
The boy was wearing a thick, brightly colored cotton-padded jacket; his face was fair and chubby, clearly well-cared for by his father…
"Boss, these are truly top-quality jade blanks. With a little polishing, they can fetch a good price. Please take a look!"
"Why are you here again? I've already said I don't want to! Get out, get out, don't interfere with my business!"
"Boss, my dad says it's good jade, it must be good jade. Why don't you polish it open right here and let us see? We won't charge you if it's not good!" the little boy pleaded.
"You scammers are getting more and more sophisticated! I'm not falling for your tricks! Get lost!"
The shop owner, with a pale face, started to push them out.
"Wait a moment."
Accompanied by the girl's clear voice, her slender white hand steadied the boy's unsteady body.
Wen Ni looked up at the one-eyed man and asked, "How much does this jade blank cost?"
"Fifty thousand yuan..."
The one-eyed man tremblingly extended five fingers.
"How much?" Chen Yingying was taken aback at first, then laughed in disbelief, "This finished jadeite only sells for 30,000, and you dare to sell a rough piece for 50,000? Do you really think people are suckers?"
"Young lady, you don't know, this piece of jadeite will turn out to be at least a pure icy jadeite after polishing, and it can sell for over 100,000 yuan on the market!" The one-eyed man became more and more confident as he spoke.
"What fool would believe you?" the shop owner sneered from the side.
“My father didn’t lie!” The little boy’s eyes reddened.
"Hurry up and get out of here, or the police will arrest you!"
"Don't listen to them, I'm buying these jade blanks." Wen Ni suddenly reached out to stop her!
The people in the store were shocked by her actions and turned to look!
What did she say?
She bought it?
Isn't it true that she can't even afford a 30,000 yuan jadeite?
“Miss Wen, this is just a rough piece of wood. We don’t know what it will turn into. Are you really going to buy it?” Although Cai Wenyou didn’t understand, he tried to respect her decision.
"What's there to hesitate about? Gambling on stones is the same principle. Once I've bought it, I'll bear the consequences myself, whether I make a profit or not." Wen Ni's delicate face was full of composure and calmness!
The sincerity on the faces of the one-eyed man and the boy was undeniable, so she was willing to take the gamble.
For her, winning or losing this gamble wasn't that important!
"In that case, I'll buy this piece of clay for Miss Wen!"
Cai Wenyou was about to take out his phone to pay when Wen Ni stopped him again.
"No need, Mr. Cai, because I want to buy all the jadeite rough stones he has."
"What!?" Even Cai Wenyou was dumbfounded this time.
The one-eyed man's eyes also changed from dim to extremely surprised!
But when he looked at Wen Ni more closely, she didn't seem like someone who was that wealthy at all...
"Young lady, I have eight embryos in total, of different varieties, totaling less than 600,000. Are you... really willing to buy them?"
"Give me your bank card number." Wen Ni didn't hesitate at all and directly opened her mobile banking app.
The group exchanged glances and remained silent.
Ten seconds later
The one-eyed man trembled as he picked up his phone and looked at the new text message screen!
[Your bank account ending in 4849 received a deposit of 600,000 yuan.]
"Wow, it actually arrived in my account?" The man was incredulous, rubbing his eyes repeatedly!
She even gave her more than she should have!
The shop owner was stunned. How could they just give away 600,000 yuan like that?
The key point is that he had just thought this girl was a poor girl and even mocked her for not being able to afford a 30,000 yuan jade!
Cai Wenyou and Chen Yingying were equally shocked.
Although 600,000 wasn't a lot for them, how could Wen Ni, a mere bodyguard, have so much money? And... she didn't even blink when she spent it!
With so many jadeite rough stones, I don't even know if they'll be worth the cost...
"Thank you, young lady!"
The one-eyed man was so excited he didn't know what to say, he just kept thanking him!
"Need not."
Wen Ni waved her hand.
She had just taken the bag of jade blanks when a loud bang suddenly came from outside, startling everyone in the shop!
Immediately afterwards, a barrage of gunfire erupted outside!
"It's alright, it's alright. This is the China-Myanmar border, so we often hear gunfire from the Burmese side! It's very chaotic and peaceful there!"
The shop owner had just finished speaking when there was another loud bang outside!
Then the little boy next to the one-eyed man suddenly screamed, and then his body stiffened uncontrollably, foaming at the mouth!
"What...what happened?"
Chen Yingying and the others had never seen anything like this before, and they stood there dumbfounded.
Wen Ni reacted the fastest; she immediately put the child on the ground, turned her body slightly to the side, and turned her head to one side as well!
It took the child several minutes to catch his breath.
"Why did he react so strongly to the gunshot?" Wen Ni frowned and looked at the one-eyed man. "This is a typical case of emotional epilepsy."
"You even know this?" Cai Wenyou was overwhelmed with surprise.
The girl in front of me is like a multifaceted being, and every aspect of her is admirable and surprising!
Wen Ni didn't speak, but stared intently at the one-eyed man, waiting for his answer.
"I……"
Under her gaze, the one-eyed man picked up the child, trembling for a long time before finally revealing his origins as if he had made up his mind.
"Actually, we escaped from the Burmese. When we came out, I was shot in the eye and lost my left eye. Xiao Bao was frightened at that time and developed a chronic illness. These jade stones were also brought back by me when I escaped."
"I can identify jade. I can tell the quality of jade just by looking at the rough piece. That's why I was tricked into going to Burma and gained their favor by knowing how to identify jade. That's how I managed to find a chance to escape back, and I almost lost half my life because of it!"
“I’m disabled and poor, so I can’t afford a stall. Nobody believes me, and even if I sell at a low price, nobody wants me. If I don’t sell anything today, my son and I won’t have anything to eat. Thank goodness I met you, young lady…”
As Wen Ni listened, she felt pity for their tragic plight, but at the same time, her eyes lit up. "You just said you can identify jade?"
The one-eyed man, who was recounting his tragic past, paused and nodded repeatedly.
"Yes... I wouldn't dare say that 100% accuracy is guaranteed on any jade rough stone that passes through my hands, but I can at least be 60-70% accurate!"
"It's truly a pity that someone with such talent has fallen to such a state."
Wen Ni's eyes flickered, and suddenly a bold idea came to her!
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