Gu Xicheng was happy all night, savoring the feeling, while Lu Qing barely slept all night, thinking of Gu Xicheng every time she closed her eyes.
The two remained in this state for three whole days before they started to feel better.
Gu Fei also took in Lu Qing's reaction and went to ask Gu Xicheng about it.
Gu Xicheng didn't give a clear answer, but simply replied with an excited emoji, and Gu Fei understood.
Time quickly came to early December.
The Level 4 exam began, and Lu Qing and the others got up early to pack their things and prepare for the exam.
The five people were randomly assigned to different examination rooms, and once they entered the teaching building area, they each went their own way to find their examination room location.
Lu Qing had the heart-soothing stone made into decorations on her clothes in advance, so that she could pass the inspection.
With the help of the calming stone, Lu Qing finally felt no longer sleepy while looking at the English letters.
She studied hard during this time and managed to answer all the questions, albeit with difficulty.
As soon as the exam ended, Lu Qing went to meet up with the others.
Along the way, while the other students were comparing answers, Lu Qing covered her ears and selectively avoided those sounds.
"Qingqing, how did you do on the exam?" Cheng Yiyi asked.
Lu Qing shrugged: "I don't know, but the exams are already over. It's best if I passed, but if I don't, I'll just take them again!"
Lu Qing had a good mindset. She was nervous before the exam, but after the exam, she put the result out of her mind.
The others also tacitly refrained from mentioning the exam again.
"To celebrate finishing our CET-4 exam, how about we go out for lunch today?"
"Great idea! I know a place that serves really delicious hand-pulled lamb. Let's go eat first, and then we can go for a walk."
"good!!"
Everyone agreed immediately and called a car to go out.
After dinner, while everyone was out shopping, Lu Qing suddenly received a call from Gu Xicheng:
"Qingqing, are you interested in going to the jade gambling market? I heard that Old Meng's jade gambling market has just received a new batch of good materials, and someone has already found imperial green jade. Do you want to try your luck and see if you can find Yang jade?"
"A jade gambling market!" Curiosity flashed in Lu Qing's eyes.
She had only seen such places on TV and had never actually been there before!
Since having a relationship with Gu Xicheng, Lu Qing's cold symptoms have been getting better day by day, and she no longer needs so many Yang Jade.
But since Gu Xicheng has spoken up, she might as well go and take a look.
"I'll go, but can I bring a few more people?" Lu Qing said.
Gu Xicheng: "It's alright. The jade gambling ground belongs to the Meng family. You've done them a favor, so you can bring as many people as you want."
"Send me your location, and I'll come pick you up right away."
Lu Qing: "Okay!"
Gu Xicheng was very fast; he stopped in the mall's parking lot fifteen minutes later and picked up Lu Qing and the others.
Not only Lu Qing had never seen jade gambling before, but the others had never seen it either.
So when they heard they were going to the jade gambling market, they were all very excited.
The Meng family's jade gambling site was built in a large underground garage. It looked unremarkable from the outside, but it was extremely luxurious inside.
There are ordinary people here, as well as wealthy and powerful people; it's quite a mixed bag.
As soon as they entered, Lu Qing and the others saw a pile of stones, some large and some small, in various shapes and sizes.
Many people dressed in ordinary clothes were lying on the pile of stones, using magnifying glasses to pick and choose.
Gu Xicheng introduced:
"This is the most common stone area, and there are also some scraps that have been cut open. The price is very low, and they are basically sold by weight, ten yuan per kilogram."
"This stone looks very ordinary. Can it yield gemstones?" Leng Wei asked.
"It's possible to get it, but the chances are very small."
This time, it wasn't Gu Xicheng who answered, but Meng Lianyun.
"Hello ladies, my name is Meng Lianyun, the second boss of the jade gambling market." Meng Lianyun stepped forward with a grin and struck a pose.
"You must be Qingqing's roommates, right? You're all so beautiful! Your presence has made my jade gambling market even more splendid!"
Cheng Yiyi, who was always good at teasing people, immediately asked upon hearing Meng Lianyun's words:
"Young Master Meng, you say we're all beautiful, but who is the most beautiful?"
"Uh..." Meng Lianyun was speechless.
He was just being polite, why are you taking it so seriously?
"Hehe! You're all beautiful, all beautiful, alright?" Meng Lianyun laughed awkwardly.
Cheng Yiyi covered her mouth, unable to suppress her laughter.
I'd heard that the young master of the Meng family was a womanizer, but I never expected to be silenced by her words. This guy doesn't seem to be as smooth-talking as the rumors say!
Meng Lianyun scratched the back of his head and quickly changed the subject;
"Well, let me take you to the front; there are more good stones there."
The group followed Meng Lianyun inside.
As you move from the outside in, the people you encounter gradually become more sophisticated in their clothing and manner of speaking, and the stones used are also more expensive than those at the entrance.
Meng Lianyun introduced himself to everyone:
"The stones in the jade gambling market are divided into three grades: low, medium and high. There are also top-grade stones, which are usually auctioned off."
"The pile of stones you just saw when you came in is the lowest grade. They are sold very cheaply and you can hardly find any good stones inside, but there are still many people picking through them every day."
"Because the stones inside are like lottery tickets. Even though they are worthless stones, there is a certain chance that they will yield something worth millions."
“Look at that man over there.”
Meng Lianyun pointed to a man in a gray suit in the distance who was talking to others:
“He was a worker who owed more than 100,000 yuan in debt last month, but he picked out a piece of purple jade the size of a fist from the waste rock. The stone only cost 500 yuan, but the purple jade sold for more than 2 million yuan.”
Hearing this, Lu Qing and the others couldn't help but be surprised.
"How incredibly lucky that a tiny stone could change a person's fate so drastically!" Cheng Yiyi exclaimed.
Meng Lianyun looked at her and smiled:
"Lucky? I don't think so."
"In fact, he has been gambling on stones for seven or eight years, and the tens of thousands of yuan in debt he has incurred are for buying stones."
"This man was addicted to gambling on stones. He lost his job, his wife divorced him, and she didn't even want his children."
“His first step after getting the money was not to bring his wife and children back, but to continue gambling on stones. Now he has probably lost almost all of his million-dollar fortune.”
"Huh?" Cheng Yiyi frowned; she never expected things to turn out this way.
"Then your jade gambling ground is no different from a casino!"
Meng Lianyun immediately retorted:
"How can there be no difference! I'm running a legitimate business; it's their greed that's the problem."
"Casinos cheat and swindle people out of their money, but what I do is similar to the lottery, or even better."
"Buying lottery tickets relies purely on luck, but I rely not only on luck but also on experience. Some customers with good eyesight can pick out good stones every time."
Cheng Yiyi nodded slightly: "That's true, people are inherently greedy!"
Just then, a man came running excitedly, carrying stones in his arms:
"This must be a good piece of stone! It definitely is!"
"Open it now!"
The man was so excited that he was walking recklessly. Cheng Yiyi accidentally bumped into his shoulder and almost fell onto a rock.
Fortunately, Meng Lianyun pulled her out of the woods at the crucial moment.
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