Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Spending Money Day 46
At the stall Liu Yue chose, the prices for gambling stones were written on the stones themselves.
The stones here are not expensive, averaging only a few thousand yuan each. Liu Yue doesn't know how to identify leather materials, and she didn't use a flashlight to shine around, so she just went with her instincts.
As for blind boxes, the whole point is to experience the excitement.
As Liu Yue selected her options, she told herself that she was paying for the experience of cutting stone and shouldn't expect to find anything good. She wouldn't get rich gambling on stone, she just thought of it as fun.
So, she didn't take the stall owner's comments about how the gray wax bark was delicate and easy to produce oily green seeds, and the white rock sand bark was good to grow and had a high probability of producing green seedlings to heart.
Some people also say that this stone has a rich water color and can be seen as imperial green! Liu Yue smiled and asked him, "Then why don't you open it yourself?"
It would be impossible to mine imperial green from a stone worth thousands of dollars, even in dreams.
Everyone could see that Liu Yue was a real amateur, but she was just playing around, so they gave up trying to sell her something.
The crowd of onlookers thought that it was rare to see someone who was not greedy when playing with stones. In fact, this was the correct mentality for playing with stones.
Many people originally thought so, but when they arrived at the scene, they were assimilated by the fantasy atmosphere of "getting rich overnight" and lost their minds.
Liu Yue picked out stones of various colors and shapes. The stall owner took out a black stone and asked her if she wanted it, saying it would be sold for 200,000 yuan.
She glanced at it and asked, "Why is it smaller than the others and so expensive? Is there something special about it?"
"Those were just for fun. Look at this one. The skin is very old, and there's white mist on it. Doesn't it have a blue glow? This is a sky blue background with sand removal. You can definitely get a sky blue color."
"Even though it's smaller than the others, the cross-section is enough for you to make a bracelet."
The stall owner even shone a flashlight inside for her: "Look, does it feel icy? The jade water inside is particularly good. I see you bought a lot, so I took this stone out for you to take care of my business."
Liu Yue snorted twice: "People over there recommended me someone who can open Imperial Green."
"Do you believe their boasting? That's all bullshit! I'm telling you seriously, buying this will definitely increase your value."
Is that so? Liu Yue looked at Ren Zhen.
Ren Zhen told her, "It's true that it can produce sky blue, but we don't know what's inside. If it's only blue on the surface and the water inside isn't good, its value will be greatly reduced. Or, if it produces variants, trachoma, or moss, it's even less valuable. That little bit of blue wouldn't even be enough to make an egg-shaped noodle."
The stall owner was quite frank: "Gambling on stones is all about the unknown. If I knew it was also icy, would I still sell it to you?"
Although this may not sound good, it makes sense.
Liu Yue liked this kind of straightforwardness. She told the stall owner, "Two hundred thousand is too expensive. I have a bunch of other things here that are over forty thousand, right? If you round it up to a hundred thousand, I'll buy it."
Directly bargain it down to over 50,000? The stall owner shook his head repeatedly, saying no.
"Please add some more. This is a six-figure item."
Ren Zhen shone a flashlight while saying, "How can it be worth six figures? Your stone is quite small. If Sky Blue wants to sell it for six figures, it will have to be at least three times the size and weight."
"We're not just talking about the price of a single stone. We've also bought quite a few of your street goods. My boss is generous enough to buy so much at once. If it were a single customer, he'd have to haggle with you for half an hour over a 300-yuan stone, and in the end you'd only make a few dozen. Don't you mind the trouble?"
After much arguing, the stall owner finally agreed to sell the entire pile of stones to Liu Yue for 120,000 yuan. She wanted to cut them here, so the stall owner helped her cut them all.
As expected, the stones costing thousands of yuan yielded nothing good; they were either all junk or of the bean or sticky variety. The best Liu Yue managed to find was a fine sticky variety, but unfortunately it was too small. The stall owner offered to make a pendant out of it, which would also be worth a few thousand yuan.
Liu Yue shook her head. What did she need a pendant with such a water head for? Not only would it be a waste of money to process it, but it would also lower the quality of the cloakroom. She simply asked the stall owner to cut it into pieces and took it all back to put in the fish tank.
Fine, she's rich and willful. The stall owner thought, is this customer's luck just too bad? With so many stones, not even a glutinous ice type has been found. What a shame.
Liu Yue had cut all the stones she had chosen, and none of them were valuable.
No, that’s not rigorous enough. It should be said that not a single one can make a profit.
...Although she had been mentally prepared for this, she still felt very unhappy when this moment really came!
System: "Master, please stop gambling."
Liu Yue: ...
She was still struggling: "There is still one last piece, the sky blue one that has not been cut yet."
Liu Yue pointed at the stone and said to the stall owner, "This one has been cut too."
"How about I open a window for you and check the water level?"
Liu Yue: "No need, just cut it. After cutting it, I will go home and never play again."
There were laughters coming from all around. If Liu Yue was not the person involved, she would also want to laugh at this unlucky guy who had lost his defense.
Unfortunately, the unlucky one is herself :)
The stall owner's hand was steady, and as he cut the piece, the crowd of onlookers came forward.
"It's so blue! This is glass!" someone exclaimed. "Little girl, it looks like the value of the stone you bought is going to increase significantly!"
Really? Liu Yue also came closer. With her eyesight, she couldn't tell what water head was, but she could see that this blue surface was really beautiful.
Wow, if the whole piece was this blue, it would look so pretty as a bracelet!
However, the game of gambling on stones is that one cut can make you rich or poor. Before the material is cut, no one can predict what the next cut will be like.
Liu Yue's heartbeat quickened as she stared intently at her stone. After another cut, it was still a beautiful sky-blue. Someone immediately suggested she stop cutting and sell it to him for 500,000 yuan.
She only sold this pile of stones for a total of 120,000 yuan, but someone wanted to buy it for 500,000 yuan. No wonder so many people are obsessed with gambling on stones. It is really easy to make money.
Since someone made an offer, the stall owner asked Liu Yue for her opinion first.
Liu Yue shook her head: "No, keep cutting."
The man next to him said, "If it doesn't turn out good when I cut it, I won't want it. If you sell it to me now, even if the other half is scrap, it's none of your business. You'll make a guaranteed profit of 380,000 yuan."
Liu Yue still shook her head. Not to mention that things bought with system funds couldn't be sold, even if she had bought it with her own money, she would have wanted to cut it up and make something out of it. This was her travel souvenir.
As for the difference of more than 300,000 yuan - she really didn't need to make that little money.
The stall owner cut the stone again, and the value of the stone increased again.
The people around her had already offered prices up to one million, but Liu Yue didn't care whether they were serious or joking. She just asked the stall owner to finish cutting the meat for her.
In the end, the stone was cut into a very beautiful sky blue, and it was just as the stall owner said when he was selling it, that it could be made into a bracelet of excellent quality.
Ren Zhen looked at the cross-section carefully and whispered to Liu Yue that this bracelet would be worth at least five million, which would be a huge profit.
Liu Yue:!!!
It turns out that she is not unlucky, she just has a concentrated burst of luck!
Liu Yue happily showed off to the system, seeing that her luck was still pretty good.
Moreover, what made her most happy was not the value of the jade, but that she really liked the color and water content. The price was not important, what mattered most was that she liked it.
The vendor who sold her the stone was a bit skeptical, but that was the nature of gambling on stones. He'd even seen Imperial Green before, so this Sky Blue wasn't going to faze him.
He quickly changed his mind and said to Liu Yue with a smile, "Congratulations, boss! The price has increased significantly! I still have a lot of good stones here. You're lucky today, and my stall is also a good place for you. Do you want to open a few more? It's just a small amount of money for you anyway."
Liu Yue was so happy at the moment that she almost blurted out "Okay, okay". But when the words were on the tip of her tongue, she remembered that the amount of money for today's task had been spent, and the goal she had set just now was to buy enough for 120,000 and then go home.
Otherwise, you can buy some with your own money...
No, no! Liu Yue quickly shook her head, throwing this terrible idea out of her mind.
The agreed amount was 120,000 yuan, not a cent more. Gambling on stones was endless, and if she got addicted, it would be terrible. No amount of money would be enough for her to squander.
It is no exaggeration to say that Liu Yue was almost scared to death.
Was five million a lot for her? She already had a billion in savings, so this was still a small amount of money for her. But this "small amount" also made her feel elated. She felt that gambling on stones made money quickly and was really interesting.
If things continue like this... Liu Yue quickly took away the sky blue she had cut and the stones she was going to put into the fish tank, and said goodbye to the stall owner.
Sure enough, winning money is the most terrifying thing. She said before that she would never play again, but it was just a casual angry remark. Now it is a bottom line that must be followed through.
The stall owner looked at her leaving back and sighed a few times.
Compared with others, she didn't make much money from gambling on stones, but she was a very smart winner.
**
On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Yue returned to Shenzhen safely.
She returned on a chartered flight this time and had a very positive experience. She had previously only known that business class passengers had a dedicated security checkpoint, but the charter flight even had its own dedicated terminal.
She went through security in the VIP terminal, which was remarkably quiet. She didn't even have to use the corridor bridge to board the plane; a car took her directly to the bottom of the plane.
No need to queue, no need to wait for people, she can set off as soon as she arrives, and she and her team members have the entire cabin space to themselves.
The seat was incredibly comfortable. When it was extended, she could even roll over in it, not just lie flat. The bathroom area had also doubled, so turning around wasn't too crowded.
Finally, the in-flight meals were not microwave products. Liu Yue ate freshly fried steaks and freshly squeezed juices. Although these things were very common on land, it was not easy to maintain the usual diet standards during the flight.
A journey funded by cash is indeed comfortable.
When she got home, the nannies were already at work. The floor was spotless, and the items were neatly arranged. Aunt Cai took her coat and said she'd been tired from traveling, and asked if she wanted some mung bean soup.
Because Liu Yue often craves sweet soups, she always has a small selection of sweet soups at home. Today's is mung bean soup, but she's also had white fungus soup, Sichuan fritillary bulb and snow pear soup, and milk peach gum soup. They're all classic Cantonese desserts made by Aunt Zhang herself, and she's never had the same one twice.
Of course Liu Yue said she wanted to drink it. Aunt Zhang’s cooking skills are really amazing, and everything she cooks is delicious.
While she was drinking the sugar water, Ren Zhen put her luggage into the guest bedroom. If nothing unexpected happened, she would have to follow Liu Yue 24 hours a day, never leaving her side.
Since Zhang Cheng and Ren Zhen both live in Shenwan Tiancheng... Liu Yue looked at Sang Yu.
"How about I rent you an apartment in Deep Bay Sky City?"
Liu Yue said, "This way we're close, so it's more convenient for you to come to my place, and we won't be too close to squeeze your private time."
Thinking of this, Liu Yue came up with a new inspiration.
In fact, she doesn’t need to rent, she can buy it directly, which is another new way to spend money.
She had never thought about buying other properties before, because the houses bought with system funds cannot be rented out or sold. No matter how many houses she has, she can only live in one, so there is no point in buying them. But if she wants to provide accommodation for team members, it will be different.
That's right, let's do it. A small apartment in Deep Bay Sky City should be affordable for 100 million, right? I'll buy it when I get the lottery ticket.
She currently has two projects waiting in line for 100 million yuan - if you count the one waiting for the imperial green jadeite, that makes three.
I hope the system is more powerful and will not let her down.
Sang Yu nodded, and Zhang Cheng also said that he would pay attention to the six low-rise houses.
After Liu Yue had rested, Zhang Cheng said to her, "The car that Ms. He sent is already in the underground garage. Do you want to go down and take a look?"
Oh yes, her luxury car!
Liu Yue almost forgot about this matter, and she immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"The car Dad sent me should have arrived by now, right?"
Ren Zhen: "Yes, the Lamborghini Urus that Mr. Clo ordered for you has been delivered to the 4S store. If you need to pick up the car, I will call the store immediately to inform them to prepare for the pick-up ceremony."
Liu Yue was excited after hearing this: "Will there be lots of flowers and balloons?"
She had seen it online, and it really felt like a ritual.
"Of course, if you like."
Okay! Liu Yue said she would pick up the car later and asked the 4S store to prepare it quickly.
Zhang Cheng and Ren Zhen accompanied her out, while Sang Yu stayed at home.
Liu Yue originally wanted her to go with her, but Sang Yu pointed to the packages piled at the door.
"The local specialties you bought in Yunnan and the tie-dyed clothes you made have all been shipped back. You also bought a lot of things online these days. I need to unpack and sort these packages, check on the tailors' work status, and contact a reliable jade master to make a bracelet out of the sky blue you carved..."
All in all, she was too busy, so having two bodyguards accompany Liu Yue to pick up the car was enough.
Their job is to stay with Liu Yue at all times. She has no right to argue about this. It would be better for her to focus on other areas as soon as possible. Liu Yue also cannot do without her.
Liu Yue looked at the piles of packages and suddenly had an idea.
"Just unpack the souvenirs and luggage, leave everything else alone," she said. "I don't even remember what I bought. I want to unpack it myself, just like opening a blind box."
Although she no longer gambles on stones, she can find many "substitutes"!
Sang Yu nodded: "Okay, I'll ask Auntie to wipe off the dust on these express packages later."
In this way, when they are delivered to Liu Yue, they will be in very clean condition.
Liu Yue took the elevator. This was her first time going to the underground garage of Shenwan Tiancheng.
If you are a person who knows cars, you will be amazed at every step you take. This is simply a gathering place for luxury cars. Since Liu Yue decided to take the driver's license test, she has also come across many luxury car brands, but now she doesn't feel anything when she looks at them.
However, the luxury cars here come in a wide variety of colors. The most common colors of cars on the street are black, white and gray, but here you can find red, blue, purple and green, showing off the personality of the car owner.
Liu Yue didn't know what color the car He Xi gave her was until Zhang Cheng stopped in front of a black car.
Although black is a common color, this car gives Liu Yue a very different feeling.
It was a particularly rich black, like the darkness of night melting across the car's body. Liu Yue had seen many videos of the Darth Vader, but she dared to say that no car more closely matched the definition of the Darth Vader than the Ferrari before her.
Moreover, the car has a black and white license plate on the front, which makes the whole car look more stable and the color combination more harmonious.
Liu Yue was pleasantly surprised to find that the white license plate of this car was her English name, CRESCENT, exactly eight digits.
She had heard that license plates in Hong Kong could be customized. Although using her name as a license plate was a bit ostentatious, she liked the feeling very much.
Her license plate, her car! Just thinking about it makes me feel good!
However, Liu Yue was still a little curious: "I know Hong Kong license plates are white, but what are the other two?"
In addition to "CRESCENT", her car also has black license plates starting with HK and Yue Z.
Zhang Cheng: "These are license plates from three places. The one starting with HK is issued by Macau, which means it is legal for Hong Kong to enter Macau; the one starting with 粤Z and ending with 香港 means it is legal for Hong Kong to enter the mainland."
Wow, so this means this car can travel freely between mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau? That would be really convenient.
Although Guangdong Z license plates usually cannot leave Guangdong, it is not a big problem.
Not to mention that Liu Yue is unlikely to leave the province by car, she will choose other means of transportation; and the Lamborghini that Clo bought her has a mainland blue license plate, so if there is really a need for this, she can just switch.
Zhang Cheng handed the car key to Liu Yue, which was a small rectangular box with the Lima logo.
Liu Yue was still looking for the start button, and Zhang Cheng reminded her: "This Ferrari has keyless entry. When you touch the door, it will automatically sense it."
I see! Luxury cars these days are quite convenient.
She subconsciously walked to the left, but then realized that this was a right-hand drive car from Hong Kong, so she changed direction.
Ferrari's automatic sensing function is very smooth. Although Liu Yue has not yet obtained a driver's license, it does not prevent her from experiencing the driving perspective in the garage.
Put the car keys aside first. The ignition button is in the middle of the steering wheel, and it’s a full touch screen.
Zhang Cheng sat in the passenger seat and explained: "The red button switches the modes. Ferrari has four modes: Sport, Comfort, Wet, and Snow. Comfort mode is recommended for daily driving. If you have passed the driving test and want to experience the feeling of a sports car, you can switch to Sport mode."
Yes, although this is an SUV, it is also a supercar, which can be said to be very versatile.
What people talked about most was that Ferrari still refused to admit that it had made an SUV and insisted on calling it FUV... But these were not important to Liu Yue, as she just wanted to sit comfortably.
The two-seater sports car is not very practical, a four-seater SUV is better. He Xi and Clo are quite considerate.
Zhang Cheng continued to introduce her to the buttons on the steering wheel, as if he was really trying to teach her how to drive the car.
But now that she had a driver, Liu Yue would of course find ways to slack off. After playing with the center console for a while and testing various functions, she prepared to get out of the car and go to the back seat, letting Zhang Cheng take over the driving seat.
This Ferrari's door handle... has no handle, only a hidden switch in the armrest, and it's quite high-end.
There were no handles in the back seat either, so Ren Zhen pressed the paddle next to the window and helped her open the door, placing his hand above her head. After she was seated, she closed the door and got in from the other side.
All four seats of the Ferrari are independent aviation seats, but the rear space is not very spacious. It is probably because in order to take into account the supercar attributes, a certain degree of rear comfort has been sacrificed.
No wonder Zhang Cheng was teaching her so seriously just now... Liu Yue thought, could it be that they still treat it as a sports car and she will have to drive it herself in the future?
Thinking about the feeling in the driver's seat just now, Liu Yue was indeed a little itchy. It seemed that she still had to take the driving test.
Zhang Cheng drove her to the Lamborghini dealership. The feeling of the Ferrari galloping down the road was truly exhilarating. Even though she wasn't the driver, the push back from the acceleration was still something Liu Yue found refreshing and fun.
After arriving at the destination, Zhang Cheng parked the car extremely quickly. I didn't even see him reverse the car before it came to a smooth stop.
Liu Yue wanted to open the door herself, but Ren Zhen told her not to move. No matter where she was, she had to make a habit of waiting for the bodyguard to check the surroundings and for someone else to open the car door before getting out.
Liu Yue classified it as a kind of ritual. Seeing that she didn't take it seriously, Ren Zhen shared with her a case in which a woman was robbed at knifepoint in the underground garage of a luxury shopping mall. This true story scared Liu Yue.
Although the overall security conditions in the country are good, no one can predict whether someone will suddenly go crazy. Liu Yue was honest and immediately promised that she would wait for Ren Zhen to open the car door for her before getting out.
After entering the 4S store, the manager greeted them warmly and took them to the car pick-up area.
Liu Yue soon saw the pink and white balloons and flowers. Just as she was wondering why the style was so pink, she saw her Lamborghini -
It turns out that this car is the pinkest one.
The manager gave her a big bouquet of pink roses and guided her to stand next to the car to take a photo.
Liu Yue followed him in a daze, still immersed in the shock that Cloe actually gave her a pink SUV.
Manager: "Look at this car, it's as beautiful as cherry blossoms in spring. The Lamborghini's body is very powerful, and the pink paint not only creates a sense of contrast but also makes it look elegant and majestic. It's definitely the car of a wealthy lady."
"Moreover, this Lamborghini was specially customized for you by your father. Not only is the body beautiful, but the interior also continues the elegant style."
Liu Yue's heart skipped a beat. She saw the manager open the car door and saw everything inside was pink.
Pink seats, pink steering wheel, pink starry sky roof, pink trunk...even the car keys were customized pink by Clo.
Liu Yue's mouth never closed. So in Clo's heart, she likes pink so much?
——But then again, this car is really good-looking.
Large areas of pink sound easy to get tired of, but this custom-made pink, which must have been specially adjusted in color, is very attractive. The manager also asked her to look carefully and look closer.
The car body is matte cherry blossom pink indoors, which turns into glittering gold powder in the sun.
The cars were all here, and Zhang Cheng drove them out to show her, and the effect was indeed the same. This car was really dazzling when it drove on the road, and the rate of turning heads was extremely high. Even in Shenzhen, it was difficult to find the same model.
So high-profile, so ostentatious. Liu Yue originally wondered if this was too eye-catching, but she was also saying in her heart that she really liked it.
Delicate was her misunderstanding of this car just now. Sweetness was just its appearance. Wildness was the true nature of this Lamborghini!
Anyway, she has two bodyguards now. She can be low-key if she wants to, or be flamboyant if she wants to. She can do whatever makes her happy!
Ren Zhen can also drive, so she drove the Lamborghini back to the garage.
Liu Yue suddenly thought of a problem. It seemed that pink cars on the road were particularly easy to be cut off.
Ren Zhen was very calm: "It's okay, this car won't do that, they don't dare."
Pink cars are easily targeted because people think that only girls drive them and they want to take advantage of them.
And this car—even if they didn't recognize the Lamborghini logo, they should know that people with consecutive license plates are not to be messed with, right? When they saw the big boss traveling, they were so scared that they dared not even breathe.
Besides, if someone really dared to cut in on her car, Ren Zhen believed that Liu Yue would definitely not mind her rear-ending it. There was a recorder in the car anyway, and in this case, the driver who maliciously cut in on her would be fully responsible.
If she insisted on not using insurance…the repair cost of a Lamborghini would start at five figures for even the slightest touch.
Liu Yue gave her a thumbs up. That’s how it should be. It sounds so satisfying!
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