Mrs. Cheng sent a friend request to her small mine owner, and when she exited the interface, she opened a dialog box with Ao Li.
It was the same message she had sent to Ao Li before, asking him to wait before coming back, and Ao Li had replied, saying that he would wait until she was done.
Fortunately, she told Ao Li that she had an appointment, otherwise he would have waited for half an hour in vain.
She called Ao Li directly and the call was connected quickly.
"Mr. Ao? It's me. I'm done here. Are you coming over? If you are, I'll get a private room for you."
There was a response from the other end, a clear and deep voice: "I'm here, you come to Longjing."
The names of the teahouse's private rooms are based on the names of the teas. Longjing is on the top floor, the 10th floor. After Shui Yiyao went upstairs, a waiter was waiting at the elevator entrance to take her there.
It's quieter here than on the 8th floor.
When we arrived at the entrance of Longjing, the waiter left first.
Shui Yiyao knocked on the door.
"Come in."
It was Ao Li's voice.
Shui Yiyao pushed the door open and went in.
Ao Li sat at the tea table on the left with a cup of strong tea in front of him.
"Mr. Ao, sorry to have kept you waiting." Shui Yiyao walked to the table and greeted him.
"I just arrived. Please take a seat."
Shui Yiyao pulled out the chair opposite him and sat down.
As soon as I sat down, I smelled a slight chemical smell, which was a bit bitter.
She looked up in surprise. The smell was coming from Ao Li. How could he, a CEO, smell like chemicals? She noticed that Ao Li was wearing glasses with gold rims, looking quite refined.
Then she suddenly remembered the photo.
Whether in the original novel or her current speculation, Ao Li gave their "intimate photos" to Bai Gege.
But Ao Li knew full well that the relationship between them was not that of a sponsor and a mistress. That was a frame-up, and it was shameless.
There is no civility, it is all fake civility.
Seeing Shui Yiyao's expression suddenly turn bad, Ao Li frowned in confusion, then as if remembering something, he explained, "I just got off work and the smell on my body hasn't had time to dissipate yet. I didn't mean to be disrespectful."
Shui Yiyao nodded: "Let's talk about the contract directly."
The contract was essentially the same as before, with a more complete design. Shui Yiyao had initially worried that the tutor would need training, and that the fake Siwen guy might take photos of her again. Since it was Ao Li's territory, it would be useless for her to resist. She wanted to change the venue to her home.
But the contract clearly stated that the classroom was located in an office building in the city center, which was the most prosperous area and crowded. Ao Li was only responsible for taking Jiang Luo to and from class and would not stay there for long.
This condition made Shui Yiyao feel a little relieved. It would be a little more reassuring if she wasn't at Ao Li's house. She would need to install a few more cameras in the classroom.
Shui Yiyao carefully read the contract several times, checking for any loopholes, and only signed it after confirming it was safe.
To be honest, this contract seemed to be drafted by her. Many of the terms were set from her perspective, such as the option of allowing her to take video online courses, which fully took into account the situation if she had to go out for announcements.
Very thoughtful.
But she didn't believe Ao Li, so she checked it over and over again before putting pen to paper.
Seeing Shui Yiyao signed, Ao Li said, "Jiang Luo still has two days of summer vacation. You can start the class directly when you have time."
"Well, if nothing unexpected happens, I'm available anytime."
After the end, Ao Li offered to send Shui Yiyao home.
Shui Yiyao refused without hesitation: "It's still early, I can go back by myself."
Jiang Luo is not here today, which is very inconvenient for them.
Ao Li didn't insist and just walked her out of the teahouse.
Shui Yiyao had just returned home and was still changing her shoes when she heard her cell phone ring. She took it out and saw that the 20 million yuan tuition fee had arrived.
A smile appeared on her face.
Then she looked at the text message again, stood there in a daze, and suddenly seemed to remember something. She walked to the computer, opened the bank's official website, and logged into her own account.
She closed her eyes and thought for a while, then opened them and quickly selected the income and expenditure records for April.
In April, the original owner had a deal with Ao Li, and Ao Li had transferred five million to her. That month, there was only one transfer of five million. The rest were other amounts.
She clicked on the five million, looked at the transferor's account, and then looked at the transfer text message on her mobile phone, which also had a transferor's account.
Inconsistent.
Same bank, but different account number.
She began to doubt whether the man who had met Shui Yiyao was actually Ao Li. Ao Li had been polite to her both times, as if he had no recollection of what had happened before.
But it cannot be ruled out that he was pretending.
Having different accounts doesn’t mean anything. Which boss doesn’t have several accounts?
But what if that person wasn’t Ao Li… If it wasn’t Ao Li, then there was someone else.
This photo incident was filled with malice from the beginning to the end.
If there was someone else, who was it and why did he do this?
Shui Yiyao pinched her temples and frowned uncomfortably.
There is no clue at all. I don’t want to think about it anymore. I can’t think of it. Anyway, whether it is Ao Li or someone else, they have bad intentions and we should be on guard against them.
Shui Yiyao closed the bank website, opened the online shopping center, first ordered two air purifiers, and then searched for cameras, anti-wolf spray, and self-defense knives.
After placing all the orders, she searched online again: What is the dragon afraid of?
The answers vary. Some say they are afraid of realgar wine, some say they are afraid of the golden-winged Roc, and some say they are afraid of garlic.
None of them seem reliable.
Never mind, just buy whatever you can, just in case it comes useful.
Only after placing all the orders did Shui Yiyao close the online shopping center.
Jiang Luo’s holiday will be in two days, so Bai Gege’s jade pendant can be completed today, and she can go to Yudu City to buy some jade tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
She turned off the computer, stood up, walked to the polishing machine, and took out the jade beads from the small box next to it. The beads had been carved and polished, and the last step was polishing.
Bai Gege's jade earrings had been polished before, so the work was not very labor-intensive.
This jade bead should be made into a matte effect to highlight the oily feel.
Shui Yiyao replaced the cloth polisher with a burr polisher. The cloth polisher is for high-gloss finishes, while the burr polisher is made of pig bristles. Combined with diamond paste, it creates a matte finish.
This step is not long and can be completed in half an hour.
After finishing, she took a photo and sent it to Bai Gege: "Submit the order."
In the photo, the jade earrings exude a subtle, gentle brilliance. The pattern is even more exquisite, depicting a fisherman in a straw raincoat, both the carved and the blank spaces imbued with profound meaning.
Bai Gege replied after a while.
-Bai Gege: I knew the finished product would be beautiful! But I didn’t know it would be this beautiful!
-Bai Gege: So exquisite!
-Bai Gege: Please mail it to me. I can’t wait to show it off on Weibo.
After she sent the message, she immediately initiated the transfer.
88,000 yuan.
-Shui Yiyao: I told you I’ll give you a discount, 888 per gram.
Shui Yiyao: Your two jade beads weigh 10 grams each. 8880 yuan. No more than that.
-Bai Gege: Woman, how dare you reject me.
-Bai Gege: Do you think it's too little? Huh?
-Shui Yiyao: I am not that kind of vain woman. Take your dirty money and get out.
-Shui Yiyao: ...I won’t act anymore.
-Shui Yiyao: Give me the address and I will send it to you.
After she sent the money, she returned the transfer of 88,000 yuan.
A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. He should take as much as he deserves and should not bully others for being honest.
And if you charge people money blindly once, they won’t come next time.
She packed the jade pendant, padded it with several layers of bubble wrap, and took it to the express delivery point downstairs to send it.
After she came back, she found out that Bai Gege had transferred the money to her, exactly 8,800.
In fact, this price is not cheap and is considered top-notch in the industry.
-Bai Gege: Woman, it’s not my money that you love!
-Bai Gege: You caught my attention!
Shui Yiyao smiled and acted out a line with her at the end.
-Shui Yiyao: Mr. Bai, please come again next time~
Bai Gege's material was finished. Shui Yiyao picked up the sketchbook next to her and planned to record the data of Mrs. Cheng's cat's eye jadeite raw stone. She had two pieces of material, one the size of a thumb and the other the size of a fist.
She didn't want to make a ring face, she wanted to carve something unique.
Shui Yiyao thought about it and started drawing on paper. Many times, the design draft is not completed in one go. Take your time. The first draft and the final draft are usually very different.
The first thing she thought of was the watch strap or dial, which was more fashionable and could be worn daily.
After drawing the watch strap, she did not send it to Mrs. Cheng immediately, but started drawing other drafts. The more drafts she prepared, the greater the chance that the customer would like it.
Her habit is to prepare at least ten drafts, which usually takes her a week to draw.
Before going to bed, Shui Yiyao counted her bank cards.
The total is 750,000 in bonuses from the program team and 500,000 in film remuneration after sharing, totaling 1.25 million.
She wants to buy jade raw materials, and this money is enough.
The next morning, Shui Yiyao got up at 6 a.m., packed her things, grabbed her bank card, and headed out the door. She hired a car to go to Yudu City.
It took about two hours to finally arrive.
The Jade Capital City has a special jade trading center, which is called the Jade Bazaar in the local language. It is where local jade farmers sell their jade.
After arriving at Jade City, Shui Yiyao didn't go directly to the Jade Bazaar, but to a nearby bank. As expected, there was a long queue at the bank.
They are all people who withdraw money.
Shui Yiyao also planned to withdraw 800,000 yuan in cash to buy jade.
Because most jade farmers in the jade bazaar only accept cash and do not support online transfers, now people who withdraw money from banks all carry a bag with them to put their money in.
After waiting in line for almost half an hour, there was still someone in front of Shui Yiyao. She saw the man in front of her take out one million in cash from the counter and put it in his bag, then he put the bag on his back and walked out of the bank.
A big bag full of money.
"How much do you want to withdraw?" the bank teller asked skillfully.
"Eighty."
I can’t carry too much.
After a while, the bank teller moved the money to the counter in stacks. Shui Yiyao opened her large travel bag and slowly folded the money into it.
A ten-minute walk from the bank is the Jade Bazaar.
This place is just like a vegetable market, with rows of vendors. Their stalls are filled with various kinds of jade, and there are kettles next to them, spraying water on the jade from time to time to maintain its color. People who come to buy things walk around the stalls, looking around and asking prices non-stop.
The crowd was bustling, buyers and sellers were bargaining, and the noise was noisy.
The only difference from the vegetable market is that the "vegetables" here are jade.
After Shui Yiyao entered, she planned to take a look around first to see if there was any stone she particularly liked so that it wouldn't be picked up by others.
Everyone has money, so good stones are in great demand.
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