"Teacher." Gu Anran bowed respectfully to the designer, having changed her form of address.
"Hahaha!" The designer laughed with satisfaction, reached out to help Gu Anran up, and said to her, "You're a very decisive young lady, the more I look at you, the more I like you."
Gu Anran started chatting with him, and the more they talked, the more she felt that this designer was very knowledgeable. She learned a lot from this conversation, and putting aside their master-apprentice relationship, the two had become close friends despite their age difference.
At that moment, Ye Lichuan's phone suddenly rang. The two stopped talking and looked at him. Ye Lichuan didn't hide anything, answered the call, and after a while, gave a faint "hmm" and hung up.
Gu Anran asked curiously, "Is there something you need?"
Ye Lichuan nodded slightly and replied, "I just received a jade order and need to go take a look. Why don't you stay here to avoid the hassle?"
“No way.” Gu Anran immediately objected, saying to him, “How about I go with you? I’m also looking for some inspiration.”
Ye Lichuan glanced at her helplessly and asked, "You just became a disciple, don't you want to chat with your master more these next few days?"
Gu Anran hesitated. Her teacher could teach her a lot, but the jade business... she really wanted to go with Ye Lichuan to take a look.
“An apprentice can’t always follow his master. It’s not a bad thing for him to broaden his horizons. I also happen to have some things to do right now. You can’t learn all the design knowledge in a day or two. Go and see for yourself.” The designer said understandingly. He was right. Reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles is the same in any industry.
"Okay, thank you, teacher." Gu Anran felt that accepting this teacher was the right choice, and this teacher suited her taste in every way.
"Alright, you guys get back to work, I'm heading back now." The designer waved his hand dismissively. Since he had taken her on as an apprentice, he considered her one of his own.
"Teacher, let me see you off." After seeing the designer to the door, Gu Anran went back to find Ye Lichuan, and the two headed to their destination together.
Upon arriving at the trading location, they found that the jade merchant lived not far ahead. They had originally planned to go directly there, but seeing the bustling market, they both decided to take a look.
"The trading location is just ahead, why don't we go take a look around first?" Ye Lichuan suggested to Gu Anran. Since they were looking for inspiration, they should definitely explore more.
“Great! I was originally planning to take you shopping after you finished your work, but since you have time now, it’s nice to go shopping now.” Gu Anran couldn’t be happier. Perhaps because of her design background, she had a particular fondness for jade and similar items, and her taste was quite discerning.
The local market was bustling. The two dared not stray too far from each other for fear of getting separated. Ye Lichuan simply took Gu Anran's small hand. Gu Anran blushed slightly but did not pull away. The two walked towards the jade market.
The local area is most famous for its jade, and there are quite a few jade vendors in the market. The two looked at several shops, but they couldn't find any jade that they liked.
"The transaction is about to start, right? Let's go over there." Gu Anran's tone was somewhat disappointed, but considering the time constraints, she suggested leaving.
Ye Lichuan certainly didn't want Gu Anran to leave disappointed, so he comforted her, "It's okay, let's come back and browse around after the deal is done."
Gu Anran nodded, that was the only way. As the two walked away, Gu Anran was suddenly attracted by a small stall by the roadside and couldn't wait to walk over there. Seeing this, Ye Lichuan could only follow in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Gu Anran pointed to an inconspicuous piece of jade on the stall and said to Ye Lichuan, "This piece of jade has great artistic value. It's obvious that the stall owner hasn't noticed it because it's displayed like this. I want to buy this piece of jade."
Gu Anran liked it, so Ye Lichuan naturally had no reason to refuse. The two walked to the stall and found that several pieces of jade on the stall were quite nice. Gu Anran was very happy and picked out a few pieces, plus the piece of jade with great artistic value that she had just seen. She asked the stall owner about the price, and the stall owner was very generous and directly quoted a reasonable price. Gu Anran paid and took it without saying a word. The stall owner had never encountered such a decisive buyer before and began to wonder if he had lost money.
But since the goods had already been sold, they still needed to maintain their reputation. Gu Anran and her companion left satisfied with the goods.
"I'll go back to the hotel first. I bought so much stuff, I can't just take it all to trade," Gu Anran suggested to Ye Lichuan in a good mood.
Ye Lichuan took the things from her hands and said to her, "Let's go straight back to the hotel. I just received news that the other party to the transaction has an urgent matter and the transaction time has been changed to tomorrow."
“That’s perfect, let’s go back to the hotel.” Gu Anran walked beside Ye Lichuan, the two of them side by side, returning with their purchases.
"Finally here, I'm exhausted." Gu Anran sat down and quickly took out the jade she had bought today, feeling more and more that she had made a good deal.
Ye Lichuan looked at her and smiled helplessly. He was the one carrying all the things, and she was still complaining about being tired. He said with concern, "If you're tired, get some rest. You have to get up early tomorrow morning. You don't want to miss this deal, do you?"
Gu Anran nodded: "I'm quite interested in this. I'm going to rest now."
Gu Anran carefully put the jade away in a place where it wouldn't be easily bumped before going to rest.
The next morning, Gu Anran woke up very early and, seeing that Ye Lichuan was already up, asked him, "What time is it? Is the transaction about to begin?"
Ye Lichuan looked at her amusedly and said, "Sleep a little longer, it's still early."
Hearing that she hadn't overslept, Gu Anran breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and got out of bed to wash up, yawning as she said, "I'm not going to sleep anymore, or I'll oversleep."
Hearing this, Ye Lichuan smiled helplessly and let her be. He lowered his head and continued to look at the documents. He needed to make some more preparations for today's transaction. After all, this transaction was very sudden, and he couldn't be caught off guard.
The two checked the time and left on time. When they arrived at the jade merchant's house, the jade merchant invited them to his study to talk. Gu Anran's eyes lit up when she saw the jade merchant's collection: "You two go to the study to talk. I'll stay here and look around, is that alright?"
Gu Anran spoke to the jade merchant somewhat awkwardly. They had originally come to discuss a transaction, but she had suddenly suggested a tour, so of course she needed the jade merchant's permission.
"Of course." The jade merchant nodded directly. It was just a visit; those items were displayed for people to see, so he had no reason to refuse. Besides, the other party was his business partner, and it was also a way of expressing goodwill.
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