"Waiter, I know the owner of this jade pendant. Can you sell it to me for double the price?"
"No, no."
The waiter was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly.
"Young master, that won't do. What if that young lady comes to pawn her things and demands payment? How am I supposed to pay her?"
"To be honest, the owner of this jade pendant is an old friend of mine. I'm going to find her now. If you sell this jade pendant to me, I guarantee she won't try to redeem it with a pawn ticket."
"That won't do either. We have our own rules in this business. Please understand, young master. No matter how much silver you give me, we have to release the goods upon presentation of the pawn ticket. Please don't make things difficult for me!"
Seeing his jade pendant in his hand, yet unable to take it away, he felt an urge to kill.
He looked up at the waiter.
"Would it be feasible to have your young city lord Xie family provide a guarantor?"
When the young city lord was mentioned, Xiao Er's eyes flickered a few times. He might not trust others, but he dared not distrust the young city lord.
He nodded immediately.
"That's certainly feasible, but we need to draft a contract first."
"Alright, Liping, go find Xie Jiaxun and tell him to come quickly."
Still basking in the joy he had just experienced, Li Ping responded and dashed out of the pawnshop at lightning speed, heading straight for the government office.
While waiting for Xie Jiaxun, Leng Chuchen held the jade pendant tightly in his hand, recalling the past when he and Luo Zhiwan were together.
She treated his injuries, changed his dressings, argued with him, and even rolled her eyes at him.
Thinking about all this, a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.
And then there's Yiming. The first time they met, he called him "Dad." It turns out, children's intuition is so accurate.
He never dreamed that the woman he had searched so desperately for would be so close to him, and that she would even have given birth to his child.
How did he end up with something that he could laugh about in his dreams?
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