When Yan Xiaonan gestured that she wanted to pay the bill, the waiter hurriedly and respectfully informed her that someone had already paid for their table, and subtly pointed to Boss Zhu's table.
Yan Xiaonan nodded slightly in acknowledgment. Boss Zhu was also carefully watching Yan Xiaonan's actions. If he were to be turned down, he would lose both face and substance.
Fortunately, Yan Xiaonan was a person with high emotional intelligence. She simply gave a slight indication that there was really no need to take this favor of a meal too seriously.
Nothing happened that night. After having breakfast, Yan Xiaonan and the other three went out shopping. Since Myanmar was about to open an office, their safety was guaranteed.
Of course, Yan Xiaonan wasn't so careless as to completely trust others. She still held the two children's hands tightly and walked towards a street behind the hotel, where the waiter told her that it was full of street vendors.
The stall displayed all sorts of jade artifacts. Yan Xiaonan's consciousness extended outwards, but he could only see the surface of the jade artifacts and had no idea about their quality.
Yu Shu had already activated her supernatural abilities; two invisible beams of light shot out from her eyes, and all the jade artifacts within a meter entered her vision.
My eyes instantly felt warm, as if my mother's special power was enveloping me, making me feel incredibly comfortable.
Yu Shu began to practice slowly and finally came to a conclusion: she could see the inside of jade. The better the quality of the jade, the more comfortable it was for her eyes. Jade that looked white was just a stone, and there was something inside. Jade that didn't make her eyes react was low-grade.
After hearing Yu Shu's words, Yan Xiaonan was extremely excited. Could that mean that the jade artifacts could nourish Yu Shu's eyes without being limited by their usage?
Yu Shu shook her head. She had only just begun, and she didn't know how long she could use it.
The group walked along the road for about a kilometer, with stalls on both sides. Yan Xiaonan and his friends walked to the end and then returned from the other side, so that they could see all the stalls on both sides.
Yu Shu saw a pure white jade pendant. The jade pendant was like a piece of mutton fat, incomparably warm and smooth, and so delicate that it could make his eyes feel incredibly moist.
"How much is this?" Yu Shu asked, pointing to the jade pendant.
The woman selling goods glanced at Yan Xiaonan and his group, her eyes darting around. She then held out a hand. Yan Xiaonan frowned. Fifty thousand, five hundred thousand, or five million?
The four of them remained silent, waiting for the woman to speak. Seeing that Yan Xiaonan and the others were not fooled, the woman directly said, "Five million Chinese yuan."
Yan Xiaonan was about to leave with Yu Shu when a man stopped her, saying that since they had asked the price, they had to buy it.
Yan Xiaonan looked at the man and gestured for him to move aside, but the man, looking at Yan Xiaonan's fair and jade-like face, suddenly became lustful and reached out to touch her face.
Before Yan Xiaonan could act, Ye Wen kicked the man to the ground. Someone was causing trouble, and the law enforcement team in camouflage uniforms rushed over. Whoever caused trouble would have to go with them.
Mr. Zhu was having breakfast when his assistant rushed over in a panic, telling him that Yan Xiaonan had been surrounded by law enforcement. Mr. Zhu was so anxious that he threw down his knife and fork and ran outside.
Just as the enforcement team was about to forcibly take Yan Xiaonan away, Boss Zhu arrived. They recognized Boss Zhu, and after finding out the situation, Boss Zhu took out more than a dozen US dollars and stuffed them into the pockets of the enforcement officers.
Since you are friends of an acquaintance, we will let you off the hook this time. If you cause trouble again, you will not only face huge fines, but also be deported and disqualified from participating in the public auction.
Yan Xiaonan was furious, but Boss Zhu explained to her that since she had asked about the price, it meant that the business might be opening for business. If she thought the price was too high, she could bargain instead of leaving without saying anything.
The locals would think you were causing trouble if you did that, which is why the man stopped you. His subsequent actions were probably because he thought you were too pretty and that you had children and elderly people with you, so he was deliberately trying to bully you.
But because you broke the rules first, that man will never be convicted, and you will be the one who suffers in the end.
After Boss Zhu's explanation, Yu Shu and Tian Ru both lowered their heads. They hadn't done their homework at all, so they would just stick with Boss Zhu for the time being.
"Uncle Zhu, would you have time to take us with you?" Yu Shu and Tian Ru asked in unison.
Zhu Baodi's eyes lit up; he couldn't have been happier. However, he seemed to have forgotten to buy the jade that the little girl liked.
Returning to the woman, he pointed to the jade pendant that Yu Shu had previously taken a liking to and asked, "What's the lowest price?"
The woman, no longer daring to play any tricks, said, "Thirty thousand US dollars."
Zhu Baodi picked up the jade pendant and examined it carefully. The price seemed reasonable. He glanced back at his assistant, who quickly took out 30,000 US dollars from his purse and handed it to the woman.
Boss Zhu took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the jade pendant clean, and handed it to Yu Shu: "Young Yu Shu, you have a good eye. This is a high-quality piece of mutton fat jade. It's just strange how it ended up at the jadeite auction."
Yu Shu didn't stand on ceremony and directly accepted the jade pendant, hanging it around her neck: "Thank you, Uncle Zhu. I will remember what happened today."
Yan Xiaonan nodded in satisfaction. She also needed to remember this lesson. The child was still young, and she had been too hasty. However, making mistakes was not the most important thing; what mattered most was learning from the experience.
"Boss Yan, there's really nothing good here. The opening is tomorrow. Why don't you take my car?" Boss Zhu asked.
Yan Xiaonan nodded and said, "Thank you for today. If it weren't for you, I think I would have been in trouble too."
Boss Zhu shook his head repeatedly. He was certain that even if Yan Xiaonan was taken away, she would return soon. Given Yan Xiaonan's status in the capital, how could she possibly be taken away by someone?
The next morning, Mr. Zhu's car was parked in front of the hotel. The hotel actually had a car to take them to the public auction, but Yan Xiaonan and her two children got into Mr. Zhu's car anyway.
Ye Wen was also warmly invited by his assistant to a car behind. The assistant had heard that Ye Wen was Yan Xiaonan's uncle, and that he had kicked a strong man to the ground, proving that Ye Wen was skilled in martial arts.
There was a parking lot near the public auction site, a huge parking lot with enough space for all kinds of vehicles. Yan Xiaonan got out of the car with her two children and looked around briefly.
"Boss Zhu, do we need to pay the deposit first, and also buy tickets?" Yan Xiaonan asked.
Zhu Baodi was puzzled for a moment, then shook his head and said, "You might need to pay a deposit when trading jade in Chiang Mai, but not here."
Yan Xiaonan then realized that the times were wrong; the Myanmar auction was still settled in US dollars. When it started using euros, that would be the time to pay a deposit.
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