Chapter 242 Friendship Across Ages
Jiang Ruzhen thought it was very good, excellent, absolutely perfect.
These jade jewelry pieces wouldn't fetch a good price in China right now, and very few people would be willing to pay such high prices.
Today, she has met a benefactor.
“Okay.” Jiang Ruzhen looked at the lady in front of her with even more kindness than the Goddess of Wealth, and nodded with a smile.
Lu Chuyao raised her hand and waved behind her, and one of the bodyguards turned around and went out to get the money.
She strolled leisurely through Jiang Ruzhen's small shop, chatting casually with her.
"I'll have Xiaohu go get the money. Could you please wait a moment, boss?"
"Of course, please have some tea."
Jiang Ruzhen knew that 500,000 was a large sum of money, and no one could keep it on hand easily. She was prepared to wait a long time.
So he went to the back tea room, brewed a pot of fine Longjing tea, and brought it out.
Lu Chuyao politely took a sip of tea, her eyes immediately brightening. "Boss, do you sell this tea?"
Jiang Ruzhen herself owns a tea garden in Hangzhou. Although she entrusts it to her neighbor for cultivation, the neighbor will leave her some of the best tea leaves every year.
When she can't drink it all by herself, she brings some back for her parents. From this, you can tell that the lady opposite her is a tea lover.
So he generously took out a small box and gave it to her, saying, "No need to buy it, this is Longjing tea from my own tea garden, please have a taste."
"Really, that's wonderful." Lu Chuyao was clearly even happier holding the tea box than when he had just bought those priceless jade pieces.
"I've only been in mainland China for a short time, and I'm really curious about the mountains, rivers, and food culture of my motherland. However, these kinds of wonderful things are hard to buy even with money. Thank you so much, young lady."
"Auntie, you don't need to be so polite. Just call me Xiao Jiang." Judging from the tone of the voice on the other end, Jiang Ruzhen immediately guessed that she was probably an overseas Chinese who had returned to China.
"Okay, Xiao Jiang, you said you own a tea plantation. Is your hometown Hangzhou?" Lu Chuyao asked casually.
"No, my hometown is Liancheng. I just own property in Hangzhou and a tea plantation on the side."
"Oh, so why do you run a shop here? And sell jewelry?" Lu Chuyao was very curious about the very pretty young girl in front of her.
After returning to China, she went to Hangzhou for a few days to visit her younger brother, but she and her sister-in-law were incompatible and couldn't get along.
So she decided to come to Beijing to relax and bought a three-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) nearby, which cost her more than 300,000 yuan.
Having spent most of his cash, he didn't have enough money to buy the jade, which is why he sent his bodyguard to the bank to withdraw more money.
After going in and out of this alley a few times, she noticed this newly opened shop.
Every time she passed by, she would be captivated by the beautiful figure in front of the window. Jiang Ruzhen was simply too perfect; her appearance, figure, temperament, and taste were all to her liking.
She had wanted to get to know Jiang Ruzhen for a long time, but had always struggled to find an excuse.
When she was about to go shopping today, she happened to run into Jiang Ruzhen, who was fiddling with some jade jewelry. That's when she took the opportunity to come in and strike up a conversation.
"Auntie, I sell jewelry on a whim, but I'm actually in the clothing business."
Jiang Ruzhen also had a very good impression of Lu Chuyao. He was rich and polite, and he didn't look down on ordinary people like them with condescension.
She felt that Lu Chuyao had a kind face and was very approachable, and that he spoke much more honestly.
"The clothing business? That's great. Your aesthetic sense must be excellent." Lu Chuyao's gaze shifted to the desk, and upon seeing Jiang Ruzhen's newly drawn design sketches, he immediately got up and picked them up to examine them.
"Oh my god, this dress is so beautiful, did you design it?"
“Yes, this is the latest series of clothes I designed for the factory,” Jiang Ruzhen replied earnestly.
“That’s really good. Your vision and ability are far superior to my sister-in-law’s. That woman relies on her rich experience and won’t listen to anyone’s advice. She’s simply stubborn.”
Lu Chuyao complained a few times, but Jiang Ruzhen just listened and didn't take it to heart.
Seeing that Jiang Ruzhen didn't respond to her, Lu Chuyao's impression of the girl improved even more.
Be neither arrogant nor humble, neither flattering nor ingratiating.
She believed that Jiang Ruzhen must have known her identity, but she did not blindly obey. Instead, she remained calm and composed, unlike many others who desperately tried to please her in order to gain benefits from her.
She really liked Jiang Ruzhen's temperament. "Little Jiang, I bet you have even more exquisite jadeite in your possession. You probably won't get a good price for it in China."
I have a jewelry store on Hong Kong Island. If you ever need to sell your jadeite in the future, you can contact me. I'll buy it at Hong Kong Island prices. What do you think?
ah?
Isn't this a windfall?
Jiang Ruzhen was worried about what to do with the huge pile of jadeite rough stones in her space. She thought it would take another ten years to sell them, but unexpectedly, a benefactor extended an olive branch to her.
And at such a high price, to be honest, she was really tempted.
“Okay, if I have anything good in the future, I will definitely ask you for cooperation first.” Jiang Ruzhen agreed very readily.
Just then, the bodyguard retrieved the money.
Jiang Ruzhen thought it would be packed in sacks, but it turned out to be a small box of thin US dollars.
"You can take the US dollars?" Lu Chuyao was a little unsure.
Jiang Ruzhen readily accepted it, grinning, "Of course I'll take it." It would be foolish not to. Even the government is making foreign exchange now; why wouldn't she take advantage of this opportunity?
As Jiang Ruzhen watched the bodyguard take the jewelry box away, she assumed Lu Chuyao was leaving. So she went back to the inner bedroom, threw the small box of US dollars in her hand into her spatial storage, and then came out to thoughtfully see her to the door.
"Auntie, take care!"
Lu Chuyao suddenly turned around and invited, "Where is your clothing factory? Could you show me around?"
"I'm sorry, Auntie! My clothing factory isn't in Beijing; I have one in Yangcheng and one in Hangzhou. If you'd like to buy clothes, I can take you to my clothing store, how about that?"
“Okay.” Lu Chuyao happily agreed, and affectionately took Jiang Ruzhen’s hand as they got into her car.
The two strolled along and arrived at Jiang Ruzhen's clothing store. Lu Chuyao bought a lot of clothes as if they were free.
Jiang Ruzhen was speechless and repeatedly advised her not to buy it, but Lu Chuyao said that it was okay, there were several younger family members in the family who could share it.
Jiang Ruzhen also knew that the clothes in her clothing store were all suitable for young people, and the lady in front of her did not have any suitable clothes.
But since they still bought so much, she felt a little embarrassed.
"Auntie, how about this? When we get back, I'll design an outfit for you myself. What do you think?"
"Really? Xiao Jiang, you're such a lovely girl."
Lu Chuyao suddenly revealed her playful nature, raising her hand to pinch Jiang Ruzhen's cheek. Jiang Ruzhen was so startled that she forgot to dodge and was pinched squarely.
"Your skin is so smooth! I wonder what cosmetics you use to maintain it."
Jiang Ruzhen was both amused and exasperated; women really can't live without the word "beauty" at any age.
She thought this elegant and noble old lady wouldn't have such worries, but she didn't expect that she was just a common person when it came to loving beauty.
"I made my own face mask. If you're interested, I can write down the recipe for you."
"Okay, we'll go back to your place now and start our beauty transformation plan."
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