Ye Cheng's mind was a bit of a mess, and he was wide awake, so he got up, lit a cigarette, and thought about it carefully.
Just now, Widow Zhang seemed to say that Xiao Liang needs to have heart surgery, which should cost 30,000 yuan if I remember correctly.
Damn it, Ye Cheng was also heartbroken to have to lend out 30,000 yuan all at once.
Most importantly, this is different from the money lent to Duan Chunsheng, who has the ability to repay and will pay it back in a year at most.
As Widow Zhang herself said, she probably had nothing left to repay her debts except her body.
It would probably take 20 years for inflation to allow me to pay back 30,000 yuan.
But since they were borrowing money to save a life, and they were neighbors, Ye Chengzhen felt embarrassed not to lend it to them.
There's also interest; it's not right to charge too little, but it's not right to charge too much either. This is the first time I've felt so troubled about borrowing money.
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The next morning, Ye Cheng first checked the system.
Luck value: 40+20
Points: 810
Deposits: 114,000 + 10,000 (loans)
That's a pretty good luck stat.
Ye Cheng first took Xiao Hu to the beach and put the fish trap inside, in the same trench as last time.
Since it's just setting up the trap, it's quite quick, and it's done in a little over an hour.
By the time Ye Cheng finished his work, it was already past 9 o'clock. He rode his motorcycle into town with Hao Zhu to see what kind of person Zhao Zhiming could introduce him to.
This time when Ye Cheng went to the city, he directly invited Zhao Zhiming to lunch at the seafood restaurant owned by Boss Qian.
I've asked Zhao Zhiming to do a lot of things for me lately, so I'd feel bad if I didn't treat him to a meal.
Mr. Qian mainly eats seafood, which Ye Cheng doesn't actually like, but it's just that seafood is considered high-end.
To show his sincerity, Ye Cheng even specially prepared a bottle of Maozi (a type of Chinese liquor), which can be considered as going all out.
A little after 11 o'clock, Zhao Zhiming arrived with a man wearing glasses.
"Second brother, let me introduce you. This is General Manager Cai, who specializes in jewelry. You mentioned you have pearls, so let General Manager Cai take a look at them for you."
"Hello, Mr. Cai. I'm sorry to have troubled you to come all this way." Ye Cheng politely offered the seat of honor to him.
Mr. Cai looked somewhat arrogant and sat down in the seat of honor without saying a word.
Ye Cheng frowned. This bastard is quite arrogant, isn't he?
Zhao Zhiming was a little embarrassed, so he sat down next to President Cai. "President Cai, my brother here is a very good person. He is quite eager to learn, so please teach him more."
After Zhao Zhiming said that, President Cai, maintaining his composure, looked at Ye Cheng and slowly and methodically began to speak.
"These pearls aren't really considered high-end items in our jewelry business. You might not see them often, but we business people see them all the time."
Besides, there are still many farmed pearls now. To be honest, the price of these pearls probably isn't even worth the cost of this bottle of wine.
As he spoke, Mr. Cai pointed to the thatch on the table.
Ye Cheng knew that this meant the other party didn't think much of his stuff, but these were oyster pearls, something even his older brother had never seen before. Could they really be that cheap?
"Um, Mr. Cai, aren't oyster beads worth much?" Ye Cheng asked tentatively.
"Pearls are all the same; it's all about the quality," Mr. Cai said casually. Suddenly, he frowned and looked at Ye Cheng. "What did you just say?"
“Oyster pearls, the kind inside oysters,” Ye Cheng repeated.
"Oyster pearls? Are you sure they're from oysters?" President Cai raised his voice, looking at Ye Cheng with an expression of disbelief.
"I tasted it myself, why would I lie to you?" Ye Cheng said, taking out the cigarette case from his pocket and pouring out 17 oyster beads.
Mr. Cai looked at Ye Cheng speechlessly, pointed to the cigarette box, and said, "You use this to hold oyster beads?"
"Well, we really don't have any other high-end boxes. This is the most convenient one. Please take a look."
Ye Cheng poured the oyster beads onto a napkin; 17 oyster beads of various sizes were crammed together.
Seeing Mr. Cai's expression just now, Zhao Zhiming knew that these oyster beads must be something special. He also came over to take a look, looking puzzled.
"These things are all different sizes, and they don't have much luster. They're not as pretty as pearls."
Mr. Cai ignored him, instead taking out a magnifying glass from his pocket and gently picking up the oyster beads with tweezers, examining them carefully one by one.
Mr. Cai was so meticulous that Ye Cheng and Lao Zhao felt embarrassed to eat and could only sit aside and wait.
After Mr. Cai finally finished reading and put the magnifying glass away, before Ye Cheng could even ask anything, Zhao Zhiming spoke up first.
"How is it? Is it some kind of oyster pearl?"
Mr. Cai nodded. "They are indeed oyster pearls, and the quality is quite good. However, two of them have obvious small pits on them, which means they were bitten."
Ye Cheng thought for a moment, then took a bite of one himself and Dou Dou took a bite of one, so there were actually two.
"So, Mr. Cai, will you accept these oyster beads?" Ye Cheng asked.
After all that, it all comes down to how much it can sell for; everything else is just fluff.
Speaking of money, President Cai glanced at Zhao Zhiming and said with a smile, "Call Lao Zhao over, I definitely won't cheat you, don't worry."
Hearing what Mr. Cai said, Zhao Zhiming was very pleased. He said to Ye Cheng, "Yes, don't worry, our Mr. Cai will definitely give us a good price."
Ye Cheng looked at President Cai, waiting for him to give a price quote.
Mr. Cai picked up the tweezers, rummaged through the napkin, and divided the pile of beads into three piles.
"I'll give you 2,000 yuan for each of these two best-quality ones."
"The ones in the middle are relatively large, but the shape is just average. I need to trim them before I can sell them. I'll give you 800 yuan a piece."
"These are too small, they can only be used as accessories. I'll give you 200 yuan each."
Ye Cheng looked at them and said that the good ones were 4,000 yuan, the medium ones were 4,800 yuan for 6 pieces, and the small ones were 1,800 yuan for 9 pieces, which added up to a total of yuan.
More than ten thousand yuan, well, that's a lot, but it didn't meet Ye Cheng's expectations.
Seeing the hint of disappointment on Ye Cheng's face, Boss Cai smiled and said, "Young man, these oyster pearls are rare, but as Old Zhao just said, their size and color are not as good as pearls, so they can only be sold at this price."
"If you could get your hands on Melaleuca, that would be a different story; people would buy it for hundreds of thousands."
"Melodious beads? What kind of beads are these?" Ye Cheng had never heard of them before.
However, he didn't even know about oyster beads before, so it's normal that he doesn't know about melodious beads now. He just feels that there are many intricacies in various industries.
"Come on, let's drink while listening to Mr. Cai tell us about the beads that can sell for hundreds of thousands. I'm getting really envious," Zhao Zhiming said, gesturing for the two to sit down and pouring them drinks.
After a couple of drinks, Mr. Cai became more talkative and explained to Ye Cheng what Melozhu was.
Melo pearls are produced from Melo conch shells, and it is said that only one in tens of thousands is produced.
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