Chapter 188 Has She Gone Mad?
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Although I know this dream is a bit bizarre, that jade pendant is indeed a treasure; it is a bridge connecting me to the Huo family!
Lin Baozhu looked at her as if she were a madwoman, a cold, mocking smile playing on her lips:
"Zhao Xiaoyu, have you forgotten everything? What does that jade pendant have to do with you? You think you can just sell it to me because you want to buy it? Who do you think you are?"
Zhao Xiaoyu's face was deathly pale, but she forced herself to speak like a gambler who had lost everything: "I... I can add more money! Fifty yuan! Fifty yuan should be enough, right?! That broken jade pendant is useless to you anyway, why not sell it to me for money! You can buy new clothes, buy face cream..."
Lin Baozhu let out a contemptuous "Heh" through her nose: "Fifty dollars? Wow—that's a lot of money! I've never seen so much money in my life!" Her tone was exaggerated and full of naked sarcasm.
Zhao Xiaoyu seemed to have truly gone blind, completely ignoring the mockery in Lin Baozhu's eyes, and even managed to squeeze out a sickly look of surprise on her face: "That's right! I don't usually pay this price for just anyone! Quick! Give me the jade pendant first! I'll go home and get the money for you right away!" She impatiently stretched out her hand.
Lin Baozhu looked at the hand trembling slightly with eagerness, a playful smile playing on her lips. She slowly pulled the smooth jade pendant from her collar, held it by the red string, and dangled it in front of Zhao Xiaoyu—
brush!
Zhao Xiaoyu's cloudy eyes suddenly flashed with a terrifying light! "Give it to me now!!" She reached out to snatch it!
Snap!
With a deft flick of her wrist, Lin Baozhu's jade pendant vanished from her palm once more.
"What are you doing?! Give me the jade! Give it to me now!!" Zhao Xiaoyu jumped up and down in a panic, her voice so sharp it was almost cracking.
Lin Baozhu leisurely played with the jade pendant she had just put in her hand, and drawled, "Oh~~~~ You think you can buy this fine jade pendant of mine for fifty yuan? Zhao Xiaoyu, you must be dreaming!" After saying that, she neatly stuffed the jade pendant back into the depths of her collar.
"Lin Baozhu! You broke your promise!!"
Zhao Xiaoyu was so angry that she trembled all over, her face was twisted and ferocious, and the resentment in her eyes was almost about to burst out.
The gold mine was right in front of her, yet separated by an abyss! This feeling of seeing it but not being able to touch it, this agonizing feeling, was driving her almost crazy.
"Bullshit!"
Li Dani rushed forward, one hand on her hip, the other almost poking Zhao Xiaoyu's nose, and shouted in a loud voice, "Why should she sell my cousin's things just because you say you want to buy them? These are her treasures that she's worn since she was a child! You city educated youths, your hearts are all black! You can't stand seeing other people have good things, can you? You want to snatch them when you see them? Tomorrow I'll go to the educated youth office and ask them what kind of law this is!"
My cousin once said that when the situation is in your favor, you should curse without hesitation.
If things are not going your way, then resort to unreasonable and verbal abuse.
They were in the right today, and when they started cursing, she was exceptionally confident and her voice was exceptionally loud.
"This is our business! Who are you to interfere, you little hussy?!" Zhao Xiaoyu roared back angrily, her eyes red.
"My cousin's affairs are my affairs!"
Li Dani puffed out her small chest, "Trying to take advantage of her? No way! Cousin, let's go! Stay away from this crazy woman, I heard madness is contagious!"
Looking at Li Dani's feisty little face, Lin Baozhu couldn't help but shake her head with a smile: "Okay, let's go home!"
"No! You're not allowed to leave until you give me the jade pendant!!"
Zhao Xiaoyu rushed forward like a madwoman, blocking her way, her voice trembling with sobs and desperate pleas: "Lin Baozhu! Tell me! How much do you want?! I'll give you a hundred! A hundred yuan! Please! I'm not feeling well, wearing it makes me feel a little better... I'll really die without it! Sell it to me! Sell it to me!" She wished she could kneel down and beg on the spot.
Looking at the tearful, crazed face before her, Lin Baozhu's eyes flashed with a chilling light: "Ten thousand yuan! If you can give me ten thousand yuan in cash, I might... consider 'selling' this jade pendant to you!"
"Ten thousand?! Are you robbing me?!"
"Otherwise what?"
Lin Baozhu shrugged, her tone nonchalant: "Didn't you dream of having this? Cash on delivery. Can't come up with ten thousand? Then—no way!"
After saying that, she shoved Zhao Xiaoyu, who was blocking her way, aside without any politeness, grabbed Li Dani, and walked away without looking back.
In the cold wind, Zhao Xiaoyu stared intently at the departing figures of the two, the viciousness surging in her eyes almost solidifying into poisonous arrows.
"cousin……"
On the way, Li Dani couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "If she... if she really can get ten thousand yuan, are you really going to give her the jade pendant?"
"Ten thousand yuan for a piece of jade?"
Lin Baozhu smiled like a fox: "Then I'm definitely making a killing!"
Besides, she only said she was selling "jade pendants," not which one. There are plenty of jade stones in the space. Just find a similar piece and carve an "exactly the same" one for her, wouldn't that solve the problem?
"Is she out of her mind?" Li Dani asked incredulously. "What couldn't she do with ten thousand yuan? Buy a rock that's neither edible nor drinkable?"
"She's not stupid..."
Lin Baozhu's gaze darkened slightly, and her voice lowered, "She's quite shrewd..." Zhao Xiaoyu's desperate desire for this jade pendant wasn't solely due to its value. There must be a secret hidden within it that Lin Baozhu didn't know. She'd have to ask her mother when they got back... what exactly is the origin of this jade pendant?
As soon as the two entered the house, they found several aunties and older women sitting in the yard. Lin's mother was patiently teaching them needlework techniques and color matching with scraps of fabric and half-finished hair accessories.
Hearing the sound of a bicycle, Lin's mother looked up, her face beaming with joy:
"Hey! My daughter and Da Ni'er are finally back!"
She turned to the crowd and praised, "You wouldn't believe it, my niece is incredibly skillful! And so clever! The success of the flower business in our village is largely thanks to her family! If it weren't for the evil deeds of those heartless bastards from Lijiazhuang, how could we have gotten such a good thing? When my sister and brother-in-law move to our village, everyone should help them out!"
"Of course!"
A quick-witted aunt immediately chimed in, "The brigade leader and the secretary have both spoken. If we do well this year, not only will we be able to fill the hole we owe the commune, but we might even get a share of the money! Our village's good days are just around the corner!"
"I'm relieved to hear you say that. Let me tell you, the key to making hair accessories is..."
Lin Baozhu originally wanted to ask about the jade pendant, but seeing that her mother was busy, she could only wait until she had time to ask.
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