The old man's expression gradually relaxed. Having been in this line of work for so many years, he had seen quite a few dishonest people.

If it was a few decades ago, it wouldn't matter, as it was their shop's property. But these days, the police are getting stricter and stricter, and if you really report it, there will probably be some disputes.

The old man looked at Jiang Suishun and Song Weizheng, and saw that they both looked decent. He finally nodded and said, "Okay."

He took the watch and jade pendant that he hadn't put away yet and put them back on the counter. While showing them, he said, "He pawned these two things. The watch cost 450 yuan, and the jade pendant cost 2,000 yuan."

Jiang Suisui nodded after hearing this and casually glanced at the counter, but she didn't notice that Song Weizheng next to her was suddenly shocked.

She murmured quietly, "Only two thousand four hundred and fifty... that's still a long way off..."

Jiang Suinsui turned to look at Song Weizheng, ready to signal him with his eyes that it was time to retreat, but she saw that Song Weizheng's eyes were fixed on the things on the counter with a very complicated expression.

It seemed like shock, and also like anger.

Jiang Suinsui paused and looked down along his line of sight, and found that what Song Weizheng was staring at was the jade pendant.

She looked at the pattern on the jade pendant and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind. Before she could think about what was going on, a bony hand solemnly and carefully picked up the jade pendant.

The old man was a little nervous when he saw Song Weizheng suddenly pick up the jade pendant. He stretched out his hand to stop it and said, "Young man, this is what I bought from my shop at a cost of two thousand yuan. I can only show it to you, but you can't touch it casually."

Jiang Suinsui suddenly had some ideas in her mind at this moment, and she quickly comforted him, "Master, don't worry, we won't touch it. This jade pendant seems to be the one passed down from my family, we just want to take a closer look."

The old man narrowed his eyes when he heard this and thought to himself, this is not good, he has really gotten himself into a bad lawsuit.

After Jiang Suisui finished speaking, she turned to look at Song Weizheng. He seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts and did not hear what she had just said. He just looked at and touched the jade pendant over and over again.

Jiang Suishun also lowered her head to look at the jade pendant, and her heart suddenly started beating faster and faster.

She remembered, this jade pendant... There was an exquisite orchid carved on this jade pendant, which was very similar to the style Aunt Lan had described to her!

However, Jiang Suishun had never actually seen Aunt Lan's jade pendant, so she could only hold this bold guess in her mind, waiting for Song Weizheng to finish his inspection with restraint yet excitement.

After a moment of silence, Song Weizheng suddenly closed his palm and grasped the jade pendant, and asked the old man with a cold face: "This jade pendant belongs to my mother, I want to buy it."

"...Ah?" When the old man heard the first half of the sentence, his heart skipped a beat, thinking that he was going to rob. When he heard the second half of the sentence, he was stunned again, this... this young man is quite honest?

Hearing Song Wei Zheng's words, Jiang Sunshun's heart beat faster and faster. After searching for a long time, they finally got it without any effort. The jade pendant that had been stolen for almost ten years suddenly appeared in front of them!

Seeing that the old man was still in a daze, she hurriedly urged: "Master, did you hear me? We want to buy this piece of jade, is that okay?"

"This..." The old man hesitated after coming to his senses, and said, "It can be seen that this thing may indeed belong to you two, but our pawnshop has its own rules. During the pawn period, we must keep the things for our customers."

"Ah..." Jiang Suinsui was a little disappointed. The thing was right in front of her, but she couldn't buy it even with money. She felt so sad!

At this time, Song Weizheng on the side asked: "How long is the pawn period?"

"You've got the point," the old man said with a smile, raising his hand to count, "I was just about to say that the jade was only sold for six days by the customer just now."

"Six days?!" Jiang Suisui's eyes lit up. "So, as long as he doesn't come to redeem it within six days, I can sell it?"

The old man nodded: "Yes."

Hearing this, Jiang Suishun and Song Weizheng looked at each other, revealing a hint of unbearable excitement.

Song Weizheng suppressed his reluctance and put the jade pendant back on the counter, saying, "I will come back to pick it up in six days."

The old man quickly added, "I can't guarantee that the jade will still be there after six days! If the customer pays for it soon, I have no reason to keep it."

Song Weizheng smiled faintly and said, "He won't have the money to redeem it."

Jiang Suisui added: "Master, that's impossible! My cousin is addicted to gambling. He will gamble away any money he has. Please keep this jade for us. We will come early in the morning in six days to get it!"

The old man nodded and said, "Okay, as long as it doesn't break the rules of the shop, anything is fine."

After saying that, he put the jade pendant and the watch back together. Seeing that Song Weizheng was still looking at it reluctantly, Jiang Suisui took his hand and walked out, whispering as he walked, "Don't look at it. Since this store attaches so much importance to rules, the jade will not fly away for at least six days. Our focus now is to keep a close eye on Zhao Jiabao and make sure he doesn't have time to raise enough money to redeem the jade!"

Hearing this, Song Weizheng finally came back to his senses, a dark light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "You are right."

After coming out, Jiang Suishun analyzed: "He got one-fourth of 10,000 yuan by pawning it once. Maybe he can raise 10,000 yuan again soon. Do we have to secretly change his money like we did last time?"

Song Weizheng shook his head: "No matter how stupid a person is, you can't use the same method twice."

"What should we do?" Jiang Suinsui said in distress, "Let him go and raise money, and we won't care? Anyway, even if he can raise 10,000, it won't be easy for him to raise another 2,000 to redeem the jade pendant, right?"

Song Weizheng shook his head again: "Don't worry, he can't get enough ten thousand."

Jiang Sui Sui: “Why do you say that?”

Song Weizheng: "I have arranged people to keep an eye on him these past two days to make sure he is at his wits' end and has no way to raise money."

"Indeed..." Jiang Suisui said thoughtfully, "Otherwise he wouldn't have been so desperate to ask my roommate to sell his watch... But, the Zhao family should have some good stuff, right? What if he pawns it again?"

Song Weizheng: "I will have someone keep an eye on him. If we find him trying to be a pawnbroker again, we will create some trouble for him."

Jiang Suishun clapped his hands and praised, "Okay, let's make sure he never gets less than ten thousand."

After that, she asked curiously, "Is that jade pendant really Aunt Lan's?"

Song Weizheng nodded and said firmly: "It is genuine. I will not make a mistake."

That was the jade pendant that he had often seen since he was a child. More than once, he had seen his mother stroking the jade pendant silently when she was alone, her mind wandering.

That was also the source of disaster for their family. If it weren't for this piece of jade, their family might not have attracted covetous evil people, their father would not have died, their mother would not have been left with a chronic disease due to difficult labor, and their sister would not have been weak due to premature birth.

Thinking of these past events, Song Weizheng's face turned cold. Finding the jade was not only about finding the origin of his mother, but also about finding the source of all sins.

Jiang Suisui pondered, "How did the jade end up in Zhao Jiabao's hands? It was snatched away by the former director of the Revolutionary Committee... Did he sell it later? Or did he give it to the Zhao family to curry favor?"

Song Weizheng frowned and shook his head, saying, "I'm not sure... maybe both are possible. Did you see it? There's a red rope tied to the jade pendant."

Jiang Suisui nodded: "Yes, it has a red string. It looks convenient to wear around the neck. And the red string seems a bit old. Maybe it has been worn for quite a few years."

Song Weizheng: "From the time your roommate told him about the pawnshop to the time he went to pawn his things, it took no more than one afternoon. He could only pawn the most handy things on him. So this jade pendant must be something he wears often."

Jiang Suisui suddenly realized, "That makes sense, but why would he, a man, wear this jade pendant as a personal accessory? Jade doesn't match his inferior temperament, not to mention that this jade is carved with orchids, which is delicate and exquisite, and more suitable for girls to wear."

Song Weizheng frowned: "This is also something I can't figure out..."

"Forget it." Jiang Suishun patted his shoulder and said, "Anyway, thanks to him, we found Aunt Lan's jade pendant, which is a good thing!"

"Hmm..." Song Weizheng nodded.

Then he suddenly paused, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Jiang Suinsui asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Song Weizheng shook his head in silence. After a while, he sighed and said, "I'm sorry, the plan to buy a house may have to be postponed. After buying the jade, I won't have much money left."

The money he had on hand plus the money he earned from going south to buy goods totaled about three thousand. Apart from the funds needed for the next purchase, the remaining money would only be enough to redeem the jade pendant.

The plan to buy a house suddenly became many steps away.

"I was wondering what you're worried about. So it's because of this." Jiang Suisui couldn't help but laugh. "Why are you so anxious? This is only our first year in Beijing. There are still many years to come. There's still plenty of time."

Song Weizheng lowered his head and smiled, but there was a rare hint of disappointment in his voice: "I originally wanted to... give you a home sooner."

The smile on Jiang Suinsui's face gradually faded after hearing these words, and was replaced by tenderness and emotion.

She pulled Song Wei Zheng's sleeve, looked at him with sparkling eyes, and said coquettishly: "Hey, our Ah Zheng is already very good. Who can make so much money by himself in two or three years? And you still have me, don't you think I should contribute to our family? I don't want you to buy a house by yourself. I will feel bad if you live like this."

She looked up at Song Weizheng, stretched out her arm and gently smoothed his brow with her fingers, and said softly: "Let's work hard together in the future and buy a big house together, okay?"

Song Wei Zheng looked down at Jiang Suishun, her gentle and cheerful face reflected in his eyes, like stars shining with light, dispelling the gloom in his dark eyes.

Song Weizheng raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said softly to the stars in his eyes: "Okay, let's work hard together."