An Wan looked up and saw a man in a black robe, about sixty years old, with a mustache, tall and thin.
Lu Sen and Yun Ping got up to greet Mr. Ning, the owner of the pawnshop.
Lu Jingxing and his brothers also stood up and bowed to greet him. Although it was their first time meeting Boss Ning, they still had to be polite.
After a few minutes of pleasantries, Boss Ning learned the purpose of Lu Sen's family's visit, and he was not surprised at all.
It was expected that Lu Sen would come to redeem his wife's dowry and jewelry within the agreed timeframe, but it was unexpected that he would come so early, with a year still remaining before the agreed deadline.
Boss Ning had no intention of making things difficult for Lu Sen, and soon had the shopkeeper fetch a sandalwood box from the safe.
Lu Sen took out more than a dozen pawn tickets, while Lu Jingxing placed a briefcase on the table and took out several bundles of bright red banknotes from it.
Boss Ning opened the sandalwood box and took out nineteen pieces of dazzling jewelry.
An Wan knew at a glance that these pieces of jewelry were extremely expensive.
One of the pieces is a complete set of jade jewelry, from earrings and necklaces to rings and bracelets, and even brooches and hair clips, all made of jade that glows with a vibrant green.
The box also contained a complete set of dazzling gold jewelry; the gold necklace was estimated to weigh 100 grams.
The most outrageous thing is that there is also a five-carat pink diamond necklace.
Top-notch!
Pink diamonds are rare to begin with; a one-carat pink diamond is already priceless, let alone a five-carat pink diamond.
It could probably buy a small country.
When I pawned these pieces of jewelry, I only received about 100,000 yuan because it was a redemption transaction.
Although 100,000 yuan a few years ago was worth more than 200,000 yuan now, it was still not enough to treat Lu Jiayan's illness.
To redeem these pieces of jewelry now would cost more than 200,000 yuan.
Mr. Ning used an abacus to calculate the interest for four years. The interest of 200,000 yuan plus storage fees would amount to a total of 280,000 yuan.
Before coming, Lu Sen and Lu Jingxing calculated the cost, and it was exactly the same as what Boss Ning had calculated.
Both sides took inventory of their belongings.
After confirming that the quantity of jewelry was correct, Lu Sen handed it over to Yun Ping to verify its authenticity.
While I trust Mr. Ning's character, it doesn't mean his employees won't have bad ideas about the jewelry.
After all, taking just one item would be enough to ensure a family's livelihood for a lifetime.
Yunping was very familiar with her dowry jewelry, after all, it had been with her for twenty years, and some of the jewelry was her mother's dowry, which had been with her for more than forty years.
Now, after just one glance and one touch, she is absolutely certain that these pieces of jewelry are genuine.
It's definitely not a fake; there was no substitution.
“These pieces of jewelry are mine. Thank you, Mr. Ning, for taking such good care of them over the years. It’s clear that you wipe them down and oil them regularly for protection.”
Yunping thanked Boss Ning, tears of emotion welling up in her eyes.
The dowry jewelry she had longed for for four years was finally back in her hands, which could be considered as giving her parents an explanation.
I hope my parents, if they know this in the afterlife, will no longer worry about their troublesome daughter.
Lu Jingxing and his brothers also thanked Boss Ning, and were very happy. Even though the interest and storage fee of 80,000 yuan were expensive, Boss Ning was able to keep their mother's jewelry in such good condition. If it had been in another pawn shop, the jewelry would probably have been ruined.
Moreover, the jewelry was neither damaged nor switched.
Unlike other pawnshops, they don't demand higher storage fees or refuse customers the right to redeem their jewelry.
Boss Ning didn't make things difficult for them; from entering the pawnshop to leaving, it was only an hour.
Lu Sen and Yun Ping were in a hurry to go back, after all, they were carrying so much priceless jewelry and were afraid that someone would rob them.
They also asked Boss Ning not to reveal that they had redeemed their jewelry today. They had kept it a secret for several years, only saying that some of the jewelry had been stolen and the rest had been sold to others.
Boss Ning naturally agreed, after all, Yunping had given him a large box of premium pastries, which made him very happy.
After returning to the old villa, Yunping took a large box of jewelry and placed it in front of her parents' portraits and memorial tablets, then burned incense and paid her respects.
An Wan and Lu Jingxing and their brothers kowtowed three times and then left the large room that served as the ancestral hall.
They left Yunping alone, and she talked with her parents for more than ten minutes before leaving.
At noon, Sister Zhang and Sister Yang prepared a delicious lunch to celebrate Yunping's successful redemption of her dowry jewelry.
As the issues were resolved one by one, Yunping and Lusen were in high spirits, with smiles constantly on their faces.
He has regained feeling in both feet. With the help of medication and massages every day, his recovery is progressing very quickly, and he can now lift one foot on his own.
The whole family was overjoyed and planned to treat all their relatives and friends to a meal at a big hotel once he could walk normally again.
That night, An Wan sneaked into Lu Jiayan's room for the first time. Since moving into the villa, she and he had been sleeping in separate rooms for the past few days.
"Brother Jiayan, are you asleep?" Looking at the faint yellow light from the lamp, An Wan saw that he was not moving and seemed to be really asleep.
"Didn't you say I was coming to find you?" The cold voice carried a hint of displeasure. Lu Jiayan opened his eyes and looked at An Wan standing by the bed.
He was afraid she would sneak into his room and be seen by his family, which would cause trouble.
Especially now that we have Aunt Zhang and Aunt Yang, three nannies in the family, there are too many people and too much attention.
This would easily be seen by outsiders and ruin her reputation.
After all, she wasn't her parents' biological child, so outsiders would think the worst of her.
"I was very careful and no one noticed." An Wan stuck out her tongue. She just couldn't sleep, so she came to find Lu Jiayan by herself.
If she waited for him to come to her, she probably would have fallen asleep by then.
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