They said they would go back after eating the birthday cake.
However, Chisui sat in the corner of the private room for a full half hour and still saw no sign of them having any intention of eating the birthday cake.
Forget about blowing out the birthday candles, there wasn't even a glimpse of a cake.
Chitose has already drunk three cups of juice; if she drinks any more, she'll turn into a water buffalo.
Qian Sui was a little restless. After looking around, she reached out and tugged at Zhang Shaochuan's clothes next to her.
Zhang Shaochuan had Qian Sui sit in the corner, and sat next to him. He was playing cards with the people around him when he noticed Qian Sui tugging at his clothes.
He turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
The music was a bit loud, and Chisui didn't want others to hear her, so she lowered her voice and whispered in Zhang Shaochuan's ear, "How much longer until we can eat birthday cake?"
Zhang Shaochuan knew that Qian Sui was starting to get anxious, so he quickly coaxed her, "It'll be soon, it'll be soon. You have to understand, besides the birthday cake, the birthday person also needs to receive birthday gifts."
Just then, a girl stood up with a small gift box and handed it to the birthday boy, saying, "Today is your birthday, this is a gift for you, I hope you like it."
Once someone started, others began giving gifts to the birthday person.
Zhang Shaochuan had already prepared it, so he took it out and tossed it to the boy celebrating his birthday, saying, "Congratulations, you're another year older."
Seeing everyone giving gifts to the birthday celebrant, Qian Sui tugged at Zhang Shaochuan's clothes and said, "What should I do if I didn't prepare a gift?"
Zhang Shaochuan said, "It's alright, I brought you here, so I'll give you what you need."
Even so, Chitose was still a little embarrassed.
She reached into her small bag and rummaged around until she finally found something.
She took it out; it was an unpolished jade pendant, simply wrapped in gold thread to make a simple pendant.
The jade pendant was dark green, but due to the lighting in the private room, the material was not very clear.
After everyone else had given their gifts, Qian Sui stepped forward and handed over the jade pendant in her hand.
"This is a gift for you."
The man was taken aback.
The gifts from others were all expensive items bought from department stores, with nice packaging. Qian Sui's jade pendant, however, didn't even have any packaging, and it wasn't polished, so it looked very rough.
The boy was stunned. He hadn't expected anyone to give such a shabby gift in front of so many people.
But the boy was still very well-mannered. He took the jade pendant from Qian Sui and said with a smile, "Thank you. This jade pendant looks really special."
Zhang Shaochuan was somewhat surprised to see Qian Sui give him the jade pendant, but he understood; Qian Sui wasn't the kind of person who would take advantage of others.
Everyone thought the jade pendant was shabby, but out of respect for Zhang Shaochuan, no one said anything.
At this moment, a girl said, "This kind of jade pendant must have been bought from a street stall. It doesn't even have any packaging, yet it's presentable."
The girl's words were rather sharp and sarcastic.
As a supporter of the Emperor, Liu Zhang naturally could not tolerate the Emperor being slandered.
Liu Zhang immediately said, "What do you know? When it comes to gifts, it's the thought that counts! If you want something expensive, Brother Chuan can give as many as you want. Would he ever be short of anything?"
That girl just couldn't stand that Qian Sui was stealing their thunder, and now that she saw Qian Sui giving such a shabby gift, she naturally couldn't help but mock her.
She replied, "It's a small gift but a big sentiment. At least it should have some wrapping. It didn't even have any wrapping. It looks like it was just thrown out casually. It's not only worthless, but it's also not thoughtful."
Zhang Shaochuan's expression darkened when he heard the girl say that about Qian Sui.
"Why do you talk so much? You put so much effort into your stuff? If you put so much effort into it, why don't you make it yourself?"
The girl was speechless and couldn't say anything to refute him.
Just then, a girl sitting next to the birthday celebrant took the jade pendant that the celebrant had given her.
The girl first looked at the jade pendant under the light, then took out her small flashlight to examine it, and said, "I think this jade pendant is quite valuable."
The girl's name is Qu Yuanyuan. Her family is in the jade business. There are jade auctions in Myanmar, and her family has been in this business for three generations.
Now that she has spoken, everyone turns to look at her.
The girl who had just said the jade pendant was worthless changed her expression and asked, "What do you mean?"
Qu Yuanyuan held up the flashlight she used to examine jade pendants and shone it on the jade pendant, saying, "Jade pendants are different from ordinary commodities. Their value mainly depends on the quality of the jade itself, which are the five elements that everyone is familiar with: type, water, color, texture, and craftsmanship. Among them, only the craftsmanship is related to the processing after the jade is made. This jade pendant is only lacking in craftsmanship; it has all four other elements."
Qu Yuanyuan was talking about the professional knowledge of jade pendants, but they were completely confused. Liu Zhang, getting impatient, asked, "Is this jade pendant valuable?"
Qu Yuanyuan looked at Liu Zhang and said, "The Imperial Jade Pendant, did you mean before?"
Everyone was taken aback.
Is this jade pendant, which the emperor casually gave away, imperial green?
Although most people at the scene, except for Qu Yuanyuan, didn't know much about jade pendants, they did recognize the imperial green jade.
Fearing that everyone might not understand, Qu Yuanyuan explained further: "Imperial green is the best and most valuable green color in jadeite, also known as emerald green."
Qu Yuanyuan held up a flashlight, which she used to examine the texture and color of jade, and shone it on the jade pendant in her hand. She said, "Imperial green is a very unique gemstone color. Under sunlight, the jade will show a calm lake green color. At first glance, it looks like a lake blue. Under strong light, it will show a bright green color. Under a flash, it will look yellowish-green. This jade pendant has all of these characteristics."
After hearing Qu Yuanyuan's explanation, everyone understood.
But the girl was still persistent, saying, "The Imperial Jade Pendant is so precious, how could it be given away so easily? Maybe, maybe it's fake?"
Upon hearing this, Qu Yuanyuan snorted coldly, put away her flashlight, looked at the girl, and said, "My family has been in this business for three generations. My family has more jade pendants than you have ever seen in your life. Do you think I would be mistaken?"
The girl was completely speechless.
The gift he casually gave away was an imperial green jade pendant. Everyone had thought the pendant was cheap just now, but their gazes toward the Emperor had completely changed.
Qu Yuanyuan added, "Imperial green is extremely rare and very expensive. There is also a type of glutinous imperial green, which is the finest jade variety. The jade has a fibrous structure, and when viewed through the light, it is delicate, crystal clear, and the green threads are suspended in the jade. This kind of jade is priceless. Last month, I went to an auction with my parents, and a piece of glutinous imperial green jade pendant there sold for eight figures."
Eight, an eight-digit number?!
That's tens of millions!
Everyone looked at Chitose in disbelief.
The emperor remained calm and did not think there was anything wrong with giving the jade pendant as a gift.
Qu Yuanyuan looked at Qian Sui and asked with a smile, "Miss, where did you get this jade pendant?"
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