Chapter 215

Chapter 215: Does Your Family Still Need a Relative?

Du An Rao blinked, a little surprised by Ms. Qiu’s sudden serious attitude, and said: “Please go ahead.”

“This rough stone of yours is very rare. After it is made into a pair of bracelets, one jade pendant, and two pendant plaques, there will still be some leftover bits. Although those scraps are not as valuable as the finished pieces, they can still be used. They can be polished into small pieces and set into other jewelry.”

Du An Rao was stunned when she heard this.

[You can even do that?! When I think about it carefully, that really could work. This is a rough stone with spiritual marrow. Even if I don’t care about whether it looks pretty or not, just grinding it into glass beads and wearing them would be good for the body.]

Of course, this benefit could not compare to the bracelet and jade pendant she planned to give to Du De Sheng and his wife, but meat is meat, even if it is only as small as a mosquito.

[If we really do it like that and ask Auntie Qiu to help, I might have all the thank-you gifts I need to give my relatives and friends for New Year.]

Jiang Chang Bin: “!!!” Those glass beads were not a problem, but would they be ordinary glass beads? Of course not!

They would be real treasures that could protect a person’s health and prolong their life. If they were put out on the market, the older group bosses would probably fight each other to get them!

And this little cousin actually wanted to use these things as New Year gifts for them, and even give one to each person. This was really…

Xi Jing Yue: “…” He suddenly felt a little jealous of the Du family’s relatives. Did their family still need a relative?

“These small pieces, you are planning to…” Ms. Qiu asked.

“If it is convenient, after these finished pieces are made, I hope you can let us sell them in our store. Or we can just pay and buy all this leftover material from you directly.”

Du An Rao rubbed her nose and said awkwardly: “I’m sorry. In theory, I shouldn’t refuse you about this. But Auntie Qiu, you might not know. To win the bid on those two plots of land tonight, my parents helped me raise money in the family group. Many uncles, aunts, and siblings all generously gave money. They helped me when I was in need, so I can’t be too heartless to them…”

Ms. Qiu was slightly startled. After thinking it over for a moment, she understood what Du An Rao was planning: “You’re going to use these as gifts for them?”

“…Yes.”

“Since that’s the case, I can’t force you.”

Ms. Qiu was so understanding that it made Du An Rao feel even more embarrassed.

She had borrowed money from people and asked them for help, and in the end she could not even agree to this tiny request of letting them sell the jewelry in the store. It really did feel a bit ungrateful.

“Auntie Qiu and President Qiu also helped out tonight. I’ll send you both a gift later too.”

“In that case, I’ll be looking forward to it.”

Ms. Qiu thought the gift Du An Rao was talking about would be similar to what she was giving her relatives, and she truly did not care much about that.

Although it was a pity that she could not put the finished pieces in the store to sell, there had been quite a lot of people watching when Du An Rao was stone cutting today, and to refuse those people who wanted to buy the rough stone, Du An Rao had even brought out the name of Ninth Master Du.

After today, the news that Duobao Pavilion Auction House had cut out a Gods of Blessing, Rank, Longevity, and Joy jadeite rough worth several hundred million from one of its wool pieces, and that the jewelry made from this rough stone would become the wedding gift for Ninth Master Du, would quickly spread through the B City upper circle.

On the day that Ninth Master Du really got married, when that pair of dazzling bracelets appeared, their Yayu Jade House would be able to ride along on the wave of fame.

Not to mention, because of Du An Rao tonight, they had also managed to get noticed by the Wen family father and son.

Even if Du An Rao never inherited Duobao Pavilion in the future, just this connection alone meant that their future cooperation with the Wen family would not be too difficult. That was not something they could get done just by spending a small one hundred million.

Originally, the two of them had come to City B this time to further open up the market here, but now, by accident, they had found an even better and more effective way to build up their name. Strictly speaking, even if Du An Rao did not give them any gift at all, they were already the ones who had profited.

Du An Rao did not understand all these twists and turns. After she sent the Qiu mother and son off, she let out a long breath of relief. When she turned her head, she met Xi Jing Yue’s strangely complicated expression.

“Mr. Xi, what is it with you…?”

“Aren’t you scared?”

Du An Rao was full of question marks: “Scared of what?”

“Twenty years ago, before you were even born, your Master already knew that you would come to this place, attend this auction, and even predicted that you would bid on that stone. He left this auction house and that stone for you ahead of time.”

“Isn’t that a good thing?”

Xi Jing Yue froze: “It’s not that it’s bad, it’s just… just that you aren’t afraid? It’s like your life was arranged for you a long time ago…”

They clearly had not known any of this ahead of time, and the other side had never hinted or reminded them about it either, yet in the end, everything still followed the path that person had predicted in advance, step by step.

It was like there was an invisible big hand pushing everything along in secret, and they were only puppets under that hand. No matter how they struggled, they could not escape that set ending, or even… a dead end.

Du An Rao was slightly dazed. When Old Master Wen said those words earlier, it was not that she had not thought about this, it was just…

“I’m not scared. Fate is something that already has a plan in the dark, but at the same time, it’s not fixed forever. I know very clearly what I want and what I am doing, so I’m not afraid.”

“If this fate lets me live comfortably, I’ll go along with it. But if it doesn’t satisfy me, it’s not like I can’t go against it.”

Just like how, according to the plot in her fourth sister’s book, the fate waiting for her was to be tortured to death by rumors and by the abuse of Wang Xue He’s parents, but she did not die.

Not only did she not die, she met her Master, grew up safely, found her family, and even changed the fate that had been waiting for each of her family members.

From this, it could be seen that these so-called arranged fates were not impossible to change.

She did not care about the past, and she did not care about that so-called future either. She only cared that right now, she and the people she loved were all healthy and happy, far away from conflict and harm.

Looking at Du An Rao’s still somewhat youthful little face, Xi Jing Yue realized that he had underestimated her because of her age.

Even though Du An Rao kept saying that her great Master was unreliable, he had indeed raised her very well. She had her own opinions and thoughts, and she was brave and firm.

“As long as you know what you’re doing, that’s good.” Xi Jing Yue let out a long breath, then changed the subject: “Well, there is something I want to ask you for.”

“Ask me?” Du An Rao looked surprised. “What is it?”

“That Fu Lu Shou Xi jadeite rough of yours. Other than a pair of bracelets and one jade pendant, you can still make two jade pendant plaques from it. People often say jade can nourish a person. My grandfather and grandmother are old, and their health has not been very good. I was hoping you could give me those two pendant plaques.”

“Sure.”

“If it’s not convenient… Wait, what did you just…” Xi Jing Yue was caught completely off guard by how straightforward she was.

“I said sure.” Du An Rao smiled brightly, not looking forced at all.

[Anyway, there is still an even bigger piece underneath. Giving those two small jade plaques to Mr. Xi is no big deal.]

Xi Jing Yue and Jiang Chang Bin: What the heck?!