Chapter 216

Chapter 216: Is There Really Such a Good Thing?

There was still a piece… even bigger?

Xi Jing Yue and Jiang Chang Bin looked at the wooden box in Jiang Chang Bin’s hands at the same time.

After confirming with Du An Rao that they would not continue cutting the stone, the master craftsman had put the remaining rough stone into this wooden box so it would be easier for her to take away.

The stone had originally weighed eighteen jin. Even after cutting out that Fu Lu Shou Xi jadeite rough and some waste material, there were still more than ten jin left.

The box had already felt heavy in Jiang Chang Bin’s hands before. Now that he knew there was still an even bigger piece of rough inside that had not yet been cut out, the box felt like it weighed a thousand jin. In just this short time, sweat had broken out on his forehead, and his hands holding the box were trembling slightly.

“Since you’re willing to part with them, I can’t take advantage of you. How about this: five hundred million for the two jade plaques. That will exactly cancel out the five hundred million you borrowed from me. What do you think?”

Du An Rao could not help dropping her jaw. After a long while, she finally said: “You’re asking me what I think? What can I see in this? Mr. Xi, you’re way too obvious about trying to give me money. Those two little plaques are not worth that much.”

When they were stone cutting earlier, she had listened carefully to what President Li said. While everyone’s attention was on the stone, she had even secretly glanced at that ornament that was said to have sold for one hundred million overseas.

From the looks of it, it really was not as big as the piece of stone she had cut open, though it was not that much smaller either. Even if she took into account the water content, impurities, and all those other factors in the material, her rough stone, taken outside, could at most sell for three to four hundred million. How could it make sense that just taking out two jade plaques from it would cost someone five hundred million?

But Xi Jing Yue insisted: “They are worth that price.”

Once wealth reached a certain level, money was only a number to people like them. What became more precious instead were things like good health and a life without illness, things you could not buy with money.

With what these stones could do, if that secret were made public, never mind five hundred million, even at ten billion or a hundred billion, there would be plenty of people willing to buy.

“They’re not worth that much. At most, if I’m being black-hearted, I’d charge you one hundred million for one plaque.”

“Five hundred million.”

“At most, three hundred million.”

“Five hundred million.”

“Why are you such a spendthrift?”

“Five hundred million.”

“You…”

Jiang Chang Bin: “…” Wait a second, did the two of you accidentally switch roles? What kind of reverse bargaining is this? Are you playing some game I don’t understand?

Still, he agreed with what Xi Jing Yue said. If those jade plaques were just made from ordinary Fu Lu Shou Xi jadeite rough, they definitely would not be worth that price. The key was that there was spiritual marrow inside. Even if the price was doubled, he would still feel it was too low!

To put it bluntly, this kid was not their relative, and he was not even that great a friend. Why should he get a share?

Thinking this way, Jiang Chang Bin looked at Xi Jing Yue with more and more displeasure. Without noticing, his tone also turned a bit sarcastic as he said: “Since he’s willing to pay that price, it means our things are worth that much. Just take it. Why do you have so many opinions?”

“Big Brother, you…”

“Mr. Jiang is right. Then it’s settled.” Xi Jing Yue cut in.

Du An Rao: “…” I haven’t even agreed yet. How is it already settled? Wait, when did you two get on the same side?

With two against one, Du An Rao could not win. She rolled her eyes speechlessly and decided not to keep arguing about this topic: “Let’s not talk about this first. Mr. Xi, let me confirm with you again. You really have no interest in that plot in the South District?”

A light flashed in Xi Jing Yue’s eyes. He faintly guessed something.

“Why are you asking like this? Do you want to sell the South District land? You want to sell it to me?”

Du An Rao scratched her cheek awkwardly: “That is what I’m thinking.”

Her real goal had never been the South District land. She had always wanted the wasteland in the Northern Suburbs. If it had not been for the two plots being bundled together, she would not have needed to work so hard and spend so much money fighting with that group of people. Most importantly…

“And look at me. I don’t have a company, I don’t have connections. I’m just holding on to this piece of land for nothing. A president can’t make it bloom out of thin air.”

If these words got out, they would probably drive that group of people who had been bidding with her tonight crazy. A crowd of big company bosses had lost to a single small business owner. Just thinking about it was magical enough.

“So you plan to transfer it to me?”

“…Well, you have so many businesses. You must have investment projects and connections related to this kind of thing. The land wouldn’t be wasted in your hands.”

Xi Jing Yue raised his eyebrows. He did not say yes or no. He just casually asked: “Then how much do you plan to sell it for?”

“Uh…” Thinking of those more than ten billion that made her heart ache, Du An Rao tested the waters and held up a number: “Fifteen billion.”

Xi Jing Yue stayed silent.

“Four… fourteen billion?”

Xi Jing Yue was still silent.

“Then twelve billion?”

Xi Jing Yue kept silent.

“If it really doesn’t work, then… ten billion?”

“…” Even a clearance sale was not this drastic.

Xi Jing Yue rubbed his temples with a headache: “Aren’t you afraid you’ll lose too much selling like this?”

Du An Rao’s eyes lit up: “So you’re agreeing? Then I’ll transfer the land to you right now.”

“Wait!” Xi Jing Yue quickly stopped her. “Don’t transfer it to me yet.”

“Why? Do you still think it’s too expensive? Um, this price can still be discussed.”

“No.” Xi Jing Yue laughed helplessly and reminded her with a deeper meaning: “It’s just that as soon as you resell it to me, you might have to pay tax on it again.”

Du An Rao: “?!!!”

“What?! I… you…” She pointed at herself, then at Xi Jing Yue, and only after a long time managed to squeeze out one sentence: “Do you pay it, or do I pay it?”

“We both do. But if it counts as a transfer, you’ll pay more than me.”

Du An Rao: “?!!!”

“Why?!” In less than half a year since leaving the mountain, this was the first time she had dealt with such a huge amount of money, and she exploded. She had to pay when buying, and she had to pay again when selling. In and out in less than one day, she would lose several hundred million for nothing, throwing in all the money she would ever earn in her whole life. Wasn’t that killing her?

“There’s nothing we can do. Those are the rules. So for now, don’t think about selling the land.”

[But if I don’t sell this land, how can I pay everyone back? How can I make use of it? The president can’t just let it rot in my hands, right? This is what happens when you’re not educated. You have to study more. If you’re not careful, you fall into a pit!]

So that was why.

Xi Jing Yue felt both helpless and amused.

“Even though I can’t buy your land, we can still cooperate.”

“Cooperate? How?”

“You just said it yourself. You only have land but no team and no connections. I have those. We can work together. I provide the people, you provide the land. We develop it, and when we make money, we split it fifty-fifty. No, seventy-thirty. I get thirty, you get seventy.”

Du An Rao: “???” There was really such a good thing?

Jiang Chang Bin: “…” He no longer even knew what to say. He felt like he was watching a fantasy movie. Did there really exist someone who was this eager to send money to others? This guy’s previous life was probably Sudhana, the Child of Wealth.