Chapter 233

Chapter 233: Afraid You’ll Starve to Death

Du De Sheng forced down the smile at the corner of his mouth, cleared his throat, and said: “Then help us cut open the rest too and see whether this thing is really worth any money.”

Since Du De Sheng had said that, Master Qi did not say anything more and continued cutting the stone in his hands.

Only, compared with before, he was much more careful now. He did not dare keep using the stone-cutting saw in big bold cuts. Instead, he worked bit by bit along the green line at the edge, slowly grinding his way down.

This step was without a doubt time-consuming and tiring, especially since, just as Du An Rao had guessed earlier, this rough stone was much bigger than the one they had opened at the auction house before.

Master Qi spent more than two hours altogether before he finally took out all the jade material inside.

“This…” Master Qi looked at the piece of jade on the table, as big as a plate and very thick too, and sighed from the bottom of his heart: “Miss Du has pretty good luck. No matter if you look at its color, type, or water, this raw stone is all top grade. The purity is also very high, the impurities inside can almost be ignored. More importantly, the whole piece is so big, and…”

You could see that Master Qi’s mood right now was very mixed. Opening up treasure was of course exciting. Opening up such a big treasure was something to be proud of. But the key was that this rough stone had already produced a piece of rare jade earlier. Now it had given them another huge piece of green jade with delicate color, old kind, and very high clarity.

All of this made Master Qi, who had been dealing with all kinds of jade for many years, want to shout that it was impossible. He felt like all his years of experience and professional knowledge had been overturned and were completely useless.

He had been friends with Du De Sheng for many years. With just one look at his face, Du De Sheng knew what he was thinking and secretly felt a bit sorry for him.

Talking about science with this little granddaughter of his, you were bound to suffer. After all, her very existence was already not very scientific.

Although Xi Jing Yue had long guessed that the treasure Du An Rao had picked would not be bad, he still could not help being surprised when he actually saw such a big piece of jade. Right after that, he could not help thinking of Du An Rao’s master, who had been worried she would not have enough to eat when she was out on her own, so he had specially prepared a large auction house for her where she could just sit at home and wait to collect money.

You could tell that Master really did worry himself sick over this little disciple. Giving her an entire business was one thing. He even stuffed her with treasures. One rough stone worth hundreds of millions was not enough, he had to give her two, and each was bigger than the last, not caring at all about the rules of nature or the laws of the world.

Only…

Xi Jing Yue quietly glanced over at Du An Rao, who had already moved close to the table and was now observing this big, fresh, watery piece of jade from up close.

[Such a big piece, and it is all filled with spirit marrow. If I give it to Auntie Qiu and her son to cut, they can make a lot of jewelry. With the leftover material, we can make rings, earrings, pendants, and even a small piece can be divided into many sets. Not bad, not bad. This is great, now I have gifts ready for everyone.]

Du De Sheng: “…”

This wasteful child. Whenever she gets something good, all she thinks about is her own people. She never thinks about herself. If you took this piece out and sold it, it would be enough for you to buy a truckload of gifts!

Xi Jing Yue: “…”

I knew it!

Even though he hated that she did not live up to his hopes, if Du An Rao were not this kind of person, he would not value her and love her so much.

After sulking with himself for a while, Du De Sheng took out his phone and sent out a message.

Not long after, Du An Rao’s phone rang. When she took it out, she saw it was a transfer notice.

She took a closer look at the transfer amount, and her eyes went wide.

“Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions, ten millions…” Afraid she had read it wrong, Du An Rao counted the zeros one by one. In the end, when she found that she had not read it wrong, her face went blank for a second.

After spacing out for a moment, she suddenly came back to herself, turned her head to look at Du De Sheng, and asked: “Granduncle, did you transfer this money to me?”

To make it easier for her to use later, that black card had already been put under her name overnight yesterday. But right now, the only person who would put this huge sum of money into that card seemed to be this elder in front of her, who was not short of money at all.

“Yes, I sent it.”

“Why did you suddenly send me money, and in one go it’s a hundred million…” Was he so bored he thought he had too much money to burn or something?

“…I was afraid you would starve to death.”

Du An Rao: “???”

[Mr. Xi was right. Granduncle really might have taken the wrong medicine.]

Du De Sheng was stunned for a moment, then decisively turned his anger toward Xi Jing Yue. The way he looked at him was like he wanted to eat him alive.

You rotten brat. The Four Pillars of Destiny between you two are not even written yet, and you already dare badmouth me behind my precious granddaughter’s back. Just wait and see how I deal with you later!

The tragically “sold out” Xi Jing Yue: “…”

Bad move. If I had known, I would not have run my mouth just now!

“This stone really is of excellent quality.” No one knew when Qin Yan Qing had come out from inside. She stood next to the table, looking at the raw jade that had almost been fully taken out.

“Grandmother, do you like this color of jade? Later I can ask someone to make you a pair of earrings, okay?” Du An Rao asked.

Qin Yan Qing smiled, patted the arm that Du An Rao had linked through hers, and shook her head: “No need. This color of jade is too tender. It is not suitable for an old woman my age. You should save it for the elders in your mother’s generation.”

Seeing that she really was not interested in this piece of jade, Du An Rao did not bring it up again. Besides, she had already kept an even better piece for them.

“Such a big stone will be hard to handle. Have you decided who will deal with it?” Qin Yan Qing asked.

Du An Rao nodded: “I know an auntie. Her family runs a jewelry company. They have a team that specializes in this kind of work. They can also help design the styles. Their prices are fair. Most important, if I do not want them to, they will not spread this around.”

“Is she the one who sent you that auction invitation before?”

“Yes.”

“As long as you know what you are doing. You also do not have to worry about people finding out about this stone. There are countless strange people and strange things in this world. Not everything can be explained by common sense. If others ask, just say you do not know and let them guess on their own.”

What Qin Yan Qing said was actually a double message. If you thought about it carefully, it was actually not a bad thing that Du An Rao chose to turn these raw stones with spirit marrow into jewelry for relatives and close friends.

After all, these things had special effects. Giving them to people whose background you knew well meant at least they would not leak out and make people with bad intentions notice Du An Rao and target her.

However, her words reminded Du An Rao of something. The pieces of spirit marrow jewelry she planned to give to relatives later did not have as strong an effect as the ones she wanted to give to Qin Yan Qing and the others. But just in case, she still had to think of a more reliable reason.

[Got it! When the time comes, I will say that after I bought these pieces of jewelry, I took them to the nearby temple to worship the divine spirits and have them blessed. Anyway, everyone already likes going to temples to ask for peace talismans, and these work about the same. Later, whether it is the jewelry that works or the “blessing” that works, everyone can decide for themselves. After all, the end of science is occult arts. Let them guess for themselves.]

The three people who already knew the truth: “…”

You really are a little genius!