"Hey, I say, are you guys not eating?" Pi Xiaoqian looked at the two people entering and said.
"Rare. Ranran is treating today. Don't fight, give Ranran a chance."
"Ever since she earned so much selling rough stones and jade that night, Ranran has been clamoring to treat. She said she wants to thank the handsome brother. You're just accompanying guests."
Li Minxi said to him like a machine gun, chattering away.
"It's good that someone is eager to treat. It saves me money." Pi Xiaoqian said with a cheap grin.
"Behave. Fatty, you don't need to treat today, but find a fun place for the evening," Li Minxi said.
"Alright. You name the place, and I'll handle it."
"Shall we go to the Kyoto Yushun Jade Store again? One stone each, you pay, how about it?"
"Oh, my dear aunt, you want my old life. This is all the money I have, please spare me."
Pi Xiaoqian refused when he heard about buying rough stones.
Throwing tens of millions around was like playing, and it didn't feel like much for a meal, but tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands were a different story.
Just last night, a few people went to a Hutong in Kyoto to eat Manchu Imperial Cuisine, and it didn't even cost a hundred thousand.
Let alone thirty million, even three million felt like a lot to him.
"You don't want the chance, and you'll still lose money? If Yangzi makes a move, how can he lose money? You're not even willing to be a benefactor once, this is your level."
Li Minxi provoked Pi Xiaoqian when he saw his unwillingness.
"That's right. I'm paying, it's just a matter of transferring money, and I can still earn it back. Go, go, let's go after eating. Don't fight me for it, you just need to choose, and I'll pay. However, the jade that is cut out must be given to me. I'll pay you at market price."
Pi Xiaoqian said belatedly.
"Alright, we can't keep picking on the same sheep. Moreover, can the owner of such a large store be an easy person to deal with? Once is enough. If we go again, who knows what trouble will arise," Guo Xuyang said.
"Yangzi is right. We earned tens of billions from that store last time. If the owner isn't heartbroken, I don't think anyone would believe it. Let's not think about going there for a while," Lu Liang said.
He said this because he was worried that the Fourteenth Bureau might cause trouble for Guo Xuyang.
When the few people heard this, they thought it made sense and didn't mention cutting stones again.
"If we have nothing to do this afternoon, shall we go climb the Great Wall? The weather is so nice today. Handsome brother's legs were weak yesterday, so he didn't dare to go," Li Minxi suggested.
Upon hearing this, Ilianna blushed deeply, glanced at Guo Xuyang, and found that Guo Xuyang was looking outside as if nothing had happened.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I'm late," Wu Youzhi walked in, panting.
"Two beautiful ladies, your jewelry is ready. When you called me just now, it was only a small part away from completion. How do you like it?"
Wu Youzhi said as he took out two jewelry boxes.
One box contained an imperial green necklace, bracelet, and pendant. The necklace had plump beads, crystal clear, graduating from small to large, with a Maitreya Buddha plaque below. "Men wear Guanyin, women wear Buddha." This necklace alone would cost four to five hundred million on the market, mainly because it was too material-intensive. These were all Ilianna's.
Ilianna took it and put it on, exclaiming, "Oh my god, it's too beautiful. Thank you, Mr. Wu."
"You're welcome. As long as you like it."
"I really like it very much. Thank you, thank you very much."
Seeing how beautiful the necklace was, Li Minxi asked, "Mr. Wu, has mine been done?"
"It's done, it's done. This set is yours." Wu Youzhi said as he opened the other jewelry box. A pair of earrings, a pendant, a ring, and a bracelet were neatly arranged in the jewelry box.
Li Minxi casually took out the bracelet and put it on her wrist, extending it to everyone.
"Look, isn't it beautiful?"
"Beautiful, but your hands are even more beautiful." Guo Xuyang blurted out inexplicably, looking at Li Minxi's slender palms. After saying it, he realized something was wrong. But words spoken are like water poured out, and they cannot be taken back.
Ilianna casually reached out and touched his butt. Li Minxi, on the other hand, flushed instantly and glared at him.
"I was asking you to look at the bracelet, not your hand."
"Brother, if you have any ideas, I can help you," Pi Xiaoqian said with a lewd smile.
"You dead fatty, just show off."
"This set of bracelets can't be bought for less than two hundred million outside," Wu Youzhi said, changing the subject.
"Oh my god, so expensive! Xiao Xi, be careful when you wear this out, you might get robbed of money and valuables," Su Ran added.
"Whoever dares, whoever dares to rob me, I'll marry him."
She truly is a tomboy.
"Fine. Anyway, I don't dare." Pi Xiaoqian said, moving aside.
"Are you afraid of being robbed of money or of being taken advantage of?" Ilianna asked.
"Neither, I'm trying to avoid it."
"You're going to die, you dead fatty, as if I care so much," Li Minxi said.
"Let's go eat. Ilianna, give me your account, and I'll transfer the money to you."
"No. We agreed, no need. Anyway, Yangzi picked it out, so consider it a gift from him," Ilianna said.
Upon hearing Ilianna say this, Li Minxi's face turned red again for some reason. She was jealous that Guo Xuyang had given Ilianna this set of jewelry, so she wanted to get her share. She didn't know what she was thinking at the time and asked for a whole set of jewelry. No one noticed her little thoughts at the time, but when Ilianna said it, it made people think more.
Pi Xiaoqian looked at Li Minxi and then at Guo Xuyang, wondering when these two had gotten together.
"Alright, I'm hungry. Let's go eat," Guo Xuyang said.
So everyone went out and followed Su Ran to a "Old Times Nostalgic Hotel," where songs and music from the 1980s were playing. The hotel's lobby, restaurant, and corridors were decorated with a strong sense of the era, with historical imprints and symbols visible everywhere. Su Ran, perhaps because she had heard Guo Xuyang sing "Friends," specifically chose this nostalgic hotel. She was indeed a thoughtful girl.
After a satisfying meal, Li Minxi invited Guo Xuyang and the others to climb the Great Wall. Guo Xuyang had to agree since he couldn't refuse any longer. Wu Youzhi and Pi Xiaoqian declined, citing other commitments, and returned to their shop.
"He who has not reached the Great Wall is not a true hero."
Stretching for thousands of miles, it seemed endless. Only by reaching the Great Wall could one witness its grandeur and magnificence. So many heroes were buried in the barren mountains, so many families were torn apart. Every grand project was watered with the hard work of countless laborers.
For some reason, Guo Xuyang was not awed by the magnificence before him but felt a sense of pity for all living beings. He focused his gaze into the distance, as if seeing countless heroic spirits roaring, resisting foreign invasion, and guarding the land behind them. At this moment, he suddenly burst into tears, involuntarily, for the ancient heroic spirits, for the greatness of the working people.
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