"I'll wait for you," Guo Xuyang said after hanging up. He then asked, "Mr. Wu, have you eaten?"
"There wasn't time, we haven't eaten yet."
"Alright. After the guests have mostly left, let's go have some fun together. My treat. To reward the brothers."
"Sure. I didn't expect it to be so lively today. We got this much today." Wu Youzhi made a gesture.
"Two hundred million, is there really that much?"
"Today we sold four bracelets, plus two hand-held pieces, one ornament, and the smaller ones are not clear yet.
This figure is quite conservative. We'll know after the inventory tonight."
"If it were like this every day, wouldn't that be amazing."
"Brother, what are you thinking?
This is just the effect brought by these two pieces of jade.
Once these two pieces of jade are sold, there won't be so many people."
"This is also good. I heard Wu Bing found a girlfriend?"
"Yes. They are planning to get married on New Year's Day. You must come for the wedding banquet."
"I definitely have to be there. There are some good jade pieces upstairs. Pick out a few for Wu Bing's wife to make a set of jewelry."
"That's not necessary. Thank you for your kind offer, brother. I have prepared something for him."
"How about this, after we eat, we'll find a place to 'hit the autumn wind' (go pick up some bargains)."
"That can be arranged. Wu Bing, take inventory, Mr. Guo is treating. Bring your wife along."
"Okay, Uncle. I'll go take a look. Mr. Guo, forgive the neglect, it's just too busy today." Wu Bing said as he came over.
"You've all worked hard. I'll take you for some fun later."
"Thank you, Mr. Guo."
As they were talking, Pi Xiaoqian arrived, panting.
"Fatty, you need to lose weight. If you don't lose weight, how will you get married?"
"Brother, I want to.
But I can't resist the temptation of delicious food.
If I don't eat a meal, I feel off. I must eat my fill to feel comfortable.
If I don't eat enough at night, I can't even sleep." Pi Xiaoqian lamented.
"If you continue like this, you'll only get fatter. Is there no other way?"
"I've tried many times, there's no way."
Guo Xuyang watched Pi Xiaoqian panting and genuinely felt sorry for him. But he hesitated to use his abilities.
He suddenly remembered that Cheng Xiuping's father, Cheng Liguo, was much fatter than Pi Xiaoqian back then, and it was Kasa who helped Cheng Liguo lose weight.
"Kasa?" Guo Xuyang murmured.
"Master, I am here," Kasa's voice sounded in his mind.
"Can you help this fatty lose weight?"
"Yes, Master. I need to occupy his body and absorb and utilize his excess fat."
"Will it harm him?"
"No, Master."
"I understand. Come back and find an opportunity to help him."
"Okay, Master."
"Fatty, I've thought of a way that can help you lose weight," Guo Xuyang said.
"Really? Brother. If you can help me lose weight, I'll give you half of my store's shares."
"Aren't you going to regret it?"
"Compared to my body, I think I can bear to part with this share," Pi Xiaoqian said with a wry smile.
"Alright then. As long as you don't regret it."
"Mr. Pi, your store basically sells our goods now, so giving shares to Brother Guo won't be a loss for you," Wu Youzhi said from the side.
"Otherwise, why do you think I'd be so generous?" Pi Xiaoqian said with a smile.
"Fatty, you're always the one with the best calculations," Guo Xuyang said.
"Mr. Guo, Uncle, the inventory is done. Shall we go?" Wu Bing said.
"How much?" Guo Xuyang asked.
Wu Bing glanced at Pi Xiaoqian.
"There are no outsiders, so speak freely," Guo Xuyang said.
"Two hundred and thirty-six million, one hundred and twenty thousand," Wu Bing said.
"So much?" Pi Xiaoqian was very surprised.
"This is the best day we've had recently," Wu Bing said.
"I just sold less than two hundred million today, and you're tens of millions ahead of me."
"My shop deals with high-end jade, and our customer base is quite targeted."
"You're right. My shop has jade of all grades, from high to low. All kinds of customers come in. Some might not be attended to, leading to some customer loss."
"In business, it's impossible for us to make all the profit, perhaps they just didn't fancy the items in the store. It's normal for customers to leave," Wu Youzhi said.
"Let's go, we'll eat first and chat.
After that, we'll go to Li Ziwen's Yushun Jade Specialty Store to 'hit the autumn wind' again.
He should have bought quite a few rough stones from Myanmar by now."
"Great, great, great. Let's get a few more this time," Pi Xiaoqian shouted excitedly when he heard they were going to 'hit the autumn wind'.
"We can only 'shear the wool' slowly, not all at once.
Two pieces per person. Watch my cues.
Let's go in separately. I don't know if Wang Shiming is still there?" Guo Xuyang said.
"Who cares if he's there or not? We're going in legally and properly.
As long as he opens his door for business, he has no reason to turn anyone away," Wu Youzhi said.
As they spoke, the group closed the shop door and headed straight to the restaurant.
As it was too late, many restaurants were already closed, so they had to find a small privately-run eatery.
"It's too late today, so it's a bit simple. I'll treat you to a grand meal another day," Guo Xuyang said as he sat down.
"It's fine to eat something simple. We're waiting to pick up money," Pi Xiaoqian said.
"We'll go in separately later and head straight to the second floor.
Fatty is too conspicuous, you go in by yourself.
Ilena will go in with Mr. Wu. I'll go in last."
"Mr. Guo, this is Xiaohui, my fiancée," Wu Bing introduced to Guo Xuyang.
Xiaohui was about 1.6 meters tall, looked quiet and gentle, and her appearance wasn't particularly outstanding. She had ear-length hair and was a very neat and capable girl.
"Hello, Mr. Guo! My name is Liu Hui."
Liu Hui stood up boldly and shook hands with Guo Xuyang.
"Hello. It's a pleasure to meet you. Please sit. After dinner, I'll take you to buy some rough stones to play with."
"Thank you, Mr. Guo."
The group ate quickly.
Guo Xuyang waited for the others to go in first, then subtly changed his appearance before quietly entering.
He looked up and down, but didn't find Li Ziwen or Wang Shiming.
As long as these two weren't around, buying rough stones wouldn't be too much of a problem.
When he entered, Pi Xiaoqian and the others had already reached the second floor.
It was indeed a large store, with many people still selecting rough stones so late.
Guo Xuyang walked into the Moss-Shaped mine room and found Wu Bing and Liu Hui looking at a stone weighing over thirty kilograms.
The jade inside wasn't good; it was a bean-green variety, and it had quite a few cracks.
"Wu Bing, don't look at that one. Take these two instead."
Guo Xuyang pointed with his finger at a fist-sized one and another weighing over twenty kilograms.
After speaking, he turned and left.
Wu Bing and Liu Hui came over and placed the twenty-kilogram stone onto the small cart. They held the smaller one by hand.
"It's so small, can there be jade inside?" Liu Hui asked Wu Bing.
"If Mr. Guo helped choose it, it definitely won't be wrong," Wu Bing said. "Let's go, let's get it cut."
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