Chapter 537 - I’m Going To Get My Machete
Chapter 537: I’m Going To Get My Machete
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Ye Jiu had never had such a good spicy crawfish before.
He looked at Fu Zhi, who was covering herself with a coverlet. After ascertaining that she was still breathing, he gathered up the bowl of spicy crawfish and milk tea on the desk and headed out of the room.
The door was closed with a bang by Ye Jiu.
After everything had come to complete silence, Fu Zhi slowly closed her eyes.
Five minutes later, a sigh could be heard from the room.
Ten minutes later, Fu Zhi couldn’t help and punched the wall when she recalled the things she told Li Nanli earlier on.
Half an hour later, Fu Zhi laid on the bed like a doll as she stared soullessly into the ceiling.
“Why?” She said as she pulled the elephant plushie next to her over, hid her face into it, and kicked the coverlet away.
“Why must life be so hard on me?! There’s no way I can clear my name anymore! Even Gu Yanqi has called and laughed at me!”
Very soon, everyone would learn that she had a thousand x-rated movies on her laptop. Right now, she was not even in the mood to enjoy her milk tea… Well, milk tea was innocent and its fate was to be drunk by people, so she felt she should not stop drinking milk tea.
Besides, there was nothing she could do as well right now. After she thought for a while, she figured that she should at least fill her stomach full first.
Also, facts spoke louder than words. She was confident that her boyfriend would understand her.
After Fu Zhi convinced herself, she jumped up from the bed. Her hair was disheveled and she marched towards Ye Jiu’s room.
She was in need of milk tea to save her damaged heart right now!
The moment she pushed the door open, she then pulled a mirror out of her pocket and began to tidy herself up. Then, looking at the fair-skinned, sweet-looking girl through the mirror, Fu Zhi nodded and went into Ye Jiu’s room.
However, the moment she opened the door, Ye Jiu had already finished all three sets of spicy crawfish and two cups of milk tea.
He was cleaning his fingers right now, and when he noticed Fu Zhi, he turned his head to face her and said matter-of-factly, “I thought people like you fill your stomach with x-rated movies.”
Fu Zhi was speechless.
She turned around and stormed outside.
“Where are you going?” Ye Jiu asked, but Fu Zhi did not reply and just kept walking forward.
Ye Jiu then chased up to her and pressed on, “Is the world most adorable, cutest, prettiest…”
‘Oh sh*t,’ Ye Jiu came to a sudden stop as no matter how hard he rummaged through his brain, he could not find another word to describe Fu Zhi.
‘D*mn it. I should’ve paid more attention in the class!’
That said, Ye Jiu soon had calmed himself down. He cleared his throat and continued, “Is the world’s most adorable, cutest, prettiest, and most gentle lady here?”
“Yes, I’m here,” Fu Zhi replied, emphasizing every word that spilled from her lips.
Ye Jiu’s eyes lit up and he grabbed her wrist. “So where is my Zhizhi going?”
“I’m going to get my machete,” Fu Zhi replied.
“You’re dead, Ye Jiu!”
Ye Jiu was stunned.
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The next day.
The “Stone Gambling Festival” held by the Lucky Cloud Pavilion had officially begun. Every stone gambling enthusiast was informed to gather at the Lucky Cloud Pavilion at eight o’clock in the morning for a jade stones appraisal session that would last for four hours. Then, the bidding session would start at one o’clock in the afternoon, and the result would be released at two o’clock in the afternoon.
Lu Jingqing received the invitation a long time ago, so he woke up at 5:30 am to have his breakfast.
Xu Wei stayed up all night watching a drama, so she was still sleeping.
After Lu Jingqing had finished all his preparation and was about to head out, Fu Zhi came down to the living room.
Before Lu Jingqing came to Myanmar, Fu Zhi had told him that she was going to the festival with him.
She had spent the entire night beating Ye Jiu, and she felt exceptionally refreshed today.
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As soon as they went out, they were greeted by a man outside of Iris Time Villa.
Lu Jingqing went forward and greeted the man at the back seat. It seemed to Fu Zhi that the man was one of his father’s friends.
After they got into the car, Lu Jingqing then introduced the man to Fu Zhi. “This is a friend of mine in Myanmar. His name is Jin Can, and you can call him Uncle Jin.”
Jin Can was a Burmese, and he got to know Lu Jingqing when he went to visit China the last time.
He knew how to speak Chinese, so after Lu Jingqing had finished speaking, he looked at Fu Zhi and offered her a smile, “I’ve heard that you’ve adopted a daughter, and indeed, she’s a pretty girl…”
As he was talking, he pulled a jade out of his pocket. “I was in a rush to meet your father. I didn’t get to prepare any gift for you, so I hope you don’t mind. Please take this jade amulet. Consider it as a small token from me. If we get any good jade stones today, I’ll make a pair of earrings for you.”
Fu Zhi nodded.
She heard from Xu Wei that other than a group of experts that followed her father to Myanmar, Jin Can was his biggest consultant.
Jin Can was pretty famous in the Lucky Cloud Pavilion. He successfully got an imperial jade from a low-priced jade stone, and that was when he became well known in the Lucky Cloud Pavilion. Besides, he also had a vast amount of experience in stone gambling.
It took roughly an hour to travel from Iris Time Villa to the Lucky Cloud Pavilion.
As a talkaholic, Jin Can kept talking about stone gambling to Fu Zhi throughout the entire journey
The street where the Lucky Cloud Pavilion was one of the most flourishing streets for the stone gambling industry in Myanmar. People always said that high return investments always came with high risk, and it was the same for stone gambling.
Nobody knew what kind of jade stone they would get, and even the most expert enthusiast might make mistakes.
One person could become rich overnight if he got a high-quality jade, and vice versa.
The Lucky Cloud Pavilion was the flagship of the stone gambling industry in Myanmar. Besides, since a lot of people had gotten high-grade jade such as the imperial jade from the jade stones imported by the Lucky Cloud Pavilion, the price they offered for one jade stone was much higher than their competitor.
However, a lot of people still willingly come to the Lucky Cloud Pavilion despite the high price because they would have a higher chance of getting a high-grade jade from the Lucky Cloud Pavilion
“You might not know about it, but luck plays an essential role in stone gambling,” Jin Can continued, “A few days ago, I just spent five million to buy a piece of jade stone. Even my consultant told me that there’s a high chance it could be a high-grade jade, but who knows, the lucky goddess didn’t smile at me this time. It’s just a normal jade in the end.”
Fu Zhi did not know what to say.
“Do you know how many bowls of mee soup I could eat for five million? When my wife found out that I spent five million for nothing, she nearly killed my son.”
“Why didn’t she kill you?” Fu Zhi asked.
“Who’s going to earn money for her to spend if she kills me? She just wants me to have a taste of what it feels like to have my heart gouge out of my chest.”
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Fu Zhi became speechless.
She did not understand why her father still had the guts to ask help from Jin Can considering that he had just lost five million in stone gambling.
Perhaps he knew what Fu Zhi was thinking, he grinned at her and said, “There’s this one ancient saying in your country which goes “when the bitter is finished, then comes the sweet”, I’ve tasted so much bitter, so I’m positive that today will be the end of my suffering!”
Fu Zhi said, “Okay… May the odds be ever in your favor, then.”
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Perhaps Fu Zhi was too calm, he changed to another topic, “In stone gambling, nobody can guarantee that they will get the highest grade of jade every time. However, there are a few families that are extremely lucky like the Wu Family, the Bai Family, and the Liu Family. They always end up making a fortune every year they come to the Lucky Cloud Pavilion. I wonder if someone is helping them from the back.”
‘I don’t know about the other two families, but the Wu Family has someone to help them from the back,’ Fu Zhi said inwardly.
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“I’m kind of surprised that a girl like you is also interested in stone gambling,” Jin Can continued, “The Lucky Cloud Pavilion has just imported another batch of jade stones yesterday, and every year, there will be a lot of jade stones left after the festival. This is your first time, so you can pick a small one later to test your luck. It will be on my tab!”
When Fu Zhi heard what he had said, she threw him a sidelong glance. “Well, I know a little bit about stone gambling, so I think I will be fine.”
As if he heard the funniest joke in the world, Jin Can broke out into laughter and said, “You’re really one interesting girl.”
Jin Can would believe in Fu Zhi if she was an expert in stone gambling, but in Jin Can’s opinion, Fu Zhi was just here to have some fun.
Fu Zhi did not know what she should say.
She knew he did not believe in her, so she did not say anything in return.
After 30 minutes, they finally arrived at the Lucky Cloud Pavilion.
There were a lot of people outside the pavilion since the Lucky Cloud Pavilion was the biggest in the stone gambling industry.
The entire building was set up as an exhibition hall. The stones near the entrance cost about 30,000 and the price for the stones increased as they went deeper into the exhibition hall.
All of the prices for the jade stone were set by the Lucky Cloud Pavilion, and this year they decided to use the blind bidding method.
Blind bidding prevented prospective buyers from knowing the bids of others. In other words, a buyer would not know how many people would be bidding on a jade stone. Then, after the bidding session had ended, the person with the highest bit would get the jade stone.
It was even more interesting and had more uncertainties than a normal bidding session. After all, under the circumstance where the information of the bidders remained undisclosed, one might overestimate the price and end up wasting too much money or underestimated the price and the other person got the jade stone instead.
That said, most of the people that came to the Lucky Cloud Pavilion were not ordinary people and they were more than willing to take the risk.
There was a cutting machine outside of the exhibition hall, and buyers could “cut” the jade stone open on the spot to check the quality.
The exhibition hall was crowded. Other than the tycoons in the jewelry industry as well as some experts, there were also some rich men and women browsing the jade stones. They were waiting for the end of the first round of bidding so that they could buy the rest of the jade stones that nobody wanted without having to bid again.
“Since the Liu Family isn’t here, I’m sure that the biggest winner this year would be the Wu Family.”
“I don’t think so. I heard that Chu Yunsheng has returned to Myanmar from overseas. I guess he’s going to take part this time as well.”
“Chu Yunsheng is good, but don’t you forget that the Wu Family is extremely lucky. They are always graced by the lucky goddess and they’re financially sound, so it’s still hard to tell who will emerge victorious.”
“By the way, there are quite a lot of new people this year. For example, that guy over there.. I saw him here a few days ago and I heard that he’s from the Lu Family. I also heard that this is the first time he has joined the stone gambling festival…”