Volume 1 Rebirth - The Eve of High School Chapter 27 Probe

  Everything has been going smoothly, and on this evening, Zi Qing had nothing to do, so she thought of going to Long Feng Xiang to pick up the colorless jade jewelry set. After all, it's been a long time since then. Lately, she's been busy with various things, and Wang Dong didn't want to call to urge her, so the thing has been left at the main store without being picked up.

  The sky was slightly dark, and Zi Qing walked out of the door without driving. In fact, she didn't plan to drive normally, after all, she was only 16 years old, wasn't she? Moreover, Zi Qing enjoyed walking on this somewhat old asphalt road from 14 years ago. Looking at those small buildings that had been demolished in her memories but still existed, Zi Qing felt a little dazed.

  Just then, a sudden "beep beep" sound came from beside her ear, and Zi Qing turned around in confusion. She saw a red convertible BMW speeding towards her, with several young men and women sitting inside, their hair dyed in various colors. The car was blasting heavy metal music, and the group of people looked at Zi Qing, who was walking alone on the street corner with her short hair looking a bit messy, wearing a tacky T-shirt and sports pants. They couldn't help but tease her, so they honked the horn again and burst out laughing. "Little sister, get in the car! Big brothers will take you to a great place to have fun! Haha!"

  Jian Ziying didn't react, and the car sped past her with a loud screech. Looking at this group of men and women, Ziying didn't get angry, but instead felt a little melancholic, lamenting these passionate years that slipped away like flowing water.

  Arriving at the Longfengxiang flagship store, I unexpectedly saw a red BMW parked at the entrance. Upon entering the store, I unsurprisingly saw the two men and three women who had mocked me earlier also strolling around inside. Zi Qing's arrival caught their attention, and they seemed to recall that she was the "country bumpkin" girl from the roadside. They looked over at her with some mockery, including the handsome driver, who loudly boasted to the blonde girl beside him, "My dad is the general manager of Longfengxiang, and Wang Mingtang, the chairman of the board, is my uncle! Take a look around and see if there's anything you particularly like - just pick whatever you want!"

  "Wow, it's Wang Ming Tang!" "Chairman Wang! Oh my god, I've seen him on TV!" "He's worth hundreds of millions!" A few fashionable girls exclaimed in surprise, and upon seeing the envious gaze of the service staff, they restrained their excitement and proudly picked out some accessories at the counter. As they walked past Zi Qing, they looked even more superior, sneering with a mocking laugh.

  The young man who took the lead saw the girls' admiring expressions and felt his bones melt, then he looked at the girl with short hair next to him, her face calm as she browsed the counter, without a hint of surprise on her face, as if she hadn't heard what he said earlier. Suddenly, he felt like a clown in her eyes, so his expression turned somewhat gloomy.

  Ai Zi Qing had called Wang Ming Tang before coming, knowing that he should have already informed the duty manager. However, after stating her intention, the duty manager only told her to wait a bit, so Zi Qing could only listlessly wander around the counter, after all, taking another look at these valuable jewelry and accessories was also a feast for the eyes.

  Ziying walked to a display stand and suddenly saw a five-sided emerald necklace. The pendant was transparent and clear, quietly lying on a black velvet cloth, the black velvet making the necklace even more transparent and flawless. It made people like it at first sight. This should be the one she had custom-made, right?

  "Wow, it's so beautiful! Wang Shao, can I choose this one?" The blonde girl appeared beside Zi Qing at some point and asked in amazement while staring at the colorless glass pendant.

  "Hmm?" The man called Wang Shao walked over, took a look and said somewhat awkwardly, "Let's take a look at something else. This one shouldn't be allowed. I heard it was custom-made, only one set available, worth almost a million."

  "Wow! Almost a hundred thousand yuan? What kind of thing is so expensive?" The girls gathered around, exclaiming in surprise. Although they knew several rich young men and had experienced a lot of luxury in their daily lives, when they heard about such an astronomical price for jewelry, they were still extremely shocked and curious.

  Wang Ming saw that everyone was curiously looking at him, and he glanced at Ai Zi Qing standing beside him, watching them with a leisurely gaze, as well as the few scattered customers around. Seeing that everyone's attention had been drawn over, he proudly said, "Do you know what is the king of jade? That is emerald!"

  The girl next to her interrupted, "But jade can't be that expensive, right? I also have a pair of jade bracelets, which cost 700 yuan, and that's already very expensive." She had previously bragged about the bracelets many times, after all, nearly a thousand yuan worth of jewelry was considered very expensive for ordinary people at that time. In her friend circle, she was often envied because of this.

  Not to mention her, even if Ai Ziqing hadn't entered the jade circle before, hearing that a pair of bangles cost nearly a thousand yuan would only make her gasp in surprise. Those things worth hundreds of thousands or even millions were unheard of, and her understanding of jewelry was extremely limited.

  "What's that? Hehe... this is the real deal, imperial green jade." He pointed to the glass necklace and continued, "There are many types of jade, but the highest quality is indeed imperial green. However, even our company, Longfengxiang, doesn't have it, and one carat costs tens of thousands of yuan. But this necklace is also a noble type of glass jade, crystal clear and translucent. If it were emerald green, its value would be even higher, possibly exceeding one million for a set!" After finishing his sentence, he glanced around at the crowd with a smug expression, thinking to himself that all his efforts to learn about jewelry in order to impress girls had paid off.

  Just then, a black Mercedes-Benz drove up to the entrance of the store, and a young man got out of the driver's seat, respectfully opening the rear door...

  Wang Ming saw Wang Mingtang walk into the store and was startled. He hastily went forward and said, "Uncle, why have you come?"

  Wang Mingtang glanced at the fashionable girls behind Wang Ming, slightly furrowed his brow, knowing that his nephew had brought girls to show off again. He felt a bit angry and didn't bother to pay attention, walking straight towards Zi Qing.

  Zi Qing saw Wang Ming Tang come in person, slightly surprised, with a subtle smile on his face, walked over and shook hands with Wang Ming Tang "Director Wang, how do you have time to come over personally today."

  Wang Ming Tang smiled brightly and said, "Miss Zi Qing has come to fetch something, of course I, Wang, must come over to take a look. How is it? Have I been neglectful towards you?"

  This made Zi Qing even more confused. She was just a young girl without any status, and it shouldn't be King Ming Tang who came personally. Moreover, since the item was in the store, the duty manager only said to let Zi Qing wait for a moment, apparently waiting for King Ming Tang, but why did he come?

  "Director Wang is too polite, your store's service is very thoughtful, besides, I'm just here to pick up some small accessories, how can I let Director Wang come over personally." Zi Qing said humbly.

  "Mr. Wang is quite old, so if Miss Zi Qing doesn't mind, she can just call him Uncle Wang." said Wang Ming Tang with a smile.

  "Uh, Uncle Wang also calls me Zi Qing, but what about my stuff?" Zi Qing asked.

  "Xiao Li, go get that set of jewelry from Zi Qing." Wang Ming Tang instructed the duty manager. Turning his head, he smiled at Zi Qing and said "I heard that Old Horse is also preparing to enter the jewelry industry, has registered a company called Yu Shi Xuan, and then opened up Chuan Shi Zi Fei, I wonder about this matter..."

  Here is the translation:

  "Ah, here it comes! Zi Qing knew that Wang Ming Tang must have something to say, but didn't expect him to be inquiring about this matter. The news is quite well-informed, but why would he ask about himself? "I know about this matter, Uncle Ma likes purple and green apple, I'm happy for him too."

  "Oh? It seems that as long as Zi Qing is around, everywhere is a treasure! Haha!" Wang Ming Tang said with a meaningful smile at Zi Qing.

  Now that Zi Qing has somewhat figured it out, Wang Ming Tang must have also heard about Ma Yu Xi's previous affairs. But after Zi Qing took out the jadeite, Ma Yu Xi immediately entered the jewelry industry and participated in K City's gambling stone banquet, so the origin of this money is worth pondering.

  Although it is not clear how Wang Ming Tang knew that Ai Zi Qing also attended the gambling stone banquet, if he linked these things together, it would not be difficult to guess that there was a figure of Ai Zi Qing in this, and he was a Tai Shan Bei Dou level figure in the Yang City jewelry industry, so today he came specifically to probe.

  "Uncle Wang, don't say that. Ziqing is just an ordinary student who got to know Uncle Ma by chance because of his curiosity about gambling on stones. Who would have thought that he could be lucky enough to open up a jade worth tens of millions? This is all thanks to Uncle Ma." Ziqing said with some embarrassment.

  Wang Ming Tang was somewhat perplexed, as he had already been eighty percent certain of his own conjecture. He had investigated Ai Zi Qing's family situation and knew that after selling the jade, there were no significant changes in their living conditions. Therefore, this sum of money should have been used to start a company with Ma Yu Xi. Although she was only sixteen or seventeen years old, Wang Ming Tang had interacted with her and knew that this girl was mature-minded and had a demeanor that he greatly admired. If she had the idea of joining the jewelry industry, it would not be difficult to understand. However, judging from her attitude now, she seemed to be pushing him away and shifting the focus to Ma Yu Xi, which made Wang Ming Tang somewhat unable to comprehend. At this age, children who achieved such success should proudly show it off, even if they were mature!

  It seems now that either it has nothing to do with her, or even if it does, she doesn't want others to know. The implication is already very clear. So Wang Ming Tang smiled tactfully and said "Yes! Mr. Ma's discerning eye recognizes jade, he is indeed the best in the gambling stone world."

  At this time, the duty manager had already taken out the things in the counter and handed them over to Ai Zi Qing, a ring, a necklace, and a pair of earrings.

  Wang Ming Tang said, "After the goods are made, they will be sent directly to the head office. The head office is for publicity purposes, so they will display the goods. Zi Qing won't mind, right?"

  "Of course not, Zi Qing still needs to thank Uncle Wang. If there's nothing else, I'll head home first, it's getting dark and a bit scary." Zi Qing batted her eyelashes, looking cute.

  "Haha! Alright, it's late, Uncle Wang will send you back. Let's go." He said, not waiting for Zi Qing to react, and got up to walk out. As if he remembered something, he turned around and said to Wang Ming, "Go home early today! You're always wandering around, don't know what's important. Don't touch anything in the store again!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and took Zi Qing away in the car.

  Wang Ming was so embarrassed that he wanted to die, and the crowd was even more stunned. Although everyone was far away and couldn't hear what the two were saying, they all saw the two chatting and laughing, looking very familiar. Moreover, everyone also saw that the necklace Wang Ming had just bragged about belonged to the person they had just despised, which was really unbelievable!

  Wang Ming felt a bit regretful and wanted to bang his head against the wall. If that girl said something bad about him to his uncle, he would be in trouble! The girls around him were also stunned, after all, they had just been looking down on her, but now she was leaving with millions of dollars worth of jewelry, it was quite ironic.