When Lin Luo was in a bad mood, Cui Pangzi, who had a rich family background, wasn't doing well either. Wang Miao'e saw that he couldn't sleep at night and the two of them even quarreled several times because of this.

  Chui Pangzi's worry didn't want to let Wang Miao know, could he tell his wife that a martial arts master bent a steel bar in front of him and asked him to hand over some spiritual jade material?

  This matter is too absurd, the spiritual energy thing, isn't it those strange things? How did this big roughneck know where to find it? Cui Pangzi was very worried, he was just a fatty with a cheap life, afraid that those high-flying thugs would cause trouble for Wang Miaoyu. Because of this, he lost over ten kilograms in less than half a month and made Wang Miaoyu envy him to no end.

  As for Lin Luoran, after some thought, he decided to first cut the raw stone left at Baojia's place. If it wasn't enough money, then think of another way.

  There were no tools for removing stones at her home, but Lin Luoran was not stupid.

  He first took the raw stone to Mr. Liu's cutting workshop, cut off its outer skin, and roughly solved it. Anyway, it was a piece larger than a sea bowl, but the jade material in the middle did not come out. It was just to make people unable to recognize that it was the stone he bought from Old Zhang for 500 yuan.

  Since getting the breathing technique from Master Jia, this little bit of evidence of her true nature has alerted Lin Luoran. She can no longer infuse spiritual energy into jade materials, who knows if anyone else will notice, and when others discover her mysterious pearl, Lin Luoran is not yet strong enough to protect herself in front of cultivators. The principle of "carrying a treasure is a crime" she still understands, it seems that being low-key is necessary.

  The original stone was almost solved, and Lin Luo Ran called Cui Huanzi.

  Lin Luoran was preparing to buy Mr. Cui's house, and Wang Miao also mentioned it at home. At that time, Cui Pangzi even asked if he wanted to lend some money to Wang Miao, this younger sister, and he still had a pretty good impression of Lin Luoran.

  As expected, Wang Miao spat in her face, "You're treating my sister like a beggar? Who wants your leftovers!"

  Chui Baozi retreated with a sullen face, rubbing his nose and saying nothing.

  Now that Lin Luoran is calling to sell jade material, Cui Pangzi has two reasons: first, he recently received threats and urgently needs new jade material; second, he also wants to take the opportunity to help Lin Luoran - not many people can get along with his wife Wang Miaoe.

  Lin Luoran heard Cui's excitement on the phone and didn't think much of it. Having been in contact with him a few times, although Old Cui always wore a tacky gold chain that made him look like a nouveau riche, he was actually not arrogant at all, but rather smiled all day long, and was a very good fatty.

  Chui Pingzi's home is in an old villa district in R City, where the first batch of rich people in R City and even the entire S Province live. It is a well-known wealthy area throughout the city.

  After all, it's a high-end villa area. Although many years have passed, the protection is good and often renovated, the entire community is not old-fashioned, but because of the age, the original greening has grown deep roots, tall trees, and the leaves of French plane trees cover the bluestone path, looking very European.

  Wang Miao'e was busy with something in the company, and at home there were only Cui Pangzi and two nannies.

  "Cui Ge, why is there only you at home? Are the kids in school?" Lin Luo Ran asked casually while watching Cui Huanzi wipe the stone in the basement.

  Chui Pangzi sighed and said: "As expected, your sister Wang didn't tell you about this. It seems she still cares a lot... We don't have children due to physical reasons."

  Lin Luoran was shocked, Cui Pangzi and Wang Miaoe were both over 40 years old, yet they had never had children. No wonder Sister Wang never mentioned kids like other women did. It turned out she didn't have any, Lin Luoran thought to herself, feeling a bit too forward. Luckily, she hadn't asked in front of Sister Wang... Lin Luoran was still regretful, but Cui Pangzi himself wasn't too concerned:

  "It doesn't matter if there's no child, in my opinion, adopting one to inherit the family business is also okay. Your sister Wang is so anxious that she can't even eat, and has taken a lot of medicine, which has harmed her body instead. If you have the chance, advise her too, I really think adoption is also fine."

  So, Wang's current figure and skin quality are due to taking too much medicine? Lin Luoer thought that the thing she was about to give should be effective, every woman loves beauty, compared to maternal glory, even if it means sacrificing her own physical appearance, Lin Luoer couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.

  Chui Pangzi was holding a skinless material that Lin Luoran had brought, because the material itself was small and couldn't be cut, it could only be slowly ground against the stone. Of course, if Lin Luoran hadn't been so convinced that this stone contained jadeite, Chui Pangzi wouldn't have believed that such a small piece of stone could produce green.

  The stone was rubbed halfway through and was about to rub against the jade, when the nanny upstairs shouted that there was a call from Cui Baozi.

  Chui Pangzi spat out a mouthful of dusty saliva and went upstairs to answer the phone, leaving Lin Luoran temporarily in the basement. After more than ten minutes, Chui Pangzi still hadn't come down, so the nanny brought Lin Luoran a cup of flower tea, and Lin Luoran knew she had to wait some more, so she started examining the basement.

  This is the basement of Chui Pongzi's villa, both underground rooms have been converted into workshops, one for Chui Pongzi and one for Wang Miao'e, specializing in high-end material storage and stone processing.

  It seems that Cui Pangzi trusts herself very much, and the jade scraps are everywhere. If someone really has a thief's heart, they might not be detected even if they take away a high-end piece. However, Cui Pangzi left her alone here, although there is surveillance, which also shows that Cui Pangzi is open-minded.

  On the workbench, there is a piece of jade material as large as a bowl mouth, which is a rare black jade with white and green colors. The three colors are intertwined, but the color bands are not clear. The carving tools were placed next to it, but the jade material was covered with a thick layer of dust. It's estimated that Cui Huanzi hadn't considered how to make the first cut yet.

  Lin Luoran has recently gained a deeper understanding of jade, and her fondness for it has increased. She can't help but feel an itch in her heart whenever she sees the raw materials, and just as she was about to pick one up to take a closer look, Cui Pangzi finally finished his phone call and returned.

  "Does Lin's daughter like that fabric? I bought it back and pondered for a long time, it's hard to cut, if you offer 800,000 yuan, I'll sell it to you, how about that?"

  Lin Luoran smiled and said: "Cui Ge, don't pretend to be a sly merchant in front of me. If you really want to sell it to me, you'll regret it later! What do you plan to carve with this material?"

  Cui Pàngzi let out a wry smile: "The jade industry's patterns are all the same, this color is too confusing, what a pity for the material. I discussed with several masters and we think that 'Carved Bamboo Forest Seven Sages' would be best... unfortunately, it can't make all seven sages wear white clothes."

  High-quality jade is not like the kind sold in ordinary markets, where the most beautiful thing is a big white cabbage. It's all about the atmosphere. Lin Luo Ran thought for a moment and suddenly smiled: "I actually have an idea, maybe it can even save this material, but if I say something wrong, don't laugh at me."

  Chui Baozi nodded repeatedly: "That's natural, that's natural."

  Lin Luoran let out a "heh" and smiled, "Brother Cui, think about it, R City is such a great place, with black, white, and green being so good colors, how could we possibly lose money?"

  What is R city? Although Cui Pangzi is not a native of R city, he has lived there for many years and knows it well. It's always been famous for its fertile plains, and in recent years, it's become known as the capital of leisure, with its beautiful scenery, pleasant weather, and abundance of silver pheasants and hibiscus... Cui Pangzi's thoughts wandered further and further, wait a minute, apart from hibiscus and silver pheasant big bowl tea, what's most famous is...

  Cui Pangzi slapped his thigh: "Ah, I'm really a pig-headed!"

  Lin Luoran's face scrunched up in regret as he looked at Cui Haozi, and he hastily comforted him saying: "Brother Cui, you're overthinking this. I was just speaking casually, who knows if it'll work or not."

  Chui Baozi was no longer worried, haha laughed loudly: "How can't it be? I'll find someone to carve it into a panda eating bamboo, and sell it exclusively to the local tycoons of R City. If I don't sell it for more than double the price, my surname won't be Chui!"

  Two people chatted for a few sentences, and Cui Baozi was about to continue wiping the stone. However, he patted his head: "Look at my memory, I almost forgot what's important again. Lin Mei, I heard your sister Wang say that you've recently taken a liking to the old man Jia's mansion, are you waiting for money?"

  There's nothing to hide about this. Lin Luo Ran didn't deny it either, pouting his mouth and saying: "What Old Man Jia? He's my master!"

  Cui Pangzi chuckled and said: "Sister, I just received a call saying that there's a batch of good stuff at the Burmese border recently. Are you interested?"

  Lin Luo Ran has recently become more and more familiar with the jade industry, no longer like the little white who knew nothing when asked three questions. Jade takes billions of years to form underground, and there are only a handful of producing countries in the world. With overproduction, the Burmese government started controlling it several years ago. The Burmese public disk is managed by the government, which concentrates jade raw stones for auction to ensure the price of jade.

  "It's not the right time for a public road, on the border side..." Lin Luo Ran asked softly, somewhat suspicious that Cui Huanzi and his group were going to take a detour.

  "Hey, hey," Cui Pangzi chuckled slyly: "Of course not by the main road. As people die for wealth and birds die for food, some can pay to have wool fabrics smuggled out of the blockade line. How about it, Lin Mei? Want to come with us?"

  "Let's deal with this stone first, I need to think about it..." Lin Luoran's words were finished, and then he heard Cui Baozi let out a loud wail.

  "This, this, this... sister, you must go to Myanmar this time!"