Chapter 775: Chapter 755: Black Alpaca, Shijin
The young people arrived at Han Moxuan, and just as Jimo Kong was also coming over, they bumped into two people at the entrance who were all smiles.
"Did you two skip class?" Jimo Kong raised his eyebrows, his face full of dissatisfaction.
"Grandpa Kong, this isn’t high school anymore; there aren’t that many classes. We didn’t have class this morning," Luo Qianqian immediately stepped forward to support Jimo Kong. "But why is Grandpa Kong here so early?"
Slapping his forehead, Jimo Kong realized that he was right; these kids were college students now. Despite their height and looks, he habitually thought of them as high school students.
"So why did you leave home so early in the morning?" Jimo Kong rolled his eyes at Jimo Cheng, his face filled with reproach.
Jimo Cheng gave a wry smile. Was it wrong to leave home early? Since he’s the elder, whatever he says is right. He might as well stay quiet and play dumb.
"Some stone materials were being delivered today, and I came early to check on them." Jimo Kong smacked his lips a few times and then looked at Luo Qianqian, who giggled. "But since you’re here, you’ve saved me the trouble."
Luo Qianqian blinked, feeling a bit helpless on her face. Had she become a cheat code now? But the stone materials delivered were all purchased by Han Moxuan; it wouldn’t hurt to make an internal selection first.
Looking at Jimo Cheng, the two exchanged a smile, both sporting a bit of helplessness in their expressions.
"What about you two, coming over so early in the morning? Have you eaten yet?" Grandpa Kong looked at the interplay between the two and felt quite content.
Luo Qianqian nodded, "Senior brother did bring me something delicious. We came to see the alpacas."
"Then if you see something interesting, wouldn’t it be the same to go to the zoo and see camels?" How was Grandpa Kong to know that young girls liked these fluffy creatures?
"Grandpa, then should we go to the zoo?" Jimo Cheng asked with a face full of helplessness. Why so much doubt? If some people like cats, others like dogs.
"By the way, come and give me a hand after you two are done having fun." Grandpa Kong nodded, then waved his hands to let them go have their fun. After all, he wasn’t so old that he couldn’t move and needed someone to help him around, although he did quite enjoy it.
"We’re not in a hurry," Luo Qianqian immediately said, only to be led away by Jimo Cheng towards the front: "Grandpa still needs to eat. He’s not in a rush either."
If he were in a hurry, he wouldn’t have asked them.
Realization dawned on Luo Qianqian, and she nodded—so that was it.
The two walked away from Grandpa Kong, talking as they went.
Grandpa Kong watched the two’s retreating figures and nodded in satisfaction, "Now that’s more like a young couple."
The steward, standing by, also beamed and approached: "Young Master Kong, Miss Jin Yuee and Jin Nian are truly a match made in heaven. The young master is handsome, the miss is beautiful—just like a perfect couple from a painting."
"Of course," Grandpa Kong was like someone receiving compliments about himself, immediately lifting his head with pride: "My kids are just that outstanding."
The steward chuckled along.
On their side, Luo Qianqian looked at the alpaca with a puzzled face: "Why do I remember the previous alpaca being white?"
...Looking at the smaller-sized black alpaca in front of him, Jimo Cheng didn’t know what to say.
Could he tell her that he had immediately bought it and kept it at Han Moxuan because he had seen Luo Qianqian liked it? Who would have thought that a mix-up would happen? If the size was a bit off, it’s one thing; differences are not always noticeable, but even the color was wrong...
"Maybe it wanted to get a closer look at the barbecue and accidentally got itself singed?" Jimo Cheng said, deadpan.
Luo Qianqian burst into laughter at the response, the fur was all black but not a bit singed, wasn’t that strange?
"Thank you," Luo Qianqian was no fool; seeing the little one, how could she not understand?
She reached out to pet the little creature’s head, "This one won’t be given away, will it?"
Luo Qianqian’s eyes were full of hopeful anticipation as she blinked.
Jimo Cheng broke into a smile and nodded, "Yes, it won’t. She stays right here."
"Can we give her a name?" Luo Qianqian immediately asked excitedly.
Jimo Cheng suddenly chuckled, "You’re not thinking of calling him Bean Bun, are you?"
Luo Qianqian was startled, then also laughed, slapping Jimo Cheng’s arm, "How could that be? My Baozi is so small, and Bean Bun is already this big? Shouldn’t it at least be a steamed bun?"
Jimo Cheng looked at the alpaca, thoughtfully nodding, "A big laugh would be fitting, but the color still doesn’t work."
"Whole wheat steamed bun..." Luo Qianqian blinked and immediately said.
Then, holding her chin, "No, no, that’s not right, how about calling it something like Black Whirlwind?"
"You think he looks like Li Kui?" Jimo Cheng immediately shook his head.
Was naming becoming a problem? That wasn’t possible.
"How about Shijin?" Luo Qianqian immediately had an idea.
Jimo Cheng was puzzled. As far as he knew, Luo Qianqian didn’t like to eat mooncakes, especially the assorted ones.
Seeing the confusion on Jimo Cheng’s face, La Ai quickly said, "Look, we are from the ’Jin’ generation - Jin Nian, Jin Yuee, plus Jin Yang roughly equals Jin Ri. After year, month, and day, what comes next? Hour, minute, and second, right? ’Jin Shi’ sounds a bit like picking up poop, not very elegant, but Shijin sounds tasty, like assorted shrimp, assorted vegetables..."
Jimo Cheng had no response; a name with little significance was somehow made to sound quite meaningful by Luo Qianqian, and he almost believed it.
If it wasn’t for...
"I feel my explanation makes sense too," Luo Qianqian blinked, a playful look on her face.
Shaking his head helplessly, "As long as you’re happy."
Luo Qianqian giggled, casually taking a carrot from a bucket nearby, and fed the black alpaca, which had been decided to be named ’Shijin’.
Jimo Cheng silently motioned for someone on the side and instructed them about the black alpaca’s new name, then watched Luo Qianqian’s happy smile, his face also wearing a trace of a smile.
Luo Qianqian, having petted to her heart’s content and seeing it was about time for Grandpa Kong to finish breakfast, went to wash her hands and cheerfully went to find Grandpa Kong with Jimo Cheng.
Right at that moment, the Gambling Stone arrived, so Grandpa Kong got busy with that first and didn’t mention what he wanted to discuss with them.
Without using her Jade Token, Luo Qianqian could already sense the differences in the Gambling Stone. It was a kind of Spiritual Energy that formed from spending time between heaven and earth. Although it couldn’t be detected by the naked eye, Luo Qianqian could still feel it, and she quickly knew the answer based on the strength of the Spiritual Energy. But she kept silent, after all, not only those in the know were here, but outsiders as well.
She wasn’t foolish enough to trust a group as she might trust an individual.
After all, among a group, there could exist those who might betray.
Watching everyone set things up, Grandpa Kong waved his hand, "The rest of you can go down. Jin Nian and Jin Yuee, stay and help me."
Only then did the others leave, and the moment the warehouse door closed, both Jimo Cheng and Grandpa Kong’s gazes turned to Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian chuckled, "Grandpa Kong, you go first. How do we classify them?"
"The ones we have and the ones we don’t, of course..." Grandpa Kong hesitated.
Luo Qianqian glanced over, frowned, and counted on her fingers, "There are seventeen that we have, three of which are of decent quality, and one of which is exceptionally good."
"No way?" There were well over a hundred stones here...
"Moreover, those few aren’t right, it seems like they might be fakes," Luo Qianqian pointed to the largest few.
She felt they were just like the last piece at the Gambling Stone convention.
