Chapter 120: Chapter 117 Travel Plan
“Huo Sining, you’re so unfair, keeping wild Chinese herring to yourself without thinking of saving some for me! All my good words to my mentor’s wife on your behalf, and this is how you repay me!”
Knowing that there was going to be a social banquet at home that day, Su Qingqing and her sibling found it tedious, so they made up an excuse to skip it early on. However, after hearing about the events of the evening from Huang Hongying the next day, they immediately regretted not attending. Su Qingqing, without saying another word, went straight to Xianyu Shop, ready to settle old scores with Huo Sining.
Huo Sining felt a sense of helplessness—these two siblings were really something else. Su Jinyuan went so far as to threaten her over the phone, incessantly demanding that if Huo Sining didn’t get him a taste of Chinese herring, he’d have his secretary call her every day to pester her, and even claimed he would spread her phone number to company employees, having each of them call her.
What kind of prank was this? Huo Sining felt completely overwhelmed after hearing this.
“Who told you to skip the socializing with lame excuses and then blame me for not getting to eat fish? Do you think wild Chinese herring is so easy to get? I had to go through a lot of trouble and ask numerous contacts just to secure this batch,” Huo Sining said irritably, giving Su Qingqing a sideways glance.
“I don’t care, if you don’t get me some Chinese herring to try, I’ll just cry for you to see!” Su Qingqing shamelessly resorted to the ultimate tactics of crying, making a scene, and threatening self-harm.
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“Alright, alright, I give up on you. Is it worth losing all your dignity over just a fish?” Huo Sining was at a loss for words. She wanted to discuss the matter of decency with Su Qingqing, but did Su Qingqing even have a shred of decency left?
Achieving her goal, Su Qingqing suddenly became extremely smug, while Huo Sining’s teeth itched with hatred, “You want to eat Chinese herring? Fine, but it’s not cheap. I won’t provide it for free—one fixed price, five thousand yuan per half kilogram, and no bargaining!”
“That expensive, you’re ripping people off!” Su Qingqing immediately got angry, “You’re such a profiteer, only working as a boss for a few months and you’ve already become so sly and cunning. My monthly allowance is only five thousand yuan, just so you know!”
Huo Sining gave Su Qingqing a slanting look and raised an eyebrow, “Don’t you know that rarity makes a thing precious? If you think it’s too expensive, you don’t have to eat it!”
Su Qingqing was momentarily at a loss for words, but then something came to mind. Her eyes rolled, and she ingratiatingly smiled at Huo Sining, “Ningning, how about we make a deal?”
Huo Sining hummed a response, waiting for Su Qingqing to continue.
“So, in just over a week, my brother is going to Pingzhou for the Jade Public Plate, right? I’m planning to follow him and take a look around. If I win some jadeite, how about I make you a set of jadeite jewelry?” Su Qingqing asked with a beaming smile.
Huo Sining snorted in disdain, “A student of cultural relics appraisal, do you even know how to gamble on stones? Don’t pick up junk and call it treasure—that sort of thing might amuse children, but don’t send it to me as a gift.”
Ever since she overheard Bai Guoming asking Su Jinyuan about the Pingzhou Jade Trade Fair when buying a car last time, Huo Sining had learned a new term: stone gambling.
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Women are naturally interested in jewelry and, upon hearing that jadeite is carved from stone, Huo Sining became curious and started looking up information about gambling on stones online. To her surprise, she really learned quite a bit of new knowledge.
The internet says that even immortals can’t predict the outcome in jade cutting, and in gambling stones, nine out of ten cuts are failures. It’s not easy to gamble on a good piece of jadeite. Even seasoned experts often lose, not to mention a novice like Su Qingqing. Huo Sining definitely didn’t believe that this guy could be lucky enough to gamble on superior jadeite.
Huo Sining’s look of disdain and tone of contempt completely ignited Su Qingqing’s fighting spirit. Originally, when she mentioned attending the Jade Public Plate, she was just saying it casually, but with Huo Sining evidently not believing her, she felt trapped in a dilemma and defiantly said, “With so many stones to choose from at the gambling plate, I refuse to believe I can’t gamble on a good piece of jadeite!”
Seeing that Su Qingqing was serious, Huo Sining became somewhat anxious, “The internet says that countless people have gone bankrupt because of stone gambling, which can be as addictive as gambling. Don’t be foolish and mess around. Eating fish is a small matter, but I won’t agree if you get trapped in it!”
Su Qingqing laughed and said, “You’re overthinking it; my entire fortune is just hundreds of thousands, not even as much as your assets. Besides, with my brother following me, he surely won’t let me buy a worthless brick of stone, right?”
Seeing the light in Su Qingqing’s eyes, Huo Sining instantly understood, “Oh, so you’re brazenly scheming against your brother! Letting him help you choose, you’re incredibly cunning!”
Su Qingqing smiled proudly, “Of course, who else is he but my brother, huh? The few thousand I get for pocket money each day isn’t enough for my antique hunting, so I have to think of ways to make more money. This time, I plan to bring all my assets and gamble with my brother. If I get a good jadeite, I’ll just sell it off and surely make a big profit.”
With that, Su Qingqing suddenly got excited and asked, “Why don’t you come with us? I heard my brother is also bringing some sister of a Boss Bai this time. Hmph, rather than letting outsiders benefit, I’d rather we take advantage!”
Huo Sining wasn’t very enthusiastic about gambling, but she quite liked jadeite. Usually, what she saw in jewelry stores was finished jadeite jewelry. She had never seen what it looked like unprocessed, so pictures on the internet didn’t really do it for her. It might be better to witness the real gambling stones in person.
Thinking this, Huo Sining hesitated before asking, “If I go, I’ll just be looking at the excitement; I won’t buy any gambling stones like you guys. I won’t get in your way, will I?”
Su Qingqing waved her hand and said, “No problem, just follow me when the time comes. I’m also only half-knowledgeable about that stuff, we’re pretty much in the same boat. Even if you don’t buy, just looking is fine. It’s always good to gain more knowledge.”
Huo Sining nodded, “Alright then, I’ll ask for leave from my teacher, and we’ll go together.”
A few days later, Huo Sining received a call from Su Zhenhua inviting her to dinner, and he seemed to take it very seriously. Huo Sining found out upon asking that it was because of the two Reeve’s shad they served to the guests last time, which had made a big impression.
That fish had reminded Zhou Guosheng of a taste from his childhood and further solidified his decision. So, on the day after the family banquet, the Zhou Financial Consortium’s people made a decision on the spot to accept the investment project proposed by the S City Investment Promotion Bureau, and they signed a twenty-billion-yuan investment contract right there.
This was beyond everyone’s expectations. Jiangzhou was completely unaware of what had happened, while the S City government was overjoyed upon hearing the news, visibly uplifted and excited.