The origin of the star lotus world

Chapter 2597 (6)

Chapter 2406 (6)

I didn't buy anything from that shop; I went to check out other jewelry stores.

Although I looked at the goods in that shop several times, I didn't buy anything because even after the discount, the prices were still too high.

I arrived at a shop whose brand, as I'd seen online, offered gold durians, gold crabs, gold toys, gold containers, gold ornaments, and more. Some of the co-branded gold cards were priced far exceeding the market price per gram of pure gold.

That shop had some items on sale that day, including a platinum bracelet priced at six or seven thousand yuan. The shopkeeper didn't mention the weight, but it was estimated to be around ten grams. Considering the market price of platinum at the time was over three hundred yuan per gram, that item wasn't cheap.

The salesperson told me that the original price of that platinum bracelet was over ten thousand yuan, but that didn't include the brand value or the high-end craftsmanship fees. It was a discounted price, just based on the price of the platinum metal itself, which was a very good deal. Several had already been sold, with only one or two left. The store had other discounted jewelry items available, some priced at one or two thousand yuan; you could take a look.

I suggested my family look at the goods, but they weren't interested and didn't want to look at the discounted items, so they went to other stores instead.

Before leaving the store, I wanted to ask about the platinum buyback price. The female sales clerk with glasses said that 95% platinum is worth over 200 yuan per gram, which means the price has been raised. Previously, when platinum was worth less than 200 yuan per gram, this was their standard. Also, when buying back precious metals, they mainly accept their own brand's products; there shouldn't be any problems. For other brands, a warranty certificate is required, and whether they can be bought back depends on the specific circumstances.

The person suggested looking at platinum items on sale, saying that now was a good time to buy. Looking at the long-term market, platinum prices are expected to rise; it remains a high-end product. Gold, for example, is already priced at eight or nine hundred per gram, and other precious metals won't remain low for long.

This prediction proved accurate. By the end of the Year of the Snake, the price of platinum for resale had risen to around 500 yuan, far exceeding the price at the beginning of the year. Both the selling and resale prices had increased significantly. Some people who sold platinum jewelry may have made a profit or even broken even.

My family told me that her great-grandmother had a bracelet, probably platinum, which she wore for decades, one of her most cherished pieces of jewelry. Later, it was passed down to her daughter, the author's maternal grandmother. However, the bracelet was taken by the grandmother's son's ex-wife. Despite repeated requests for its return, she refused. She might pass it on to the grandmother's granddaughter, sell it, or exchange it for a different style—she simply wouldn't return it. Even after the divorce, she remained loyal, repeatedly asking her ex-husband to change the house's name to their daughter's so she could get her share of the property early. This woman didn't own any property, renting or living with relatives without paying rent, so she was extremely concerned about her ex-husband's property. She believed only her son's children were legitimate descendants, while her daughter's children were outsiders—a ridiculous notion. She herself was a woman, and her children were also daughters; she didn't consult with her siblings about inheriting property. If there were any issues, don't make such definitive statements.

In this society, men and women are equal and have equal inheritance rights. As long as the elderly person is happy, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have the same status and can be treated with equal kindness.

I said that the old bracelet was probably from the Republic of China era or earlier. My great-grandmother passed away nearly thirty years ago; she lived to be in her seventies. Thinking about the jewelry she wore when she was young, it must be incredibly old, worn continuously for decades. I hope it has cultural relic value, not just the value of precious metals for recycling.

Some family heirlooms, if valued by their descendants, should be preserved for a long time unless absolutely necessary; some items have commemorative significance.