Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 215 Does your family need any more relatives?

Du Anrao blinked, somewhat surprised by Ms. Qiu's inexplicably solemn attitude: "Please speak."

“Your raw stone is very rare. After making a pair of bracelets, a jade pendant, and two pendants, there will be some scraps left over. Although the value of these scraps is not as high as those finished products, they can still be used to polish them into small pieces and set them into other jewelry.”

Du Anrao was stunned when he heard her say that.

[You can do that? On second thought, it's not entirely impossible. This is a raw stone containing spiritual essence. Even disregarding its aesthetic appeal, polishing it into glass beads and wearing them would be beneficial to one's health.]

Of course, this benefit cannot compare to the bracelet and jade pendant she planned to give to Mr. and Mrs. Du Desheng, but even a small mosquito is still meat, isn't it?
If that's the case, maybe I can ask Aunt Qiu to help me with the thank-you gifts I need for my relatives and friends during the Lunar New Year.

Jiang Changbin: "!!!" These glass beads aren't bad, are they ordinary glass beads? Definitely not!

That's a genuine treasure that can protect your health and prolong your life; it's something that older CEOs would fight tooth and nail to get their hands on!

My little cousin actually wanted to give this to them as New Year's gifts, one for each of them! This is really...

Xi Jingyue: "..." Suddenly I feel a little jealous of the Du family's relatives and friends. Do you need any more relatives?
"What are you preparing for these small items...?"

“If it’s convenient, I would like you to put these finished products in our store for sale. Alternatively, we can simply buy the materials from you.”

Du Anrao touched his nose, embarrassed, and said, "I'm sorry, logically I shouldn't refuse you. But Aunt Qiu, you may not know, but to win those two plots of land tonight, my parents raised money for me in the family group chat. Many uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters generously donated. They helped me in my time of need, and I can't be too ungrateful..."

Ms. Qiu was slightly taken aback, but after a moment's thought, she understood Du Anrao's plan: "Are you planning to give these to them as gifts?"

"……Um."

"Since that's the case, I won't force you to do anything against your will."

Ms. Qiu's understanding nature made Du Anrao even more embarrassed.

It's really unreasonable of me to borrow money from someone to help with the work, and then not even be able to grant their small request to put the finished jewelry in the store for sale.

"Aunt Qiu and Mr. Qiu also helped out tonight. I will give you a gift later."

"Then I'll wait and see."

Ms. Qiu thought the gifts Du Anrao mentioned were similar to those she was going to give to her relatives, and she didn't really care about those.

Although it was a bit of a shame that the finished products couldn't be sold in the store, there were quite a few people watching when Du Anrao was cutting the stone today. In order to refuse those who tried to buy the raw stone, Du Anrao brought up the name of Master Du Jiu.

From this day forward, the news that a jadeite rough stone worth hundreds of millions of yuan, symbolizing fortune, prosperity, longevity, and happiness, was unearthed from the rough stone auctioned by Duobaoge Auction House, and that the finished jewelry made from this rough stone would become a wedding gift for Master Du, will spread rapidly throughout the upper-class circles of City B.

When Master Du gets married, and those dazzling bracelets make their appearance, their elegant jade family can also ride the wave of celebrity popularity.

Not to mention, tonight, because of Du Anrao, they have also made a name for themselves with the Wen family father and son.

Regardless of whether Du Anrao will inherit Duobaoge in the future, just based on this relationship, their future cooperation with the Wen family will not be too complicated. This is not a good thing that can be accomplished with a mere 100 million.

The two originally came to City B to further develop the local market, but by chance they found a better and more effective way to increase their brand awareness. Even if Du An didn't give them any gifts, strictly speaking, they were the ones who benefited.

Du Anrao didn't understand the intricacies of the situation. After seeing Qiu and her son off, he let out a long sigh, only to turn around and meet Xi Jingyue's inexplicably complicated expression. "Mr. Xi, what's wrong...?"

"Aren't you afraid?"

Du Anrao was full of questions: "What are you afraid of?"

"Twenty years ago, before you were even born, your master already knew you would come to this place and enter this auction, and even foresaw that you would bid on that stone, so he reserved this auction house and that stone for you in advance."

"Is not it good?"

Xi Jingyue was stunned: "It's not that it's bad, it's just...aren't you afraid? It's like your life has been arranged by someone long ago..."

Despite knowing nothing about it beforehand and receiving no hints or reminders from the other party, the child still proceeded step by step along the predetermined path, just as the other party had predicted.

It's as if an invisible hand is secretly driving everything, and they are all just puppets on the other's strings. No matter how much they struggle, they can't escape the predetermined ending or even... a dead end.

Du Anrao was slightly taken aback. She had considered these things when Old Master Wen said those words, but...

“I’m not afraid. Fate is something that is predetermined, but it is not immutable. I know what I want and I know what I am doing, so I am not afraid.”

"If fate makes me comfortable, I'll go along with it; but if it doesn't satisfy me, I can go against it."

Just as her fourth sister's book had originally arranged, her fate was to be tortured to death by rumors and Wang Xuehe's parents, but she did not die.

Not only did he not die, but he also met his master, grew up safely, found his family, and changed the predetermined fate of his family members.

Therefore, it can be seen that these so-called predetermined fates are not unchangeable.

She doesn't care about the past or the so-called future; she only cares about the present, that she and her loved ones are healthy and happy, and that they are far from conflict and harm.

Looking at Du Anrao's slightly immature face, Xi Jingyue realized that he had underestimated her because of her age.

Even though Du Anrao repeatedly said that her master was unreliable, it is undeniable that he raised her very well, and she has her own opinions and ideas, and is brave and determined.

"It's good that you know what's going on." Xi Jingyue breathed a sigh of relief and then brought up another topic, "Well, there's something I'd like to ask you."

"Ask me?" Du Anrao looked surprised. "What is it?"

“Your piece of jade, which is said to bring good fortune, longevity, and happiness, can be used to make a pair of bracelets, a jade pendant, and two jadeite pendants. I’ve often heard that jade can nourish the body. My grandparents are getting old and their health has never been very good, so I was thinking if you could part with those two pendants for me.”

"sure."

"If it's inconvenient... what, you just said..." Du Anrao's straightforwardness caught Xi Jingyue off guard.

"I said yes," Du Anrao smiled, showing no sign of reluctance.

Anyway, there's an even bigger one underneath, so giving Mr. Xi the two smaller jade pendants won't hurt.

Xi Jingyue and Jiang Changbin: What the heck?!
(End of this chapter)