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

Chapter 251 Everyone is numb
"I never imagined there were so many twists and turns behind this story," Ms. Qiu finally exclaimed as she watched Mr. Liu and his companion leave.

Seemingly worried that Du Anrao might misunderstand them as having poor judgment, she quickly spoke up for Mr. and Mrs. Liu: "I'm sorry, An'an, my junior is usually very honest, kind, and helpful. I really didn't expect his family to be like this. But I can assure you, he was raised by his grandparents from a young age, and he's not related to his parents at all..."

As Ms. Qiu finished speaking, she suddenly thought of the fact that Mr. Liu's parents had become a bitter couple. Strictly speaking, his grandparents also bore an unshirkable responsibility.

Ultimately, the two of them don't seem to be exactly upright either.

Du Anrao was busy organizing the plot related to Liu Tianyuan and the main characters, so his reaction was naturally a bit slow.

It took him a while to realize what Ms. Qiu had said. He smiled and comforted her in return.

“Aunt Qiu, I understand what you mean. Mr. Liu’s grandparents may not be good parents who respect their children’s wishes and are authoritarian, but for Mr. Liu, they are indeed impeccable elders.”

This is actually a point of contradiction for most people: they can teach their children everything they want, but when they themselves encounter problems, their actions often contradict their thoughts.

I wonder if the elderly couple felt even a little bit of regret when they saw that their interference had caused their son and daughter-in-law to become a resentful couple, and that years later the bitter fruit had fallen entirely on their most beloved grandson.

Seeing that Du Anrao was clearly distinguishing Mr. and Mrs. Liu from his unreliable elders and vicious brothers, and that she didn't blame her for introducing the two to her without permission, Ms. Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and tactfully steered the conversation back to the pair of auspicious bracelets.

“Your piece of raw stone with the auspicious symbols of fortune, prosperity, longevity, and happiness is truly rare and stunning. Even the experienced craftsmen in our company who are in charge of polishing and have seen all kinds of rare and precious stones couldn’t help but admire it for a long time when they saw it. They praised it as they polished it, just like they had seen a peerless beauty.”

Ms. Qiu's words are not an exaggeration at all. Although the original stones of the auspiciousness of fortune, prosperity, longevity and happiness are rare, they are not completely non-existent.

Prior to this, she herself or her company had handled several pieces of this type of jade.

The treasure of Du Anrao's rough stone lies in the fact that it not only has all these beautiful colors that represent good fortune, but its texture, water content, color distribution, and transparency are also top-notch.

Collecting just one of these items is already rare, but collecting them all is undoubtedly precious. It's like being a well-rounded, all-around champion, practically invincible.

It was Du Anrao who made this stone. If it were someone else, Ms. Qiu wouldn't be sure if she could resist the temptation and secretly keep those small, glass-bead-sized scraps.

"According to authoritative assessments, these bracelets are worth around 100 million yuan, and there may be additional value to come. They would be perfect as a wedding gift, and you wouldn't have to worry about them looking out of place among other valuable and rare gifts."

Du Anrao was also very happy to hear her say that: "The craftsmen at Aunt Qiu's company are very skilled. These bracelets are polished very delicately and smoothly. They are more beautiful than any bracelet I have ever seen before."

"Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. No matter how good your skills are, you can't create such a stunning delicacy without good ingredients." Ms. Qiu smiled and was very pleased with Du Anrao's praise.

"The remaining jade pendants, ring faces, earrings and other small items will be made into finished products one after another, but it may take a little longer, especially the jade pendants, which often need to be carved with intricate patterns, so they take longer to make than other items."

Du Anrao stroked his chin and pondered, "These things aren't urgent. You can arrange them as you see fit. By the way, the jade pendant will be carved with a qilin as we agreed before. As for the plaque..."

Du Anrao turned to Xi Jingyue: "Mr. Xi, you can also have patterns engraved on the plaque. Remember to confirm with Aunt Qiu beforehand, so that your elders don't dislike the patterns they engrave." "Mr. Xi's elders?" Ms. Qiu and her son turned to look at Xi Jingyue in confusion.

Du Anrao said somewhat embarrassedly, "I forgot to tell you, those two plaques have already been reserved by Mr. Xi in advance, using the 500 million he borrowed from me during the previous auction. So, you'll probably have to communicate directly with Mr. Xi about the production of these two plaques from now on."

Du Anrao deliberately brought up the 500 million that Xi Jingyue had lent her before, because she didn't want Ms. Qiu to think that she was deliberately giving Xi Jingyue preferential treatment, thinking of him first when she had something good to offer, and not thinking of them, who had also helped her.

Little did she know, Ms. Qiu had no excessive thoughts about her reserving those two listings; on the contrary, she was somewhat astonished by the clearly marked price of 500 million.

Staring at Du Anrao and the other person, he was momentarily unsure who had taken advantage of whom.

However, regardless of who benefits, it's not something she can control.

"I see. In that case, Mr. Xi, you can let us know your thoughts on these two listings in advance. These things can be discussed before we make any changes."

"it is good."

"Besides this 'Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity, and Happiness' jadeite rough stone, you also sent over a piece of icy, full-green jadeite rough stone..."

Who knows that while she and her son were still excited about what happened at the auction the night before and Du Anrao's lucky stone, they suddenly received another package from Du Anrao.

Upon opening it, it turned out to be another top-quality jadeite rough.

Ms. Qiu and her son were both stunned, because they didn't know what was inside beforehand. They opened the box in the lobby of the design department.

The appearance of this huge jadeite rough stone immediately caused a huge uproar in the entire department, even drawing out several senior masters who had been living a leisurely life in the neighboring department.

In their struggle for the rights to make a piece from this raw stone, several elderly people, whose combined age was several hundred years, argued heatedly, their faces flushed, ornaments flying everywhere, and they almost came to blows in front of so many people in the company. It was a complete mess.

On the contrary, the two company bosses could only stand aside and watch helplessly. Occasionally, they could interject a word or two, but they were met with disdain and were kicked out of the battle and left out in the cold.

During this period, the Qiu family did not contact Du Anrao to inquire about how to deal with the stone. One reason was that the previous stone had not yet been finished, and the craftsmen needed to rush to complete their work. They simply did not have the energy or time to polish such a large stone again.

On the other hand, the company's senior employees have been arguing endlessly about how to allocate the stone, and so far they have not been able to decide on the allocation of the stone.

Therefore, in addition to delivering gifts and introducing Du Anrao to the Liu family today, they also had other tasks.

(End of this chapter)