The Way of Heaven Rewards Diligence in Film and Television

Chapter 77 Celebrating Barley's Birthday

Two washed pieces of jade were placed on the tea table. Fatty Yao, sipping his tea, couldn't help but tremble with excitement as he gazed at the color on the cut surface, his eyes filled with fascination: "Imperial green of the glassy type! It's a pity it's only about the size of a longan; it can't even be made into a pendant, at most a cabochon. But even a cabochon, an imperial green cabochon of the glassy type, is incredibly valuable!"

"Can't you make a thumb ring? How about a finger ring? Or an earring?" Lin Yang asked.

This is a glass-type imperial green jadeite. If he and Xu Hongdou use this as their wedding ring, it will be much more prestigious than a diamond ring.

"Of course, besides cabochons, we can make rings, earrings, and even studs as many small pieces as possible," Fatty Yao nodded. "This piece of imperial green jade isn't very big, but don't worry, I won't waste a single bit. I'll ask my master to come and design it for me later. He's a master jade carver, though he rarely works these days, but he'll definitely be interested in this imperial green jade."

"Then what about the processing fee..." Lin Yang asked subconsciously.

"Hey, what's with the processing fee? If you're willing to let me process this, I'll do it for free!" Fatty Yao said repeatedly.

Lin Yang replied, "That won't do! Adding to the previous high-quality icy green and icy-flowered material, the processing fee should be exactly what it should be. We can't let you work for nothing!"

"Brother, come to think of it, have you really never been involved in jade gambling before? Your luck..." Fatty Yao said, unable to contain his amazement and disbelief.

"Hehe, I also feel that I've always had pretty good luck," Lin Yang said casually. "It's just that I have this inexplicable feeling that those pieces of material seem to be something special."

"Oh dear, this feeling is hard to explain. I can only say that you are blessed, brother!" said Fatty Yao.

As the two were talking, a woman wearing glasses, who looked to be in her thirties, came over with a printed contract.

"Brother, take a look. This is the processing contract for the jade materials you provided. If there are no problems, just sign it." Fatty Yao took the contract, glanced at it, and then handed it to Lin Yang.

Lin Yang took the item and glanced at it, then couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Yao, you guys are very professional! Okay, since I've entrusted the item to you, I'll naturally trust you."

After Lin Yang signed the contract and exchanged contact information with Fatty Yao, Fatty Yao, who had just received a phone call, couldn't help but laugh and say to Lin Yang, "It's A-Fa, he said he wants to treat us to dinner! You got two price increases from him today, he must have sold a lot of rough stones!"

"Sure! I'm heading back to the ancient city anyway, I have things to do tonight," Lin Yang said.

"Okay, then let's give him face. I'll reply to him," Fatty Yao couldn't help but laugh.

We had lunch at a local farmhouse restaurant not far from the ancient city. It was nothing special, but we drank some wine. In the afternoon, Ah Fa insisted on taking advantage of his good luck today to cut open the rough jade that Lin Yang had swelled up.

Upon arriving at Ah Fa's shop, Lin Yang couldn't help but offer some advice: "Ah Fa, you sell raw jade stones, you'd better not gamble with your luck. That piece of raw jade that turned out well, you won't lose money selling it, but if it goes wrong..."

"It's okay, I can afford to lose money on a piece of material. But if it turns out to be a good deal..." Ah Fa was clearly getting a little carried away.

Seeing this, Lin Yang didn't say anything more. In addition, Fatty Yao was also quite curious about what kind of material could be cut from that piece of material, so they stayed and waited.

Needless to say, the cut material was full of stones, with only one piece of jade, which had little value and was naturally a failure.

"How could this happen?" Ah Fa refused to believe it, while his sister Ah Mei shook her head, "They say rubbing doesn't make it bigger, and it's true."

"I was greedy," Ah Fa sighed, his face not looking too good.

Fatty Yao glanced at Lin Yang. No wonder he chose to exchange with Ah Fa for that piece of jadeite that had been cut open and revealed icy green jadeite. It seems he had suspected there was something wrong with the piece from the beginning!

The material was cut into pieces, but fortunately, we hadn't opened for business yet in the afternoon, and there were no customers.

However, Lin Yang didn't linger. After saying goodbye to Fatty Yao and Afa, he left.

Around 4 PM, Lin Yang drove to meet up with Xu Hongdou and the others, and together they went to the bar where Hu Youyu was.

The three women bought quite a lot of things while shopping, but the RV could easily hold them all.

The bars in the old town are also quaint and antique, like ancient inns.

Hu Youyu, who was sitting in the bar drinking beer with a woman in a leather jacket, saw Lin Yang and his group of four enter. His eyes lit up, and he rushed out with a half-empty bottle of beer, saying, "Hey, you're here! You're here! Welcome! This way, please!"

Hu Youyu ushered Lin Yang and his companions into the bar, set up a table, and then introduced them to a woman in a leather jacket who walked over: "Let me introduce you. These are the three beauties of our little courtyard: Nana, Hongdou, and Damai. And this handsome guy is Lin Yang, a friend and mentor to me on my musical journey."

"This is my good friend Little Sparrow. She and her husband opened this bar. We usually come here to get together, have a drink, chat, and have a great time."

Hu Youyu took a sip of beer as he spoke, showing that he was very relaxed and comfortable here.

The proprietress, Little Sparrow, greeted Lin Yang and his group with a warm smile: "Okay, you guys have fun first, I'll go to the back and get ready!"

After the little sparrow left, Xu Hongdou gave Hu Youyu a look, and Hu Youyu immediately understood and said, "Look, what would you like to drink? I'll go and prepare it for you."

Hu Youyu ordered drinks for Lin Yang and the others, but they were all low-alcohol cocktails, red wine, and beer.

"Hey, I'm the driver, I drove all this way!" Lin Yang couldn't help but say, looking at the beer in front of him.

"How can you come to a bar and not drink?" Nana said.

Xu Hongdou laughed and said, "It's alright, have a drink! We can always call a designated driver later."

"Okay, then I'll have a drink with you guys," Lin Yang nodded with a smile.

As Lin Yang and the others raised their glasses, Hu Youyu also took his guitar and went on stage to play: "On that day in 1994, the first day you came into the world, we heard that the rain had stopped, and your father named you Zhou Qingtian. Day by day, you grew up."

"You've tasted all the flavors of life, so it's nothing to worry about. After all, you've only been twenty-eight years. The road ahead is full of flowers! Zhou Qingtian, your future is always bright..."

Upon hearing this, Da Mai's beautiful eyes widened in surprise, because her real name was Zhou Qingtian, and she was also born in 1994. In other words, Hu Youyu's song was about her.

As Hu Youyu finished singing, he suddenly changed his tone and sang: "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you."

To Da Mai's delighted surprise, the proprietress, Little Sparrow, walked over with a smile, carrying a birthday cake with lit candles. Nana also took out a birthday hat and put it on Da Mai.

Everyone laughed and clapped in unison, wishing each other a happy birthday!

Xu Hongdou urged Damai, "Hurry up! Make a wish!"

"Oh, right," Da Mai, deeply moved, finally realized what was happening. She closed her slightly moist eyes, made a wish, and blew out the candles with Xu Hongdou and Nana.

Lin Yang then cut the cake and gave it to Damai, Xu Hongdou, and Nana.

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