"Ling Feng, you actually managed to cut out Imperial Green, and now you're giving my grandfather this piece of junk as a gift?"
Xiuxiu glared at Ling Feng, her cheeks puffed out in displeasure, looking at the jade rough stone, no bigger than her fist, in front of her.
Ling Feng had caused a stir in the jade gambling market, and Xiuxiu was naturally happy.
However, for her first visit to his family, shouldn't he have picked out a decent gift?
Who would have thought Ling Feng would just pick out such a rough piece of jade after looking around!
This was the first time she had formally brought a boy home to her family, and Ling Feng seemed to not care at all.
Such a shabby gift would only make people laugh their heads off!
Thinking this, Xiuxiu wished she could pry open Ling Feng's head to see what he was thinking.
"Yang Fei, scrape off the skin."
Ling Feng, ignoring Xiuxiu's incessant chatter, casually tossed the rough stone in his hand to Yang Fei.
Yang Fei, pulling out a hand drill from somewhere, began to meticulously scrape the rough stone in his hand on the passenger seat!
Xiuxiu stared at the scene, completely stunned.
Tang Ru's eyes widened in surprise, and she looked on with anticipation.
"This jade rough stone seems different from the others. It looks fake, and there's rust on it. Could it be an iron ore?"
Tang Ru asked with confusion.
Ling Feng continued to rest with his eyes closed, while Xiuxiu shrugged, indicating she had no idea.
As for Lin Shuainan...
He was currently clasping his hands together, eyes closed, head tilted back, muttering to himself as if reciting scriptures or praying.
He looked utterly deranged.
Xiuxiu and Tang Ru exchanged glances and rolled their eyes simultaneously, not expecting any constructive answers from Lin Shuainan.
Yang Fei, while working on the rough stone, explained:
"Miss Xiuxiu, when Big Brother bought this stone, did you see how much he paid?"
"Yes, I saw it. Thirty thousand! It was very cheap!"
Xiuxiu replied casually, her tone unhappy.
Yang Fei was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head helplessly:
"If it were just an ordinary jade stone the size of a fist, how could it be worth thirty thousand?"
"What do you mean?"
Xiuxiu and Tang Ru asked in unison.
Seeing their confused expressions, Yang Fei was certain that these two had indeed... learned nothing.
So he continued to explain: "There are indeed iron elements on the skin, but to be precise, it's limonite!"
"In some old mining areas, jade rough stones are excavated from limonite zones, and this piece is one of them."
"Under the long-term infiltration of limonite, the skin of the rough stone looks like iron ore. In fact, the color of the limonite has already penetrated!"
"There's a very high chance of red jade appearing inside!"
Yang Fei guessed.
"Red jade? Is it very expensive?" Xiuxiu was confused, but she knew this thing was probably worth a lot!
"Heh, it's very expensive, but mainly rare! If it were an ordinary person buying such a rough stone for thirty thousand, it would indeed be a bit risky! But who is Boss? He..."
"You're talking too much, cut the stone!"
Hearing their endless chatter, Ling Feng reprimanded them coldly, clearly impatient!
Yang Fei immediately shut his mouth and sped up his actions.
Soon, half of the skin was scraped off, and Yang Fei excitedly brought the rough stone before them!
"Look! It's really red jade, and it's blood-red. Beautiful! The texture and clarity are close to glass-like, and its value is even rarer than the previous Imperial Green glass-like jade!"
Even Yang Fei, who had seen many grand occasions, was surprised and delighted at this moment.
Xiuxiu's face lit up with joy.
"Hehe, Ling Feng, you're quite thoughtful!"
Xiuxiu gave Ling Feng a look of appreciation, completely forgetting her earlier complaints.
"Ah..."
Lin Shuainan suddenly let out a strange cry, startling Xiuxiu!
"You, Lin Shuainan, why are you making that noise?"
Tang Ru calmed herself down and looked at Lin Shuainan with confusion.
"Xiuxiu, I'm so nervous!"
Lin Shuainan clasped his hands together over his chest, looking uneasy.
"What are you nervous about?"
"I, I'm going to your house! I didn't expect our relationship to develop so quickly, and now we're meeting the parents. Do you think your parents will like me very much and rush us to get married? If so, I need to prepare properly! After marriage, we'll have children. Oh dear, this is all new to me, I have no experience, I'm so nervous!"
Lin Shuainan kept rubbing his hands, his nervousness seeming to carry a hint of... shyness.
"Pfft... Hahaha!"
Yang Fei couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Xiuxiu and Tang Ru, however, had twitching mouths and dark lines on their foreheads.
Bang!
Xiuxiu delivered another punch, gritting her teeth and saying, "That's my grandfather's house! My brother usually guards it, and my parents aren't there!"
"Oh, that's good, that's good!" Lin Shuainan said, rubbing his eyes.
Lin Shuainan was clearly accustomed to Xiuxiu's violent behavior.
"Hmm, still not right," Lin Shuainan became nervous again. "What if your grandfather likes me too much?"
"You shut up! No one will like you! You'll be lucky if my grandfather doesn't kick you out!"
"I..."
"You shut up!"
Xiuxiu was truly defeated by this eccentric fellow Lin Shuainan.
Thinking of her grandfather's peculiar temper, Xiuxiu covered Lin Shuainan's mouth and leaned closer to Ling Feng, saying:
"Hey, Ling Feng, let me tell you clearly, my grandfather has a very peculiar temper, so you'd better be mentally prepared!"
Out of humanitarian concern, Xiuxiu felt it necessary to give Ling Feng a heads-up.
"How peculiar?"
"It's just very peculiar! Oh, you'll know when you see him!" Xiuxiu's eyes darted away.
Ling Feng frowned slightly at this.
Coming from a family of Gu masters, the old man must have some skills, and it was normal for him to have a peculiar temper.
The car wound its way up the mountain and stopped in front of an old house halfway up.
Surrounded by maple forests, the scenery was pleasant, but the house was a bit old and located in the mountains, which brought to mind rumors of deep mountain forests and ominous old houses.
Indeed, the house was very old, likely older than all of them combined!
"Huh? Why is the courtyard gate closed today? Did something happen?"
Xiuxiu, seeing the courtyard gate tightly shut and the interior silent, was filled with confusion and hurried to knock on the door!
"Xiuxiu, let me do it, I'm the best at knocking!"
Lin Shuainan beat her to it, knocking vigorously on the wooden door.
Instantly, dust from above the doorway rained down.
The few people standing behind him got a mouthful of dust.
With Lin Shuainan's force, anyone would think he was here for revenge.
Even Ling Feng wanted to slap Lin Shuainan to death!
They were guests, and looking so dusty and disheveled was too embarrassing.
"Who?"
A voice came from inside, full of vigilance.
"Big Brother! It's me!" Xiuxiu quickly replied.
"Xiuxiu?" The voice held surprise.
Creak! The heavy wooden door was opened from the inside, and a young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes strode towards Xiuxiu.
As soon as he got close, his gaze fell upon Ling Feng!
In an instant, killing intent surged forth!
"Bastard, you dare to show your face again! Kill him!"