sbdcsierra Chapter 113 The fight started
Chapter 113 The fight started
“These are all top-quality jadeite. The pendant you bought for five figures here can be sold for six figures back in China.”
That's absolutely true. Many people come to Lingyu Island specifically for the jade.
"I have a lot of good stuff here. Anyway, you'll be missing out if you don't buy it."
Even when Xie Ling recommended her own jadeite, she didn't have the same eagerness as the other shop owners.
Because she wasn't afraid of not being able to sell them; even if Wen Yao didn't buy them, there would be many more people willing to buy them, and selling jade was like a game to her.
So what if they lost money? The Xie family has been rich in Lingyu for generations.
Wen Yao glanced at the bracelet displayed in the shop window.
Spring-colored, glassy with floating flowers, and imperial green are all available.
Moreover, the floor Xie Ling brought her to sells the best quality grapes. The first floor is usually where people with some assets like to shop, while this floor is only affordable for truly wealthy families.
Wen Yao walked up to a shop window.
"I'll take all the bracelets in this cabinet."
"Are you buying all this to take back to China and resell?"
Wen Yao shook her head.
“I plan to give them away. I received a lot of help from people when I was in China. Your bracelets are quite presentable. I’ll give away a batch first. As for selling them, we’ll talk about that later.”
Wen Yao is now like a money-spending prodigal.
At this moment, a staff member from Lingyu walked over. There were seven bracelets in total, worth a total of 1000 million.
Each bracelet costs over a million; they would be even more expensive if bought in China.
"Ms. Wen, here is your receipt. You can tell us your address in Lingyu now, and we will deliver it to your home today."
If Wen Yao were to carry the bracelet and walk outside by herself, she probably wouldn't even be able to walk fifty meters.
After giving Xie Ling her hotel name and room number, Wen Yao exchanged contact information with her and then returned to the hotel with Song Zhiqian.
By this time, Sheng Ming had also finished dealing with his own affairs.
The three of them happened to meet in the hotel corridor.
"Hey, where did you guys go? I was just looking for you. Let's go have dinner together."
The hotel restaurant is buffet style, and it also has a good selection of Chinese and Western dishes. The three of us ate quite well.
"Boss Sheng, do you know Xie Ling? I bought a lot of goods from her Yu Run Lou today."
"Know each other? Hahaha."
Sheng Ming laughed self-deprecatingly.
"If I knew her, I wouldn't have gone bankrupt. A little bit of money that slipped through the fingers of the Xie family would have been enough for me to make a comeback."
After a pause, Sheng Ming continued...
"However, the goods she has are definitely of good quality, so you can buy with confidence."
Wen Yao asked innocently
"Why? Is it because she offered a higher price and bought more stones from the mine?"
Sheng Ming smiled.
"Buy? All the decent mines in Lingyu are in the hands of the Xie family. Old man Xie is a friend of the Prime Minister of Lingyu. That's a monopoly!"
Fortunately, my old mine was a small one, and the business I did was insignificant in the eyes of the Xie family.
The phrase "rich enough to rival a nation" is not a joke; the money simply doesn't flow into the pockets of ordinary people.
The Danley Group's conflict with the Xie family stemmed from their intrusion into the Xie family's interests.
However, neither side is a good person; they both want to pocket all of Lingyu's resources and become rich overnight.
In the barren land of Lingyu Kingdom, people at the very pinnacle of society have emerged.
The rich will get richer and richer, while the poor will be unable to improve their lives for generations.
Song Zhiqian blurted out a question.
"Is the Xie family as wealthy as one of the four great families of the Dragon Kingdom?"
"Of course not."
The Dragon Kingdom is a stable society where people live and work in peace and contentment. In terms of money, the richest person in the Dragon Kingdom is definitely the richest.
"However, no matter how rich you are, you can't monopolize things. It's better in our Dragon Country, where the rich take turns doing things."
Wen Yao's eyes dimmed slightly. No wonder Xie Ling was so domineering; she was practically a foreign princess in Lingyu.
"When I buy stones with some henchmen, I usually give them a little extra tip."
Okay, enough of that. Tomorrow I'll take you to the mine. Remember to dress modestly and practically; the roads in the mines are difficult to navigate.
After the three finished their meal, they each went back to their rooms.
The next morning, Wen Yao changed into an Arc'teryx tracksuit, carried a chest bag, and even put the smoke bombs and fog goggles given to her by the system into the bag.
After breakfast, Sheng Ming drove an SUV and took them to the mine.
After several twists and turns, the car finally reached a bumpy, potholed section of road.
The jolting almost made Song Zhiqian vomit.
"We've arrived, get off!"
Sheng Ming, wearing a pair of leather boots, pushed open the car door and stepped onto a stone.
He has been here many times and is known by many of the stone diggers.
"Can I buy the stones here? Aren't the mines all owned by bosses?"
"The stones in this mine are all slag from other mines, stones that were left over by others. The workers dig for stones here and sell them to us, the merchants who also come to find bargains."
In the distance, a large truck with its cargo bed full of stones was parked in front of a stone-paved hillside.
The carriage slowly rose, and stones poured down. In an instant, the surrounding workers rushed forward, disregarding the danger, just to pick up a good stone.
"My God, is this really that exaggerated?"
Song Zhiqian recorded this scene with his mobile phone.
Sheng Ming was already used to it and led the two into the mining area.
The group was dressed in fine clothes, and wherever they went, workers would show them stones.
If they like it, the stone will be sold.
Sheng Ming took the stone and used the jade lamp to illuminate it while teaching Wen Yao to recognize it.
"This won't work, it simply won't open."
"This one is pretty good. There's a line that's all green. I'd buy it."
"This is just water foam. The worker thought you didn't know its value and brought it to you to cheat you out of your money."
"..."
I learned a lot this morning by following Shengming.
Wen Yao spent several hundred yuan to buy two stones.
“There’s a place ahead where stones are being cut, and these two stones won’t be very good, so you can go ahead without worry. I’m going to find my old friend.”
Then, Sheng Ming parted ways with the two of them and left.
Wen Yao and Song Zhiqian each took a stone and went to the stone shop.
The two hadn't gone far from the mine when they found themselves in a neighborhood full of local residents, with various shops lining both sides of the street.
"Wen Yao, look, this is the shop."
The two were about to walk forward.
Suddenly, several armored fighting vehicles appeared in front of us; they were clearly military vehicles.
The surrounding residents rushed to the side of the street.
"Is a fight about to break out?"
"Go home quickly, so you don't hurt anyone."
Song Zhiqian didn't understand what he was saying, so he frowned and asked Wen Yao.
"What are they talking about?"
"It looks like... a fight is about to break out."