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Wei Yuan affectionately called Uncle Liu with every breath, making Guo the Fat hesitant to challenge him. Moreover, this time Wei Yuan was collecting only defective Jade, which was a guaranteed profit for Guo the Fat.
Taking advantage of Liu Haisheng's influence in the Jinghai City Jade industry, Wei Yuan was not worried at all about any tricks that Guo the Fat might try to pull.
As Wei Yuan stepped out the door, he asked the security guard he had just seen, "Is there an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China around here?"
The security guard, seeing Wei Yuan approach him, quickly replied respectfully, "You just go straight from here until the fourth intersection, and you'll see a gas station. Then drive for another two minutes in the direction of the gas station, and you'll find the bank."
"What bank are you going to?" Guo the Fat hurriedly ran out to stop Wei Yuan.
"No need to go through all that trouble; I can just transfer online."
Since Guo the Fat suggested this, Wei Yuan was happy to take it easy. After all, waiting in line at a bank to withdraw cash could take one or two hours before it was even his turn, which would indicate he had exceptionally good luck.
At that moment, his phone suddenly rang. Upon answering, he heard the other party say, "Wei Yuan, where are you?"
It was Liu Lei. Wei Yuan replied, "What's up?"
"Have you already gone to Guo the Fat's factory?"
Wei Yuan did not deny it: "I'm right here."
"Okay, I'll be there soon." Without waiting for any further response from Wei Yuan, Liu Lei immediately hung up.
As Wei Yuan walked over, workers were preparing to package some high-end defective Jade from the second floor. He picked up a piece of jade and said to Guo the Fat, "Uncle Liu's son is coming over; I'm going to greet him. I'll take this jade pendant for now and have a look."
If this jade pendant weren't defective, it would be worth at least five figures; however, now it was only worth two or three thousand. Naturally, Guo the Fat wasn't worried about Wei Yuan driving a Mercedes to scam him out of a two or three thousand jade pendant and did not stop him.
After getting into his Mercedes, Wei Yuan drove to the foot massage center from last night and parked. This was a necessary route to reach Guo the Fat's Jade Processing Factory. He parked on the roadside in such an obvious spot that he wasn't worried about whether Liu Lei would see it.
Then he took out the jade pendant and examined it closely. Indeed, upon careful inspection, there were slight cracks in the middle; they were just not very noticeable. Of course, for such high-end Jade, even a tiny flaw could be a serious issue—who would want to pay a high price for a jade pendant with cracks?
Actually, Wei Yuan was so proactive and eager to run directly to Guo the Fat's factory mainly because he had confidence in his Repairing Ability. Previously, he had bought a cheap piece of jade, smashed it open, and then used his Restorative Power to repair it, which turned out to be successful.
This was enough to prove that his current Dark Ink-colored Mist could repair Jade. Even for higher-end Jade, the most expensive part was the rough material used to create the jadeite. As long as the Spiritual Energy contained within was completely absorbed, the reason for repairing it was essentially the same as with other Jade.
At this moment, he casually picked up a piece of jade pendant from Guo the Fat. Wei Yuan mainly wanted to experiment once more. The defective high-end Jade had already lost most of its Spiritual Energy during the cutting and carving process. Therefore, Wei Yuan spent less than a minute absorbing all the surface Spiritual Energy.
When he wrapped the entire jade pendant with Dark Ink-colored Mist, although the feeling was different from when he repaired a Postage Stamp, he could still see the effects. After a while, when he held the jade pendant in his hand again and examined it closely, he found that the tiny cracks had been smoothed out, and the entire jade pendant had become flawless!
Of course, Wei Yuan had observed for a while earlier and noticed that some Jade pieces had issues during carving. So even if they were repaired, they would still need a craftsman to continue carving, which would cost some money.
However, compared to the profit from repairing Jade, this amount of money was negligible. At this point, this flawed jade pendant worth two or three thousand had regained its original value after Wei Yuan's repairs. According to the prices Wei Yuan observed at Liu Haisheng's shop, this jade pendant would sell for at least ten thousand!
He made several thousand dollars just from one piece, and there were still plenty more at Guo the Fat's place!
This was much more profitable than repairing old books and Video Disks. Wei Yuan was already excited in the car when suddenly a Honda Fit drove towards him. He quickly rolled down the window and said, "Liu Lei, I'm over here."
Liu Lei naturally knew the way, so there was no need for Wei Yuan to guide him. The two of them returned to Guo the Fat's factory in just a few minutes. Seeing Liu Lei come personally made Guo the Fat completely trust Wei Yuan.
"Uncle Guo, I appreciate your help with my friend here," Liu Lei said with a smile.
Guo the Fat smiled back and said, "Not a problem at all! I should thank Mr. Liu for introducing me to business!"
Liu Lei seemed unable to chat much with Guo the Fat; after some casual pleasantries, he walked over and picked up two unwrapped defective Jade pieces to examine them closely.
With Liu Lei's arrival, Wei Yuan finally had a savior for his half-baked knowledge. Liu Lei had experience in this field from growing up around it and certainly understood more than Wei Yuan did. Therefore, Wei Yuan felt relieved letting him negotiate with Guo the Fat while he handled online transactions.
After everything was settled, Guo the Fat had people pack all the prepared Jade into boxes and load them onto their cars. Since Liu Lei also brought a car along, they managed to fit everything in. Although only one trunk space was occupied by high-end defective Jade pieces, there were simply too many defective pieces produced by other machines.
As a result, both of their back seats were filled up. Wei Yuan was very grateful for Liu Lei's help; he knew that after rushing over to Guo the Fat's factory without hesitation, Liu Lei helped him assess these defective Jade pieces' original value and negotiated prices with Guo the Fat. In the end, Wei Yuan spent four hundred fifty thousand on all the defective Jade pieces.
After everything was finalized, Guo the Fat sent them off with a friendly smile. As they turned into the next intersection after starting their cars, Wei Yuan still saw Guo the Fat laughing heartily in the rearview mirror.
"Is that fat guy really that smug?" Wei Yuan shouted at Liu Lei.
Liu Lei rolled down the car window and replied, "Of course! His mood right now is like someone who just had a daughter, like Feng Jie, always worried she won't get married. And now, a fool is actually willing to marry her and even gave a decent bride price. How can he not be happy?"
Wei Yuan knew that Liu Lei was mocking him. In fact, if he knew someone had spent hundreds of thousands on a pile of worthless stones, he would probably laugh at that person for being foolish.
However, at this moment, his Repairing Ability was something he couldn't reveal to Liu Lei. He could only continue with the recluse's nonsense, feeling guilty but having to deceive his brother.
Nevertheless, Liu Lei's analogy had some truth to it. The defective Jade pieces that Wei Yuan collected were essentially useless to Guo the Fat; they were like chicken ribs—tasteless but a pity to discard. For example, the piece of jade pendant Wei Yuan repaired earlier was originally worth over ten thousand, but after developing slight cracks, its price dropped to two or three thousand, and even then it might not sell.
After all, Jade is still a luxury item, and sellers of such things naturally don't want them to have cracks. Even if the price drops by seventy or eighty percent, they are still hard to sell! So Wei Yuan initially thought he would need fifty or sixty thousand to buy this batch of goods, but in the end, he managed to get it for forty-five thousand.
"It's almost noon; let's find a place to eat. My treat," Wei Yuan called out to Liu Lei.
Neither of them were pretentious people; they casually found a restaurant on the roadside and went in. After the food and drinks were served, Wei Yuan patted Liu Lei on the shoulder and said, "Brother, I have to thank you today."
Liu Lei grasped Wei Yuan's arm and said, "No need to thank me; you’ve helped me before, and I remember it."
Wei Yuan knew he was referring to the time Liu Lei helped him fend off a Hammer attack. Because of that incident, Wei Yuan's arm nearly got ruined.
"What are you planning to do with this batch of stuff?" Liu Lei poured a glass of beer for Wei Yuan.
Wei Yuan was also troubled. With five or six boxes of Jade, if it were just old books like last time, it wouldn't attract much attention. But bringing back so much Jade this time would definitely catch the notice of the two girls. That wasn't even the worst part; if Yuan Ziyi's people found out during the repairs, that would be the biggest problem.
After all, Repairing Ability was Wei Yuan's greatest secret; he had to keep it buried deep inside and tell no one!
"I don't know yet; I need to find a place to store it first," Wei Yuan said.
"I actually have a place in mind. After we eat, I'll take you to check it out," Liu Lei said.
Upon hearing this, Wei Yuan became anxious and asked, "You’re not planning to store it at your house, are you?"
Liu Lei smiled mischievously and said mysteriously, "You'll find out soon enough; it's not far from here."
At that moment, Wei Yuan suddenly realized, "Is it the place you mentioned before?"
Seeing Liu Lei nod, Wei Yuan remembered that back in their first year of high school, Liu Lei had gotten close to a female classmate. That girl was evidently quite open-minded, and their relationship had quickly heated up. Liu Lei often complained to him about how the motels outside were dirty and uninteresting.
So, Wei Yuan had come up with the idea to tell him to just rent a place outside. At that time, Wei Yuan, Liu Lei, and two or three others used to hang out together. They rented a room on the outskirts of Jinghai City, which cost less than a hundred yuan per person each month. It provided them a place to gather on weekends and even do some mischievous things.
However, Wei Yuan felt quite embarrassed that after three years, he never had the chance to bring a girl to that place.
Now that their group had disbanded, Wei Yuan didn't expect Liu Lei to still be renting there. He quickly found the place where Liu Lei stored those inferior Jade pieces. Wei Yuan was quite pleased; he only left behind a box of low-end Jade pieces for consuming Spiritual Energy and some high-end defective pieces in the trunk of his car while moving everything else into that room.
After getting a key from Liu Lei, they moved everything into the secluded location, which also had a dark room—an ideal spot for storing those Jade pieces. The two of them worked up a sweat and finally moved all the Jade into that room.
Then they said their goodbyes. Wei Yuan continued driving the Blue Old Man's Mercedes back home. By the time he arrived home, it was already seven in the evening. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a shadow darting toward him.
Before he could react, he heard a sweet voice say, "Brother is finally back."
Hearing this, he knew it was Xie Yufei. At that moment, she clung tightly to Wei Yuan like a Koala. Worried about dropping her, he quickly reached out to hold her tightly. Suddenly, Xie Yufei's still-developing figure pressed against him in an intimate embrace!
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