Water-repellent pearl

  "By the way, did you bring the pearl I gave you last time?"

  "She took it with her." Yu Qingying treated this pearl as if it were Tang Zhendong himself, a woman in love would want to carry her man with her everywhere. Moreover, this was a precious gift given by Tang Zhendong, she was delighted and definitely wouldn't bear to leave it at home.

  "Alright, let's go put a lock on it."

  Tang Zhendong pulled Yu Qingying into a long-established jewelry store.

  "Hello, sir/madam. How are you? Is there anything I can help you with?" The salesgirl, dressed in a cheongsam and exuding elegance, was polite but overly enthusiastic.

  "Take a look at buying a necklace."

  "Sir, would you like gold or platinum, or perhaps a lively and lovely rose gold?"

  Tang Zhendong looked at Yu Qingying and said, "What kind of thing did you say?"

  "Never mind, let's not buy it, I think it's fine like this." Yu Qingying knew that Tang Zhendong's financial situation was definitely not good. Although he sold a big fish on Kunlun Island the day before yesterday and earned 50,000 yuan, but now the fish is so valuable, Yu Qingying didn't expect it either. But this fish is really big.

  "Hehe, buy a necklace to match it." Tang Zhendong had been secretly in love with Yu Qingying for many years. For Yu Qingying, he was always thinking of her and couldn't forget about her. Even if Yu Qingying wanted the moon in the sky, Tang Zhendong would probably think of a way to set up an array to let Yu Qingying touch the moon in the sky. Of course, whether it's possible or not is another story.

  "Sir, what kind of beads do you need to match with? We have designers here who can help you design for free."

  Qingying took out the white pearl that Tang Zhendong gave him from his bag, and the white pearl emitted a soft white light. Even in broad daylight, among the dazzling spotlights of the jewelry group, the moment it was taken out, it still made the surrounding sales ladies stunned and amazed.

  This pearl is extraordinary at first glance. A precious pearl that can make gold, silver, diamonds and platinum lose their luster will not be ordinary.

  Logically speaking, these sales ladies have also seen their fair share of treasures. Working in a place like this, regardless of how much they earn, just based on their keen eye for jewelry, it's quite impressive.

  "Wow, what a beautiful pearl." The two salesgirls standing in front of Qingying suddenly exclaimed, and their exclamations attracted the surrounding salesgirls to come over and take a look.

  "I'll go get our second boss, he's also our designer and appraiser."

  Not long after, the designer of the jewelry store, a man in his fifties, wearing reading glasses and with an expressionless face. However, his expressionlessness completely disappeared when he saw this white pearl that was almost as big as a small egg.

  Pearls are divided into wild and cultivated ones. Cultivated ones generally do not have large ones, as they consider the input-output ratio, but if we talk about wild and cultivated ones, the quality is definitely different.

  Since someone who can be called a jewelry designer and appraiser must have some skills in identifying jewelry, the treasure that can make Li Zhitang lose his composure must be quite valuable. Even these sales assistants have never seen Vice President Li so surprised before.

  "This pearl, is it yours?" Li Zhitang asked Qingying in surprise.

  Qingying nodded, "It's mine, what's wrong with it?"

  "May I take a look?" Li Zhitang's cautiousness seemed excessive to everyone. Although the pearl was quite large, could it be worth as much as a carat of diamonds? It seemed that pearl jewelry wasn't particularly valuable nowadays, and what was in vogue were gemstones and jade. Jadeite was the king of gemstones.

  Qingying nodded, "Of course, I'd also like to ask you to design a base and then inlay this pearl into it, what do you think?"

  Li Zhitang didn't respond to Qingying's words, he carefully picked up the pearl and changed several angles, looking at it for a while. "May I ask where this pearl came from?"

  Qingying glanced at Tang Zhendong and didn't speak, Tang Zhendong took over the conversation, "What? Not stealing or robbing, are you still doing police work here?"

  Tang Zhendong's strange tone didn't catch Old Man Li Zhitang's attention, who continued to examine the pearl with great care, his gentle handling no less than if he were cradling a newborn baby.

  After a while, the old man finally let out a breath. "Good stuff, smooth but not slippery, round but not sticky, crystal clear and transparent, no sweat left behind. Good stuff, what a top-grade pearl! If I'm not mistaken, this should be a legendary water-avoiding pearl."

  Tang Zhendong was shocked by the old man's words, which revealed the special characteristics of this pearl. He had only discovered the properties of this pearl while in the water; if not for the underwater environment, Tang Zhendong would not have believed that there was such a thing as an "avoid-water" pearl.

  The rest of the sales ladies were all carefully listening to Deputy General Manager Li's words. When they heard "extreme treasure pearl", they understood what it meant, but when they heard "avoid water pearl", everyone looked at each other in confusion. Avoid water pearl? Had they entered a fairy tale world?

  When everyone was at a loss, the sound of high heels came, "Tap tap tap", "Uncle Li, how did you come out? What is an avoidance bead?"

  The shopping guides immediately returned to their original positions, neat and tidy, but simultaneously shouted in unison, "Hello, Director Wang."

  The woman who called Wang Zong, although not dressed in luxurious clothes, had a noble and elegant temperament, standing out from the crowd. Her hair was styled in a bun, giving off an air of high society at first glance.

  The woman who called Wang Zong shouted again, "Uncle Li, what is an evading water pearl?", Li Zhidao just reacted and looked at the incoming Wang Xiaoya, General Manager Wang.

  "Oh, Miss Ya has arrived," said Li Zhitang, looking up. "This young lady brought a top-grade pearl to be inlaid into a chain. Based on the legend of the ancients, I deduce that this is a legendary water-avoiding pearl."

  "Repellent pearl?" Wang Xiaoya was surprised, she had been in the jewelry industry for over a decade and it was her first time hearing about repellent pearls. "Uncle Li, what is a repellent pearl?"

  "Excuse me, miss, sir, may I invite you to come in and talk?"

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  Li Zhitang brought Tang Zhendong and Yu Qingying, followed by Wang Xiaoya who had just entered, into the manager's office.

  After entering, someone rushed to pour tea. Li Zhitang slowly explained the basis for his judgment that this was an Avoid Water Pearl: The legendary Avoid Water Pearl has a faint white light, even under the bright sun it cannot cover up the white light emitted. Moreover, when held in one's hand it is warm and moist, does not occupy sweat stains, and when placed in water can form a layer of isolation around the pearl, pushing away the water and leaving only air from the water.

  Upon hearing Li Zhitang's introduction, Qingying also felt skeptical. Although she felt that the pearl was precious, she had never thought it was an Avoid Water Pearl. An Avoid Water Pearl? Isn't this something from Journey to the West? Can things from Journey to the West be trusted? Except for the fact that all demons with a powerful background were taken away and those without one were beaten to death with a stick, everything else is untrustworthy.