White Gold Inlaid Pearl

  "Uncle Li, are you telling the truth?" Wang Xiaoya seemed to be very disbelieving. She had been in the jewelry industry for so long, let alone not seeing an Avoid Water Pearl, she hadn't even heard of it.

  "Don't believe it? You can try, but you'll need to get this young lady's consent first." Li Zhitang looked at Yu Qingying.

  "Give it a try, I've never seen what this water-repelling bead looks like either." Yu Qingying hadn't heard of any water-repelling beads before, but she vaguely remembered Tang Zhendong's words. Tang Zhendong had said that putting the bead in water would make it look even better. At the time, Yu Qingying hadn't thought much about it, but now that Li Zhitang mentioned it, she finally understood the deeper meaning behind Tang Zhendong's words.

  Qing Ying also wanted to see how this water-repelling bead actually repelled water.

  Li Zhitang brought a basin of water, and in front of everyone, he put the white pearl into the water. The pearl sank immediately, and quickly squeezed all the water in the basin to the surroundings. The water was squeezed out of the basin instantly, spilling all over the floor.

  It's clear that this is the effect of a water-repellent bead. Only a water-repellent bead can push water away from itself, squeezing it out of the bowl.

  "Wow," Yu Qingying and Wang Xiaoya both exclaimed in surprise, because the effect before their eyes was indeed something they had not expected.

  Tang Zhendong had long known the effect of the water-repelling bead, and Li Zhitang was the initiator of the experiment, so he could also imagine the result.

  "Can you sell this to me?" After the shock, Wang Xiaoya stared at Yu Qingying with a piercing gaze, her inner urgency seeming to be palpable.

  "Sorry, I won't sell this." Yu Qingying's voice was not loud, but her attitude was exceptionally firm.

  "Are you sure you won't sell? It seems like you haven't even heard the price I offered?" Wang Xiaoya was extremely fond of this water-avoiding pearl and was very confident in the price she could offer.

  "No need, haha."

  "I can offer up to this number." Wang Xiaoya stretched out two fingers, "Two million, you really don't plan on considering it?"

  "Never mind, I don't plan on selling."

  "Five million!"

  "Sorry."

  "Ten million!" The "ten million" that came out of Wang Xiaoya's mouth seemed to be just a number, not money. She lightly opened her mouth and said this shocking number, which not only shocked Tang Zhendong, who had never seen so much money before, but also surprised Yu Qingying, who was from a high-ranking official family, and even Li Zhitang, the second shopkeeper, did not expect Wang Xiaoya to bid ten million. A hundred-yuan bill weighs one gram, so ten million is one million hundred-yuan bills, weighing 110 kilograms, or more than 200 pounds. If it were all hundred-yuan bills, it would be over 200 pounds. This 200-pound sum of money was spoken out of Wang Xiaoya's mouth as easily as if it were just over 20 dollars.

  "Sorry, Miss Wang, I just wanted to get it appraised and didn't intend to sell it. This is the first gift my boyfriend gave me, please understand."

  Qing Ying didn't want to say so much, but seeing Wang Xiao Ya come out with a price of tens of millions, it was clear that she had good intentions. She also didn't want to make things difficult for Wang Xiao Ya again, so she might as well explain the reason.

  Yu Qingying was very moved that Tang Zhendong gave her such a precious gift. Yu Qingying wasn't someone who hadn't seen good things before, because his father Yu Zhenhua loved books, paintings and antiques the most. Although he couldn't afford the really expensive ones, those in the tens of thousands were still acceptable. Yu Zhenhua spent all his savings and those of his wife on these things, and of course there were also many that Yu Qingying's mother Meng Ruhua had brought from her natal family.

  But as for a pearl worth millions, Qing Ying had never seen one before, and this was the first time she'd even heard of it.

  "Oh, well, a gentleman doesn't take away what others love," Wang Xiaoya seemed to be regretful. She had long lost interest in ordinary treasures like gold, jade and diamonds. What she was interested in were legendary artifacts like the Avoid Water Pearl."

  "If you ever want to transfer, be sure to tell me first." Finally, Wang Xiaoya seemed reluctant to let go, so she added another sentence.

  Perhaps it was because Yu Qingying saw Wang Xiaoya's fondness for the water-avoiding pearl, and she didn't say anything decisive, so she nodded, "Okay!"

  "Uncle Li, I still have something to attend to. For these two gentlemen and lady, if they need to design a style of tray, you don't need to collect their money, just put it on my account."

  Wang Xiaoya bid farewell to Li Zhitang, then said goodbye to Tang Zhendong and Yu Qingying before turning around and walking out the door.

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  "What style of tray do the two of you want to design? What material will it be made of?" Li Zhitang, although he was the second boss, was actually employed by Wang Xiaoya, but she had given him some shares. He served as both a designer and an appraiser.

  "Let's get a platinum one, gold is too flashy, Qingying, what do you think?"

  "En, good." Yu Qingying nodded, she was getting more and more unable to see through Tang Zhendong. Logically speaking, Tang Zhendong was just a small fruit vendor, yet he had taken out a priceless treasure, the Avoid Water Pearl worth tens of millions, it was clear that Tang Zhendong knew about the pearl's miraculous properties, otherwise he wouldn't have let himself try it by soaking in water when giving it to her.

  After listening to Tang Zhendong and Yu Qingying's requirements, Li Zhitang quickly drew on the paper, and soon designed the style of the necklace and pendant. He showed it to the two, and Yu Qingying was very satisfied, as it had achieved the effect she wanted. Especially the pendant with inlaid pearls was exquisitely designed, which could be flipped over from front to back, and looked complete on both sides. The pendant perfectly clasped the widest part of the necklace, making it sturdy and secure. The most ingenious part of the design was that the pendant was not fixed, but rather movable, allowing it to open at the top, so that the pearls could be removed, and there was a clever lock to hold it in place.

  "Then let's do it this way!"

  Tang Zhendong expressed his gratitude to Li Zhitang after measuring the size of the pearl.

  Li Zhitang firmly refused to accept the deposit from Tang Zhendong, saying it was Wang's order. Tang Zhendong and Yu Qingying could only express their gratitude again.

  Yu Qingying leaned against Tang Zhendong's side after they came out, "Zhendong, why did you give me such an expensive gift?"

  "If I don't give it to you, who else can I give it to?"

  Tang Zhendong was a bit clumsy in expressing himself at critical moments, but his simple words made Yu Qingying's heart feel sweet and silky. Although this wasn't any sweet talk, it was even better than sweet talk.

  "Let's go, let's go eat." Tang Zhendong pulled Yu Qingying's hand, "What do you want to eat?"

  "Let's have steak."

  "Alright, but I've never been to a place like this before. You take me there and I'll pay." Tang Zhendong patted his chest, revealing his generous spirit.

  But Tang Zhendong's heroic spirit, in Qingying's eyes, made her feel like a little woman being taken care of. This little womanly sentiment was warm and cozy.