Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 211 I'm such a little genius!

Du Wei was heartbroken at missing out on the treasure and almost had a heart attack on the spot, collapsing to the ground and becoming the laughing stock of everyone once again.

After his initial panic subsided, Du Tianci clearly realized this as well, and his face turned deathly pale.

This might be the closest he've ever come to becoming rich overnight. Just think of what Mr. Li mentioned earlier, that small piece of auspicious symbols like "Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity, and Happiness" was auctioned overseas not long ago and sold for 100 million.

The piece currently displayed on the tray is visibly larger and of better quality than the previous one. If it were made into a finished product, wouldn't it be worth 200 million or even 300 million?

With just two million, he earned three hundred million...

Just thinking about it made Du Tianci feel like his heart was bleeding.

Young Master Du breathed a sigh of relief. If Du Tianci had actually won the bid for this treasure, it would undoubtedly have been disadvantageous for him.

But that didn't stop him from being envious of Du Anrao's good fortune.

However, Du Anrao, who was the object of everyone's envy and jealousy at this moment, stared intently at the raw stone on the tray, his expression solemn and thoughtful.

It wasn't my imagination; there really is light on this stone.

There was light? Jiang Changbin and Xi Jingyue were taken aback and subconsciously looked down.

The four-colored jadeite, illuminated by the light, truly possesses a breathtaking beauty; even uncarved, it can easily attract attention.

But as for what light was above, forgive their poor eyesight, they really couldn't see it!
The light that Du Anrao mentioned is actually the flowing veins inside the jade.

After coming down from the mountain, she had come into contact with a lot of jade and jewelry, and had even bought a lot of them not long ago, but she had never encountered anything like this before.

While feeling a sense of novelty, she also felt a strange familiarity. After thinking carefully, she remembered that when she first met her master, she seemed to have seen this flowing light on the jade pendant he wore at his waist.

That's why the master, who usually doesn't like to get involved in worldly affairs and especially hates trouble, chose to personally get involved in the mess of her "family" and get entangled with her then nominal maternal grandparents, who were Wang Xuehe's parents, for a long time.

It took a lot of time, energy, and money to completely sever her ties with that family and bring her up the mountain.

Hmm, I remember Master saying something like that the jade pendant could see this flowing light because it contained something called... called spiritual essence.

Spiritual essence?! Isn't that something that only exists in fantasy stories?
This was Jiang Changbin's first reaction, but then he thought about it again. He could hear his little cousin's thoughts and had even seen her exorcise evil spirits for his brother.

The appearance of a spiritual essence, which I thought I had only heard of in fantasy stories, doesn't seem so hard to accept.
Xi Jingyue shared a similar thought. As one of the earliest onlookers, he had seen all sorts of outrageous things, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

Compared to the rationality of this thing, he was more concerned about what this so-called spiritual essence actually did. It sounded like a... good thing?

As it turns out, this spiritual essence is indeed a rare and precious item, formed from jade absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. While it may not actually give the stone sentience or make it a spirit, it can nourish the wearer's meridians invisibly, warding off illness and disaster, and prolonging life, making it an ideal gift for elders in the family.

Xi Jingyue's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this, and he couldn't help but take a liking to the raw stone. His grandparents were still alive and quite old.

If Du Anrao could agree to sell him two pieces of jewelry made from raw stones, even if they were just two small safety buckles, it would be a tremendous blessing for the two old people.

However, considering Du Anrao's rather large family, this expectation may not be so easy to realize.

At that time, Du Anrao was unaware that her precious raw stone had been targeted. After confirming what was inside the stone, she turned to look at Ms. Qiu, who was standing not far behind her and was also quite interested in this stone of fortune, prosperity, longevity and happiness.

"Aunt Qiu, your company is a leading jewelry brand in China. You have your own design department, so you should know how to polish this stone into a real piece of jewelry, right?"

Upon hearing Du Anrao's words, Ms. Qiu guessed her intention. Her eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "Of course! As long as Ms. Du needs us, everyone in our company will serve you wholeheartedly."

Du Anrao needs their company's help to process the raw stone and turn it into finished jewelry. Their company can also take this opportunity to make this rare "Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity and Happiness" raw stone into a representative work of their company, further enhancing their reputation in the industry. This is a win-win situation!
"Could you please take a look and tell me what kind of material this is best made into?"

"Although this piece of material is only the size of a palm, it is very thick. What's rare is that the color distribution throughout the entire piece is quite harmonious, and the jade is very translucent with few impurities. Despite its thickness, you can still see the bottom at a glance from top to bottom, indicating excellent quality."

Ms. Qiu stroked her chin and pondered, "In order to preserve the integrity of this piece of material as much as possible, I suggest making it into a larger desktop ornament and engraving auspicious patterns on it to match its inherent meaning, which would be just right."

Du Anrao was not very satisfied with this suggestion. It was just a decorative item. While it would be beneficial to keep it at home and have daily contact with it, the benefits were ultimately not as good as wearing it on your person.

"How long would it take to make it into a decorative piece?"

"This..." Ms. Qiu realized the problem and said awkwardly, "Carving ornaments is a delicate craft. It would probably take several months or even longer to carve such a large piece of raw stone completely."

"It's been too long. Is there anything else we can do besides this? I'd like to make something that they can easily carry around."

Ms. Qiu paused for a moment, stared at the raw stone for a while, and nodded, saying, "In that case, given the thickness of this stone, Miss Du can try to make two bracelets, and then use the material taken out from the center of each bracelet to make two pendants or a larger round jade pendant, and carve patterns of auspicious beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, and qilin on them."

Du Anrao's eyes brightened slightly: "Okay, okay, let's do it this way! How long will it take to complete all this?"

“This… bracelet is easy to make; it can be finished in about a week with day and night polishing. Jade pendants and pendants are a bit more troublesome, and it will take at least two or three months.”

Du Anrao thought about the timing of Du Desheng's wedding and sighed, "Then help me get the bracelet out first. I want to see the finished product in a week. As for the rest, there's no rush. Use one piece of the remaining material in the center of the bracelet to make two pendants, and the other piece to make a jade pendant carved with a Qilin."

[That way, when my great-uncle and Grandma Qin get married, I can give them the bracelet as a wedding gift first. Then I can give them the jade pendant with the unicorn design that was a gift for them back then. Wow, I'm such a little genius!]

Jiang Changbin and Xi Jingyue: Pfft...

(End of this chapter)