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

Chapter 220 He ran away with the person carrying the basin.

Du Anrao glanced at Du Desheng, then at Xi Jingyue, instinctively feeling that something important but unknown must have happened between the two of them.

[What's going on? When did you two stop standing to the side? Grandpa was clearly looking down on Mr. Xi just now.]

Du Desheng: "..." Nonsense, how could I possibly side with him? It's all for you, you heartless little devil!

Xi Jingyue: "..." There's no need to be so blunt.

Surprised as he was, the two men made sense. Du Anrao had never thought he was cut out for business, and he bought the two plots of land simply because he didn't want to benefit Du Tianci and his son, as well as the people behind them, and cause trouble for the two old men.

Now that someone can help her resolve this worry, why not?
"Since Grandpa has said so, I have no other objection. It's just that this means I won't be able to pay you back the money I owe you right away."

As soon as Du Anrao said this, Du Desheng's face darkened first: "What do you mean by 'return'? In your heart, is your great-grandfather such a stingy person? What's given to you is yours, and we, grandfather and grandson, don't need to be so particular about it."

"Grandpa, that's a billion, not ten dollars."

“Whether it’s a billion or ten dollars, it’s all the same to Grandpa.”

"..."

"My great-uncle truly lives up to his reputation as the apex of the family's wealth pyramid; these Versailles-like words coming from his mouth don't seem surprising at all, nor do they feel out of place."

"???" What does "the top of the rich pyramid" mean? Does it mean he's a tycoon?
Du Desheng's expression instantly fell, and his hand holding the cane felt itchy; he wanted to teach this unfilial grandson who couldn't speak a word a lesson at any moment.

Compared to him, Qin Yanqing was quite enjoying the show. She stepped forward, took her husband's hand, and said with a faint smile, "Your great-uncle and I are not young anymore, and we don't know how many more years we can stay together. These worldly possessions are things you can't take with you when you die, so it's best if you can use them. Besides, if you don't return these things, or how much you return, it means you're intentionally distancing yourself from us, and we'll be angry."

Since the two had already gone this far, Du Anrao couldn't insist any further. She just thought to herself that since her grandparents had been so good to her, she would send them any good things she came across in the future.

Du Desheng and Du Bixiao felt a warmth in their hearts. They had already learned from Du Bixiao in detail before they returned that Du Anrao had specially made bracelets and jade pendants from the original stone containing spiritual essence, which could nourish the wearer's body and prolong life, as a wedding gift for them.

Their thoughts were similar to Xi Jingyue's. At their level and age, money was no longer the most important thing; health and longevity were.

The gift that Du Anrao was preparing to give them was more precious than a thousand or ten thousand gold pieces, not to mention it was a token of filial piety from his own juniors.

It's always the best when it comes to your own little darling. Before we even got to know each other, she was so kind and helpful without expecting anything in return. Now that we're more familiar, if we give her something, she'll find all sorts of ways to reciprocate.

Unlike those few blood relatives who claim to be his direct descendants, they are like black holes, no matter how much you give them, they can never be filled, and if you don't give them anything, they will even fight and snatch it away!

"Your Grandma Qin is right. Your grandparents have saved up their wealth for most of their lives. If you don't help them spend more, are you going to let those ungrateful wretches who are always trying to annoy your Grandma Qin and me benefit from it?"

Du Anrao was taken aback for a moment, thinking that Uncle Wen had already reported the matter of Du Tianci's family to the old man in advance. He smiled politely and ultimately did not poke at Du Desheng's sore spot.

Xi Jingyue watched for a while and couldn't help but laugh: "I don't need mine. You forgot, I already used that 500 million to buy two jade pendants from you." "What jade pendants?" Du Desheng and the other man's attention was instantly drawn to them.

Xi Jingyue and Du Anrao bought the two jade pendants just as they were about to leave the auction house. Du Bixiao was not present at the time and did not have time to inform them, so the two of them did not know about it beforehand.

Du Anrao rubbed his nose, embarrassed, and said, "I bought a stone tonight, and took out a pretty beautiful piece of jadeite rough from it. Aside from keeping the part that's useful to me, the rest of the material is just enough to make two more jadeite pendants..."

Du Desheng was struck dumb. He immediately remembered that Du Bixiao had indeed mentioned that, in addition to a pair of bracelets and a jade pendant, the remaining material from that stone could indeed be cut into a pair of small plaques.

The thought that this kid could hear the child's thoughts and must know the effects of these two brands made her even angrier and dizzier.

Du Anrao, oblivious to his unease, reiterated, "I've thought about it, and I still think that for those two small signs, five hundred million is still..."

"Five hundred million is still too little!" Before Du Anrao could finish speaking, Du Desheng interrupted her with a livid face, "You think you can buy such a good thing for five hundred million? You're dreaming! It should cost at least one billion!"

"grandfather?!"

"That's what I thought too, so my initial plan for working with An'an was a 30/70 split, with me getting 30% and her getting 70%, but she didn't agree."

Du Desheng: "?!?!" Good heavens, this kid was waiting for me all along!

However, the division of Panax notoginseng...

Du Desheng twitched his lips. Even though he found fault with this kid in every way, he had to admit that this share was much more substantial than the so-called billion.

"...Then how did it become 46 again?"

"Grandpa, it was my suggestion to add a little bit. I always felt that the profit sharing was taking advantage of Mr. Xi."

Du Desheng: "..." You're taking advantage of him now too, the only difference is how much.

Xi Jingyue glanced at the two of them, then pondered for a moment: "However, what Elder Du said makes sense. Since the profit split has been changed to 40/60, let's add some money to the cost of those two plaques. I'll transfer another 500 million into your card later, remember to check it."

Du Anrao was stunned on the spot, and after a while, he hurriedly said, "No, I didn't mean that. It really doesn't cost that much money. Don't listen to my great-uncle's nonsense. Those two signs aren't worth that much money. Don't hit them!"

The grandfather, who had been talking nonsense, was struck a blow. Looking at his precious granddaughter, who was siding with outsiders and single-mindedly refusing to accept money from someone, he wished he could turn around right now, go to the woodshed, grab a fork, and roast this pig that was trying to steal their cabbage.

Devastated, Du Desheng immediately sought comfort from his wife: "I always feel like our cabbage is about to run away with someone else, carrying its pot."

Qin Yanqing patted her husband's head reassuringly: "If this pig is willing to use a gold-inlaid jade basin to coax our cabbage, that's not impossible. However, it's too early to talk about that now. It's better to rely on ourselves than on others. Let's try to live a few more years and keep an eye on this pig. We can't let him bully our cabbage."

(End of this chapter)