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

Chapter 233 Afraid you'll starve
Du Desheng suppressed the upward curve of his lips, coughed lightly, and said, "Then you can help me unravel the rest and see if they're worth anything."

Since Du Desheng had already said that, Master Qi didn't say anything more and continued to dismantle the stone in his hands.

However, he was much more cautious than before, and dared not continue to use the whetstone cutter to cut downwards in a bold and sweeping manner. Instead, he ground down little by little along the green edge.

This process is undoubtedly time-consuming and laborious, especially since, as Du Anrao had predicted, this rough stone is much larger than the one that was previously cut open at the auction house.

It took Master Qi more than two hours to remove all the raw stones from inside.

"This..." Master Qi looked at the rough stone on the table, which was as big as a plate and quite thick, and exclaimed sincerely, "Miss is very lucky. This rough stone is top-notch in terms of color, texture, and translucency. Its purity is also very high, and the impurities inside are almost negligible. More importantly, it is so big overall, and..."

It's clear that Master Qi's feelings are quite complicated right now. He's definitely excited to have unearthed such a treasure, and it's certainly an honor to have found such a large piece of jade. But the key point is that a rare piece of jadeite had already been found in this rough stone before, and now such a large piece of top-quality green jadeite with delicate color, old texture, and high clarity has been found.

All of this made Master Qi, who has been dealing with various types of jade for many years, want to exclaim that it was impossible. He felt that his years of experience and professional knowledge had been overturned and had no place to be used.

Du Desheng was an old friend of his, and he could tell what was on his mind just by looking at him, so he secretly felt sorry for him.

Talking about science with his granddaughter is bound to be a painful experience, since her very existence is hardly scientific.

Although Xi Jingyue had long guessed that the treasure Du Anrao had chosen wouldn't be too bad, she was still somewhat surprised when she actually saw such a large piece of jade. She then couldn't help but think of Du Anrao's master, who was worried that she wouldn't have enough to eat outside and had specially prepared a large auction house for her to sit back and collect money.

It's clear that the master is really going to great lengths for this little apprentice. Not only does he stuff assets into his hands, but he also stuffs treasures into his hands. One rough stone worth hundreds of millions isn't enough; he has to stuff in two, and each one is bigger than the last, showing no regard for the laws of nature or the principles of all things.

only……

Xi Jingyue glanced silently at Du Anrao, who had already moved closer to the table to examine the large, lustrous raw stone up close.

[This piece is so big, it's full of spiritual essence. Aunt Qiu and the others can cut it up and make a lot of jewelry. The rest of the material can be used to make rings, earrings, pendants, and so on. Even a small piece can be divided into many pieces. Great! Now everyone's gifts are taken care of.]

Du Desheng: "..." This spendthrift child, whenever there's something good, he only thinks of his own people and doesn't even consider himself. If you sold this, it would be enough to buy a truckload of gifts!
Xi Jingyue: "..." I knew it!
Despite his disappointment, Du Anrao was the kind of person he was, and he wouldn't have valued and cherished her so much.

Du Desheng lingered awkwardly for a while, then took out his phone and sent a message.

Shortly after, Du Anrao's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was a transfer notification.

Upon closer inspection of the transfer amount, their eyes widened in surprise.

"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of thousands..." Du Anrao was afraid that he had misread it, so he counted one zero after another. When he finally realized that he had not misread it, his face went blank for a moment.

After a moment of blankness, she suddenly realized what was happening and turned to look at Du Desheng: "Grandpa, did you transfer the money to me?"

To make it easier for Du Anrao to access the funds later, the black card was transferred to her name last night. But it seems that the only person who would transfer such a large sum of money is this wealthy old man in front of her. "Yes, I transferred it."

"Why did you suddenly transfer money to me, and a hundred million at that..." Do you have too much money to burn?
"...I'm afraid you'll starve to death."

Du Anrao: "???"

Mr. Xi is right; Grandpa might really have taken the wrong medicine.

Du Desheng was stunned for a moment, then decisively turned his anger on Xi Jingyue, looking at him as if he wanted to devour him.

You little brat! This isn't even a proper match yet, and you dare to talk bad about me behind my back to my precious granddaughter's back! Just wait and see how I deal with you later!
Xi Jingyue, who had been "betrayed," was speechless. "..." What a blunder! I should have known better than to be so sarcastic!

"This stone is indeed of good quality." Qin Yanqing came out of the house at some point and stood by the table, looking at the rough stone that was about to be completely removed.

"Does Grandma like this color of jade? I'll have someone make you a pair of earrings later, okay?"

Qin Yanqing smiled, patted Du Anrao's hand that was holding hers, and shook her head, saying, "No, this color of jade is too delicate and not suitable for an old woman like me. You should save it for your mother's generation of elders."

Seeing that she really wasn't interested in the rough stone, Du Anrao didn't mention it again; she had already reserved the better ones for them.

"This rock is so big, it might be difficult to handle. Have you decided who to ask to help you with it?"

Du Anrao nodded: "I know an auntie whose family owns a jewelry company. They have a team that specializes in handling this kind of thing, and they can even help with designing styles and such. The prices are fair overall. Most importantly, they won't tell anyone about this unless I want to."

"Is this the person who sent you that auction invitation?"

"Correct."

"It's good that you know what's going on. You don't need to worry about people finding out about this stone. There are countless strange people and events in this world, and not everything can be explained by common sense. If someone really asks, just say you don't know and let them guess for themselves."

Qin Yanqing's words were a double entendre. In fact, if you think about it carefully, Du Anrao's choice to make jewelry from these raw stones containing spiritual essence and give it to his relatives and close friends was not necessarily a bad thing.

After all, these things have a special purpose. Giving them to people who know her well will at least prevent them from leaking out and attracting the attention of those with ulterior motives, who might then try to take advantage of Du Anrao.

However, her words reminded Du Anrao that although the spirit essence jewelry she gave to her relatives would not be as useful as the ones she was going to give to Qin Yanqing and the others, she still needed to come up with a more reliable reason just in case.

【I've got it! I'll just say that after I bought these pieces of jewelry, I took them to a nearby temple to have them blessed by the gods. People usually go to temples to get amulets for protection, which have a similar effect. Whether the jewelry itself is more effective or the blessed jewelry is more effective is up to you to decide. After all, the end of science is metaphysics, so guess for yourselves.】

The three who already knew the truth: "..." You're such a little genius!
(End of this chapter)