Huayu, my cheat code is a bit strange.

Chapter 65 Liulichang (Please read on, please recommend, please do everything!)

It was already dusk when I came out of Huo Xuan's office.

Gu Xiao walked along the tree-lined path, looking down at the note in her hand:
“Yang Baorui, Liulichang West Street, Wendezhai”

After checking the time on her phone, Gu Xiao pondered for a moment and decided to finish quickly.

He stepped onto the street, hailed a taxi, and spent nearly an hour stuck in rush hour traffic before finally arriving at the bustling neighborhood.

Night falls.

Liulichang Street remains bustling with people, its antique charm brimming with the vibrant atmosphere of everyday life.

Following the address on the note, Gu Xiao searched the slightly crowded street.

Not long after, next to a shop selling stationery, I saw a plaque with the words "Wendezhai" written on it.

The shop has two floors and an antique style. Three or five people were standing in front of the glass display case on the first floor, pointing and commenting on the jade bracelets inside.

Gu Xiao didn't disturb them, her gaze sweeping across the store.

Besides the customers looking at the jade bracelets, there were two young men dressed in Tang suits behind the display case.

The two were dressed in different colors, one in red and the other in purple, and one was plump and the other thin.

Xiao Jiu peeked out from Gu Xiao's collar, curiously looking around at this unfamiliar place, her nose twitching slightly.

Gu Xiao's gaze passed over them and landed on the wooden staircase leading to the second floor.

Before entering, his spiritual senses had already been activated, and he could clearly hear the strange noises coming from a room deep inside the second floor.

That was the sound of some kind of machine grinding ore.

Just as he was about to step forward to ask, the tall, thin man in the purple Tang suit approached him with a professional smile on his face.

"What would you like to see, handsome? Our shop..."

Before he could finish speaking, his gaze fell on Xiao Jiu on Gu Xiao's shoulder, his expression one of surprise and doubt.

“I’m looking for Master Yang Baorui,” Gu Xiao said.

The tall, thin man snapped out of his daze, his smile fading slightly, replaced by a scrutinizing look.
"Do you have an appointment? Mr. Yang isn't taking outside jobs lately."

"No."

Gu Xiao answered truthfully, and then, following Huo Xuan's instructions, gave the name "Ma Jingwu".

The tall, thin man was slightly taken aback, and asked curiously, "Are you Teacher Ma's...?"

Gu Xiao didn't speak, just looked at the other person quietly.

The tall, thin man immediately understood, turned his head to exchange a few words with his companion, led Gu Xiao up to the second floor, and had him sit quietly in a lounge.

The lounge is small, but it is decorated quite elegantly.

Several landscape paintings hung on the wall, and a display shelf in the corner held a few small ornaments.

Xiao Jiu jumped off Gu Xiao's shoulder and wandered around the room curiously.

"Don't move," Gu Xiao warned in a low voice.

Xiao Jiu snorted, reluctantly retracted its paw, and jumped back onto his lap, its little eyes still darting around, taking in its surroundings.

About ten minutes later, footsteps were heard outside the door.

An elderly man with gray hair, dressed in dark blue overalls, pushed open the door and entered.

He was about sixty years old, with an aged face and some stone powder on his hands.

"Old Ma just called me, Gu Xiao, right?"

The old man spoke in a loud voice, his gaze sweeping over Gu Xiao. "I am Yang Baorui."

Gu Xiao stood up and took out the piece of yellow jade from her bag: "Master Yang, I would like to ask you to help me carve something."

Yang Baorui took the jade, raising an eyebrow slightly: "Hetian yellow jade?"

Gu Xiao nodded slightly: "I want to carve a rabbit."

Yang Baorui seemed to be thinking about something, and asked, "Do you know the rules?"

Gu Xiao shook her head.

The elderly man was not surprised and began to explain the process in detail.

This includes material review, design, cost estimation, contract signing, supervision, and review.
The whole process is not complicated. The only thing to be careful about is to keep evidence and contracts to prevent the jade from being switched.

After more than an hour of taking photos, weighing, and describing, Gu Xiao finally received the contract and completed a series of procedures, including signing, stamping, and paying the deposit.

It was already 10 p.m. when I got home.

……

……

"call"

Gu Xiao slumped into the chair, feeling as if all the bones in her body had fallen apart.

Before he could even catch his breath, Xiao Jiu jumped onto the table, put her hands on her hips, pointed her little paw at his nose, and said angrily:

"You promised to buy me stones!" Gu Xiao waved her hand weakly, "I'll buy them for you in a while, what's the rush?"

"I want the stone!" Xiao Jiu's bright black eyes were full of accusation.

Gu Xiao pointed to the space under the bed, "There are still a dozen or so coins inside. Take as many as you want. If you need more, I'll go downstairs to the flower bed and get you two more."

Xiao Jiu glanced disdainfully under the bed, then turned her head away haughtily: "You broke your promise!"

"How pretentious!" Gu Xiao thought to herself, then changed her approach and said:

"I have to take the college entrance exam in the next few days, so I might not be able to take care of you. Do you want to stay with my dad for a few days?"

"What is the college entrance examination?" Xiao Jiu's attention was successfully diverted.

Gu Xiao yawned. "It's complicated to explain, anyway, I can't take you with me those few days."

Xiao Jiu scratched his head, looking somewhat conflicted.

It remembered Gu Hui, a strange man who always stared at it, whom it didn't like very much.

Seeing its hesitation, Gu Xiao offered another option: "Send you to Yuanyuan's place?"

“Chi——!!!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jiu jumped up on the spot in shock, his short legs trembling wildly.

Gu Xiao shook her head, both amused and exasperated, and silently congratulated Qiu Yuanyuan on unlocking the "Squirrel Killer" achievement.

But looking at Xiao Jiu, who was still in shock, he felt somewhat helpless:
"You won't go here, you won't go there, so where do you want to go?"

Xiao Jiu blinked and said in a crisp voice:

"The hotel I went to this morning was quite nice, it was cool."

"That place costs over a thousand a night, you must be dreaming," Gu Xiao thought to herself. Suddenly remembering something, she said to Xiao Jiu:
"Just confirm the hotel?"

Xiao Jiu nodded vigorously.

In its simple little mind, a hotel is equal to air conditioning, and air conditioning is equal to heaven.

Having received a positive reply, Gu Xiao took out her phone, browsed her contacts, and quickly found her target.

Dial the number; the call connects.

Upon hearing the voice, Gu Xiao spoke:

"Hello? Is this Shu Chang? I need to ask you for a favor."

……

……

Jingle Bell!
The bell rang, marking the end of the college entrance examination.

Gu Xiao walked out of the examination room with the surging crowd.

Just as he was feeling a bit hungry and wondering what to eat, his phone started buzzing in his pocket.

When I took it out, the name "Shu Chang" was flashing on the screen.

Gu Xiao was slightly taken aback. Shouldn't she be filming "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang" in Huairou right now?

With a sense of doubt, I pressed the answer button, and a girl's mysterious voice came through the receiver:

"Look to your left, over there on the street corner!"

Gu Xiao looked in the direction Gu Xiao was told and saw a rather conspicuous white BMW X5 parked on a street corner not far away.

Behind the lowered car window, Shu Chang leaned out with a smile, waving vigorously at him. A fluffy red squirrel was perched on her head.

Gu Xiao chuckled and walked through the crowd.

As soon as they reached the car, Shu Chang couldn't wait to ask, "How did the test go?"

"Play normally."

Gu Xiao responded, then looked at her with a puzzled expression, "Why are you here? Did you use your privileges too?"

"Huh? What privilege?" Shu Chang blinked, looking completely bewildered.

"It's nothing, just take it as me talking nonsense."

Gu Xiao rubbed her temples, feeling that she must have been too tired lately, and was a little disoriented.

Shu Chang glanced at the growing crowd around him and whispered, "There are too many people here. Come in first."

Gu Xiao readily agreed and opened the car door to get into the back seat.

As soon as he sat down, Xiao Jiu jumped from Shu Chang's head onto his shoulder and rubbed his cheek with his little head.

"You two have such a good relationship." Shu Chang looked at the interaction between the human and the mouse, his face filled with undisguised envy.

Gu Xiao scratched Xiao Jiu's chin with her finger, turned to Shu Chang, and asked curiously, "So, is there something urgent you need to talk to me about?"

Shu Chang smiled slyly: "What, can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?"

(End of this chapter)