The village beauty and me!

"Jade hairpin?" Liu Qian only realized after hearing this that the petite female staff member in front of her did indeed have a slender jade hairpin about five inches long in her hair.

The other person's hair was tied up, and there was a lot of hair. The jade hairpin inserted was so thin that it was impossible to notice unless you looked closely.

Most importantly, the jade hairpin only had a pointed tip showing at the front and a small part showing at the back; the exposed portion combined was no more than three centimeters.

Liu Qian stared at it for a long time, but she couldn't see anything special about the jade hairpin.

"Chen Huan, you wouldn't happen to have fallen for that girl, would you?"

"This girl is about the same size as Xiaoying. You really do prefer this type." Liu Qian stared at Chen Huan with a strange expression.

The criticism was tinged with a hint of sourness.

"Stop it, sis, do you think I'm that kind of person?" Chen Huan rolled her eyes.

He then explained, "If you trust me, we'll go with this girl."

"I won't explain anything else, but I can only tell you one thing: that girl has a green dot on her head, that's a real top-grade jadeite."

As the two people were talking, they unconsciously drew closer and closer to each other.

Adding to the last two sentences, Chen Huan was indeed a bit anxious, and his voice became slightly louder.

As luck would have it, the petite girl walking ahead overheard it.

At this moment, he stopped and suddenly turned around.

She glared at Chen Huan with her delicate face raised, "Who did you just say had a green hat on their head?"

"You idiot, don't you even know what manners are?"

The girl looked to be around twenty years old, with a youthful face that made her appear even younger than her actual age.

She has bright eyes and white teeth, beautiful features, a well-proportioned figure, and is not only well-endowed but also quite voluptuous.

That's even a bit exaggerated.

After quickly glancing at it, Chen Huan secretly praised it, "It's a bit small, but the ingredients are really plentiful."

"I'm talking to you, are you deaf?" The girl took two more steps forward and continued to question her, somewhat annoyed.

"Little sister, you must have misheard me?"

"We were just having a conversation between the two of us. If we offended you unintentionally, I apologize," Liu Qian explained with a smile.

Chen Huan was somewhat surprised.

You should know that Liu Qian is actually very proud and cold at heart; in modern terms, she has an aggressive personality.

It's rare to see someone being so polite to a young girl and taking the initiative to apologize.

But Chen Huan also noticed that Liu Qian kept glancing at the jade hairpin on the girl's head while she was talking.

The girl seemed to have noticed something as well, her expression changed slightly, and she took two steps back. "I asked him, not you. If he's not mute, let him answer himself."

Liu Qian was taken aback, but she didn't get angry. She just looked at Chen Huan with gentle eyes.

  

Chen Huan coughed twice. "Actually, I think the jade hairpin in your hair is quite nice. Can I take a look?"

Chen Huan didn't know what to say, so he just rambled on.

I never even considered that the other party would actually give it to me.

As a result, the girl did not hesitate to pull out the jade hairpin and hand it to Chen Huan.

"Here, take a look if you want, it's nothing valuable."

The girl's hair was loose, which made her look less refined but more lazy and playful, making her look cuter.

Perhaps this is how girls usually dress, and they only put their hair up today for a special purpose.

"So generous?" Chen Huan was somewhat flattered.

His attention was then completely drawn to the jade hairpin in his hand.

To be precise, even the true energy within his body was frantically pulled over, almost losing control and absorbing the natural spiritual energy contained within.

"Such pure spiritual energy, it truly is the finest jade, comparable to chalcedony," Chen Huan said inexplicably.

In fact, they all came from his own thoughts, but these thoughts were based on speculation from inherited knowledge and experience.

The girl opposite him was stunned. "You... you know what chalcedony is?"

Chen Huan blinked. "If that's the case, then I guessed right."

"You appeared as a staff member and ran over to watch the commotion earlier, actually just wanting to show off a jade hairpin."

"Thanks to your trip, otherwise we would have wasted millions of dollars."

The girl frowned. "So, after all this time, you're just like those so-called businessmen—you're not here for the jade, but for my grandfather..."

At this point, the girl seemed to remember something and suddenly stopped talking.

"Your grandfather?"

"Your surname is Situ?" Liu Qian asked as if she had discovered a new continent.

The girl looked embarrassed. "I didn't say anything. You guys just guessed."

"Hey you, what's your name? Can you give me back my jade hairpin?"

Chen Huan handed over the jade hairpin in her hand, saying, "My name is Chen Huan."

"My name is Linglong. See you again someday." The girl quickly took the jade hairpin, then turned and left.

Liu Qian shoved Chen Huan, "Why didn't you stop him?"

"No matter how much this jade hairpin costs, we're going to buy it."

"I've long heard that Old Master Situ Bi likes to do things in unconventional ways."

"Perhaps this jade hairpin is a test for everyone participating in the exhibition. Wouldn't it be a waste of the opportunity if we didn't take it?"

Chen Huan shook her head and smiled wryly, "Sister, that's top-grade chalcedony, a priceless treasure."

"I don't know how much money you have, or how much your backers are willing to pay, but they definitely won't sell."

Liu Qian was taken aback. "Is it really that exaggerated?"

"I've also heard the rumors about this chalcedony. It's said that it takes tens of thousands of years or even longer for such a top-quality jade to be formed in a jade mine."

"But I've never seen one. Does such a thing really exist in this world?"

Chen Huan nodded, "No doubt about it. This girl named Linglong is quite interesting. She told me that we'd meet again someday?"

Liu Qian gave him a push, "Stop being infatuated at a time like this."

"Let's quickly think of what to do now. Besides this jade hairpin, are there any other top-quality jade pieces in the entire venue?"

Chen Huan shook his head, "No, besides the jade hairpin, there's only that jade plate."

No sooner had the words left her lips than someone announced loudly from a corner not far behind her, "Congratulations to Ms. Li for successfully acquiring a jade plate for six million."

"Oh no, she bought it." Liu Qian suddenly had a bad feeling.

As Li Meina bought the jade plate, a group of staff members escorted an elderly man of medium build with a calm face and wise eyes as he walked over.

Someone nearby immediately exclaimed, "It's Situ Bi, a bigwig in the jewelry industry and an expert in jade!"

"He appeared so quickly, could it be because someone captured his best work of the day?"

"Isn't it that woman surnamed Li? She's so lucky."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, quickly surrounding the old man as they led him to the corner where the jade plates were displayed.

Li Meina, whose face had been rather pale, looked more relaxed after she took the jade plate and examined it with the old man beside her.

When they saw Situ Bi and his group walk straight over, they showed an indescribable expression of excitement.