Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

Two hours later, after seeing the drunk Wang Shengli off, Xia Yichu closed the door. It was almost eight o'clock. He was so drunk that Wang Zhijie said Wang Shengli could sleep at his place that night.

"Fluffy ball, come drink some water."

Xia Yichu poured two basins of water from her spatial dimension for them to drink. She hoped that drinking more of this water would make them more alert. With the cats and dogs around, Xia Yichu felt much more at ease. These past few days, she had been afraid that spies would sneak into her house at night, so she hadn't dared to sleep too soundly.

Thankfully, it's Sunday and she doesn't have to go to school, so she can sleep in. I wonder if Wu Mingli's relative who makes jade has returned to Pengcheng yet; I'll call and ask tomorrow morning.

Boom boom boom!

Woof woof woof…

Xia Yichu was sleeping soundly when she heard knocking on the door and a dog barking outside. She reached for her watch on the bedside table and saw it was only a little before eight. Annoying! Who was knocking on her door so early?

When I went outside, I saw the dog barking behind the door, and the cat watching the doorway warily.

Xia Yichu wondered if it was a spy coming to her door, and her heart instantly tightened. If it were someone she knew, the dog wouldn't be barking so incessantly.

"Mao Mao, stop barking."

The dog obediently wagged its tail and went to stay with the cat. The door was still ringing, and Xia Yichu, trying to remain calm, asked loudly, "Who is it? So early in the morning?"

"Yichu, it's me, Aunt Zhang from next door."

Xia Yichu's heart tightened. It really was a spy. Had they finally made their move after watching her for a week? On Tuesday, she went to the school cafeteria for a meal, and the woman who was with the spy was getting food there.

She deliberately went to the window where the woman was getting her food. The woman greeted her warmly and gave Xia Yichu extra meat. She also told her to call her Aunt Zhang from now on, and that she could ask her for help if she needed anything.

"Yichu, are you still there? Open the door quickly, I have something for you."

The woman waited for a while, and when Xia Yichu didn't open the door, she urged him again.

"Okay, okay."

Xia Yichu composed herself and opened the door. The woman was carrying a vegetable basket covered with a white cloth.

"Yichu, these are meat buns I made this morning. I brought some over for you."

The woman smiled and handed over the shopping basket, her smile appearing very kind.

Xia Yichu had some doubts, but still smiled and refused.

"Aunt Zhang, you're too kind. I can't accept it. Please take it home and eat it yourself."

"Don't mention it, I have plenty more at home, I can't finish them all, please accept them!"

The woman pushed the vegetable basket towards Xia Yichu again, and she had no choice but to accept it. Xia Yichu herself was also curious to see what the woman's purpose was in bringing her meat buns so early in the morning.

"Aunt Zhang, thank you so much!"

After Xia Yichu accepted the gifts, she noticed the woman looking around her yard.

"Yichu, when did you get a dog? I didn't see it a few days ago."

Yesterday, several people brought cats and dogs to Xia Yichu's house, and she was surprised that they would keep them. That's why she came to Xia Yichu's house early this morning to inquire about the situation.

"I've had it for a long time. I had it temporarily at a friend's house, and my friend brought it back to me yesterday."

"Wow, this dog looks pretty big."

The woman peeked through the crack and saw a large dog running around in the yard, playing with something in its mouth.

"Yes, I've been raising it for a long time, and it eats a lot. Aunt Zhang, why don't you come in and sit for a while?"

Xia Yichu tentatively invited her, and the woman seemed very interested in the dog, staring at it intently.

"No, no, my family is waiting for me to come home. You should eat the buns while they're hot, they're delicious."

Aunt Zhang waved her hand, turned around and left, just as she was about to go out.

Suddenly turning around, she said, "Yichu, let's go see a movie together tonight. I heard the movies tonight are especially good."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yichu's alarm bells went off. Was this spy looking for an opportunity to attack her? She still had a smile on her face. "Aunt Zhang, what a coincidence, I have plans with my classmates tonight."

A hint of displeasure flashed in Aunt Zhang's eyes, but she quickly smiled again. "Then invite your classmate along, and we'll go together. It'll be more lively with more people."

My husband doesn't like watching movies, and I find it boring to watch alone. I prefer hanging out with you girls. Don't worry, you don't need to pay; it's on me.

"Aunt Zhang, I need to ask my classmate if she wants to go. I can't decide for her," Xia Yichu said, feigning reluctance.

"Of course, you can ask around, and I'll come over again this afternoon."

"Okay, Aunt Zhang, take care."

Xia Yichu watched her return home before closing the door and going inside. Once inside, she immediately threw the steamed buns into her spatial storage; she dared not eat anything from a spy. After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she called Wu Mingli.

"Hello, Uncle Wu. Oh, okay, okay, I'm coming right now."

Wu Mingli told her that his relatives would be coming to his house around 9:30. Xia Yichu fed the cats and dogs, and fearing she would be too late when she returned, she filled their bowls with dog food. Then she went to her spatial storage, picked out some jade jewelry, put it in her bag, and went out to hail a taxi to Wu's house.

Upon arriving at the Wu family's house, Xia Yichu knocked on the door. Wu Mingli opened the door and greeted her with a smile.

Uncle Wu

"Come in quickly."

Xia Yichu went inside with him and saw a middle-aged man sitting in the living room, dressed simply but with an extraordinary air. He was about the same age as Wu Mingli, so he must be the relative who made jade.

Wu Mingli introduced, "This is my cousin, you can call him Uncle Lin. He's been in the jade business for ten years. Cousin, this is my teacher's daughter, Xia Yichu. We're all family, so let's speak frankly and not go through all those business roundabout ways."

Wu Mingli's cousin, Lin Jinkun, warmly invited Xia Yichu to sit down. "Alright, let's skip the formalities. Yichu, I heard you have jade jewelry to sell?"

To be honest, I've had my eye on Jiaojiao's jade pendant ever since I saw it, but I've been too embarrassed to ask Mingli about it.

When Lin Jinkun asked Jiaojiao about it during the Chinese New Year, she said it was a gift from a pretty older sister. Hearing that it wasn't bought for Jiaojiao by her family, Lin Jinkun didn't ask any more questions.

The Wu family held high positions of power, and a slight misstep could give their rivals leverage against them. That's why he reminded his cousin that Jiaojiao's jade pendant was quite valuable.

When his cousin and his wife heard this, their expressions changed. He knew they didn't know the value of the jade pendant.

Xia Yichu nodded and carefully took out the jade jewelry from her bag. Lin Jinkun's eyes lit up, and he took it and examined it carefully.

"Uncle Lin, would you like to see if these are alright?"

He picked up the only jade bracelet, examined it against the light, and gently stroked it with his hand. "This jade is warm and lustrous, with a pure color. It's a fine piece."

Then I looked at a few other jade pendants and couldn't help but nod in approval.

"Yichu, Mingli told me that these jade pieces were given to you by your maternal grandmother. Are you sure you want to sell them all to me?"

Yes, we'll sell them all.

Xia Yichu took out a jade bracelet, two jade pendants, and five jade pendants of different shapes. They included bamboo, Guanyin, a ruyi (a scepter symbolizing good fortune), leaves, and gourds.

Lin Jinkun pondered for a moment, "I'll give you a fair price. These pieces of jewelry will cost you a total of 480,000. This jade bracelet is the most valuable. It's possible that the jade pendant she had and Jiaojiao's were made from the same piece of jade. This bracelet alone is worth over 300,000."

The other jade pendants and ornaments are also nice, but unfortunately they're not Hetian jade. However, the jade quality is good, and they could fetch a good price.

Xia Yichu was delighted; the price was higher than she had expected, so she readily agreed.

She knew that the high price of these jade ornaments was partly due to Wu Mingli's influence.