Chapter 246 - 243: Strange Old Man

Chapter 246: Chapter 243: Strange Old Man

’Sooner or later, I’m gonna find a chance to get back at him!’

’Hmph!’

Wang Zibo thought resentfully.

However, he didn’t dare say it out loud because he was afraid of getting beaten up!

It couldn’t be helped!

’My life is so hard!’

Gu Yifan glanced at the big guy’s resentful expression but ignored him. Of course, he knew that rascal Wang Zibo was cursing him in his head right now.

Shaking his head, he took Su Qinghe’s small hand and walked toward the pile of cheap jadeite roughs laid out ahead. He had come here today with a mission: to pick out a suitable jade accessory for Su Qinghe!

He hadn’t forgotten that!

Seeing Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe walk off to another area, Wang Zibo snapped out of his daze and hurriedly chased after them, shouting as he went.

"Hey, Brother Fan, wait for me..."

...

Although this area was filled with cheap stones, it was still crowded with people.

After all, this was stone gambling, and everyone came here hoping to find a hidden gem.

If they bought a cheap jadeite rough and cut it open to find high-quality material inside, they would strike it rich.

On a nearby table, the organizers had provided flashlights for everyone to use to inspect the stones.

Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe made their way into the crowd. He casually picked up a small flashlight from the table and began to browse.

Just then, Wang Zibo ran up to them.

He stared at the pile of bizarrely shaped jadeite roughs with a curious expression. He looked at one, then touched another, but couldn’t make heads or tails of any of it.

"Brother Fan, you’re planning on buying this stuff?"

Wang Zibo asked, seeing his serious expression.

"Yeah."

Hearing this, Gu Yifan stopped what he was doing and glanced at him. "That’s the plan. I’m getting some raw jadeite to make some jewelry."

"Oh, okay."

Wang Zibo nodded.

The pile of stones in front of them were all the inexpensive kind. He knew Gu Yifan had money, so he didn’t say anything more.

"Well now, handsome! What a coincidence!"

"We meet again! Hehehe..."

Just as Gu Yifan was seriously selecting a rough stone, a voice sounded by his ear.

Hearing the voice, Gu Yifan instinctively turned around and saw the old man from before standing behind him.

’Hm?’

’Him?’

’What’s this old guy’s deal?’

’Is this a coincidence, or is he targeting me?!’

At the sight, his brow furrowed slightly as he wondered to himself.

"Handsome, are you interested in these jadeite roughs?"

the old man asked Gu Yifan with a smile.

"Not really. I don’t know much about them, just casually looking!"

Gu Yifan was taken aback for a moment before replying casually.

"These are all rejects, the ones that have been picked over. Even if you can get some jade out of them, chances are it won’t be of any good quality."

"Handsome, if you want to cut open a rough stone, I’d suggest you don’t buy any of these. The slightly more expensive ones over there are much better than what you’ll find here!"

the old man advised, looking at the pile of cheap roughs.

"Hm??"

Gu Yifan was slightly taken aback. He glanced at the old man before him, his face unreadable.

’This old man is clearly an expert!’

He had just given the pile a quick scan, and it was just as the old man said—there was nothing good here!

They were all waste rocks, not even possessing a basic water type.

However!

’But why is this old man tipping me off?’

Gu Yifan was puzzled.

Perhaps sensing Gu Yifan’s confusion, the old man smiled slightly and said, "Handsome, I don’t mean anything by it. I just find you easy on the eyes, and you remind me of an old acquaintance from my youth, so I couldn’t help but say a little extra! Hope you don’t mind!"

Hearing the old man’s words, Gu Yifan’s suspicions eased slightly, but he remained on guard.

"It’s no problem."

Gu Yifan nodded and then asked politely, "May I ask for your name, sir?"

’Whatever this old man’s motive is for approaching me, I don’t really care.’

’As for the bodyguards around him, they might be able to handle others, but they wouldn’t last two moves against me!’

’Of course!’

’That’s assuming they don’t have guns!’

’Otherwise, no matter how badass I am, I’m still only flesh and blood...’

"Ah, look at me, how forgetful!"

"My surname is Li, and my given name is Jiaguo. I’m from Guangdong Province!" the old man said to Gu Yifan with a smile.

"A pleasure, Elder Li. My surname is Gu, name Gu Yifan. You can just call me Xiaogu!"

Gu Yifan nodded and continued with the introductions. "This is my fiancée, Su Qinghe! And beside her is my friend, Wang Zibo."

"Yes, yes, a pleasure to meet you all!"

Old Li said with a smile to the three of them.

Just then, a bodyguard came forward and whispered something in Li Jiaguo’s ear.

Upon hearing this, Old Li’s expression changed slightly. He then turned to Gu Yifan and said, "Ah, Xiaogu, something has come up that I need to attend to, so please excuse me!"

"Of course, Elder Li. Please, go take care of your business!"

Gu Yifan replied casually.

"Alright. Here’s my card. If you have a chance to visit Guangdong Province next time, you can come find this old man at Fuxuan Studio!"

Old Li said as he pulled out a business card and handed it to Gu Yifan.

"Okay!"

Gu Yifan reached out, took the card, and nodded.

Seeing this, Old Li didn’t linger. He turned and left with his bodyguards.

The three of them watched Old Li walk away before turning their gazes back.

"Brother Fan, what’s that old guy’s story?"

"Why do I get the feeling he approached us on purpose? Like he was specifically targeting us?"

Wang Zibo said, finding it strange.

Beside them, Su Qinghe also looked at Gu Yifan with a puzzled expression, feeling curious as well.

Gu Yifan glanced down at the business card in his hand, which only had a name, an address, and a phone number. He shook his head gently and said, "I don’t know. He didn’t seem to have any ill intentions toward us. Let’s not worry about him for now. It’s not like we have anything worth being scammed out of!"

"Oh, right."

Wang Zibo thought about it and agreed, so he didn’t say anything more.

"Let’s go. It looks like they’re selling finished jade over there. Let’s go take a look."

Gu Yifan casually tucked Old Li’s business card into his pocket, then pointed toward a stall up ahead that was selling already-cut, finished jade stones.

"Huh?"

"We’re not looking here anymore?"

Wang Zibo asked, confused.

"Nope!"

"Didn’t that old man just say there’s nothing good here? It’d be a waste of time to keep looking,"

Gu Yifan explained casually.

"But, just because he says there’s nothing doesn’t mean it’s true, right?"

"What if we can find a hidden gem!"

Wang Zibo said, still not understanding.

"Alright, that’s enough."

"That old man was actually right!"

"I’ve already looked through everything here, and there’s really nothing good."

"The only one that shows any green isn’t even worth it!"

Gu Yifan said in exasperation.

With that, he took Su Qinghe’s hand and started walking in that direction.

"Oh, okay..."

Seeing this, Wang Zibo hurriedly followed them...