Chapter 384 - 382: It’s Solved

Chapter 384: Chapter 382: It’s Solved

"Master, after seeing their reactions earlier, didn’t you think this raw stone had a story behind it?" Cao Cao said with a grin. "I went and asked around, and it turns out there really is a story!" With that, it immediately shared with Gu Nuan Nuan the tale it had heard from Ah Lei and Sisi.

"So, half of it was just worthless rock?" Gu Nuan Nuan cleared away the other decorations in the guest room and took out the largest raw stone. She examined it carefully and quickly found the part that had been previously cut. Then, she meticulously sensed the stone’s interior, gestured at a spot, and let out a laugh. "Our luck is really something else. If they’d made just one more cut down from here, this stone would’ve had nothing to do with us."

As she spoke, she used her True Essence Power to slowly slice off the section she had just indicated. Instantly, a large patch of delicate, jelly-like pink was revealed on the otherwise ugly stone—a color so captivating one couldn’t bear to tear their eyes away.

"So beautiful! No wonder the Spiritual Energy I sensed was so abundant." Cao Cao blinked several times as it stared. "It can’t compare to a Spirit Stone, but it’s still pretty good. Master, let’s not wait, let’s start cutting it open now!"

"I’m getting a little impatient myself. The jadeite I cut last night came in all sorts of colors, but I hadn’t found any pink. And today’s surprise is a big one—this piece turned out to be such a beautiful pink right from the first cut." Gu Nuan Nuan marveled at the sight. "It truly all comes down to a ’gamble.’ But for ordinary people, this kind of gambling is far too risky. If it goes wrong, you could lose your entire fortune."

"Mhm, Master, you should use this pink to make yourself a bracelet. This delicate pink color is perfect for someone your age, and it will definitely look great with your clothes." Cao Cao stared enthusiastically at the raw stone, then looked at Gu Nuan Nuan. "Master, why don’t we open our own jewelry store? That way, whenever we need jewelry, we can just make it ourselves."

"I’ve actually thought about that already. With our abilities, it would be a complete waste not to get into this business. In the future, we can procure the raw stones ourselves. In this line of work, it’s almost impossible for us to lose money, no matter how we go about it." Gu Nuan Nuan smiled and nodded. "But there’s no hurry. The price of Jade in general isn’t too high yet; we can afford to wait. Over the next few years, we can take advantage of the relatively cheap raw stones and stock up for later use."

Thinking of how the price of Jade, especially jadeite, would steadily climb in the future, driven higher and higher by speculation, Gu Nuan Nuan felt very composed. ’The time to open a jewelry store isn’t right yet.’ She said, "Take this piece, for example. It should be quite large. Let’s strip it down completely. I’m curious to see what else is underneath. If the quality of the rest is just as good, then when we bring it out in the future, the return will be more profitable than real estate."

"Exactly! We aren’t short on money right now. If we wait another ten or twenty years, we’ll make an absolute killing. By then, we’ll have more than enough for the little master’s bride price and dowry." Cao Cao nodded with a serious air. "Plus, even if we wanted to open a store now, we don’t really have anyone to work for us. Ah—"

Cao Cao suddenly cried out and smacked its forehead. "Master, have you ever considered that we could secretly establish several of our own operations? For instance, we could open two jewelry stores and create two different brands. On the surface, they’d be unrelated, perhaps even competitors, but secretly they’d be the same company!"

Gu Nuan Nuan: "..."

She shot Cao Cao a look, speechless at its wild idea. While continuing to cut the stone, she asked doubtfully, "You just said we don’t have the manpower, so why the sudden urge to do this? Don’t you realize that would require even more people? And I don’t see what the point would be."

Multitasking didn’t affect her work in the slightest. Her spiritual power was far stronger than an ordinary person’s; never mind doing two things at once, she was capable of doing several.

So, not only did this not really affect her work, it actually allowed her to relax a little and kept her from feeling too mentally exhausted. Otherwise, focusing completely on stone cutting would eventually feel too tedious, especially since she had spent almost the entire previous night cutting stones all by herself.

"How could it be pointless? It would make it easier to hide our strength in the future." Just like Gu Nuan Nuan, Cao Cao kept its hands moving as it talked. Because its spiritual power was even stronger than Gu Nuan Nuan’s, its speed was actually a bit faster than hers. Hearing her question, its small face grew solemn. "We have too many trump cards. If we concentrate them all in one place, it will snowball, growing bigger and bigger and attracting a lot of attention. Countless examples prove that attracting too much attention rarely ends well. Besides, Master, have you forgotten that you’re going to be a military wife in the future? If the businesses under your name are too numerous and too large, wouldn’t it be a huge headache if even the smallest thing went wrong?"