20demayo Chapter 167 Jade Bixie
Chapter 167 Jade Bixie
Chapter 167 Jade Bixie
"Are you alright?"
Su Zhengwu cautiously looked up and discovered that Lin Fan and Su Ruowei had escaped unharmed.
A furious shout came from the phone: "You jinx! Are you hoping something bad will happen to your daughter and son-in-law?!"
"I got my money back." Lin Fan waved the bag of money in front of his phone.
The noise from the phone immediately disappeared: "My son-in-law is really something!"
Shen Yunlan and Su Zhengwu both believed that Lin Fan only managed to get the money back because of his connection with Gao Xuan.
At the same time, a familiar face came down from the third floor. The person immediately recognized Lin Fan, who was standing on the second floor.
"Brother Fan, what are you doing here?"
Lin Fan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Jiang Lingfu.
"I came to help my family buy some things," Lin Fan said awkwardly.
Jiang Lingfu jogged up to Lin Fan and casually took the bag from Lin Fan's hand.
"Brother Fan, let me help you carry it."
After saying that, he glanced over and realized it was a bag of cash.
"I'm sorry, Brother Fan, I didn't mean it."
Jiang Lingfu returned the tote bag to Lin Fan with an embarrassed expression.
These days, not many people go shopping carrying a bag of cash.
It's still an open paper tote bag, typical of Fan Ge...
Jiang Lingfu came to Jubaozhai to prepare a gift for Lin Fan.
Based on his interactions with Lin Fan over the past few days, he felt that Lin Fan wouldn't accept overly expensive gifts, but he also felt that giving cheap things wouldn't express his feelings.
So he first came to Jubaozhai and made an agreement with his friend that he would quote one-tenth of the price, but privately he would buy it at the original price.
I had just finished discussing things with my friend and went downstairs when I unexpectedly bumped into Lin Fan.
"Su Zhengwu, hurry up and take the money home!"
Shen Yunlan saw the bag of money being taken in the video and was terrified.
She decided to let Su Zhengwu take the money home first, and she wouldn't worry about what Lin Fan and Su Ruowei did.
While Lin Fan was still chatting with Jiang Lingfu, Su Zhengwu put the money bag in his pocket, took a taxi, and went home by himself.
"This is Jiang Lingfu from Jishetang. Jishetang is the medical clinic I mentioned earlier."
Lin Fan explained to Su Ruowei that it was all thanks to their chance encounter with the old lady; otherwise, explaining things now would have been even more troublesome.
Lin Fan glanced at Su Ruowei again and whispered, "She is Su Ruowei, my wife."
"Hello." Su Ruowei nodded and smiled politely.
"Hello, sister-in-law."
Jiang Lingfu thought that his sister-in-law was a stunning beauty, no wonder Brother Fan left work on time.
He suddenly froze, his brain racing.
Su Ruowei? Isn't that the Su Ruowei from the Su family, the famous beauty of Shancheng City?
The names Lin Fan and Su Ruowei together automatically give Lin Fan the impression of being a useless son-in-law.
Jiang Lingfu blinked incredulously: "What's your sister-in-law's name again?"
"My name is Su Ruowei," Su Ruowei said with a smile.
Seeing Jiang Lingfu's bewildered expression, Lin Fan guessed the answer was pretty much correct.
"I am the live-in son-in-law of the Su family," Lin Fan said bluntly.
"Oh, it's nothing."
Jiang Lingfu waved his hand awkwardly: "Brother Fan, that's not what I meant."
Indeed, Jiang Lingfu was simply shocked. He never expected that Lin Fan, the notorious good-for-nothing son-in-law of Shancheng City, was the same person as the divine doctor Lin Fan in his heart.
There must be some misunderstanding involved. After all, public opinion is a mix of truth and falsehood, and is mostly man-made.
Jiang Lingfu knew Lin Fan's strength well; if Lin Fan was a piece of trash, then he himself was worthless.
"It's alright, I would be shocked too if I were in your shoes," Lin Fan said calmly with a smile.
Jiang Lingfu quickly changed the subject:
"Brother Fan, I just saw something really cool on the third floor but I couldn't bring myself to buy it. Why don't you go and take a look?"
Su Ruowei asked, half-jokingly and half-expectantly, "Master Lin, how about you show off your skills?"
"Let's go."
Lin Fan gestured for Jiang Lingfu to lead the way, since Su Ruowei had already said they had no choice but to go.
Jiang Lingfu walked ahead and suddenly understood why his brother Fan was willing to become a live-in son-in-law.
The three of them went up to the third floor and headed toward a shop called Hu's Jade.
From a distance, Lin Fan could tell that the shop was quite large, probably around 1000 square meters.
The shop's decor gives a rustic and simple feel, with rows of shelves displaying all kinds of large jade carvings.
The outermost glass display cases contain small items such as jade pendants and jade ornaments, including both modern and antique jade.
In a corner of the shop, there is an open area where hundreds of raw stones of different sizes are displayed on the ground.
One shop satisfies the needs of different jade lovers, allowing them to buy finished master carvings as well as gamble on rough stones and raw materials.
The shop is incredibly popular, attracting huge crowds and making a fortune every day.
"Uncle Hu, I've brought Brother Fan here to take a look."
Jiang Lingfu shouted towards the shop from a distance, while also giving a wink to the middle-aged man standing at the door.
The middle-aged man, whom Jiang Lingfu called Uncle Hu, was not tall and had a simple and honest appearance.
As one of the few honest people in this industry, he built his career up step by step through hard work and sweat.
Uncle Hu was also a classmate of Jiang Lingfu's father. He started by setting up a stall outside Jubaozhai, then moved into Jubaozhai and had a small shop of 10 square meters, and now has a shop of 1,000 square meters. It took him more than 20 years.
Uncle Hu welcomed the three into the shop, introduced them to each other, and then led them to a glass counter.
“This is it.” Jiang Lingfu pointed to the display case.
Looking through the display case, Lin Fan saw a jade carving of a mythical beast.
This jade amulet is depicted with an open mouth revealing teeth, a beard under the chin, a tail drooping to the ground, and feathered wings on both sides of its abdomen. It is in a reclining posture with its chest out and its entire body is pale red.
Lin Fan pointed to the jade carving and explained to Su Ruowei:
“Bixie is a type of Pixiu. According to ancient Chinese books, a Pixiu with one horn is called ‘Tianlu’, one with two horns is called ‘Qilin’, and one without horns is called ‘Bixie’.”
Su Ruowei nodded slightly, seemingly understanding but not quite.
Lin Fan continued, "This should be a piece of Han jade. In ancient times, people would sprinkle realgar and cinnabar in tombs. Over time, the molecules would transfer and seep into the jade, which is why it has a reddish color."
Lin Fan was secretly delighted after he finished speaking. He had just seen the ancient jade identification method last night, and he was already putting it to use today.
"I didn't expect you to be such an expert, young man," Uncle Hu said with a smile.
Lin Fan waved his hands repeatedly: "I wouldn't call myself an expert, I'm just learning as I go."
Then he activated his divine eye to carefully observe the jade carving and discovered its marvelous aspects.
Jade contains spiritual energy!
In the Nine Netherworlds, martial artists all carry jade pendants.
Legend has it that if a person and jade are in close contact for a long time, the jade will accumulate spiritual energy and become a talisman.
However, this process of adjustment is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Although the higher the master's cultivation level, the shorter the adjustment time, Lin Fan has carried it for hundreds of years without it forming a protective talisman.
Once a talisman is formed, it can ward off evil spirits, avert disasters, protect the home, and even save lives!
If the jade owner is seriously injured but does not die, the jade will take the fatal blow for the owner; the jade will shatter but the person will live.
"Wonderful!" Lin Fan couldn't help but praise.
This jade amulet must be from the netherworld. Presumably, its original owner lived before the Han Dynasty. The jade was lost and recarved into an amulet, thus allowing it to be passed down to us.
Jiang Lingfu was secretly delighted. It seemed that Brother Fan liked this jade carving. Then he winked at Uncle Hu.
Uncle Hu smiled slightly upon seeing the gesture, and was about to offer Lin Fan a price when he noticed that a number of people had gathered around him.
These people were all drawn over by Lin Fan's eloquent speech, and many of them were experts.