Qi Hu and Zhang Qiao agreed that since they couldn't buy the mahogany furniture they wanted in the store, they might as well wait and see if they could find it on the second-hand market.
He bought mahogany furniture to please his girlfriend Zhang Qiao and also to celebrate, so Qi Hu didn't care much about the price and said to Xue Chen: "Brother Xue, please pay more attention to it. It doesn't matter if the price is higher, but
Things must be in order, and there is no need to be in a hurry.”
"Okay, I'll write it down." Xue Chen agreed.
After saying hello to manager Shao Liang, the three of them walked out of the store.
Shao Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking that the three people had finally left. He turned around and took out his phone and called the manufacturer, telling them that the processing there would be more precise...
"Xue Chen, recently a girl of mine said that she encountered some troubles in her business and had difficulty with cash flow. She wanted to buy a jade bracelet with ice flowers. She asked me if I needed it. Please help me take a look at this.
How about the bracelet? Is it worth buying 800,000 yuan?" After walking out of the mahogany furniture store, Zhang Qiao handed over the mobile phone in her hand, "Lao Qi said he couldn't tell for sure, and I didn't rush to agree. I happened to meet you today.
A great appraiser."
"Sister Qiao, please stop making fun of me. Oh, let me take a look." Xue Chen took Zhang Qiao's phone and looked down at the picture on the phone. It was quite clear. It was a jade bracelet, translucent.
There were tiny white floating flowers. After more than ten seconds, he handed the phone back and chuckled, "Sister Qiao, you don't look very reliable. I don't know if she was deceived or deceived."
In the dark, or..."
Zhang Qiao naturally understood the meaning of these words, and Qi Hu said in surprise: "You said there is something wrong with this bracelet? I really didn't see it. It looked quite beautiful when I first saw it."
"This is not jade, but it is not an ordinary glass imitation. To be precise, it is also a kind of mineral. Its scientific name is albite or quartzite, but more people call it water foam, which is a relatively common one on the market.
It’s not so easy to identify counterfeit jade. Nowadays, there are many people who mistake Shui Mozi for jade. Some people really don’t know the goods and are deceived. There are also some people who can’t afford real jade, so they just buy it for appearance.”
Zhang Qiao felt a little depressed after hearing Xue Chen's words. She had known the girl who sold her this bracelet for more than a year. Although she wasn't particularly close, she occasionally exchanged phone calls and text messages during the holidays. She didn't expect that she would actually use it.
The fake fooled her.
"In the eyes of a layman, it is still difficult to distinguish between water foam and jade, but it is easier to see the difference after more exposure. The color, luster, and reflectivity are very different. It is from these two points that I can tell.
, if you hold it in your hand in reality, it will be easier, because the density of water foam is smaller than that of jade, and it does not have the pressing feeling of genuine jade when you hold it in your hand. In addition, you have to tap the jade with your fingers.
The sound is clearer, the water foam is dull..."
Looking at the back of Xue Chen who left first, Zhang Qiao sighed softly: "Old Qi, I feel that Xue Chen is really amazing. He is so knowledgeable at such a young age."
"He's very capable. You'll know after you get to know him more." Qi Hu said in a calm tone.
…
Just as he was about to go home, Xue Chen still had one thing to do, which was to find a housekeeper.
During the Spring Festival, Sister Jiang and Erniu will also go back to their hometown. It is impossible that there will be no one in the villa at that time, so a housekeeper is needed.
Naturally, he had to contact a housekeeping company for this kind of matter. He thought for a moment and then called Hu Bang, the manager of Lantian Housekeeping Company under the Ning Group.
"Manager Hu, I wish you a happy birthday first." Xue Chen said with a smile.
"Xue Zhu, we are happy together." Hu Bang replied quickly with a smile.
Xue Chen mentioned that he wanted to find a house-sitter, and Hu Bang immediately said that it was just a small matter and that he would find a reliable house-sitter for him before tomorrow.
After two days, the house-sitter's affairs were settled. He was a man in his forties, a native of Haicheng, widowed, a little lame, and with a teenage child, he would look after houses every year.
, because you can get more money from looking at a house. After all, it is the most important holiday of the year, and employers are not very stingy. When I think that the house lookers can’t celebrate the New Year at home but have to look at the house for me, I always feel a little grateful.
.
Xue Chen was naturally not a stingy person. After a brief chat with the house-sitter, he felt that this man was quite reliable, so he gave him a reward of 8,000 yuan for twenty days of house-watching.
The man looking at the house immediately showed a happy expression and thanked him repeatedly, saying that it was okay, no problem. This number was the highest he had seen in the past few years.
After the matter was settled, on the same day, Jiang Huilan took Erniu back to her hometown, and Xue Chen was also preparing to take Hui Qiu and Little Golden Eagle to the car and set off.
Gray Ball jumped into the car happily and lay down comfortably on the back seat. Fortunately, the compartment of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class off-road vehicle was spacious enough, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate this big guy who weighed almost 100 kilograms.
There was enough space in the car to accommodate the little golden eagle, but Xue Chen felt that this guy seemed reluctant to get into the car that was a bit cramped for him. Obviously, this was very frustrating for the king of the sky.
Xue Chen thought, forget it, just let it fly in the sky. With the little golden eagle's current intelligence, there will definitely be no problem. Coupled with the golden eagle's powerful flying ability, it can easily fly dozens of kilometers at a time.
It's loose. At most, you can just drop it down and rest for a while in the rest area.
"Set off!"
Xue Chen was driving along the highway, and from time to time he glanced through the rearview mirror and saw a small black dot following him in the sky.
His speed was not slow, at 80 to 90 kilometers, but the golden eagle's flying ability was also impressive, and it seemed that he could follow easily.
After driving for more than half an hour, he passed by a rest area. Xue Chen slowed down and found a parking space to stop.
As the Spring Festival is approaching, people are everywhere returning to their hometowns. The rest area is almost full, there are not many parking spaces left, and people can be seen walking around everywhere.
Xue Chen got out of the car and glanced at the sky. He saw the little golden eagle swooping down towards him from the sky, intending to land and rest.
There was a young man and woman next to him who were about to get into the car. They also caught a glimpse of something that seemed to fall from the sky. They subconsciously looked up and saw an amazingly large eagle swooping down. Both of them were stunned.
Already.
The girl was even more frightened and screamed: "Ah!"
Xue Chen hurriedly explained: "Don't be afraid, I raised it and it won't hurt anyone."
call.
When it dived to a low altitude, the little golden eagle flapped its wings vigorously, whipping up a strong wind. It also slowed down and landed directly on the roof of the carriage.
Xue Chen took a quick look and saw that the ten claws of the little golden eagle, which were like metal knives, scratched the paint on the roof of the car without any suspense, and even made dents.
"Okay, let's go back and fix it."
When the young men and women on the side saw the big bird landing on the roof of the car next to them, they were speechless. They had never seen such a big eagle before.
Xue Chen opened the carriage, released the gray ball, and let it move a bit. He also took out the fresh beef that had been packed in the box and fed it to the little golden eagle piece by piece with his hands to replenish its physical fitness.
"Brother, you raised this eagle. It's such a big one." The young man in the parking space next to him exclaimed with gleaming eyes as he looked at the golden eagle tearing up the beef.
"It's so big, so scary. It can even eat people." The girl muttered.
More and more people in the parking lot have noticed the eye-catching golden eagle, and they can't help but take a few curious glances.
A well-dressed middle-aged man with a black leather bag under his arm, combed back hair and bright forehead, walked over, glanced at Xiao Jin who was falling on the roof of the carriage, and then said: "Brother, are you a golden eagle?"
"Well, yes." Xue Chen looked back and responded simply.
"Hey, I have always liked raising birds. I raised a falcon a few years ago, but it can't compare with this one. Brother, do you have any ideas about selling it? The price will definitely satisfy you..."
When Xue Chen heard that this man wanted to buy Xiaojin, he said, "Sorry, I won't sell it."
"Brother, how about 100,000 yuan?" The man took one look at the golden eagle with shiny feathers, sharp eagle eyes, and exaggerated size. The more he looked at it, the more he fell in love with it. If he took this back, he would definitely be a show-off in front of his friends.
, thought about it and gave a price.
Xue Chen didn't say anything and just shook his head.
After several kilograms of beef were eaten by the little golden eagle, Xue Chen signaled Hui Qiu to get on the car, and little Jin also spread his wings and flapped a few times. With a sudden shock, he jumped into the air and soared to a high altitude. This scene was seen in the parking lot.
Everyone exclaimed in amazement and looked up to see, Zizhen was astonished.
In this way, Xue Chen returned to his hometown with a bird and a dog.
As usual, when the two elders of the family heard the sound of the engine, they hurried out of the house with smiles on their faces.
The two old men were "shocked" when they saw the two animals brought back by Xue Chen. They were extremely surprised.
Although the two old men said on the phone that they lacked nothing except a daughter-in-law, Xue Chen still bought some things at Zhengda International and brought them back, including several sets of clothes, as well as some practical small household appliances and household items, to prepare for the backup.
The box is stuffed to the brim.
Xue Hongfa complained that he should not spend money indiscriminately, as there was nothing missing at home, while helping Xue Chen move the things in the car into the house.
"What's in this box? Meat? What kind of meat, and is this chicken liver, chicken offal?" Xue Hongfa opened a large, heavy plastic box and saw bags of fresh meat and chicken offal inside, "Don't go out of your way to
Buy these things, they are all available at home, enough to eat! They are also sold at the market in the town."
Xue Chen touched his nose: "Dad, those beef and chicken offal are for Xiao Jin and Hui Qiu..."
The little golden eagle's food is relatively simple, which is beef, while the gray ball's food is more complicated, including chicken, chicken offal, bone meal, and dog food. (To be continued)