Chapter 62: This Thing Is Worth So Much?
Seeing the patterns on the paper airplane origami.
Xu Li’s breathing became a little more rapid.
Unfolding the paper airplane, the words “China Welfare Lottery” were written on the back.
Flipping it over to the front, it was a ticket with a total amount of 100 yuan.
This was the lottery ticket she had lost!
Swoosh!
Xu Li turned her head to look at her little cotton jacket, who was intently using snowflakes to create various shapes on the coffee table.
Well, after feeling guilty and regretful for a day and a half, it turned out her little cotton jacket was leaking!
Jiang Xue seemed to sense her mother’s loving gaze and turned to look at her mother, and the colored origami paper spread out in her hand.
“Mom, why did you take apart the airplane I folded for Shuke?”
Jiang Xue blinked her big, watery eyes and asked her mother, whose chest was rising and falling as she took deep breaths, with a puzzled expression.
“Hoo… breathe… hoo… breathe…”
Xu Li took several deep breaths, and her expression changed from cloudy to clear, finally returning to her role as an emotionally stable mother.
The incident had already happened; further blame would be useless.
In family education, calm and composed teaching was far more effective than yelling.
Moreover, the daughter couldn’t be blamed entirely; she also bore half the responsibility.
Such an important item could not be carelessly put in a pocket like this again in the future.
Xu Li asked gently, “Xiao Xue, where did you get this origami paper from?”
Jiang Xue pointed to the clothes rack on the balcony outside, her eyes clear, and said, “From Mom’s jacket pocket.”
“Mommy tells you, this isn’t origami paper, it’s something very important to Mommy and Daddy. You can’t use it to fold things anymore.”
“How about today Mommy takes you to buy lots and lots of colored origami paper specifically for folding things?”
“Okay, okay! Mom is the best!”
When Jiang Xue heard that her mother was going to buy her a lot of origami paper, she was immediately as happy as if it were the Spring Festival.
Children’s happiness is sometimes that simple.
Looking at her happy daughter, Xu Li’s mood, which had been gloomy for a day and a half, finally improved.
She suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
The guilt of losing 30,000 yuan instantly vanished, and the pressure disappeared without a trace.
After educating her daughter, Xu Li couldn’t be bothered to smooth out the folded lottery ticket in her hand and first called Jiang Tao to share her joy.
“Honey! The lottery ticket was really found!”
“Your precious daughter folded it into a paper airplane and threw it behind the television!”
“Mhm! I’ll call my mom and sister to come with me to redeem the prize later.”
“With such a large bonus, I don’t dare to go alone. What if I get robbed.”
“Mhm, you should also eat on time, love you honey, bye~”
“What? You ate a pearl while eating seafood? You didn’t choke, did you?”
Just as Xu Li was about to hang up, she suddenly heard Jiang Tao mention eating seafood.
“Melo pearl? It can sell for over a hundred thousand? Really!!”
“Honey, you’ve really been having good luck lately!”
“You drank a bottle of black tea and got a mobile phone, received a lucky number bill for delivery payment, dreamed of winning the lottery, and now you’ve eaten some kind of pearl from seafood!”
“Isn’t this too lucky! Mhm, you go ahead, everyone gets a share, if you sell it, give me half hehe~”
“Mhm, bye honey, wishing you immediate success! Go, go~”
After a phone call, Xu Li’s mood became wonderful.
She felt like the haze that had been shrouding her heart had completely dispersed, and she saw the long-lost blue sky and white clouds again.
The lost smile returned to Xu Li’s face.
The lottery ticket worth 30,000 yuan was lost and found.
Her husband had found a very valuable Melo pearl while eating seafood last night.
Double happiness!
As the saying goes, one’s appearance reflects one’s inner state. After the phone call, Xu Li seemed to brighten up considerably.
“Let’s go, Xiao Xue~ Today I’ll take you to eat delicious food and play fun games~”
Putting her mobile phone back in her pocket, Xu Li called out to her daughter.
One large and one small beauty, hand in hand, went out chatting and laughing.
…
Around 10:30 AM.
Jiang Tao exited at Exit B4 of Panjiayuan subway station and arrived at the Antique Street.
The sun was bright today, and the weather was very good.
The customer flow on Antique Street was also much higher than usual.
“Don’t these people go to work on weekdays either…”
Jiang Tao was always wondering in his heart.
Why, whether it’s a weekday or a holiday, there are always so many people on buses, subways, and streets.
While complaining in his mind, Jiang Tao also joined the crowd and entered the depths of Antique Street.
After about ten minutes, Jiang Tao stopped at the entrance of Boyaa Auction House.
He had sold his All Same Number Bill here before, and the transaction process was smooth.
The young master of this shop was prompt with payment, leaving a good impression on Jiang Tao.
Therefore, when he obtained the Melo pearl, this auction house was the first place he thought of.
“Hello sir, how may I help you?”
Zhang Bo greeted Jiang Tao with a smile as soon as he saw someone enter.
Jiang Tao remembered Zhang Bo, this young boss, but Zhang Bo, who received dozens of customers every day, obviously had no recollection of Jiang Tao.
“Boss, I sold a fully four-of-a-kind All Same Number Bill here before. Do you still remember it?”
Jiang Tao smiled and tried to get chummy with Zhang Bo.
“Oh! I remember, I remember! Are you here to find some old items, boss, or do you have another treasure you want to sell?”
Upon hearing Jiang Tao’s reminder, Zhang Bo’s impression of him was instantly activated.
In recent days, apart from Jiang Tao’s Kirin Number All Same Number Bill with all fours, Boyaa hadn’t received any other lucky number bills.
Zhang Bo had bought the lucky number bill from Jiang Tao for 40,000 yuan and eventually sold it for over 50,000 yuan, making a profit of more than 10,000 yuan.
Jiang Tao got straight to the point and asked, “Do you buy jewelry here?”
Zhang Bo asked curiously, “What brand? What type? A necklace or a bracelet? Can I see it first?”
“It’s not a finished piece of jewelry, it’s a Melo pearl I recently acquired.”
As Jiang Tao spoke, he reached into the inner pocket of his jacket and took out a small medicine bottle of Liuwei Dihuang Pills.
He opened the bottle cap and took out the Melo pearl, which was wrapped in a layer of toilet paper.
Seeing the small medicine bottle for collecting jewelry and the toilet paper on it, Zhang Bo’s mouth twitched slightly.
This guy still doesn’t take these treasures seriously, as always!
Zhang Bo clearly remembered that when Jiang Tao came to sell that lucky number bill, he had taken it directly out of his wallet.
As Jiang Tao handed the Melo pearl to Zhang Bo, he asked, “Boss, do you know about Melo pearls?”
“I’ve heard of them, but we haven’t actually received one here before. Let me take a look…”
Zhang Bo reached out and took the Melo pearl handed to him by Jiang Tao, carefully unwrapping the toilet paper, revealing the luminous Melo pearl inside.
The surface of this pearl was as smooth as a mirror, and the classic flame-like pattern/texture inside was an eye-opener for Zhang Bo.
After examining and playing with it repeatedly for more than three minutes, Zhang Bo looked at Jiang Tao and asked:
“Brother, how much are you selling this pearl for?”
“120,000.”
Jiang Tao’s tone was very calm, just like when he told a customer 12 yuan at the vegetable market.
“120,000??”
Zhang Bo looked at the Melo pearl in his hand again. Was this thing so valuable?
