156: Jade sculpture acquired!
Chen Kai felt a surge of joy; the System's reminder had indeed been correct.
It really had been mixed in with the jade items.
It just happened that it hadn't been placed on the Counter, and it was fortunate that he was smart enough to wander around a bit longer; otherwise, he would have truly missed it.
Chen Kai immediately took out his phone. "Then I'll just take it myself."
"Very well, benefactor, please feel free."
The abbot chuckled, took a step back, and helped Chen Kai hold the Counter door open.
Chen Kai slowly crouched down, turned on his flashlight, and pretended to browse the jade sculptures. After picking through them for two or three minutes, his gaze slowly locked onto the jadeite sculpture that was emitting a faint glow.
He reached his hand into the Counter and slowly gripped the jadeite sculpture. In an instant, a cold sensation swept across his entire palm.
Chen Kai felt a surge of joy. That was it; there was indeed a difference in the tactile feel between real jadeite and regular jade.
He immediately took the jadeite sculpture out and examined it carefully in his hand; it was indeed emitting a faint glow.
Moreover, judging by the material of the sculpture, it made sense that it had been misplaced.
The color of this jadeite was similar to the jade, both being completely snow-white.
The texture of the jadeite was also very glutinous; the glutinous variety was similar to white nephrite, and even the texture was about the same, not like the flashy, glittering kind of normal jadeite.
"I'll take this one. How much?"
The abbot looked carefully at the jadeite sculpture in Chen Kai's hand and immediately gasped.
"Hiss! Benefactor, wait a moment! It seems I cannot sell this item to you!"
Chen Kai was stunned and immediately felt a bit panicked.
Was the abbot's eye for detail that sharp now? Could he tell it was jadeite at a glance? That shouldn't be right, right? That seemed unlikely, right?
"What's wrong? What's up with this sculpture? Is there something special about it?"
While asking, Chen Kai secretly scanned the QR code with his phone and paid 3999. Even if they wanted to return it later, he would just say he felt a connection with the sculpture.
Exchange it? Impossible! He was determined to keep this treasure he'd found!
The abbot rubbed his bald head and gasped again.
"This seems... it doesn't match what you requested."
"This seems to be one that we have already consecrated. Why don't you exchange it for another one?"
"Didn't you ask for one that hasn't been consecrated? This must have been a mistake by our staff; they accidentally placed the consecrated one at the bottom."
The abbot scratched his head. Were the people arranging the Counter too careless?
To actually put a consecrated one at the bottom? It should have been displayed!
How could they put it at the bottom? Consecrated items need to see the sunlight.
Upon hearing this, Chen Kai immediately rubbed the tip of his nose. So, they hadn't realized it.
It was good that they hadn't discovered it was made of jadeite; he had thought they had found out.
"That's fine. I just feel a connection with this sculpture, so I'll take it. The money has already been paid."
Chen Kai waved his hand quickly, personally reached over, pulled a box from the side of the Counter, and placed the jadeite sculpture inside.
For the abbot, it didn't matter what had been said earlier about needing an unconsecrated one or a consecrated one; a single statement about feeling a connection was enough to persuade him.
There was no need to make up any other excuses.
"The money has been paid. Please check."
The abbot nodded with a smile. "Very well, benefactor, have a safe trip."
Chen Kai nodded and then quickly left Lingyun Temple.
Just as he walked to the outdoor parking lot and got back into his car, Chen Kai found himself in a dilemma. If it were an unconsecrated sculpture... selling it would be fine.
But since this one was consecrated, it felt a bit wrong to sell it.
After hesitating for a long time, he simply decided to keep it at home, or perhaps gift it to Liu Yunshang.
After all, Liu Yunshang was into antiques and had an interest in jadeite, so gifting it to her would be perfect.
"That's decided then, I'll just gift it to Liu Yunshang."
Chen Kai muttered to himself and drove directly toward Tang Yunshu's Office Building.
It was almost noon, and he had been delayed here long enough; the maotai liquor Stocks were about to be sold off.
Once the maotai liquor Stocks were cashed out, and with the sale of the jadeite, he would upgrade directly to the Advanced Intelligence System!!
He just didn't know what kind of valuable information the Advanced Intelligence would provide.
Thinking this, he slowly started the car and drove toward the Office Building.
In less than an hour, his mercedes-benz gle was parked steadily downstairs at the Office Building. It was just noon, and surprisingly, there was no line at the elevator.
He hurriedly pressed the elevator button and headed up to the floor of the Financial Company.
Just after stepping out of the elevator, he checked the time; it was 11:40, and there were twenty minutes left until the peak time for cashing out the Stocks.
This time he only had ten minutes of operating time, so he had to sell them off as quickly as possible.
He walked quickly into the company, only to find that the seat where his cousin Chen Tao had previously sat was empty, and the computer had been moved away; the desk was completely clean.
It seemed he had been fired. This girl moved quite quickly, which he was quite satisfied with.
None of the three relatives in his family were good people. If he hadn't become successful, his Great Aunt would have been the one to scold him the harshest when he went back.
Let alone the others; even his cousin Chen Tao would have stood over him to show off his magotan.
That was just how that family was; such was human nature.
"Oh? Brother, why did you come in person? Did you miss me?"
Tang Yunshu was sitting at the innermost workstation. On a whim, she looked up and saw Chen Kai walking toward her spot.
"Yeah, a little!"
Chen Kai smiled faintly and unceremoniously squeezed into the same workstation with her.
The surrounding employees immediately burst into a chorus of boos.
"Oh my, how loving, I'm dying of envy!"
"So sour! What's the point of working this shift anymore!!! Damn!"
"Sigh... it's so good, so good, finally someone can tame this tigress."
Chen Kai smiled and looked at the computer screen on the workstation.
He silently rubbed his chin.
"Oh~ Brother, you came today to sell the Stocks, right? I was wondering why you suddenly came to find me."
"However~ the maotai liquor Stocks have been stuck at over 1300 per share for a day now, and there's no upward trend. Can it really rise to 1400?"
Chen Kai nodded affirmatively. "It's highly likely to rise. Sell it when it hits 1430."
"That'll be just enough to make 90,000."
Tang Yunshu gave a sweet hum. "But those old experts all say it's recommended to hold the Stocks long-term."
"My university finance professor also posted on his Moments suggesting long-term holding. I think... should we try holding the Stocks long-term?"
"I think our finance professor's words have some authority; his insight is usually quite good."
Tang Yunshu gave a suggestion quietly; after all, their professor rarely made a wrong prediction.
When the Stock Code brand had its crisis before, he sold in time; his strategic vision was very high.