293: Gold mining

"Eat, eat, eat! This goose is truly delicious! When you go to corner the boss again, you absolutely must bring me along!"

Zhang Fei was enthusiastically devouring the braised goose while urging everyone else to eat together.

"Come, come, come. You two should eat the goose head, half for each person."

Yang Qi put pieces of the goose head on the plates of Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan.

"No, no, no. There's only one goose head in total. Shanshan and I sharing half of it is enough."

Bai Xue hurriedly stopped Yang Qi.

"Hey, Brother Jun, I heard that the heads of Lion Head Geese cost two or three thousand each?"

"The heads of old Chaoshan Lion Head Geese really do sell for that much, but those come with the neck. They taste excellent. We should go try them sometime."

Zhang Jun explained to him.

"Yang Qi, here, let me toast you. Next time you have high-quality catch, you must save some for me!"

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. Although I don't need much, I can purchase the goods at a price 20% higher than the acquisition price. Just help me select the good ones then."

At this moment, Yu Dafu raised his glass to Yang Qi and said.

"General Manager Yu, as you know, I gave all my subsequent catch to Chen Tianming, and he can basically take all of my goods."

"If you take all the best catch, I would feel embarrassed giving the rest to him. That's why I haven't contacted you."

"Since you've said this today, I can reserve a portion of the fish catch for you in the future. I can guarantee they will all be valuable, high-quality goods, but they will definitely vary in size. What do you think?"

Yang Qi also spoke sincerely.

"Fine, we'll proceed as you suggested. I trust you, and thank you."

Yu Dafu had seen Yang Qi's catch last time, and the high-quality goods inside made him extremely envious.

Now that he had finally achieved his goal, he was extremely happy. In the end, he didn't even charge them for dinner, repeatedly insisting that he would treat them that evening.

Yang Qi, carrying two large geese that the chef had prepared, returned to the Sea View Villa with Bai Xue.

He first froze the geese in the freezer and then started organizing his fishing gear bag. He was going out to sea the day after tomorrow, so he definitely needed to prepare his equipment in advance.

Bai Xue informed Yang Qi and then took Yao Shanshan to the large swimming pool on the second floor for a swim.

If Bai Xue had been alone, Yang Qi would have rushed up to take a couple's bath with her, but now he could only reluctantly abandon that idea.

Although there were plenty of bikini-clad beauties at the beach, since there were only three people at home, he still felt a bit awkward.

If Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan had invited him to join them, it would have been slightly better, otherwise, he didn't want to go.

After organizing his fishing gear bag, he went to his studio and took out the rough jewelry pieces from the safe nearby.

He took a set of blowtorches and a crucible from the shelf, preparing to melt down all the jewelry.

Putting on his sunglasses, as the blowtorch heated up, the jewelry in the crucible slowly melted into liquid gold.

He picked up a handful of gold rings, threw them into the crucible, and continued heating them. After everything had melted completely.

Yang Qi used tongs to lift the crucible and poured the contents into molds. Once cooled, they could be broken out to form gold bars.

Just as he finished making five gold bars, Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan walked in.

"Are you melting gold bars?"

Yao Shanshan asked curiously.

"Yes,"

Yang Qi nodded.

"Honey, I bought some jewelry molds. Give me these gold bars! Shanshan and I are going to try making some jewelry ourselves."

Bai Xue suggested.

"Alright, take them and have fun!"

Bai Xue put on gloves, took four gold bars, and pulled Yao Shanshan to her own studio next door.

Her studio was divided into two rooms; the outer one was used for video editing.

The inner room was partitioned off for handicrafts, and she also had a set of equipment for melting gold bars.

She had watched many jewelry-making videos recently but had never actually tried it.

"Come on, Shanshan, you choose the jewelry molds first. Look at these designs, I've already selected two bracelets, two rings, and earrings."

"I'll melt the gold bars first, and then it's your turn. We each have two gold bars; let's see if we can make a few nice pieces."

"Hey! Xiaoxue, stop messing around. How can I take these gold bars?"

"It's not much money. Just relax and have fun. If you mess up, we'll just have Yang Qi melt them back into gold bars."

As Bai Xue lit the blowtorch, the gold bars in the crucible slowly melted.

This wasn't Yang Qi being redundant or making unnecessary effort.

If Yao Shanshan hadn't been there, he wouldn't have needed to give the melted gold bars to Bai Xue. She could have melted those rough jewelry pieces herself.

Bai Xue waited for the mold filled with liquid gold to cool before opening it. A gold ring was revealed inside, and the next step was trimming the edges.

She slipped the gold ring onto a finger-shaped mold and gently tapped the band with a small hammer.

She tried putting it on her finger, but it was too tight.

Bai Xue put the gold ring back onto the outside of the iron finger mold and continued tapping the band.

This mold was like a long finger, thinner at one end and gradually thickening toward the other.

After slipping the ring band onto it, gently tapping it with a small hammer allowed the band to slowly expand until it fit her finger size.

Next came trimming, sanding, and polishing.

"Look, Shanshan, isn't it pretty? Hehehe, this is the first ring I made myself."

"Oh wow! It actually looks really nice! Good job, girl! I didn't realize you had this skill. A role model for our generation!"

Yao Shanshan teased.

"Hehehe, keep it low-key! We have molds, right? You can do it too. Now it's your turn! I'll work on my other pieces later; I'm going to show this to my husband first."

Bai Xue said triumphantly, and then ran toward Yang Qi.

"Honey, look, how is my ring? I made it myself! Hehehe."

Bai Xue stretched out her hand in front of Yang Qi, starting to show off.

"Well, I'll be! I didn't realize my wife was a crafting master! My respects, my respects!"

Yang Qi exaggeratedly widened his eyes and praised her continuously.

"You're too kind, too kind! Hehehe!"

Bai Xue laughed happily.

"I'll make one for each of our two mothers as well."

"Mhm, that's a great idea."

"Honey, should I make you a huge gold chain to wear, the kind that looks like a nouveau riche?"

Bai Xue suddenly said, smiling.

"You mean the kind that's as thick as a finger, with a big pendant? The kind a dog wears as a collar?"

"Mhm, big gold chain, small watch, three small barbecues a day."

Bai Xue kept giggling, probably imagining Yang Qi wearing the huge gold chain in her mind.

"I'm sorry, beautiful lady, but please forgive me for being unable to accept such a blessing!"

Yang Qi said solemnly.

"Fine, fine, fine. I'll make you a smaller, nicer necklace. You can't refuse it when I finish, okay?"

Seeing that Bai Xue insisted on making it, Yang Qi could only nod helplessly.

"Alright! You decide, but please don't actually turn it into a dog tag!"

When Bai Xue ran back to the studio, she saw Yao Shanshan assembling a bracelet.

"Oh my god, sister, what great craftsmanship! You live up to your reputation."