Chapter 55 Apology "Tao Tao, you're actually so rich!"...

Chapter 55 Apology "Tao Tao, you're actually so rich!"...

How could Ye Hantao have ornaments made of old mine glass-type jadeite?

What a ridiculous joke!

If this ornament were made from old mine glass-type jade, even disregarding the craftsmanship, the raw jade alone would be worth tens of millions!

Despite having a million excuses popping into his head, Ji Changtu's heart was still racing.

This ornament is exactly the same as the top-quality old mine glass-type imperial green jadeite that he had the good fortune to see!

Back then, when that person unearthed an old mine glass-type imperial green stone in the stone area, the whole place went crazy. Even he, dreaming of getting rich overnight, bought millions of yuan worth of raw stones to be opened on the spot.

pity.

That day, the quarry didn't produce another piece of top-quality old mine glass-type jadeite, not even a regular piece.

Ji Changtu's hands were shaking so badly it looked like he was having a medical episode.

Not only Ye Hantao looked at him, but everyone else also stared at him with puzzled expressions.

He Qiang frowned: "Are you having an episode?"

Was my reaction too impulsive? I didn't just shout "old mine glass type," did I? Ji Changtu suddenly snapped out of his daze and quickly withdrew his hand from the ornament. "I...I..."

"I just..." he hurriedly made up an excuse, "I was too hungry."

Ji Changtu's hand returned to his side, but his eyes were still drawn to the ornament on the table as if pulled by invisible threads. It was an extremely fine old mine glass-type imperial green jadeite.

If he can find a bargain.

That will pay off most of the debts!

[When I saw Ji Changtu's eyes widen and his fingers tremble so much, I thought Ye Hantao had unearthed an antique, hahaha.]

Judging from Ye Hantao's placement, this ornament is worth no more than a thousand yuan at most.

No, I wouldn't just casually put something worth a few hundred yuan down like that; I'm afraid it will break.

"call……"

Ye Weizheng, who was watching the live broadcast closely, let out a long sigh of relief.

He and Zhou Ti arrived at the villa in Nancheng half an hour ago.

It's been over ten years since I last visited. The house has been regularly cleaned by the team under the guidance of the housekeeper, so I can move in immediately.

Ye Weizheng's eyes never left the live broadcast room the entire time.

When he saw Tao Tao hang up the phone, go back inside, and take out the Shoushan ornament to show everyone, he started to get nervous. When Ji Changtu trembled and murmured about the green color, his heart jumped into his throat.

Although they had discussed beforehand that Ji Changtu's temperament made it impossible for him to point out the old mine glass type in public, this would be a slap in the face to Ji Changtu in public.

But upon seeing Ji Changtu's condition, Ye Weizheng couldn't help but worry.

Looking back now, he sighed, "Ji Changtu really didn't say it directly."

"Hmm," Zhou Ti responded, then looked at the other people in the camera lens again.

"Boss Ji, why did you pull your hand back?" Ye Hantao's intention was to let everyone admire the cranes and pine forests carved on the small Shoushan Mountain, and to compare it with Ji Changtu's jade plaque. "Your jade plaque wasn't showing."

The usually carefree Su Yi'ang couldn't help but move closer to the table, resting his chin on it, his voice full of amazement, "This ornament is so exquisitely carved."

The program's cameras followed Su Yi'ang closer.

The entire audience in the live stream was now facing the Shoushan ornament on the table, and instantly, the mocking comments stopped.

There's no other reason than that Shoushan ornaments are simply too beautiful and ethereal.

On the Shoushan Mountain, which can be fully grasped in one hand, two cranes are carved, spreading their wings as if about to take flight. Their feathers are delicately layered, and the ancient pine tree they lean on has needles as fine as silk.

It's hard to imagine that this is an engraving technique that can be achieved on glass!

Aside from the carving technique, the texture is also extremely clear to the naked eye.

Even through the screen, they could imagine how smooth and soft the ornament must feel in their hands.

Is this the kind of luster that ordinary glass can have?

【I don't know, my wine bottles don't do that.】

【You guys haven't seen enough. Just go into any shop in Yunnan province and you won't be able to tell the difference between real and fake products with the naked eye.】

I have a jade bracelet, but its luster isn't as clear and translucent as this ornament.

It feels like the carving process has been filtered.

[I take back my earlier statement about it being worth a few hundred; I suspect this ornament is worth over a thousand.]

[That can't be right. I just took a picture and used image recognition on Pinduoduo, and there are tons of them available for just a few dozen yuan.]

So, how much does the ornament cost? I'm quite interested.

"...It's illogical that no merchants are hiring Ye Hantao to promote their products these days."

Su Yi'ang looked up: "Tao Tao, are these cranes and pine trees?"

Ye Hantao picked up the ornament and put it into Su Yi'ang's hand so that he could see it more clearly. "It's a crane and a pine tree. Both of these symbolize longevity."

Ji Changtu instinctively shouted, "Be gentle!!! This is—" Old mine glass jade!!!

He swallowed the rest of his sentence back under the questioning gazes of the others.

Some people simply don't care about him at all.

Cheng Zhao, Chen Xiaofeng, and Jin Shiyue had been looking at the Shoushan ornament ever since Ye Hantao placed it there.

They weren't looking at the exquisite craftsmanship, but rather at the raw material.

Cheng Zhao and Chen Xiaofeng came from good backgrounds and had seen countless jade antiques since childhood.

Kim Si-wol is also the global ambassador for a high-end jewelry brand, having worn gemstone necklaces worth tens of millions of dollars and jade bracelets worth tens of millions of dollars.

They may not be experts, but they have a keen eye that others can't match.

As Ye Hantao so easily shoved the Shoushan ornament into Su Yi'ang's hands, letting Su Yi'ang casually hold it up and look at it, the three people had different expressions.

Cheng Zhao raised his hand, his fingertips pressing against the jade pendant hanging on his chest through the fabric of his T-shirt.

From as far back as he can remember, he was always jumping around and never still. Once, he fell off the roof and was bedridden for a month. His grandmother forced him to wear a safety buckle.

The material used is said to be old mine glass type.

The old man gave his grandmother a jade bracelet, and the leftover scraps were made into a safety buckle.

So the Ye family didn't go bankrupt after all.

He secretly hoped that the Ye family hadn't gone bankrupt, so that Tao Tao would have been born into a wealthy environment.

However, even without going bankrupt, his childhood betrothal to Tao Tao was dissolved...

This can only mean one thing: the Ye family is very dissatisfied with him.

The next second, Cheng Zhao's mind flashed back to Ye Hantao's rare display of emotional change in front of the camera, the anger and disgust she showed when she talked about being blackmailed by a thug in junior high school.

Liao Jiayue waited for a long time but didn't see the ornament that Ji Changtu had belittled Ye Hantao, and she was very unhappy.

Only if Ye Hantao makes a huge fool of herself here will the audience gradually forget that she scored 36 points on the test!

Liao Jiayue walked over to Su Yi'ang and looked at the ornament he was holding. Her eyes flickered slightly. The carving was indeed lifelike. No wonder Ye Hantao was confident in showing it off.

On second thought, Liao Jiayue couldn't help but scoff, even if the carving technique was outstanding, it was still just a worthless piece of broken glass, how could it compare to a genuine icy green jadeite?

Liao Jiayue glanced at Ji Changtu and said softly, "Taotao, the Shoushan ornament you brought specially seems to be more exquisite than Boss Ji's jade plaque in terms of carving."

Ye Hantao slightly raised her chin. "I already said that."

Hearing Ye Hantao's arrogant reply, Liao Jiayue thought to herself that Ji Changtu would definitely not be able to tolerate it.

One second.

Ten seconds.

Thirty seconds.

Liao Jiayue: "???"

Is Ji Changtu mute?

Family members, have you noticed that Ji Changtu is acting a little strange?

I'm still a little unaccustomed to his sudden stop mocking Ye Hantao.

[Could Ye Hantao's ornament actually be jade? I watched the replay again, and Ji Changtu's pupils trembled when he saw it—it was like his eyes were literally shaking. This doesn't seem like the reaction one would have to see when seeing glass.]

[You think it's real jade? Look at how casually Ye Hantao shoved it into Flash's hand.]

After a brief silence, Ji Changtu finally realized that his reaction was very wrong and had aroused suspicion for no reason.

He coughed lightly, as if to put it in a mock-serious tone, "This ornament—"

Chen Xiaofeng stroked his chin, interrupting Ji Changtu, "Taotao, this ornament doesn't look like glass."

Jin Shiyue gave him a slightly appreciative look. "It's not glass."

Upon hearing their affirmative tone, Ji Changtu's expression changed drastically.

He was determined to find Ye Hantao later to express his desire to buy her, and then spend several thousand or tens of thousands of yuan to buy her.

But he forgot about Chen Xiaofeng and Jin Shiyue, who might also be discerning!

Ye Weizheng & Zhou Ti: "..."

Ye Weizheng muttered to himself, "Shut up, shut up, shut up."

“…” Zhou Ti patted his arm, “We already talked to Tao Tao on the phone beforehand!”

Ye Weizheng is often called a cunning old fox in business negotiations, but when it comes to matters related to his family, his brain freezes and his IQ seems to drop out of control.

"What if they insist it's true?" Ye Weizheng thought it was more and more likely, and he stood up. "Chen Laosan is a guy who loves to join in the fun, and there's Jin Shiyue too. She hasn't given up on taking Tao Tao to get it tested."

Jin Shiyue took the Shoushan ornament from Su Yi'ang and examined it under the light in the living room.

Light penetrates the jade.

Its lustrous sheen caught everyone's eye.

Looking at the texture of the ornament and studying Ji Changtu's expression, Yuan Kai had a guess in his mind: Could this really be genuine jade? Then he and the Cai family's plans would have to be changed.

Jin Shiyue raised her red lips slightly, about to state her conclusion.

"This is glassy jadeite!!!"

A hurried voice rang out in front of Jin Shiyue.

Liao Jiayue looked at him in disbelief.

Was this person bribed by Ye Hantao?! Or by Cheng Zhao?

Last time, Cheng Zhao fooled the manager at the Aubin store, making the manager lie and say that it was a globally limited edition handkerchief, just to save face for Ye Hantao.

Now, Ji Changtu has also been bribed by Cheng Zhao to lie and say that it is glass-type jadeite?

【？？？？？？】

What was Ji Changtu saying?

[Glassy type? The top-tier (top-level) jadeite?]

[Impossible! (terrified.jpg)]

If Ye Hantao's jade is truly of the glassy type, then what she said before must have been true, right?

Ye Weizheng plopped back down on the floor.

"He still said it out loud..."

Zhou Ti breathed a sigh of relief, only then realizing that she had unconsciously held her breath for the past few dozen seconds.

She took a few deep breaths. "He only mentioned glass type, not old mine glass type."

The former is at most a million, while the latter is tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

Tao Tao received a subsidy of one million yuan from the program team. Last time, her family bought a car worth nearly 100,000 yuan, and Tao Tao didn't feel uncomfortable. This time, nothing should happen.

My only worry is—

Zhou Ti watched the comments and speculated, her heart pounding with anxiety.

If these viewers all believe that Tao Tao's family is very rich, will it still have an impact on Tao Tao?

Jin Shiyue gently placed the ornament on the table. Her phoenix eyes swept over Ji Changtu, who had just uttered the words "glass type," and a look of surprise flashed across her face before she looked back at Ye Hantao.

In fact, she suspected it wasn't just glassy jade, but also old mine glassy jade. However, she wasn't an expert, and it would be too painful to give Ye Hantao hope only to disappoint her after the identification.

Jin Shiyue was thinking about how she and Ye Hantao hadn't been able to go to their friend's shop last time.

Perhaps a friend could contact a jade expert to come to the store and have it appraised?

Thinking of this, Jin Shiyue initially agreed with Ji Changtu's conclusion, "It is indeed glass-type jadeite."

Ji Changtu smiled and said, "I run a jade jewelry store, so I have a good eye for jade."

He wiped the sweat from his brow and forced a smile, saying, "Tao Tao, this is glass-type jadeite, and in terms of quality, it's top-tier glass-type jadeite—"

Glassy varieties are classified into several categories.

Ordinary glass-type jadeite can cost several thousand yuan per gram, while better quality pieces can cost tens of thousands of yuan per gram, and top-quality pieces can cost over one hundred thousand yuan per gram.

Ye Hantao's ornament is an even better quality old mine glass type than the first-grade glass type, and its price per gram has long exceeded 500,000.

The thought of Ye Hantao bringing this ornament in her suitcase pained Ji Changtu, as if the money he could earn in the future had also flown away.

Upon further reflection, he became even more excited.

Ye Hantao clearly didn't know its value; she actually mistook it for glass!

Burdened by tens of millions of yuan in debt and pressured by the declining reputation of his online store, Ji Changtu had no time to guess where Ye Hantao had found a bargain; his mind was completely focused on secretly buying it!

Ji Changtu glanced at Chen Xiaofeng and Jin Shiyue, who were present. Both of them knew their stuff to some extent.

If they weren't there, he would definitely say it's a common type of glass that costs several thousand per gram.

His heart was bleeding, but he could only grit his teeth and say, "In terms of quality, it's one of the better batches of glass-type jadeite. Just the price per gram alone can reach... around 30,000!"

Ye Hantao: "!!!"

Take the young master!

You're saying the price per gram is so low?!

【！！！！！！！！】

[No, really???]

[Is Ji Changtu deceiving Ye Hantao? Is he waiting for her to believe him so he can mock her at will?]

I just recalled Ji Changtu's expression when he saw the ornament, and what he said is very likely true.

So this thing costs at least several hundred thousand?!

【ah? ? ? ? 】

So Ye Hantao really, really, really has a glass-type jadeite ornament?!

[Did I get proven wrong again? (Confused.jpg)]

[This isn't about whether it's a slap in the face or not, it's that Ye Hantao really is rich! Does that mean what she said earlier might also be true?!]

[I've already accepted that Ye Hantao's family is poor but she lied and borrowed a car because she's insecure. Now you're telling me Ye Hantao is really rich???]

No, no, no, look, Ye Hantao is surprised too!!!

Ye Hantao's almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise.

Although I had learned where the ornament came from a phone call from my mother not long ago and had made some preparations, I never thought that it would cost 30,000 yuan per gram!

Seeing Ye Hantao like this, Ji Changtu became even more confident in his plans.

He first convinced Ye Hantao that it was just an ordinary glass-type jadeite, then spent a few hundred thousand to buy it from her, and then resold it for tens of millions, so he didn't lose money.

Thirty thousand.

Ye Hantao realized what was happening and quickly picked up the Shoushan ornament, weighing it in her palm. It must weigh at least twenty grams, right? That's worth six or seven hundred thousand!

Oh my god!

I brought the jade worth over 600,000 yuan in a box!

At that moment, Ye Hantao suddenly remembered what Liao Jiayue had said, looked up at Cheng Zhao, and a trace of gratitude welled up in her eyes.

Fortunately, Cheng Zhao was carrying a suitcase; if he had just dragged it around carelessly, the jade might have broken.

Ji Changtu was extremely anxious, trying to snatch the jade from Ye Hantao's hands with both hands. "Hey, hey, be gentle, don't drop it!!!" It was a piece of jewelry worth tens of millions of yuan, and it would all be his in the future!

He cautioned, "Over six hundred thousand!"

Watching Ji Changtu's performance, the viewers in the live stream became even more convinced that it was indeed glass-type jadeite.

Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!

They've been humiliated by Ye Hantao yet again!

[I'm going to rewatch the replay. I want to see what Ye Hantao said couldn't compare to the things at home!]

Mattresses are available!!!

[It seems there are also tea leaves!]

[Family members, there's one more important thing: an agarwood bracelet!]

[That's unlikely. Ji Changtu also had it appraised at the time. If he really wanted to hide it, he wouldn't be saying it's glass-type jadeite today.]

To be honest, he didn't say anything at first today. He only spoke up when he saw that Jin Shiyue and Chen Xiaofeng wanted to.

Seeing Ye Hantao lower her head to look at the jade again, Cheng Zhao then shifted his gaze to Ji Changtu's face and narrowed his eyes slightly.

This is Tao Tao's jadeite. Even if Ji Changtu recognized that it was glass-type jadeite, he should have been furious and felt that his jade pendant had been overshadowed by Tao Tao. But Ji Changtu was actually so worried that Tao Tao would break the jadeite.

In a flash, Cheng Zhao seemed to guess Ji Changtu's intention.

They probably want to secretly buy it from Tao Tao and snag a bargain.

Cheng Zhao raised an eyebrow and said lazily, "Boss Ji? Are you sure this is glass-type jade?"

Ji Changtu had calmed down. "Confirmed."

"I see." Cheng Zhao said this very slowly.

He raised his eyelids, and the sharp gaze he cast made Ji Changtu feel extremely uncomfortable, as if Cheng Zhao had seen through his deepest thoughts.

Sure enough, he heard Cheng Zhao chuckle to himself, "This jade looks like old mine glass type to me."

Liao Jiayue: "?!?!"

Cheng Zhao actually lied to this extent just to save face for Ye Hantao?!

Ji Changtu's pupils contracted sharply.

Cheng Zhao recognized him?

Cheng Zhao recognized him?!

No, Cheng Zhao's tone was uncertain; he didn't recognize her.

Of everyone present, Ye Hantao, the person directly involved, remained quite calm.

Although she had heard of old mine glass jade, she wasn't very clear about the price difference between old mine glass jade and non-old mine glass jade.

A small Shoushan ornament can sell for 600,000 yuan, which is already beyond our comprehension.

hey-hey.

My grandfather's friend from back then was quite wealthy; he gave such a nice gift after breaking off the engagement.

Cheng Zhao, you truly lived up to your reputation.

It's no surprise you said that, hahaha.

【Huh? You don't believe me?】

I might believe someone else, but take anything said by Cheng Zhao, Jin Shiyue, or He Qiang with a grain of salt.

[For your information, old mine glass-type jadeite starts at 500,000 RMB per gram. If this is truly old mine glass-type jadeite, then it would start at tens of millions.]

【！！！！】

Ji Changtu shook his head and explained, "The luster of old mine glass jadeite is definitely not like this. If you have the chance someday, you can come to my shop to see the real old mine glass jadeite. It is our shop's prized possession."

Cheng Zhao smiled but remained silent.

He planned to talk to Tao Tao privately and see how Ji Changtu would get himself into trouble.

"Tao Tao!! You're actually a little rich girl!" Su Yi'ang was overjoyed. "You kept it a secret for too long!"

Wu Xia thought for a moment, "Tao Tao didn't hide it from me."

Su Yi'ang was taken aback. "Oh, right!"

Audience: [...]

We always thought that what Ye Hantao said was a lie and vanity.

Su Yi'ang continued to accuse, "Tao Tao, you said it was glass before! But it turns out it's glass-type jadeite! Tell me, how many other things are you hiding from us?"

As expected of Ang Ang, he's given a chance to show off right to his doorstep!

Ye Hantao imitated Jin Shiyue's usual posture of crossing her arms and said with extreme vanity, "I haven't been hiding anything else from you, it's just that my family has one, no, two companies, with a few thousand employees."

Audience: [???]

yeah!

Ye Hantao mentally cheered herself on.

I said it dozens of times in front of the mirror at home and it really worked! My mouth stopped chattering!

This was all thanks to her seeing a post on Xiaohongshu exposing her as a rich heiress.

In that post, the blogger said that she had been engaged to her fiancé, who worked for a Fortune 100 company, since high school. Her father owned a company with hundreds of employees, and her family also owned a villa covering several hundred acres.

Later, it was revealed that she had fabricated her story. It was said that she had a team for filming her videos, and that her wealthy fiancé was also fake, as he and the blogger belonged to the same company.

The so-called villa was actually a place rented by several online influencers who took turns posing for photos.

Ye Hantao pressed on, saying, "My family owns a lot of property. We have two villas across the country, each covering several hundred acres."

Audience: [???]

Ye Weizheng & Zhou Ti: "..."

They do indeed own two villas in the southern part of the city.

As for the group's employees, there are probably several hundred thousand employees worldwide.

Cheng Zhao confirmed it.

The Ye family did indeed experience bankruptcy.

Because of bankruptcy, the property holdings shrank to two villas, and the company was downgraded to a few hundred employees.

Perhaps this business grew gradually after Tao Tao entered junior high school, which is why Tao Tao was extorted by the thugs.

Su Yi'ang came from an ordinary family and only amassed an eight-figure fortune after winning an e-sports championship.

He listened to Ye Hantao seriously talk about his family background, and his expression went blank with shock.

"Tao Tao, you're so rich!"

Ye Hantao said confidently, "They are indeed very rich."

With two subsidies totaling three million, plus a decorative item worth hundreds of thousands, she's definitely a very wealthy young woman!

Yuan Kai shook his head secretly.

The Cai family had already investigated what Ye Hantao's family members did: one was a real estate salesperson, the other a small business accountant, and the third a network administrator. This was hardly a wealthy family.

The jade on the table was a bargain find, I don't know where it came from. Judging from Ye Hantao's expression, if Changtu hadn't pointed out that it was glass-type jade, she wouldn't have known its true value.

Family members, do you think we'll be proven wrong this time?

[Impossible! Hahahaha!]

I admit that Ye Hantao lives in a nice neighborhood, but even wealthy people who don't live in villas will at least live in large apartments in the city center. Who lives in an old neighborhood?

[Ye Hantao's family must be quite wealthy; otherwise, they wouldn't have decorative items worth hundreds of thousands of yuan. Judging by appearance, they're probably A7-A8 grade, but the idea of ​​a company or villa is too far-fetched.]

[Disease progression: 74.3%]

Ye Hantao: "!!!"

Ahhhhhh, 74.3%! The disease progression has suddenly slowed down by 1%! A full 1%!

Ye Hantao's smile grew even brighter.

Liao Jiayue was almost dying of laughter at Ye Hantao's undiminished greed.

This must be why Ye Hantao borrowed a jade ornament worth hundreds of thousands of yuan from somewhere—to create a more wealthy persona.

Her company has hundreds of employees, and her family's Hengsheng Technology has hundreds of employees. Ye Hantao is clearly imitating her!

"Tao Tao, you kept this a secret for too long." Liao Jiayue said, feigning surprise. "So your aunt and uncle both work at your family company? Then the apartment complex I picked you up from is just a small part of your family's property?"

Ye Hantao readily agreed, "Yes!"

[Disease progression: 73.7%]

There wasn't much feedback on the character design this time, but it's better than nothing.

Liao Jiayue pressed further, "Was the Shoushan ornament a gift from your uncle and aunt?"

In the past, you wouldn't find out until after you made the call.

Ye Hantao shook her head, "This is an apology from someone else."

apologize?

Why would an apology cost hundreds of thousands?

Su Yi'ang asked the question on behalf of the others.

Ye Hantao recalled her mother's answer on the phone: "This is an apology from my very wealthy ex-fiancé."

Cheng Zhao abruptly raised his eyes.

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Author's Note: Peach: Lie too high!

Cheng Zhao: It really is the scale of bankruptcy.

--Randomly dropping small red envelopes [Let me see]--

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