Chapter 299 Pei Yiyang: Protecting and cherishing her is an instinct

"What's wrong?" Seeing that the person and the tree were both motionless, staring blankly at him, Pei Yiyang asked gently.

Qiao Qiao expressed her true feelings: "Big Brother Sui Sui, you seem to glow."

Pei Yiyang looked at her and paused for a moment.

"Is it that creamy yellow halo?" he then asked.

Qiao Qiao nodded repeatedly, then asked in confusion, "How did Big Brother Sui Sui know?"

Pei Yiyang reached out and rubbed her little head: "Because in big brother's eyes, Qiaoqiao has always been like this, a shining star."

"Huh? I can glow too?" Qiao Qiao was surprised.

In her mind, she asked Xiaoyuan again, "Xiaoyuan, can I also glow?"

Xiao Yuan tilted the little sprout and stared at it for a while, then shook the little sprout and answered Qiao Qiao seriously.

[Master, I didn't notice, but judging from your mother's cultivation level in the world, you're currently at the early Foundation Establishment stage. To ordinary people in this world, that might seem somewhat different.]

“Yes, when I first met Qiaoqiao, she was a radiant being,” Pei Yiyang replied with a smile.

This luminous being, dazzling yet warm, makes people instinctively want to get closer and protect and cherish it at first glance.

It's an instinct, an instinct from the depths of the soul that one can't and doesn't want to refuse.

"Why is Brother Sui Sui glowing? Did he cultivate too?" Qiao Qiao asked Xiao Yuan.

At the same time, she mysteriously approached Pei Yiyang and asked him in a low voice, "Big Brother Sui Sui, are you also cultivating?"

"Hmm?" Pei Yiyang looked at her in confusion, clearly the word "cultivation" was unfamiliar to him.

Qiao Qiao quickly realized that she had been overthinking things.

If Brother Sui Sui really was cultivating, his heart disease wouldn't have gotten worse.

"It's okay, it's okay, big brother Sui Sui. Can this big rock really be sold for a lot of money?" Qiao Qiao quickly changed the subject.

Pei Yiyang found her clumsy attempt to change the subject amusing, but he indulged her and said nothing.

Instead, he nodded in agreement: "That should be true, but I've only read a little bit, so I don't know much about it."

Seeing that Qiao Qiao was still staring intently at the pictures with bright eyes, he asked her, "Does Qiao Qiao like this?"

He does have a few good rough stones, the kind that haven't been fully cut open yet.

It was a gift from his uncle and maternal grandfather, both of whom were involved in this field. He used to live with the Xiang family, and the two of them would occasionally give him some to cheer him up.

He thought that if Qiao Qiao liked them, he could open the car and give them to her as small ornaments to play with.

But the next second...

Pei Yiyang was speechless.

Because the little girl conjured up half a table of raw stone out of thin air for him.

She treated them like ordinary pebbles, picking one up and twirling it in her palm, then asked him, "Big Brother Sui Sui, can you help me take a look at these stepping stones? Can we sell them for money?"

If they could sell it for money, she and her father would become rich.

Because the bamboo house her mother left her had countless stones like these, and even the stepping stones used to pave the way were all made of these stones.

With her divine sense, she could explore the internal structure, which was exactly like the one in the picture.

She even used her spiritual power to cut open a stone right in front of Pei Yiyang, pointing to the dark jade inside and asking him questions.

"Big brother, look, isn't this just like the picture in the book? It's even prettier, so clean and clear, with no impurities inside."

"..." Pei Yiyang.

Pei Yiyang lost the ability to speak.

He glanced at the stones that filled half the table, which clearly weren't ordinary jade, and then at the little girl who was looking at him with a beaming smile and full of expectation. His expression became unusually stiff.

You treat the raw stone that others treasure as a stepping stone?

Pei Yiyang almost laughed.

A few minutes later.

Qiao Changdong, Pei Anting, and Xiang Dongyan were all summoned by Pei Yiyang.

If Qiao Qiao was a small country bumpkin, then Qiao Changdong was a big country bumpkin.

Seeing the half-table full of stones that Qiao Qiao had brought out, he was completely unaware of the seriousness of the matter, and he and his daughter each took one and played with it.

Holding the rough stone that Qiao Qiao had already cut out, he compared it to the pictures in the book and nodded affirmatively: "My daughter's does seem to be prettier. Are these really worth that much?"

Jade gambling.

This is a field that Qiao Changdong has never ventured into before.

Naturally, Xiang Dongyan didn't know the intricacies of the matter, but she did.

Unlike clivia, which has always been appreciated, it has only become a hot commodity in the last two years.

Jade gambling is different; it has existed since ancient times, and many wealthy families enjoy playing with it.

She has seen many people lose everything by playing this game.

Xiang Dongyan wasn't interested in this, but her father liked it, and her older brother liked it too. They spent a lot of money on it every year, though most of the time they still made a profit.

So even if she didn't get involved, she still knew a thing or two about it.

She couldn't tell the quality of the rough stones Qiao Qiao had taken out, but they were definitely valuable.

She began to be genuinely curious about Qiao Qiao.

She was curious about where she got all these wonderful things from, but knowing the answer would likely be that it was a secret, she didn't ask.

He simply said, "Changdong, these should all be quite valuable. I don't know the specifics, but I think Uncle Mo's family is in the jewelry and jade business, so they should know."

As Xiang Dongyan spoke, she picked up a piece of food, examined it closely, and bluntly reminded Qiao Changdong.

"If you want someone to help you with the appraisal, I suggest you don't take out so many pieces. Two or three pieces at a time is enough. Also, don't say that you took them out obediently. Just say that you went to the jade market and bought them randomly."

Having learned from the previous experience with the clivia, Qiao Changdong naturally dared not be careless when he heard Xiang Dongyan say this.

At this moment, Xiang Dongyan looked at Qiao Qiao with a complex mix of emotions, including relief and joy.

She exclaimed, "Goodness, luckily you have Shen Qingyan as your father and Aunt Yan as your grandmother to protect you."

After saying this to Dongyan, she felt that it was rather ambiguous and was afraid that Qiao Changdong would be unhappy, so she turned to Qiao Changdong to explain.

“Changdong, that’s not what I meant. It’s just that, you know, these… these abnormalities, without a powerful background as a backer, the consequences would be unimaginable.”

The little girl is still so young, but she's already excessively beautiful.

When she grows up, such unique beauty might not be a good thing if she doesn't have a powerful and terrifying family to back her up.

In addition, the treasures the little girl occasionally takes out are definitely a disaster that could wipe out an ordinary family.