Huayu, my cheat code is a bit strange.

Chapter 40 The Crazy Stone (Please read on, please recommend, please do everything!)

The following day, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

Gu Xiao strode out of the branch office with an air of indifference, taking a deep breath as she faced the bright morning sun.

The air was normally cold, but it felt so refreshing at that moment.

He subconsciously touched the inside pocket of his coat, where a debit card he had obtained when doing business with the school lay. The card now clearly showed a six-figure balance: 331,356 yuan.

After deducting 20% ​​income tax from the second prize in the lottery, the remaining money has been deposited into the account.

"Is this what they mean by having food in hand, peace of mind, money in pocket, and a bright future?"

Gu Xiao murmured the sentence, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up.

He now deeply understands how terrible gambling is.

The psychological impact of such an instant leap from abject poverty to a comfortable life is enormous, enough to make most people lose their minds.

Qiu Xu was indeed quite out of his mind; his once handsome face was now distorted beyond recognition as he shouted loudly at Gu Xiao:
"You took the money and ran away, you're shameless!"

Gu Xiao stopped and turned around to ask, "Are you hungry? What would you like to eat?"

"Come on this!"

Qiu Xu quickly caught up, glaring at him and demanding, "Tell me quickly, what are you going to Xinjiang for?"

Gu Xiao thought for a moment, deciding it wasn't a secret, and asked, "Do you know about Hetian jade?"

Qiu Xu was taken aback: "That kind of white jade?"

This is absolutely a wrong idea. Gu Xiao shook his head helplessly and explained:

"There are many varieties of Hetian jade, and the colors include white, cyan, gray, light green, etc. White is just one of them."

"You know about this?" Qiu Xu asked with a strange expression.

"I know a little bit about it," Gu Xiao said vaguely. "Everyone is focused on jadeite right now, and the value of Hetian jade is seriously underestimated. Let's go to the place of origin and stock up on a batch."

He is a minor and cannot obtain loans or invest in the most valuable real estate and stocks.

Other businesses are too troublesome.

Hetian jade is currently a relatively niche market. In flower and bird markets, it only costs a dozen yuan per gram, and the price is based solely on "whiteness" without considering "jade quality." Raw stones from Xinjiang are bound to be even cheaper.

Nowadays, counterfeiting technology is not very sophisticated. With "spiritual vision," 99% of the flawed products can be screened out. Even if you can't find the best jade, you won't lose too much.

When the gold medal inlaid with jade is displayed at the 08 Olympics, its price will be driven up to the point where the government will have to intervene to regulate it.

Back then, a piece of precious jade was worth a house—it was no joke.

Qiu Xu, however, was somewhat hesitant about the proposal.

He stared at Gu Xiao, trying to find a trace of joking on her face, but ultimately failed.

He hesitated, his voice lowering considerably: "The jade trade is a murky business. I've heard that far more people pay the price for their mistakes than find bargains. We're both greenhorns."

Gu Xiao said irritably, "If the water wasn't muddy, would it be your turn or mine to pick up this scrap?"

Qiu Xu opened his mouth, remained silent for a few seconds, then silently swore and gritted his teeth, saying, "Fine! I believe you this time! How much are you planning to bet?"

Gu Xiao glanced at Qiu Xu and changed her mind, saying, "Ten or twenty thousand."

Qiu Xu immediately agreed, "Okay, okay, that's good. I'll also put in 10,000. I'll choose whatever you choose!"

Gu Xiao: "."

……

……

In late March, the capital was swept by a sandstorm.

The air was filled with a strong earthy smell, and pedestrians were all wearing masks or covering their mouths and noses with scarves.

Gu Xiao showed no reaction to this, not out of indifference, but because she was used to it.

After all, in the past few days, he had been in Hotan, Xinjiang, where the sandstorms were a hundred times more severe than in the capital. That was what you really meant by "eating dirt."

I walked into the Speedy Internet Cafe, braving the sandstorm.

Before Gu Xiao could even take off her mask, a red lightning bolt shot out from the direction of the bar.

“Haw—!”

With unimaginable speed and force, Xiao Jiu pounced into his arms, its two front paws gripping the sweater tightly, its fluffy little head rubbing against his chest.

Gu Xiao subconsciously reached out and supported it, a little at a loss: "Aren't you being a little too enthusiastic?"

Xiao Jiu raised her head, her bright black eyes filled with grievance.

With one paw clinging tightly to Gu Xiao, it angrily pointed towards the bar with the other, barking rapidly at Qiu Yuanyuan, who was sitting behind the computer.

Gu Xiao looked at Qiu Yuanyuan, who was staring blankly at the screen, and asked curiously, "What's wrong with you?"

Qiu Yuanyuan paused her typing, then said without looking up, "Nothing's wrong. Where's my brother?"

Gu Xiaoxin understood.

It seems the other party did indeed do something.

In the past, this female warrior would never have taken the initiative to inquire about Qiu Xu's situation.

"Chirp! Chirp!" (She actually put a pink bow on the squirrel!)
"Chirp—!!" (And they made me wear a skirt!)
"Chirp chirp chirp!!!" (It's so late at night, and he insists on holding me and telling me fairy tales! He's so annoying!)

Xiao Jiu's tone was both angry and anxious, every word filled with blood and tears.

Drawn by the sound, Qiu Yuanyuan stared at Gu Xiao and asked calmly, "What's wrong with it?"

Gu Xiao glanced at Xiao Jiu, who was practically fuming with anger in her arms, then looked up at Qiu Yuanyuan, who remained calm, and her lips twitched slightly.

He said without changing his expression, "It's just that you haven't seen me for too long and you miss me."

Gu Xiao was very glad that Qiu Yuanyuan couldn't understand what Xiao Jiu was saying, otherwise he would most likely have become the shortest-lived freshman at Beijing Film Academy in history.

Qiu Yuanyuan really didn't understand, and looked at Gu Xiao's backpack, asking, "Have you finished buying the stones?"

"Yes, I've bought everything."

Gu Xiao carefully placed the backpack at her feet and stretched her aching shoulders. "We were lucky. We met an old collector who was heading south to do business, and we bought all the materials in his inventory." The price was that the budget was increased by 10,000 yuan.

Qiu Yuanyuan frowned slightly. "It sounds like a conman." This plot was exactly the same as the social news she occasionally read.

Gu Xiao didn't take it seriously, "I didn't pack them all at once, I only picked two items."

Seeing that he understood, Qiu Yuanyuan stopped worrying about it, but still couldn't help but remind him, "Don't get too obsessed with these things."

She was averse to the jade trade, feeling that it was no different from gambling, or even more terrifying.

"Don't worry," Gu Xiao waved her hand with lingering fear, "Even if you invited me with eight sedan chairs, I would never go to that place again."

He felt like he aged ten years after taking a long trip.

Along the way, there were not only a lot of scammers, but the food and lodging were also terrible, expensive and a rip-off.

Suddenly, Gu Xiao remembered something and said to Qiu Yuanyuan, "Your brother asked me to pass on a message to you: he won't be coming back tonight."

Qiu Yuanyuan narrowed her eyes: "Why would he go if he's not coming back?"

Gu Xiao shrugged helplessly. "He said his pure heart was hurt by the cut cake and he needed to go to Heaven on Earth to recuperate."

Qiu Yuanyuan: "???"

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