I trade in both worlds

"Since Mr. Liu asked, I'll just tell you straight away. We've discussed it and decided to sell this recipe for three thousand taels." Xu Ziqing said sincerely.

Liu Fu looked at them in surprise. The price was indeed not high.

He secretly calculated in his mind that with the strength of the Liu family and its sales channels all over the country, the investment of three thousand taels of silver would definitely bring considerable returns.

This price is totally acceptable.

"You two are really straightforward people. I like doing business with people like you. You are honest." Liu Fu said with a smile, "This price is very reasonable. We in the Liu family are willing to accept it."

"Manager Liu is straightforward. So shall we sign the contract now?" Xu Ziqing said with a smile.

Liu Fu smiled and nodded. The servant behind him seemed to have anticipated this scene and immediately came up with three deeds in his hands.

Xu Ziqing reviewed it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he signed his name without hesitation and pressed his fingerprint. The whole process was extremely smooth.

After signing the contract, Xu Ziqing took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Liu Fu: "General Manager Liu, this is the recipe for Camellia Handmade Soap and Mung Bean Mud Mask. Although the Mung Bean Mud Mask cannot be sold, you can take the recipe and ask someone to see if it can be improved."

"This..." Liu Fu took the prescription, his eyes full of surprise: "You just gave it to me like this?"

Xu Ziqing smiled generously and waved his hand: "Yes, it should be considered as a bonus for selling the house."

After hearing this, Liu Fu laughed out loud, his voice full of praise: "Hahahaha. Since the two young ladies are so generous, we in the Liu Liu Mansion should also reciprocate."

He waved to the servant behind him, and soon the servant came over holding two exquisite wooden boxes.

"Here are two pieces of raw stones, which are given by our master to the two young ladies." Liu Fu signaled the servant to put the wooden box on the table next to Xu Ziqing.

When the box was opened, two pieces of jade with warm color and fine texture lay inside, emitting a faint glow. It was obvious at a glance that they were of great value.

Seeing this, Xu Ziqing quickly waved his hand and refused: "This is too expensive, we can't accept it."

Xu Xu also shook his head: "Sister Qing is right, it's too expensive, we can't accept it."

"Oh, they are just two small pieces of raw stones, not worth much. Besides, I didn't even bother to be polite to you, why are you still being polite to me?" Liu Fu pretended to be angry and looked at them: "I really want the recipe for the mung bean paste mask, I dare not take it if you don't accept it."

Xu Ziqing glanced at Xu Xu, thought for a moment, and nodded: "In that case, we will respectfully obey your orders. Thank you for the generous gift from Chief Steward Liu."

"Just accept it." Liu Fu nodded with satisfaction.

After returning home, Xu Ziqing gently placed the wooden box on the coffee table in the living room, with a hint of caution in his movements.

He rubbed his hands together, waved at Xu Xu, and shouted excitedly: "Xu Xu, come quickly, let's take one each, you choose first, and we'll look after you've chosen."

"Take it, take whichever you want." Xu Xu walked over slowly, holding the sleeping Xu Tiantian.

"That won't work. Brothers have to settle accounts clearly. But..." At this point, Xu Ziqing paused and continued, "Forget it. Let's not choose anyone and take them both for appraisal. If they can be sold, we'll split it in half after we sell them."

Two pieces of raw stones cannot be exactly the same size, and their values are definitely different. It would be fine if the selling prices were not much different. But if the difference is huge, who knows if there will be conflicts in the future.

Hearing this, Xu Xu's lips curled up into a faint smile, and she nodded: "Sure, I'm fine with anything."

After saying that, Xu Xu carefully carried Xu Tiantian back to the room, gently placed her on the bed, and covered her with a quilt.

She opened the door to let the air conditioning in the living room provide some relief from the summer heat, then returned to the living room and sat next to Xu Ziqing.

To solve the distribution problem, Xu Ziqing opened two wooden boxes at the same time, and saw that each box contained a piece of Hetian jade raw stone with a diameter of about 15 cm.

The original stone is irregular in shape and its surface is covered with natural textures. Some places are smooth as fat, while others are slightly rough, but the overall texture exudes a warm and restrained luster.

The two of them sat around the coffee table and began to carefully examine the two pieces of Hetian jade raw stones.

"Sister Qing, why do you think that Chief Steward Liu would give us the raw Hetian jade?" Xu Xu broke the silence, with a hint of doubt in his voice.

"Maybe it's because we gave him the mung bean paste mask recipe as a return gift." Xu Ziqing touched the rough stone and said without thinking, "It may also be that he wants to befriend us and hopes that we can give him priority when we have a good recipe in the future."

Xu Xu thought about it and couldn't think of any other reasons except these two.

"Maybe it's really these two reasons. This raw stone is a valuable thing in our eyes, but in Liu's house it may just be the cost of a few meals." Xu Xu couldn't help but sigh.

"If you sell this, you will be a rich man." Xu Ziqing joked with a smile.

"That's right." Xu Xu nodded with a smile: "When will it be sent for identification?"

Xu Ziqing picked up his phone and sent a message while replying: "I will find my brother now and ask him to contact Manager Zhang from the auction house last time and let him handle it as well."

Xu Xu nodded and watched her send messages quietly.

After a while, Xu Ziqing's phone rang. She said to Xu Xu, "Manager Zhang," before answering the phone.

After Xu Ziqing hung up the phone, he looked at Xu Xu and said, "Manager Zhang said to send it over tomorrow. It just so happens that someone else will also need to appraise the rough stone tomorrow. The specific time still depends on the arrangement of the appraisal expert. We will be notified later."

"Okay." Xu Xu looked at the time, stood up and said, "I'll go to the kindergarten to pick someone up first."

Before going to bed at night, I received a notice from Manager Zhang that the rough stone appraisal has been arranged at 4 pm tomorrow.

The next morning, after hearing the news, Xu Xu thought about it and realized that four o'clock in the afternoon was exactly the time for the kindergarten to be out of school. She had to go out to do some work today, and she didn't want to take several children with her because she wouldn't be able to take care of them.

So he simply said, "Then I won't go. You can take me to the auction house."

"Okay, then I'll just go home and stay for a few days. I'll tell you if there's any news tomorrow on WeChat." Xu Ziqing nodded in response.

After the discussion, Xu Ziqing finished his lunch and took the two rough stones to the auction house.

Manager Zhang was already waiting at the front desk. As soon as Xu Ziqing arrived, Manager Zhang took her to the appraisal room.

The previous seller was still being appraised of jade. Xu Ziqing waited at the door for more than half an hour before it was their turn.

Sitting in the appraisal room was an appraisal expert who was about fifty years old and had an elegant temperament.

He took the two pieces of jade handed to him by Manager Zhang and began the detailed identification work.