Chapter 58: Souvenirs

  "Ah... Is that also a piece of white jade? Not even a packaging box, you wouldn't have spent tens of dollars buying it from a street stall, would you?" Jia Youcai exclaimed in surprise as Xiao Yu pulled out a piece of white jade from his pocket.

  Xiao Yu glanced at Jia Youcai and didn't bother with him, muttering 'idiot' in his heart.

  Xiao Ye didn't say a word, handed the gift to his nephew and hung it up, then retreated. He really didn't want to ruin his nephew's birthday banquet because of this idiot.

  "Hey, I'm telling you, Huanhuan's uncle, if you didn't have money, just tell me! I'd help you buy a piece of jade worth over a thousand yuan, it's better than buying this cheap stuff!" Jia Youcai saw Xiao Yu put down the gift and was about to leave, he couldn't bear to let things end like that.

  "How much money is spent on gifts doesn't matter! What matters is the thought!" Xiao Yu said to Jia Youcai, seeing her brother being bullied.

  The rest of the guests all had a look of watching a play, and did not expect that coming to the banquet today would still be so lively.

  Watching Xiao Yu's brother being ridiculed, Jia Youcai's mother had a schadenfreude expression, sitting in the chair, tilting her eyes and shaking her head, using the corner of her eye to glance at Xiao Ye with disdain.

  It was she who had originally arranged the marriage for Lu Jianhong, but he refused to agree and instead married Xiao Yu, causing her to lose face. Now that she saw Xiao Yu's family being ridiculed by her own son, she was overjoyed.

  Song Hu Shan and several others stood outside the main table, their faces pale as they stared at Jia You Cai. Not only had he slapped Xiao Yu's face, but also theirs. When had Song Hu Shan's brother ever been humiliated like this?

  "Hmmph......"

  Chen Ying stood behind the crowd, and as soon as Jia Youcai's words came out, Chen Ying couldn't help but burst out laughing. What did Chen Ying do? He was the largest soft jade sales merchant in the entire ancient city area, often dealing with jade stones. When Jia Youcai took out that so-called top-grade sheep fat jade, he saw that it was a fake thing.

  Although Chen Ying was a bit far from the main table, he had been in contact with Yu Shi for many years and could tell at a glance that Jia Youcai's so-called top-grade sheep fat white jade glass product was fake. In fact, this kind of thing is very common in Weijiang, because it is very cheap and has a good sales volume, so it is extremely popular.

  Its texture is fine and smooth, with a lustrous sheen, similar to that of sheep fat jade. In terms of appearance, it's even more beautiful than authentic high-quality sheep fat jade. However, anyone with some knowledge of jade can tell the difference between real and fake. As a result, this type of jade is often sold as a souvenir in Xinjiang tourist areas. Due to its attractive appearance, many domestic and foreign tour groups visiting Xinjiang like to buy it as a memento.

  Jia Yu took out something worth tens of thousands of yuan and mocked Xiao Yu's sheep fat jade worth over a million, with an intoxicated and complacent expression. Chen Ying couldn't hold back her laughter.

  At this time, the guests were all watching the play and naturally didn't pay attention to Chen Ying's laughter, but Song Huishan and others heard it clearly, turned their heads together to look at Chen Ying, thinking that Chen Ying was laughing at Xiao Yu, and naturally had a hint of anger on his face.

  Chen Ying, who was holding his stomach and trying to stifle his laughter, suddenly felt a chill on his back. He turned around to look in the direction of Song Hu Shan and others, and saw Song Hu Shan staring at him with a furious expression. Wan Hong Guang had no expression on his face, but Chen Ying somehow felt that behind his tea-colored glasses, there was a calm gaze with a hint of murderous intent. Zhou Ruo Ying and Song Hua Ling were also staring at him with icy faces, as if they had deep grievances against him. Chen Ying's laughter came to an abrupt halt, and cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.

  Chen Ying felt a chill run down his spine as he cautiously approached the group and began to explain the origin of Jia Youcai's jade.

  Song Hu Shan and others listened to Chen Ying's words, completely stunned, roughly waited for about a minute before Song Hu Shan and others reacted, Song Hu Shan, Zhou Ruo Ying and Song Hua Ling all covered their stomachs and squatted down laughing uncontrollably. Even Wan Hong Guang, who usually didn't show his emotions, turned around with his back to the crowd, occasionally twitching at the corner of his mouth.

  Xiao Yu heard Jia Youcai's words and his footsteps paused for a moment. Xiao Yu remembered that Zhong Kui had made countless jade symbols, and he could tell whether the jade was good or bad at a glance. When Jia Youcai took out what he called a sheep fat jade, Xiao Yu found it to be just a glass product. However, Xiao Yu thought that no matter how valuable the thing was, others had come to celebrate his nephew's birthday and brought gifts, so Xiao Yu didn't mind. But Jia Youcai seemed to have no intention of ending there, which made Xiao Yu's anger rise up.

  "Ah......"

  Xiao Yu let out a silent sigh and continued to walk, ultimately choosing to let his nephew have a good New Year's celebration.

  "Ha ha, your uncle is here. Let's eat a bit more and try to make the most of these tens of yuan. Oh, right, I forgot that you also brought some people who don't pay for their food, so we can definitely make it back!"

  Seeing Xiao Yu didn't respond, he walked straight out, Jia Youcai was even more convinced that the thing Xiao Yu gave wasn't worth anything. If it were valuable, wouldn't he dare to refute? Thus his attitude became increasingly arrogant.

  "Hahaha... Hahahaha..."

  Xiao Yu heard Jia Youcai's words and couldn't care about today being her son's full-month banquet, staring at Jia Youcai with a frosty face.

  Xiao Ye couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart, and he stopped in his tracks again, turning to look at Jia Youcai with an inscrutable expression on his face. Just as Xiao Ye was about to speak, a burst of laughter suddenly erupted from outside the crowd.

  The crowd surrounding the main table immediately parted to make way, revealing Song Hu Shan, Zhou Ruo Ying and Song Hua Ling on the periphery of the crowd. They were no longer their usual elegant selves, but were instead squatting on the ground with their hands covering their stomachs as they laughed uncontrollably. Another person had their back to the crowd, although they weren't laughing as loudly as the other three, it was clear from the occasional shake of their shoulders that they were also struggling to contain their laughter.

  "What are you laughing at?" Jia Youcai glared at the few people who were bursting with laughter.

  "They're laughing at you as an idiot!" Chen Ying said indifferently beside several people when he heard Jia Youcai's question.

  At this time, if he still doesn't make a move, Chen Ying would have wasted all these years.

  "You're the idiots, you're all here to freeload!" Jia Youcai also recognized a few people at this time, and these few people were exactly those who came with Xiao Ye.

  Lu Guozhang looked at the few people who were laughing loudly and Chen Ying standing beside them, slightly furrowing his brow. Although Lu Guozhang did not recognize the few people who were laughing, he knew Chen Ying, and besides, he was not as ignorant as Jia Youcai. From their clothes and demeanor, it could be seen that these few people were extraordinary.

  When Chen Ying said that Jia Youcai was an idiot, with Chen Ying, this big jade master around, Xiao Ye knew that it must be Song Huishan and others who knew that the gift given by Jia Youcai was a fake, so he couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth, and a smile hung on his lips.

  Upon hearing Jia Youcai's words, Song Hushan and the others stopped smiling, their faces calm as they looked at Jia Youcai. Even Wan Hongguang, who had turned his back, stopped smiling and turned around.

  Lu Guozhang and Zhang Dapeng looked at Song Huishan and the others, thinking that these people's clothing and temperament didn't look like they were living off others' wealth. It was no wonder they didn't recognize Song Huishan, although he had invested heavily in the same city, but the ones who always showed up were the managers he hired.

  Lu Guozhang and Zhang Dapeng didn't know Song Hushan, but the moment Wan Hongguang turned around, Zhang Dapeng, Lu Guozhang and these big shots from the same city suddenly went blank.

  "What are you staring at? A bunch of freeloaders!" Seeing Song Hu Shan and the others staring at him, Jia You Cai felt a surge of invisible pressure hit his heart, suddenly becoming flustered. But thinking of his uncle-in-law, Vice Mayor Lu Guo Zhang standing beside him, his courage suddenly soared, and he shouted back at them.