I waved my hand, "They're all employees of my company, nothing special."
"Wow! Brother, Director Chen is adding you on WeChat, accept it?"
"Accept it, just say hello." I said, trusting she wouldn't mess around.
After half a minute, Wu Xiaohan returned the phone to me, grinning wickedly, "Hehe, I still sent my photo to Director Chen."
"What did you say?" I quickly checked the chat history. She hadn't said anything, but she had used my WeChat to send a selfie.
However, Director Chen didn't comment, only replied with a fist emoji. He probably had seen more beauties than I could count. While Wu Xiaohan was beautiful, rating her a nine out of ten, she wouldn't stand out that much in a crowd of celebrities.
I didn't criticize Wu Xiaohan. The car had entered Lvshun jurisdiction. The driver asked me where to go. I didn't want to reveal my location, so I said not to mind me and to take Xiaohan first. Xiaohan said her aunt lived in Laobie Bay.
"Laobie Bay? That's a wealthy district," I chuckled. I had been there several times and was familiar with it.
"Yes, my aunt's family is in business, they're quite well-off," Wu Xiaohan said with a hint of pride.
"What kind of business?" I asked.
"Antiques and cultural relics."
"Oh? Could it be that you opened a shop in Laobie Bay called Wei Ming Xuan?" I joked.
"No, the owner of Wei Ming Xuan is worth over ten billion. My aunt's family just has a small shop, with assets of only twenty to thirty million."
I reached into my pocket and felt a thumb ring. I had casually taken it from a "Trial Gun Master" at Dai Lu's place. You never leave empty-handed. If you visit the underworld, you might as well take something back. This Trial Gun Master used to be an archer, so he was used to wearing a thumb ring. I asked him what dynasty it was from, and he said it was an artifact of the Khitan royal family from the Song Dynasty. It was a high-end jade piece. In the underworld, it could fetch three to four thousand yuan in RMB.
I wondered how much it would sell for in the mortal world.
I handed the thumb ring to Wu Xiaohan, "Show this to your aunt. They probably won't buy it, but they can help me sell it. I estimate only Wei Ming Xuan in the entire Laobie Bay has the capacity to acquire such an item. No matter how much it sells for, I'll give you a ten percent commission. As for how you and your aunt split it, that's up to you."
I had been to Wei Ming Xuan once, and I couldn't show my face there again. Even with a disguise, it wouldn't work because my voice wouldn't change, and I had brought out so many good items. The owner would definitely remember me.
"What kind of ring is this? It's so big?" Wu Xiaohan tried it on with her fingers; it could fit two of her fingers. "Is it very valuable?"
"...I'm not sure, it should be worth something," I said.
"Okay, I'll help you with this, no need for any commission," Wu Xiaohan said readily.
"Heh, don't speak too soon. Let's talk about it after you know the commission amount," I said with a smile.
"How much can it be?" Wu Xiaohan muttered under her breath, "Ordinary Hetian jade like this, selling for three to five hundred thousand would be the absolute maximum..."
I didn't say anything, but my intuition told me it was worth more than that.
"Oh, right. If the owner of Wei Ming Xuan asks, absolutely don't mention my name. Just say it's a family heirloom," I instructed.
"Don't worry, Brother."
Upon arriving at Laobie Bay, Wu Xiaohan got out of the car, clutching the thumb ring, and waved goodbye to me. I was genuinely worried she might accidentally drop the ring!
The driver asked where I was going. I didn't say Jinjiling, but instead said Maoshanshan, on the other side of the junction from Jinjiling, to mislead him.
"At this hour of the night, why are you going to such a desolate place?" the driver asked, confused.
"I have a villa there."
The driver nodded and smiled, "The world of you rich people is truly unfathomable. But the air there must be good, it's all virgin forest."
Is it? I wasn't sure about that.
Half an hour later, we arrived at Maoshanshan. It was indeed a desolate place. At first, I couldn't detect any living human scent. After driving for over two kilometers, I finally found two traces of living beings at a fork in the road. I told the driver to turn in. It was still a dirt road, full of potholes. As we got closer, I discovered it was a forestry cabin with lights on inside. It might be forest fire prevention personnel on duty. I saw a rather large sign outside that read, "Forest Fire Prevention is Everyone's Responsibility." The two dots on the character for "fire" had been picked off by some little darling.