Chapter 8 Yushan hall

"Hey, it's so big here. Where are we going to find Zuo Shi'an you talked about?"

I. anxious as I was, looked around. At this very moment, on the digital screen of a large commercial building, I saw Mr. Zuo Shi'an, the founder of Zuo's Group, appear in an antique-jade advertisement.

"Zuo Shi'an?"

I stood there, agape with wonder. This must be a namesake. There's no way Rong Qi could know such a powerful jade tycoon.

"That's him."

However, Rong Qi nodded confirmedly and asked, "Zuo's Group owns Yushan Hall, which specializes in the jade and antique business, right?"

I nodded in awe. "Yeah, it's very famous."

"Let's go."

"Where?"

"Yushan Hall."

Was he going to take the money from Yushan Hall? Did he know the founder of it? No, that couldn't be right. Rong Qi died in a year under the reign of Jiaqing Emperor, which was around 200 years ago, and Yushan Hall was established fifty or sixty years ago at most. They didn't match at all.

Looking at Rong Qi's dress of long gown and his braid which were completely incompatible with modern urban style, I suddenly realized that, in fact, I could not see through him at all.

Since Yushan Hall was very famous, it was easy to find a branch store.

A polite little girl greeted us at the door.

"Ask to see the manager." Rong Qi demanded.

"I want to see your manager."

"Well..."

It was rare for a customer to ask to see the manager right after entering the store. It might be understandable if the customer was assertive, but I was a skinny poor student.

"Miss, do you want to pawn any jade ware?"

She guessed.

I glanced at Rong Qi, who immediately gave me an answer.

I said seriously, "I want to talk to your manager about something personal, and we have an appointment before. I think when he sees me..."

"What's the matter?"

"Manager Zuo."

Talk of the devil, and he will appear. I knew in a high-end jade store like Yushan Hall, the manager might not be here at all time, so I was really lucky.

"You must be Manager Zuo."

I smiled and nodded. He was a chubby middle-aged man in a suit, with a pair of genteel gold-frame glasses, giving me an impression of a sophisticated gentleman.

"And you are..."

Manager Zuo certainly didn't know me, so I had to hand over the crescent jade to him hastily as Rong Qi instructed, saying, "You will know it, when you see this."

He took a look at the crescent jade and certainly realized how precious it was. He couldn't help but look at me suspiciously and asked, "Is this yours?"

"It belongs to one of my old friends. Please hand it over to Mr. Zuo Shi'an. He will understand what I mean."

I, without saying much, turned around to leave immediately.

Rong Qi had instructed me not to talk much, which might mess up the situation. Nevertheless, I was a little bit reluctant to give the crescent jade to Yushan Hall so easily.

"That's it?"

"Don't worry about that it might be gone forever?"

Rong Qi, standing under the umbrella, smiled coldly, "They don't have the guts to take it. Rest assured. As long as Zuo Shi'an sees the crescent jade, he will send people to find us."

What for? Send us money?

His smile was completely different from the cheeky and mischievous smile in the morning. It, containing a lot of unspoken things, was too profound to be understood.

I had no idea how Rong Qi, who died in a year under the reign of Jiaqing Emperor, had relations with Zuo's Family, which rose at modern times. But I had a feeling that Rong Qi didn't think much of the well-renowned Zuo's Family.

His last life must be rather complicated.

Even though I was very curious, I refrained from poking into his background. After all, curiosity killed the cat.

The prosperity and luxury of this commercial zone were beyond my reach. After finishing the task assigned by Rong Qi, I took a taxi and went back to school.

It was at noon. I had classes in the afternoon, so I grabbed something to eat at the canteen and hurried to do my own things.

When it just got dark, I didn't expect that Rong Qi, who had been tailing me all day, asked me to go the hotel with him again.

"Mr. Rong, it takes money to go to the hotel."

"Didn't you get rich by selling that gold ring?"

Rong Qi asserted eloquently.

Then, I suggested, "How about going to the hotel by yourself? Look, you, as a ghost, are invisible. They can't charge you. What a great deal!"

"No. You go with me. I would be uncomfortable at night, if no one talks with me." I saw unusual persistence on his handsome and slightly serious face.

It seemed as if he was afraid of parting with me and would never see me again, just like a child who was not weaned.

"Okay, okay."

As the saying goes that after dinner came the reckoning, I sold the gold ring of Rong Qi, so I had to do something for him for the sake of money. Although I didn't have parental teaching since childhood, I had moral integrity.

We headed to a hotel right away. This time I chose a relatively better one with a bathtub.

And then I ordered some delivery of food which was luxurious for me.