CHAPTER 441: CHAPTER 303: MEETING AGAIN

"You seemed a bit strange just now," Ye Chunan asked Sui Yi in the car.

"Hmm?" Sui Yi did not look at him.

"Those four people.. you looked at them several times, do you know them?"

"Hmm," Sui Yi, one hand on the steering wheel, slightly turned her head, and with the other hand resting on the car window, she lightly pressed her temples, her eyes showing some weariness.

Know them.. I suppose I do know them.

—They were among the few people she remembered vividly, even when her memory was at its worst—

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Sui Yi was the type of person who, if she didn’t speak or didn’t want to speak, made others feel and dare not talk to her.

It could also be called a personal aura.

Ye Chunan had obviously grown somewhat, showing great discernment throughout and didn’t speak until Sui Yi did.

"I’ll take you to a place."

"Uh? Okay."

Ye Chunan was actually somewhat happy, as if Sui Yi was finally recognizing him?

Previously, he somewhat dismissed the proud tone his mother used when speaking of Sui Yi, perhaps because of a competitive spirit and unwillingness within, always not wanting to fall too far behind her...

Working and studying hard, more than helping to alleviate his family’s burden, was done out of that unwillingness to be outdone.

And how did he feel when he saw her casually buying a car worth three million?

Powerless? Or unreachable?

The gap was still too vast, he clenched his fist slightly and gritted his teeth.

However, that frustration crumbled when Sui Yi spoke softly just now.

Go.. to a place?

Clearly, it’s not where his mom and grandma were.

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Sui Yi took Ye Chunan to the city center, where the car slowly stopped amid bustling shopping malls on both sides.

"The dealership isn’t right for you anymore. If you want to forge yourself, come here," Sui Yi said.

This statement made Ye Chunan startled, then frown, "You mean the boss and colleagues..."

"The higher-ups are lenient yet broad, the lower ones are nice but deceitful, human hearts are hidden behind bellies," Sui Yi explained.

Jealousy, greed, are one of the original sins.

Ye Chunan somewhat understood and nodded, "I know, I actually don’t really like the dealership place much, the internal competition is too fierce... Selling a few cars, I ended up losing several friends."

As he said this, he looked at Sui Yi, "So where do you think I should go? One of the places here?"

"Pick one yourself," Sui Yi pressed a button and the car door opened. Ye Chunan remained silent for a moment and then got out of the car.

Then he saw Sui Yi driving away.

Without any hesitation.

It was indeed a level of cold and decisive that was almost infuriating.

Ye Chunan stood helplessly for a while, looking around, rapidly searching for information on his phone, then walked into a store.

After a while, he came out, and checked again..

At the end of the street, there was a store with a large and luxurious facade, frequented by many people, surrounded by luxury cars...

The sign had three characters on it.

— Sui Tang Square.

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Sui Yi had gone to Gong Jiu’s place, and Lin Yun along with Flower Demon and others were also there.

It was her first time visiting the Palace Family, but the people of the Palace Family were quite polite to her, different from the proud aura of the aristocratic families, probably because Gong Jiu had instructed them.

Sui Yi didn’t care, after meeting a group of people, Brother Ma and others greeted her cheerfully.

"You finally came... was thinking you’d go to school first," Gong Jiu hummed.

Clearly making fun of Sui Yi’s student status.

Sui Yi simply replied calmly, "Alas, 18."

Flower Demon quickly added, "And you, 23."

He was five years younger...

Gong Jiu scowled, Damn it!

It’s tragic for women, but anyone over 20 is heading for 25, after 25 they basically round up to 30, and after 30 it gets worse... they directly enter the last stage of a woman’s life— the rapid aging of menopause.

With Gong Jiu’s leaping IQ, she quickly imagined herself with a face full of wrinkles, while Sui Yi remained as beautiful as a flower...

"Get lost, my Inner Strength is so much stronger than yours now, Goblin, surely you will age before I do"

Is the ultimate and only goal of female martial artists to fend off aging? Or to age slower than others?

Han Gao and Brother Ma both scoffed simultaneously, showing double disdain for their own master and the master’s best friend.

Using Magnetic Sensation, Sui Yi quickly discovered that both Gong Jiu and Flower Demon’s Inner Strength had increased by more than ten years, obviously a great improvement, and both Brother Ma and Han Gao had their meridians opened, gaining a thread of Inner Strength.

It seemed to be very effective.

"Keep going, you are still weak," Sui Yi said lightly, silencing the two bizarre creatures.

Then the main topic arrived.

"Well, your raw materials are all here... Oh right, the five boxes are also here, the items inside have been taken out, each cabinet represents one box’s items, come, you pick half to take"

Gong Jiu obviously focused on the five boxes.

Sui Yi really wanted to tell this girl that she could pick the most valuable ones with just a sweep of her eye... and she actually said so.

Gong Jiu’s expression stiffened, then she quickly waved her hand: "Then I won’t pick, this half on the right is yours! The rest is ours!"

A typical unprincipled person.

The others were used to it; Sui Yi, easy-going as usual, nodded, "Okay," then moved forward to look at the various vases and jewelry, surprised by the great age and mysterious origins of many of them. She could only discern a third of their authenticity.

"A third?"

Gong Jiu and others suddenly exclaimed, Sui Yi was holding a blue-and-white porcelain, she looked at them and said, "My skills are limited, that’s all I can manage."

Gong Jiu’s expression stiffened, and she exchanged a glance with Flower Demon: "We invited ten damn experts, and they only determined the origins of twelve items, still uncertain about various things"

Uncertain... professional jargon, also a default diplomatic term in this profession, after all, they are experts, not gods. How could they know for sure whether these ancient items are genuine? Even if they are 90% sure, they would express uncertainty for caution, fearing a single rat dropping might ruin their clean reputation.

At these words, Sui Yi laughed. There were a total of sixty-four ancient items, and only twelve could be identified; no wonder Gong Jiu and her companion were dissatisfied. However, Sui Yi felt that the level of these experts was already very high.

After all, she had Magnetic Sensation to determine their age and traces, which made it much easier, while they indeed relied solely on their knowledge and experience for deductions.

"Their level is very high," Sui Yi said just that and proceeded to write down the information on the items she had assessed, handing them over to Gong Jiu, "I can only take a rough look, for the rest, you can check the data and seek those few experts for a detailed judgment.. That would be more prudent."

Sui Yi has always been straightforward, unneedful of modest words, what she said was certainly the most sensible. Gong Jiu had no doubts, nodded her head, and compared the data set by those ten experts, "Hey, really, Sui Yi, you’ve overlapped with them on three items, and the judgments are the same.. It seems they are indeed competent."

But it wasn’t that Sui Yi was not competent, it was obviously centered around Sui Yi.

"Alright, once the items are appraised, their value is easier to discuss. Sui Yi, I suggest if you’re not short on cash, you might as well keep these items. Of course, if you don’t like them, you can sell them. We could also.. gather the less favored ones, hold an auction at Sui Tang Square, and place a few as shop treasures along with your jade... That would definitely make a splash!"

The reputation of Sui Tang Square was already significant in the Provincial City, almost no jewelry store could compete with it, but there were equals, and it seemed that recently, other jewelry stores planned to collaborate. Gong Jiu and others naturally hoped that Sui Tang Square would continue to improve, and another peak auction would solidify its unbreakable status.

Lin Yun felt the same, as it seemed he had also discussed this with Gong Jiu and others, and now all eyes were turned to Sui Yi.

"Hmm," Sui Yi nodded in agreement, paused, then looked at Lin Yun, "Have the jewelry designers and sculptors been found?"

"Yes, they are now in the store, three designers, two sculptors.. Sculptors are harder to find, I managed to find only two for now, and they are not from the older generation of craftsmen.." Lin Yun said, somewhat apologetically.

However, Sui Yi shook her head, "You’ve done very well, I know such people are hard to find."

Since business was brought up, with four businessmen present, they easily switched into business mode and discussed. Sui Yi said, "There’s no need to open branches, just expand the store, one city one store, and in Provincial City, just one Sui Tang Square."

"That’s good, given that our customers are definitely high-income individuals. No matter how big Provincial City is, it’s easy for them to drive back and forth, so why bother with branches until we need to expand across cities," Flower Demon and others also agreed with Sui Yi’s decision.

"So, are we buying and expanding on the current spot or building anew?"

"Building anew... and incidentally establishing the company there too."

"Alright."

After further discussion, they classified the antiques for Sui Yi to package... Time flew by quickly. Sui Yi checked the time, it was late afternoon when she mentioned leaving. Gong Jiu wanted to persuade her to stay, but it was clear that Sui Yi’s mind was not to be changed. Thus, in front of the servants, Gong Jiu reluctantly said, "It’s just that I wanted to spend the night with you, is that so difficult.."

Sui Yi arched an eyebrow, before she could speak, Gong Jiu happily said, "Then I’ll come to your house to sleep.. After all, your items also need to be brought back.. Come on, pack up!"

In the Palace family garage, Gong Jiu and others were not surprised to see the new car bought by Sui Yi, since her financial strength was evident and in terms of value, the cars Gong Jiu and Flower Demon used were worth tens of millions from supercars...

And there were several of them.

Compared to them, Sui Yi was understated.

So Gong Jiu and her group grandly followed Sui Yi out of the Palace family, a row of several sports cars followed by a large security van... The van filled with Palace family masters.

Lin Yun, driving a compact car, squeezed among them, feeling quite embarrassed...

Then at the crossroads, Sui Yi casually drove off in another direction.

Gong Jiu and her group were stunned. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to kiqidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)