Chapter Five Ancient Jade

  "It's really dark." Mo Shaokun walked out of the pawnshop with some frustration.

  Although the antique jade was worth 1.5 million, he didn't actually get that much money in hand at this time. According to the pawnshop's rules, the shorter the pawn period, the lower the handling fee; if it exceeds one month, they will charge according to the highest standard of 4.5% per month.

  Mo Shaokun needs to wait until September when the stock market reaches its highest point this year to redeem the ancient jade, which means he needs three months. Calculated at a monthly interest rate of 4.5%, the interest for just three months is 13.5%! Adding the monthly interest of 0.5%, among the 150,000 yuan, he needs to pay the pawnshop 15% of the fees!

  So in the end he actually only got 1,270,500 yuan!

  "Whatever, 1.2 million it is then. With proper operation, I should be able to make a profit in this stock market." Mo Shaokun shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Since it was still early, he didn't go home but instead went directly to the only securities company in Anping to open an account and deposited 1.25 million yuan.

  In the office of Qinyuan Pawnshop.

  Qin Xuan sat in the swivel chair, slightly furrowing her brow as she stroked the ancient jade in her hand. Could it really be that one? She didn't dare to believe it, if it was indeed that one...

  Qin Xuan carefully put the ancient jade back in its box and then stood up, grabbed her backpack and hastily left.

  Driving her black Crown, she quickly arrived at the provincial party committee compound. The security guard at the gate saw the pass on the windshield and opened the door without any obstruction, allowing Qin Xuan to drive all the way to the front of Building 1 before stopping the car.

  "Wang Ayi, where's my mom?" Qin Xuan asked the nanny as she changed her shoes after entering the house.

  "The lady is packing her things, this afternoon the lady will return to Kyoto."

  "Huh?" Qin Xuan was slightly stunned upon hearing this, but she didn't ask any more questions and directly went to her mother's room.

  Inside the house, Tang Yurou was packing her luggage, her eyes were slightly red and swollen as if she had just cried.

  "Mom, why are you in such a hurry to return to Beijing? Is something wrong over there?" Qin Xuan asked softly.

  Tang Yuru raised her head and looked at her daughter, her face filled with sorrow: "Your grandfather may not make it, your eldest uncle just called to say that your grandfather has been in a coma since last night and hasn't woken up yet. The doctor said that if he doesn't wake up within the next two days, it's likely..."

  Qin Xuan's face turned slightly pale, her eyes reddened as she choked back tears and said: "Grandfather... Mom, I want to go back to Kyoto with you."

  Tang Yuru nodded and said: "Alright, your grandfather was most fond of you when he was younger. It's good for you to go back and see him."

  She sighed softly and said, "It's just a pity that after all these years, we still haven't been able to find your Aunt Hongyue. This is the biggest regret of your grandfather's life."

  Qin Xuan suddenly remembered the purpose of her return, she hastily took out the box from her bag and said: "Mom, actually I came back today because of this matter. Just now a young man brought an ancient jade to our company for pawn, I think it looks very similar to Xiao Shu's."

  In fact, Qin Xing didn't have much confidence either, she just thought it looked similar, after all, she had only seen her younger uncle's ancient jade a few times.

  Tang Yurou's body trembled slightly at the words, and her face changed dramatically as she looked at the wooden box in her daughter's hands. She took the box with trembling hands and gently stroked the marks on it, muttering: "It's this one, it's really this one! I remember this wooden box, I remember it!"

  With an excited heart, she opened the wooden box and took out the ancient jade inside to examine it carefully. Two lines of clear tears rolled down from her eyes as she exclaimed: "Qin Qin, it's this one, it really is!!!! Take me to see that person right now."

  "Mother, don't get excited first. The one who pawned it is a young man. I remember that when Hong Yue's aunt left, she was alone. Even if this ancient jade really belongs to Hong Yue's aunt, it can't be guaranteed that it still belongs to her now."

  Tang Yurou calmed down and understood her daughter's meaning. After all these years, it was possible that due to various unexpected events, this ancient jade had changed hands, but no matter what, the appearance of this ancient jade meant a glimmer of hope!

  If we can really find the Red Moon, then Grandpa's knot in his heart will be untied, and at least he won't leave this world with regret.

  Mo Shaokun did not know the chain reaction brought by that ancient jade, at this moment he was sitting in a Sichuan restaurant not far from home, eating with gusto. In his previous life, he could not even eat enough rice at first, and although he had money later, he devoted himself to his career and had no time to enjoy it.

  Since the heavens have given him a chance to start anew, he naturally wouldn't continue down the same path as his previous life, living a hard and bitter existence. He wants to make up for all his past regrets, he wants to thoroughly enjoy life, starting from today!

  He finished the last piece of ribs and let out a satisfied burp before waving at the boss and saying, "Boss, I'd like to pay."

  "Here you are, a total of 46 yuan." The chubby boss said with a bright smile on his face.

  Mo Shaokun took out the money to pay the bill. At this time in 1994, a worker's monthly salary was only a few hundred yuan. He alone spent over forty yuan for one meal, which was indeed extravagant. He vaguely remembered that at this time in his previous life, his daily food expenses were only a few yuan, and even later when times were tough, he often went three to five days without seeing any oil or water.

  Mo Shaokun, who had eaten and drunk his fill, strolled leisurely into the small alley, clearly in a good mood. But as soon as he walked to the entrance of the alley, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. There, he saw a black Crown car parked at the entrance of the alley, with two women holding sun umbrellas standing beside the car and talking to Grandpa Sun.

  These days, the Crown is absolutely a good car. Although some big shots have already driven smuggled Mercedes-Benz and BMW, for ordinary people, the Crown is still a top-notch luxury car.

  I've never heard of Grandpa Sun having such a wealthy relative before.

  Mo Shaokun was somewhat perplexed in his heart, and before he could walk closer to see clearly, he saw the three people on the other side looking at him simultaneously.

  "Shao Kun, come quickly! These two big bosses are looking for you." Grandpa Sun waved his hand at Mo Shao Kun from afar.

  Mo Shaokun was taken aback, and his emotions were stirred. He took a closer look and found that one of them was none other than Qin Mei, the woman from the Qinyuan Pawnshop.

  He walked up quickly and joked with Qin Xuan: "Qin Gu, it seems you still don't trust me."

  "Little brother is just joking, I didn't look for you because I don't trust you, but there's something else." Qin Xuan lightly laughed and turned her head to look at her mother, only to see that her mother was staring blankly at Mo Shaokun. She couldn't help but reach out and pull on her mother's hand.

  Tang Yuru snapped out of it and muttered to herself, "It's so similar! Too similar! It's just like Hong Yue was carved from the same mold!"

  Mo Shaokun didn't quite catch what Tang Yurou was muttering, but he felt uneasy under her gaze and slightly furrowed his brow as he asked Qin Xuan, "Qin Gu, who is this?"

  "Oh, let me introduce you, this is my mom. We came to see you this time because of that ancient jade. If it's convenient for you, can we find a place to talk slowly?"

  Mo Shaokun looked at the mother and daughter with a suspicious gaze, wondering if they had come for that ancient jade. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said: "In that case, please come to my home and sit for a while."

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