Originally, her grandfather was not very interested in this kind of video, but the mont he saw the stone that resembled a pearl, he imdiately fixed his gaze on the phone screen, his eyes gleaming, and then instructed his granddaughter to contact Lin Yang urgently to see if they could buy the pearl.
According to Xiao Xue’s description, it seed that her grandfather had always been very fond of collecting antique fossils and treasures.
This made Lin Yang, at this mont, puzzled—could the pearl he had acquired by chance really be so kind of treasure?
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The car drove for less than half an hour before pulling into the parking lot of a large hotel.
When getting out of the car, Lin Yang only brought the pearl with him; as for the suitcase and other items, they were left in Xiao Xue’s car for the ti being.
"Master Lin, please, my grandfather is already waiting in the private room, and he has just ordered lunch."
"Okay."
Lin Yang followed Xiao Xue into the hotel.
From the decor, one could tell that this hotel was indeed different—presumably a starred establishnt.
The two went directly to the sixth floor and then to a private room.
The room was spacious, with three walls surrounding a massive floor-to-ceiling window that overlooked a park, offering an unobstructed view of the scenery.
A large round solid-wood dining table stood at the center, and on one side of the table sat an old man.
The elderly man had white hair and a ruddy complexion; his face was also surprisingly spirited, an indication that he was soone who took great care of his health.
Upon entering, Xiao Xue affectionately called the old man ’grandfather.’
Lin Yang looked at the elder, figuring he was the buyer for this transaction; thus, he spoke up, "Mr. Xia, hello, my na is Lin Yang."
"Lin Xiao You, hello, I’ve heard about you from my granddaughter. Inviting you over this distance was troubling you, and I appreciate it," the old man rose to his feet, his voice hearty and full of smiles.
Lin Yang laughed and shook his head, indicating it was no trouble at all.
After so pleasantries, they each took their seats.
"Lin Xiao You, since fate has brought you over such a great distance, let’s not beat around the bush and get straight to the point," Mr. Xia clearly was a straightforward man as he got right to the point.
Lin Yang nodded in agreent, which suited him just fine.
At this point, Mr. Xia sipped his tea and then continued, "I don’t know if you have brought the Qi Yi Pearl with you, Lin Xiao You?"
"Qi Yi Pearl?"
Lin Yang was startled as he didn’t know what the Qi Yi Pearl was, but from what the other party said, he understood it was the stone he had plucked from the fish’s belly.
He imdiately took out the stone-like pearl from his pocket.
On seeing the pearl, Mr. Xia’s eyes seed to brighten significantly, and he asked Lin Yang, "May I have a look?"
Lin Yang nodded, "Please do."
With his permission, Mr. Xia bent down, carefully cradling the not-so-round pearl with both hands.
After examining it thoroughly, he muttered to himself, "Qi Yi Pearl, indeed a fine Qi Yi Pearl."
However, his expression soon furrowed, and he exclaid with a hint of alarm, "Sothing’s not right with this treasure."
Lin Yang, who had been quite pleased until that mont, was taken aback by the sudden claim. Could it be that it really wasn’t a treasure?
Xia Xiaoxue also quickly chid in, "Grandfather, is there a problem with this pearl?"
Although Mr. Xia kept muttering that sothing was off, his complexion grew ruddier. He slowly placed the pearl on the table, taking out a piece of red cloth to lay beneath it beforehand.
Then, he took a small but powerful flashlight from his pocket and shone it on the pearl, speaking with a tone of disbelief, "This is not a Qi Yi Pearl, but a Double-rare Pearl, a Double-rare Pearl!"
As he spoke, his face grew more and more animated.
Seeing this, Lin Yang’s face began to change.
Well, it seed that this pearl was not rely an ordinary item but was even more precious than Mr. Xia had anticipated.
"Grandfather, what is a Double-rare Pearl?" At that mont, Xia Xiaoxue asked with curiosity.
Mr. Xia looked at his granddaughter and explained with a smile, "There’s a saying that goes, ’A three-year pearl, a century-long shellfish, a millennia-old jade, and a ten millennia carmine.’
"The three-year pearl ntioned in this saying refers to the ti it takes for ordinary pearls to form. Three or four years is sufficient, and so cultivated pearls may take even less ti, but these are just common pearls."
"Above these common pearls are so truly rare ones, which specialists categorize by their growth ti into: Ten-year Pearls, Age Pearls..."
Mr. Xia paused here, then looked at the pearl on the table and continued, "This pearl in front of us is without a doubt a treasure among pearls."
"Previously, in the video, the image was unclear, and I assud it was a Qi Yi Pearl, a hundred-year-old pearl. But now, seeing the real thing, I realized I was wrong. This isn’t a Qi Yi Pearl, but a Double-rare Pearl aged one hundred and forty years!"
"A treasure pearl, a Double-rare Pearl?"
Lin Yang glanced at the rough-looking pearl, finding it tough to associate it with a pearl at all.
He wasn’t particularly interested in jewelry, and now that Mr. Xia had spoken thus, he bluntly asked, "Mr. Xia, if you want this pearl, how much would you be willing to pay?"
Upon hearing Lin Yang’s question, Mr. Xia stroked his beard and responded, "A few years back, in an auction house in Holland, a pearl about a hundred years old was sold. The final bid was 200,000 US dollars. But that pearl was of a better quality and much rounder than yours. Let give you a fair price, a fixed price of 280,000, what do you think?"
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