After lunch.
Yuan Xue went out early, but Yuan Zhongqing and his wife didn't care.
These days, Yuan Xue was busy in the shop. It was normal for her to be busy when she came back for lunch.
As soon as Yuan Xue left, the couple changed their clothes and hurried to the warehouse.
…
Qingyang.
Chen Yue accompanied Yuan Xue. They stood at the door of the pawnshop and didn't go in.
After a while, Chen Yue said in a low voice, "Why don't you give Li Dong a call? After all, this necklace is a birthday gift from him. If you pawn it and Li Dong finds out …"
Yuan Xue frowned slightly and said, "No need. Besides, it's just a pawn. I can redeem it when I have money."
Chen Yue couldn't understand her and whispered, "Why don't I call him?"
"No, don't tell him about it."
Seeing that Yuan Xue didn't want to, Chen Yue didn't mention it again, but she complained in her heart.
She called Wang Jie a few days ago. In Chen Yue's opinion, Wang Jie would definitely tell Li Dong about it.
But Li Dong didn't care or even call, which made Chen Yue a little disappointed. Maybe he didn't want to take care of it.
After all, Xiaoxue had always been close to him. A successful businessman like Li Dong must be full of money now. He wouldn't be willing to pay for Yuan Xue if there was no benefit.
After thinking about it, Chen Yue was a little embarrassed, "Why don't we wait? Wu Qiang is raising money with his father …"
Hearing that, Yuan Xue said, "Don't bother Wu Qiang. He's just a student. He doesn't have money. Besides, I don't even want to ask for help from Li Dong. Even if Wu Qiang raises money, I won't take it. "
Wu Qiang was Chen Yue's boyfriend and his family was also rich.
Since Chen Yue knew about Yuan Xue's matter, she couldn't hide it from Wu Qiang.
When Chen Yue asked to borrow money, Wu Qiang agreed immediately. But after a few days, there was no news from Wu Qiang. Chen Yue actually knew that it was over.
But in front of her best friend, Chen Yue couldn't say that, so she had to say that Wu Qiang was still raising money.
Seeing that Yuan Xue refused, Chen Yue breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Do you really want it?"
"Yes!"
Yuan Xue bit her lips and said, "Anyway, it's just an object. It can't be eaten. At this time, I can't care so much."
Chen Yue wanted to say something, but finally sighed and didn't say anything.
When the two of them entered the pawnshop, the staff inside had already seen them standing at the door for quite a while. When they entered, a male staff in his thirties asked with a smile, "What item are you two pawning?"
Yuan Xue was a little hesitant, but she quickly took out a box from her bag and opened it. "Take a look. How much can I pawn this for?"
The male staff carefully took the box. When he saw what was inside, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes. Then he smiled and said, "You two, this is a diamond, right?"
"Of course!" Chen Yue replied.
The male staff said with a face full of emotion, "Such a big diamond. If it's a whole piece, it won't be cheap."
The male manager sighed and said, "Madam, do you have a certificate?"
Yuan Xue shook her head and said, "No, but the diamond is definitely real."
"No?" The male manager was puzzled. "Did you lose the certificate?"
"I don't know about that. This is a gift from someone."
"Oh." The male manager thought for a while and then said, "Madam, if you want to pawn jewelry, you have to verify the authenticity in advance. But I don't know much about jewelry. How about this, I'll let the master in the shop verify it. Is that okay? "
It was also the first time for Yuan Xue and Chen Yue to come to such a place. They didn't know the specific process, but they felt that it was necessary to verify the authenticity of the diamond.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xue nodded and said, "Okay, you can verify it, but this diamond is definitely real."
Li Dong was so rich. How could he give her a fake diamond necklace? Yuan Xue didn't care too much. She felt that there would be no problem after the verification.
Seeing that Yuan Xue agreed, the male staff squinted his eyes and smiled. "Okay, but the master is behind. I'll go and call him. You two take a seat first. Xiao Liu, come and entertain the two guests. "
A young woman who was called hurriedly came over and began to pour tea for Yuan Xue and Chen Yue.
The male staff smiled again and said, "Then I'll go and call the master first. I'll be there soon."
Yuan Xue nodded. When the male staff left, Yuan Xue suddenly frowned and said, "My necklace is still in his hands …"
Before she finished speaking, the girl next to her smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry. That is the manager of our pawnshop. He took the necklace to the master, probably to let the master take a look in advance. He will be back soon. And we also have surveillance here. The things won't be lost. "
Hearing this, and the pawnshop was quite big and the decoration was quite luxurious, Yuan Xue felt that it was a little inappropriate, but she didn't say anything.
The two drank tea absent-mindedly while waiting for the manager to come back.
However, they waited for a long time this time. After more than ten minutes, the manager didn't come back.
This time, Yuan Xue was a little anxious. She got up and said, "Why isn't he here yet? My necklace is still in his hands. "
The female staff comforted her, "Madam, don't worry. Our backyard is a little far from here. The master may be appraising other jewelry. How about this, I'll give our manager a call and ask him to come over quickly. "
"Then you ask him to hurry up."
"Okay."
After the female staff finished speaking, she made a phone call in front of the two of them. After saying a few words to the phone, the female staff hung up the phone and smiled. "Both of you, our manager will be here soon. Master Chen is appraising a jade bracelet for a client. He is a little delayed."
Seeing this, Yuan Xue slightly frowned and said, "That's good. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have given him the necklace just now."
The female staff smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry. Our Jinyuan Pawnshop's security is the best in the city. There won't be any problems."
Yuan Xue didn't say anything else. After another three to four minutes, the male manager from before finally arrived.
Seeing that he had returned, Yuan Xue hurriedly stood up and said, "Manager, where is my necklace?"
The male manager quickly handed over the box in his hand and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I took it just now and forgot about it. The necklace is here. Please take a look. There won't be any problems. "
Yuan Xue quickly took the box and opened it. Then, she picked up the necklace and glanced at it. Seeing that it was the same as before, she slightly heaved a sigh of relief.
But when she touched the diamond pendant, Yuan Xue suddenly retracted her hand.
Chen Yue saw this and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yuan Xue frowned and said, "The diamond is quite hot."
The male manager heard this and smiled. "Sorry, sorry. I was playing with it just now. Maybe it's the temperature of my hand. It'll be fine later. It's a little cold outside. It's probably a little hot when I suddenly touched it. "
The male manager laughed and explained for a while. Yuan Xue didn't want to talk nonsense with him. She directly asked, "Where's your appraiser?"
The male manager quickly said, "He'll be here soon."
After he finished speaking, an old man in his fifties or sixties walked out from a small door. The old man had a shrewd look on his face. Seeing Yuan Xue and Chen Yue, the old man said indifferently, "Are these the two who want to appraise?"
The male manager nodded and said, "Master Chen, that's them. Please take a look. After all, such a big diamond is very expensive. We can't make a mistake. "
"Okay, give it to me."
The old man sat on the appraisal table. The male manager hurriedly took the diamond necklace from Yuan Xue's hands.
The old man spent a long time appraising the diamond. During this time, he used all kinds of dazzling tools. Yuan Xue and Chen Yue were completely confused.
After waiting for about half an hour, the old man waved at the male manager. The male manager walked over and whispered a few words to the old man.
Then, the male manager walked over with the necklace and handed it to Yuan Xue. The male manager smiled and said, "Miss, do you want to pawn this necklace for life or for death?"
"Pawn? Is it the kind that can be redeemed? "
"Yes."
"How long can it be?"
"According to the rules of the pawnshop, it's usually five days to half a year. It's up to you."
"Only half a year?"
Yuan Xue frowned slightly. Half a year was too short. How would she have the money to redeem it in half a year?
After hesitating for a while, Yuan Xue gritted her teeth and said, "Half a year then. How much can you pay?"
"Five thousand."
Yuan Xue thought she heard wrong. She asked in surprise, "How much?"
"Five thousand!" The male manager repeated and smiled. "Five thousand."
Yuan Xue's expression changed. Chen Yue, who was beside her, also said angrily, "How dare you! Five thousand? This white gold necklace is probably worth more than five thousand. This diamond is worth hundreds of thousands! "
The male manager smiled and said, "Yes, I'm talking about the necklace."
Yuan Xue suddenly understood something. She frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
The male manager smiled and said, "Nothing. But Miss, our Master Chen is not sure about the value of the diamond. So, we can only count it as a necklace."
"Not sure?" Yuan Xue said unhappily, "You mean the diamond is fake?"
"Ahem, you can't say that. I can only say that this is how we see it. Why don't the two of you go to another shop to take a look? Maybe the other shops will be more accurate. "
Hearing his words, Yuan Xue snorted and turned around, wanting to leave.
But before she left the door, Yuan Xue's expression suddenly changed. She picked up the necklace and looked at it again.
With one look, Yuan Xue felt that something was wrong.
She was a little absent-minded before and didn't pay much attention. But when she looked at the necklace again, Yuan Xue felt that something was wrong.
The necklace was still the same necklace, but there seemed to be some welding marks at the place where the diamond was connected.
That was not all. The necklace that Li Dong gave her was in the shape of a snowflake. It was also because her name had snow in it that Li Dong specially found it.
But now when Yuan Xue looked at it again, the diamond seemed to be a little different.
First of all, the surface of the diamond didn't seem as smooth as before. It was as if it had just been polished.
Then there was the luster. Now, the diamond in her hand looked a lot dimmer than before.
The more Yuan Xue looked at it, the more suspicious she became. She wasn't stupid. She didn't consider this possibility before. When the manager handed the necklace to her, she didn't think too much.
But now that she thought about it, the manager had been gone for so long. When she got the diamond ring, she was burned. There seemed to be a lot of loopholes.
Then, the pawnshop suddenly said that her diamond was fake. Yuan Xue didn't believe it at all.
It was impossible for Li Dong to give her a fake diamond necklace. That meant that either the pawnshop made a mistake, or the necklace was very likely to have been swapped!
Thinking of this, Yuan Xue's expression suddenly changed!
This was a necklace worth hundreds of thousands, and it had a special meaning to her. This time, she came to pawn it because she had no other choice.
If it had been swapped … Thinking of this possibility, Yuan Xue took a deep breath and turned to the male manager behind her. "Manager, is there something wrong with my necklace?"
The male manager was surprised. "Something wrong? What's wrong? "
Chen Yue quickly asked, "Xiao Xue, what's wrong?"
Yuan Xue held the necklace in her hand and pointed at the diamond pendant. Her expression was cold. "Manager, the diamond I gave you just now wasn't like this, right? It's broad daylight, and I don't want to make a big deal out of this. Return it, and I'll forget about it. Otherwise … "
The male manager felt wronged. "Madam, I don't understand what you mean. You gave this necklace to me, and I returned it to you. I was just passing it by. Aren't you blackmailing me? "
"I blackmail you?" Yuan Xue said angrily. "Don't treat me like a fool. There's definitely something wrong with this diamond! It wasn't like this when I gave it to you. You took my necklace and walked for more than ten minutes. When I got it, the diamond was still burning. You're saying that you didn't tamper with it? "
"I'm innocent!"
The male manager cried out loudly. He said angrily, "Madam, even if you lack money, you can't blackmail me! What do you mean I tampered with it? Our Jinyuan Pawnshop has been open for more than ten years, and this has never happened before! We didn't say that your diamond is fake. Now you want to exchange a fake diamond necklace for a real one. How can there be such a good thing? Moreover, we don't have the time to exchange it even if we wanted to. We can't possibly know that you're going to pawn your necklace, right? We're not gods, right? "
"I don't know what method you used, but this diamond isn't the one I had before!"
Chen Yue, who was at the side, also understood. When she heard that the diamond had been exchanged, her expression changed.
This was a diamond worth hundreds of thousands of yuan. If it was exchanged for a fake one, it would be a big deal.
Thinking of this, Chen Yue quickly said to Yuan Xue, "Xiao Xue, let's call the police!"
Yuan Xue was also infuriated. When she heard what Chen Yue said, she immediately said, "Yes, let's call the police! I don't believe that you can deny this matter! "
The male manager saw that the two of them didn't want to let it go, so he said angrily, "Ladies, I'm telling you, this is blackmail! Even if we call the police, we don't know who will be arrested. I think you should quit while you're ahead. This diamond necklace is fake. You can say whatever you want, but it has nothing to do with us. "
The male manager was also somewhat fearless. Since the diamond necklace was in Yuan Xue's hands, it had nothing to do with them.
As for whether it was real or fake, they couldn't find them.
On one hand, Yuan Xue couldn't provide them with the certificate of the diamond. Of course, even if she provided them with the certificate, they had an excuse. The diamond might have been in Yuan Xue's hands for a long time, and no one could guarantee whether it was the original one or not.
On the other hand, the people who came to pawn their necklace were usually the kind of people who were forced into a corner.
These kinds of people usually didn't have any channels at this time. Although Yuan Xue had pawned a necklace worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, the manager wasn't too worried.
On the other hand, pawnshops were somewhat similar to antique shops. Since the item was back in the hands of the original owner, they couldn't be blamed if anything went wrong.
Yuan Xue was furious. She said coldly, "Blackmail? Then you can sue me for blackmail. Chen Yue, call the police! "
Chen Yue hurriedly called the police and said a few words before hanging up.
The male manager frowned and snorted. "Do whatever you want. Anyway, I've already said it. You can't blackmail us!"
…
Dongping.
Faraway Supermarket.
Yuan Zhongqing's hands were trembling with the box of cash in his hand.
He had seen so much money before. It was only three hundred and sixty thousand yuan. He had spent more than two million when he bought the goods previously.
But this time, he was happier holding the three hundred and sixty thousand yuan in his hand than the one million yuan in the past.
After a while, Yuan Zhongqing took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, if it wasn't for you, I …"
Yuan Zhongqing couldn't finish his sentence. His throat was dry as he said, "Thank you, thank you very much!"
Li Dong laughed. "Uncle Yuan, don't be so polite. It's business. It's a win-win situation for everyone. You guys make money, and Manager Sun makes money too."
Sun Changfeng laughed dryly. Make money? Make money my * ss!
A fur coat that cost twelve hundred yuan, unless it was sold as a mink coat, how could it be made?
Weasel fur was only worth a thousand yuan, and he needed to find a channel to sell it.
Faraway Supermarket had a lot of stores, so he wasn't afraid of not being able to sell it.
But no matter how much he sold it, it was impossible for him to make a profit. If it sold well, it would be good if he could break even.
Yuan Zhongqing didn't say anything else. He calmed himself down and said to Li Dong, "Xiao Li, I really have to thank you for today! How about this, when Xiao Xue comes back tonight, let's have dinner together. Manager Sun will come too. "
When Sun Changfeng heard Xiao Xue, he seemed to realize something and glanced at Li Dong. Seeing Li Dong staring at him, he immediately understood what Li Dong meant. He quickly smiled and said, "I won't go. It's better for Mr. Li to go. I'm too busy tonight. Next time, I'll treat you to a meal. "
Yuan Zhongqing saw Li Dong refuse, so he said a few more polite words. In the end, he had no choice but to say to Li Dong, "Xiao Li, Manager Sun won't go, but you must go! If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be able to get in touch with Manager Sun. You are Xiao Xue's classmate. If you don't go, I won't let you go! "
Li Dong saw this and pretended to be helpless. "Sigh, since Uncle Yuan said so, how can I not go? Okay, I'll go tonight. "
Sun Changfeng's face was full of black lines. Is he being pretentious now? Do rich people like to play this game?
As the two were talking, Li Dong's phone suddenly rang.
He picked up the phone and looked at it. It was Chen Yue's phone number. Li Dong was a little surprised. Why did this woman think of calling me?
She called Wang Jie before, but she didn't look for me. Could it be that Yuan Xue couldn't hold it anymore, or Chen Yue felt that Wang Jie was unreliable and directly looked for me?
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