The Fatty Xu that Chen Qing mentioned did not make the two of them wait for too long.
He was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked refined, if not for his physique.
His initial estimate was that he was at least 100 kilograms. His muscles trembled with every step he took.
"Hello, hello. You must be Young Master Chen's friend. You can just call me Fatty Xu." Fatty Xu took off his glasses and scanned the room. Then, he shook hands with Ren Baqian and said.
"I'm Ren Baqian," Ren Baqian introduced himself.
"Oh, eight thousand years old? In ancient times, you would be a prince. You're amazing." Fatty Xu laughed out loud. He was tactful and enthusiastic, but not annoying.
Ren Baqian's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He might really become a prince consort. Who did Father get to come up with the name?
"Tie Zi, it's rare for you to think of me when something good happens." Fatty Xu patted Chen Qing's shoulder and sat down on a chair. Soon after, he seemed to feel a little uncomfortable and pulled another chair together. Only then did he sit down steadily and began to wipe the mist off his spectacles.
"Isn't it a good thing that I'm married? When the time comes, I'll definitely ask you to send a gift. "Chen Qing also laughed.
"This is necessary."
"Have you decided on a date?" Ren Baqian turned around and asked Chen Qing. Previously, it was the engagement banquet. He was not sure if Chen Qing and Jiang Nan were engaged for the wedding banquet.
"May 1st next year. Even if you didn't ask me, I would have informed you by then," Chen Qing said.
After chatting for a while, Chen Qing said to Fatty Xu, "This brother of mine has something to sell. It's clean, but there aren't any procedures. Take a look. If you can accept it, then accept it. If you can't, then find a way. We're brothers, don't act like you're trying to fool an outsider. "
"Don't worry. It won't be a problem. Let's make friends." Fatty Xu immediately patted his chest.
"His family owns the Xu Ji Jewelry Company. They are very knowledgeable about this industry," Chen Qing explained.
Xuji Jewelry was one of the largest jewelry stores in the city. There were six stores in the city alone, and there were also stores in the surrounding provinces and cities. It could be considered to be quite famous.
Ren Baqian placed a few gemstones on the round table and said, "Sorry to trouble you."
Fatty Xu turned the table, and a few gemstones appeared in front of him. Then, he took out a white cloth, tweezers, gloves, magnifying glass, and a filter from his bag and placed them on the table one by one. After that, he put on the gloves and placed the gemstones on the white cloth one by one, carefully examining them.
While he was inspecting the items, Ren Baqian and Chen Qing were waiting there. Ren Baqian did not know what the items that he had brought back were like. Even though the items that could be given to the empress would not be bad, after all, the other world was still somewhat different from this world.
He wouldn't be surprised if something went wrong.
During the examination, Fatty Xu had a serious expression on his face. He did not utter a single word. After a long time, he finally placed the five gemstones back onto the cloth. After taking off his gloves, he wiped off his sweat and smiled at the two of them. "There shouldn't be any problems with these gemstones. Furthermore, they are natural and did not undergo heat treatment. However, I still need to take it back and re-examine it. After all, the things I brought with me are quite simple and crude. Brother Ren wants to make a move, right? Is it clean? "
"It's very clean. It was passed down by an old man. There's nothing wrong with it."
"It would be best if that's the case," Fatty Xu said while wiping the sweat off his forehead.
"Brother Ren, if you want to send it to an auction house, I can help you with the appraisal procedures. If you want to cash it, the price might be lower than the market price. After all, with such a large flow of funds, I can't possibly do you a favor or I won't be able to explain myself, "Fatty Xu continued.
"Cash it."
"Alright then, I'll go back and examine it further before deciding."
"Fatty, don't you have any idea what's going on?" Chen Qing asked.
"Even though these two rubies aren't pigeon blood, they are still deep red in color and have a very high purity. Most importantly, they are natural and have not been heated. As for these three rubies, they are emeralds. The color and luster are also pretty good.
If I didn't make a mistake, a conservative estimate of the value of these items is more than 20 million yuan. I still need to re-examine them before I can be sure. It's not that I don't trust you, Brother Ren. It's just that it's really hard to predict when it comes to gemstones. It's hard to avoid misjudging them. A slight difference in quality is a huge difference, "Fatty Xu laughed mischievously.
Ren Baqian kept the gemstones. Following which, the three of them ate and chatted. Fatty Xu didn't ask Ren Baqian about the origin of these gemstones. He had already made it clear previously, so there was no need to ask again.
During the meal, Chen Qing took the initiative to bring up the matter regarding the pharmaceutical laboratory. Now that the laboratory equipment and personnel had arrived and those seeds were being cultivated, all that was left was to wait and see how long it would take for the results to be produced.
At this moment, Chen Qing brought up this matter. On one hand, Ren Baqian had been elusive lately. On the other hand, he wanted to let Fatty Xu know.
Being able to do business with Chen Qing's family would at least make Fatty Xu think highly of him. This would also save Ren Baqian a lot of trouble.
After the meal, Ren Baqian sent Chen Qing back to the law firm. After which, he and Fatty Xu went to the largest jewelry store in the city, Xu Ji Jewelry. After sending the gemstones in for an entire afternoon, they finally waited for the results of the final examination.
Fatty Xu looked at the report in his hands and said to Ren Baqian, "Brother Ren, if these items were to be sent to the auction house, they should be worth more than 30 million yuan. The highest price would be 33 million yuan. If there are two people who are interested in them at the same time, the bidding price might be even higher. However, I can only offer 25 million yuan. This is already the best I can do.
After all, there are still a lot of things to do. These items need to be sent to a bigger auction house, and I'm afraid it will take a few months. With such a huge amount of money, there has to be an explanation. "
"Alright, thank you." Ren Baqian nodded his head slightly. It was much better than what he had expected. Even though it seemed like Fatty Xu had made a lot of money, if he were to find a random place to sell them, it was possible that someone would offer him 3 million yuan.
Next, it was time to sign the agreement.
When Ren Baqian left, there was already an additional 25 million yuan in his bank account.
As for the few pieces of jade pendants and talismans, Ren Baqian took them out to let Fatty Xu take a look. The jade was good, but it didn't have much historical value. The price was also not high. It was about a few million yuan. If it was in the past, it would be a huge sum of money. However, with 25 million yuan in his bank account, there was no need to rush to sell it.
After Ren Baqian went out, he first transferred 2 million yuan to his family. Within half an hour, he received a call from his family.
The 2 million yuan shocked his parents.
"Why did you transfer so much money to your family?"
"The company has been doing well recently, and I have some spare cash on hand. Use this money to buy a house for Wannian and a car for Dad," Ren Baqian said with a smile.
Hearing this, even though his parents were grumbling, they were happy that their son had grown up.
After hanging up the phone, Ren Baqian looked for a skewer shop. He hadn't had skewers for a long time and was craving for food.
During this period, he was also thinking about what he should do in the future.
His top priority was still the iron ore, steelmaking, and forging.
If he wanted to open a mine, it would be best for him to get some explosives. Those things would definitely increase the mining speed immediately.
Otherwise, he would just have to rely on those open-pit mines and use pickaxes to dig for metal ores. The mining speed would definitely not be fast.
No matter what, it was definitely a good idea to prepare some explosives first.
He reckoned that the aboriginals who had never seen gunpowder before would definitely be pleasantly surprised.
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