Wen Yanya sat in the tea table, her plain cheongsam emitting a moon-white lustrous luster under the clear and soft light, containing elegance and radiance. The camellia flowers in various shapes and forms on her body seemed to become vivid, gorgeous and beautiful in an instant.
She drank tea leisurely, her white and soft fingers gently placed on the agate-glazed, hard-bodied, translucent and milky Rujiao teacup. The juice was as thick and translucent as a thin layer of fat, with a rich color and watery taste. The faint red lines looked like cicada wing patterns and crab claw marks, simple and thick, natural and unsophisticated. The fine fat bubbles, under the soft light, were as bright as stars and as bright as dew.
The Ru cellar is magnificent, and the slender fingers are soft and white, which set off each other and enhance the mutual beauty.
There is a natural and pleasing feeling in the calm posture of holding the cup. Both the stillness and the movement are worthy of being painted. It is gentle, beautiful, and elegant, as graceful as a virgin.
Si Yiyan's deep gaze suddenly darkened.
Looking at her gentle posture and thinking about what happened before, I couldn't guess what she was thinking for a moment, and I felt inexplicably restless.
After sipping a cup of tea, the faint and elegant fragrance between lips and teeth calms the restlessness in the body.
Wen Xinya finally couldn't help laughing, her eyes flickered, and she scolded him with a smile: "Fool!"
Si Yiyan's expression relaxed, he took her into his arms, and sighed slightly: "I thought you were angry with me."
It's not that he didn't notice that she had been in a bad mood since she came to the auction today. It was obvious that she was not enthusiastic about today's auction.
After what happened with Wei San, her mood became even calmer. It was obvious that the deep water of the Seven Surnames and Ten Families made her very wary. He was not worried that she would doubt him because of the matter of the Seven Surnames and Ten Families, he was just worried that she was annoyed with him.
Wen Xinya hit him lightly with her tiny fist and said angrily, "You didn't do anything wrong, why should I be angry with you? In your eyes, am I the unreasonable person?"
When she said the latter part, her face became serious, as if she was really annoyed, but there was a faint flash of a bright smile in her clear and bright eyes, and it was obvious that she was deliberately bluffing him.
Si Yiyan didn't notice her expression, and quickly reached out to hold her little fist: "Don't hit it, be careful not to hurt your hand." His chest muscles were hard, and her little hand was soft as if it had no bones. Even if he didn't use force, it would still be uncomfortable to hit her: "I have always known that you are reasonable, so how could I think you are such an unreasonable person? I just don't want to make you unhappy."
He sighed slightly in his heart. In fact, he hoped that she could be a little more coquettish, so that she would probably be more dependent on him.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. People always say that the IQ of men and women in love will drop, but I've never heard that the IQ will also drop after marriage?"
Wen Xinya was not really annoyed with him, but she couldn't help but chuckle when she saw his serious explanation. She was a little amused when she saw Si Yiyan, who was so smart and almost a demon, become clumsy in front of her.
Si Yiyan's face turned dark and for a moment he really didn't know how to answer.
We know that the deeper the feelings, the more we care, so it is inevitable to feel worried about gains and losses.
At this time, the auction hall downstairs became noisy. Wen Xinya looked down through the beaded curtain of the private room on the second floor, and saw a woman in a bright red strapless dress standing on the auction stage. The woman had a stunning face, and the hem of her skirt, which flowed down from her waist, piled up on the ground, making her figure look even more slender and graceful.
Wen Xinya asked curiously: "Is the auction about to start?"
Si Yiyan glanced at him calmly, picked up the tea in front of him and drank it slowly: "The real auction will not start until ten o'clock. This is just an appetizer. Before the big fish and meat, let's have some fun to kill time for everyone."
The light and elegant fragrance of the tea actually calmed his agitated mood. He became calm and composed as before, his demeanor became clear and elegant, and he seemed even more awe-inspiring.
Wen Xinya said "Oh" and reacted indifferently.
“Although it’s just an appetizer, it’s more interesting than a proper auction. There are many really good things there. Whether you can get them depends on luck.”
Si Yiyan put down the teacup in his hand, and his slender jade-like fingers slid across the thin and translucent Rujiao teacup, making his finger bones appear even harder, slender and thick, with a kind of natural elegance.
When Wen Xinya heard this, she became quite interested. Just as she was about to ask about the details of the auction, the auction room below had already entered the main topic. Wen Xinya then realized that the next auction was about gambling on stones.
When I think about it carefully, it seems natural.
Myanmar, which borders Yunnan and Yunnan, is the world's largest jade producing area. Jade has also become the most produced trading item in the Yunnan-Dian Wanding border market, so it has become a gathering place for many jewelers in the world. It is also a place for many wealthy businessmen who love jade to shop.
Gambling on stones is popular here, and it is a place where the powerful and wealthy seek excitement and treasure hunting.
"The gambling stones at Laiyi Pavilion are quite famous. The raw stones that are selected for auction are all very good materials. If you like any of them, just make an offer."
Beautiful jade is easy to obtain, but jadeite is hard to find.
The two people were chatting casually, and the auction below had entered a climax. Everyone was competing to bid. In just half an hour, three rough stones had been sold at astonishing prices, with the highest price reaching 100 million.
Three pieces of raw stone were cut on the spot, and all of them produced nice jadeite. One of the raw stones produced an ice-green jadeite the size of an adult man’s palm. The color was pure, clear and translucent. It is green jadeite second only to glass jadeite, and it is also an extremely rare jadeite.
Wen Xinya couldn't help but secretly click her tongue: "Gambling on stones is indeed a high-risk business. Although the three rough stones before all produced good jadeite, except for the ice green jadeite, the others are far less valuable than the transaction price. It's a loss."
Gambling on stones in the form of auctions is something that only the truly powerful and wealthy can afford.
Si Yiyan disagreed and said, "People in Country Z have loved beautiful jade since ancient times, especially jadeite, so the gambling stone industry has been thriving in Country Z. Gambling on jade has always been 70% vision and 30% luck. Good jadeite is rare, so everyone just wants excitement and fun."
As for money, I guess no one here cares.
In the eyes of these people, gold is easy to get, but jade is hard to find.
To them, money is just a huge and illusory number, not as valuable as the exquisite antique paintings and calligraphy and beautiful jade vessels displayed in private collections.
"The Wei family really knows how to do business." Wen Xinya curled her lips and looked at the frenzy of bidding below. She couldn't help but shook her head. It is easy to lose reason and sense of proportion when it comes to gambling.
However, as Si Yiyan said, the pursuit of beautiful jade by the people of country Z is no less than the obsession of foreigners with the US dollar. The raw stones from Lai Yi Pavilion are all rare and good materials, so naturally everyone wants to compete for them, hoping to open out the best jade.