Li Yang suddenly cried out in pain. It turned out that Zhao Lihua finally couldn't stand his shamelessness and pinched him hard, then ran away with her face red.
Li Yang glared at her butt and said, "Little girl, you'll be my girl sooner or later. Where do you think you're going?"
Li Yang quickened his pace and chased after her, shouting on the empty mountain path, "Sister, go ahead boldly, go ahead..."
Zhao Lihua stumbled, almost falling to the ground, her face flushed red. She turned around and glared at Li Yang, saying, "What are you yelling about?"
"I'm singing, it's such a good song, don't you think my singing is very desolate? It has a Dao Lang flavor?" Li Yang chuckled.
"You're still a dung beetle! So vain!" Zhao Lihua retorted mercilessly.
"Damn it, I'm a dung beetle, so you're the dung beetle's wife, a female dung beetle!" Li Yang certainly wouldn't let himself be taken advantage of.
Chapter 143: Damn, it's her!
Zhao Lihua realized she regretted it; she shouldn't have tried to argue with Li Yang, she was no match for his shamelessness.
The two bickered and teased each other until they arrived at the outside of a villa.
"How is it? The villa is nice, isn't it?" This wasn't Zhao Lihua's first time here. After the security guard at the villa entrance registered Li Yang's ID information and called the villa owner to confirm, he let him in.
It's clear that the level of security here is unmatched elsewhere.
The decoration and design are also very tasteful, showing that the owner has a high aesthetic taste and is very wealthy, because there are towering old trees in the villa that are hundreds of years old, which are obviously moved from other places.
This is the most expensive thing to do; the shipping cost is several times the value of the tree itself compared to buying it. Planting a tree that's over a hundred years old would cost at least tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, and this villa has over a dozen of these large trees.
Artificial hills, ponds, pavilions, and the like are not even worth mentioning; they are all very valuable items.
Li Yang was secretly shocked. Damn, they really are rich; they'd do something so extravagant. Damn it, it seems I really need to make a lot of money. If I keep doing these small-scale things, I'm not even as good as a woman.
"Awesome! It's so awesome I don't even dare to go in," Li Yang exclaimed sincerely.
"This is all earned by my aunt through years of hard work, without resorting to any underhanded means. You don't know, but my aunt was very ambitious when she was young. Although she didn't have any money, she was very passionate about jewelry design. Since she had no reputation, she took a do-or-die attitude, scraped together hundreds of thousands of yuan by borrowing money from all sides and even having my mother help her get a loan. She went to Myanmar and Pingzhou in Guangzhou to gamble on jade."
Many people said she was crazy, that she was stupid. But my aunt never cared about what these people said, and she was completely obstinate. She actually gambled away hundreds of thousands of yuan on a high-quality jadeite rough, and after it was cut open, she immediately made tens of millions of yuan.
This completely stunned countless people. My aunt's fame skyrocketed from that moment on, and her career soared. Her jade jewelry designs were always in high demand in China, and she gradually became one of the country's leading jewelry designers, eventually building up to the jewelry group she owns now, worth over 100 million yuan..."
As Zhao Lihua spoke, her eyes shone brightly, filled with admiration and adoration. Clearly, her aunt was her idol and the person she imitated.
Although Li Yang was somewhat displeased, his heart was also racing as he listened, secretly admiring Aunt Zhao Lihua's courage and boldness. He had bought some books about jade gambling and studied them carefully, so he knew quite a bit about it.
Some jadeite stones are found hidden under a rock patina when they are mined, so the jadeite is not visible and can only be inferred from its appearance. If there is jadeite, the value of the rough stone will skyrocket instantly, reaching hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of dollars. This all depends on the amount and quality of the jadeite.
Of course, if there's no jade in them, hehe, then it's just a bunch of rocks. But there are countless fake rough stones that look good and people spend hundreds of thousands or millions to buy, and there are also plenty of people who spend millions to buy a piece of dog shit.
This is true for the vast majority of people; losing is common, winning is rare. It's unclear whether Aunt Zhao Lihua's gambler's windfall was due to she having incredible luck or possessing exceptional insight.
The odds of making a fortune through jade gambling are about the same as winning the lottery jackpot. Therefore, most jewelry companies buy already-cut jadeite rough stones rather than gambling on them. While it costs more, it's the legitimate, safer way to do business and avoids financial ruin.
At the same time, the price of jadeite increases dramatically after it has been designed and carved, making it a high-income industry.
"Your aunt is awesome..."
Li Yang gave a thumbs-up in praise.
"Lihua, what are you bragging about to someone again? Why don't you bring your people in?" A gentle yet shrewd and authoritative female voice came from the doorway.
Li Yang's expression shifted, and he glanced at the doorway with some surprise.
The modern, fully automatic door opened smoothly after Zhao Lihua's operation. Of course, Li Yang was able to operate it completely after watching it once; his photographic memory was truly remarkable.
However, he could not enter the room because it used high-tech fingerprint recognition technology. Even if he knew how to operate the lock perfectly, it would be useless if Li Yang's fingerprint was not entered into the lock.
Zhao Lihua pulled Li Yang inside. Li Yang squinted at the villa, because the woman's voice sounded familiar to him, as if he had seen or heard it somewhere before.
Otherwise, his mind wouldn't have reacted this way. After all, he could remember everything and everyone he had ever seen clearly.
He must have seen or heard her voice somewhere before.
"Auntie, I brought him. His name is Li Yang! He's a boy from the class next to mine. He's a good student and a very nice person..."
As soon as Zhao Lihua led Li Yang into the luxurious yet tasteful living room, she let go of Li Yang and rushed to a graceful and elegant woman, grabbing her fair arm and excitedly introducing Li Yang.
When Li Yang saw the woman, he was stunned. This woman was none other than Xue Tao, the wealthy woman he had met a few times before.
Li Yang couldn't help but roll his eyes. It was truly a case of fate bringing people together from afar. He never imagined that the mysterious aunt Zhao Lihua had mentioned, the one that was rare in heaven and hard to find on earth, was actually this older sister.
Moreover, the last time the two met, Li Yang ridiculed her quite a bit, but that time it was in an upscale residential area.
However, it's perfectly normal for such a wealthy person to own several nice houses; it would be strange if they didn't.
Back then, Li Yang was down on his luck and extremely ordinary. Today, he is dressed in designer brands, stylish and with an extraordinary air. The trickery behind this is obvious at a glance.
"Go ahead and do it, don't be shy, just make yourself at home." Xue Tao was only slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and spoke softly as if he had never met Li Yang before.
"Thank you." Li Yang rubbed his nose and walked away indifferently. He had already given up all hope for this meeting; the moment he saw Xue Tao again, he knew it was all destined.
So he opened up and became completely relaxed. His eyes casually looked around.
"I'm Lihua's aunt, my name is Xue Tao. Lihua's mother passed away early, and she's lived with me since she was little, so I'm like a second mother to her. Lihua has told me about your situation, but there are many things I'd like to hear from you in person. Is that alright?" When facing Zhao Lihua, Xue Tao displayed the gentleness and doting affection of an elder.
When facing Li Yang, he exuded an air of superiority, an aura cultivated from long-term high positions and issuing orders.
“No problem.” Li Yang remained unmoved; he was even too lazy to use his special ability to probe Xue Tao’s thoughts.
Chapter 144: Impulsiveness