Chapter 332: A Bountiful Harvest
Elder Cheng had used every connection he had to painstakingly borrow four hundred million in cash.
And now, his dream of striking it rich was completely shattered. The borrowed money was all gone, lost completely. How was he supposed to pay it back now?
No one would sympathize with him. Huang Junkai just felt a lingering sense of fear.
’Thank god I listened to Qin Tuo before,’ he thought. ’Otherwise, I’d probably be the one sitting there crying right now!’
Thinking of this, Huang Junkai looked at Qin Tuo with an expression of utter admiration.
"Mr. Qin, where should we go now?"
Huang Junkai couldn’t help but ask expectantly.
Qin Tuo smiled and said,
"Young Master Huang, why don’t we go stone gambling? I want to take a look at every single raw stone in the Provincial City!"
Huang Junkai agreed excitedly and repeatedly. He no longer had the slightest doubt about Qin Tuo’s eye for raw stones.
Just now, with that truckload of raw stones, Qin Tuo had easily seen that there were no treasures inside at all. Not even Elder Cheng possessed that kind of perception.
’In the world today, who else possesses such terrifyingly miraculous abilities?’
The thought of what was about to happen next made Huang Junkai tremble with excitement.
Soon, Huang Junkai was eagerly playing the part of a chauffeur, driving Qin Tuo to the major raw stone markets in the Provincial City’s urban area.
Huang Junkai specifically took Qin Tuo to the largest venues. Places like that had a huge number of raw stones, which meant a correspondingly higher probability of finding top-quality ones.
The afternoon passed quickly. The two of them could be said to have made a fortune!
Using his special ability, Qin Tuo picked out all the top-quality raw stones, leaving almost none behind.
At this moment, Huang Junkai did a quick calculation in the car, his face flushing bright red with excitement!
"Mr. Qin, this is amazing! We made a full two billion this afternoon!"
Even though he was a young master of the Huang Family, he had never in his life seen money come in so quickly.
Huang Junkai was already looking forward to continuing his partnership with Qin Tuo and sweeping through all the raw stone markets in the entire country!
"Oh, only two billion?"
However, Qin Tuo’s expression was extremely calm. He seemed completely unfazed.
Huang Junkai immediately shook his head with a wry smile, feeling that his own perspective was too narrow.
At the same time, he was also extremely shocked in his heart. He never thought Qin Tuo could remain so calm in the face of two billion.
But what he didn’t know was that, to Qin Tuo, two billion really wasn’t a lot of money!
After all, after an entire afternoon of searching, Qin Tuo had consumed a great deal of his Spiritual Power, something that couldn’t even be replenished with money.
"Mr. Qin, according to our previous agreement, you get ninety percent and I get ten. So, one-point-eight billion for you, and two hundred million for me. How does that sound?"
Huang Junkai was very honest, sticking to their prior agreement without daring to offend Qin Tuo in the slightest.
Qin Tuo nodded without saying much.
All Huang Junkai had done this afternoon was act as a driver and a guide at most. Getting two hundred million for just that already left him extremely satisfied.
Qin Tuo took his share of over a billion, thought for a moment, and then said,
"By the way, Young Master Huang, find a way to get some more raw stones from the Hongshan area."
Hearing Qin Tuo’s words, Huang Junkai didn’t dare to be slow, nodding his head repeatedly.
"Of course, Mr. Qin. Don’t worry, I’ll notify you the moment I get the shipment."
Qin Tuo revealed a satisfied smile. He wanted to see if he could find another Spirit Stone this time.
If he could find another Spirit Stone among the raw Hongshan Stones, it would prove his earlier theory was correct.
Qin Tuo returned to the Liao Family Villa. Chen Man Ni and Ouyang Feifei had also returned from their shopping trip.
The room was piled high with shopping bags, big and small. It was clear Chen Man Ni had also had a good time.
After dinner, the two were sitting on the sofa chatting when Qin Tuo happened to notice a hint of gloom in Chen Man Ni’s eyes.
"Hey, Manni, what’s wrong? Tell me about it."
Qin Tuo was very understanding. He took Chen Man Ni’s hand with one of his own and gently pulled her into his embrace.
Chen Man Ni shook her head and said helplessly,
"Qin Tuo, everything here in the Provincial City is great. The only thing that isn’t is that all my friends and family are in Ming City. Sigh!"
Only then did Qin Tuo realize that Chen Man Ni had been in the Provincial City for some time. For a young girl like her, it was completely normal to be homesick.
Thinking of this, Qin Tuo nodded and smiled.
"Manni, since you’re homesick, you should go back for a visit!"
Chen Man Ni looked up into Qin Tuo’s eyes and said with a wry smile,
"Qin Tuo, to be honest with you, I really do want to go back to Ming City for a bit. I haven’t been back in so long, and I don’t know how my dad’s recovery is coming along."
Qin Tuo thought for a moment and didn’t refuse.
Besides, there was another reason. He had killed Zhang Song before, and he didn’t know if the people behind him would continue to send others for revenge.
Therefore, for now, letting Chen Man Ni leave the Provincial City was actually a form of protection for her.
"Alright then. I’ll personally take you back tomorrow."
Hearing Qin Tuo’s words, Chen Man Ni’s face immediately lit up with joy.
’Being able to go home with Qin Tuo is the best thing that could happen.’
However, before Chen Man Ni could even speak, Qin Tuo added something else.
"But Manni... I probably can’t stay in Ming City for more than a few days. Don’t be upset with me."
Seeing Qin Tuo’s helpless expression, Chen Man Ni nodded obediently.
She also knew that Qin Tuo still had many things to deal with back in the Provincial City and couldn’t stay with her for long.
But a few days with him was more than enough to make her happy.
The next morning, Long Wu drove up to the entrance of the Liao Family Villa.
It turned out that when Long Wu heard Chen Man Ni was going back, he had proactively come over to act as their driver and escort the pair back to Ming City.
"Celestial King, let me take you back, shall I?"
Long Wu opened the car door for Qin Tuo and Chen Man Ni.
However, Qin Tuo thought for a moment before refusing,
"There’s no need. Long Wu, you don’t have to come back with us."
Long Wu scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
"Celestial King, I don’t have anything else to do here. Just let me see you off!"
But Qin Tuo’s eyes were filled with amusement as he said,
"Long Wu, you should take advantage of these next couple of days to spend more time with that girl Qiangwei. Take her out to relax a bit. Who knows, you might just win her over."
Chen Man Ni, standing beside them, also chimed in teasingly,
"Yeah, how can you pass up such a good opportunity? Go on, strike while the iron is hot and win her over!"
Long Wu’s face instantly turned bright red. He looked completely at a loss, a far cry from the formidable Southwest Underground Emperor who could command the wind and rain.
However, Long Wu thought for a moment and explained,
"Celestial King, I was hoping to go back anyway to take care of some matters with Huaiyi Hall. So please, just let me come along!"