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"All right."

Chen Mo smiled and nodded, agreeing to the price.

He’d thought Liu Jianjun was just joking last night.

He never expected that just for calling him "Uncle," the man would add another 200,000 to the original 8 million.

"Mr. Chen, where are the gold bars?"

Just then, Liu Jianshe also asked to see the gold bars.

"Right here."

Chen Mo lifted the 20 gold bars and placed them on the coffee table.

He had them in a canvas bag, not the black signal-blocking one.

Liu Jianshe picked up one of the boxed gold bars and examined it.

After a few seconds, however, he put it down.

There wasn’t much to see. They were just investment-grade gold bars from China Gold.

They came complete with certificates and boxes.

"Mr. Chen, the current price of gold is around 750 yuan/gram. But considering the recent volatility, I can offer to buy them back at 770 yuan/gram."

After a moment of thought, Liu Jianshe offered a price of 770 yuan/gram.

"770?"

Hearing this, Chen Mo was slightly taken aback, but he quickly understood the man’s intentions.

The price of gold had indeed been quite volatile recently, but the period of its sharpest increase was already over.

Now, not only was it not rising, but it had actually begun to slowly fall.

In other words, even buying it back at 750 yuan/gram would be considered a high price.

Yet Liu Jianshe had offered 770.

There were two possibilities.

First, Liu Jianshe didn’t understand the price of gold, or he believed it was about to skyrocket.

Second, Liu Jianshe understood everything and was simply using this as an opportunity to thank him.

’It has to be the second one, no doubt about it.’

’The man owns a chain of jewelry stores. How could he not know the price of gold?’

’If he didn’t even know that, he would’ve gone out of business ages ago.’

’How could he possibly have built his business to its current scale?’

"Haha, you called us ’Uncle.’ He gave you an extra 200,000, so I can’t be outdone. I’ll add an extra 20 yuan per gram for you."

Liu Jianshe laughed heartily. He knew what Chen Mo was thinking and immediately explained with a smile.

For him, paying an extra 20 yuan per gram might be a little high.

But a quantity of 4,000 grams was too minuscule to have any real impact on his business.

Once made into jewelry, the finished product would sell for over 1,000 yuan/gram.

A mere 20 yuan extra in cost was negligible.

His older brother had already offered Chen Mo more money. If he didn’t do the same, he’d seem less generous.

"Then thank you, Uncle Liu."

Hearing this, Chen Mo just smiled and said no more.

With the prices settled, they officially conducted the transaction.

He gave the painting to Liu Jianjun and the gold bars to Liu Jianshe.

The two brothers, in turn, transferred the money to him.

DING! DING!

"Your debit card account 1234, on... received a deposit of 8,200,000.00 RMB. Current balance..."

"Your debit card account 1234, on... received a deposit of 3,080,000.00 RMB. Current balance: 21,631,025.32 RMB."

Soon, his phone chimed twice as he received two text messages from his bank.

A wide grin spread across his face as he read the messages.

A windfall of 11.28 million had pushed his bank balance right back over the 20 million mark.

He was now only a little over a million short of his peak balance before buying the house.

’It really pays to be unlucky. The money comes in so fast,’ Chen Mo couldn’t help but marvel inwardly.

It had only been a few days, and he had already earned back most of the money he’d spent on the house.

"Thanks, Uncles. I’ve received the money."

Chen Mo put down his phone and thanked the two men with a smile.

"Don’t mention it. If you need any help next time, don’t hesitate to ask."

The Liu Jianjun brothers waved their hands dismissively.

After chatting for a while, the brothers had to leave as they had other matters to attend to.

After seeing them out, Chen Mo began to sort through and take stock of the gifts the two had brought.

Twelve bottles of 2012 Year of the Dragon Zodiac Maotai. He looked up the price: 4,500 yuan per bottle.

That was 54,000 yuan for all twelve.

Five bottles of The Macallan 25 Year Old Sherry Oak, at 17,000 yuan each, for a total value of 85,000 yuan.

Fifty anonymous JD.com E-Cards with a face value of 1,000 yuan each, worth 50,000 yuan in total.

There was also top-grade Cordyceps from Nagqu, old-growth Puerh tea from Banzhang, a couples’ health check-up package at a top international medical institution in Modu, and more.

All of them were quite valuable.

Among the gifts, Chen Mo also found several small, exquisitely wrapped boxes.

Opening them, he discovered they were filled with various pieces of jewelry.

There were gold bangles, gold necklaces, bracelets, and even a Hetian jade bangle.

The jewelry was beautifully designed, and according to the price tags Chen Mo saw, they were all quite expensive.

After taking stock of all the gifts, Chen Mo realized the total value of what the brothers had brought was similar to what Lu Mingzhe had given him last time.

He estimated it was around 300,000 yuan.

’This family’s character is simply impeccable. No wonder they were able to build such large businesses for themselves, despite their family background,’ Chen Mo mused to himself as he looked at all the gifts spread out on the floor.

They had given him a thank-you gift before, and now they had bought his items at a high price.

And they had even brought such valuable presents for this meeting.

They were so incredibly proper in their conduct.

’I should bring something and visit their mother in a few days.’ An idea formed in Chen Mo’s mind.

These things were a matter of give and take. They had shown him so much respect and elevated his status.

Naturally, he couldn’t be ignorant of social etiquette.

Looking at the gifts on the floor, Chen Mo once again picked up his invisible ink pen and started drawing on them.

The marks were also very irregular and would be difficult to imitate.

’Well, time to ship some things again.’

This time, however, he didn’t send too much—just the Cordyceps and some health supplements.

He sent a few boxes of tea and 20 of the E-Cards.

His parents could use them for online shopping at home.

If they bought self-operated goods, an order placed today would arrive by tomorrow at the latest.

Plus, the items would be delivered to their door, saving them a trip to a pickup station. It was perfect for his parents.

He also sent back the Hetian jade bangle and a gold bangle for his mother to wear.

As for the Maotai, he only sent six bottles.

He planned to store the rest in the temperature-controlled wine cabinet in his villa’s basement.

’When I move into the big villa, the wine cabinet should at least have a few good bottles in it, right?’

’What if guests come over and want a drink, and I can’t even produce a single decent bottle?’

’That would be more than a little embarrassing.’

After finishing the markings, he placed an order on the Shuntong Express Official Account.

Before long, Xiaoliu was knocking on his door.

"Mr. Chen, are you shipping more valuables?"

Xiaoliu’s head was spinning. He was now scared every time he saw an order from Chen Mo.

"I trust your company."

Chen Mo gave him a meaningful look and said with a smile.

"After what happened last time, I don’t even dare to trust..." Xiaoliu muttered under his breath.

’I only trust myself not to swap a customer’s items.’

’As for anyone else, who knows?’

"Here, these are the things I need to ship."

Chen Mo had packed the organized items into a box.

"Let me see."

Xiaoliu carefully inspected the items one by one, his alarm growing with each one he saw.

Every single item was valuable. He estimated the contents of the box were worth at least tens of thousands of yuan.

After finishing his inspection, he carried the box away with extreme care.

He decided that after taking the box back to the station for packing, he would once again ask the station manager to keep an eye on it.

He was sure that as soon as he told the manager it was a valuable shipment from Chen Mo, the manager would offer to watch it personally.

After telling his parents about the shipment, Chen Mo drove out.

The typhoon last night had knocked down the accent wall in his villa, and it definitely needed to be redone.

He went out, found a large and well-known renovation company, and brought them to the villa to see it in person.

Chen Mo thought the villa’s original accent wall was quite suitable and matched the overall decor of the house well.

So, he didn’t ask for any changes, just for the renovation company to rebuild it exactly as it was before.

"No problem, Mr. Chen. We’ll just take the measurements, and then we can contact the factory for the marble slab."

"As long as the marble slab is delivered, we can get it done for you very quickly."

The designer from the renovation company immediately agreed to Chen Mo’s request.

Of course, the price was certainly a bit steep.

A marble slab of that size was very expensive.

On top of that, transportation and installation were also a hassle.

And they would first have to arrange for workers to clear out and dispose of the shattered stone slabs on the floor.

"No problem."

Chen Mo agreed right away without much hesitation.

It was indeed expensive, but he wasn’t short on cash right now.

He was never stingy when it came to necessary expenses.

"We estimate it’ll be basically finished in five days at most."

The designer thought for a moment and gave Chen Mo a rough timeline based on past projects.

"Fine."

Chen Mo nodded. He wasn’t in a hurry.

After the measurements were taken, Chen Mo left the villa complex with the designer.

It was already afternoon by the time he got home.

"Carlton tonight?"

He had just arrived home when he saw a message from Pan Kejia, inviting him to the Carlton racetrack.

"OK."

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow and accepted her invitation.

Besides, he’d just received a huge deposit into his account today and was in a great mood.

’Might as well hit the racetrack and make a great mood even better!’