TFWYH – Chapter 843 Monkey Head Li Xiang

Ling Yue truly hadn’t expected the Shadow Chief to come with her.

He simply followed behind her—not too close, not too far—and didn’t say a single word.

What exactly is he trying to do?

And more importantly…

Could you please stop following me?!

Can you imagine it?

Someone constantly trailing behind you…

A pair of eyes fixed on you the entire time.

It was unbelievably unnerving.

Ling Yue was so distracted along the way that she barely knew how she made it back to the shop.

The Shadow Chief didn’t bother her.

After entering, he quietly leaned against a wall in one corner.

Yet his eyes never left her, not even for a moment.

Ling Yue: o(≧口≦)o

I’m going to lose my mind!

Gesang noticed how absent-minded she was and frowned.

“Little Sister Yue, what’s wrong?”

“N-Nothing… I’m fine…”

Ling Yue took a deep breath, forcing herself not to look at the Shadow Chief, and focused on inspecting the goods instead.

Gradually, her attention was drawn to the batch of jade stones.

Simply looking at rough stones didn’t reveal much.

However, besides bringing rough jade this time, Gesang had also brought many pieces of half-open material.

Half-open material referred to rough jade that had been partially cut or polished, exposing a section of the jade’s color and texture without fully opening the stone.

The risk with this type of material was much lower.

As long as the exposed jade wasn’t just a thin layer near the surface, it was almost guaranteed not to lose money.

Of course, because of that, half-open material was also much more expensive than ordinary rough stones.

Knowing that Ling Yue had never dealt with rough jade before, Gesang patiently explained everything in great detail.

After finishing, he pointed to a skinny young man in his twenties who looked as thin as a monkey.

“His name is Li Xiang, but everyone calls him Monkey.”

“Don’t judge him by his appearance. He’s honest and knows rough jade inside and out.”

“If you need him, he can stay here and work at your shop.”

“If you don’t, he’ll come back with me.”

Ling Yue raised an eyebrow and turned her attention to Monkey.

The young man was quick-witted.

He immediately bowed respectfully.

“Greetings, Miss Yue.”

“I’ve grown up at the stone quarry since I was little. I’m extremely familiar with rough jade.”

“No matter what kind of stone it is, I’ve been handling them since I was a child.”

During this period, Ling Yue had also been studying everything she could about rough jade.

She immediately asked him several technical questions.

Monkey answered every one of them without hesitation.

His explanations were organized, detailed, and professional.

Perhaps because this was his area of expertise, he radiated confidence.

Even his monkey-like face somehow became much more pleasant to look at.

Ling Yue was quite satisfied with him.

Still, she quietly pulled Gesang aside and asked,

“Brother Gesang, where did you find this man? Why haven’t I seen him before?”

We’re old friends, so don’t trick me.

What’s his background? Is his family history clean?

Gesang immediately understood what she meant.

Rolling his eyes, he snorted.

“I still plan on getting rich with you. Why would I set you up?”

“He’s my distant cousin.”

“His entire family used to serve a wealthy household. Later, their master was convicted of a crime and exiled to the frontier, so all the servants were dragged into the disaster as well.”

Seeing Ling Yue frown slightly, Gesang quickly added,

“But don’t worry—that happened back in his grandfather’s generation.”

“By his father’s generation, their family had already regained their status as ordinary citizens.”

“They simply got used to living on the frontier and never moved back.”

“Let me tell you, my cousin’s father is the foreman at a stone quarry.”

“Monkey has literally grown up climbing over piles of jade stones.”

“I had to persuade him for ages before he finally agreed to come work with me.”

Ling Yue naturally trusted Gesang.

Besides…

The two of them were now partners in the same business.

Gesang had even less reason to cause trouble for her.

After all…

That would only be making trouble for himself.