Ye Wantong's face showed a hint of helplessness. "Our family primarily deals in jade and emeralds."
"Anything related to jewelry is precious, so I wanted to borrow some antiques from you to display in my shop."
"This way, it can attract many wealthy individuals. Collectors are usually rolling in money."
"Once their wives and daughters are drawn to my shop, they'll inevitably take a fancy to my jewelry and emeralds. A slight increase in sales would be enough to help me through this predicament."
Lin Xiaotian said with a smile, "Little Tongtong, this is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause."
"I can give you a good idea."
"What idea?" Ye Wantong's face showed a hint of anticipation.
Lin Xiaotian said with a beaming smile, "Since your family is in the jade and emerald business, you should focus on your core business. I've heard that the output of emeralds is decreasing."
"Especially high-end varieties, which are most appealing to noble ladies."
"Handicrafts made from high-end emeralds often become the focal point of banquets."
Ye Wantong, who was initially looking forward to it, deflated immediately. "I know that genuine emeralds can attract attention."
"The glass-type imperial green emeralds are already back-ordered for three months."
"But the output is too low. With so many jewelry stores worldwide, it's uncertain whether we can even get our hands on them."
Lin Xiaotian's smile grew even brighter. "You can go directly to gamble on stones."
"I don't want to chat with you. Do you think I haven't tried? This young lady has lost a lot of money. Otherwise, why would I have returned so early?"
"Across from the antique street is the stone gambling shop."
Ye Wantong slumped onto the sofa, her small face filled with helpless anger. "Many people in my family don't support me taking over the family business. I'm just a girl; it would be better to get married honestly."
"But I'm not convinced. My grandfather has high hopes for me. If I disappoint him now, the family fortune will surely fall into someone else's hands."
"Others can't wait for me to give up, so they've put up many obstacles."
"In a fit of anger, I made a bet with them. I told them I could double the sales of the family's largest store within a month. But after looking at the account books, I realized I had underestimated the family business."
Lin Xiaotian's eyes darted around. "Little Tongtong, you've been tricked. Did they use provocation to egg you on?"
He knew Ye Wantong's temperament well.
"I noticed they were using provocation, but I underestimated the family business. The monthly turnover reaches an average of three hundred million. Although the profit is only about twenty percent, and this is just the largest store, not to mention other businesses."
After speaking, Ye Wantong covered her face with a cushion.
If she couldn't fulfill her promise, she would surely be ridiculed by her family.
In front of Lin Xiaotian, she let down her guard.
However, she didn't notice that as the cushion covered her face, the sequins on her sleeve caught on her clothes.
Lin Xiaotian looked over, his eyes widening.
After a long while, Ye Wantong didn't hear a reply. She curiously removed the cushion and also noticed Lin Xiaotian's gaze.
She instinctively looked down and then quickly covered herself with the cushion.
A blush spread across her delicate and beautiful face.
Anger and shyness mingled in her eyes. "You scoundrel, what are you looking at?"
Lin Xiaotian clasped his hands together piously and lowered his head slightly.
This sudden scene confused Ye Wantong. Finally, she thought of the jade pendant she was wearing.
She felt a bit puzzled. Did this bad guy have devout faith?
After hesitating, she pulled the jade pendant out from between her cleavage, took it off her neck, and handed it to Lin Xiaotian.
"Take your time. I'm going back to my room. If I can't think of a solution today, I'll lose half my hair."
Ye Wantong said and started to leave.
She suddenly turned back and saw Lin Xiaotian holding the jade pendant, his smile gradually changing.
"So fragrant!"
Ye Wantong realized, "You scoundrel, you're taking advantage of me again."
Lin Xiaotian smiled and said, "I didn't intentionally take advantage of you. I'm not praying to the jade pendant or the statue on it, but apologizing to you. I shouldn't have looked, and I shouldn't have discovered that you weren't even wearing underwear."
"But you've already cast aside the ominous sign of great misfortune. I think your good luck is about to arrive."
Ye Wantong's pretty face turned even redder, as if she were about to bleed. She rushed forward and snatched the jade pendant back, feeling its warmth. It was her warmth.
And this scoundrel had even brought it to his nose and smelled it just now.
"You've gone too far!"
Lin Xiaotian was just joking. He had been carefully sensing the energy fluctuations of the glass-type imperial green emerald.
His master, that old man, had told him that if he was short on money, he should go to the stone gambling market.
Emeralds are the essence of heaven and earth, buried for hundreds of millions of years, absorbing enough earthly energy to form jade.
The energy fluctuations within are very special. Each type of emerald exhibits different energies.
Emeralds and jade are also known as the essence of the earth.
When Ye Wantong mentioned this earlier, he had already remembered what the old man had told him. Now, he just wanted to test it.
Ye Wantong misunderstood his intentions, especially considering that when she returned home, for convenience and feeling too restricted, she had removed her inner garments.
It was also a woman's habit.
Even her cousin was no exception. When she got home, she definitely didn't want to feel constrained, especially since hers were quite large.
"You scoundrel, if you don't give me an explanation today, I'll go straight to my cousin and make you kneel on a washboard."
Lin Xiaotian coughed and said, "Little Tongtong, let's go. I'll take you to get your honor back."
"I'm not going. Even if you beat up everyone else in our family, they might not be convinced. Besides, it would make my grandfather look bad, and he might get angry and not let me take over the family business anymore."
"Besides, your great-aunt needs to save face, even if she's not fighting for steamed buns."
Lin Xiaotian chuckled, "You don't need to fight for steamed buns, those two big white..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Wantong gritted her teeth, grabbed the cushion, and threw it hard at his head.
"Scoundrel, you're still talking!"
Lin Xiaotian smiled and shook his head. "This young master never lies. Today, this young master will give you a surprise."