Chapter 67 Surprise
"Xiao Luo, you're here."
Xinjiang, outside the Jade Street near the city center, in a Chinese restaurant, as a figure stepped inside from the door, a woman who was originally sitting by the window on one side of the hall immediately stood up, smiling and waving at Zhou Ming, with a warm smile on her face.
"Alright, Xiuniang, I'm coming." Zhou Ming Luo also smiled in response and quickened his pace towards the place.
As he walked, the smile in his heart grew stronger and more intense. A week had passed since then, and today, his mood was really good. Not only was the Yellow Skin Book continuing to grow in power, giving him even greater abilities, but also the matter of Fang Shu being imprisoned had taken a turn for the better. It seemed that he would be much safer than before, and this couldn't help but bring joy to his heart.
But today, Yue Xiu's aunt came out to eat, and it was also because he had prepared a surprise for her.
The surprise was that the jade shop which had been sold out by Xiu Yi to get Fang Shu a lighter sentence a few years ago, he had been running around for this matter all week.
Since the last gamble, Zhou Ming had a considerable amount of wealth in his hands, and there were many things he could do. Apart from what he had already done, the most important thing left was to help Xiuniang take back this store.
At first, she was forced to sell the store, but her feelings for this small shop were still very deep. After all, in the past few years, her life had been completely shuttling between home and the store, and it had become a very important part of her life. As for the value of this small jade shop, it was not that important; what mattered most was the hard work and emotions she had invested in the store.
Even Zhou Ming Luo used to work here, and there are some nostalgic factors for the small store.
So in this week, he also ran for several days to get the ownership of the jade store back, including most of the jade that Xiuniang had sold cheaply to save Fangshu, although it was impossible to retrieve them one by one. Zhou Ming Luo still purchased a batch through Taihehang.
It sounds like buying a batch of goods from another jade jewelry store and then opening a new store near their place to sell these goods, which sounds a bit far-fetched. However, given his relationship with Wang Fengmang, the boss of Taihehang, this is not a problem at all.
The last time he gambled on the stone, the second piece of full green ice jade was acquired by Wang Fengmang for 300 million. Although this was a clear buy and sell, no one owed anyone anything, but since then, Wang Fengmang has been intentionally getting along with Zhou Mingluo. Even when Zhou Mingluo wanted to take back that jade store, he made some effort. As for taking out a small handful of jade jewelry to help Zhou Mingluo, he didn't hesitate at all.
After all, Taihe Hang is very big, and just in the new river jade shop can be called a small mall. It's no problem to take out hundreds of low-end jade products plus a dozen mid-range jade products, and it's completely processed at the ex-factory price.
After doing all these things, the expenses were just right, not too much or too little, and Zhou Mingluo had paid out more than 10 million yuan. Only after everything was in order did Zhou Mingluo specially invite Xiu Ni out to tell her this surprise.
As for the expenses, although Zhou Ming's previous face-to-face encounter with hundreds of millions of dollars could only be looked up to, now this is not a big problem for him. As long as this woman, who is like a younger sister to him, can regain her vitality, everything is worth it.
Of course, the other party might wonder how he had the ability to turn the store around again, but these are just small problems. After all, the money was earned by him through fair means of gambling on stones. As long as he doesn't mention the yellow book, it's all true and there's nothing wrong with that.
"Xiao Luo, is there something on your mind? Why did you run so far to eat?" When Zhou Mingluo walked over with a smile and sat down in front of Xiuniang, Xiuniang also sat down, smiling as she spoke.
It can be seen that another week has passed and her mental state is also good.
But at this moment, her eyes were full of doubts, seemingly unable to understand why Zhou Ming would run so far to let her eat here.
"Hehe, it's nothing." Zhou Ming smiled and then said, "Xiu Yi, you can temporarily put your mind at ease about Fang Shu. A few days ago I made friends with a few people, one of whom is the deputy warden of Pingyuan Prison. I asked him to help take care of Fang Shu in prison, and he agreed. With such good news, we should come out and celebrate."
Although the main purpose of coming over today was to hand over that shop to her, Zhou Ming Luo also knew that Xiuni's greatest concern was still Fang Shu Tong's life in prison, so the first thing she mentioned when she opened her mouth was Fang Shu Tong.
"Ah!" Along with these words, Xiū Yí's whole body stiffened, and the warm, gentle smile on her face suddenly turned into wild joy. "Really?"
"Yes, it's true, he has agreed to help." Zhou Mingluo smiled again and nodded very affirmatively.
With a nod, Xiū yí suddenly stood up again, her face filled with joy that she couldn't contain herself. Her hands were tightly clenched in front of her body. "Xiǎo Luò, thank you so much... I know saying this might sound insincere, but I really don't know what else to say."
It's not just surprise, but also a slight tremble in Xiuniang's body. Although she had recovered from those days, it wasn't that she had completely let go of those things, but because of helplessness, she could only accept them.
In fact, she just forcibly suppressed all her worries and pain, still worried about Fang Shu's life in prison, and was very afraid that he would not be comfortable inside.
She didn't expect that after just a few days of not seeing each other, Zhou Ming would tell her such huge news, she was so excited that she was at a loss for what to do.
"It's nothing, this is what I should do." Zhou Ming Luo also understood the other person's feelings, so he opened his mouth again with a sigh.
"Yes, it's worth celebrating, this thing is indeed worth celebrating, as long as your uncle can get by a little better in there, everything will be fine. Although our days aren't easy either, but we won't miss this opportunity." Xiu Yi spoke again with excitement, seemingly still not digesting the good news, but after speaking in a low voice, she suddenly changed her expression and sat down tensely, staring straight at Zhou Ming Luo. "Little Luo, that deputy warden agreeing to help is probably not for free, right? You kid, your money isn't much either, last time's matter you already... if it's not enough, I'll sell the house?"
Indeed, it wasn't until after she got excited that she thought of it - in modern society, if you want to ask someone for help, even if they're not related to you at all, they probably won't do it for nothing.
In the past, in order to get Fang Shu Tong a lighter sentence, she had gone with Zhou Ming Luo to ask for help from many people, but those people didn't care about them at all. Until they had sold almost all of their property except for the only set of housing they currently have, and in the end, it was still just enough to get Fang Shu Tong a five-year prison sentence.
In this process, she also knew that Zhou Ming had spent almost all of his savings, and although the other party had recognized a deputy warden and promised to help, it was probably not for free.
But she really has nothing else left, and it's estimated that there is only one way left, which is to sell the house.
" Sell the house?" Zhou Mingluo was taken aback by Xiuniang's words, and then he couldn't help but laugh and cry, "No need, Xiuniang, no need to sell the house."
"How can I not use it? I know that if only the deputy warden helped, it wouldn't cost so much money. But the key is you, you spent all your savings on this, and I feel heartbroken for you too. We sold the house and we have some money now, so you can live a better life later." Xiu Yi stared at Zhou Ming Luo, but as she spoke, her words suddenly took on a hint of bitterness. "Now that winter has begun and Chinese New Year is approaching, when you return home, you'll need to buy some things, you can't be too shabby. I don't have much, after selling the house, renting a place to live is fine, it's all just living. Even if you hadn't met that deputy warden these past few days, I had already planned to sell the house."
