Hong Yaqin stared at Ye Fei in surprise. At first, she thought Ye Fei was here to buy jewelry. When she heard the waiter call her Ye Fei's girlfriend, she felt a little shy. She didn't expect that Ye Fei was actually here to sell jewelry.
Then something shocking happened. Ye Fei opened his leather bag and took out a gold bar and placed it on the counter. And he didn't stop there, he took out another one, and another, until he stopped at the seventh one.
"Excuse me, I have seven ancestral gold bars here that I would like to sell. Could you tell me what price you can offer?" Ye Fei said with a smile.
The waitress was stunned. She had thought Ye Fei was only going to sell some gold jewelry, but she never expected gold bars, let alone this many. She awkwardly smiled and said, "Sir, this quantity is too large for me to make a decision. Could you please wait a moment? Let me get our manager."
Ye Fei nodded and put the gold bars back into his leather bag.
The waitress walked away from the counter to find the lobby manager.
"Manager, there is a customer who wants to sell gold!" the waitress said.
The lobby manager also noticed the situation just now and asked in amazement, "Is it a large quantity?"
The waitress nodded and said, "Yes, seven gold bars. I weighed them, and each one is about a thousand grams, totaling over seven thousand grams. The quantity is too large. Do you think we can accept it?"
The lobby manager was also surprised. This much gold was really worth a lot of money.
"I can't make a decision on this. You go find Director Duan. The store manager said that when he's not here, Director Duan will make the decision!" the lobby manager said.
The waitress hesitated for a moment. Director Duan had just arrived, and he always spoke with dirty words. She was a little afraid of him. But thinking about the commission she would receive, she gathered up her courage and opened the door, walked out from behind the counter.
"Director Duan, there is a customer who wants to sell gold. Can you please go over and deal with it?" the waitress said cautiously.
"You fucking can't see that I'm busy? Why do you have to come to me for every fucking thing? What are you here for?" Director Duan cursed displeasedly.
"The quantity is too large, and we can't make a decision. Director Duan, please take a look!" the waitress begged.
Director Duan glanced at the waitress and found that she was pretty good-looking, with big eyes and a particularly impressive chest.
Director Duan smirked and said, "Alright, since you're a beauty, I'll help you out. Remember, you owe me a favor, and you must repay me in the future!"
After finishing his words, Director Duan pushed open the door and walked into the store.
"It's you guys?" Director Duan recognized Ye Fei.
Ye Fei smiled and said, "So you're the boss. These are my ancestral gold bars. I want to cash them out, but the quantity is a bit large. I don't know if you can afford to buy them."
Director Duan grinned, revealing his golden teeth, and said, "Kid, even all the stores in Beijing cannot afford to buy them. But I can. Where are the gold bars? Bring them over and let me take a look."
Ye Fei once again took out the gold bars and placed them on the table.
The sight of so many gold bars together was truly breathtaking.
Duan Fei's eyes shimmered with greed, but unfortunately his men didn't follow him. He didn't know when Zhao Xing and the others would recover from their injuries after being robbed by that kid. Otherwise, robbing the kid once would be enough to live a leisurely and carefree life for a while.
Over the years, Duan Fei had made a lot of money in the gambling den. He should have been wealthy and powerful. However, his family was complicated, and there were emotional entanglements. Every woman demanded money from him. Losing the additional income from the gambling den and the various benefits of the nightclub made his life extremely difficult.
Ye Fei saw the greedy look in Duan Fei's eyes and couldn't help but sneer inwardly. Despite suffering a huge loss, Duan Fei still resorted to unethical means. Although Ye Fei didn't know what he had experienced after leaving, falling from a business tycoon to his current minor role must have been a lesson for him. Yet, even so, he continued to harbor illegal intentions. These scoundrels were only harmless when they were powerless.
Suppressing his inner greed, Duan Fei coughed and asked, "Are you planning to sell off these things?"
Ye Fei nodded, "If the price is right, of course."
Considering his current situation, as a representative of Mr. Xiao, Duan Fei had to show some achievements to establish himself here. Perhaps this was an opportunity.
"No problem, as long as the price is fair. Let's discuss it later, I'll send someone to inspect the goods," Duan Fei said.
"Okay," Ye Fei nodded.
Hong Yaqin remained silent, staring at Ye Fei with curious eyes. She found it strange—how could Ye Fei have so many gold bars? No wonder he mentioned finding investment projects; it turned out he actually had some money on hand!
Later, an appraiser came to take the gold for authentication, and Ye Fei said to Hong Yaqin, "Yaqin, go and have a look."
Hong Yaqin nodded, "Okay."
After Hong Yaqin left the room, Ye Fei smiled and asked, "You're the manager of this store, right?"
"Duan Fei, you can call me Brother Duan," Duan Fei replied. "Kid, these gold bars probably have an unclear origin. No need to explain, I can guess that they weren't passed down from your family. They must have been handled by some leaders who couldn't deal with them, so they were handed to you." Duan Fei chuckled.
Pretending to look surprised, Ye Fei wanted to see what Duan Fei was up to.
Smirking triumphantly, Duan Fei said, "I guessed right, didn't I! But you don't need to worry. Brother Duan has always been good at this. It's no problem to buy the gold at market price. However, maybe you could do me a small favor?"
Ye Fei smiled wryly, "So you are a senior. What do you need? I'm just a worker now and can't make decisions on many things."
"I understand, I understand. Have you seen the jade just now?" Duan Fei asked.
Acting surprised, Ye Fei said, "Jade?"
In fact, after learning about his ability to see through things, Ye Fei had considered making a fortune from gambling on stones. However, he was not familiar with the jade industry and didn't dare to act recklessly. Nevertheless, he was well aware of the basic steps in the jade market and stone gambling.
Scratching his head, Duan Fei said, "Yes, jade refers to those stones that may contain jade inside. You know, the price of jade is very high now. Even an ordinary piece of jade can cost tens of thousands, and those with better quality are even more valuable, worth millions. The jade we've recently acquired in the store is all very good, but whether they truly contain jade or not depends on the buyer's luck."
"This is stone gambling, right? I've heard about it in the news," Ye Fei played along.
"Exactly, it's stone gambling. Regarding the price of the gold, I'll offer you the best. You can buy two pieces and try your luck, which would also help me. What do you think?" Duan Fei suggested.
Shaking his head, Ye Fei said, "Sorry, this money isn't mine. If I lose, I'll be in trouble."
"Why are you only considering the possibility of losing? You should have the confidence to win! If you hit the jackpot, a piece of jade could instantly increase in value by dozens or even hundreds of times. At that time, the money you'd earn from selling these gold bars wouldn't even compare. Have you thought about becoming a boss, owning a house and a car? The women around you are your girlfriends. Seeing these gold bars, how much they wish you could achieve something. But now, you can only meekly sell them off and not gain much. Over time, are you afraid your girlfriends will leave you?" Duan Fei tempted.
Duan Fei was in charge of the stone gambling business here and wasn't concerned about the operation of the store or the price of gold. If he still had people under him, perhaps he could play some tricks to reclaim the deal if it failed. However, having just arrived in the capital, he lacked suitable manpower and couldn't employ any tricks. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Ye Fei's money was tempting.
If Ye Fei was willing to use the money from selling the gold for stone gambling, that would be perfect. What he most wanted now was to quickly achieve something and demonstrate his abilities to Mr. Xiao. He didn't want to stay in this small place for the rest of his life.
Ye Fei sneered inwardly. He had been wondering how to broach the subject, and now Duan Fei was offering it on a platter. However, he couldn't agree easily; it would be too simple. Even if he succeeded, he couldn't let Duan Fei have his way, or even profit from it. Regardless of how Duan Fei ended up here, this store undoubtedly belonged to Xiao Fei. From any angle, he couldn't allow Xiao Fei to benefit. Moreover, since Duan Fei had fallen into his hands, he couldn't let him off easily.