Chapter 639 (2/2)

After Tang Xiu arrived there with Little Blind; or was now Tang Xiaohan, he met Long Zhengyu at the entrance. At this time, the fella was wearing a down coat, and yet he kept moving his feet and warming his hands with his breath.

“We are not late, are we, Zhengyu?” Tang Xiu grabbed Tang Xiaohan’s hand and walked towards him.

“Nah, you’re not late,” said Long Zhengyu with a smile. “Anyways, is he Little Blind, the one you mentioned to me?”

“His name is Tang Xiaohan now,” corrected Tang Xiu.

“Alright, did you bring the adoption certificate with you?” Long Zhengyu nodded. “You’ll need that and your ID card for registering his name in the family register.”

“I’ve brought all of them. Let’s go inside!” Said Tang Xiu.

China was a country where the relationship between people and favor was important. There was even a saying that “one may be recommended and put in an important position if his relatives or friends have status and power, and the same goes if you want to get things done”. Long Zhengyu had a close relationship with someone of authority in the Civil Affairs Bureau, and his arrival made the second-in-command of the Bureau accompany him. The proceedings with the family register were quickly done, and the other party modestly invited them to his office and they stayed there for a while.

After leaving the Civil Affairs Bureau and while glancing at Tang Xiaohan, Long Zhengyu spoke with a hesitating expression, “I wanted to take you to a fun place, but now it seems you can’t go.”

“What exactly is this fun place?” Asked Tang Xiu.

“Several rich people got a batch of raw stones from the Southern region, and they are now officially selling them at the Star City Convention and Exhibition Center. Putting it plainly, it’s a kind of gambling on the stones,” explained Long Zhengyu.

Gambling on stones?

Tang Xiu’s expression moved and he looked at the yawning Tang Xiaohan. Yet his mind was lit up and already caught up in the net. He needed precious jades and stones, a massive number of high-quality precious jades and stones to be precise. Whether it was used to craft magical tools or lay arrays in the future, or even to refine storage items, precious jades and stones were the best choices.

“Xiaohan, let’s not go home first. How about going out to play with Master?” Tang Xiu held Tang Xiaohan’s hand and asked with a smile.

“OK.”

Keenly sensitive as he was, though Tang Xiaohan was unable to see anything and disliked lively places, he was willing to follow Tang Xiu wherever he went. Because he believed that he would spend his life following his Master, Tang Xiu—the person that would be his closest family member in the future.

After boarding Tang Xiu’s car, Long Zhengyu took a seat in the front passenger seat. He turned back to glance at Tang Xiaohan, who sat conscientiously in the back seat, and then spoke to Tang Xiu, “Anyways, since you want to go with me, have you prepared some money? I heard that these rich people have gotten quite a massive number of raw jades and stones with good quality. You’re gonna need a ton of money if you wanna play.”

“I do have some money in hands now.” Tang Xiu nodded. “I’ll buy those raw jades and stones if I find them satisfying.”

“Satisfying raw jades and stones?” Long Zhengyu shook his head and smilingly said, “There’s no such satisfying raw jades and stones in the world, mate. Whoever has an X-Ray vision and can discern clearly which are precious jades and stones among the lump of rough and raw stones, he will definitely become the richest man in the world quickly.”

“What you said is kinda exaggerated, don’t you think?” Tang Xiu smiled. “100 million yuan for those top billionaires in the world is nothing but a unit. How much money do you think I can get just by betting on some rough raw stones, huh?”

“That is if you don’t have a genuine knowledge regarding precious jades and stones’ attributes, mate,” said Long Zhengyu. “I’ll tell you something. In the past few years, there was a young man surnamed Zhuang that relied on his keen eyes and knowledge pertaining to precious jades and stones. He traveled to the southern and western regions and even ventured to Africa to bet on these stones. He bought those precious jades and stones and used the materials for his jade business. And you know what? He made a fortune from it. There’s someone hailed as the Buddha of Jade in the Western region, and he also holds this young man named Zhuang in high esteem. This fella now has a net worth of more than 10 billion. Listen to me clearly, what I’m talking about is U. S. D!”

Tang Xiu pondered for a moment, before nodding slowly and saying, “Gold is indeed valuable, but the jade is indeed priceless. Anyhow, if I can get so far as to really get tons of high-quality jades, obtaining tons of money is indeed feasible. Except that it’s a pity I have too little time to spare on the jade business, else I’d really like to meet this young man surnamed Zhuang.”

“I want to see him in person, too, but it’s hella difficult to meet him. Besides, he’s also a very busy man!” Long Zhengyu smilingly said. “However, he should comply with your request to meet him given your identity, though. I tell you, mate. That guy is my idol!”

“Hahaha.” Tang Xiu couldn’t help but break into laughter. “It’s so unlikely for you to go that far, no? Though your Long Family is not as rich as him, it’s unlikely for you to go so far as to make him your idol, man!”

“Hey, what I’m telling you is not about making money,” said Long Zhengyu while pouting his lips.

“Then, in what aspect are you talking about?” Asked Tang Xiu, astounded.

Long Zhengyu grinned and smilingly said, “This Zhuang fella’s techniques in managing chicks have reached the point of being perfect, mate. You know what? He has several wives in his house, and his wives get along with each other very harmoniously. Our country is not the likes of some foreign countries and only allows a man to have one wife. His other wives have no status as a legal wife by law, though, but those women are willingly following him as long as they can be with him.”

Ugh…

Tang Xiu was stunned and stared blankly. He immediately raised his hand and gave him a thumbs up as he praised, “That guy is so amazing.”