Chapter 197 - Natural Red Coral (1/2)

Chapter 197 Natural Red Coral

Although the Qinghua Group was the Qing Gang’s property, it didn’t stand for the Qing Gang, because it had its own network, and wouldn’t bother the Qing Gang. Therefore, n.o.body believed that Zhou Zhenghong had a relations.h.i.+p with the Qing Gang. However, it wasn’t easy to have a connection with the Qinghua Group.

The industries of the Qinghua Group didn’t concentrate in City G. Thus even though it had over a hundred billion yuan in a.s.sets, it only ranked fourth with thirty billion yuan in a.s.sets, on the list of the richest in City G. The list of the richest in City G naturally only ranked according to the a.s.sets or wealth in City G.

However, n.o.body could figure out how Zhou Zhenghong was able to invite almost half of the important figures in City G to attend his opening ceremony. Those figures came not only for the sake of Zhou Zhenghong, but also for the good of their own business.

The Qinghua Group sent a 20 centimeters tall and 15 centimeters wide, natural red coral to the Jade Beauty Jewelry. It was huge and rare.

Natural red corals were made up of polyps. It grew very slowly and didn’t regenerate. Red corals only existed in several straits (Taiwan Strait, Strait of j.a.pan, Baltic Strait and the Mediterranean Sea). Due to the limitation of sea areas, the red coral was super precious. Red coral was also an organic gemstone with a pleasant color and a l.u.s.trous texture. It grew in the deep sea at a depth of 1000 to 2000 meters. It was listed as one of the three organic gems; together with pearls and amber, and one of the seven treasures in

the Eastern Buddhist scriptures. It had been regarded as a symbol of good wishes since ancient times.

This natural red coral was worth over ten million yuan, which shocked everyone, including Gu Ning. She had to admit that Situ Ye was really generous. Its price wasn’t a big deal. The point was that the natural red coral was too rare to buy in the market.

Gu Ning liked it very much at the first sight, and decided to take it home as part of her collection.

Leng Shaoting, on the other hand, was upset to see Gu Ning being so happy about Situ Ye’s gift. He immediately disliked the natural red coral.

After that, Kong Yuan, the Chief of Staff of the Military Division in City G arrived. His arrival caused another round of sensation. What? An important figure in the military division came too!

There was no need to ask Leng Shaoting. Gu Ning immediately understood that he must have arranged it too, but she was astonished by Kong Yuan’s position.

He was the Chief of Staff, which was a colonel in the army. If Leng Shaoting was able to send him here, then Leng Shaoting must either be his relative or in an even higher position than him.

Gu Ning preferred to believe the second a.s.sumption.

If he was in a higher position than Kong Yuan, he must be at least a major general…

Thinking of that, Gu Ning abruptly looked to Leng Shaoting in astonishment.

Leng Shaoting understood what was on Gu Ning’s

mind, and he didn’t want to hide. “Major general.”

Major general. He was a major general!

A 25-year-old major general! It was incredible! Normally, a major general would be over 40-years-old.

Gu Ning couldn’t help taking a long breath in. She thought to herself “Leng Shaoting, how old were you when you joined the army? And how many great achievements have you made?”

Gu Ning suddenly felt like crying. It was very difficult to achieve the position of major general. He must have risked his life countless times and paid a lot for it.