Chapter 8 (1/2)

Chapter 8 A JobBaojia’s Toyota leaves downtown and heads to the suburb. Lin Luoran cannot imagine what kind of job is waiting for her in the wilderness.

The car stops at a warehouse with mottled gate surrounded by weeds. Except for the car tracks on the ground which proves that there were cars coming in and out. This place is quite creepy, for it is the only building nearby.

“Baojia, though I don’t mind working on the a.s.sembly line, this place is so desolate. Is the company able to pay my salary on time?” Lin Luoran has to encourage herself to ask the question.

Baojia wipes off the tomato juice on her mouth and looks at Lin Luoran with raising eyebrows, “What do you think?”

Lin Luoran shrinks her neck. The wild ginsengs in the s.p.a.ce still need some time to grow up. Since Baojia has got her a job, she should just take it for now. This is not a good time to be picky because she only has 1300 yuan on her…

They get off the car and enter the warehouse. Lin Luoran realizes that this warehouse is actually quite large. Several cars are parked behind the red gate, including BMWs which are tacky in the eyes of rich people but are very expensive for Lin Luoran. There are also other luxurious cars which Lin Luoran can’t identify…

The thing is that those car owners in their fancy clothes are standing by a truck and arguing about some ugly stones.

“What are they doing with the stones?” Lin Luoran asks Baojia curiously.

Baojia drags Lin Luoran to go by the crowd and the truck, heading inside the warehouse. She explains while walking, “Haven’t you seen this on TV shows or in novels? Those ugly stones are raw jade and those people are gambling on the stones!”

Being curious and surprised, Lin Luoran exclaims in a low voice, “There is stone gambling in R City? I thought it is only popular in Yunnan Province or Burma.”

“Where there are people, there will be markets, and markets bring demands. This is perfectly normal!” Baojia gives Lin Luoran a brief explanation.

Lin Luoran tries to keep asking, but Baojia shushes her, “We should settle your job first… I was worried before, but you will be fine since you are in a good state now.”

Baojia sizes Lin Luoran up again and seems to be quite satisfied with her appearance.

Baojia drags Lin Luoran into the warehouse. Lin Luoran then discovers that with all the noisy machines, it appears to be an operation workshop.

Baojia looks around and finds the guy she is looking for.

Several cutting machines are running and cutting raw stones, which makes the workshop all dusty. A man in his thirties is staring at a stone in the cutting machine. He is wearing gold-rimmed gla.s.ses and his hair is covered with dust.

“Master Liu!” Baojia raises her voice and waves.

Liu Zheng wipes his gla.s.ses clean and sees Baojia with an unacquainted woman. This woman is pretty but it looks like that she is only in her twenties, who seems to be too young to be Baojia’s schoolmate.

As a businessman, Liu Zheng never says inappropriate things. He gives them a nice smile, “Two beautiful ladies have arrived. This stone must be good. Baojia, this is…?”

Baojia is craning to have a look at the stone in the cutting machine.

“This is my best friend, Lin Luoran! Luoran, this is Liu Zheng, your future boss!”