I Don’t Want To Be Popular - Chapter 35

Chapter 35: A Blessed Guidance

The LC500h appeared even more impressive after Chen Chuan had the car washed at the hotel.

After getting up from a great sleep, Chen Chuan dashed to the main street of Yuqi City the next morning. He went to each store to search for Icy Jade House, and sure enough, he found it.

The main street was filled with stores that sold raw stones. There were even several stalls in the same line of business. The so-called ‘stone gambling’ referred to the practice of buying a raw stone and then cutting it open with the hopes of it holding some jades. If a jade was present in the stone, the buyer could make a huge profit. Jade could be categorized into different types based on their level from lowest to highest, namely bean type, waxy type, icy type, and glass type.

One could make a killing if one found icy or glass types of jade after cutting a stone open.

Based on the novel, Du Hao cut the unique raw stones that he bought from Icy Jade Store using the luck buff on his golden finger. There were ice-type jades found in the stones.

At this moment in time, Chen Chuan had arrived at the store early and walked in.

He searched for the raw stones based on the description in his memory.

One of them was a black and white stone that resembled a spotted coral grouper.

Another raw stone had a rough surface that resembled an elephant’s skin, and half of its sanding material had come off.

The third raw stone had a purple pattern on its surface.

“It’s definitely these three pieces. How much are they, boss?” asked Chen Chuan.

After taking a closer look at them, the boss set the price at 800,000 yuan.

Chen Chuan kept bargaining until the total was reduced to 200,000 yuan. He paid without hesitation, then carried the three stones and left. Provided that the current situation was in line with the novel storyline, the raw stone with half of its sanding material coming off contained an icy emerald jade.

Once Chen Chuan had finished buying, he entered the car and continued his journey without lingering in the thriving city.

However, he could not be certain whether Du Hao would come to the store at this time. Supposedly, Du Hao’s [Fishing in Three Realms] golden finger was restricted by his own [White Heaven and Earth Bag], where all the tools he gained would go into his Heaven and Earth Bag. In other words, Du Hao would not receive a luck buff this time.

‘In this case, Du Hao’s not coming here, is he?’

‘Oh wait. This also means that… There’s at least one luck buff in [White Heaven and Earth Bag], huh?’

At such a thought, Chen Chuan took out [White Heaven and Earth Bag] from [Spirit Storage Ring] in his car. He had not stepped on the accelerator to continue his journey at that point.

[Are you going to open [White Heaven and Earth Bag]? You need to pay 1,000,000 yuan to open the bag.] The message appeared in Chen Chuan’s head.

“Yes. I’ll pay 1,000,000 yuan,” replied Chen Chuan.

[You have spent 1,000,000 yuan, which has been deducted from your account. You will not receive any cashback this time.]

[Are you going to withdraw the item [Luck Card] from [White Heaven and Earth Bag]?]

[[Luck Card] is sold at 3,000,000 yuan. Are you going to buy it?]

Chen Chuan rolled his eyes at the question, but he made the payment of 3,000,000 yuan nevertheless.

[You have paid 3,000,000 yuan. You will not receive any cashback this time. You will receive [Luck Card].]

[Luck Card]: This tool lasts for 12 hours with immediate effect. 40 Luck Points have been added.

After receiving the message that the tool had begun to take effect, Chen Chuan turned off the engine and got out of the car

He wore his sunglasses and put his hood up. When he returned to Yuqi Town, he felt as if there was some supernatural power within his body, which was actually his intuition.

Guided by his intuitive sense, Chen Chuan walked to the girl in front of him who was squatting on the floor while she was eating porridge. There were some raw stones displayed at her poor stall. She looked rather dark and thin, but she had a pair of large eyes glinting with innocence.

Chen Chuan squatted, trying to pick a raw stone from the others. ‘Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch, a, tiger, by, the, toe.’

After pointing at different raw stones, he picked an ordinary-looking raw stone in slate gray. It was similar to an apple in size, and seemingly, there was nothing unique about it.

‘Is this the guidance from the Luck Card?’

“How much is this?” asked Chen Chuan.

“8,000 yuan,” the girl replied shyly.

Chen Chuan stood up, then he took out his phone to make payment.

“3,000 yuan,” the girl then added. She was probably under the impression that Chen Chuan was about to leave.

“Little girl, did you set up the stall by yourself? Where’s your family? Do you know how much this stone is worth? Don’t sell it at a random rate,” said Chen Chuan.

“My mum is sick, so I set up the stall today. I know the rate. If you’re interested in it, you can have it at 2,500 yuan.” The girl acted as if she was experienced in selling gemstones.

“2,500 yuan? Won’t you suffer a big loss if the stone turns out to contain imperial jade?”

“If that happens, it’s your blessing then,” the girl said directly.

“Alright. I’m counting on that. I’ll pay you 8,000 yuan.” Chen Chuan glanced at the QR code on the floor and scanned it.

The girl immediately said, “Thank you, Big Brother.”

Chen Chuan kept the stone in his backpack upon paying.

He did not receive further guidance after touring around the market. It could be because he had used up all his luck buying the stone.

…

It was drizzling outside when Chen Chuan was driving.

He whistled along to the music played in the audio system:

“People have been wandering in Guangdong for ten years

Sometimes I also miss the change

Let the sky connect you and me, miss you

The sky with clouds is still wayward”

A backpack and an erhu case were placed in the backseat. The backpack contained four raw stones and a suit, whereas the case contained an erhu and a wooden sword.

The horizon seemed endless as he drove to the east.

Buzz!

Notification on a video call from Lixin was shown.

It had been a while since Chen Chuan last heard this name. The name reminded him of the girl with whom he had spent time helping Ms. Sima out. They played Guess The Song, had Haidilao hotpot and viewed the Milky Way together.

As soon as he picked up the call, he saw a pure smiling face.

“Yo, Chen. It’s been a long while,” Lixin greeted with a smile.

“Hello, Lixin.”

“Hey, what are you doing right now? Driving?” Lixin asked in surprise.

“Yeah.”

Chen Chuan drove at a slower speed as he entered the rest area right in front. Then, he looked for a space to stop his car.

Lixin asked, “Where are you? I’m leaving tomorrow. Let’s go and visit Ms. Sima together.”

“You’re back home?”

“Yup. I came back and met up with a few friends during the break… So where are you?”

“I’m not around. I’ve gone on vacation. It’s likely that I won’t be able to see you… Looks like we’re not meant to meet this time. Let’s see if we can meet during the winter break,” said Chen Chuan.

“I see… Fine then. I’ll visit her alone. That’s all. I’m going to hang up now. Drive safe… Humph!”

Tut-tut.

The video call had been disconnected.

Chen Chuan was stunned upon hearing the sound ‘humph’. He wondered if he had misheard it.