Originally, the young man's words weren't exactly polite. But when he said, "You look so young," Xu Qingqing still thought this young lad had good taste. She took it as an indirect compliment on her beauty.
Xu Qingqing, rarely in a good mood, gave a gentle smile. "Normally, repairing jade bracelets is usually the job of experienced craftsmen. But since I've been in this line since childhood, I can also be considered quite experienced."
"I guess you've been to many stores before, but none of them had the ability to repair your bracelet. In that case, why don't you let me take a look? Maybe I can fix it for you."
Hearing Xu Qingqing's words, the young man was a bit surprised. "How did you figure out that I've been to many stores?"
The girl beside the man rolled her eyes. "She must have just guessed. Seeing how anxious we are, that's how she guessed. What else could it be?"
She subconsciously didn't have a good impression of the young and beautiful Xu Qingqing.
The young man, Liang Kuan, was a well - known rich second - generation in their class. He was extremely generous. To get on good terms with Liang Kuan, she had put in a lot of effort.
Seeing that this person who repaired cultural relics had caught Liang Kuan's attention, Xu Manman felt extremely uncomfortable.
Xu Qingqing ignored the girl and directly explained. "You have a hint of sandalwood smell on you. This kind of sandalwood is usually lit during the repair of cultural relics as a sign of respect.
"This sandalwood is different from the one used in ordinary households, so I deduced it from the sandalwood smell on you."
Hearing Xu Qingqing's analysis, Liang Kuan began to trust her a bit more.
"It seems you're quite observant. I'll let you take a look then. Anyway, it's already broken like this."
As he spoke, Liang Kuan took out the bracelet, wrapped in a delicate handkerchief. Inside, it was broken into pieces. Xu Qingqing took a look and roughly counted. There were about 11 relatively long pieces, 4 large ones that were easier to repair, and the rest were very small and fragmented.
Seeing the bracelet, Lu Qi took a deep breath. "What kind of hatred was this to smash a jade bracelet like this? Just looking at its quality, it's of the ice - type variety. It's worth at least a million."
Hearing Lu Qi accurately describe the quality of the jade at once, Liang Kuan felt a bit more at ease with the two of them, and his attitude softened.
"The price of this ice - type bracelet is secondary. The main thing is that it was passed down from my grandma to my mother, and my mother treasures it very much."
Speaking of this, his eyes turned venomous. "The hateful thing is, that little bitch was unhappy about our engagement. I wasn't willing either, but she was so reckless and stupid!
"She thought that by smashing my mother's most precious bracelet, she could break off this marriage. She's dreaming! I'll marry her back and torture her well, making sure she can't marry the one she loves!"
Seeing Liang Kuan getting more and more extreme and even revealing family secrets, Xu Qingqing quickly coughed.
"Alright, alright. We're just here to repair your jade bracelet. There's no need to talk about such private matters in public. It won't do you any good if others find out."
Liang Kuan felt the kindness in Xu Qingqing's words and almost laughed self - deprecatingly. "Everyone knows about this matter now. What's the difference between hiding it or not? All I want now is to repair my family's bracelet. I don't care about anything else."
Hearing this, Xu Qingqing nodded. Her eyes swept over the bracelet, and all the information about the bracelet's age came into her mind.
"I can repair it for you, but it will take some time. And the materials needed to repair this ice - type jade are a bit hard to find. It will probably take about 7 days. Is that okay with you?"
Hearing Xu Qingqing's words, Liang Kuan was a bit shocked and even had a hard time reacting.
"Are you serious?"
Xu Qingqing nodded. "Of course."
The girl, Xu Manman, stepped forward again. "You're just talking. Why do you think you can repair it just because you say so? What if you fail to repair it and waste our time?"
Xu Qingqing gave her a disgusted look. "We're both women. Do you have some kind of gender discrimination against me?
"You're in college now, so you're supposed to be high - quality individuals. Don't you even understand such simple principles?
"I can see that this gentleman comes from a well - known family. I'm sure he has good upbringing and knowledge. I just didn't expect him to be with a girl with such shallow vision.
"Sometimes, you need to be more careful when making friends. Otherwise, you might end up losing face."
She was never someone to be bullied. If others treated her with respect, she would return the favor. But if someone bullied her, she would never let them get away with it.
Hearing Xu Qingqing's words, Liang Kuan frowned slightly.
He had never really paid much attention to Xu Manman. He just thought she was worried because his jade bracelet hadn't found a master to repair it.
But now, hearing Xu Qingqing's words, he already believed in her. Why was Xu Manman questioning her here?
Even if Xu Qingqing really couldn't repair it, would such a big store embezzle his broken bracelet?
Xu Manman's behavior this time was really embarrassing for him.
"Alright, Manman, stop talking. This is my business. I'm very grateful that you accompanied me here, but my things are up to me. I don't need others to interfere."
Hearing Liang Kuan's words that clearly set boundaries, Xu Manman felt a chill in her heart.
Oh no, she seemed to have overreacted just now and had already caused Liang Kuan's disgust.
Xu Manman glared at Xu Qingqing fiercely. It was all because of this woman. No wonder she had disliked her from the start.
Xu Qingqing took the bracelet and immediately told Lu Qi about the materials she needed. Then she went to the private room prepared for her and got busy.
Seeing this, Liang Kuan stayed in the store for a while. He left his contact information with Lu Qi and then turned to leave.
On the way back, someone suggested taking the bus. There was a bus stop nearby. But Xu Manman curled her lips. "Taking the bus means waiting, and there must be a lot of people on the bus at this time. Let's just take a taxi back. We took a taxi here anyway."
In the past, Liang Kuan would have agreed with Xu Manman's words. But now he looked at her coldly. "Sure. If we take a taxi, then everyone should split the fare evenly."
Xu Manman's eyes widened in surprise. "Split the taxi fare?"
She just subconsciously repeated it, shocked. Liang Kuan slightly raised his eyebrows and asked her, "You came up with the idea of taking a taxi. What's wrong with splitting the fare?"
Xu Manman blushed slightly and said coyly, "But you always used to pay for these things voluntarily. You even said that if we didn't let you pay, it meant we looked down on you. We're all used to it."