Chapter 249 An Encounter at the Bank
Li Zhenguo called to talk about the jade pendant.
He inquired around and found out that there was an old and experienced master at the Jade Antique
Street in Ping An County.
ording to Li Zhenguo, the old master was very famous in the local area. His craftsmanship was
passed down from his ancestors.
Needless to say, it was better to find an old master to examine this kind of ancient jade.
Chen Hao had decided to let the old master have a look at the jade first. If he couldn’t get any
information from him, he would then find some other masters across the country.
After all, the old director didn''t know anything about Meng Xin’s identity. It was impossible for Chen Hao
to carry out the investigation if there were no clues at all.
Hence, that jade was the only clue that he had.
At first, Li Zhenguo wanted to apany Chen Hao. But since Chen Hao’s father had told him that it
would be better if fewer people knew about Meng Xin’s case, and coupled with the fact that Li Zhenguo
was busy at the moment, he decided to go on his own.
After all, Chen Hao knew the way to that street.
The Jade Antique Street was not big, with only several shops selling ancient porcin.
When Chen Hao reached the ce, an old man with a long and white beard, dressed in a Tang suit as
well as a pair of spectacles, was already waiting for his arrival. It was obvious that Li Zhenguo had
arranged everything beforehand.
“Hello Mr. Chen, I am Xu Monian,” Xu Monian smiled at Chen Hao and said.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Xu. Let''s get down to business. I would like you to help me appraise a jade
pendant as well as finding out its history, including its age and origin. Anyway, it will be better if I can
get more details from it!”
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Chen Hao went straight to the point. After that, he carefully took out the jade pendant.
When Xu Monian saw this jade pendant, his eyes couldn''t help but twitch slightly.
Immediately, with a respectful expression, he carefully took the jade pendant from Chen Hao.
“This kind of jade is exceedingly rare! It’s a good quality jade, an extraordinary one! How did you get
your hands on this jade, Mr. Chen?” Xu Monian asked curiously.
He looked at Chen Hao up and down but couldn’t figure out his background.
Usually, those who owned this kind of jade were filthy rich.
From that, Chen Hao realized that Li Zhenguo didn’t reveal his identity to this man although he had
arranged for this meeting.
At that moment, he said, “Mr. Xu, you don''t need to know. Just tell me the origin of this jade pendant.”
Xu Monian said, “I apologize that due to my poor eyesight, it''s a bit difficult for me to tell you the origin
of the jade pendant right away. However, judging from the feel and the texture of the jade, I think I’ve
seen some relevant records in one of the notes left by my ancestors. Mr. Chen, I wonder if it would be
convenient for you to leave the jade pendant here? I''ll let you know once I find out anything.”
“Alright. I hope you can check on it as soon as possible!”
Since Li Zhenguo had made the arrangement, he must have known the background of this old master.
Chen Hao thought about it and then nodded his head.
After a short chat, Chen Hao was ready to leave.
What should I do now?
It was still a little early to go for his blind date. And so, Hao nned to withdraw some money now as
the ce where he bought the house was just nearby. Since Chen Hao also had his agreement
contract in his bag, he figured he should just pay off the remaining bnce for the house.
After all, Chen Hao didn’t want to get a loan.
“Chen Hao?”
At this time, a girl suddenly called out to Chen Hao. Obviously, she was very surprised to have met him
here.
Chen Hao was surprised too when he turned and looked at the girl.
The girl came out from the shop, so it was obvious that she was living here.
It was none other than Xu Xin, Jiang Ranran’s best friend.
When Chen Hao first went to Jiang Ranran''s house, the beautiful Xu Xin had left a deep impression on
Chen Hao. He thought that she was a very kind girl.
Chen Hao smiled and asked, “Xu Xin, is this your house?”
Xu Xin walked toward him and replied with a smile, “Yep, he is my grandfather! By the way, why are
you here in our shop?”
Xu Monian was stunned at first, then he quickly lectured Xu Xin and said, “Xin, how can you speak like
that? You should call him Mr. Chen!”
Xu Monian was unclear about Chen Hao’s background, but he knew that Chen Hao was definitely not
an ordinary person. After all, the middle-aged man who had asked him to listen to Mr. Chen’s order was
close to the county head and even knew the president of the National Association for antique research.
Otherwise, Xu Yinian wouldn’t be so respectful to Chen Hao.
Hearing Xu Xin talked in that casual manner, he couldn''t help but remind her.
Xu Xinughed and replied, “Oh, grandpa, this is my new friend, Chen Hao. He’s also a childhood
friend of Ranran’s!”
Chen Hao smiled and said, “It’s ok Mr. Xu. I’ll just leave you to your work.”
Xu Xin asked, “Ah? Chen Hao, you haven''t told me about your business with my grandfather?”
Chen Hao replied, “I am here to ask for a favor from your grandfather, nothing much.”
“Oh, then, you shoulde into my house. I''ll make you some tea!”
“Maybe next time, since I’ll being here again soon. For now, I''m going to the bank over there to
withdraw some money!”
Chen Hao smiled.
“Just in time, I''m going to the bank as well to deliver my mother''s phone. Let’s go together!” Xu Xin said
as she went out with Chen Hao.
At first, Chen Hao had decided to withdraw his money and leave quietly. However, he didn''t expect to
meet Xu Xin here. Though he felt slightly awkward, he nodded lightly.
“Did your mother forget to take her phone with her?” Chen Hao asked.
Xu Xin replied, “Ahem, that''s not it. It’s more like she left out one of her mobile phones. Sigh, my
mother''s bank is in urgent need to attract funds. Although my mother is the deputy director, she has
targets to achieve too. She has to use several phones to contact different customers, hence, she''s
super busy!”
They chatted as they walked into the bank.
“Mom! Here’s your phone!”
In the lobby, a middle-aged woman was already waiting for Xu Xin.
At that moment, she was stunned when she saw Chen Hao with her daughter.
Xu Xin’s mother asked, “Xin, who is this?”
Xu Xin introduced, “This is my friend Chen Hao. I’ve mentioned to you before that he treated me to a
French meal in a Western restaurant. Hehe, he is here to withdraw some money!”
“Ah? So this is the young man that you mentioned. Not bad, he looks nice and handsome! Are you two
going out on a date?” her mother asked.
Chen Hao thought, Don’t tell me she thinks that I am Xu Xin''s boyfriend.
“Oh, I am here to withdraw some money to pay for the house!”
Xu Xin’s mother said happily, “Ah! So you’ve bought your own house!”
Her daughter had told her about the French cuisine dinner treat from this young man the other day.
Since French cuisine was quite costly, it showed that the financial background of this young man was
not bad.
Now, she liked Chen Hao even better as soon as she heard that he had bought a house.
“Whoa, deputy director Lin, who bought a house?”
At this time, they heard a cold and mocking voice.
A middle-aged woman was walking toward them.
Looking at the middle-aged woman that had arrived at the lobby, Chen Hao was stunned.
It was Jiang Ranran''s mother, Tang Lan.
Indeed, Tang Lan also worked in the bank. She was in the management team as well as the deputy
director. So, she was at the same level as Xu Xin''s mother.
Chen Hao was a bit surprised to have met her as soon as he came here.
At this time, Tang Lan also saw Chen Hao and asked in surprise, “Chen Hao? What are you doing
here?”
Chen Hao replied nonchntly, “I am here to withdraw some money.”
He didn’t even bother calling her Aunty Tang.
“Hmph, well Chen Hao, you don’t even call me Aunty Tang now anymore. What''s the matter? Have you
stopped showing off? Are you out of money? Are you here to withdraw money for your living
expenses? You think you can be snobbish now just because you have won the lottery?”
“And regarding your job, initially we might be able to arrange a position in a goodpany for you in a
month''s time since you’ve donated 500,000. But it seems like there are some other people who have
donated more than that, so Uncle Jiang has put you on the waiting list. He would arrange other
frence jobs for you if there’s any opportunity,” Tang Lan took the initiative to rify the matter first.
Xu Xin’s mother asked in surprise, “Deputy Director Tang, what did you say? Who’s out of money?”
“You don''t know about it? Ah, no wonder. I''m afraid Xu Xin doesn''t know either. Chen Hao is now...”
Tang Lan then told them the story about how Chen Hao and his family used to be very poor, and even
how Chen Hao had sold his car to buy a house.
She even stressed the fact that Chen Hao had now be a poor man.
This made Xu Xin''s mother shiver right away.
Damn, I almost pushed my daughter into the lion’s den!
“Mom, I’ve bought the phone that you’ve asked for!”
At this time, there was a sound of a car braking outside. Following that, several people entered the
bank.
They were Jiang Ranran, Lin Dong, and the two female friends who were with them yesterday. It
seemed that they were going out to have fun again.
At the same time, they dropped by to deliver the phone to Tang Lan.
Jiang Ranran saw Chen Hao at a nce and asked, “Chen Hao, what are you doing here?”