I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 169: He is Alive Now

Chapter 169: Chapter 169: He is Alive Now

Distinguishing antique jewels is fairly easy.

Ancients valued authenticity, many jewels remain uncut and are directly set up.

Just like these two pieces of carnelian in my mother-in-law’s hands.

Although Suizi didn’t know where her father-in-law got these, she was sure that she had seen one of these rough stones before.

Right in her past life, at the border, on a man who looked very much like her father-in-law.

The man wore a ring on his ring finger, inlaid with one of the wider carnelian pieces.

Jadeite comes from the border, and the best carnelian also comes from nearby.

Carnelian, in other words, is red agate.

The best red agate is valuable, yet it doesn’t compare to the worth of the finest jadeite.

Moreover, because it’s such a vibrant red, few men wear it.

Given that man’s status, it wouldn’t have been unusual for him to wear an Imperial Jade, yet he wore red agate, not to mention it had an odd shape.

Suizi was curious and commented: the ring was quite unique.

How did that man respond to her then——?!

Suizi’s expression turned peculiar.

Wang Cuihua didn’t notice the oddity in her daughter-in-law, she was focused on the carnelian in her hand.

"These two things, I don’t know where that bastard brought them from. People don’t know what they are, some say it’s jade, others say it’s glass or even a type of agate, maybe they’re not even valuable."

But because the bastard left them behind, whether they’re worth money or not no longer matters, these are keepsakes for our children.

"This is B Mountain red agate, a type of agate."

"Ah, agate, isn’t that thing not worth much?" Wang Cuihua remembered the village chief’s maiden has an agate pendant, not exactly a high-priced item.

"Not all agate is worthless, like the red agate from B Mountain. Red agate is mid-range overall, but if it’s top-grade red agate, it can fetch a good price."

Red agate sold for hundreds of thousands is not unheard of, not as good as top-grade jadeite, but not inferior to other jewels.

"Oh? Is it really a high-value item? Where did the bastard get it from?"

"...Dug out of a dead man’s grave."

Suizi mumbled under her breath.

The man in her past life said it himself, these were dug out of a dead man’s grave when he was young. Later, he and his wife each made a ring from them.

If it was a coincidence that the man looked like her father-in-law, then the appearance of this red agate was sending Suizi a clear signal.

What she saw in her past life, must have been her father-in-law himself.

She had previously misinterpreted the situation.

She remembered the events of her past life from her own perspective, and upon seeing her father-in-law at the border, she assumed he hadn’t contacted his family for over a decade.

However, based on the clue of the ring, her father-in-law might have contacted her mother-in-law when he met her.

Otherwise, where would the ring have come from!!!!!!

In other words, Suizi, in her past life, must have brushed past her mother-in-law or even Yu Jingting.

This realization made Suizi uncomfortable.

"I’ll leave these two pieces for you here, find a chance to set them into something when you’re back in the city, I’ll go and light an incense stick for the bastard—" Wang Cuihua said and was about to leave.

Suizi held her back.

"Eh, Mother, no need to burn the incense." Father-in-law isn’t dead yet!!!

The bizarre feeling Suizi got from thinking about how her mother-in-law had been burning incense for a living man over these years was hard to express.

Suizi herself had prayed that father-in-law would bless her—hell, creepy.

She made up an excuse to send mother-in-law away, took off the sketch of Yu Shuisheng from the wall, and replaced it with the previous painting of an anthropomorphic potato.

The sketch was drawn by Chen Lijun, anyone who saw it said it looked identical.

It looked too alike, and since he’s still alive, having this hanging wasn’t appropriate. As for the grotesque painting of the potato, if my mother-in-law wants to worship it, let her.

When Wang Cuihua saw the painting had changed, Suizi made an excuse that she feared the smoke might damage the sketch, suggesting they keep the sketch safe and prayed to the potato painting instead.

Wang Cuihua considered it—yeah, losing the sketch would mean they wouldn’t be able to find another one which looks so similar. Then she happily agreed.

Suizi looked at mother-in-law and hesitated.

She wanted to tell mother-in-law that father-in-law was still alive.

But it’s not a foregone conclusion. She feared giving her mother-in-law false hope.

After some thought, she decided to focus on getting money from Yu Jingting first.

They had the tractor, saving money wouldn’t be too difficult now.

Once the two of them had enough money, she would find an excuse to buy jadeite and drag Yu Jingting to the border to find people.

If they followed the trajectory of her past life, her father-in-law would definitely appear within the next ten years, but it was unclear which year it would be.

If a man was alive and didn’t return home to acknowledge his wife and children, there had to be a reason. They could decide whether to bring father-in-law home to see mother-in-law after meeting him and getting a clear explanation.

Suizi had only been living with Wang Cuihua for a few months, but she treated her like a mother.

Mother-in-law, who wanted the best for her, was worthy. Suizi had to do her utmost to support her.

Her father-in-law may still be alive, but if he was a deadbeat who abandoned his wife and children, Suizi didn’t plan on letting him meet mother-in-law.

Without a reasonable explanation for her and Yu Jingting, she was capable of ruining their reunion.

She would also have Yu Jingting smash all the windows of the old jerk’s home with a slingshot.

Once she organized her thoughts, Suizi’s mind filled with ways to make money.

The trip to the border would also require funds. She didn’t know what the security situation was like there at the moment, so everything had to be carefully considered.

But one thing was for sure: they couldn’t escape money.

That night, Yu Jingting stood in the courtyard smoking, the Wang family courtyard’s sky was full of stars.

A cotton jacket was draped over him from behind. He didn’t turn around, just grabbed the chubby hand that had draped the jacket over him, pulled with slight force, and Suizi ended up in his arms.

"Don’t let anyone see!" Suizi struggled, hugging and cuddling was too warm, no, too embarrassing!

"In my own yard, I can hug my wife. Anyone who dares to gossip will have their tongue cut off."

Next door, Yang Lao Si, who was about to go to the toilet, retracted his steps. "Yaw, just for peeing, how come there’s a risk of tongue-cutting?"

Never mind, he would hold it in and go back inside, while hoping that those two lovebirds in old Yu’s family would hurry up... He still needed to pee...

Suizi noticed Yu Jingting’s unusual behavior.

By this time, he would have usually been sticking to her side, but today, he was alone in the courtyard staring at the stars, with the profound look of a thinker. Suizi was not used to it.

"What are you looking at?" She asked.

"The stars, look, those two, they shine so bright. One is the Cuihua Star, the other is the Shuisheng Star."

"... You are naming them randomly, does Big Dipper agree?"

Suizi’s astronomical knowledge wasn’t particularly good, but the star he was pointing at was part of the Big Dipper, wasn’t it?! Even if she wasn’t very bright, she at least knew the Big Dipper!

The smaller "Cuihua Star" next to it was probably a companion star.

"It’s not me who named them. The old man named them when he was still alive."

He’s still alive now!!! Suizi roared in her heart, her spoken words however, were soft and gentle.

"Why did you want to watch the stars today?"

"When I was a kid, the old man would take me to watch the stars in the melon field. At that time, he pointed to these two and told me one was called Shuisheng and the other Cuihua."

"Your father-in-law is truly a romantic, naming stars after himself and his lover’s names." Even though it didn’t get the Big Dipper’s consent, wait a second, what?

"Melon field? He took you to steal melons!!!"

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