I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 395: In a Moment of Thought

Chapter 395: Chapter 395: In a Moment of Thought

With the second cut, everyone noticed that this stone was unusual.

In order to showcase fairness, members of the gambling stone association were all present. There were more than a dozen experts who collectively stood up and gasped in amazement when they saw the cut.

Under the scrutiny of all eyes, Yu Jingting won the daring gamble.

He had cut out a quality of stone that no one had ever seen before.

Despite the roughness, when water was sprinkled on it, a fresh green color was clearly visible.

It had less grandiosity than emerald green, but had an added touch of vibrancy. It was no ordinary piece of high-end jadeite; this was a quality that could hold its own.

The 300-kilogram raw stone could produce at least a few hundred bracelets, and countless other smaller items.

Immediate offers were made on the spot to purchase the cut pieces of stone.

They could only buy it piece by piece, as the stone was far too large and of such high quality that no one was able to buy it all.

Its value, just as Suizi had said, could secure the Hu family’s wealth for several generations.

What Suizi did not share was that this piece of jade would eventually become one of the top ten legendary pieces in the history of jadeite. This was a memory she brought from her previous life.

This legendary piece of jadeite was originally discovered by her father-in-law, Yu Shuisheng, years later after Old Master Hu had passed away.

The Hu family at that time was in a financial crisis due to a poor judgment made by Old Master Hu during his lifetime.

By that time, Yu Shuisheng had just taken the helm and he turned the failing Hu Family around and made a profit, all thanks to this piece of stone.

He secured his unshakeable position as a regional tyrant, becoming one of the legends of his era.

People going over to that place would almost always hear tour guides tell this story.

Suizi had brought forward the discovery of this stone to the present day.

By doing so, she was essentially giving up a substantial amount of wealth. Suizi had hesitated about whether to do it or not.

That piece of jade should originally have belonged to Yu Shuisheng.

Exchanging a priceless piece of jade for a reunited family, Suizi was torn. Only after getting Yu Jingting’s approval did she decide to go with this plan.

Yu Jingting had more say than Suizi, because barring any accidents, he would be the one to inherit Yu Shuisheng’s fortune.

After listening to Suizi explain the value of that piece of jade, Yu Jingting only said one thing:

His mother’s tears were worth more than anything else.

Wang Cuihua had been separated from Yu Shuisheng for ten years. Each additional day of waiting was an additional day of torment for her.

Yu Jingting showed no interest in the legendary stone that Suizi spoke of. He believed he had the ability to provide for his family and saw no need to be fixated on his elder’s family fortune.

His words touched Suizi and influenced her decision to trade the stone for her father-in-law’s freedom.

When Old Master Hu saw that they had really cut the stone and obtained something valuable, he was utterly shocked.

He interrogated Yu Shuisheng, asking if he had colluded with Yu Jingting in advance.

But Yu Shuisheng’s reaction did not seem feigned. At the moment when the stone was cut, he was the most stunned of all.

Facing Old Master Hu’s interrogation, Yu Shuisheng didn’t know how to respond because he was hurting – oh! His money, it was all gone!

After thinking it over, Yu Shuisheng asked a question that almost killed Old Master Hu from anger:

"I asked him if he could carve out two, no, three, no, four bracelets from this stone for me. Oh wait, that’s still not enough?"

Yu Shuisheng vividly recreated the conversation and gestures from that time, first showing two fingers, then adding another three.

"I originally planned to give them to Huahua and Suizi, but then I remembered that I have a daughter, a granddaughter, and even a grandson..."

Although his grandson can’t wear it, he will eventually get married, right?

By saying such things under everyone’s eyes, he was not just turning his elbow outwards; he was completely siding with others.

Old Master Hu was so angry that he left the scene in a huff, refusing to acknowledge he had raised such an unfilial son.

At this point, Yu Shuisheng should have left with his son Yu Jingting, but he did not.

That night, Yu Shuisheng led Yu Jingting to pay his final respects to Old Master Hu. He kicked open the old man’s room, inadvertently knocking over three of the old man’s girlfriends.

"Three?!" Wang Cuihua clicked her tongue, "Truly disrespectful. The older he gets, the more animalistic he becomes. When Tiegen leaves this time, he really should take that bottle of Tiger XXX Liquor we’ve been saving and give it to him."

"Mom, why did you say animalistic?" Jiaojiao curiously asked.

Wang Cuihua quickly waved her hand, indicating that a child should not inquire about everything.

Yu Jingting was oblivious to the conversation that followed.

Yu Shuisheng chased him out of the room and had a private meeting with Old Master Hu for half an hour. He unceremoniously removed the jade pendant he wore, emptied his money and even took off his coat.

With his upper body bared, he and his son left the Hu family, thus ending his position as the current patriarch of the family, stepping out of luxury and returning to simplicity.

"When I saw how principled the old man was, I really admired him. Who knew that as soon as he got out of the city and brought me into the mountains, he dug out a bunch of secret stash of money..."

Yu Jingting complained about his old man, declaring him to be deceitful and cunning.

He handed over all the money he had openly, but not a cent of his private stash was less, he took back three sacks full.

"This is the money I made through hard work, why should I hand it over?" Yu Shuisheng gloated.

Now that he had a family to feed, if he didn’t keep some private money on hand, how was he supposed to face his wife and children?

After pondering for a moment, Suizi shook her head.

"Old Master Hu must have had old affections in mind, and very likely ’lost’ on purpose, letting you bring the money back. I guess that what softened his heart was the half hour your father spent alone with him."

Yu Shuisheng looked at Suizi with a surprised expression.

The look in his eyes told Suizi that she had guessed right.

"How did you know?" Wang Cuihua asked, feeling that her daughter-in-law was even more accurate than a fortune-teller.

"Before my dad regained his memory, he always referred to him as his father. As the saying goes, a father knows his child the best. I think Old Master Hu is the person who understands my dad the best. He should have guessed it. Just by my father’s gesture of asking for bracelets, he determined that you and my dad had not colluded, which indicates that he understands my dad’s character very well."

Suizi spoke in a roundabout way.

There was a big "greed" in Yu Shuisheng’s character.

She could see it, and Old Master Hu had probably known it for a long time.

If it hadn’t been for Yu Shuisheng’s heartfelt words in that half an hour, Old Master Hu would have only seen him as an ungrateful traitor. If Yu Shuisheng dared to leave, he would have arranged for an ambush.

But it was that half an hour that awakened Old Master Hu’s feelings, reminding him that the man in front of him had once been his son.

"Dad, what exactly did you say to him?" Wang Cuihua asked.

"I didn’t say much. I just said that the Northeast is great and the chicken mushroom stew is really good. If one day he’s had enough of that place, he could come here to retire, and I’ll take care of him."

It was such a simple and honest reason that moved Old Master Hu.

Suizi lowered her gaze. She couldn’t forgive Old Master Hu.

Because of that old man, her daughter was almost killed. As a mother, she had every right to hold a grudge.

But at the same time, she knew that old man was kind to her father-in-law. She wouldn’t allow herself to forget the grudge for her daughter’s harm, but she wouldn’t make any decisions for her father-in-law either.

What is owed would be paid, and if that old man did come to live here one day, she had all kinds of ways to make him pay back what he owed. She would remember it.

"Suizi, how on earth did you know that there was something inside my stone?" Yu Shuisheng asked, expressing the confusion in his heart. The whole family was looking at her.