Chapter Ninety-Five: The Legendary Jewel
Regarding the abnormal excitement in Yan Yixin's voice, Yan Juan immediately became uneasy. Her gaze immediately withdrew from the colorful spinel and fell on his face.
His face 'color' still maintains a modest and gentlemanly appearance that is light and breezy, but he is as familiar as Yan Xuan, and naturally sees the excitement in his gaze.
"Okay, no problem, but I'm in Brazil right now, and I'm afraid I'll be able to get there tomorrow.
Don't worry, I'll buy the latest flight right away. When Yan Yixin hung up the phone, his face seemed to be a little stiff.
"What's wrong?" Yan Wan asked uneasily. Although she guessed from his look, it wasn't a bad thing, but after all, she was still a little worried.
"Juan, it's very exciting news." Yan Yixin turned his gaze to her, and a smile on his face was revealed, "You wait for me for a while, I have to book a ticket first." ”
Because it was said in Portuguese, Yan Juan could only pretend to be deaf and let her two ears be used as decorations.
"I booked a ticket for tomorrow morning at 6am because there is no direct flight to New Delhi and we need a connecting flight from São Paulo. Take a late flight to São Paulo today and leave early tomorrow morning. Yan Yixin whispered.
"Is something wrong?" Yan Juan still felt uneasy. Okay, why did they divert to New Delhi? Even though she didn't study geography, she knew that the city was supposed to be Indian, right?
Flying from Asia to South America and back to Asia?
"The mines of Kashmir have produced another cornflower sapphire, which is an unbelievable miracle! If we can successfully acquire this gem, it will bring great reputation to Yan's. So, we need to start as soon as possible. ”
Kashmir is located at the border between India and Pakistan, and the political situation has been in a state of instability due to disputes over ownership. And because of the high altitude, it is in a state of severe cold all year round. Most of the mountains are above the snow line, and some of the infrastructure is extremely primitive and backward, so it is almost manually explored and mined. Due to the limited reserves, mining was officially declared to have ended in 1889 from the time it was discovered in 1879.
"Is there still anyone mining now?" Yan Qian asked in surprise.
"It was the last time that the 'trader' merchant of Red Diamond called me directly, because we had a pleasant cooperation, so he informed me at the first time, hoping that I could offer a satisfactory price."
"How many did you prescribe?" Yan Wan asked worriedly.
She remembers that at the last fall auction, a ring of cornflower sapphire sold for $3 million, and a single carat sold for $150,000! In the previous Geneva auction, a Kashmir sapphire also sold for a new high of $4 million.
"There is no official bid yet, but based on the basis of friendly and fair cooperation between the two sides, I will offer a mutually agreeable price." The corner of Yan Yixin's 'lips' is rare to pull out a resolute arc.
Yan Juan saw that Yan Yixin was determined to get this sapphire.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars at every turn...... Such a handwriting made Yan Juan secretly speechless. Comparatively speaking, the few gems she fancies today are only a fraction of a fraction.
"That'...... Should we go? Yan Juan salivated at the dazzling array of spinels.
"Buy another spinel and go, we're on our way to São Paulo."
Yan Juan knew that this was a business matter, and with a sweep of his eyes, he picked a piece of blue 'color'.
"There are very few really good blue 'colors', generally dark blue to violet blue, or blue-tinged blue. This piece ...... It's a bit of a grey ......."
Yan Juan held it in his hand and rubbed: "I like this Zhong Yan'." ”
"Okay, I'll buy this one." Yan Yixin quickly negotiated the price with the shopkeeper, and 'drawn' out a few reais yarns, Yan Wan flashed, and before she could see clearly, the gray-blue 'colored' spinel had already become her belongings.
Yan Juan did not ask for any more non-shares. With a few gems in his hand, he stepped on the car back to Brasilia.
It's not too late, the sun has just gone to the west, and the sky is red. The mountains and rivers along the way made Yan Juan full of eyes again. Between the mountains and rivers, the 'color' is rich in green.
The blue sky and white clouds set off this side of the landscape, and the scenery is picturesque.
It is here that the beautiful colored gemstones are produced.
"You can sleep for a while, and take a nap. After a day of running today, I'm going to São Paulo again, and I guess I'll arrive at least after eight o'clock. ”
"It's okay, I'm not sleepy." Yan Juan is immersed in the afterglow of the gemstone purchase. Although she did not buy top-notch gemstones, such as the famous emeralds of Brazil, which were absent.
However, the harvest of her trip is still quite rich.
Aquamarine, amethyst, citrine, rose crystal, colorless zircon, blue-colored topaz, yellow topaz and, of course, a spinel that you hold in your hand when you leave.
Except for zircon, which has a slightly higher price, the other gemstones are under 500 yarel. Equivalent to *** yuan, it does not exceed 5,000 yuan. Although it is a little distressing, compared to the domestic price, this trip is still worth it Her excited nerves are already thinking about the use of each gemstone.
"The amethyst was polished into the shape of an eggplant and inlaid with zircon, one for Lu Xiang and I.
As for this zircon, it seems to be a bit big. If you divide it into two pieces, it will be a bit of a 'waste' fee...... Just polish it into a pendant, a round multi-type cut, and you can also cut out a diamond-like fire. The styling hasn't been thought out yet...... Cut diamonds can be set in purple eggplant. As for ......"
"You can think slowly when you go back, don't be in a hurry at this time, right?" Yan Yixin glanced at her wistful expression with amusement, "I originally wanted to receive an emerald, but now it seems that I don't need it." There is a cornflower sapphire, which is more in line with my ideals. ”
Yan Juan nodded in agreement: "I also think it is better for a man to wear sapphire than to wear emerald." I always feel that although the emerald is beautiful, it is a bit 'feminine'. ”
"Although the other party didn't want to explain it clearly, but I listened to his tone, and the finished product should be able to get ten carats of Zuogu. Well, we can have five carats per person. ”
Yan Juan was taken aback: "Why are we five carats per person?" ”
"Can't do division?" Yan Yi smiled in his heart.
Of course not this problem!
Yan Juan glared at him angrily: "I mean, I am five carats with you?" ”
"Of course, an engagement ring, isn't it one for each person?"
"Order ...... Marriage? Yan Wan stammered and asked.
"Hmm." Yan Yixin was light and light, his eyes stared straight at the road ahead, as if he didn't know that the words he threw down were enough to make Yan Juan roll up a thousand feet of 'waves' in his heart.
"You and ...... I? Yan Juan asked tentatively.
"Do you want to be with someone else?" Yan Yixin glanced at her.
"Of course not!" Yan Juan hurriedly shook his head, "I don't want to be with ...... The question is not here, you and I are engaged, will your grandfather and father agree? ”
"Father, there shouldn't be much of a problem. Grandfather...... I'm afraid it's hard to get his consent. But engagement is a matter for the two of us, and as long as you make up your mind, you don't care what other people think. ”
Yan Juan thought, at least she can't be so free. Although in front of Master Yan, she could say in a high-spirited manner that she didn't have to enter the 'door' of the Yan family. After all, that was Yan Yixin's grandfather, how could he not take his feelings into account?
"If your grandfather strongly disagrees, then ...... What to do? ”
"Put the ring on your hand first." Yan Yixin parted a hand, "Fool, don't worry about these problems, I will deal with them." It may embarrass you then, but my mind will not change. ”
"That ......" Yan Juan was afraid that if she continued to talk about it, she would *** find out about Old Lady Yan looking for her, so she hurriedly changed the topic, "It seems that your grandfather has a particularly strong concept of 'door', and the others ...... Like the Lu family or something, there are no worries about this, right? ”
"Yes, because the Lu family is a new family, and we can go back a long way. Therefore, I have always attached great importance to the matching of 'doors'. In addition to Grandpa, there is also pressure from other people in the family. Fortunately, only my third uncle is the only one who is the same generation as my grandfather, otherwise, this level is really not easy. Yan Yixin explained, and shook his head again, "Actually, this time is different from the past, the era of men with three wives and four delirious has long passed, and this rule is no longer appropriate." ”
"Huh?" Yan Wan was puzzled.
"In the past, because it was possible to marry a child, so put a living Bodhisattva on the bright side, and then marry the beloved 'woman' to the child, which can solve this contradiction. But the present monogamy, if it is subordinated to this convention, will inevitably lead to extreme unsatisfactory marriage. That's why I said that grandpa's point of view is out of date. It's just that the old man is still stubborn, and he won't be able to convince him for a while. ”
"Then you still talk about the ring......" Yan Juan scolded him in disappointment.
"We don't have any big ceremonies, we just 'exchange' rings with each other.
Anyway, it's still early to get married, and you still have three years to graduate from college, so we have time to slowly convince him of the old man. ”
Yan Juan still felt uneasy, the old man's eyes were clear, like eagles, how could he not notice the ring on their fingers?
"When I went to see my grandfather, I took off the ring and put it in my pocket." Yan Yixin blinked.
Yan Juan smiled reluctantly; "I'm afraid I can only hide it for a while, not for a lifetime."
"How can I wait for a lifetime!" Yan Yixin pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Juan, you overestimate my patience too much. At most, in three years, I will carry you into the big 'door' of the Yan family! ”
"You ......" Yan Juan wanted to ask him where such strong confidence came from, but in the end, this questioning sentence was swallowed into his throat. Anyway, Yan Yixin himself at least has the intention of marrying her, and that is enough.
She leaned her head on his shoulder: "Okay." ”
In my heart, I vaguely felt that Old Lady Yan's pass might not be easy......