Chapter 200: Su Garden Jade Contest (Part 2)
Chapter 200: Su Garden Jade Contest (Part 2)
A ring, a necklace, earrings, and a brooch.
Su Yazhen’s birthday gift to Ye Jinlan was a set of four green jadeite pieces.
The design leaned toward classic simplicity and elegance. With platinum accents, it clearly was made especially for Grandma Su.
For a regular wealthy family worth a few or ten billion, this gift would have been perfectly impressive.
But the Su family was a hundred-billion empire—a top-ranked elite clan!
Most importantly, with Su Jiasheng’s priceless white-jade Guanyin by Shen Huaizhi presented first, and Su Jiachang’s Imperial Green Jadeite beads once owned by Empress Cixuan next… Su Yazhen’s blue jadeite set wasn’t merely overshadowed.
Since ancient times, green has been the most valued color for jadeite.
The finest grade was old-mine glass-type Imperial Green—exceedingly rare. A single bracelet or necklace could auction for millions or even over a hundred million.
The Imperial Green beads Su Jiachang just gifted? Even without Empress Cixuan’s association, their worth alone was immeasurable. At a major auction house like Jiashang, they’d easily be the finale piece.
But Su Yazhen’s set… was blue jadeite. And its quality? Just high-ice grade!
Many experts in the room immediately knew its rough value.
Five million at most!
That was kind of ridiculous.
The first two had presented genuine national treasures—priceless art.
To think Su Yazhen was Ye Jinlan’s most cherished grandchild! She’d just returned from studying overseas and got handed a big company to manage.
And this was her thanks to Grandma?
“Seriously?”
“She brings blue jadeite? So laughable.”
“Is the Third Branch so poor now?”
“Pfft. Even geniuses mess up.”
“Grandma spoiled her for nothing.”
“Embarrassing.”
Close to Ye Jinlan, the Su main family members only dared to silently mock or judge. No one spoke aloud.
But the distant relatives at the hall’s edges had no such restraints, pointing and whispering openly.
Under all those judging stares, the Third Branch folks burned with shame.
The “Su Garden Jade Contest” was an ancient tradition.
To outdo rivals, each branch guarded their gift preparations fiercely—to avoid targeted sabotage.
Entrusting Su Yazhen with this vital task showed their immense trust in her.
No one expected her to deliver… this.
Worst off were Su Yazhen’s own parents.
Sweat beaded on their brows.
Regret choked them.
If only they hadn’t let their daughter do things her way!
Then at least they wouldn’t face this humiliation!
Even Ye Jinlan stared at the set, stunned. She struggled to believe it.
After a pause, she asked, “Yazhen, this set is lovely. But… is there something special about it?”
In Grandma’s eyes, this great-granddaughter was brilliantly sharp.
Causing her own public failure? Unthinkable.
She needed an explanation first.
Though nothing about this blue jadeite seemed remarkable to her.
“Great-Grandma,” Su Yazhen ignored the surrounding smirks. She smiled. “This set holds something unique. Please let me show you.”
Ye Jinlan’s eyes lit up. She nodded. “Very well.”
“Unique?”
The crowd exchanged puzzled looks—high-ice blue jadeite? How could it be special?
Su Yazhen signaled an elderly man standing behind Ye Jinlan. “Uncle Fu, your help please?”
This unassuming old man was Su Garden’s steward.
He was also Ye Jinlan’s distant cousin. He’d loyally served his older cousin for decades.
Thus, he held Ye Jinlan’s absolute trust and reliance.
Though not blood-related to the Su clan…
…his authority within Su Manor outweighed even the main family heirs!
“Miss Su, you’re too polite.”
Uncle Fu smiled, lifting his walkie-talkie. “Bring in the fish tank.”
He’d watched Su Yazhen grow up. He deeply admired the clever, beautiful girl.
“Step aside, please.”
Two attendants wheeled a cabinet-style crystal fish tank into the hall.
Blank looks crossed every face.
What trick was Su Yazhen playing now?
Su Jiasheng and Su Jiachang smirked. They thought her attention-seeking stunt reeked of desperation.
Only Grandma’s heavy favoritism let her try this.
Eagerly, they waited to see her next clumsy move!
The crystal tank held water, white sand, and smooth pebbles. No plants. Just a small school of fish swimming within.
It stopped right before Ye Jinlan.
Ye Jinlan eyed the fish, then gave Su Yazhen the “proceed” look.
This was getting… interesting.
Su Yazhen waited, letting the water calm and stillness return.
Then she picked up the blue jadeite ring from its case—
—and dropped it into the tank!
“Huh?” “Ah!” “What?!”
Gasps and cries rippled across the room.
The ring sank to the sand. Suddenly, its blue jadeite face shimmered brilliantly, instantly tinting the nearby water and stones as blue as a clear sky. Stunning!
The startled fish—darting away moments ago—swarmed back instantly. They circled the ring in a glittering dance!
Right then, a camera’s lens faithfully captured the unbelievable sight.
It was projected onto the giant LCD TV screen, so that everyone could see clearly.
But this wasn’t the end yet.
Su Yazhen then separately dropped the necklace, earrings, and the brooch.
The four pieces of blue jadeite jewelry shone brightly together.
It was like a dream!
It was unbelievable.
“It glows in water!”
Suddenly, someone asked excitedly: “Miss Yazhen, did you get the material for this set of blue jadeite jewelry from Qi Bao Zhai?”
Everyone looked at him at the same time.
Many people recognized.
This middle-aged man who asked Su Yazhen was Jin Hong, the boss of Jin Yu Yuan.
Jin Yu Yuan was a top five jewelry company in the country, with long-term business dealings with the Su family, and very strong power.
Jin Hong was a guest who came to wish the old lady a happy birthday.
Su Yazhen was surprised: “You guessed right, I came across it at Qi Bao Zhai.”
“Sure enough.”
Jin Hong let out a long breath and said: “I heard about this from Qi Yutang, the master of Qi Bao Zhai. I didn’t think Miss Yazhen got this material. Today, I really widened my eyes!”
He gave a big thumbs-up to Su Yazhen: “38 million! Miss Yazhen, you have great courage!”
38 million!
Everyone felt shocked.
With so little material, and it’s not Imperial Green Jadeite, yet Su Yazhen spent 38 million!
No one doubted Jin Hong’s words.
His standing was clear there; he wouldn’t speak carelessly in that place.
At Jin Hong’s praise, Su Yazhen just gave a small smile.
The way she smiled was truly beautiful, making many young people there feel charmed.
Su Yazhen had the waiter scoop the four pieces of jewelry out of the fish tank with a net.
Then she wiped them clean.
She said to Ye Jinlan: “Granny, let me help you put them on to try.”
Ye Jinlan was very eager: “Okay.”
Under everyone’s looks, Su Yazhen put the blue jadeite jewelry on the old lady.
“Huh?”
Right after the jewelry was on, Ye Jinlan suddenly frowned, showing an unsettled look.
Everyone’s hearts skipped a beat at once.
The next moment, Ye Jinlan’s brows smoothed out.
She closed her eyes and leaned on the chair, as if she had fallen asleep.
People couldn’t help but glance at each other.
Only Su Yazhen had a smile at her lips, gently holding Granny’s hand.
After a full minute, Ye Jinlan opened her eyes again, with a strange gleam shining in them.
She murmured to herself: “Comfortable, really very comfortable.”
Su Yazhen chuckled: “Granny, when this jewelry set was finished, I wore it for two days. I slept very deeply at night, and when I woke up, my mind felt especially fresh, and my skin got much more moist too.”
“This blue jadeite can help people!”
Ye Jinlan nodded without thinking: “It’s good, really good.”
If anyone else had told Ye Jinlan that jade could help people.
She would have just brushed it off with a smile.
The old lady had dealt with white jade and jadeite for half her life; she hardly believed those stories about jade helping people.
But from the moment she wore Su Yazhen’s blue jadeite jewelry, a soft warmth went into her body, making her feel super comfortable all over.
The tiredness in her mind and body greatly lessened; it was truly amazing!
This was no normal treasure!
“Good child.”
Ye Jinlan squeezed Su Yazhen’s hand tightly: “You spent 38 million, right? Granny will give you ten times that back.”
What is ten times 38 million?
The Su family members nearby almost choked on hearing it.
Su Jiasheng and Su Jiachang were even more upset, nearly spitting blood.
Seeing Granny’s expression, she was clearly thrilled with Su Yazhen’s birthday present.
It totally crushed both of them.
If they hadn’t just seen the blue jadeite glow in water with their own eyes, they might have thought Su Yazhen cast a spell on Granny—they believed something so mysterious.
It was really strange.
Others knew that this jade battle at Su Garden was over now.
The two national treasure pieces had failed badly; could the Fourth and Fifth Branches still have a chance?
No way.
At the same time, everyone became very interested in Su Yazhen’s magical blue jadeite.
But right then, Su Yazhen remembered a certain tall and handsome man.
“You made a big profit.”
She still clearly recalled those last words he said to her.
Back then, Su Yazhen didn’t take it seriously.
Now thinking about it, a hard-to-explain feeling stirred in her heart.
If she remembered right.
That man was named Gao Jing.