The carving tools for jade arrived in the afternoon. Chi Han had the butler store the items in the basement.
That evening, as soon as he returned home, Chi Han eagerly went to the basement. There, he found various large and small boxes stacked together, filling the basement like a small mountain.
The butler turned on the brightest lights in the basement and looked at Chi Han with hesitation. “Young Master, are all these items your purchases?”
Chi Han smiled mysteriously and took out a paper cutter.
“Come on, let’s get to work. We’re going to start making money.”
The villa’s basement was nearly 70-80 square meters in size. The deliveries had taken up more than half of the space. It took almost two hours for them to unpack and organize everything.
Since Chi Han was no longer a novice, he had not bought fully assembled machines but a variety of components that needed to be assembled by himself.
Even though the process was quite cumbersome, it had a significant advantage. The precision of the machine would be high, which was essential for carving high-quality jade.
As the saying goes, “A good workman always sharpens his tools.”
Chi Han firmly believed in this.
The butler had initially thought that Chi Han was regressing, buying extravagant and useless items without restraint. He had never expected that the deliveries contained only machine parts.
A variety of parts of different sizes slowly formed a framework, gradually including wires, buttons, switches, and interfaces.
The butler’s expression gradually changed from astonishment to speechlessness. Even if he didn’t fully understand the purpose of this machine, he was left in awe by how quickly Chi Han assembled such a massive device.
Thinking back to the former decadent youth who rarely came home and would lie in bed playing with his phone, and looking at the person before him who seemed to radiate light from head to toe, the butler had a bizarre thought for the first time.
Could it be that Young Master Chi has been possessed by someone?
No matter how much a person changes, they shouldn’t change this quickly in such a short time, right?!
Or perhaps… this is the true nature of Chi Han
The butler was suddenly astonished and felt a sense of awe as he gazed at Chi Han’s back.
Regardless of the situation, Young Master Chi was now his boss. And a boss pretending to be weak and strong was better than a boss who was truly weak and cowardly.
Butler Wu’s eyes sharpened, and he suppressed the swirling thoughts in his mind, focusing on his work.
After assembling the machine, Chi Han wiped the sweat from his forehead and flexed his fingers. He stood up and powered on the machine.
He felt a mix of nervousness and anticipation. In his previous life, he had also assembled machines, but that was when he was just starting out. Later, the jade shop he worked for had its own machinery, and he used that. When he opened his own store, he purchased high-end equipment. So, this was his second time assembling a machine himself.
The results remained to be seen, but Chi Han had a hunch that a machine he assembled himself would be worth several million if he put it on the market.
After turning on the machine, the grinding wheel began to spin rapidly. Since he had chosen the most suitable components for the internal mechanics, the friction noise was almost negligible, a feat that most machines on the market couldn’t achieve.
Chi Han asked the housekeeper to fetch a piece of paper and gently ran it along the outer edge of the rotating grinding wheel. When he held the paper up to the light, the cold, white light passed through the thin shavings, creating a blurry reflection in his eyes.
One of the most critical aspects of carving jade was to control the depth of polishing. For high-quality treasures, even removing the tiniest bit of the edge could cause irreparable damage. Experienced individuals could spot the difference at a glance.
A hair’s breadth can lead to a thousand miles of loss1a small or seemingly insignificant mistake or error can result in significant or far-reaching consequences or losses.
This saying is a revered standard in the jade industry for those who work with jade.
So, the quality of the tools used is also crucial.
Chi Han lovingly touched the machine. After a while, he shifted his gaze to the last unopened package.
It contained a piece of mutton-fat jadeite.
In the past, Chi Han wouldn’t have spared a second glance at this material. But now, with his wallet feeling a bit lighter, even a small piece of meat was better than nothing.
It was better than marble.
Chi Han decided to open the package himself, carefully removing the thick protective foam around the stone.
A large piece of dark mottled stone appeared before them.
The butler was puzzled, wondering what this ugly thing was.
Chi Han examined it carefully and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the seller hadn’t given him a defective piece full of cracks.
The jadeite wasn’t particularly large, about the size of two palms.
Overall, it was a very nice piece of mutton-fat jadeite.
Chi Han made a rough estimate of the finished product’s value and was pleased with the result.
Without eating, he immediately began working on the piece. After his initial shock at Chi Han’s single-handed assembly of the machine, the butler had no trouble accepting the fact that his young master also worked on jade carving. He even took the considerate step of closing the basement door when he left.
The content of the draft was already engraved in Chi Han’s mind; drawing it was just a precaution. A pair of earrings and a bracelet were completed in four hours. The faint blue earrings, with a touch of mist, reflected a cool light under the lamp, and they felt warm to the touch.
Chi Han took out the gift box provided by the merchant and carefully placed the earrings and bracelet inside. He then took several photos from the appropriate angles.
The perfectly placed lighting made the entire composition look even more impressive.
Satisfied, Chi Han uploaded the photos to his store on Fei Yuan and added the price.
The price of 66,000 RMB2 as of Nov. 2, 66,000 RMB is about 9019.47 USD was definitely a loss for Chi Han, but the first time selling something is often about building a reputation.
Chi Han calmly exited his store and looked at the remaining small pieces of jade on the table.
One of the pieces had a crack at the front, so Chi Han had to cut it off. The texture of this piece was delicate, but it was quite small, about the size of a thumb.
Chi Han caressed it, and his chestnut-colored eyes lowered slightly.
This jade, while not of the highest quality, reminded him of someone’s eyes.
Rong Xu.
Chi Han’s finger paused, and his emotions stirred.
He wanted to give something to Rong Xu.
While carving this piece of jade, Chi Han was even more focused than before. When he stopped the machine, his forehead was covered in sweat.
Chi Han had a faint smile on his face as he looked at the object lying quietly in his palm.
It was a small safety bracelet.
Chi Han held it close to his forehead and whispered softly:
“May you be safe year after year.”
Author’s note:
The description of jade is purely fictional; please don’t take it seriously.
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