Chapter 76

Jiang Ping was considering the issue of preparing medicine. He didn't think much about what his sister said, assuming it was Li Qian calling him, so he said absentmindedly, "It's Li Qian, right? I know, I'll call back."

"Hehe, all you can think about is your class president, huh?" Jiang Wei, who had caught her brother's weakness, smiled and said, "I didn't realize you were such a romantic!"

"Go away, little girl, don't talk nonsense." Jiang Ping affectionately patted his sister's head and said, "Tell me, who's looking for me?"

Jiang Wei tilted her head and said, "I don't know either. The voice sounded like an old man. He called several times, knowing you weren't back yet, he left a phone number and said you must call back no matter how late it is."

Jiang Ping was puzzled and said, "He didn't even say his name? This old man is quite mysterious."

"Exactly, exactly!" Jiang Wei agreed with her brother and then handed him a piece of paper with a phone number on it.

Jiang Ping took the paper and saw that there was indeed only a phone number. Without thinking much, he dialed the number.

Soon, someone answered the phone and said with a smile, "Is this Xiao Jiang? It's not easy to find you!"

Jiang Ping was very good at recognizing voices and immediately recognized it as Su Moran's. Although he found it strange that Su Moran was in a hurry to find him, he immediately smiled and said, "It's Uncle Su, hello."

"It's me, it's me," Su Moran laughed. "I got your number from Old Zhao. You don't mind, do you?"

Jiang Ping, of course, wouldn't mind if Su Moran took the initiative to get his contact information, so he immediately smiled and said, "What are you talking about? It's an honor for me. How could I mind?"

"Hehe, young people are so good at speaking." Su Moran laughed happily and said, "Actually, I'm in a hurry to find you because I have something to ask you."

Jiang Ping knew very well that a business tycoon like Su Moran wouldn't call just to chat. Since he was in a hurry to find him, there must be something. So he didn't say anything but waited quietly for Su Moran to continue.

Su Moran didn't keep Jiang Ping waiting long and immediately continued, "I saw the pendant you gave to Jiajia today. To carve an anime character out of a piece of agarwood, you must have been quite generous!"

Jiang Ping then realized that Su Moran was calling about this, so he modestly smiled and said, "Jiajia had trouble sleeping at the time. I thought agarwood could help her relax, so I carved a pendant for her, hoping it would help."

"Carved casually..." Su Moran sighed. "You carved it casually, but it made me nervous! I just want to ask you, since you can carve such an agarwood pendant for Jiajia, do you have any extra agarwood to sell me?"

"That piece of agarwood can finally be sold!" Hearing Su Moran's words, Jiang Ping immediately thought it was a good opportunity to make money.

However, Jiang Ping also considered that if he immediately agreed to Su Moran, it would seem too showy, and the profit would not be much. After all, Su Moran was a friend of Zhao Guoquan, and the agarwood in his hands was just a piece of uncarved wood. It wouldn't be good to set the price too high, otherwise, it might give the impression that he was greedy.

However, this piece of agarwood was indeed rare, and selling it at a very low price to Su Moran made him feel a bit reluctant. After all, he was saving medical fees for his sister and wouldn't let go of any opportunity to make money.

This dilemma put Jiang Ping in a difficult position, but fortunately, he wasn't an ordinary high school student and had experience dealing with such situations.

Jiang Ping hesitated for a moment and immediately said to Su Moran, "Uncle Su, I got that small piece of agarwood with great difficulty, and I don't have any more."

Although Jiang Ping's answer didn't surprise Su Moran, he was still a bit disappointed and said, "That's true. Good agarwood is getting rarer these days. It's already hard to get even a small piece. I was hoping you had more, but that's a bit greedy of me."

Fortunately, Jiang Ping didn't disappoint Su Moran for long and immediately continued, "However, an elder of mine has a piece of agarwood. Although the quality isn't as good as Jiajia's pendant, it's still quite rare. If you're interested, I can talk to him and see if he's willing to sell it. How about that?"

Su Moran genuinely liked antiques and curios like agarwood. This news made him turn from worry to joy, and he quickly nodded and said, "I'm interested, of course I am!"

Since Su Moran agreed, Jiang Ping was straightforward and said, "Alright, I'll try to persuade that elder. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

"Good, good, thank you, Xiao Jiang!" Su Moran happily said, "You just called my private number, so you can reach me directly anytime. Just call me when you have any news!"

A business tycoon like Su Moran was very busy every day, and it was impossible for ordinary people to contact him directly. The fact that Su Moran gave his private number to Jiang Ping showed that he valued this young man very much.

Jiang Ping, of course, understood this and quickly said, "I understand, Uncle Su. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

"Thanks a lot." Su Moran was a busy person and didn't have time to chat with Jiang Ping. After a polite sentence, he hung up the phone.

After hanging up, Jiang Ping couldn't help but smile. For him, Su Moran's interest in antiques was definitely good news. A big boss like Su Moran wouldn't lack money, and with the relationship with Zhao Guoquan, he wouldn't be too harsh on the price. In the future, if he had anything good, he could consider Su Moran first.

Of course, to establish a long-term relationship with Su Moran, the first deal had to be done well. So after returning to his room, Jiang Ping immediately found the piece of agarwood and thought about what kind of ornament to carve from it.

According to the general idea, businessmen naturally like wealth, or they hope for success in everything. So Jiang Ping should carve a piece of agarwood into a Pi Xiu for good fortune, or a galloping horse for "instant success."

However, based on Jiang Ping's observation of Su Moran, he had a clear literary temperament. Considering Su Moran's good relationship with Zhao Guoquan, he wasn't the kind of businessman who only cared about money. Therefore, a Pi Xiu or a galloping horse might not suit Su Moran's taste.

"What should I carve?" Looking at the piece of agarwood on the table, Jiang Ping fell into deep thought.

After a long time, a flash of inspiration came to Jiang Ping, and he thought of a suitable subject to carve.

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