Chapter 386 - 385: Even the Aloofness is Gone with the Excitement

Chapter 386: Chapter 385: Even the Aloofness is Gone with the Excitement

In the guest room.

Chi Gui, having listened to Ma Donglai’s self-introduction and the purpose of his visit, remained very calm, showing no excitement upon meeting the president of the International Jewelry Association.

“Thank you very much for your recognition of me. But as you know, my profession is set, and I cannot change careers, let alone join the International Jewelry Association.”

Upon hearing this, Ma Donglai hastily suggested, “You could work as a part-time Jade Appraiser! There’s no need for full-time commitment, just attend the necessary major events in the jewelry industry each year!”

This was an idea he had come up with on the road.

The International Jewelry Association had never had a member work part-time… after all, every designer and appraiser prided themselves on getting into the Association, fighting tooth and nail to get in, so why would they work part-time?

But Ma Donglai couldn’t bear to let Chi Gui go—a young genius Jade Appraiser with skills comparable to his. Even if it meant making concessions on his part, he wanted to recruit her.

Hearing Ma Donglai’s words, Chi Gui felt a headache coming on and rubbed her temples.

She had to bear in mind that he was the president of the International Jewelry Association, and she should have just picked a piece of jade with poorer characteristics.

After some thought, she said, “Although you might not believe it, my guess was actually random that time. How about this… since the International Jewelry Association’s membership examination is coming up soon, I will participate in it. If I pass the assessment, you should have a clear idea of my abilities. Then we can talk about other things, how does that sound?”

Ma Donglai didn’t want to press Chi Gui too hard, and he nodded, “That’s acceptable. But you must promise me that you won’t cheat.”

Chi Gui, who was planning to cheat and fail the test: …

Helpless, she could only agree, “I won’t cheat.”

Maybe going easy won’t count as cheating, will it?

Only then was Ma Donglai somewhat satisfied.

After finishing this topic, Chi Gui remembered something and casually said to Ma Donglai, “Since you’re here, could you take a look at a design for me?”

“A design?” Ma Donglai was surprised, “You can do jewelry design too?”

Chi Gui replied, “It’s not me, please have a look first.”

Saying so, she took out her phone, called up the jewelry design sketch taken earlier as a precaution—the one belonging to Mrs. Fu—and enlarged it for Ma Donglai to see.

Ma Donglai’s entire focus had been on persuading Chi Gui, so he wasn’t particularly concerned about this unknown design.

He initially only wanted to give Chi Gui face and planned to glance over it quickly, but upon taking a closer look, his eyes instantly fixated.

The president of the Huaxia Jewelry Association by his side inhaled sharply, unable to hide his astonishment, “Such beautiful design! Do we really have such talent in Huaxia?”

Even the renowned Zheng Wen couldn’t design jewelry with such vitality and distinctive style!

Ma Donglai thoroughly examined the design for several minutes before returning the phone to Chi Gui. He then took out his own phone, “Send me this design. Who created this work? Please, you must bring me to meet them!”

In the International Jewelry Association, which was almost entirely composed of foreign designers, Eastern designers capable of perfectly presenting the profound and mysterious charm of Huaxia were exceedingly rare.

Ma Donglai hadn’t expected to find two pleasant surprises on his visit to the Fu Family, and his excitement was nearly overflowing. After securely receiving the design, he urged Chi Gui to take him to meet that designer.

Chi Gui: …

Where did his aloofness from the start go?

She led Ma Donglai out.

Seeing them emerge, everyone in the Fu Family’s living room stood up subconsciously, except for Granny Fu.

Mr. Zheng and Mrs. Zheng appeared particularly anxious.

People from a jewelry family like theirs held a deep reverence for members of the Association, let alone someone from the International Jewelry Association!

The thought of being in the presence of a member of the International Jewelry Association made Mr. Zheng and Mrs. Zheng exceedingly apprehensive. Just as they were about to introduce themselves,

they heard Chi Gui introduce them in a polite and calm manner, “This is the president of the International Jewelry Association, Mr. Ma Donglai. He saw Aunt Fu’s design and insists on meeting her in person.”

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