Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Exuding Big Brother Vibes

Alright then!

So this is the trendiest look these days!

Shen Duo stood still, took off his sunglasses, and twirled them lightly in his hand. His beautiful, almond-shaped eyes swept over the small courtyard in front of him.

“Jianguo, your courtyard’s not bad!”

As he spoke, Shen Duo rubbed his sunglasses against his head. “It’s just like that… that thing… something about chrysanthemums… something about the southern mountain?”

Shen Duo clearly couldn’t remember, so he looked at Gu Jianguo, waiting for him to finish the line.

Gu Jianguo stared at Shen Duo, puzzled. “What chrysanthemums? What southern mountain? There’s no southern mountain here, and the chrysanthemums won’t bloom for another month!”

Shen Duo was momentarily at a loss, and gave his sunglasses a sharp shake. “Forget it, it’s not important.”

Watching this scene, Yu Nuannuan almost burst out laughing.

What Shen Duo probably wanted to quote was, “Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, I leisurely see the southern mountain.”

The environment here was indeed nice, so the reference wasn’t wrong.

But the way he fumbled through it was just too funny.

Luckily, no one here had read much.

Even if they had, they’d probably forgotten most of it by now, so no one took it to heart.

Gu Jianguo stepped aside and led Shen Duo into the courtyard. “Second Brother Shen, come on in! Let me show you the stones inside.”

Shen Duo followed behind Gu Jianguo, walking with all the swagger of a big brother.

Yu Hai didn’t come out to greet them; he just stood at the main room’s doorway, waiting for Gu Jianguo and Shen Duo to approach before smiling and saying, “Shen Duo, you’re here? Come in, we’ve been waiting for you!”

The house was already tidied up, though there was still a faint aroma of food lingering in the air.

Shen Duo stepped inside and sniffed, but didn’t comment.

Without Yu Hai or Gu Jianguo needing to say anything, Shen Duo immediately noticed the pile of stones stacked in the corner.

They weren’t quite what he’d imagined!

Shen Duo narrowed his eyes, his demeanor growing more serious.

“Is everything here?” he asked Gu Jianguo.

Gu Jianguo nodded. “It’s all here.”

As he spoke, Gu Jianguo glanced at Shen Duo a bit nervously.

Why did it feel like Shen Duo’s attitude was off?

Could there be something wrong with these stones?

While Gu Jianguo was still guessing, Shen Duo had already walked over to the pile, crouched down, and started inspecting them carefully.

“These patterns… this texture…”

Shen Duo’s long, fair fingers ran over the stones. The feel wasn’t what he’d expected either!

When he saw the jade ornaments Gu Jianguo had sent over that morning, Shen Duo assumed Gu Jianguo was into stone gambling and knew some master carver.

Those jade pieces were the lowest grade and cheapest kind, not worth much at all. The only reason he’d bought them was because the craftsmanship was decent.

Then, when Gu Jianguo mentioned he had bigger stones at home, with different colors, Shen Duo thought they must be raw stones. He figured he’d just buy them all and take his time opening them up for fun.

Once he’d opened them, he could ask Gu Jianguo about that master carver and see if he could get some custom pieces made.

Who could have guessed that before any of that could happen, the problem would start with the stones themselves?

Even with his limited experience, Shen Duo could tell these weren’t raw stones at all.

To be honest, they looked more like ornamental stones.

There was quite a variety, and some of them really shouldn’t be found on the plains at all.

Shen Duo stood up, smiling as he looked at Gu Jianguo. “Jianguo, where did you get all these?”

(Note: “Second Brother Shen” is NOT the male lead! This must be clarified! Shen Duo and Gu Jianguo/Yu Hai are sworn brothers, so there’s no way he’s the second male lead. Don’t mix up the seniority!)"

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