Chapter 4: Jade Bangle
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Mu Ling didn't answer the boss's question, but mumbled to herself, "I thought it had sunk to the bottom of the sea. I didn't expect to find it!"
She clearly remembered that this jade bangle was custom-made by a master she had found more than a hundred years ago. She had been wearing it for many years, but it had fallen into the sea by accident… She really didn't expect that it would be picked up by someone, and that it would end up in this shop and be seen by her. Was this fate?
The boss took it as a joke and didn't say anything more. The Jade bangle was bought by his grandfather's grandfather from a pirate at a high price. It was passed down to him from generation to generation. Needless to say, it was a very precious treasure. However, for such an old object, the older it was, the more theories there were. The rich wouldn't buy it, and the poor couldn't afford it. In the end, it could only be placed in the shop as a treasure.
Mu Ling didn't dwell on the bracelet and continued to look at the other antiques.
When the boss was repairing the box, he found that there were many small knives and a bag of silver needles in the box. Such a precious antique sandalwood box was being used to store these things?
"Little girl, you don't look like a local."
"Yeah, I'm from a small town," Mu Ling replied.
"No wonder people in the city are more impetuous. It's inevitable that they dress in a tacky way and have the smell of money, but you don't. You look like a good kid from a well-behaved family." The boss said.
Indeed, Mu Ling looked very well-behaved, and she had the temperament of a young lady from a scholarly family. She had an ancient charm, just like the people in ancient paintings.
"Has it been fixed?" Mu Ling turned to ask.
"No, it hasn't been fixed for long. It still needs some time."
Mu Ling "okay, no rush. Take your time and fix it firmly. Otherwise, it'll be troublesome if it gets damaged again. It fell off the last time and I found out. If it falls off again, we might not be able to find it."
"Don't worry, I'll nail it firmly for you. I guarantee it won't fall off no matter what."
"Young lady, are you really not selling this box?" The boss asked, unwilling to give up.
Mu Ling firmly shook her head.
After another ten minutes or so, the box was finally fixed, and the boss also nailed the other iron sheets.
"How much is it?"
The boss said, "how about this? It's not hard to nail the iron sheet. I won't charge you. But I want to take a few photos of your sandalwood box, can I? It's rare to see an old chest in such good condition. I quite like it. "
"Aren't you going to catch a plane?"
"There's a flight at 4:30 p.m. No rush."
"Alright, then." Mu Ling agreed, because she really didn't have much money.
The boss was very professional. He even brought a single-lens reflex camera and took a 360-degree shot of the sandalwood box. He was very excited the whole time and seemed to really like it.
Mu Ling sat at the side and waited. After about ten minutes, the boss carefully held the box with both hands and passed it to Mu Ling. He even gave her a name card, "young lady, this is my business card. My contact information is on it. If you ever change your mind and want to sell it, you must contact me."
Mu Ling nodded, picked up the box, and left.
After the customer left, the boss planned to develop the photos he had just taken. He glanced at the counter and found a note on it. He picked it up and looked at it. There was a line of very beautiful and neat regular script writing on it. It must have been left behind by that little girl. Her handwriting was really just like her person!
However, when he saw the contents of the words clearly, he felt a chill down his spine and goosebumps all over his body.
It was written on the note that the flight kN819 from Jing city to Shun city would crash at 4:30.
… This was the flight he was taking in the afternoon!
He hurriedly chased after her, but the little girl was nowhere to be seen. The words on the note were really creepy. He did tell the little girl that he was going to Shun city at 4:30, but how did she know the flight number? But on second thought, if these flight information could be found on the internet, then the young lady should have searched for it on the internet, right? This must be a joke!
Thinking of this, he crumpled the note into a ball and threw it into the trash can. After that, he mumbled, "kids these days don't know what's good for them. How can they joke about this?"
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Two hours later, Mu Ling arrived at the Mu family residence's entrance. The Mu family's residence was a beautiful and elegant small bungalow with a large garden. Coincidentally, she had just arrived in time for the family's internal dispute.
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