After settling the bill, Tang Yu eagerly took the gold necklace and held it up to her neck.
"Wife, you look so beautiful."
Zhang Liang said this, but his heart ached immensely.
If it weren't for Tang Yu's family background, he wouldn't have spent this money even if he were beaten to death.
"Of course!"
Tang Yu praised herself narcissistically and then put the gold necklace back into the jewelry box.
Zhang Liang couldn't help but show off to Lin Fan, "Dating a girlfriend is so expensive, my whole month's salary is gone!"
Hearing this, Tang Yu immediately pinched Zhang Liang's arm, "What did you say?"
Zhang Liang cried out, "Ouch," and quickly begged for mercy, "It's worth it, it's worth it, as long as you're happy."
Tang Yu snorted charmingly, "That's more like it."
Zhang Liang felt very unhappy that he hadn't received any envy or jealousy from Lin Fan.
In a very worldly manner, he gestured and said to Lin Fan, "Xiao Fan, hurry up if you need to buy something. We finally meet today, let's have a meal together later!"
Before Lin Fan could speak, Zhang Liang impatiently urged, "Stop dawdling, don't we have this much friendship between us?"
"Alright then."
Lin Fan found it difficult to refuse, so he nodded in agreement.
Seeing Lin Fan nod, Zhang Liang put his arm around his girlfriend and walked out, beginning to act affectionately outside.
"Young man, what would you like to buy?"
The shop owner had just made a good profit and was now even more enthusiastic.
Lin Fan walked to the counter and asked in a low voice, "Boss, I have a gold item, I want to melt it down to make some jewelry and sell some of it, is that possible?"
"Hiss~"
The shop owner took a deep breath, his eyes instantly filled with surprise.
What was this kid saying?
Making some jewelry and selling some of it!
How large could this gold item be?
"I can handle all the work you're talking about."
"Young man, can you show me your item?"
As the shop owner spoke, Lin Fan had already placed the golden compass on the counter.
"What is this..."
The shop owner pushed aside the newspaper wrapping the golden compass and his eyes widened.
This was not a common gold necklace, longevity lock, or ring. It was a veritable gold ingot!
"Ouch!"
As soon as the shop owner held it, he was ten percent sure that this thing was indeed a solid gold ingot!
He couldn't help but exclaim, "What a grand gesture!"
Lin Fan pointed to the golden compass and asked, "Boss, can you find a way to clean off everything on it besides the gold?"
He had thought about forcibly dismantling it before, but he wasn't a professional at it and worried about chipping or scratching it, so he hadn't done it.
"No problem."
After carefully examining it, the shop owner had a good idea.
"Don't worry, I won't charge you extra. We'll calculate it at the normal refurbishment price. The recycling price is currently three hundred and forty per gram, and I see that your purity is good."
The shop owner said, weighing it back and forth, very excited.
He really hadn't expected such a big business to come his way today.
If this deal went through, he could buy a dozen SUVs without any problem!
"Okay."
Lin Fan finished speaking, and the shop owner immediately placed the golden compass on an electronic scale.
Outside the door.
Tang Yu was getting impatient from waiting and tugged at Zhang Liang's sleeve, asking, "What is your classmate doing?"
Zhang Liang shook his head and looked towards the jewelry store.
Suddenly, a cry of surprise rang out from inside the jewelry store, "Two thousand five hundred and eleven grams!"
The shop owner had indeed felt the gold ingot was heavy when he held it, but he really hadn't expected it to be as much as five catties!
One gram of gold was over three hundred yuan, and over two thousand five hundred grams...
The shop owner quickly did the mental calculation, around ninety thousand yuan!
My heavens!
The shop owner's mouth fell open in shock.
In all his years of running the store, this was the first time he had seen such a large piece of gold.
The entire Tianjiang Province was only a third-tier province, and even a well-off family would be considered wealthy if they had half a catty of gold jewelry.
But this kid...
He didn't look like the son of any prominent family!
The shop owner frowned, looked at Lin Fan again, and asked worriedly, "Young man, where did you get this item?"
"We are required to register the seller's information when we purchase gold."
Lin Fan took out his ID card and handed it to the shop owner, replying, "It's something from my family, absolutely no problem, definitely legitimate."
"That's good, that's good."
The shop owner was afraid it was stolen goods, and if it were investigated, he would be in trouble.
He cupped the gleaming golden compass in his hands and estimated, "I reckon, after removing all the miscellaneous bits and pieces, there will still be over two thousand two hundred grams left, enough for you to make several sets of jewelry."
"Alright, no problem."
After understanding the value of the golden compass, Lin Fan secretly marveled at Zhou Yi's generosity.
Including the processing fees, this thing was at least a million yuan!
Thinking carefully, he hadn't really done anything for Zhou Yi.
He had merely looked at her fortune, and so on.
Whether she looked at it or not didn't matter; her wealth and prosperity were destined, not bestowed by him.
Money from rich people was really easy to make!
Lin Fan didn't feel sorry for her; after all, a hundred thousand or so yuan was just a drop in the ocean for her.
The shop owner stepped out from behind the counter and stood in front of Lin Fan, smiling, "Young man, I'll melt it for you now. You pick out some jewelry first, and then come back to take a look when I'm done."
Lin Fan nodded, "Okay, thank you, boss."
At this moment, Zhang Liang and Tang Yu pushed the door open and walked in.
As soon as Zhang Liang entered, he impatiently asked, "Xiao Fan, what are you up to?"
"Didn't I tell you, I'm melting down old gold items from home to make new jewelry."
Lin Fan glanced at the golden compass that the shop owner had already put away and felt relieved.
The principle of not flaunting wealth was most applicable to someone with ill intentions like Zhang Liang!
"What you took earlier..."
Tang Yu was very interested in the shining golden disc she saw at the door.
If that was gold, how valuable would it be!
Lin Fan ignored Tang Yu and said to Zhang Liang, "I'm afraid I can't leave for a while. Why don't you two find a restaurant first, and I'll join you later?"
"That's fine then."
Zhang Liang nodded, his expression displeased.
Tang Yu was also like that. She had clamored to come in and see Lin Fan's item from outside, but Lin Fan didn't bring it up.
Although everyone understood the unspoken reasons, not giving his girlfriend face was tantamount to crossing him!
He pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go to Juxian Lou and find a private room. You can just come over when you're done."
"Okay."
Lin Fan knew that Juxian Lou was one of the few high-end restaurants in Shimen Town, and even a well-off family couldn't afford it. However, he wasn't heartbroken about spending this money after selling the golden compass.
As soon as Tang Yu pulled Zhang Liang out the door, she immediately became agitated, "What does your classmate mean? What's wrong with me asking?"
"Don't mind him, he's just a country bumpkin who hasn't seen the world. It's normal for him to be a bit petty."
Zhang Liang put his arm around his girlfriend's waist and asked sarcastically, "Wife, think about it, if he's selling his family heirloom, what future can he have?"
After seeing the golden compass outside, Zhang Liang had inferred that it must be an inheritance passed down from Lin Fan's grandfather's generation.