The old man's house is indeed not far away, and it took about ten minutes to get there by motorcycle.

  During this time, Gu Miao specially called Bai Fangfang and briefly explained the situation to her. She asked Bai Fangfang to take a stroll first and then go directly to their usual restaurant to order food. After she fixed the lighter, she would head over.

  After introducing each other, Gu Ming finally knew that the old man surnamed Huang was named Huang Wen, and ordinary people usually called him Old Man Huang or Old Master Huang.

  Gu Mei naturally couldn't call him Old Man Huang, it was impolite for someone of her junior status to address him in such a way. She called him Uncle Huang instead, and let Uncle Huang directly call her Little Gu or Gu Mei.

  "The old man lives alone, and the house is a bit messy, don't mind it, Little Gu!" Old Huang led Gu Mei to a very inconspicuous small alley, pushed open a rusty iron gate.

  This kind of alley was very common in the old house area before, and Gu Mei also lived in this kind of alley when she was very young. Later, after the renovation of the residential area, her family bought a new house and moved into the residential area.

  When she was in kindergarten, every morning her grandfather would hold her small hand and walk with her through the alleys. When they passed by a stall selling potstickers, he would even buy one for her to eat. Looking back on those times, she didn't feel anything special about this place, but instead had a subtle sense of intimacy.

  Unexpectedly, behind that mottled iron gate, the house inside was a different world.

  Just as Huang Lao Bo said, at first glance, the house was indeed a bit messy, with all sorts of strange objects and tools scattered everywhere, and on the table opposite the door, there were still many unknown white powders scattered about.

  After passing by the piles of clutter, turning a corner reveals a small isolated space. Inside, there is a small shelf similar to a multi-layered cabinet, on which all sorts of dazzling jewelry and accessories are placed.

  The moment she saw these jewels clearly, Gu Mian was shocked severely.

  She couldn't believe her eyes, so many jewels without any protective measures, just placed openly on the shelves, and even let a stranger like her see them for the first time. Doesn't Old Man Huang worry that she might be a bad person with ulterior motives?

  Huang Laobo clearly saw the shock in Gu Mian's eyes, and smiled slightly: "Don't mind, those are just some worthless stones. Not precious gems."

  "Isn't it a gemstone?" Gu Meng stared blankly at Old Man Huang, her gaze involuntarily drifting to the necklace adorned with many "blue gemstones" facing her.

  That "sapphire" necklace fully embodies the concept of luxury, with a slightly larger sapphire in the middle as the main decoration, surrounded by leaf-shaped decorations, and some transparent diamonds are inlaid among these leaves. On both sides of the necklace, there are several smaller sapphires, also surrounded by leaf-shaped decorations, and inside, transparent diamonds are also inlaid. The whole necklace shines brightly under the light, just like a noble lady from European royalty.

  "If it were really a gem, I wouldn't dare to put it down so casually. This is a synthetic gemstone and zirconia. The chain is silver, not worth much money at all. It's just nice to look at." Old Man Huang walked forward, took the necklace in his hand, and gently stroked it, as if he were caressing his beloved child.

  Gu Mei swept a glance around the scattered tools, then looked at Huang Laobo who didn't hide his fondness for her and couldn't help but think: "Huang Laobo, did you make these necklaces and accessories yourself?"

  "I told you, Little Gu has a good eye for things. These were all made by the old man in his free time. Although they're not worth borrowing money for, each one is infused with my heart and soul, all handmade." Old Man Huang put the necklace he was holding onto a small table beside him. He said to Gu Mian, "You can take a look yourself, then you'll know the old man isn't lying."

  As long as she was a woman, there was no way to remain unmoved in front of such a beautiful necklace. Although Old Man Huang had said that this necklace was not a real gemstone necklace, she still involuntarily slowed down her movements. Gently picked up the necklace on the small table.

  As expected, after carefully observing it in my hand, I found that the gemstones and diamonds embedded on it are beautiful, but they lack a few points of the unique luster and charm of real gemstones.

  "Although the gemstones above are not real, outsiders absolutely can't tell them apart, they're just too beautiful! Old Man Huang, I didn't expect you to have such craftsmanship, this is my first time seeing someone who can single-handedly create such beautiful jewelry, surely Old Man Huang must be a master in the field of handmade jewelry." Gu Mian couldn't help but praise.

  Being able to process fake gems into this effect, Gu Mian can be certain that without decades of hard work and a certain level, it is absolutely impossible to achieve.

  Old Huang waved his hand and a hint of desolation appeared on his originally smiling face: "Nothing like that, just an old rascal."

  Gu Meng looked at Huang Laobo, who suddenly became depressed, and didn't know what to say. It seemed that Huang Laobo was also a person with a story.

  "Alright, alright, let's not mention those things. You're actually the second guest to visit my humble abode in all these years. If it weren't for that cigarette box of yours that caught my eye, you wouldn't be here either." Old Man Huang shook his head and stood up, facing Gu Mian: "Take out your cigarette box, I'll start helping you right now."

  "Hmm." Gu Mei immediately put down the necklace in her hand and let Old Man Huang put it back on the shelf before taking out his own cigarette box.

  Old Huang took the cigarette box into his own hands and then gestured for Gu Mian to follow him to the other side.

  Gu Mian couldn't help but turn her head again to take a look at the full shelf of various accessories, restrained her desire to move forward, and followed Huang Laobo behind him as he left.

  Huang Laobo took Gu Mian to a small room, which was a small private study.

  The studio is surrounded by large glass cabinets, through which you can see many synthetic gemstones or inexpensive but beautiful stones inside the cabinet, as well as some accessories that will be used to make jewelry. In the center of the room there is a large table with many tools on it.

  Although she couldn't recall the names of those tools, Gu Mei knew they were all used for making jewelry.

  "Do you know what's underneath the part covered by the chewing gum?" Old Man Huang quickly took out various small, delicate tweezers and other small tools, then placed the cigarette box in a small basin and poured some liquid from a plastic bottle into it, just enough to submerge the cigarette box.

  "I don't know, but it's definitely something good." Gu Miao smiled and replied, recalling the small protrusions she had touched before.

  Huang Laobo looked at Gu Mian with a glance: "How did you know it was good stuff?"

  Gu Mian raised her hands and said half-truly and half-falsely to Old Man Huang: "My hands are telling me."

  "Oh my, that's quite something! What a great hand!" Old Man Huang said with a smile, completely taking Gu Mian's words as a joke.

  Gu Mei didn't explain either. She would say something like that only on a whim, because she knew that at this time, Old Man Huang wouldn't believe her anyway.

  Sometimes people are like that, they clearly hear a rare truth, but think it's just a joke and unintentionally ignore it.

  "From my experience, this cigarette box won't be that simple. I remember seeing similar boxes before, they were all products of the British royal family. The box had many precious stones inlaid on it, which was very eye-catching." Old Man Huang took out the cigarette box that had been soaked for a while from the basin and began to carefully remove the stuck chewing gum with his tools.

  The originally dry chewing gum has changed now, it's as if it's not chewing gum anymore. With a light flick of the tool in Old Man Huang's hand, it quickly fell off the surface of the cigarette box.

  Jewel?

  Gu Meng's heart was racing, and she had actually thought that the protrusions might emit a higher temperature than the cigarette case itself when she felt them. She had also suspected that the area covered by the chewing gum might be inlaid with gems, but this guess was not certain.

  Although Old Man Huang didn't say it explicitly, judging from his tone, the inlaid stones on her cigarette case are probably precious gems.

  If there really were gems on the cigarette box, how would they be covered by a piece of chewing gum in such an obvious place and end up being sold to her for 500 yuan at a street stall? At this point, Gu Mian was indeed puzzled.

  However, she couldn't help but wonder if the embedded thing was a gemstone, which is why she had accepted Old Man Huang's invitation to come here so readily. After all, if it really was a gemstone, she wasn't confident that she could clean it out perfectly without damaging it.

  A slight carelessness may affect the overall appearance of the cigarette pack.

  "Out came!" Old Man Huang exclaimed excitedly, his tone carrying a hint of excitement, but his hands didn't stop for a moment, quickly peeling off the chewing gum from the box.

  Gu Mei hastily leaned her head over, and under the illumination of the lamp, a grandmother green gemstone radiating brilliant light appeared in her line of sight against the gradually clearer gold box.

  "Not only is there a grandmother's green gemstone, but also others!" Old Man Huang exclaimed excitedly, his hands moving even faster.

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