On Christmas morning, Luo Yanran was all dressed up, and despite the cold, she obediently let the makeup artist do her work.

With the opening of Nine Heavens Pavilion, as the only visible owner, Luo Yanran naturally had to pay extra attention to her image, lest the face of Nine Heavens Pavilion be disgraced.

The other three people were also present, but they were there to help as family members.

Since Nine Heavens Pavilion couldn’t run without Luo Qianqian, she held forty percent of the shares by herself, while the remaining sixty percent was evenly divided among the other three, each holding twenty percent.

Luo Qianqian saw Elder Deng and Elder Xiu arriving together, and immediately greeted them with a smile: "Welcome, it’s an honor to have you both here."

The onlookers were stunned for a moment upon seeing these two influential figures arrive, puzzled as to who was backing Nine Heavens Pavilion to invite such guests?

Luo Yanran was also dragged over by Tang Tianyi to exchange pleasantries, and after Luo Qianqian’s introduction, the two savvy elders immediately understood that this former celebrity was the public face of the shop’s owner.

Elder Xiu laughed heartily: "You’re not bad, I heard we’re getting a ninety-nine percent discount for coming."

"What are you saying? Didn’t you see the banner outside? The whole store is offering twenty percent off, and you’re happy with a ninety-nine percent discount." Elder Deng shook his head in exasperation, but still smiled warmly.

Elder Xiu nodded mysteriously, grinning, "Isn’t it possible to get a ninety-nine percent discount on top of an eighty-percent-off deal?"

"Is that possible?" Elder Deng was stunned and glanced at Luo Qianqian.

Luo Qianqian grinned: "Brother, you should go wait for people, I’ll take care of these two grandpas."

Watching Luo Yanran leave, Luo Qianqian lowered her voice slightly: "Today’s main event isn’t discounted, but if you two want it, it’s at ninety-nine percent."

"What is it? A main event?" Elder Deng was immediately intrigued.

Luo Qianqian was equally excited, as she had only read about such things in books and never expected Tang Tianyi to give her such a rare item.

Although he said it was a gift from someone else.

"It’s a secret, you’ll have to attend the ribbon-cutting to find out." Qian Xi giggled.

"You little rascal..." Elder Xiu was helpless, but he too realized that this item must be extraordinary.

Why? There was nothing mundane on the entire first floor of Nine Heavens Pavilion!

Who has ever seen decorative vases made of antiques? Who has ever seen decorative paintings that are original masterpieces?

He looked at the kids scurrying around inside and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Once this place opens... it’s going to be...

He sighed, still curious about what could make such grandiose individuals appear so solemn.

"It’s about time." Qin Nuan checked the time and found Luo Qianqian.

Luo Qianqian nodded and tapped Luo Yanran, who was engaged in conversation.

Luo Yanran nodded.

There were five people at the ribbon-cutting: Luo Yanran, Elder Deng, Elder Xiu, and two officials invited by Fang Youyuan through Jimo Kong’s connections—the deputy director of the museum and the deputy director of the cultural relics protection bureau.

When the time came, firecrackers sounded, and Luo Qianqian’s eyes sparkled.

Watching the salespeople return to their positions and begin to greet customers under Qu Lin’s lead, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems it should be alright."

This time they provided the Rebirth series, with the cheapest pendant priced over five figures, crafted by famous artists and guaranteed for quality, quickly becoming Nine Heavens Pavilion’s signature collection.

And this time, shopping was incentivized with the chance to enter a lottery upon spending 100,000 yuan.

The lottery tickets were divided, with the secondary ticket going into the lottery box at the counter, and ticket A staying with the customer, while ticket B was kept at the counter, recording the customer’s name and phone number.

The lottery offered three grand prizes, with the first prize being one pair of Emperor Green glass-type earrings, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. The second prize was two individual Red Jade glass-type pendants, each with a certificate of authenticity. The third prize was five individual Yellow Jade glass-type rings, each with a certificate of authenticity.

The prizes were worth more than the merchandise.

After all, there was no Emperor Green among the items in the display.

Additionally, some of today’s guests had invitations sent by Fang Youyuan, and besides these invitees, only those Luo Qianqian personally invited could go up to the second floor.

The second floor had no display counters; it had been completely transformed into a venue, with rows of seats packed closely together.

There was also a table at the front, with cameras perfectly projecting everything on the table onto the LED screen on the wall.

"What is this?" Elder Deng and Elder Xiu, following Luo Qianqian upstairs, felt puzzled.

Luo Qianqian gave a mysterious smile: "Sit down, and you’ll find out soon enough."

Soon, those holding invitations passed by the security-guarded stairway entrance and made their way to the second floor.

Fang Youyuan also sat behind the table. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

And Luo Yanran? As the apparent owner, he was of course there too.

Qu Lin was left on the first floor as the manager.

"Media?" Elder Deng furrowed his brow slightly.

He clearly saw the flashing lights at the back, and just outside during the ribbon-cutting, he had noticed some people, but back then, they didn’t seem eager to take photos?

"Hehe, you’ll find out soon." Luo Qianqian giggled.

For today, they had even brought in fifty security personnel from Haoran, almost leading Luo Xihan to suspect something was up.

But fortunately, since Haoran had artists under its banner, there was an abundance of security personnel.

Some of the security staff were actually bodyguards, who would follow nearby whenever Luo Yanran went out.

"Ahem, I’m sure everyone is curious about why we’re on the second floor and not the first floor?" Seeing Fang Youyuan’s signal, Luo Yanran nodded slightly and spoke in a clear voice.

"The Rebirth series on the first floor is the work of our Master Jin Yang, but currently, neither Master Jin Yang nor I are on the first floor, which must be quite puzzling."

Luo Qianqian left her seat, went to the adjacent chamber, opened the safe, dragged out the box inside, placed it beside Luo Yanran, and returned to her seat.

Luo Yanran looked at the small pink box in front of her, and for some reason, she couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth.

Carefully placing the box on the table, she said, "Next, it’s time to witness the moment of wonder."

Together with Fang Youyuan, she opened the suitcase and took out a piece of stone only slightly bigger than an adult’s head.

Elder Xiu frowned: "Gambling Stone?"

"Sort of..." Luo Qianqian nodded.

Besides being sure that what’s inside was invaluable, she knew nothing else.

It was also in a book that she had read about the existence of such highly spiritual jade stones.

Elder Deng, however, looked at Luo Qianqian in surprise: "Emperor Green?"

"Hehe, how would I know?" She touched her nose, feeling a bit embarrassed. She would never say that even Emperor Green couldn’t compare to this item, only to let others laugh and then be slapped in the face—how embarrassing would that be?

It’s better to remain low-key.

Fang Youyuan began grinding the stone at the marked line after making a cut, without moving the stone-cutting knife any further.

Even those who had been disdainful began to furrow their brows.