After paying for the jade, Engineer Liu was very cordial. Perhaps he had nothing to do on his own there, so he kept Li Long chatting about gossip for quite a while. Li Long also told him about the people from Stone City who had dug up a huge piece of jade.
According to Engineer Liu, jade that big would be worth a considerable amount even if its quality was only average. Its sheer size meant there were plenty of things it could be made into.
As he spoke, Engineer Liu looked wistful and sighed. He said he was old now, and his hands were no longer as nimble as before. In his younger days, he really would have wanted a piece of jade like that to carve something from.
By the time Li Long left, the sun had already set. Engineer Liu had actually wanted to invite him home for dinner, but Li Long declined.
Leaving the Jade Carving Factory, Li Long felt hungry, but he did not plan to eat in Wu City. Instead, he drove to Beiting City for a meal. By the time he finished, the sun had been down for a while, and night was approaching.
He would have to drive after dark today.
Li Long suddenly realized that he seemed never to have driven at night since getting the Jeep.
He was not used to it and would subconsciously avoid traveling at night.
Mostly, it was because he did not have that much to do, and there was little nightlife at the time. Although he had taken on several different ventures to earn money, everything was planned in advance, so he had never needed to drive at night.
Leaving Beiting and heading west, the Jeep plunged into the darkness. With the headlights on, he