Chapter 147 Channel


    When Alice heard Jacob''s introduction, her heart sank to the bottom the sea. Jacob said that she was


    his friend. After spending so many years with him in such a young age, he said that she was just his


    friend. Anyone who encountered such a thing had the reason to be heartbroken.


    "Hello, Uncle James. Nice to meet you."


    James nodded. He captured the expression on her face, but it was puzzling for him to see such a sad


    expression on Alice''s face. After a minute, James seemed to understand everything in an instant.


    The story of Jacob and his first girlfriend had always been spread in the elders in the family. Of course,


    everyone was very interested in the inheritor''s girlfriend. Later, Jacob got married in a sh, and of


    course, Sara was not the legendary girlfriend. Then Alice standing in front of him would be her.


    James observed Jacob''s expression and couldn''t capture the sign of the so-called triangle rtionship.


    It could be seen from the admiration in Alice''s eyes that she liked Jacob. As for Jacob, his admiration


    would only be shown when he saw Sara. Jacob''s choice was already clear.


    James nodded his head in silence. He would talk about this with Jacob during the dinner. He was afraid


    that new problems may arouse if he brought the problem forward now.


    Moreover, James was never quite interested inmenting on other''s love affairs. No one other that


    the people in love could tell their situation. It usually happened that people who thought themselves as


    reasonable bystanders finally became more of a hindrance than a help in a rtionship. Thinking of


    this, James wore a smile on his face and talked to Alice, "Miss Alice, what''s your job right now?"


    James''s eyes revealed the wisdom of a smart man, but there was no aggressiveness in them. After all,


    the girl in front of him was also a poor person in the affection.


    Alice was unwilling to admit herself outdone. She tried her best to pretend as if he was talking about


    the affair of someone else. "I''m running a jewelry store at present. I have to thank Jacob for his help on


    the jewelry store. "


    James squinted his eyes and felt a little disgusted. Sometimes it just took several words from getting


    acquaintance with someone to knowing her. And just in that several words, you may feel unwilling to


    have contact with her anymore in your life. Alice was such a person. James sighed.


    "Oh, I''m quite interested in jewelry stores. Over the years, I have traveled to many ces and seen a


    lot of fresh people and things. But my love for jewelry had never changed. " James tantalized her, but


    showed no trace of doing that.


    At this time, Jacob stood up and said to James and Alice, "Let''s start the meal first and talk while


    eating."


    Alice nodded. She found that she was here not for dinner, but for questioning. But it didn''t matter as


    long as Jacob was happy.


    "Okay." Alice stood up and looked at James with a smile.


    The three of them came to the table in the kitchen. Jacob said to Alice, "I know you like strong favors,


    so I asked Winnie to add more salt than usual. I''m fine with that. What about Uncle James? "


    James shrugged his shoulders and said, "It doesn''t matter. Everything should be based on the needs of


    the guests. I can eat anything."


    Hearing this, Alice felt nervous. Her impression in the mind of James was greatly lowered. With a fake


    smile, she said, "Since I knew that too much salt is not good for my health, I have rarely eaten salt


    anymore."


    Jacob frowned and didn''t know how to answer. Alice found that she had said something wrong again,


    and the atmosphere was a little subtle. Alice turned to James and said, "Uncle, what do you want to


    know about the jewelry store? What about the most precious treasure in the store?"


    James scooped a bowl of soup and took a sip. He raised her eyes and said in surprise, "Oh, tell me,


    what''s the most precious treasure in the shop?"


    Alice smiled, knowing that she had seeded in raising his interest. "We have a South African


    diamond weighed 188 carats exhibited in the store. But it''s not for sale. "


    James''s eyes shone strangely. "Oh, is there really such a big diamond from South Africa? This is really


    rare. "


    "Please pardon my ignorance, uncle. Normally speaking, few diamonds of this size could be seen in


    the world, it''s really lucky for our store to have one. Someone has bid more than 1 billion dors for the


    diamond, but don''t want to sell it as a good. I thought that if I don''t sell it, it would always bring


    poprity for our store. " Alice couldn''t help but feel a little proud. Many people came to her store just


    to have a look at the diamond. Atst, they just bought something else and left bitterly.


    James squinted his eyes as if he was thinking about something. The girl in front of him was indeed very


    smart, but her smartness was too obvious and superficial. The smarter you looked like, the more hatred


    and jealous you may incur.


    "I didn''t expect that you should be so talented at such a young age. I really admire you." While praising


    Alice, James was worried about the situation of Sara. It would be better for such a powerful person to


    be a friend, but it would be difficult for an enemy.


    Alice was happy and looked at Jacob with a smile. Lowering his head, Jacob kept eating and answered


    casually, "Uncle is right. You''re really smart."


    Alice said in a modest manner, "I''m just a freshman in jewelry industry. Comparing with you two who


    have been doing business for a long time, my strategy must be toomon to mention. Uncle, youN?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    don''t have to be so polite to me. "


    James nodded andughed, "It''s my fault. I''ve been too aloof with you."


    Hisugh relieved her a lot. She continued, "I haven''t eaten the food cooked by Winnie for a long time.


    I miss it very much."


    Winnie, who was standing aside, didn''t say anything. That was not what she said before.


    Jacob picked up some food for her and said, "Then eat more."


    Alice was touched. It seemed that Jacob was still caring about her.


    "By the way, Alice, do you have any particrly powerfulpetitors in your jewelry store?" Jacob


    asked with understatement.


    Alice didn''t know what Jacob was up to. Why did he ask this question? Would he really take back his


    jewelry store? With a guilty conscience, she lowered her voice.


    "Well, there will be correspondingpetitions in all walks of life, and of course, the jewelry industry is


    no exception. All in all, the jewelry industry is monopolizing, but we are not familiar with it. " Alice began


    to be confused. After all, she was an outsider.


    "Oh, I see. What about your supply channels? " Jacob seemed to be interested. It was the first time


    that he knew jewelry industry was a monopoly industry. The new knowledge made Jacob a little


    excited.


    "Well, each directly operated store has its own supply channel. Especially for some precious jewelry.


    Usually they could be met but couldn''t be seek. In order to get that supply, special channel is need. As


    a freshman in this industry, I''ve only learned a little about this. " Alice picked up the ss of water and


    took a sip. It was the first time that she felt this dish a little too salty.


    "Oh, I''ve heard of it before. I heard that once the supplier is confirmed, it will not change easily. " James


    suddenly said and wiped his mouth with a napkin next to him.


    Alice''s face lit up withcency. "That''s true. Fortunately, when I took over the shop, the previous


    owner gave me a channel to purchase goods. Otherwise, I would have been shut down the store now.


    "