Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 526: Chapter 523: Better to Buy a Single Thread Than a Whole Piece

Thinking of how this man would be cursed after buying this raw material, Su Qingqing’s rage instantly dissipated.

However, she also knew that she couldn’t show her feelings too obviously; if she did, the middle-aged man would definitely suspect something.

Thus, she raised her eyebrows and gave the middle-aged man a cold look, speaking with a hint of anger,

”Since you insist on snatching this raw material from me, I won’t compete with you for it. Go on and pay for it, this piece is worth at least five hundred thousand. I want to see if you, appearing out of nowhere, truly fancy this stone, or are just trying to pick a fight!”

The middle-aged man also seemed stunned at the figure of five hundred thousand. He had just recently gotten involved in stone gambling and, although he knew the rules of the trade, he hadn’t really paid much attention to them.

In the middle-aged man’s opinion, when you see something good, you naturally have to act first to beat others to it. How could he possibly let someone else have it?

So, when he saw the vibrant green jade flesh showing through the window opened on the raw material Su Qingqing had chosen, he immediately felt the stone was bound to contain good jadeite and took the opportunity to snatch the raw material while Su Qingqing was selecting other stones.

But he hadn’t expected that such an unassuming piece of raw material would cost five hundred thousand. If the gamble fell through, that was a not-insignificant number.

Some people are just like that, hoping to gain an advantage without paying the price, expecting pies to fall from the sky. Where in the world could there be such a good deal?

”What? Can’t afford it? If you can’t afford it, why did you snatch it? Since you’re reluctant to part with the five hundred thousand, please return the stone to me so I can go pay!”

Su Qingqing sneered inwardly, thinking: Daring to bully me? Do you really think I’m that easy to deal with? If you dare to let me suffer a loss, I’ll definitely return it tenfold!

Su Qingqing was just bluffing. Not to mention that the stone itself wasn’t worth that much, even if it was, she didn’t have five hundred thousand to spare.

But the middle-aged man had been provoked by Su Qingqing. Any man would feel humiliated when looked down upon by a woman, and Su Qingqing’s provocation successfully ignited his desire to prevail. With a start, he picked up the raw material and headed over to the owner, and without another word, bought the stone.

The owner had heard Su Qingqing mention five hundred thousand earlier, and being a savvy businessman, how could he turn down the money? He gladly took the five hundred thousand, and the ownership of the raw material passed to the middle-aged man.

Even after the transaction for the material, the middle-aged man’s friends were somewhat stunned.

Stone gambling was inherently unreliable, with nine out of ten gambles leading to losses, and occasionally cutting out a piece couldn’t even recover the capital.

Therefore, the middle-aged man usually dabbled in small ventures, spending three to fifty thousand on a few stones for fun. He had never before spent five hundred thousand on a single piece of material like he did today.

”I say, Second Brother, why bother arguing with a woman? By fighting with her, aren’t you just being foolish? Spending so much money, if the cut is a bust, how will you explain it to your wife and kids when you go back?”

One of the friends traveling with the middle-aged man couldn’t stand it any longer and hastily grabbed him to ask.

The middle-aged man didn’t seem to care much, ”Stone gambling is inherently a high risk of loss. If everyone could win, would it still be called gambling? This is a semi-gamble raw material, not a full gamble brick material, the price is naturally higher.”

”But look at this window that has been cut open; we are already seeing high-quality green. As long as the jade flesh is deeply green enough, there must be good jadeite inside! If I can get a bracelet of this color quality from inside, I’ll earn more than double!”

That friend still wanted to persuade him, but then the middle-aged man, patting his friend’s shoulder with confidence, said,

”Don’t worry, I did divination before coming here, and the divination said that my trip to Ruili would surely bring riches and honor to my doorsteps. Isn’t that saying I’ll make a big profit from betting on a price increase? This stone will surely rise in value, just wait and see!”

With that, the middle-aged man went towards the stone cutting machine in the backyard, led by the owner. His friends exchanged glances, sighed helplessly, and followed the owner to the backyard as well.

At that moment, Su Qingqing became curious. After all, that material had been snatched from her hands, and if it weren’t for Huo Sining stopping her, she might have insisted on buying it herself.

It was really that the window of the semi-gambling rough showed a palm-sized patch of green that was too attractive.

”Ningning, shall we go in and take a look too? I really want to know if that piece of material can really cut out jadeite!”

Su Qingqing trusted Huo Sining’s judgment but still felt somewhat reluctant.

The courtyard was well soundproofed; standing in the shop, not even the sound of the stone cutting machine could be heard. Su Qingqing, itching with curiosity, longingly stared at the curtain at the back door.

”If you want to go watch, go ahead, but don’t blame me for not warning you in advance. Just stay on the outskirts, look, and don’t interrupt casually!”

Huo Sining felt helpless and shook his head, busying herself with selecting rough stones from the fully gambling area.

There was nothing to see. The piece that the man was holding was one Huo Sining had already seen in that batch of semi-gambling rough stones.

The piece weighed about twenty pounds, and a part of it had been scraped open from the center, revealing a palm-sized piece of Yang Green jade flesh.

Even without using the Heavenly Eye Skill, Huo Sining wouldn’t choose such a stone by just looking with the naked eye.

Would a stone that can cut out Yang Green jade, if it can increase in value, be left unsold in the shop?

That patch of Yang Green jadeite window was clearly opened intentionally, a clear ploy to deceive novices.

In the jade trading circles, there’s a saying, ”Better to buy a line than a whole patch,” which is basic knowledge in stone gambling. It means that it’s better to buy a piece of rough with only a green line revealed than one that shows an entire patch of green jade.

Many people may find it strange, clearly a large piece of jade flesh is more expensive than a smaller one, but why is it the opposite here?

This is also related to the characteristics of the green color in the jadeite raw stone. If a rough stone shows a green line, the thickness of the jadeite inside can be roughly determined.

But with a patch of jadeite, one can only know the surface area it covers; it’s hard to tell how deep the green goes. The chances of cutting out skin-deep green rather than deep green are much higher. Therefore, beginners without good judgment usually don’t dare to bet on off-green pieces.