Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 545: Chapter 542: Imperial Green

Signing was of course not a difficult task; after the terms and price had been agreed upon, everyone from the Jiang Family, except for Uncle Jiang Qi who was uncooperative due to his insanity, signed their names on the contract and pressed their fingerprints with the ink pad.

No sooner had they finished signing than Huo Sining’s twenty million was transferred via bank transfer, smoothly arriving into Jiang Sibo’s bank account. Seeing the string of zeroes that followed, not only Jiang Xiaoqin but the rest of the Jiang family as well felt like they were in a dream, unable to snap back to reality for a long while.

It was only at this moment that Zhou Zhen finally became aware, belatedly realizing that Huo Sining had truly spent twenty million to buy this pile of rough material!

Suddenly, he felt a sense of regret, especially when he saw Huo Sining’s serene face brimming with confident smiles; it made him waver even more. Deep down, he couldn’t help feeling remorseful.

Huo Sining was not like the clueless Su Qingqing. Despite her young age, this woman was always cunning and deceitful, never willing to suffer a loss. Now that she was willing to spend such a large sum to purchase these worthless stones, it was definitely not without a target in mind.

Could it be that there was indeed superior Jadeite hidden among the rough stones?!

Ye Zixin and Zhou Mei looked at each other, baffled. However, even at this point, they still refused to believe it, and even harbored some doubts. They wondered if Huo Sining was colluding with the Jiang Family and putting on a show just for them to see.

Hattori Keiko’s eyes were deep, and she watched everything before her with the expression of someone enjoying a good show.

The stone cutting machine was quickly brought over. Jiang Sibo and a few others prepared to move the rough material from the basement, but they were stopped by Huo Sining.

”Boss Jiang, there’s no need for you to busy yourself,” Huo Sining said with a smile. ”The twenty million I spent is not for Uncle Jiang Qi’s pile of Mogang Rock in the basement, but for this—”

With that, Huo Sining turned around and pointed to the giant slab that looked like a washing board behind her, then asked the mad old man standing not far away, ”Uncle Qi, is this piece of rough material likely to pay off?”

The mad old man seemed to have a glint in his eye at that moment, as if he understood Huo Sining was addressing him. He laughed, clapping his hands and nodded, ”Pay off, my rough material, big rock, pay off!”

Huo Sining couldn’t help but let out a light chuckle. ”Fine, then I’ll take your auspicious words, Uncle Qi!”

Then Huo Sining said to Ouyang Jun and Qin Tian, ”Brothers, this material is really too big, so I might need your help in a bit.”

Ouyang Jun and Qin Tian now had a kind of blind trust in Huo Sining. Although it seemed strange for Huo Sining to spend twenty million on a washing board, they firmly believed that the Jadeite hidden inside the giant stone would be an eye-opener for them.

For those in the Jadeite gambling circle, each piece of superior Jadeite represented a stroke of good fortune. Many Stone Solver Masters daydreamt of personally uncovering a piece of superior Jadeite, because they believed it could not only bask in the aura of Jadeite to boost their fame but also bring them good luck.

So when Huo Sining asked for their assistance, Ouyang Jun and Qin Tian were only too happy to comply.

Upon learning that Huo Sining’s target was the unremarkable-looking giant washing stone, Zhou Zhen’s entire demeanor darkened.

He had thought that as long as he didn’t believe Huo Sining’s words, he wouldn’t fall for her tricks. But what he hadn’t anticipated was that he still couldn’t avoid it, for Huo Sining had long set up the trap and was waiting for him; whether he chose to participate or not, he would be the one to lose.

The selfish are always the easiest to forgive their own mistakes, and the least able to forgive the mistakes of others.

Zhou Zhen attempted to sabotage Huo Sining’s deal with the Jiang Family, but he wouldn’t admit to interfering. Instead, he felt that Huo Sining was the one constantly tripping him up, which infuriated him, his eyes burning with rage as his entire facial expression contorted.

Huo Sining certainly noticed the change in Zhou Zhen’s expression, but she didn’t care. She was not one to relentlessly pursue her enemies, but no one likes having a fly constantly buzzing around, being a nuisance.

If Zhou Zhen hadn’t provoked her, Huo Sining wouldn’t have taken the initiative to deal with him, but he couldn’t help himself from stirring up trouble.

Regardless of Huo Sining’s now elevated status, even without it, as long as she had the Water-Repelling Pearl and the Heavenly Eye with her, she really didn’t consider a small fry like Zhou Zhen worth her attention. If Zhou Zhen wasn’t afraid of dying, he was welcome to come at her, and she guaranteed he would have a memorable experience and regret being born into this world!

This giant washboard was truly immense, weighing half a ton. Even after being used as a washboard for twenty or thirty years, only the outermost layer had been worn away.

Huo Sining drew lines on the entire Mogang Rock and had Ouyang Jun, Qin Tian, and Wu Jun join in. Together with Huo Sining, the four of them each took a manual stone cutting machine and quickly began to peel the rough stone.

Soon, three-quarters of the thick outer shell had been cut away.

Even so, the rough stone weighing over a hundred kilograms still looked frighteningly large, and it was impossible for Huo Sining alone to lift such a massive piece onto the stone cutting machine.

In fact, at this point, they were still some distance away from reaching the jadeite, but Huo Sining felt that they couldn’t peel it any further; it had to be done slowly on the stone cutting machine.

The group lifted the rough stone onto the stone cutting machine, Huo Sining estimated the specific location where the green would appear, and then began to draw lines again, carefully directing Wu Jun, Qin Tian, and Ouyang Jun to push the giant rock towards the grinding wheel of the stone cutting machine, slowly making the first cut.

The Jiang Family members were so nervous that they were sweating profusely, Huo Sining knew what they were thinking—they were worried that if she made a wrong cut, she would blame them.

Therefore, to settle things quickly, Huo Sining’s cut was very deep, almost along the line drawn along the edge of the jadeite.

As the cut was made, the grinding wheel grazed past the edge of the jadeite. When the stone skin fell off, it revealed something inside that was fragile and fresh.

The Jiang Family members, who had been anxiously uneasy, changed their faces in an instant upon seeing the substance inside, looking as if they had seen a ghost, staring fixedly at the color revealed on the cut surface.

At the square window of the stone face, a palm-sized piece of green appeared, the unique fine and smooth texture of jadeite clear to the eye, indicating a typical glass-type jadeite with a high degree of transparency, full luster, and the color a proper vibrant green, yet slightly more intense.

In terms of the texture, luster, and color, this piece of jadeite was undoubtedly a pure imperial green.

Most importantly, even without any polishing or buffing, the natural radiance emitted by the jadeite couldn’t be faked, instantly identifiable as the unique characteristic of imperial green.

”Imperial green!”

Upon seeing what was inside, Jiang Xiaoqin was the first to scream out loud.

Ouyang Jun and Qin Tian were holding the giant rock across from Wu Jun and couldn’t see the front of the stone cutting machine where the cut was made on the rough stone, but when they heard Jiang Xiaoqin utter the words ”imperial green,” both of their hands shook, nearly losing their grip on the massive rock.