Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 781: Chapter 777: A Lot to Offer?

”Driving a wedge between these two people will stop them from continuing with the plan for the fake raw materials. Wang Zhongwei, knowing that you’ve exposed his conspiracy, is definitely feeling guilty and scared. At this point, if you give him a chance to ease the situation, saying you won’t hold his deceit against him but just want to pick another piece from his other five raw materials, he will naturally take the easy way out and agree.”

As Huo Sining spoke, there was an unmistakable hint of mockery in her eyes:

”This plan is actually full of loopholes; I honestly didn’t expect it to go so smoothly. I was thinking that if these two didn’t fall for it, it wouldn’t matter; as long as we didn’t fall for it, there’d be no loss. We could just abandon the fake raw material, expose their lies, leave gracefully, and then think of another way to buy back the fake raw material at a low price after we return.”

Zhong Zifan and Luo Jinzhi were both wide-eyed and flabbergasted, their expressions one of utter astonishment.

Zhong Zifan, at this moment, no longer saw Huo Sining as just a young girl; all that remained in his eyes were shock and admiration.

Such formidable psychological tactics, toying with Wang Zhongwei and Zhong Yuejin, two middle-aged men in their forties or fifties—was this truly the work of a teenager?

Huo Sining shrugged, ”But now it seems, my plan is going fairly well, at least not beyond what I can control. And I’ve gained an additional benefit. I estimate that after we’ve gambled these two stones, Wang Zhongwei and Zhong Yuejin will be seething with rage, probably hating us to the bone.”

Hearing this, Zhong Zifan’s interest was piqued, and his gaze fell on the Sand Hole Raw Material in the bag beside Huo Sining:

”An additional benefit, you mean this piece of Sand Hole Raw Material? Could it be that there’s something special about this material?”

Huo Sining nodded with a smile, ”Not just something special, but something very special.”

”What exactly is so special? Could it be that these two pieces of raw material could actually yield jadeite?!”

Zhong Zifan was skeptical about what Huo Sining had said, but remembering how she had extracted emerald Heavenly Beads and imperial green from the Mogang Rock, he also felt an instinctive trust.

Especially after hearing Huo Sining mention that there was something very special, a strong desire for knowledge emerged in him; he couldn’t wait to find a stone cutting machine and open the two pieces of raw material to uncover their secrets.

However, his eagerness did not win Huo Sining’s approval. The girl was prone to keeping people in suspense. Seeing Zhong Zifan’s itching eagerness, she deliberately held back:

”Well, it wouldn’t be fun if the secret was revealed too early. You go back later and announce that tomorrow we will be doing the stone gambling publicly in the shop.”

”Public stone gambling?!” On hearing this suggestion, Zhong Zifan was taken aback, his eyes filled with confusion as he looked at Huo Sining.

Although Huo Sining seemed confident, public stone gambling was no small matter. Even immortals have trouble predicting the quality of jade. If they succeeded, it would be greatly beneficial to the reputation of their stone gambling shop; but what if it went wrong, what if the stone value plummeted?

It wasn’t that Zhong Zifan didn’t trust Huo Sining, but the decision was too sudden, and these two pieces of raw material didn’t seem like they would increase in value upon cutting. If they were to lose in public, his stone gambling shop would become the laughingstock of Fuzhou City—how could he continue running it then?

Seeing that Zhong Zifan remained silent, Huo Sining understood his concerns. She smiled, not urging him too much, but waiting instead for Zhong Zifan’s decision.

”This is a big deal, I need to discuss it with Liao Song before deciding.”

Zhong Zifan finally spoke to Huo Sining after a long silence.

Huo Sining nodded. ”I know what you are worried about, but I have always been someone who doesn’t do things without assurance. I won’t say I’m absolutely sure about this, but I do have about seventy percent confidence. Discuss it with Liao Song, and if he doesn’t agree, then we can just handle it privately.”

When Huo Sining talked about publicly revealing the stone, his intention was also to help Zhong Zifan and Liao Song. First, publicly revealing the stone cutting process could be seen as advertising for their storefront, and if they could reveal jadeite of high value, their stone gambling shop could become famous overnight;

Second, Huo Sining intentionally wanted to make a show of it, to let both Zhong Yuejin and Wang Zhongwei catch wind of it. He could anticipate just how loud the slap on Wang Zhongwei and Zhong Yuejin’s faces would be once these pieces of raw material were cut open!

However, these were currently just Huo Sining’s unilateral thoughts. If Zhong Zifan and Liao Song didn’t dare to take the gamble, Huo Sining was not in a position to urge them further.

Back at the stone gambling shop, Liao Song was indeed there. Since they had parted in Changhua, it had been a while since they had seen each other, so Liao Song was obviously happy to see Huo Sining coming over.

Yet for Liao Song, the most important thing at the moment was that perfect piece of Hei Wu Sha raw material. Seeing Zhong Zifan walking in with a large bag, a look of joy immediately appeared in Liao Song’s eyes, and he hurriedly went to greet him:

”Did you buy the material? Let me see it quickly!”

Liao Song didn’t know that the material was fake, so seeing Zhong Zifan bringing back the material naturally filled him with immense joy.

”How much did it cost to get it?” Liao Song asked.

”Two hundred thousand,” Huo Sining replied with a smile.

”Two hundred thousand?!” Liao Song was shocked when he heard this amount, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he looked back and forth between Huo Sining and Zhong Zifan, seemingly incredulous about the price.

Zhong Zifan nodded. Seeing there was something odd in Zhong Zifan’s expression, Liao Song immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly asked, ”What’s the matter?”

”Let’s talk inside!” They were still standing at the entrance, and passersby were occasionally walking by. Zhong Zifan subconsciously furrowed his brow, obviously feeling that this wasn’t an appropriate place to discuss the matter.

”Ah, look at me! I haven’t even invited the guests inside. Please, come in and have a seat,” he said.

Upon Zhong Zifan’s reminder, Liao Song realized that he was still at the entrance, blocking Huo Sining and Luo Jinzhi outside, and immediately slapped his forehead, hastily ushering them into the shop.

Back in the shop, Liao Song hurried to have the apprentices serve tea and snacks and instructed someone to watch the front of the shop, while the four of them went directly to the back hall of the shop.

”What exactly is going on?”

Liao Song clearly remembered that Zhong Zifan had previously agreed with Wang Zhongwei to buy that piece of material for one million two hundred thousand. Now it had been bought for only two hundred thousand—how could that be possible?

Zhong Zifan considered his words for a moment, then hesitantly said, ”This piece of raw material is a fake. Wang Zhongwei joined with Zhong Yuejin to put on an act, trying to swindle my money...”

”What?!” Upon hearing this, Liao Song’s face immediately turned red with anger, and he slammed his hand onto the table, furiously exclaiming, ”These two have gone too far!”