Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1353: Chapter 1348: Huo Sining’s Unusual Mood

Huo Sining said she wanted to choose another piece of raw material, and she wasn’t referring to the warehouse, but rather to the two discarded materials not far from her feet.

After obtaining Li Jun’s consent, she turned around without another word and walked over to the two pieces that Sakai Ichiro had discarded earlier, picking up one without hesitation.

Seeing this strange behavior from Huo Sining, not only Li Jun but also everyone else present was puzzled.

Su Qingqing and Bai Yishan exchanged glances, both unsure of what Huo Sining was up to.

”Miss Huo, you...” Li Jun asked in confusion.

Huo Sining smiled confidently, her eyes showing determination: ”Young Director Li, this is the material I’ve chosen.”

Choose this one? But how can this still be called raw material? It’s clearly just discarded material!

If Li Jun hadn’t already witnessed Huo Sining’s stone gambling skills, he would have thought she was crazy.

Li Jun was about to ask when a line from a news report suddenly flashed through his mind: The Jade Queen once gambled on two granite scraps in Ruili, cutting out jade heaven beads and imperial green, instantly becoming a new star in Huaxia’s gambling circle!

Thinking of this news, Li Jun’s eyes flickered as he looked at the discarded piece in Huo Sining’s hand, a vague sense of dread forming in his heart.

This Huo Sining wasn’t even interested in the ice-type apple green rough material he held, even suggesting changing the bet temporarily. She went to great lengths just to get this piece of discarded material, making Li Jun realize something was off!

He was sure there might be a big issue within this discarded material!

The material Huo Sining chose was indeed one of the discarded pieces that Sakai Ichiro had thrown away.

This material originally weighed about fifteen kilograms, but after Sakai Ichiro cut it several times, it was sliced in half through the middle.

Now, both pieces of discarded material weighed less than five kilograms, and the half that Huo Sining chose was about seven or eight pounds, not heavy to hold.

Li Jun knew well that Huo Sining wouldn’t make a losing trade. Her confident choice of this seemingly insignificant discarded material proved there was more to it than met the eye.

But since he had already agreed to Huo Sining’s terms earlier, he couldn’t go back on his word no matter how regretful he felt.

Sakai Ichiro, Hattori Keiko, and the Watanabe father and son were observing from the side the whole time, naturally witnessing Huo Sining’s inexplicable actions.

But in the eyes of these four, this woman named Huo must have had her brain trapped by a door!

Because to them, the stone Huo Sining picked was just material Sakai Ichiro failed with, and such discarded material couldn’t possibly yield jade again!

”Miss Huo, I have an untoward request, would you mind solving the stone here in my small courtyard?”

After Huo Sining got the discarded material, she didn’t plan to solve the stone on the spot. Instead, she signaled Gu Xu to bring her backpack over, clearly intending to take the material away directly.

This made Li Jun somewhat anxious.

He wasn’t concerned about how precious the jade picked by Huo Sining was but rather about what type of jade was hidden within this material.

Huo Sining successfully piqued his curiosity, and if she didn’t solve the stone on the spot, this anticlimactic situation would be very frustrating for Li Jun.

If Huo Sining didn’t reveal the mystery, Li Jun feared he might not be able to sleep that night!

Seeing the eagerness and intense curiosity in Li Jun’s eyes, there was a trace of hesitation on Huo Sining’s face.

She had a reason for not solving it immediately: this jade was different from any she’d encountered before.

Once revealed, this jade would undoubtedly drive countless people crazy!

After a long struggle and hesitance, Huo Sining finally sighed and nodded in agreement.

She turned on the stone cutting machine, prepared clean water, and set everything up.

Huo Sining carefully felt the rough stone before cautiously drawing cut lines on it.

The surface of this rough stone was smooth, with no cracks inside.

In fact, when Sakai Ichiro was holding this rough stone, Huo Sining spotted fibrous fringe and dotted floral jade textures on the surface and rashly concluded that the chance of gambled value increase was extremely low.

If she hadn’t moved the piece herself while clearing the stone cutting machine, Huo Sining might never have discovered the secret inside this rough stone.

Inside the shell of this material was another layer of shell!

When Huo Sining touched the discarded piece, her Heavenly Eye saw through the first layer of skin, seeing rippling jade patterns within the second layer, surrounded by many long strip-shaped floral patterns!

This was an excellent sign, as there was an old saying in the stone gambling world: ”With ripples and floral patterns, there must be color.”

But this rough stone was deeply hidden, wrapped in two layers of shell. If not for Huo Sining’s Heavenly Eye Skill, this material might have been discarded as waste.

Huo Sining felt both excited and fortunate, realizing that the jade hidden so deeply within this material hadn’t even been exposed after Sakai Ichiro’s multiple cuts and splitting from the middle, proving it was destined for her!

This jade, in Huo Sining’s view, was a piece of exquisite art.

Looking at such jade, Huo Sining couldn’t help but sigh lightly, thinking this was the true essence of jade, worthy of being cherished for generations! Compared to it, any jade she previously gambled on, even emerald heaven bead or imperial green, was worthless!

Once securing the rough stone, Huo Sining repeatedly ran her hand over it.

Her eyes showed deep reluctance, before she resolutely pushed it toward the grinding wheel, carefully making the first cut.

Unlike any of her previous stone-cutting attempts, this time, Huo Sining was incredibly cautious, only shaving off a thin layer of the outer shell before stopping.

Her face was particularly serious, showing how even she found this rough stone challenging.

Previously, Huo Sining was always confident when solving stones; each cut was precise and appropriate, neither too much nor too little.

However, as she cut the stone earlier, Gu Xu, Bai Yishan, and others a few steps away noticed Huo Sining’s hands were trembling uncontrollably, indicating her nervousness!

This was an unprecedented phenomenon, and not just Su Qingqing and Bai Yishan; even Ouyang Jun and Qin Tian, who had personally witnessed Huo Sining solve stones before, knew how adept she was—comparable to an Old Stone Solver Master.

Even back in Ruili, when uncovering jade heaven beads and imperial green, Huo Sining kept her calm composure, so what kind of jade could make Huo Sining so nervous?

Gu Xu and Ouyang Jun exchanged glances, seeing surprise and confusion in each other’s eyes.