??39: Chapter 39: Gambling on Stones
39: Chapter 39: Gambling on Stones
When Zhang Yusheng discovered that the girl had her eye on a piece of rough jade worth at least five million, he beca sowhat restless.
This girl, about the sa age as his sister lying in the hospital bed, carried herself with an extraordinary deanor and had a clean, clear gaze, far from what one would expect from a spendthrift.
After thinking it over, Zhang Yusheng decided he’d better go and give her so advice.
“Miss, it’s better to buy less rough jade.
Not every piece will reveal green,” he cautioned.
An Yiqing looked up at his words, facing a man with a square, upright face and a bright, intelligent gleam in his eyes, which were direct and steady, not flickering.
An Yiqing found this man quite interesting.
Judging by his attire, he should be successful in his career, yet the exhaustion and dejection on his face indicated he was currently facing difficulties.
Here was a man who, despite his own uncertain situation, still kindly warned her; such genuine concern was rare nowadays.
“Zhang Boss, let the young lady buy what she wants.
You can barely keep yourself afloat, and you’re thinking about others?” the stall owner, seeing his duck about to fly away, couldn’t help but grow anxious.
This Zhang Yusheng really was sothing, owing debts and not paying them off, yet coming here to play the good Samaritan.
Zhang Yusheng, looking at the approving or mocking expressions of those around him, clenched his hands tighter, his face turning crimson.
In recent days, he had experienced the fickleness of human relationships.
When he was successful, everyone fawned over him, but now that he had fallen on hard tis, he understood what was real and what was fake.
Although Zhang Yusheng was furious, he didn’t just walk away.
He didn’t want the girl, about the sa age as his sister, to be deceived.
Even though the girl’s clothing indicated she was no ordinary person, the rough jade she had chosen was worth over ten million, a significant sum for any family.
“Young lady, not every piece of rough jade will reveal green.
It’s best to be cautious in your selection.
The ones you’ve chosen amount to over ten million, it’s too risky,” he advised.
An Yiqing roughly understood the man before her from the idle talk around them.
Zhang Yusheng, the renowned owner of Zhenbaozhai in Xuandu City.
Zhenbaozhai dealt in jade, and Zhang Yusheng himself was quite capable.
He started from scratch at twenty-three and built Zhenbaozhai step by step with his exceptional talent and eye for quality.
However, sentint has its downsides.
Being too brilliant led to betrayal by his partner and lover, who not only took all his money but also left him in debt of fifty million.
What Zhang Yusheng resented most was that they had also hard his own sister.
The mory of his sister lying in a pool of blood after being hit by a car filled him with an insatiable desire for revenge!
Looking at the middle-aged man, roughly thirty-five, in front of her, An Yiqing smiled gently and said, “Thank you for the reminder, sir, but I trust my own judgnt.”
Hearing An Yiqing’s words, the crowd snickered.
Zhang Yusheng grew even more anxious, “Miss, over ten million is not a small sum, you should think it over more carefully.”
“Zhang Boss, the lady herself isn’t concerned about the money, why pretend to be kind?
Have you given up on repaying your debts to play the philanthropist instead?” Soone blurted out the sarcastic remark, eliciting laughter from those nearby.
An Yiqing gave the speaker a cold look, chilling him to the bone.
This girl’s gaze was eerily strange!
“I appreciate your intention.
But Mr.
Zhang, one must believe in miracles, like you should believe that good people will eventually be rewarded,” she insisted.
Her words struck Zhang Yusheng’s heart one by one.
He stared blankly at the young girl before him, believing in miracles?
An Yiqing’s face overlaid with the image of his sister’s pale features.
If miracles existed, he didn’t ask for wealth or status, only that his sister would wake up!
An Yiqing, observing the man whose eyes were reddening in front of her, nodded silently to herself.
Compassionate and righteous, even in the depths of hardship, he still preserved the heart of a noble child – this Zhang Yusheng was comndable.
While Zhang Yusheng was mired in sorrow and indecision, An Yiqing had already paid for the rough jade she’d selected.
Originally, Gu Yelin had intended to pay, but An Yiqing insisted that if he did, then any jade that resulted from the cutting would belong to him.
Gu Yelin was sowhat helpless and let An Yiqing pay by herself.
He knew she had her principles, well then, he would find her more top-quality rough stones in the future.
“The total is eleven million.
Will you be paying in cash or by card?” The owner of the rough jade stall section in Xuandu City, Boss Wang, viewed An Yiqing as nothing more than a pretty face without a brain.
The girl had picked out five pieces of rough jade, three of which were inferior products from the waste stone area, only pricey due to their size.
Boss Wang was secretly delighted; eleven million was no small sum—he had made a fortune!
By the ti Zhang Yuksheng realized what was happening, he slapped his thigh in regret.
Alas!
The gamble on stones was too complicated, and this girl was bound to suffer a loss!
“Let’s go, Boss Zhang.
Let’s see what good stuff can co out of the eleven million!” Stall owner Boss Wang saw An Yiqing heading toward the Stone-Cutting Area, and, with a face full of mockery, dragged Zhang Yuksheng along to watch the excitent.
In the midst of being pulled, Zhang Yuksheng was dragged by Boss Wang to the front of the Stone-Cutting Table.
Many people were gathered around, so who knew the ins and outs of the situation and wanted to watch the excitent, and others who had co upon hearing the commotion to watch the stone-cutting.
The crowd grew larger, congesting the area around the Stone-Cutting Table.
Fortunately, Gu Yelin’s presence was so commanding that it prevented these people from daring to co any closer.
“Which master do you want to cut the stone?” An old man in a gray vest, holding a big palm-leaf fan, gave An Yiqing a sidelong glance—a spendthrift who pretends to understand but does not!
An Yiqing ignored the old man’s attitude.
She approached Zhang Yuksheng and asked, “Boss Zhang, can you cut stones?”
Zhang Yuksheng hadn’t expected An Yiqing to ask him and, upon hearing the query, he casually replied, “Of course, it’s part of the job.”
“Then please cut the stone for , Boss Zhang.”
“?” Zhang Yuksheng was sowhat incredulous.
He couldn’t quite see through this girl; she didn’t seem as harmless as she looked on the surface.
An Yiqing confird with a nod, “After the stone is cut, I will pay the labor fee at market rate.
Please do
this favor, Boss Zhang.”
“No, no, no, it’s not about the money!” Zhang Yuksheng quickly waved his hands to explain, but seeing the girl in front of him whose mind was made up, he finally gave in with a helpless nod, “Sigh, alright!
But, miss, be prepared.
It’s normal for the rough stone not to reveal any green.
Don’t be discouraged.”
An Yiqing looked at Zhang Yuksheng’s simple and genuine concern and couldn’t help but give a gentle smile.
Her judgnt was not bad; indeed, Zhang Yuksheng was a man of integrity.
Gu Yelin had been following An Yiqing closely, but hadn’t made any decisions for her.
He knew this little woman was not a canary in a cage; what he needed to do was to accompany, protect, and assist her.
He was aware of An Yiqing’s plan, and Zhang Yuksheng seed decent; Gu Yelin silently nodded to himself.
Naturally, he wouldn’t allow soone with ill-intentions to stay close to this little woman.
Zhang Yuksheng removed his suit jacket and rolled up the sleeves of his blue shirt.
His physique wasn’t like that of most entrepreneurs, corpulent and well-fed.
The way he moved the stones showed that he was soone who exercised and labored regularly.
An Yiqing nodded in approval; being able to maintain such self-control was indeed comndable.
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