Chapter 523: Chapter 521 Listen to Xingxing Finish Speaking_1 Chapter 523: Chapter 521 Listen to Xingxing Finish Speaking_1 The old man struggled violently while straightening out his wrinkled suit, then took out a small mirror, going back and forth, checking and touching his hair which was slicked with gel:
“At least my hairstyle isn’t ssed up, my handsoness is still very well preserved…”
As he looked at himself, he muttered and revealed a smile that he assud was charming and graceful.
Xia Ningxing and Tao Tao almost laughed themselves into a faint.
“Xiaxia, this Second Grandpa is so funny!” Tao Tao covered her mouth, giggling as she spoke.
“The old rascal.” Xia Ningxing pursed her lips, also laughing in response.
Enraged, the old patriarch pointed at his nose and scolded, “You go ho, and if you dare gamble on stones again, I’ll break your old legs and arms!”
“That won’t do!” Second Grandpa hurriedly shook his balding head and then solemnly promised the patriarch, “Bro, believe , I can definitely win this ti. Look, I even found a professional appraiser this ti, guaranteed to make a fortune!”
While speaking, he pushed the appraiser forward: “This is a professional, guaranteed to strike green!”
“You old wreck, I trust you for nothing!” The old patriarch’s brow furrowed deeply as he pointed at his nose again and cursed, “When you gambled before, you always said you would definitely win, but what was the outco? Every single ti, you lost so much you didn’t even have underwear left, and I had to wipe your ass and pay your debts!”
Second Grandpa was visibly guilt-ridden, touching his nose, but still stubbornly insisted, “Gambling and stone-betting are completely different, they can’t be compared!”
“Liang, could you just calm down, and co ho with and your brother?” Madam Yun also tried to persuade him from the side, the poor old lady crying and sobbing.
In front of Sir Lu, Second Grandpa was like a grandson, but when facing Madam Yun, he rolled his eyes at her without any good temper: “You don’t know a thing, woman. Stand back!”
Madam Yun retreated in embarrassnt; she was a paper tiger who now stood face-to-face with a real tiger, where dare she let out another peep.
After schooling Madam Yun, Second Grandpa imdiately turned back to the patriarch with a pleading face, “Bro, big brother, just let play this one last ti, I promise I’ll give it up afterward!”
He was still waiting for the rough jade to turn green so he could win back the money he had lost over the years!
“No way!” The patriarch refused without room for negotiation.
He had heard too many of his promises before, but not once did they ever count.
“Really, no way?” Second Grandpa looked at him pathetically.
The patriarch was ruthless: “If you gamble again, I’ll break your legs.”
Seeing him so hard-hearted, Second Grandpa simply sat on the ground like a child throwing a tantrum, crying and shouting, “Ow, ow, everyone look at how bitter my life is, I was orphaned at three, my dad didn’t care for , neither did my brother, and now I don’t even have the qualifications to gamble on stones, ow, my poor life is so hard! I don’t want to live! I don’t want to live!”
While wailing, the old man also pounded the ground; despite the pointing and murmuring from the people around, he did not feel ashad at all.
Knowing that his act was ninety percent fake, still, the patriarch’s heart softened in the end.
The two brothers lost their mother when they were three; their father, seeing that he was more intelligent, devoted all his love to him, tirelessly nurturing him, and largely neglecting his brother. He took great care of him since they were young, almost raising him as his own child.
Now that his ‘child’ was making a scene, how could he, as a ‘father’, not feel heartache.
He sighed deeply and bent down to pull the man up from the ground: “Get up, I’ll let you gamble on stones just this one ti.”
Although indulgence wasn’t a good thing, he truly felt pity for his brother.
However, he still had to give a warning.
“From now on, in such situations, I will strictly forbid your entry! And, if you dare take out a high-interest loan, I won’t help you again, whether you live or die will be your own affair,” the patriarch said with a heavy, angry voice.
Second Grandpa wrinkled his nose and said in a timid, pitiful voice, “Understood.”
“Alright, get up.” After the old man pulled him to his feet, he even patted his clothes.
“I knew my big brother was the best!” Second Grandpa’s face changed instantly, and he hugged him with a grin, showing none of the sadness from monts before.
The old patriarch: “…”
He knew it was all an act.
While he was still in a daze, Second Grandpa had already turned to embrace the raw stone, his eyes sparkling as he asked the price, “Hurry, hurry, boss, I’m taking this one, how much is it?”
The appraiser had already said that this stone was certain to contain jade, so there could be no doubt about it.
You should know that the jade appraiser I’ve hired at a high price this ti is quite famous in the industry, with a 50% chance of striking green!
The average chance is only around 30%.
The owner ca up with a jovial smile and raised a finger, “Ten million!”
“What! Ten million?” When Madam Yun heard this, she almost fainted and shrieked, “Just a broken stone, how can it sell for so much, are you robbing us!”
Second Grandpa gave her a disdainful glance, “You wonfolk, all hair and no brains, ten million is nothing, let tell you, if this stone turns out to have jade, not to ntion ten million, even thirty million would be possible!”
“Really, really?” Madam Yun’s eyes widened in disbelief, never imagining such a stroke of good fortune.
“Of course!” Second Grandpa lifted his chin, asserting confidently.
“Then what are we waiting for, buy it quick!”
Originally, Madam Yun had co to persuade him not to gamble anymore, but his smooth talk sohow made her heart itch uncontrollably.
If it turned out to be green, they would make several tis the profit, and they wouldn’t have to scrimp and save anymore!
It would be too thrilling for words!
Madam Yun’s eyes gradually lit up.
Xia Ningxing and her two companions: “…”
Turns out, this gambling on stones can be contagious?
“Don’t buy this stone.” Just as Second Grandpa was about to pay, a clear, soft voice interrupted, followed by everyone seeing a pair of delicate, fair hands snatching Second Grandpa’s credit card.
Everyone looked up to see that Xia Ningxing had intervened.
With a frown, it took Second Grandpa a while to recognize the heavily bundled-up Xia Ningxing, “My niece-in-law, what in the world are you doing?”
The old patriarch wasn’t stopping his stone gambling, so why was she making a fuss?
“Let Xiaxia finish what she was saying!” Knowing that Xia Ningxing wouldn’t speak up without good reason at this mont, the old patriarch imdiately reprimanded Second Grandpa, who was showing an impatient face.
After smiling at the old patriarch, Xia Ningxing said to Second Grandpa, “There’s no jade inside this one, buying it would be the sa as throwing away that ten million.”
Her tone was so certain, as if she had seen the inside of the stone herself.
Second Grandpa couldn’t help but hesitate for a mont.
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