"The jade is out! Young Master Yu’s stone has yielded jade!" As people gasped in amazent, the stone Yu Zifeng had just chosen revealed a small patch of translucent, glass-type jade.
As the surrounding stone was gradually cut away, a piece of jade about forty centiters in size was completely revealed.
"Hahaha, Young Master Qing, my luck is quite impressive today!" Yu Zifeng laughed heartily. "Though the quality of this jade isn’t top-notch, its transparency is its winning feature."
"Young Master Yu, I’ll offer eight million for this rough stone!" Gu Weixiong shouted the mont the jade was fully uncovered.
In the blink of an eye, Yu Zifeng had made a profit of three million. Shangguan You, despite her disapproval of Gu Weixiong’s flashy display of wealth, couldn’t help but feel a twinge of envy as she watched Yu Zifeng make a quick three million. She wondered how much her own piece of jade was worth. It seed that if one wanted to strike it rich overnight, one had to gamble on jade. Risk was proportionate to reward.
"Jade’s co out! The jade’s out!"
Another round of excited shouting ensued as a different Stone-cutting Master called out.
All eyes imdiately fixated on the patch of brilliant green jade. Although only a small part had been revealed, it was erald, the most prestigious of jades. Its water, its luster—everything about it was the finest of the fine.
Even a small piece of erald within jade could command sky-high prices, let alone such a sizable piece. Everyone held their breath, their gazes locked onto the Stone-cutting Master’s movents.
Shangguan You couldn’t help but hold her breath too. Even though she had known about the jade inside, witnessing it with her own eyes was still thrilling. Once this jade erged, a steady stream of money would roll in, and she wouldn’t have to worry about finances anymore. Neither would Chu Yi nor the Li siblings.
"Erald, the ancestor of all jade," Gu Weixiong murmured, still sowhat in shock. To think such a fine piece could erge from a stone no one had high hopes for. It’s truly incredible. This girl’s luck is really sothing else.
"I’ll pay twenty million! Miss Shangguan You, please sell it to ," Gu Xiongwei’s voice sounded urgent, as if he feared soone else would snatch it away. Tonight’s gathering had been initiated by Young Master Yu and was attended by the children of high-ranking officials. The only businessman present was Gu Weixiong, so no one was competing with him for the earlier piece, but this erald was different.
Seeing Gu Xiongwei looking so eager, Shangguan You, on the contrary, was in no hurry to sell. She believed she could fetch an even higher price elsewhere.
"Well, I don’t plan to sell it. I intend to have a jade piece made for each family mber, and the rest will be displayed at ho to be admired, as looking at jade is said to be good for one’s well-being," Shangguan You said with a soft laugh. However, her words made those present feel a pang of regret, silently cursing Shangguan You as a spendthrift for so flagrantly wasting such a valuable item.
"Miss Shangguan really knows how to spend generously, using sothing worth millions just to give away," Gu Duoduo said, her tone one of exasperated disappointnt. Her heart harbored even stronger resentnt; the spectacle she’d anticipated hadn’t materialized, and instead, Shangguan You had co out on top.
"Hehe, it’s not really a big spend. If I feel it’s worth it, then it is," Shangguan You said with a light laugh, ignoring the stares of those around her.
Shangguan Qing and Gui Jun snapped out of their stupor, their gloom replaced by a touch of smugness. Alright. The thought of the loser’s fate had made their hearts clench. Now, the ones whose hearts were clenching were Yu Zifeng and Zhang Yuchen! They could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Young Master Yu, can I still buy a few more stones? I’m certain more jade can be found," Shangguan You asked, looking at the stones before her, then turning to Yu Zifeng and Zhang Yuchen, who still seed to be recovering their composure.
"Yes," Yu Zifeng nodded, looking at Shangguan You with a strange expression. He had to admit, he couldn’t figure this girl out. Just monts ago, she had seed terrified of losing and having to streak, yet in an instant, she had cut out a treasure and completely outshone him.
Yu Zifeng now truly understood the aning of ’hoisting himself by his own petard.’
Then, under everyone’s gaze, Shangguan You selected a few more stones. Each one revealed a good amount of jade, and the value of each far exceeded its purchase price. Shangguan You’s eyes glead as she looked at the jade pieces before her, her mind busy with calculations. If all these were sold, she would truly be a little rich lady! A little rich lady, indeed! Rich overnight! From now on, she’d never have to worry about money again! She wouldn’t have to stress about money anymore. This stone gambling was truly the best way to get rich, but the prerequisite was having the Clairvoyance Spell to see through the stones. Otherwise, she would definitely die a very embarrassing death.
In the entire private room, the most excited person was Shangguan You. Every stone she had cut yielded jade! The crowd’s initial astonishnt had given way to a calm acceptance. Young Master Yu’s banquet had been completely upstaged by this young woman, Shangguan You. She had beco the star of the show, continuously cutting stones and revealing jade.
Just as Shangguan You was joyfully instructing Gui Jun and his companions to collect the jade, Ye Sanshao, who had been watching the spectacle, suddenly spoke. "Sixty million. I’ll buy all the raw stones." A figure in white erged from a corner, his deep eyes fixed intently on Shangguan You, as if he had spotted interesting prey.
"That’s a fair price," Gu Weixiong comnted. He also wanted to buy, but he didn’t have the financial capacity to acquire all of them.
"Eighty million," Shangguan You replied nonchalantly after glancing at Ye Sanshao. Take it or leave it; anyway, she had no intention of selling to Ye Sanshao.
Her words made Yu Zifeng look at Shangguan You with even greater bewildernt. Raising the price by twenty million with a single sentence! If it were them, they definitely wouldn’t buy. So, everyone assud they knew how Ye Sanshao would respond.
Unfortunately, what they heard was not the answer they expected. Ye Sanshao rely gave a roguish smile, and his magnetic voice rang out, "Alright. Deal."
"Use this jade to make two pairs of bracelets and one Jade Guanyin for . Once they’re ready, have them sent to Big Brother Qing’s ho. Consider these items as interest. Thank you," Shangguan You said, specifically referring to the large erald. Her tone, as if this were entirely her due, made the surrounding people gasp.
Even Shangguan Qing found it sowhat hard to believe. That girl actually dared to make such an outrageous demand! The items she listed were far from cheap, and she even intended to get them for free!
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