Chapter 43: Gambling on Stones

  The area of this jade stone shop is very large, almost over 100 square meters, divided into five or six areas of different sizes, with the largest one in the middle, where piles of uneven-sized raw jade stones are stacked.

  "Lao San, look, the biggest pile in the middle is 1,000 yuan per catty, this side is 5,000, and that side is 10,000. The ones on the shelves are not sold by weight, but by piece, with the cheapest being several hundred thousand. There are also half-carved jadeite and fully carved jadeite here." Wang Qiang began to introduce to He Dong as soon as he walked in.

  Actually, He Dong didn't go to listen to Wang Qiang at all. His attention was completely absorbed by those jade rough stones. These stone blocks that looked ordinary in the eyes of ordinary people immediately turned into pieces of jade with different colors through the transparent vision of Po Wu Yan, presenting themselves before He Dong's eyes.

  Moreover, the quality of jade in this house is indeed much better than that outside. Even among the piles of raw jade stones worth a thousand yuan per kilogram, He Dong discovered quite a few with rich and vibrant green colors. As for the jade worth ten thousand yuan per kilogram or sold individually, the quality was even better.

  It was probably because it was Sunday that there were a lot of people in the hall selecting jade, which made the place seem a bit chaotic. However, He Dong didn't care about that and walked straight to the pile of raw jadeite in the middle with his eyes fixed on it.

  "Lao San, let me tell you how to select raw jade stones that may have a chance of producing good quality jade! Look at these jade raw materials extracted from the mine, they all have a thick layer of skin..." Wang Qiang pointed out to He Dong with great care.

  "Hey, you don't have to tell me so much, I just want to play around and try my luck. There's no need to learn all that professional stuff!" As Wang Qiang went on talking about the characteristics of the shell, the direction of the texture and so on, He Dong was getting dizzy, while Wang Xuewu and Zhao Xinxin had already run off to play their own games.

  "Haha, what you said is also right. Actually, what I said just played a supporting role. It's hard to predict the outcome of a gamble, so luck is also crucial!" Wang Qiang said with a smile.

  "We're playing with luck today, it's all about fate. Boss, look at that rock, doesn't it resemble a monkey's head? Let's start with this one first, how about it?" He Dong said, pointing to a raw jade stone weighing over 20 kilograms in the 10,000 yuan area.

  "Anyway, it's your money, you're spending it, just buy what you like!" As for He Dong's method of selecting raw stones, Wang Qiang didn't know how to advise him. After all, the money spent wasn't a lot, and with He Dong's current wealth, it was nothing to worry about, so Wang Qiang didn't say anything else.

  "Alright, I'll buy this!" He Dongxing rushed forward excitedly and picked up the raw stone that hid a top-quality jadeite inside.

  "Wow, Master, you've picked it out so quickly! But why is this piece of jade so ugly?" He Dong was holding the raw jade and about to go settle the bill when Zhao Xinxin suddenly appeared in front of him.

  "Don't judge anything by its appearance!" He Dong said calmly.

  "Yes, I believe that the raw stone you've selected will definitely yield a top-quality jadeite!" Zhao Xinxin said firmly.

  "Of course, you don't even look at your master...! You don't even see what kind of person I am!" He Dong was flattered by Zhao Xinxin to the point of being slightly drunk, and almost blurted out that he was Zhao Xinxin's master, but fortunately he reacted quickly and turned the conversation around.

  "How dare you! You don't even know the basics and yet you want to play Go!" Just then, a disgusting voice rang out.

  "You don't know shit, your whole family doesn't know shit!" Zhao Xinxin was originally about to hear He Dong admit that he was his own master, but in the end, he changed his words. This mood was already depressed, and suddenly someone interrupted and found fault, and the dissatisfied emotions burst out immediately.

  "Little girl, didn't your parents teach you how to speak and respect others?" The voice belonged to a man in his forties, wearing gold-rimmed glasses. He was looking at Zhao Xinxin with a serious expression, but with He Dong's keen eyesight, he could easily see that the man's gaze kept wandering around Zhao Xinxin's prominent chest.

  "Respect for people is mutual. We don't even know you, and you come over here saying we're arrogant and ignorant. Can you speak like a human being? Do you know how to respect others? Were you raised properly?" Zhao Xinxin asked directly, staring at him with her eyes wide open.

  "Ah... Ah...!" Zhang Yang's face turned bright red as he was berated by Zhao Xinxin. As a renowned expert in the Geology Department of Tianyang University, he had long been accustomed to being flattered and fawned upon, but this was his first time encountering such questioning and scolding.

  Zhang Yang indeed has some real skills in geology, and he also has a deep understanding of jadeite rough stones. He is often invited by wealthy businessmen to help them gamble on stones, and over time, he has developed an arrogant attitude.

  Moreover, Zhang Yang is extremely lecherous and has taken advantage of his university "beast" status to harm many innocent female students. Today, when the doll-faced Zhao Xinxin appeared, she sucked away his soul just like a little loli.

  The reason for interrupting was actually to attract Zhao Xinxin's attention. Originally, according to his script, he would lecture the other person and then show off his talents to make them surrender, after which they would take the initiative to throw themselves into his arms. This tactic had always been effective in the past, but now it seemed that reality was cruelly different. At this moment, he was completely at a loss for face and unable to extricate himself from the situation.

  "Isn't this a bit too much?" Just then, another voice that both He Dong and Wang Qiang disliked appeared.

  "Cheng Tiankuai! What do you want to do?" Wang Qiang asked with a gloomy face.

  "Chief Chang!" As soon as Cheng Tiankuai appeared, Zhang Yang's face immediately changed from arrogance to humility, with a flattering expression all over his face.

  "Lao Li's place is getting worse and worse, how can all sorts of riffraff come in here!" Cheng Tianxuan first gave Zhao Xinxin a greedy glance, his eyes filled with unbridled possessiveness, then looked at He Dong with a slanted gaze, his face expressionless.

  Although Cheng Tianyue and He Dong had only one direct conflict, which was very brief, Cheng Tianyue already hated He Dong to the bone. If he hadn't first had a mysterious conflict with Sun Sheng, and if there hadn't been a huge change in the official circles of Tiangyang City recently, and if his family hadn't told him to be more low-key, he would have found someone to deal with He Dong again long ago.

  "You're the one who's like a stray cat and dog! And what's more, you're a rabid cat and dog with rabies, otherwise why would you bite people everywhere?" Although she didn't know Cheng Tianyue, but looking at his expression, Zhao Xinxin knew that this person in front of her was definitely the enemy of her master. When it came to enemies, Zhao Xinxin never showed any courtesy.