CHAPTER 626: CHAPTER 625 BETTING (9/10)

"How is it not possible?" Yang Chen held the stone and said, "Can’t you see it clearly now?"

Chen Xiaohuo looked at the green light coming through the stone, his face full of disbelief, "No way! It’s already cut open, there’s no green at all, how come there’s a color when the light shines through?"

Yang Chen chuckled coldly, placed the stone on a nearby table, and explained, "First of all, you need to understand, this thing comes from an old mine. Why are old mines so famous? Because they produce a lot of jade, which means that there’s jade inside. Perhaps this raw stone didn’t form into jade due to certain conditions, but it contains the substance, so when you shine a light, there could be some color. But that doesn’t mean when you cut it open, there will definitely be jade! Otherwise, people wouldn’t be selling raw stones; they’d just shine a light and cut it themselves. How would there be a chance for you to pick up a bargain?"

Chen Xiaohuo bowed his head in shame.

The buyer is never as shrewd as the seller, that’s the truth.

Basically, all the raw stones are sold because, after being mined, there’s no guarantee they’ll contain jade. To minimize risk and loss, they sell the raw stone, maximizing profit and minimizing risk.

If they just saw green with light, they’d say there’s jade inside and just cut it open at the pit; why would they sell raw stones?

At this moment, Bai Zhuang noticed the commotion and walked over with a raw stone.

Upon arrival, Bai Zhuang saw the stone on the table that was a bust and couldn’t help but ask, "Who picked this? Chen Xiaohuo, was this you?"

Chen Xiaohuo awkwardly nodded.

Seeing Chen Xiaohuo admit it, Bai Zhuang couldn’t help but burst into laughter, pointing at Chen Xiaohuo, "Chen Xiaohuo, oh Chen Xiaohuo, your skill in selecting raw stones is still trash! Watch me!"

Saying this, Bai Zhuang handed a palm-sized raw stone to the stone cutter and said, "Polish it along this edge for me, see if we can get green."

"Yes!" The stone cutter, eager to please his boss, responded enthusiastically.

He carefully set the stone and began to cut.

Others noticed the commotion and, realizing the boss was cutting stone, curiously gathered around to see how skilled he was.

Chen Xiaohuo also widened his eyes, watching intently.

The stone cutter began polishing the edge.

After a few scrapes, a splash of water washed over, and a beam of green light emerged.

Someone shouted, "It’s green!"

Suddenly, a group of people craned their heads to look.

Seeing the bit of green that emerged, everyone exclaimed, "It’s really green! It’s really green!"

"Impressive!"

"The skin was so thin, it turned green so easily!"

"Amazing!"

"The boss is truly the boss! Such keen eyesight!"

"Can’t help but be impressed!"

The crowd burst into astonishment.

Chen Xiaohuo widened his eyes, unable to believe Bai Zhuang hit the jackpot with just one selection. This was unbelievable!

Bai Zhuang greatly enjoyed the admiration and laughed heartily, instructing the stone cutter, "Cut out the jade according to the contours, make it complete!"

"Yes!"

The stone cutter carefully and methodically cut out the entire jade.

It was an irregularly shaped piece of jade, with a good green quality and worth quite a bit.

Holding the jade, Bai Zhuang couldn’t resist mocking Chen Xiaohuo, "See, do you understand why I can be the boss here? You think cutting stones relies solely on luck? Oh! It does depend on luck, but with your luck, it’s definitely not good enough. However, the most important thing is keen eyesight, and with yours, it’s better not to play!"

Chen Xiaohuo clenched his fists in anger, glaring at Bai Zhuang.

Yang Chen didn’t pay attention to their animosity and wouldn’t get involved in these matters.

Chen Xiaohuo always dreams of getting rich overnight, with a gambler’s mentality, taking a little lesson isn’t all bad.

After taunting Chen Xiaohuo, Bai Zhuang turned his gaze to Yang Chen.

"Younger Brother Yang, how about it? Are you ready? When should we start?" Bai Zhuang asked.

Yang Chen replied indifferently, "Anytime, whenever you want to start, it’s fine by me!"

"Awesome! Haha!" Bai Zhuang laughed loudly, "I like your straightforwardness! Since that’s the case, shall we start now?"

"Alright!" Yang Chen nodded.

Bai Zhuang looked at Yang Chen and asked, "So, how do we wager?"

Yang Chen said, "You decide!"

"I decide?" Bai Zhuang looked at Yang Chen, somewhat surprised, "Are you sure you want me to decide?"

Bai Zhuang began to suspect there might be something wrong with Yang Chen’s head.

After all, this was his turf; playing against him here was like handing oneself over to be slaughtered.

Even an idiot could see through that, right?

Still daring to let him set the terms?

However, Bai Zhuang quickly suppressed this notion. With such a fat sheep, why not slaughter it first!

"Alright then!" Bai Zhuang said excitedly, "Let’s stick to the usual rules, each picking jade, and see whose is more valuable! Whoever wins gets the other’s jade plus a monetary compensation equivalent to the jade’s cut value, how about it?"

Yang Chen nodded, "Agreed, but I think each person should pick three pieces, and we’ll calculate the total value together. Also, I have a million in this card, let’s add another million to the bet, just for fun!"

"Good!" Bai Zhuang had to admit, there really was someone coming just to send him money today.

Could this person be his very own god of fortune?

Even Bai Zhuang felt a bit embarrassed; if he kept conning like this, wouldn’t he ruin the person?

Thinking of this, Bai Zhuang couldn’t hold back a laugh.

After some thought, Bai Zhuang said loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, you’ve all heard, I’m going to wager with Mr. Yang Chen, hope you can be witnesses!"

He wanted more witnesses to prevent Yang Chen from backing out later.

"Don’t worry! We’ve all heard!"

"Don’t worry Boss Bai, we’ll vouch for you!"

"Today there’s going to be a good show!"

"Someone dares to challenge Boss Bai, interesting!"

"Go Boss Bai!"

The crowd hollered.

"How about it? Shall we start, Brother Yang?" Bai Zhuang asked with a smile, looking at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen scanned the cheering crowd, sneered, and said indifferently, "Alright, let’s start!"

Immediately, the two teams split up and headed towards the raw stone area.

Others who were intrigued followed along to see how they selected raw stones.

Once they were some distance away from Bai Jiang and the others, Chen Xiaohuo pulled Yang Chen aside and said, "Bro, forget it! Let’s not compete, the stakes are too high. I’ll forfeit my million, I’ll take the loss!"

After seeing Bai Zhuang directly cut out a piece of jade, Chen Xiaohuo completely lost his confidence, worried that if Yang Chen lost, they could end up losing millions.

Yang Chen smiled faintly and said to Chen Xiaohuo, "Do you think there’s room for regret once it has started?"

Chen Xiaohuo frowned deeply.

Of course, he knew, having already agreed to Bai Zhuang’s terms, there was no way they’d be allowed to back out.