"What good is this tortoise-like thing? It can't even get a jade bead out of it. It's not even as good as that old man's rubbed skin from the shop in front!"

"Exactly! With such a high-quality, bright green window and a large piece of black python, who would have thought it would turn out to be a worthless piece of trash?"

"If only this little girl had been sold just now! Forty-five thousand taels of silver is no small sum. She could live a life of ease and comfort for ten lifetimes. What a pity, it's all gone in the blink of an eye!"

"If I had bought this stone, I would definitely regret it so much I want to smash my head against it!"

"Anyone would regret this so much they'd want to bang their head against a rock. If she hadn't had any expectations in the first place, it would have been fine. But now, she's fallen straight down from that height. I'm afraid this little girl simply can't take it..."

Zheng Baoling couldn't take it anymore; it felt like she had been struck directly down from the sky by lightning.

She stared intently at the jade on the stone-cutting platform. The thirty-six-pound raw stone had been completely polished out, and the jade inside was as big as her two fists put together. However, apart from a touch of bright green in the initial window, the rest was all grayish-white bean-like jade, and it was covered with cracks from top to bottom, making it look like an ugly big turtle.

The girl bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, and faint traces of blood seeped out; her face was deathly pale.

Immediately, he picked up the cracked tortoise shell and looked at the jade dealer next to him, "You just said you'd buy it for 45,000, but I'll sell it to you for 20,000, no need for 45,000! How about we exchange money for goods on the spot..."

The jade dealers who had been bidding fiercely earlier breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, the girl didn't sell it earlier, otherwise they would have been left with nothing but their underwear.

Seeing her bring over the cracked turtle shell, he chuckled, "You want 20,000 taels of silver?! Is this little girl still half asleep or is her head full of water? I'd sell this broken turtle shell for 20 taels and still think it's too expensive!"

The others remained silent, only watching Zheng Baoling and smiling.

A tall, thin jade dealer stared at the turtle shell for a long time before slowly saying, "Young lady, I think your luck isn't very good. I'll be a good person today and buy it from you at a loss of ten taels of silver, how about it?"

Of course, there won't be any loss. Although this big tortoise is badly cracked, it's still made of jade. If we take it back and cut a few pieces of jade, we can sell them for some silver.

It's just that the process is a bit complicated.

Zheng Baoling almost burst into tears upon hearing this, "Ten taels of silver is far too little, I spent 1,700 taels to buy it..."

This sum of 1,700 taels was all her private savings; fifteen years of accumulation vanished in an instant, leaving only 50 taels in her purse.

If I bring this little bit of money to my husband's family, won't I be laughed at to death later?

The jade dealer glared at her disapprovingly, "Ten taels of silver is already quite a lot. If it weren't for the fact that you're just a young girl, I wouldn't even bother paying ten taels..."

Qin Yucheng got off the large chair, crossed his hands behind his head, and lazily leaned back. "Tsk, Miss Zheng's hands are as ruthless as ever. She should take some time to go to the Guanyin Temple and pray properly!"

"I don't think any of her prayers will help!" Qin Yingxian snorted coldly, peeled a dark purple grape and popped it into her mouth. "She actually said that Sister Su has big eyes but no luck, and that she looks like she has no good fortune!"

Miss Zheng's eyes are indeed very small. She bought a large tortoise for 1700 and then threw away the 45,000 she had just received. She's truly incredibly lucky!

Listening to the back-and-forth banter of the Qin siblings, Zheng Baoling felt both upset and angry, but she didn't dare to vent her anger on them. Instead, she glared fiercely at Su Hua.

If it weren't for this unlucky thing saying it was going to be sold at the crucial moment, she would never have made up her mind.

The people in the jade gambling shop also looked at Su Hua upon hearing the sound. They originally thought that this young girl was ignorant and had no luck, but now it seems that her ancestors burned incense very well. Otherwise, she would be the one regretting it now.

Su Hua paid no attention to the stares of the crowd, because at the same moment the crack was cut out, her bracelet suddenly became hot.

No longer as lukewarm as before, but now a scorching temperature of fifty or sixty degrees Celsius, making her wrist feel uncomfortable.

Xiao Jinhan's gaze remained fixed on her, and he naturally noticed that something was wrong with her. His deep eyes flickered, "Hua'er, do you want to buy it?"

While everyone else was rushing to see the stone being cut, Su Hua and her group lagged far behind. The man's voice was very soft, almost a whisper, and only the four people in the corner could hear it clearly.

Upon hearing this, Su Dalang and Su Erlang's similar eyes suddenly lit up.

Could there be something else inside that giant tortoise shell?

Su Hua nodded, bent down and gave the two brothers a few instructions, then glanced at Xiao Jinhan before leading the two little ones toward the stone-cutting platform.

At this moment, Zheng Baoling looked at the jade dealer with red eyes, "Ten taels is too little, one hundred taels... no, fifty taels, will fifty taels work? Give me fifty taels and I'll sell this jade to you..."

With fifty taels, plus the fifty taels she had left, she could still buy a piece of jade in the low-priced area—stones that cost ten taels per pound.

No one has bad luck twice in a day. She has already had one bad day. If she chooses a good rough stone, she will surely find some green jade. As long as she finds a glutinous bean-shaped jade, she will be able to recover her investment.

The jade dealer shook his head directly, "Young lady, it's best not to be greedy. Ten taels is the limit I can offer you. Look up and ask the people here, who else is willing to pay ten taels for this tortoise-shaped jade?"

Zheng Baoling didn't need to look up to ask; she already knew everyone's answer.

Especially those young masters and ladies who came with her, they must be secretly laughing at her now.

But what can ten taels of silver do? Rather than selling it, she might as well take the tortoise shell home as a stepping stone.

Suddenly, a child's voice rang out in the shop.

"Auntie, I like that big turtle. Can you buy it for me and put it on my desk?"

Zheng Baoling looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was none other than Su Erlang, who had tripped over the rough stone at the beginning. She frowned as she looked at him.

She disliked none of the members of this family surnamed Su.

Before he could finish speaking, Su Hua glared at him and said, "Buy, buy, buy! All you know is buying! It's just a useless piece of broken stone, and you want fifty taels of silver. Let's see if you're worth fifty taels if you're sold!"

“Yes, Aunt is right.” Su Dalang nodded with pursed lips, disapprovingly saying, “The family has worked hard to earn some money, we can’t just waste it like this. If you like stones, I’ll go up the mountain and pick one for you when we get back, okay?”

"No, no, I don't want it!" Su Erlang burst into tears when he saw that both of them objected. He then sat down on the ground and slapped his thigh while crying, "I want this stone, I want this one!"

If my aunt doesn't buy me this stone today, I'm not going home!

Seeing this tantrum, Su Hua's face flushed with anger, and her voice turned completely cold, "Second Brother Su, do you want a beating...?"