Chapter 656 Water Lily
Li Guangjun's reassurance was quite effective; although Zhao Yun'er was still unwilling, she was at least not as agitated as she had been at the beginning.
But her eyes burned with desire, wishing she could burn that wicked man to ashes and expose his true colors.
After sending the message, Ye Wanxi's expression darkened slightly, and she was not very happy.
Feng Tianyu immediately guessed what she was thinking: "Worried about that Miss Zhao?"
"People in love are easily blinded by their emotions, which affects their judgment."
This is also why some people, even knowing that their relatives and friends have entrusted the wrong person, dare not speak out.
If the other party is willing to listen and believe what you say, that's fine. But if they are unwilling to listen or believe, they might even turn around and blame you for sowing discord.
In the end, their good intentions were misplaced, and they were nothing more than petty people who had done nothing but harm.
Zhao Yun'er is simple-minded and impulsive. Ye Wanxi is worried that if she sees her reply, she will run to confront her sister without thinking, which will cause the sisters to turn against each other.
"Don't worry, her boyfriend isn't some hothead, he won't let her get hurt."
Ye Wanxi blinked, feeling slightly relieved as she thought about Li Guangjun's attitude towards things.
After finishing filming the variety show, the two did not go back immediately, but planned to take this opportunity to check out the boutique that Mr. Du had mentioned before.
Ye Wanxi and her companion had not yet figured out the true nature of the shop, nor could they be sure if there would be any danger on their trip, so they decided not to bring Qiu Yuerong along.
Qiu Yuerong didn't think much of it, assuming that the two of them rarely came out and wanted to enjoy some time alone, so it was inconvenient to bring her along as a third wheel.
I booked a flight immediately and left as fast as I could.
The boutique that Grandpa Du mentioned is located on a commercial street not too far from where Ye Wanxi and the others were filming their program.
Considering Ye Wanxi's current fame, the two disguised themselves before going to ensure they wouldn't be recognized.
Upon arrival, the two were glad they had foreseen this, as there was a scenic area just two or three kilometers away from the commercial street. The commercial street was much more lively than they had imagined, bustling with people and noisy and crowded.
The street is lined with shops, selling local snacks, souvenirs, and local specialties.
It took Ye Wanxi and her companion some time to find the boutique. Calling it a boutique wasn't entirely accurate, as it did sell exquisite items, but the vast majority were beautiful jade carvings. Besides ornaments, it had everything from bracelets and chains to jade pendants and pendants.
However, what immediately attracted Ye Wanxi and her companion was not these exquisite items, but the noisy crowd next door.
Next to the jade shop is a raw stone shop, which refers to unprocessed natural minerals.
These ores are mined out of the mine and have never been processed. Most of them are grayish and look no different from ordinary stones if you don't look closely.
At that time, a large group of people were gathered around the gate next door, and you could occasionally hear them shouting loudly.
Ye Wanxi was curious, and she and Feng Tianyu exchanged a knowing glance before walking forward together.
After finally squeezing to the side, I discovered that everyone was surrounding an old craftsman and a ruddy-faced middle-aged man, bidding against each other.
"Three hundred thousand."
"Three hundred and fifty thousand."
"Four hundred thousand, I'll offer four hundred thousand."
Ye Wanxi looked bewildered, almost thinking she had mistakenly entered an auction house.
"What are you doing?"
Standing next to Ye Wanxi was a tall, burly man in his early thirties. Hearing her question, he turned to look at her and Feng Tianyu, and said loudly, "What else can we do? Cut the stone!"
"Stone cutting?"
This man was clearly a social butterfly. Seeing that Ye Wanxi really didn't understand, he immediately gave her a warm introduction: "Look, this is the biggest raw stone shop in our area. All the stones displayed here are raw stones. Don't be fooled by their similar appearance to the stones you pick up on the roadside. If you're lucky, you might be able to find jade inside them."
"That guy over there came all the way from another province specifically to gamble on jade. Do you know what 'gambling on jade' means?"
Ye Wanxi shook her head honestly.
The tall man shook his head smugly: "Jade gambling means picking a stone from the shop, buying it, and then having someone cut it open to see if there's anything inside. If there is, and it's something rare and valuable, then you've won the bet. If there's nothing there, and it's just an ordinary, broken stone, then you've lost the bet."
Ye Wanxi was silent for a moment, then pointed to the middle-aged man in the center of the crowd and asked curiously, "So, does this mean that the man has won the bet?"
"Yes, the stone that the old master is cutting right now is his. He just made a cut and it turned out green. Turning out green means that the gamble paid off, there's something inside."
"So they all want to bid on this rock?"
"right."
"We've only cut off this tiny bit; who knows how big the thing inside is? Isn't it too early to start bidding now?"
"That's precisely why we have to hurry and call for help. Otherwise, if everything inside is unearthed and turns out to be a treasure, it won't be worth the price we have now."
"But how do they know it's definitely full of treasures inside? What if the green is just on the surface?"
"So, they're gambling too."
Ye Wanxi suddenly realized that it was simply a matter of transferring risk.
These bidders saw the value in this stone that had already revealed green color, believing it could yield a very valuable treasure, and therefore wanted to acquire it before anyone else.
Just like the first buyer betting that there was treasure inside the stone, these people are also betting.
If the first buyer agrees to their bid, the stone will go to the second buyer. They've seized the opportunity, but the risk has also been transferred.
The uncle who bought the stone was so excited that his face turned red as he listened to the increasingly higher bids from the crowd.
Ultimately, he did not accept any offer from either party, but instead chose to continue cutting.
The uncle and the master chef discussed for a long time before deciding to cut downwards from the side of the first cut edge.
With this cut, everyone was greatly disappointed, because instead of the green that they had hoped for, they cut out a large chunk of loose sand and gravel.
The uncle's originally rosy face turned deathly pale, and the previously excited crowd fell silent as if doused with a bucket of cold water.
"Cut it again, cut it this way this time!" The uncle pointed to the two-thirds that hadn't been cut yet, gesturing for the master chef to continue cutting.
The master chef didn't say anything, and made another cut as requested.
With this cut, the stone crumbled even more than the previous half; before even reaching the bottom, the entire stone had completely disintegrated.
The flying gravel fell softly, like the old man's heart breaking into pieces.
(End of this chapter)
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