Chapter 657 That's it.
The man in blue standing next to Ye Wanxi looked at the scene and shook his head regretfully: "What a disaster. I never thought that such good seedlings would end up being nothing more than a layer of water lilies."
What is a water hyacinth?
"Water hyacinth is just a layer of green on the surface, making it seem like a good investment, but in reality there's nothing underneath, so it's doomed."
"Oh." After listening to her older brother's explanation, Ye Wanxi became somewhat interested in this jade gambling.
This kind of gambling, full of twists and turns, is comparable to the ups and downs of life. If you gamble right, you can soar to great heights; if you gamble wrong, you can lose everything.
No wonder so many people are gathered here to watch; it sounds exciting just thinking about it.
Even an observer like Ye Wanxi found it exciting, let alone the person involved.
The moment the other half of the stone collapsed, the middle-aged man in the center of the crowd turned ashen-faced, and soon after, he collapsed from lack of breath.
As he collapsed, a few gasps of surprise rang out from the crowd, but they quickly calmed down. Some rushed to provide first aid, while others called for an ambulance. Their practiced actions were alarming, clearly indicating that they were already quite used to this.
Seeing this, the man in blue couldn't help but sigh: "That's how jade gambling is. There's a saying in the industry: 'One cut makes you poor, one cut makes you rich, one cut leaves you in rags.' If you bet right, you'll become rich overnight; if you bet wrong, you'll be ruined. Most people who come here are hoping to get rich quick, but where in this world do you find so many free lunches?"
"Are they here to get rich quick?" Ye Wanxi frowned. "According to you, aren't these people just ordinary people who love to dream? I thought that people who play this game must have some family wealth."
The man in blue paused for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter: "What makes you think that rich people don't need to get richer? Who would complain about having too much money? Rich people play this game too, and they play it on a much larger scale than us ordinary people who don't have any money."
Ye Wanxi remained noncommittal, instead turning to Feng Tianyu and whispering, "Rich man, have you ever played this game?"
Feng Tianyu met her curious gaze and said regretfully, "I've never played it before."
"I see." Ye Wanxi's tone was somewhat disappointed.
"But Mom and Yihuan played together."
To prevent her from being misled by her subordinates regarding raw materials, Katherine's mother personally took Du Yihuan to the jewelry market to see various jewelry materials and distinguish their value and authenticity.
After seeing so many stones, the two of them would occasionally join in the fun and gamble with others on stones.
Ye Wanxi's eyes brightened slightly: "Really? Did they lose or win the bet?"
"I've gambled a few times, and I've basically won something each time, though some wins were big and some were small. I remember the best piece they won was from an old mine with good water content, which my mom later used to carve something and give it to someone's baby as a full-month gift."
Hearing him say that, Ye Wanxi couldn't help but sincerely sigh, "They are so lucky."
Feng Tianyu smiled but remained silent. In his previous life, he was hailed by the entire sect as a lucky charm reborn, a true darling of the heavens. Yet he was marveling at the good fortune of others.
If the others knew this, they would definitely think that their junior sister was deliberately being cunning.
Perhaps due to their experience, the ambulance arrived quickly, the middle-aged man who had fainted was swiftly carried away, and the atmosphere at the scene quickly returned to its previous lively state.
The departure of the middle-aged man did not seem to have any impact on these people. Soon, new customers came over with their chosen stones and asked the master craftsman to help them cut them. Almost no one left the crowd; they just stayed there and continued to watch the spectacle.
Seeing this, Ye Wanxi frowned and asked in a low voice, "With so many people blocking this place, it's already affecting the business of the surrounding shops, doesn't the shop owners have any objections?"
The man in blue looked at her with a complicated expression after hearing what she said: "You're not from around here, are you?"
"……right."
“I knew it. A local wouldn’t ask such a question.” The man in blue pointed to several shops near the raw stone shop, including the destination of Ye Wanxi and her companion.
"Didn't you notice that all the shops in this row are connected? From there to there, this whole row is owned by the same person. People who come here can gamble on stones. If they find a treasure, they can choose to sell it to these customers who want to find a bargain, or they can sell it to the jade shops over there."
“The jade shop will buy the items at market price, or they can choose not to sell them but instead have the jade shop process them into jewelry and then take them back. However, in that case, they will charge a labor fee and commission. The jade that is bought directly will then be processed into various products and displayed in the ready-made goods store next door for people to choose from.”
Ye Wanxi: "..." Good heavens, this is a one-stop service! It doesn't give anyone else any chance to steal it.
"With so many shops, this owner must be really rich."
“Isn’t that right?” the man in blue agreed wholeheartedly, adding with a hint of sourness, “Anyone who can afford to buy a shop in this place is certainly not short of money, and buying so many at once means they’re definitely not short of money at all.”
After confirming that this raw stone shop and the one next door were owned by the same person, Ye Wanxi began to have some other ideas.
Feng Tianyu clearly had the same idea as her, and as soon as she looked over, he immediately nodded to her.
Ye Wanxi breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.
The man in blue thought they were leaving and asked loudly, "Are you leaving already? Aren't you going to keep watching?"
"No, we prefer to do it ourselves rather than just watch."
"Personally?" The man in blue was taken aback. After realizing what he meant, he hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd to find Ye Wanxi and the other man.
To win a prize, you need to win something so dazzling that it catches the boss's attention and draws him out from behind the scenes.
This might be a challenge for ordinary people, but it wasn't as difficult as Ye Wanxi and her companion had imagined.
Jade is somewhat different from ordinary stones. It is formed from minerals and its color and structure are different from ordinary stones.
The jade gleams, its sound is deep and clear, and it is smooth and lustrous. There is a layer of luster on the outside of the stone that is invisible to ordinary people.
The stronger the luster, the purer and more precious the jade.
Ye Wanxi and her companion scanned the shop and immediately determined how many stones contained something and how many were just ordinary stones. It was as if they had a cheat code in hand, making them feel invincible.
The two wandered around for a while, and finally their eyes fell on the largest stone in the center of the shop.
The stone is about a meter long, with a small and regular shape, and its diameter is estimated to be at least half a meter.
Because of its large size, this stone is priced the highest in the store. The string of zeros looks particularly intimidating, so few customers linger here.
Ye Wanxi stood in front of the stone and touched it from left to right and from top to bottom, and immediately made a decision: "This is it."
(End of this chapter)
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