The middle-aged man laughed heartily, "Looks like my luck is really good, haha..."
The first person to gamble on jade got off to a great start, which immediately made everyone present eager to try their luck and see if they could cut out a good piece of jade.
"Brother, let's try our luck too," Feng Ping asked with a smile.
To be honest, Liu Xiaoyuan also really wanted to go up and try his luck, to see how lucky he was, and whether he could have the discerning eye to select a good rough stone and cut out a priceless piece of jade.
"Yeah, let's go check our luck too," Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.
But the table was already crowded with people, all scrambling to pick out the stones they were looking at.
"I saw this rock first, why are you trying to take it from me?"
"What you set your sights on first is yours. Don't you know that the highest bidder wins?"
"You want to out-money me? Fine, come on then, who's afraid of who?"
Instantly, the room became like a bustling market, filled with noise and shouts.
Normally, people of high status wouldn't do anything to lower their standing, but in this environment, since everyone is doing it, they don't care anymore and let their true nature show.
To be honest, seeing this scene, Liu Xiaoyuan was a little suspicious that the middle-aged man was a shill, whose purpose was to attract everyone to rush to buy the raw stones.
However, regardless of whether the middle-aged man was a shill or not, gambling on stones relies entirely on one's luck, because even a god cannot judge the quality of jade. No one knows whether there is jade inside the stone. Even experienced stone gamblers can only estimate whether the stone has a higher chance of containing jade.
Therefore, Liu Xiaoyuan didn't care at all whether the middle-aged man was a plant or not. So what if he was a plant? They didn't know which stone contained jade anyway.
"Excuse me, everyone, please make way." Feng Ping cleared a path for Liu Xiaoyuan, but no one listened to him and refused to move.
Seeing this, Liu Xiaoyuan pulled Feng Ping and said, "Forget it, let's go buy it later."
Feng Ping said worriedly, "But brother, all the good rough stones will be taken away later."
Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "If that's the case, is it still called gambling on stones?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Ping agreed, saying that gambling on stones is indeed a gamble, and that you can't guarantee getting a good rough stone just by going there first.
“Brother is right, brother is right,” Feng Ping quickly said with a smile.
About half an hour later, everyone finally selected their rough stones, their faces beaming with smiles and anticipation, hoping that their chosen stones would yield fine jade.
Now, there are less than twenty rough stones left on the table; these are the ones that others have rejected.
Feng Ping's friends had all selected their rough stones. Seeing that Feng Ping and Liu Xiaoyuan were still empty-handed, they couldn't help but say, "Feng Ping, what's wrong with you? Why aren't you picking out any stones?"
Feng Ping said, "My brother said it doesn't matter whether you choose early or late; gambling on stones depends on luck."
"Tch, Feng Ping, your older brother is unreliable. If gambling on stones is all about luck, what's the point of having experienced stone gamblers?"
"That's right, that's right. You'll see later, if you can cut out jade from those stones that everyone else picked over, I'll eat the stones on live stream."
Feng Ping's friends had long been unhappy with Liu Xiaoyuan, and they took this opportunity to give Liu Xiaoyuan a good beating.
Liu Xiaoyuan didn't care. If he cared about such a small thing, he would have been furious long ago.
But Feng Ping cared, because her happiness in the second half of her life depended entirely on Liu Xiaoyuan. If her friends angered Liu Xiaoyuan, and he refused to treat her anymore, Feng Ping would have nowhere to turn.
"What nonsense are you talking about? If you mention my older brother again, I'll cut ties with you all." Feng Ping was angry.
When everyone saw that Feng Ping was angry, they immediately shut up. Although they didn't say anything sarcastic, it was clear from their eyes that they all disregarded Liu Xiaoyuan.
"Brother, don't be angry. I promise I won't associate with them anymore." Feng Ping carefully apologized to Liu Xiaoyuan.
Liu Xiaoyuan smiled and said, "There's no need for that. Besides, I didn't take what happened earlier to heart."
Feng Ping immediately began to flatter him, saying, "Brother, you are truly a magnanimous person, I admire you greatly."
"Stop flattering us, let's go up and pick out a couple of stones too." Liu Xiaoyuan was also very interested and wanted to try his luck.
As Liu Xiaoyuan approached the table, he was immediately drawn to a rock weighing nearly twenty pounds. This rock was the largest piece on the table, standing out prominently among the others.
However, despite its large size, no one chose this stone, indicating that no one had high hopes for it.
Since everyone was skeptical of the stone, there was a reason for it. Therefore, Liu Xiaoyuan only glanced at it and did not choose it.
It's like eating out. If one person says the food at a restaurant is bad, you can understand it as a matter of their taste. But if everyone says the food at a restaurant is bad, then there's definitely something wrong with the food.
Looking at the oddly shaped stones on the table, Liu Xiaoyuan was at a loss for what to choose.
Although Liu Xiaoyuan is now rich, under such circumstances, everyone hopes that the stone they choose can be cut into jade. This would not only allow them to show off in front of others, but also give them immense satisfaction.
"Brother, I've made my choice!" Feng Ping picked out a stone weighing about four or five pounds and held it in his hand, saying with a grin, "I hope I'm lucky and that this stone will yield some good jade."
Seeing that Liu Xiaoyuan hadn't made his selection yet, Feng Ping said with a smile, "Brother, don't rush, take your time. With your discerning eye, you'll definitely be able to find a stone from which the best jade can be cut."
Feng Ping's flattery didn't please Liu Xiaoyuan. "I don't have X-ray vision, how would I know that a good jade could be cut out of that stone..."
Wait, X-ray vision? Liu Xiaoyuan suddenly seemed to remember something and stood still.
Liu Xiaoyuan doesn't have X-ray vision, but the God-level Invincible System does. Should he summon a powerful character with X-ray vision to help him choose? Then the jade stones inside these rocks will have nowhere to hide!
Thinking this way, Liu Xiaoyuan got a little excited, thinking that he would definitely pick them all off one by one.
But then I thought about it again. The reason I came here to gamble on stones is precisely because of the word "gamble"—to see how lucky I am. If I could summon some amazing person with X-ray vision to help me, then it wouldn't be gambling anymore; it would just be looking for someone, and I would lose the fun of gambling.
Therefore, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately rejected his idea and continued to select his stones.
Finally, Liu Xiaoyuan made up his mind and chose a stone that weighed more than five kilograms.
(End of this chapter)
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