“Okay, Mr. Jiang is very generous.” Shen Zhiyi immediately went in to select raw stones.
However, Shen Zhiyi had never played the game of jade gambling before and was not very good at choosing. After looking at them for a long time, she still didn't know which one to choose.
Just to be on the safe side, Shen Zhiyi decided to pick a small one to test the waters first; if it didn't work, she wouldn't play anymore.
"Why don't you choose this one? I think this one is pretty good." He Zhou followed over, and after taking a closer look, pointed out a rough stone to Shen Zhiyi.
Shen Zhiyi glanced at him, but ignored him.
Jiang Ming also looked over and examined it carefully. "This rough stone is not bad, but it's a bit big. I'm afraid there won't be many pieces left."
"This guy's not bad at gambling on stones, want to give it a try?"
Although He Zhou was quite annoying, Jiang Ming had to admit that He Zhou did have some skill in gambling on stones.
Since he said there's something inside this rough stone, it shouldn't be a big mistake.
Shen Zhiyi frowned. The stone was too big and quite expensive. She was afraid that if she didn't find anything inside, Jiang Ming would lose money.
Just as I was thinking about how to refuse, a voice came from the side, blunt and indifferent.
"Sister, choose the rough stone you've been looking at. Don't choose the one this person mentioned." Nalan Zhao walked in unnoticed.
Shen Zhiyi paused for a moment upon hearing the voice, then turned around. "Nalan Zhao?"
Nalan Zhao obediently walked over, looked down at her, and said, "Sister."
"Wow, you actually came to the island?" Shen Zhiyi was really startled by Nalan Zhao. She never expected that Nalan Zhao would actually come looking for her.
Nalan Zhao nodded, then pointed to the rough stone that Shen Zhiyi had been looking at: "Sister, choose this one."
Shen Zhiyi glanced back at the rough stone and readily agreed, "Okay! This one will do."
Meanwhile, He Zhou's face darkened, and he suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
He felt that Nalan Zhao and Shen Zhiyi were too close, which was not a good thing. On the contrary, it made it even more difficult for him to make a move against Shen Zhiyi.
Moreover, judging from Shen Zhiyi's demeanor, she seems to be getting along quite well with this person.
Recalling what had just happened at the breakfast shop, He Zhou clenched his fists. He Jiajia had really ruined his plans this time!
If it weren't for He Jiajia, he would be the one standing next to Shen Zhiyi and talking to her right now.
Although Jiang Ming wasn't very optimistic about the stone Nalan Zhao had chosen, seeing how much Shen Zhiyi trusted him, he had no choice but to believe it 40%.
Here, they can help you cut the stones. The staff will take the stone, place it on the cutting machine, and slowly cut it.
The first cut, none.
The second cut didn't work.
People around them were already talking about it.
"Oh dear, these two really don't know how to choose, they actually picked a piece of junk."
"Yeah, it's such a small rock, only about the size of an adult's fist. When did Mengyu find it?"
"This is the second cut already, and there's still no product. It's probably doomed." The person who said this shook his head regretfully, thinking the two of them were really foolish.
Yes, right now many people think that Shen Zhiyi and Nalan Zhao are fools, pretending to know nothing.
He Zhou also shook his head, not very optimistic about the stone Shen Zhiyi had chosen, but rather very optimistic about his own Haoyuan raw stone.
"Hey, hey, it's shipped! It's shipped!" A customer pointed to the faint green tinge that peeked through when the third cut was made.
The clerk carefully finished the third cut and then began to make the fourth cut from the other side.
He Zhou stared wide-eyed in disbelief, never expecting that there would actually be something inside that rock.
Within an hour, the shop assistant had cut and polished the rough stone that Shen Zhiyi had chosen.
The shop assistant placed the cut items into a bucket of water, rinsed them slightly, wiped them clean with a handkerchief, and placed them on a small tray.
"Congratulations! This is a unique celadon jade from Wujin Mountain in Central Town, and you've found quite a large piece. You've really struck it rich!"
He Zhou watched in disbelief, never expecting that what was cut out was a piece of celadon jade.
Shen Zhiyi picked up the celadon jade from the small tray, pretending to put it in her pocket, but actually stuffed it into her backpack through her pocket.
She didn't really know much about jade, but when the shop assistant said it was celadon jade, she could feel the way the people around her looked at her.
She guessed that this celadon jade must be a good piece of jade, and that the yield rate was not very high.
A man rushed over, looking somewhat excited. "Miss, will you sell me that piece of jade?! How about I give you two houses?"
"Pah! Two houses are nothing! I'll add a shop too, miss. How about you sell me the jade?"
Several wealthy people gathered around, wanting the jade in Chen Zhiyi's hand.
But Shen Zhiyi didn't plan to sell the jade. She wanted to keep it and make some jade-related things when she had time later.
“I’m sorry, I don’t intend to sell this jade.” Shen Zhiyi smiled.
But these people were still unwilling to give up and wanted to take another step forward, but Nalan Zhao stopped them.
Nalan Zhao directly blocked Shen Zhiyi's path, preventing these people from getting close to her.
These people glanced at Nalan Zhao, then at Jiang Ming, who stood beside Shen Zhiyi with a somber expression. Although they were somewhat unwilling, they had no choice but to give up.
"Jiang Ming, let's go back first, we're not going to shop anymore." Shen Zhiyi called out to Jiang Ming. She still had something to ask Nalan Zhao and didn't want to shop anymore.
Jiang Ming agreed and led the two out of the jade gambling shop.
He Zhou stood there, lost in thought, but in the end he followed.
Shen Zhiyi's looks are very much to his liking; compared to his previous girlfriend, they are worlds apart.
Moreover, the stone he had just chosen didn't yield anything, and he had no idea how Shen Zhiyi had picked the stone.
He wanted to get to the bottom of this.
“Miss, I’m curious why you decided to choose that stone?” He Zhou quickly caught up.
This time, he didn't care whether Black Wolf was nearby or not, and went straight up to Shen Zhiyi.
Nalan Zhao was taken aback, then realized what was happening. He immediately brushed He Zhou's face away and looked at He Zhou as if he were looking at something dirty.
"I don't know what's wrong with you, but stay away from her. She's not someone you can just mess with."
Nalan Zhao's expression was cold; Shen Zhiyi had never seen him like this before.
"Sister, let's go quickly." Nalan Zhao tugged at Chen Zhiyi's sleeve and casually lied, "I haven't eaten much these past two days, I'm so hungry."
Shen Zhiyi remembered the task of feeding Nalan Zhao and quickly said, "Sorry, I haven't cooked these past two days, I forgot."
Nalan Zhao smiled at her and said, "It's alright, sister. I know you're busy."
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