Gao Wanning pursed her lips and, seeing that the burly man wasn't paying attention, nodded slightly.
Ouyang Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Because of Ouyang Huan's outburst at the banquet, his uncle's family had developed a grudge against his family. Although they remained very close in front of the old man, he could tell that his uncle's family harbored resentment towards him.
He carried a heavy burden in his heart, deeply worried that a falling out now would lead to his uncle turning against his family after the old man passed away. Therefore, even if he didn't want to fight, he had no choice but to vie for power within the family. But how could this be an easy task? Ouyang Tang's position in the company was far beyond his reach.
Only by gambling on stones can one compete with Ouyang Tang.
He was already living with Gao Wanning, and when he learned Gao Wanning's secret, he felt a secret joy.
With Gao Wanning's eyes, he could have all his wishes fulfilled.
"How much for this piece?" He tried his best not to show his eagerness to the astute jade merchants, lest they realize the value of the rough stone had increased.
"This piece isn't for sale." The burly man grinned, and as he smiled, the scar on his face twisted, revealing a somewhat ferocious expression.
He took a few steps in front of Ouyang Yu, grinned at her, and bared his sharp teeth like a wild beast.
"Not for sale?!" Gao Wanning screamed immediately.
"Not for sale." The burly man said readily, but a shrewd look appeared in his bull-like eyes. "Everyone says Miss Gao has excellent taste, able to value a piece of jade at a glance. Since she likes this rough stone so much, it must be a good one."
Seeing Gao Wanning's red lips trembling with anger, as if she wanted to say something, he chuckled and said, "Miss Gao, keep watching. We'll take it one by one, no rush." His face was ferocious, so naturally he didn't dare let Ouyang Yu refute him. Only then did Ouyang Yu regret that she hadn't brought more people with her in order to gain merit this time.
How many of these jade merchants are truly clean?
If we turn against each other at this point...
He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that this place, filled with filth and bloodshed, was neither the open and aboveboard jade gambling he had experienced before, nor the banquet hall of high society where people mingled and loved to engage in hypocritical arguments.
Although he was annoyed, it was just a piece of rough jade, nothing serious. So he took Gao Wanning's hand and whispered, "Forget it, let's look at something else." He knew that what Gao Wanning had her eye on was probably really good, but there were plenty of good things in the world, so he had no choice but to compromise.
"But!" Gao Wanning was not a gentle person, and she immediately showed some resentment.
This burly man, who looks fierce, is clearly using her as a free appraisal tool; this is just too much of a bully.
Besides, what if he doesn't sell the next piece?
"You broke your promise about the raw material deal, that's shameless!" she couldn't help but curse.
"You don't have to buy it," the burly man said, rolling his eyes even more shamelessly.
Gao Wanning was immediately speechless.
She knew that Ouyang Jewelry was in a bad situation right now, with a severe shortage of goods. Very few people would dare to sell jade at this time, defying the ban imposed by that Master Xue. If she messed up, wouldn't the old man eat her alive?
She had witnessed the kind and gentle old man slap people before. For example, when Ouyang Huan openly challenged Shen Shuya at the banquet, when he returned home and heard about it, the old man raised his hand and slapped Ouyang Huan hard across the face, knocking the young and beautiful girl from one end of the room to the other, almost knocking out her teeth.
That's Old Master Ouyang's own granddaughter.
Thinking of this, Gao Wanning felt a chill run down her spine. She bit her bright red lips and glared at the big man for a long time before silently walking to another piece of raw stone.
This rough stone was similar to the one from before, its surface covered in moss, as if it had been left there for a long time. Her eyes felt a little sore, but she had experienced this before, so she didn't care. She looked into the stone and continued until she reached the very center, but she couldn't look any further. It was still just a stretch of stone.
She was utterly disappointed and was about to shake her head at Ouyang Yu when she noticed the burly man secretly rubbing his hands together and peeking at her. A thought struck her, and she nodded slightly to Ouyang Yu, deliberately putting on a satisfied expression.
"How much for this piece?" Ouyang Yu and she hadn't yet developed a telepathic connection. Seeing her nod, he assumed it was genuinely good and was immediately overjoyed. After a pause, as a scion of a prominent family, he politely said, "The materials this time are all very good."
"Young Master Ouyang, don't you even know whose goods these are?" The burly man laughed heartily twice, slapping Ouyang Yu's thin shoulder with a hearty slap. Seeing the handsome young man stumble and almost bump his head on a rough stone, he rubbed his hands together and said, "Since you took advantage of me before, Young Master Ouyang, we won't fight you for this one. It's yours!" He seemed quite generous, stepping forward to mark the rough stone, and smiling at Ouyang Yu's delighted eyes, he said, "Let's not mince words. As compensation, this material is only worth sixty million, how about it?"
He paused, then smiled teasingly at the hesitant Ouyang Yu, "This is much more cost-effective than Young Master Ouyang's thirty million worth of material."
"It's still too expensive." Ouyang Yu agreed with the price in his heart. Just looking at the size of the material, it was incomparable to the previous one, but he still pretended to be troubled and said.
Gao Wanning hadn't expected that the big man's hand would move so quickly in the short time she was distracted, so she hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Ouyang Yu's hand.
“Then let’s say fifty-five million five hundred and fifty thousand, it’s auspicious, and let’s consider it as making friends with Young Master Ouyang,” the burly man said immediately.
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