Chapter 548: Looking Through the Nostrils
The shop owner rubbed his hands together, his attitude particularly sincere: "Miss, since you really like this stone, then I won't lie. Let's be real. The price is 200,000. It's up to you whether you want to buy it or not."
"Two hundred thousand?" Bai Yangfan sneered, "Not worth it. This piece is not as good as the one I picked before. It's a loss of two hundred thousand."
Zhuang Liya walked over and glanced at the shop owner: "We would have bought the previous one even if it was 800,000 yuan, but this one! 100,000 yuan is about right."
The things were taken away by the old woman, so he had to let her talk big. The shop owner knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare to argue with Zhuang Liya.
He just kept looking at Bai Yangfan and replied, "One hundred thousand is impossible. It's too much of a loss."
Bai Yangfan shrugged helplessly. "Forget it then. I was thinking a hundred thousand would be too high. Even if there's something inside this stone, it's not big. I'd definitely lose money if I could get it out."
Zhuang Liya continued, "The rule in our country is that once you come here, you have to open a piece, otherwise you will leave empty-handed. Gambling Stone City is like a giant gambling den. How can you come to the casino and leave empty-handed?"
"Forget it." Huang Weixuan pulled Zhuang Liya's arm, "Grandma! Let's go to a few nearby houses to have a look. I won't let you down."
The three of them all spoke the local Mandarin. Lu Jingheng didn't understand a word, but he guessed the general meaning from Xifang's body movements and expressions, and pulled her out.
I don't believe that the store owner will not take the bait.
When he saw them about to leave, the shop owner panicked and quickly said, "Okay, okay, one hundred thousand is one hundred thousand."
"Too expensive." Bai Yangfan shook his head. "I'm not going to buy it unless you give me a smaller piece."
Want a small one? The shop owner was silent for a moment: "Sure, go to the small side and pick one yourself."
"Okay!" Since the boss was so polite, Bai Yangfan walked over quickly, took a casual look, and picked up a stone the size of a basketball. "This is it."
The shop owner took one look and agreed without saying anything: "Okay, I'll give it to you. Pay the money first! Do you want to untie it? If you do, I'll send someone to move it."
"untie!"
Bai Yangfan thought, I don't understand why I've been hanging around in your shop for so long. I only got one more stone because I was afraid I wouldn't have enough time, so I wanted to give your stone cutters more work.
This will help them find the entrance to the dungeon.
Huang Weixuan followed the shop owner to pay the money, and then the stone-cutting master came.
The workers moved the stones to the backyard. The old woman's stone had been opened, and there was material inside. The cut didn't seem very big.
It's only the size of a human fist, a very ordinary jadeite, not worth much.
After a casual glance at the debris on the ground, Bai Yangfan knew where the problem lay. Of that stone, only the small portion at the fractured end was from the old pit; the rest was likely reattached after the earth's crust moved.
The cut lines of the stone are very new, and are obviously different from those in the old pit.
You can't see anything from the outside, but the true shape will be revealed when you cut it open.
When the old woman saw Bai Yangfan bought the stone she had previously liked, her face became gloomy and she wished she could snatch the stone away.
She had finished cutting, but it wasn't completely clean yet, so she had to wait a while before leaving.
The old woman sat aside with an unhappy look on her face, waiting to see whether the stone chosen by Bai Yangfan would be shipped.
After agreeing on the specific cutting line, the stone cutter moved the stone onto the machine. With one cut, all that came out was waste.
The old woman's expression relaxed, and the anger on her face diminished a little.
After two cuts, it was still scraps. The old woman sitting next to her couldn't help but smile slightly.
After three cuts, it was still waste, nothing.
The old woman laughed heartily. "Hahaha! Fortunately, I didn't take the stone. There's nothing inside. Looks like your hundred thousand dollars is going to be wasted. Hahaha! Why am I so happy?"
Bai Yangfan ignored the old woman's sarcasm. In fact, she knew in her heart that she was not optimistic about the stone. She came here for another purpose, not just to gamble on the stone.
There are more important things waiting for her to do than gambling on stones.
Although the stone was large, it was clear whether it was of good quality after just three cuts. This stone was clearly a "dumb material." Fortunately, Bai Yangfan had asked the shop owner to give him a break, otherwise he would have lost a lot of money.
She set her eyes on this piece of jewelry as soon as she entered the store. She looked at it several times and only bought it when she was 80% sure about it.
I finally came to the gambling stone city, and considering I paid so much tuition in my previous life, I can't let myself go back empty-handed.
"Master! Could you please cut those again? It's such a big stone, I hope I can't even find a ring face!"
Bai Yangfan's words reflected the unwillingness that many people felt. Seeing that the young lady was about to cry, the master didn't bother with her and really cut off all the larger pieces.
In the end, I didn’t even find a ring face.
The old woman on the side laughed again, and her laughter almost reached the ninth heaven, which showed how happy she was at the moment: "Hahaha! You still haven't given up? It's been cut into so many pieces, there really is not even a ring surface left.
Hahaha! How sad! I gave my nephew a hundred thousand dollars for nothing. I'm so happy! I'll have to celebrate when I get home. I think I had good taste and saw this piece. I might even be able to make some jade out of it."
Shop owner: “…” Can you shut up, old woman? You got a bargain, why are you being so rude? Hurry up and take your things and leave. Did you forget that the stone was originally chosen by someone else?
Zhuang Liya was so angry when she saw that the old woman was always jumping around in front of them like a flea that she retorted without any politeness.
"You have good taste? How dare you say that? Didn't you choose this stone? You shamelessly snatched our favorite stone and you think you're so capable?"
The old woman shook her head proudly, looking down on everyone. "So what if you guys picked it? Taking it away is a skill. Hahaha! I have the ability to take it away, but can you...?"
After saying this, the old woman's eyes swept over each of them, looking smug and arrogant.
Lu Jingheng was afraid that his wife would be really angry, so he comforted her: "Wife! Don't be sad, you can earn money again after spending it, so don't be angry."
Bai Yangfan: "I'm not angry. Huang Weixuan paid the money. If anyone is angry, it's him who should feel the pain, not me."
Huang Weixuan, who was hit by a critical hit of 10,000 points, suddenly looked depressed: "Grandma! Can you not be so straightforward? Can we be more subtle?" I am also a human being. I also have joys, sorrows, anger and happiness. I am not a machine without emotions.
I will get angry and sad when I hear something unpleasant. Can you bear to see me crying alone?
"No." This wasn't Bai Yangfan who said this, it was Zhuang Liya who said, "Why should my Eighteen be so reserved with you? She's not wrong in the first place. You paid for it, and you don't admit it?"
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