Miao Cuihua was quite interested in the bet between the two and volunteered to be a judge.
By now, we've pretty much finished selecting the ingredients.
Miao Cuihua first paid for all the stones in the basket before everyone came to the courtyard to watch the stone being cut. The onlookers were all very interested in the bet between the two.
The first thing to solve is naturally the stone that Liu Yihang and Niu Ben made a bet about.
The two approached the old man at the entrance, obtained their own stones, and voluntarily set aside their bets: a smaller yellow jadeite and a larger icy green jadeite.
The two were betting such a high stake that almost everyone who came to buy stones came over to watch.
The stone-cutting master was quite experienced, grinding down little by little along the opened cut surface, while everyone watched the stone-cutting machine with tension.
After grinding down to create a small cut surface, the stone cutter splashed a bowl of water on it to show everyone, but the crack was still there.
Niu Ben seemed confident of victory, and smiled knowingly.
Liu Yihang was excessively calm, as if he was very certain that he was right.
Both of them were very confident that they had done nothing wrong.
Miao Cuihua looked at the two of them with great interest.
"The rocks below must be cracked."
"Yes, there's no way to escape it. It's a pity about this young man's jade; he lost just like that."
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Liu Yihang believed what he saw with his own eyes.
Sure enough, when the stone was mostly cut open, the stone-cutting master stopped again to let everyone see it.
A ladle of water was poured in.
As you can clearly see, a crystal-clear, nearly icy green jadeite appears before you, allowing you to see almost its entirety.
"It's gone up! It's gone up!"
"My goodness, the crack is only on the surface, but the bottom is even better. It's so beautiful."
"This young man has good taste."
Liu Yihang had expected this all along and smiled calmly.
Niu Ben was completely dumbfounded; he never expected that the underlying material of this cracked jade would perform so well.
We lost! We lost!
Not only did he lose face as a descendant of the Niu family's jade-picking lineage and lose face in front of Sister Miao, he also lost the exquisite jade he had just acquired.
Niu Ben almost collapsed immediately, losing all his energy and staring intently at the workers inside the machine as they continued to cut the stones.
Miao Cuihua was the happiest because she was the winner of this bet. Liu Yihang won, and she also received a valuable stone.
Moreover, it was an incredibly cheap find; it was the cheapest of all the rough stones she acquired, costing only two thousand yuan. However, once it was cut open, its value could be at least several hundred thousand or even millions of yuan.
This was the biggest stroke of luck she had ever gotten in her career, bar none.
Even if Master Niu were still here, he would never have gotten such a great bargain.
Liu Yihang is such a surprise!
"Little Liu, you're really something! I told you you could do it!" Miao Cuihua patted Liu Yihang on the shoulder, her face full of praise.
Liu Yihang gave an awkward laugh. Since he had already revealed his secret, he might as well just go all out.
Once the stone was completely cut open, the stone cutter cleaned it and handed it to Miao Cuihua.
She excitedly held the stone in her hands. This tiny stone could be worth anywhere from two thousand to a million, all in the blink of an eye.
"Congratulations, Mr. Miao! How was my batch of raw materials? Two thousand yuan worth of materials, and you made a net profit of hundreds of thousands or even millions. You'll have to support my business in the future." Even though Mr. Hua felt a pang of regret, he could only grit his teeth and offer his congratulations.
After all, if someone cheats you out of your business, you can forget about continuing. He understands what's more important.
But I was really frustrated. When this piece of material was first opened, several craftsmen said that it must be cracked inside. That's why he decided to sell it as a finished piece, and even priced it at two thousand, which is the price of scrap material.
If I had known it would perform this well, I would have driven it myself. What a huge loss!
Miao Cuihua, being an experienced woman, excitedly said, "Boss Hua's goods are of course excellent. We've cooperated so many times, I'll definitely be a regular customer in the future."
It's because Xiao Liu has a good eye; what does it have to do with your goods? If you had good goods, wouldn't you have opened them yourself? Why would you leave them for me?
Seeing that the Mingliao had yielded good results, everyone rushed in to buy Mingliao.
Mr. Hua got what he wanted and reaped a great harvest.
"Little Liu, you did very well this time. Just for your talent, Sister Choujin will give you an extra 100,000. Thank you for your hard work," Miao Cuihua whispered in Liu Yihang's ear.
She has always been generous and never mistreats those around her, which is the secret to her success as a woman.
For business people, having a broad perspective is very important.
Liu Yihang was naturally happy to receive money.
"It's nothing, it's all what I should do, thank you Sister Miao."
Niu Ben picked up his piece of icy jade and handed it to Liu Yihang: "A bet is a bet."
Liu Yihang didn't take it, and picked up his own stone instead.
"Master Niu, I was just joking with you. I'm new to this business and don't know much about it. Luck played a big part, so please don't mind."
Niu Ben felt even more embarrassed upon hearing this.
What surprised him was Liu Yihang's keen eye and luck, as well as his magnanimity; this young man was extraordinary.
This isn't just a matter of a few dollars. The stone in his hand is worth at least several hundred thousand dollars. He and Miao Cuihua couldn't earn that much money from this trip. He said he didn't want it, showing great courage, which made Niu Ben seem petty.
I was the one who desperately tried to stop them from taking that cracked stone, but now that stone has made the boss a fortune.
Niu Ben is neither a man nor a woman.
He steeled himself and placed the stone in Liu Yihang's arms.
“Since we made a bet, I’m willing to accept defeat. I, Niu Ben, admit that I misjudged this time, and this stone is yours now that I’ve lost it to you.”
Miao Cuihua thought to herself, "This Niu Ben is still a man. Although his eyesight is not good and his personality is old-fashioned, he is not a bad person and can still be used."
Since the other party was so eager to give it to him, Liu Yihang naturally couldn't refuse.
"Thank you very much then." Liu Yihang accepted the stone without hesitation.
“You’re tired of carrying these two stones, why don’t you just sell them to me together? I’ll give you a million for both stones,” Miao Cuihua said, laughing at his comical appearance.
"That's great, thank you Sister Miao. Now I don't have to carry them anymore, and I don't have to worry about protecting them." Liu Yihang knew that since Miao Cuihua had asked for a price at this time, she definitely wouldn't give him a low price, and these two stones would cost at least a million.
Miao Cuihua's housekeeper quickly took the stone from his hand and placed it together with the freshly cut icy green jadeite, preparing to transport them together later.
The butler then took out his phone and made a call, and another million yuan appeared in Liu Yihang's account.
Liu Yihang grinned with joy. This trip to Yunnan had earned back the money he spent on buying the house, and he also had several pieces of jade, especially the imperial green jade. He had a feeling that once it was unearthed, it would shock the jade industry.
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