Chapter 45: Grabbing the Stone
When Gu Xueying heard Xu Youyou speak, her face immediately became alert.
Lu Shaoyan immediately said, "I brought Xueying here to play, so I will pay for the stones she picked."
Xu Youyou asked with a smile: "Then if the jade cut out of the stone chosen by Miss Gu is worth 1 billion, does it also belong to her?"
If it was hundreds of millions or tens of millions, Lu Shaoyan would definitely agree without blinking an eye.
But when he heard the 1 billion, he was stunned for two seconds, and then said frankly: "Of course, our Lu family is not short of this little money."
Xu Youyou nodded and said with a smile: "Master Lu and Miss Gu have a really good relationship. They are such an enviable couple."
Lu Shaoyan did not refute, but turned his head and looked at Gu Xueying carefully.
Now Lu Shaoyan is not the heir of the Lu family. In terms of wealth and status, the Lu family branch may not be able to compare with the Gu family. Gu Xueying looks down on him now.
Sure enough, Gu Xueying did not want to send out the wrong signal, and immediately explained: "Ms. Xu, you misunderstood, Mr. Lu and I are just friends."
Xu Youyou immediately said: "So they are just friends. Mr. Lu seems to be a very generous person to his friends."
Gu Xueying's face turned a little ugly when she heard this. Although Xu Youyou didn't say it explicitly, when she said this, she seemed like a gold digger.
Lu Shaoyan did not notice these tricks, but when Gu Xueying distanced herself from him, her eyes were filled with disappointment.
But he soon cheered up again because they arrived at the warehouse.
Lu Shaoyan brought up the old matter again: "Ms. Xu, which rough stone do you think is better for me to buy?"
Xu Youyou kicked the stone at her feet and said, "This one is pretty good."
Lu Shaoyan looked at Xu Youyou's actions and couldn't help but frown slightly.
Xu Youyou was too casual, and he felt that the other party did not choose carefully.
"Ms. Xu, can you see clearly while standing? I thought you all squatted down and looked carefully with a magnifying glass when selecting raw stones." Lu Shaoyan said.
What Lu Shaoyan said was not false. Many stone gamblers out there are like this, and many professionals are also like this.
It’s just that professionals can indeed find some patterns based on the patterns on the stones, but those stone gamblers outside are simply imitating others.
Xu Youyou said: "I have always bought stones this way. If Mr. Lu doesn't trust me, you can choose it yourself. I won't be angry about it."
For some reason, Lu Shaoyan felt a dull pain in his chest, as if he had been kicked.
He was the one who begged Xu Youyou for help in choosing at the beginning, and he is also the one who is questioning Xu Youyou now. If he buys it and it doesn't turn out to be a good product, he will lose face, but if he doesn't buy it, he will seem too petty.
"How much is this stone?" Lu Shaoyan asked Boss Chen.
Stones that can be placed in a warehouse and placed individually are naturally not cheap.
"Five hundred thousand." said Boss Chen.
Lu Shaoyan turned to Xu Youyou and said, "Miss Xu is a professional, I will trust you this time."
Xu Youyou couldn't help but laugh: "I didn't dare to buy a single stone for so many days, but I didn't expect Mr. Lu to think I was a professional?"
When Lu Shaoyan heard this, he asked, "Are you kidding me? Are you trying to make me throw away half a million dollars?"
Xu Youyou said: "You've been pestering me, haven't you? I thought rich people like you wouldn't care about such a small amount of money."
Lu Shaoyan thought carefully and realized that since their first meeting, because Boss Chen had been praising Xu Youyou and mentioned that Xu Youyou offered 1 billion yuan, his eyes were blinded by the money and he was inevitably misled.
Xu Youyou ignored him and turned around to wander around the warehouse.
She was very casual in picking stones for Lu Shaoyan, but when it was her turn, she was very serious. She squatted down, picked up a stone, waved her hand, and asked Boss Chen: "How much is this?"
Boss Chen casually quoted: "If you want, it will be 500,000."
Xu Youyou didn't buy it immediately, but looked quite conflicted, as if she was unsure whether to buy it or not.
Lu Shaoyan looked at this scene and couldn't help asking, "Are you optimistic about this stone?"
Xu Youyou immediately put the stone down, her eyes full of caution, and said, "No, I was just taking a look."
Of course, if she hadn't immediately gone up to Boss Chen to bargain after saying this, her words would have been more credible.
"Make it cheaper. What's our relationship? Five hundred thousand is like asking for my life." Xu Youyou said to Boss Chen.
Boss Chen frowned at her and said, "Look at what you said. You only earned 1 billion yuan, and you come to me and cry poor?"
Xu Youyou smiled awkwardly and said, "The pattern on that stone is quite beautiful. I didn't plan to open it after I bought it. I just wanted to put it at home for fun. You shouldn't have sold it to me as a rough stone..."
Boss Chen directly covered his ears and said, "I don't like what you say, please stop talking."
Xu Youyou still needs to negotiate with him.
Lu Shaoyan suddenly intervened, pointed at the stone that Xu Youyou had taken a fancy to, and said, "Five hundred thousand, I want it."
Boss Chen's expression immediately showed joy.
Xu Youyou said, "Mr. Lu, what you did is not very honest. I was the one who saw the stone first."
Gu Xueying, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up: "The highest bidder wins. If Miss Xu really likes it, she should have bought it earlier instead of always trying to bargain for the price."
Xu Youyou felt that Gu Xueying was a little bit arrogant and even dared to ridicule her.
"Indeed, isn't it that what your Gu family is best at buying flashy and impractical things at high prices?" Xu Youyou said lightly.
Gu Xueying's pretty face turned red with anger. She recalled that at the auction, she and Gu Fengchuan were fooled by Xu Youyou's bidding, and finally bought those jewelry at almost two or three times the price.
Originally, this matter was not a big deal, but Gu Fengchuan failed to get the Doucai cup, and some gossipers made up some specious rumors and passed them to Gu's father. He mistakenly believed that his children failed to buy the Doucai cup because of the high-priced jewelry, so he scolded Gu Fengchuan severely, and even Gu Xueying suffered.
Because of this, the Gu family was mocked by the upper class for being "stupid but rich". Gu Xueying also did not appear in social occasions for several days, which was also due to this incident.
Xu Youyou ignored Gu Xueying's wildly changing expression. She was not in a hurry about losing a piece of raw stone. She lowered her head and continued to look for it in the warehouse.
But this time, Xu Youyou's eyes were all fixed on those large pieces of raw stones.
"This stone is so beautiful. I want to buy it and build a big fish tank to put it in for viewing. Boss Chen, can you give me a cheap price?" Xu Youyou said to a big stone.
(End of this chapter)
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