"We won! We really won!"
When people heard that something good had been unearthed, they immediately gathered around to watch the excitement. Upon seeing the cut surface of the stone, they exclaimed in surprise.
"Wow! This piece of jade is of good quality! Miss, are you selling it? Name your price, I'll buy it!"
"This is only the first cut. It might just be a scrap of leather. Let's open another window and take a look!"
"Let's drive it out quickly and see how much it can rise?"
A group of people gathered around and started talking all at once.
Ye Weiwei scanned these people with her mental energy and got a sense of their situation.
Most of them are shills arranged by Zuo Chenglong, probably just there to liven things up.
It seems that Young Master Zuo has put in a lot of effort for this jade gambling event.
They even resorted to these methods.
Seeing that most of the attention in the room had been drawn to him, Zuo Chenglong was in a good mood. He looked at Ye Weiwei with a smile and asked, "Miss Ellie, are you still going to cut this piece of material? If not, I'll offer 200,000 to buy it."
When everyone heard that it was 200,000, they gasped in shock.
Many people praised Zuo Shao for his wealth and generosity, which made Zuo Chenglong smile constantly.
Ye Weiwei smiled reservedly: "Before I left home today, Aunt Yu said she wanted to make a few sets of jewelry. But I came here on a mission, so I won't be making any."
Zuo Chenglong laughed heartily: "Since it is Madam Yu who has spoken, then I will not take what is not hers. Miss Ellie has good taste!"
He gave Ye Weiwei a thumbs up and deliberately spoke loudly so that everyone around him could hear.
It's not that our materials are bad, it's that you have poor eyesight and bad luck, which is why you haven't been able to find anything good.
Otherwise, look at Miss Ellie, what a great start she got!
A true expert can tell the difference the moment they make a move!
Ye Weiwei said to the stone-cutting master, "Open it all up."
After saying that, she gestured with her fingers on the stone a few times, instructing him to follow her instructions when he made his cut.
The stone cutter immediately began cutting according to Ye Weiwei's instructions. Everyone around wanted to see how much the stone could be worth, so they stayed there and didn't leave.
Before long, a piece of red jade the size of a child's head was unearthed.
We cut it according to Ye Weiwei's instructions, and there was almost no waste.
This stone is of top quality, with only a few impurities on the edges, accounting for less than half of its weight. The rest is full of vibrant green and glassy texture, with the red color almost dripping out, making it incredibly eye-catching.
"I'll offer five hundred thousand! I wonder if Miss Ellie would be willing to part with it?"
Hua Sichen, the second young master of the Hua family, looked at the jade stone and said to Ye Weiwei with anticipation.
Zuo Chenglong laughed and said, "Young Master Hua, Miss Ellie said that this stone is not for sale."
Young Master Hua then snapped out of his daze, a look of disappointment on his face, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry! I lost my composure."
His mother loved these jewelry and jade pieces the most, especially red jade, which was considered auspicious. When he saw this piece of jade, he thought of buying it to make a bracelet for his mother and a set of jewelry. It just so happened that his mother's 60th birthday was next month, and the color was also auspicious.
Too bad, they're not selling!
Ye Weiwei shook her head indifferently.
Seeing that the people around him were restless, Zuo Chenglong wanted to add fuel to the fire. Looking at the two remaining stones next to Ye Weiwei, he said, "Miss Ellie is an expert. She must have picked some good ones. Why don't you cut the remaining two as well and let us all see them?"
"Yes, I can tell at a glance that Miss Ellie knows a lot about jade gambling. I'm really curious about what good stuff is inside these two stones, Miss Ellie."
"Let's open them together then! Let us see what's going on!"
"Yes, yes, yes! I've opened five stones this morning, and they've all failed. I haven't even found a single bead. Please, open some good stuff so I can cleanse my eyes."
Ye Weiwei gave Zuo Chenglong a meaningful look and joked, "Let's not open these two. I'm afraid the stuff inside is too good, and Young Master Zuo might not let me leave this door later."
Zuo Chenglong's smile froze for a moment, then he laughed loudly, "Miss Ellie is so funny! Our Green Dragon Gang has always been honest and fair in business, and with so many eyes watching, I would never do something that would ruin our reputation."
Ye Weiwei smiled and said, "I was just joking with Young Master Zuo."
After saying that, she pushed the two stones forward, "Then let's open them both."
Zuo Chenglong, impatient with the waiting crowd, placed the two stones directly onto two stone-cutting machines to cut them.
Before the stone-cutting masters started cutting, Ye Weiwei explained to them how to cut each stone.
The machines were making a loud rumbling noise, but none of the onlookers left; they all kept their eyes glued to the two stones.
The main reason was that Ye Weiwei appeared too professional and confident, and they wanted to see if she really had the ability.
Several jade gambling experts, after seeing the two stones Ye Weiwei selected, were not optimistic about them, feeling that Ye Weiwei was deliberately showing off to attract attention.
Ye Weiwei listened to their whispers but didn't pay them any mind.
Although they are masters of jade gambling, with decades of experience in the industry, it is said that even gods cannot judge jade. No matter how much experience they have, they cannot guarantee that every rough stone they select will yield jade, and the chance of cutting out good jade is even more extremely small.
But she was different.
Her superpower is like a cheat code; she can clearly sense whether there is jade inside a stone, and what quality the jade is.
Therefore, she had no doubt that she would lose the bet.
Moreover, judging from the energy fluctuations inside, the jade inside one of the remaining two stones is much better than the first one, while the other is not much worse, but it is several times larger than the first one.
"It's green! It's green!"
A stone cutter had already made the first cut, and after removing the cover, a rich green color appeared before everyone.
"This is the first time I've ever seen someone cut such a fine piece of jade on the spot! It's imperial green!"
"The quality and the grade of this jade are indeed imperial level! This woman has an incredibly sharp eye!"
"Who said there weren't any good stones at today's quarry and that they were just hastily brought in to make up the numbers? Liar! Damn it! They almost scammed me!"
"Wasn't that stone displayed in that medium-sized rough stone area? I'll go buy a few and try my luck!"
"I'm going too! I refuse to believe it, I'm going to open a decent one today!"
"..."
The onlookers were in an uproar after just the first cut.
Many people immediately went to pick stones, while others stubbornly insisted, "It's just a lucky break. How much could a mere young girl like her know? She just got lucky!"
"So what if I don't understand? They've already unearthed two high-quality stones from three, one of which is imperial green! If I had that kind of luck, I'd be laughing in my sleep!"
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