The novel and exciting activity of opening stones was something that not only children enjoyed watching, but even the fourteen bodyguards and the old man Xu were eagerly anticipating it.
"Old Han, are you sure you can do this? Don't cut your hand!"
Han Fei smiled and said, "No problem."
He looked at the seven little ones holding stones and asked, "Who wants to go first?"
"I'm a little panicked. I actually quite like its triangular shape." Xiao Wu took a step back.
Han Rou looked at her siblings and was the first to step forward: "Grandpa, open mine first."
"Second sister, you should think this through. Your stone is so cute and round. If you cut it, it's gone!" Xiao Wu strongly advised.
Han Rou waved her hand: "I can afford to gamble!"
Han Chengda patted his sister's shoulder and stepped forward: "I'm the eldest brother, so I'll go first, and we'll go down one by one."
Han Rou shrugged, but didn't insist.
Han Chengda handed the raw stone to Han Fei.
"Hey boss, if you break it, you won't blame me, will you?"
"Won't."
Han Fei smiled and began to work.
As the peeling process began, layer by layer, a green color finally emerged, distinct from the grayish-black surface.
"Wow! It's here! Could it be the legendary Imperial Green?" Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise.
Xiao Liu patted him on the shoulder: "Quiet down, don't scare Grandpa. What if Grandpa cuts his hand? It looks so dangerous!"
Xiao Wu covered her mouth and asked in a low voice, "Is imperial green the most valuable?"
Han Chengsi walked over with a smile: "I spent the whole night reading relevant books and I know quite a bit about this."
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes: "You're showing off again!"
Xiao Liu asked curiously, "Fourth Brother, can you tell what kind of material it is?"
Han Chengsi shook his head and rattled off his bookish remarks: "As the old saying goes, all beautiful stones are jade. In other words, any pretty stone can be called jade. Jadeite is the 'king of jade.' The concept of jade is very broad, including jadeite, Hetian jade, Xiuyu jade, Dushan jade, jasper, and so on."
Jadeite has three physical characteristics: high hardness, hence it is also known as "hard jade."
"A high refractive index of 1.66 makes the color and luster of jadeite exceptionally brilliant and dazzling!"
"With a high density of 3.33, natural jadeite feels noticeably heavy and substantial in the hand!"
"A slight difference in color can result in a tenfold price difference. Among the colors, imperial green and bright green are the most valuable. Simply put, the more vibrant the color, the more expensive it is! Pale green, apple green, blue-green, and spinach green are usually not expensive. If the quality of the jade is not high, you can buy it for a few thousand!"
Xiao Wu complained, "You've said so much, it's like you haven't said anything at all. Stop reciting!"
Xiao Liu listened attentively, his eyes fixed on the stone that had been cut open. He asked, "Fourth Brother, this one should be apple green, right?"
"This..." Han Chengsi, who was somewhat colorblind, squinted and looked carefully. To be honest, he couldn't tell the difference between apple green and spinach green at all! Aren't they both green?
Xiao Wu pouted: "You're asking him? He's good at memorizing, but he doesn't actually know anything!"
"Who says I can't!" Han Chengsi forced a cough and said, "Actually, the color of the green doesn't matter. Prioritize the quality of the green, then consider the color. High quality + high color = high price!"
"What's this 'seed and water' thing?" Xiao Wu asked suspiciously. "You're not making this up, are you? I've only ever heard that green is the most valuable color in jadeite, I've never heard of 'seed and water' before!"
"That's because you're ignorant and uncultured!"
"Tch! If you're so capable, explain yourself clearly, otherwise you're just making things up!"
"Jadeite is basically classified into four types based on its texture and clarity: glutinous, glutinous-icy, icy, high-icy, icy-glass, and glassy. Glutinous jadeite is similar to glutinous rice cake, soft and not translucent at all; this is the cheapest. Next is glutinous-icy, which has a slightly moist feel on top of the soft texture. Then comes icy, which is formed by very thick ice, so thick you can't see the other end; this is less valuable. Next is high-icy, which has the translucent feel of ice cubes in a beverage. Above that are icy-glass and glassy jadeite. This is easy to understand; I don't need to explain further, right? It's as transparent as glass. The more transparent and brighter it is, the more valuable it is—millions or tens of millions!"
Xiao Wu muttered, "Icy glass is just dirty glass, and glass is just shiny glass? Then why bother with jade? We can just play with two green glass bottles. Adults are so strange, spending so much money on glass?"
Xiaoqi nodded her little head and chimed in with her sweet, childlike voice, "That's right! Green glass marbles are so pretty, and they're cheap too!"
"It's done." Han Fei handed Han Chengda a fist-sized piece of apple-green jadeite that had been cut from the rough stone, and said with emotion, "It can be considered high-grade ice jadeite, but it has some flaws. However, it can be made into a small pendant to avoid the flaws, but it definitely can't be made into a bracelet because the flaws can't be avoided."
Han Chengda held the "freshly made" jade in both hands, feeling its weight and coolness.
Six heads crowded around, staring at the jade in his palm.
Han Rou: "There's a small black spot in it, isn't that the flaw Grandpa mentioned?"
Han Chengshan: "Wow, this green is so beautiful! I think it's already a really nice shade of green!"
Han Chengsi: "This should definitely be apple green. Grandpa said it's high-ice jadeite. According to the principles of jadeite, high quality + high color = high price! This stone is worth at least tens of thousands!"
Han Chengwu: "It looks so smooth and shiny!"
Han Chengliu: "This raw stone isn't expensive; it's 5000m gold."
Xiaoqi blinked her big eyes and asked curiously, "What about Xiaoqi's? How much did Xiaoqi's stone cost?"
Han Chengliu replied, "Although Xiaoqi's stone is small, it is heavy. The boss offered 8000m gold, which is relatively high."
"Wow, my stone is more expensive than Big Brother's stone! Big Brother's stone turned out so beautiful, so Little Seven's stone will definitely be even more beautiful! Little Seven wants to open a stone, Grandpa, Little Seven wants to cut in line, okay!"
"Ask your second sister and them if they agree to let you cut in line," Han Fei said indulgently.
Little Qi clung to Han Rou, pleading in a childish voice, "Second Sister, Little Qi is so eager! I really want to know what Shi Tou looks like when he takes off his black clothes. Can you let me go first?"
Han Rou always doted on Xiao Qi, so she agreed without hesitation!
Xiao Qi jumped up and kissed Han Rou on the cheek: "Second sister is the best!"
She looked at her third brother, about to speak, when Han Chengshan squatted down and brought his face close, chuckling, "Come on, give me a kiss, and I'll let you cut in line!"
Han Fei couldn't stand the kid's sleazy appearance any longer, so he kicked him aside and took Xiao Qi's raw stone directly from him. "Grandpa allows you to cut in line!"
Xiao Qi cheered and stuck out her tongue at Han Chengshan: "If you don't kiss Third Brother, Third Brother will stink!"
Han Chengshan glared angrily: "Where do I stink? I've been wearing perfume!"
"Huh?" Xiao Wu leaned closer to sniff: "Third Brother, you actually wore perfume?"
Xiao Si shook his head: "Something's not right here. There's something fishy going on with Third Brother. He smells of decay from being in love."
"Get lost!" Han Chengshan slapped his head.
Xiao Si dodged him, then smiled smugly at him: "I predicted you!"
"Don't let me get my hands on you!" Han Chengshan gritted his teeth in anger: "It's all because Xiao Qi always says I smell bad. I won a shopping voucher at the mall, but there wasn't much to buy. I was just trying to chat with the sales clerk to practice my spoken English, and she recommended that I buy some perfume to cover up the smell."
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