“Hey, this guy says the stone you’re selling is fake. This piece with a crack doesn’t have any jade inside,” Julie decided to seek external help.
The shop owner, who was busy inside, immediately came out upon hearing this, puffing his mustache and glaring, “Who dares to say the stones I sell are fake? If you don’t know how to gamble on stones, get lost! You’re not welcome here!”
“This guy is obviously a rookie who knows nothing about the trade. The probability of cutting jade out of this cracked stone is at least ninety percent. Yet, he dares to say that there is no jade inside. What a joke!”
“Didn’t you hear what that woman said? This guy depends on his wife. How can someone like him afford to gamble on stones? That’s why he has to say that no jade inside.”
“…”
The murmurs in the crowd annoyed Sophia. Julie was indeed a troublemaker.
Sophia pulled on Leo’s sleeve, signaling him to leave.
By this time, Leo had already selected a rough stone and asked the shop owner, “How much for this rough stone?”
“Five thousand!” The owner casually quoted a price. In his opinion, the chance of cutting jade from this stone was almost negligible. Even if it could be cut, it would be the lowest-grade jade, not worth much.
If Leo hadn’t badmouthed his excellent cracked stone earlier, he would have sold it to Leo for two thousand.
Leo didn’t bargain either. He took out a bank card from his pocket and handed it to the owner. “Just swipe it.”
Gambling on stones required settling the payment upfront, whether you bet on profit or loss. No one could back out.
The bank card that Leo handed over contained ten thousand dollars, his secret savings accumulated over the past few years.
The shop owner swiped five thousand on the POS machine, then returned the card to Leo, pointing to the nearby cutting machine. “Will you cut it yourself, or should I do it for you?”
“I won’t cut it. I want to polish it. You should have a polishing machine here, right?” Leo looked at the shop owner.
The shop owner hesitated for a moment, then smiled, “Young man, are you so sure that this rough stone can yield green jade?”
Leo nodded confidently.
“Well, since you’re so confident, alright.” The shop owner shouted inside, “Peter, come out and polish a stone for the young man.”
Soon, that Peter guy came out from the shop with a polishing machine, took the stone from Leo’s hand, and started polishing it.
The onlookers’ attention immediately focused on that piece of rough stone. Among them were experienced jade gamblers who regarded this one as visually unimpressive, with a very low chance of producing green jade.
Julie wore a smug expression, waiting for the results of the polishing to humiliate Sophia and her useless husband.
After about ten minutes, Peter splashed a bowl of water onto the stone.
“Look, it’s turning green!” Sharp-eyed observers immediately noticed the change on the stone.
“Wow, it looks like apple-green with water-type inclusion. This…” Another person showed an expression of disbelief.
These jade gamblers knew that if it was really apple-green with water-type inclusion, then its value… couldn’t be measured.
As the polishing continued, the green color on the stone grew, and its texture became exceptionally even, with good clarity.
The shop owner was already dumbfounded, his mouth wide open. He couldn’t understand how a stone on his shelf that looked like waste material could produce green jade, and damn it, water-type apple-green!
This young man was incredibly lucky.
Julie, who planned to strike a blow at Sophia, had an ugly expression. Unexpectedly, her husband, the useless one won the gamble game.
“No need to continue polishing. I’ll take the risk from now on. I’ll buy it for three million!” someone shouted.
“I bid four million!” another person quickly followed.
“I bid four million five hundred thousand…”
Before Leo could speak, the onlookers started an impromptu auction.
Leo smiled and arched his hand towards the onlookers, “Sorry, I’m not selling it.”
Another ten minutes passed, and all the stone was polished. It truly was an excellent piece of apple-green jade with high clarity.
When Leo took the jade from Peter, he suddenly felt a peculiar sensation from the jade, similar to his own spiritual power.
There was spiritual energy inside!
In other words, if he could absorb the spiritual energy from the jade, he could increase his own spiritual power.
“Leo, what’s wrong?” Sophia thought Leo was lost in the excitement and called out to him.
“Oh, nothing.” Leo snapped back to reality and handed the jade to Sophia. “It’s a gift for you.”
This scene immediately made some women in the crowd swoon.
Sophia received the jade with a smile. “You have some extraordinary luck. Let’s go.”
Watching the couple walk away, the shop owner stood there in disarray. This was how gambling on stones went-sometimes spending millions and not seeing a hint of green, while other times spending a few thousand and getting millions in return.
Because Leo had won, the onlookers began selecting stones they favored, inadvertently boosting the shop owner’s business.
As for Julie, she had quietly left long ago.
As the couple walked a little further, a voice suddenly called out from behind, “Young man, wait a minute.”
Leo turned around, and an elderly man dressed in old-fashioned attire was walking towards him.
“Sir, do you need something?” Leo asked.
The old man approached Leo, wearing a smile. “Your gambling on stones just now opened my eyes. I’d like to ask where you are working.”
“It was just luck,” Leo humbly smiled. “I have no job right now.”
Upon hearing that Leo was jobless, the old man’s eyes lit up. “What’s your name?”
“I’m Leo Bloomer.”
“Leo Bloomer…” The old man pondered for a moment, then took out his phone. “Give me your contact information.”
Leo didn’t know what the old man wanted, but he still gave him his phone number.
“Leo, are you interested in working at the Wilde Jewelry Company?” the old man extended an invitation.
The one who reacted the most was Sophia.
Wilde Jewelry Company was the largest jewelry and gemstone trading group in Langstel, ranking in the top ten nationwide. It was a big business. She didn’t know who this old man was, but he was inviting Leo solely based on a stone gambling.
Sophia had thought that Leo would immediately agree, but to her surprise, after thinking for a moment, Leo replied, “Give me some time to think about it.”