Imperial Treasure
Chapter 195 - 147: A Single Cut (The Chapter number was wrong in the previous one; this is actually - 147)

Chapter 195: Chapter 147: A Single Cut (The Chapter number was wrong in the previous one; this is actually Chapter 147)

Li Jingyan stumbled upon Ah A and Lin Chuxiao on his way, and that’s how he managed to find the two.

"Has the jade cutting begun? How did Elder Han and the others fare before?" Elder Tang asked.

As soon as the topic came up, Li Jingyan’s expression turned slightly grim.

Clearly, the outcome wasn’t great.

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At the moment, Elder Han and his group were indeed in bad shape, out of concern that Elder Han, advanced in years, might falter, Nanxun’s Su Ziyi didn’t leave his grandfather behind and followed, now assisting the elderly man seated beside him to ease his back.

Several businessmen from Nanxun were sighing around them.

"You ask me, although the raw stones Elder Han and his group selected all looked good, they aren’t professionals after all. Each one of them turned out to be a bust," one said.

"Yeah, look at the other side, though. Even though the jade they uncovered isn’t high-grade, they still managed to get one piece right," another added.

The piece that Li Yuan’s group, that is the one Old Man Zheng thought highly of, indeed revealed a Bean Green Type jade, not big, the size of a palm, flat like a dish, and weighing only a few taels, but at least they uncovered something!

In contrast, Elder Han’s side had spent four to five million buying several raw stones, and one after another, they ended up cutting duds—it’s no wonder the other side’s morale was soaring.

It seems that they struck it lucky with their very first cut!

"Grandpa, don’t worry about the morale... Their jade isn’t anything special, worth less than a million. They even spent hundreds of thousands to buy it," Su Ziyi consoled.

He paused and then brought up Elder Tang and others to comfort him, "Besides, we still have Grandpa Tang and the others..."

"Them? Those fellows know even less about this than I do..." Elder Han muttered, having a comprehensive understanding of Elder Tang and the others, hence he harbored no hopes,

Actually, Elder Han wasn’t someone to be mentally disturbed by the loss of a few million, but this time it involved the Classical Chinese Conference, which he had initiated, and if something went wrong, the responsibility would inevitably fall on him.

At an old age still shouldering heavy burdens, and what if the beam he carried were to collapse... Heh.

No good for one’s late reputation!

That’s why Elder Han was upset.

Su Ziyi felt helpless, offering a few words of consolation, then glanced at Li Yuan and others across the way.

Just then, Li Yuan smiled at Elder Han, "Elder Han, why be upset? It’s just a few gambling stones, what’s a few million to you? We just bought a raw stone for 5.8 million, and I invite everyone to come take a look!"

The relatively large half-gambling raw stone was wheeled over on a cart.

Zhang Guangbiao was the first to crowd around.

Upon inspection, he heaped praise on how excellent the half-gambling raw stone appeared, and many jewelers also gathered to take a look.

Suddenly, a lot of people began discussing loudly, without a doubt, they were all very optimistic.

Seeing this, the people from Li’s Corporation were naturally overjoyed. Using this opportunity, they also vigorously promoted their company’s reputation.

Li Yuan wanted Zhang Guangbiao to help with the jade cutting, and as Zhang Guangbiao was about to agree, Li Run and others suddenly arrived, saying, "Uncle, let us cut ours first!"

The person who had actually bought the raw stone was Zhou Ran, but of course, the money had come from Qian Shuangyu.

For the price of twelve thousand, Qian Shuangyu used his own personal savings. Although it pained him, he knew he had to invest his own money to curry favor with Li Run, and therefore didn’t rebuff Li Run’s words.

Zhou Ran was even less likely to feel the pinch, after all, it wasn’t his money.

"You guys?" Li Yuan did know about what happened earlier and glanced at Zhou Ran and Qian Shuangyu, just as Lin Chuxiao and Ah A were also there.

"Okay, you go first..."

Letting the kids have their fun was no big deal, and since it wasn’t their side spending money, they could always shift the blame to the Qian Family if necessary.

Seeing that they had permission, Li Run smiled and shouted to Lin Chuxiao on the other side, "Hey, dare to start cutting now?"

Although Lin Chuxiao was bold, he knew to be intimidated by so many people present. If he couldn’t reveal anything, he’d definitely be humiliated by the other side, not to mention that there was the bet...

"Let’s cut."

Suddenly, a light and faint voice came from behind Lin Chuxiao, causing both Lin Chuxiao and Ah A to look back, only to see Sui Yi and others who had hurried back.

Sui Yi walked over to Lin Chuxiao, glanced at his raw stone, and then looked up at Li Run and the others.

"Do you mind if we cut first?"

Li Run was unsure deep down. Mainly because Zhou Ran was full of confidence, and Old Man Zheng had shown quite some optimism, so he naturally climbed up the pole, bluffing Lin Chuxiao was one thing, but when he encountered Sui Yi, who kept her cool, his own composure faltered. After thinking it over, he smirked and said, "Of course, beauties have privileges, go ahead, you first!"