Imperial Treasure
Chapter 196 - 147: A Single Cut (The Chapter number was wrong in the previous one; this is actually - 147)_2

Chapter 196: Chapter 147: A Single Cut (The Chapter number was wrong in the previous one; this is actually Chapter 147)_2

Slick-tongued, with a sly and evil look in his eyes!

Elder Han and others had labeled this guy with the first four words, while Su Ziyi and his group had tagged him with the last four words.

In summary, this kid was no good person.

"Ah A..." Sui Yi glanced at Ah A, and Ah A then placed the rough stone onto the jade cutting machine.

Zhang Guangbiao still remembered Sui Yi and immediately flashed her a warm smile, "Hey, Miss Sui, we meet again... Did you pick this rough stone? Hehe, with your sharp eyes, I’ll cut it myself!"

Huh? Zhang Guangbiao’s shout made Li Run and Li Yuan both stunned. What did he mean by that?

Could it be that this Sui Yi...

"It wasn’t me who chose the stone... it was her," Sui Yi looked at Lin Chuxiao.

Lin Chuxiao rolled her eyes, "I bought it, you won’t cut it for me?"

Zhang Guangbiao was surprised at Sui Yi’s words, but upon hearing Lin Chuxiao’s comment, he chuckled, "Of course, the granddaughter of Elder Lin’s rough stone, how can I not cut it? I’m on it!"

Zhang Guangbiao’s jade cutting skills were unmatched. When he got involved, it was naturally the best outcome. Elder Lin was quite satisfied as he watched Zhang Guangbiao fondle that rough stone for a while, and then draw lines...

Preparing for jade cutting.

Jade cutting could be a simple single strike or an intricate slow process, depending entirely on personal attitude.

Clearly, while Zhang Guangbiao verbally emphasized its importance, his attitude did not show much regard; after all, Lin Chuxiao’s rough stone was only worth tens of thousands,

merely a child’s plaything, not worth his, Big Hair Board Zhang’s, meticulous efforts, so...

A single stroke it would be!

Upon seeing his draw lines, Sui Yi knew the single cut could directly reveal jade but would also directly damage part of the material. Yet, she couldn’t rashly speak out. Could she say she knew there was jade inside?

Then, it would be difficult to justify herself.

She could only remain silent.

After all, it wouldn’t damage too much, hopefully.

CRACK!

Zhang Guangbiao’s blade came down, and the rough stone, like a millstone, split into two halves with a crack.

Zhang Guangbiao himself hadn’t looked down yet when the crowd had already started exclaiming in astonishment!

"Green!"

"There’s green!"

"Damn, what a huge piece of jade!"

There were too many spectators, so the shouts piled up, deafening.

Some people desperately tried to push forward to see, fortunately, someone immediately surrounded them to keep them back.

However, many people like Bai Xiong who had heard the shouts ran over, driven by curiosity. Lurking through the crowd, they managed to see the cut faces of the two halves of the rough stone, where vivid dark green as of two green pearls embedded in a dusty layer of stone, looked astoundingly inconceivable.

And yet, this was jade.

Jade comes from within the stone?

Some parents gasped in amazement, while students like Bai Lingshuang found it even more astonishing.

Of course, those like Li Run were the most shocked.

Damn, did they really just uncover jade?

Coming from a wealthy background, Li Run naturally knew that a piece of jade the size of a goose egg could be worth hundreds of thousands at least.

Hundreds of thousands, just unveiled like that?

"Looking at the color, it’s definitely not just a layer of green, hey, it’s increased in value! Little girl, are you selling? I’ll offer two hundred thousand!"

"Get lost, two hundred thousand just for a sliver!" Elder Lin immediately knew this old fellow wanted to trick his granddaughter, so he shouted at Zhang Guangbiao, "Mr. Zhang, please extract this jade completely for me."

Zhang Guangbiao hadn’t expected this unremarkable rough stone to yield jade and smiled as he nodded, "Alright!"

His movements became brisk immediately, having already seen the green and roughly knowing the contours, it became easier to handle.

The crowd listened to the machine humming, stone chips flying...

"Dad, is this jade really that expensive?" Bai Lingshuang had just heard the dealer’s and Elder Lin’s conversation, knowing that the jade was worth more than two hundred thousand. She did recognize Lin Chuxiao, but she hadn’t expected the other party to suddenly make hundreds of thousands...

This was beyond belief.

Given her family’s circumstances, their annual income was only about two hundred thousand, of course, under the premise of hardly any embezzlement or accepting bribes.

And her friends, coming from more affluent homes, made at best a few million. Su Ziyi was the best off, but generally, an average yearly income was only in the tens of thousands.

Poverty prevailed even more.

Lin Chuxiao was about to make a fortune.

Other parents also asked Bai Xiong.

Bai Xiong, having heard of Sui Yi’s events, then stood upright and chuckled, "These gambling stones are quite remarkable, not just two hundred thousand, even two million isn’t out of the question. You folks don’t know, but that Sui Yi... she made..."

Bai Xiong’s words left everyone around stunned.

Bai Lingshuang and others were also dumbfounded.

Two million? Five to nearly six million, Sui Yi made that much?

No wonder, no wonder she could be so generous.

No wonder...

The students were rendered speechless.

On the other side, Zhang Guangbiao had already extracted two pieces of jade, together the size of a palm-sized goose egg.

"A verdant mighty dragon, and somewhat translucent, looks like it has some water content... Elder Lin, I bid four hundred thousand for this jade!"

This man’s evaluation of the jade was higher than Sui Yi’s preliminary estimate, showing that Sui Yi’s valuation was somewhat imprecise.

Of course, this was related to Sui Yi’s limited contact with the jewelry sector. As the economy grew, money became less valuable. With the rise of the collecting industry, many wealthy people grew fond of jewelry and jade, so it was natural for prices to soar.

"Four hundred fifty thousand! I’m buying..."

"Five hundred thousand!"

As these jewelers began bidding, Elder Lin chuckled heartily, seeming very pleased. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)