Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 525 - 523 I Just Want This Piece _1

Chapter 525: Chapter 523 I Just Want This Piece _1

Master Zhao’s lips trembled even more violently, cold sweat continued to stream down his face, and his complexion grew deathly pale, looking as if he had smeared a layer of flour on it.

He nearly lost control of his legs and knelt down then and there.

He really regretted it now.

Why did he have to bet with Xia Ningxing!

Why did he harbor crooked thoughts!

If he hadn’t thought about cheating someone then, he wouldn’t be in the position of having cheated himself now.

After all, whether green would emerge from the rough stone was not within an appraiser’s control, an appraiser merely plays a guiding role, and if nothing turned up in the end, the buyer wouldn’t blame the appraiser.

But as it happened... his attempt to steal a chicken ended up losing the rice instead!

"You swindler, pay up now!" The second grandfather, having snapped to his senses, furiously directed all his anger towards him.

He also gave Xia Ningxing a quick, secret thumbs up.

It was lucky she had the foresight to bet with the appraiser, otherwise, he would’ve effectively spent ten million on a worthless rock.

Xia Ningxing: "..."

She was forced into the bet, okay?

Master Zhao was unwilling, stammering and hesitating, as if by dragging it out, the Lu Family would eventually stop pressing the issue.

Such a mentality was indeed ridiculously laughable!

"Unwilling?" Xia Ningxing frowned, unable to stand his dawdling, and directly pulled out the previous betting agreement: "It’s in black and white; you can’t deny it. You wouldn’t want to face a lawsuit, would you?"

"And are you sure you want to be on bad terms with the Lu Family?"

Xia Ningxing didn’t want to bully using her position, but sometimes she didn’t mind flexing it either.

Master Zhao turned even paler, his mind suddenly cleared: "I will pay for the stone, just give me three days and I will definitely transfer the ten million into the Lu Family’s account!"

In comparison to offending the Lu Family, ten million really wasn’t much.

"And hurry up and say you’re trash!" The second grandfather reminded him with a stern glare.

Master Zhao clenched his hands tightly, his teeth gritted, and only after a long while did he manage to force out the difficult words: "I’m trash, I’m not professional."

After uttering these few words, hearing the laughter of the people around, Master Zhao’s face turned red with embarrassment and he couldn’t stay any longer, fleeing with his tail between his legs.

"Tsk!" The second grandfather snorted disdainfully.

The old man lifted his eyelids, glancing at his younger brother, "You owe my daughter-in-law a big one this time."

The second grandfather bobbed his head obsequiously: "That I do, that I do."

"Thanks to my niece-in-law! Thanks a lot! Special thanks!" He flattered her shamelessly, a smile almost spilling off his face.

"Don’t mention it," Xia Ningxing’s mouth twitched slightly.

"Alright, let’s go," the old man said to the second grandfather, clearly unamused.

"We’re leaving so soon?" The second grandfather cast a reluctant glance at the rough stones on the ground, not at all ready to leave.

He still wanted to buy a few more!

He still wanted to strike it rich!

The old man frowned, reprimanding, "I said you get one gamble, and I meant one gamble. Don’t even think about a second time!"

The second grandfather knew his own brother’s temperament all too well; he understood there was no play left for today, so with a pout, he sulkily followed behind.

Just then, Xia Ningxing suddenly spoke up, "Grandfather, I want to buy a piece of stone."

Xia Ningxing stepped forward and gently tugged at the old man’s sleeve.

Hearing this, the second grandfather expected the old man to scold Xia Ningxing sharply, as after all, stone gambling was a form of gambling too.

Just now he had been scolded like something terrible, Xia Ningxing surely wouldn’t be an exception.

But unexpectedly...

The old master not only didn’t get angry, instead he showed a smile and kindly asked, "Which one does Xingxing want to buy?"

Before Xia Ningxing could speak, the second grandpa became enraged.

"Why do you not object when your granddaughter-in-law gambles on stones, but you always stop me from doing it!"

This was really too unfair!

No!

He felt too aggrieved; he had to seek justice for himself today!

The old master seemed to have known he would ask this, and with a cold laugh, he raised his finger and began to count off, "Then let me clarify why I agree to Xingxing gambling on stones. First, she doesn’t compulsively gamble; second, she doesn’t borrow high-interest loans just to gamble; and lastly, her luck has always been good—stones she picks are bound to produce green."

The last statement was quite unbelievable, so the old master only said it in a voice that two of them could hear, whispering it in his ear.

After listening, the second grandpa looked sheepish and could no longer speak.

The old master then turned and looked at Xia Ningxing with a beaming smile, "Which one does Xingxing want to buy?"

"This one." Xia Ningxing pointed to the rough jade stone to the north.

The crowd immediately followed the direction Xia Ningxing was pointing. They hadn’t been startled until they looked, but upon seeing, everyone was taken aback.

The stone was actually half a meter tall, and nearly as wide, resembling a small hill.

"Xiaxia, are you sure you want to buy this one?" Tao Tao was somewhat flabbergasted.

It was so big!

She had heard that larger stones generally wouldn’t yield anything good.

Xia Ningxing nodded firmly, "Just this one."

"I say, niece-in-law, what kind of taste do you have, choosing such a big one? The bigger the raw stone, the worse it is, it might not produce anything..." Second grandpa suddenly perked up, going on and on, imparting the basic principles he knew.

As for the old master’s comment about Xia Ningxing’s good luck, the second grandpa didn’t take it seriously.

Where on earth did such things happen, nonsense!

Xia Ningxing arched an eyebrow and still declared, "I just want this one."

"You... Ah, it’s really not possible for something to come out of it, why are you so keen on wasting money? Niece-in-law, just take my advice!" Second grandpa implored with heartfelt persuasion.

Xia Ningxing: "I just want this one."

"But..." Before second grandpa could say more, the old master directly cut him off, "Shut your mouth!"

After rebuking him, the old master knocked on the counter and asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, how much for this raw stone?"

"You really want this one?" The shopkeeper twitched the corner of his mouth and nonchalantly threw out a number, "Just give a hundred yuan for it."

After speaking, he even muttered, "Finally, someone is taking this space-consuming behemoth off my hands."

In speaking, the disdain in his tone was unmistakable.

The old master was startled, not because of the shopkeeper’s disdain, but...

"So cheap?"

He had thought such a large raw stone would cost at least a hundred million.

"If you think it’s cheap, sir, shall I add another hundred to it?" The shopkeeper grinned, smoothly climbing on the bandwagon.

Old master: "..."

"No need, here is a hundred yuan." Saying this, Xia Ningxing had already placed a red banknote on the table.

After receiving the money, the shopkeeper chuckled again and asked, "Do you need a Stone Solving Master, or do you want to take it back and solve it yourself?"